PICK OF THE DAY
All over the place
A dizzying display of barrel turns, backbends, and other gravity-challenging moves are brought to you by the Vertigo Dance Company. Jacob’s Pillow welcomes the contemporary Israeli troupe to its Pillow debut where it will perform Noa Wertheim’s “Mana.” 8 p.m. (through July 8). $39-$64. Jacob’s Pillow Ted Shawn Theatre, 358 George Carter Road, Becket. 413-243-0745. www.jacobspillow.org
WEDNESDAY
Overture finale Tchaikovsky’s 1812 Overture is the grand finale at the Spooner Family Trust Fourth of July Concert featuring the Plymouth Philharmonic Orchestra conducted by Steven Karidoyanes. Actress and author Marianne Leone Cooper reads from the Declaration of Independence. 7:30 p.m. (rain date July 5). Free. Pilgrim Memorial State Park on the Plymouth Waterfront. 508-746-8008. www.plymouthphil.org
Armed to play There’s no better place to celebrate Independence Day than Concord (sorry, DCR Hatch Memorial Shell), so march to the Colonial Inn where banjoist and singer Jimmy Mazzy & the Last Minute Men are armed with traditional jazz. 8-11 p.m. No cover. The Colonial Inn’s Village Forge Tavern, 48 Monument Sq., Concord. 978-369-9200. www.concordscolonialinn.com
THURSDAY
Tingle-ing talk How’s this for a lineup: Howard Zinn, Robert Altman, Mort Sahl, Janeane Garofalo, Lewis Black, Margery Eagan, Jim Braude, Bobcat Goldthwait, Sister Lena Divey, Al Franken, Robert Reich, Colin Quinn, Barry Crimmins, and Jimmy Tingle’s mother, Frances. These folks and others offer their opinions in the award-winning film, “Jimmy Tingle’s American Dream.” Comedian Tingle will participate in a Q&A after the screening. July 5 at 8 p.m. (Thursdays through Aug. 30). $25. Wellfleet Preservation Hall, 335 Main St., Wellfleet. 508-349-1800. www.wellfleetpreservationhall.org
Here come the Brides Castle Hill’s Summer Picnic Concert Series blasts out of the gate with the Rolling Stones tribute band the Blushing Brides. July 5 from 7-9 p.m. (Thursday concerts through Aug. 30; gates open at 5 p.m.). $30 per car (six-person max; $5 per additional person), $10 motorcycles, $5 walk-ins. Castle Hill, 290 Argilla Road, Ipswich. 978-356-4351. www.thetrustees.org
Latin locations The venues change but the pulsating rhythms of salsa, bolero, danzón, Afro-Latin, Caribbean, jazz, funk, and R&B are constant at the six Tito Puente Latin Music Series concerts. Music is performed by Berklee College of Music faculty, students, alumni, and international artists. First up is Puerto Rican percussionist Frankie Rodríguez’s band, Homenaje a la Salsa. July 5 from 7-9 p.m. (rain venue for July 5 is Villa Victoria Center for the Arts; through Aug. 9). Free. O’Day Park, 85 West Newton St., Boston. 617-927-1707. www.berklee.edu/events/summer
The sky’s the limit It’s a little early, but you can wish Demi Lovato a happy 20th birthday (Aug. 20) when she performs at the Bank of America Pavilion. The Dallas-born singer and actress has a full resume that includes her Disney series “Sonny With a Chance” and albums including her latest, “Unbroken,” featuring “Skyscraper.” July 5 at 7:30 p.m. $25-$70. Bank of America Pavilion, 290 Northern Ave., Boston. 800-745-3000. www.livenation.com