PICK OF THE DAY
Rock solid
We’re gonna throw a bunch of titles at you and let you file them in the Doobie Brothers or Chicago hits piles. On your mark, get set, go: “Baby, What a Big Surprise,” “What a Fool Believes,” “If You Leave Me Now,” “Takin’ It to the Streets,” “Saturday in the Park,” “Minute by Minute,” “Does Anybody Really Know What Time It Is?” The bands will play individually and together in Mansfield. Pictured (from left): The Doobie Brothers, Chicago. Aug. 16 at 7:30 p.m. $21-$86. Comcast Center, 885 S. Main St., Mansfield. 800-745-3000. www.livenation.com
WEDNESDAY
A match made in . . . Simon has waited for 30 years to meet his bride and heads to the old country for a sighting. But, in Dipika Guha’s existential comedy “The Betrothed,” our protagonist runs into “old crones, morally ambiguous clergymen, deceitful babies, and barnyard animals.” 8 p.m. (through Aug. 26). $22.50-$33. Chester Theatre Company, 15 Middlefield Road, Chester. 413-354-7771. www.chester
theatre.org
London in Boston We direct you to www.franklondon.com, where the bio of Frank London’s Klezmer Brass All-Stars will provide today’s giggle. The Elaine and Jerome Rosenfeld Concerts in the Courtyard present the band of horns, percussion, and vocals. 7:30-9:30 p.m. $30, $24 students and and seniors. Museum of Fine Arts Calderwood Courtyard, 465 Huntington Ave., Boston. 800-440-6975. www.mfa
.org/concerts
Festival of feet Acrobatic samba, hip-hop, and capoeira (Brazilian martial art) dance styles meet bossa nova and electronic music at the Ted Shawn Theatre when Compagnie Käfig performs at the Jacob’s Pillow Dance Festival. 8 p.m. (through Aug. 19). $39-$64. Jacob’s Pillow, 358 George Carter Road, Becket. 413-243-0745. www.jacobspillow.org
All will be revealed Can you tell one wine from another? Give it a go at the “Blind Tasting” Wine Dinner where Legal Sea Foods’ vice president of beverage operations, Sandy Block, will host a tasting of European and New World wines paired with the likes of clams casino, prosciutto-wrapped shrimp, grilled swordfish, and more. 6:30 p.m. $75 (reservations required). Legal Sea Foods Park Square Wine Cellar, 26 Park Square, Boston. 617-530-9397. www.legalseafoods.com
THURSDAY
Tower-ing In 1851, a 62-foot tower was erected at Mount Auburn Cemetery in honor of our first president. Raise a glass or two and take in the view of Boston and Cambridge at Mount Auburn Cemetery’s Wine Tasting at Washington Tower. Watertown’s Magnolia Wine Company provides the vino. Aug. 16 at 5:30 p.m. $12. Mount Auburn Cemetery, 580 Mount Auburn St., Cambridge. 617-607-1980. www.mount
auburn.org
Suited up Remember your garage band? Remember when adulthood came a-knockin’? Refresh your memories at “The Black Suits” presented by the Barrington Stage Company’s Musical Theatre Lab. The rock musical takes place on Long Island, where a high school garage band wants to win the St. Anne’s Battle of the Bands. Aug. 16 at 7:30 p.m. (through Sept. 2). $15-$39, $15 Aug. 16 and 17, $28 seniors (matinees), $15 under 19 (except Sat evenings). St. Germain Stage at Sydelle and Lee Blatt Performing Arts Center, 36 Linden St., Pittsfield. 413-236-8888. www.barrington
stageco.org