PICK OF THE DAY

Shaking things up

Mr. Shakespeare might not recognize his popular play “The Tempest” because in Shakespeare & Company’s production, Olympia Dukakis plays Prospera, the action is set in the ’40s on a Mediterranean island. Artistic director Tony Simotes directs the cast which also includes the Oscar winner’s brother, Apollo (pictured above with Olympia). 7:30 p.m. (through Aug. 19). $15-$95. Shakespeare & Company Tina Packer Playhouse, 70 Kemble St., Lenox. 413-637-3353. www.shakespeare.org

THURSDAY

Emerald Necklace home base Soak up the surroundings where Frederick Law Olmsted and his family lived in the 1880s at the Frederick Law Olmsted National Historic Site. On the first floor of the farmhouse, reproduction wall finishes are based on original scraps found behind bookcases, in doorways, and inside a humidifier. Outside, the landscape designed by Olmsted and his stepson, John Charles Olmsted, features a Canadian Hemlock planted by Olmsted in 1883. Thursday tour hours are 11 a.m., 1, 2, 3, and 5 p.m. (Wed-Sun). Free. Frederick Law Olmsted National Historic Site,
99 Warren St., Brookline. 61 7-566-1689. www.nps.gov/frla

Biennial and bizarre There’s art and there’s “Bizarre Artist Happenings.” They’re the same, just different. The East Boston-based conceptual artist group known as the Biennial Project presents this multimedia art party with a cast of “loonies, ne’er-do-wells, circus freaks, debutantes, aging hippies, pill-popping moms, gender rebels, lumberjacks, dreadlocked “trustifarians,” and more. Opening reception from 7-10 p.m. (through Aug. 18). Free. Atlantic Works Gallery, 80 Border St., East Boston. 617-913-2127. www.atlanticworks.org

FRIDAY

A moving experience The Franklin Park Zoo has a new 10,000-square-foot resident that requires no food. It’s a playground with a climbing structure in peacock colors and a tube slide resembling a giraffe. Check it out at “Moves at the Zoo” where there is music, dance, and performances by Boston-based companies. Participants include the Boston Tap Company, Phunk Phenomenon, Cambridge Youth Dance Project, and Tony Williams’s Ballet Rox. July 20 from 10 a.m.-3 p.m. $17, $14 ages
2-12, $11 seniors. Franklin Park Zoo, 1 Franklin Park Road, Boston. 617-541-5466. www.franklinparkzoo.org

Mad woman Julianne Moore, Viola Davis, and Dennis Quaid starred in “Far From Heaven,” the 2002 film about a ’50s housewife whose life turned into a Jell-O mold. The Williamstown Theatre Festival musical stars Broadway’s Kelli O’Hara . July 20 at 7:30 p.m. (through July 29). $65. Williamstown Theatre Festival, 1000 Main St., Williamstown. 413-597-3400. www.wt
festival.org

SATURDAY

Summer readings The finale of the the Huntington Theatre Company Summer Workshop is a series of public readings of four plays. First up is “Flight” by Patrick Gabridge about a woman who hangs out at an airport trying to metaphorically fly away from herself. July 21 at 5 and 7:30 p.m., July 22 at 2 and 4 p.m. Free (RSVP recommended; one play per performance). Calderwood Pavilion, 527 Tremont St., Boston. 617-266-7900. www.huntingtontheatre.org