Weekend Event Picks, Sept. 5-7
Making plans? Short on ideas? No worries. See Milva DiDomizio’s picks for the top things to do around the Hub this weekend.
FRIDAY
CALLING MUSIC FANS Three days, two stages, so many great bands. The line-up for this year’s Boston Calling Music Festival includes Lorde, The National, Childish Gambino, Lake Street Dive, Neutral Milk Hotel, Girl Talk, and the Replacements. Sept. 5, 6-11 p.m. Sept. 6-7, noon-11 p.m. $50-$175, under 10 free. City Hall Plaza, Boston. www.bostoncalling.com
DINNER IS SERVED Guess what’s been adapted for the stage? The 1967 film classic “Guess Who’s Coming to Dinner.’’ Playwright Todd Kreidler’s version of the story about white liberal parents meeting their daughter’s African-American fiancee opens the Huntington Theatre Company’s season. Malcolm Jamal-Warner, Julia Duffy, Adriane Lenox, and Will Lyman star. Sept. 5-6, 8 p.m. Sept. 7, 7 p.m. Through Oct. 5. $25-$76. Boston University Theatre, 264 Huntington Ave., Boston. 617-266-0800, www.huntingtontheatre.org
HEAD UNDERGROUND The Facebook page for the New England Underground Music Festival says “New England is WEIRD, INSANE, BEAUTIFUL, and in the end just plain AWESOME. CELEBRATE IT!’’ They aim to do that with acts including Lair, World Domination, Lair, The Lentils, Minibeast, Bong Wish, Grizzler, Neutral Fixation, and Glitter Pen. Sept. 5, 6 p.m.-12:30 a.m. Sept. 6, 3 p.m.-12:30 a.m. $12-$15. Cuisine En Locale, 56 Highland Ave., Somerville. www.bostonhassle.com
SWEET REVENGE Lyric Stage opens its season with a Sondheim favorite. “Sweeney Todd: The Demon Barber of Fleet Street’’ features Christopher Chew as the murderous barber who joins forces with pie maven Mrs. Lovett to dispatch his enemies. Sept. 5-6, 8 p.m. Sept. 6-7, 3 p.m. Through Oct. 11. Lyric Stage, 140 Clarendon St., Boston. 617-585-5678, www.lyricstage.com
SATURDAY
LOCAL TUNES The Jamaica Plain Music Festival began in 2010 with one booking requirement, that all bands have at least one member living or working in JP. This year’s event features two stages and 21 bands including JP Bar Wars winner Bed of Coals, Hope and the Husbands, The Taxonomists, and for something completely different, the Boston Police Gaelic Column of Pipes and Drums. Sept. 6, noon-7 p.m. Free. Pinebank Field, Perkins Street and The Jamaicaway, Jamaica Plain. www.jpmusicfestival.com
JAZZ IN THE PARK Yet another music festival, this one focusing on jazz. Bring friends, picnics, and blankets to the Hyde Park Jazz Festival, featuring the Bruce Gertz Trio, The Latin Side of Billy Strayhorn, and the Thaddeus Hogarth Band. Sept. 6, 1-5 p.m. Free. DCR Martini Shell Park, 1015 Truman Parkway, Hyde Park. 617-333-7405, ext. 104; www.mass.gov
SUNDAY
FREE MFA DAY Malcom Rogers has been director of the Museum of Fine Arts longer than any other director (two decades). To celebrate, MFA Community Day offers free admission for all and 20 things to do, including family activities, art-making sessions, a performance led by artist Shinique Smith, glass blowing demos, a photo booth, and youth orchestra Revolution of Hope. Sept. 7, 10 a.m.-4:45 p.m. Free. Museum of Fine Arts, 465 Huntington Ave., Boston. 617-267-9300, www.mfa.org
VA-VA-VINTAGE Still got your turntable? How about a cassette player? Plenty of vinyl records, music memorabilia and equipment, vintage items, and handmade wares will be available at the Somerville Rock and Roll Yard Sale. While you shop, enjoy live music by artists including Michael Tarbox, the Chris Monti Band, Reindeer, and Keith McCurdy. Sept. 7, 11 a.m.-5 p.m. Free admission. Rain date Sept. 14. Union Square Plaza, Somerville. www.somervilleartscouncil.org
PARTY IN THE STREETS Dancers wearing feathers, bright silks, jeweled garb, and other colorful attire are part of the festive Cambridge Carnival. The grand costume parade kicks off the annual event featuring two stages of reggae, soca, Haitian, and other world music rooted in African and Caribbean traditions. Sept. 7, noon-7 p.m. Free. Kendall Square, Cambridge. www.cambridgecarnival.org
QUEST FOR MORE Wind up a weekend chock full of music with more music at a Boston Calling Official After Party with Grammy winner DJ Questlove. Sept. 7, 10:30 p.m. $20. The Sinclair, 52 Church St., Cambridge. 617-547-5200, www.sinclaircambridge.com
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