Oct. 6 Paradise City artist showcase opens in Northampton. www.paradisecityarts.com

Oct. 12 F.U.D.G.E. Theatre Company’s “Parade” opens at the Arsenal Center forthe Arts in Watertown. www.fudgetheatre.com

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Oct. 19 Company One’s “Bengal Tiger at the
Baghdad Zoo”opens at the Calderwood Pavilion. www.companyone.org

Oct. 25 Bettye Lavette at the Wilbur Theatre. www.thewilbur.com

Oct. 26 Gov’t Mule at the Orpheum Theatre. www.livenation.com

Oct. 27 Smashing Pumpkins (above) at the Agganis Arena. www.livenation.com

New England Philharmonic at the Tsai Performance Center. www.nephilharmonic.org

Oct. 28 Cantata Singers at Longy School of Music’s
Pickman Hall in Cambridge. www.cantatasingers.org

Henry Rollins at the Berklee Performance Center. www.live
nation.com

Oct. 31Cirque Du Soleil: Saltimbancoopens at the Agganis Arena. www.livenation.com

Pretty Lights at the TD
Garden. www.livenation.com

Nov. 1 “Chicago” with Christie Brinkley opens at Citi Performing Arts Center Wang Theatre. www.citicenter.org

JUNE WULFF