PICK OF THE DAY
Mutiny on the Common
There’s turbulence in Rome but not on Boston Common; there’s a shortage of food in Rome, but not on Boston Common, thanks to the Panificio Food Court. Commonwealth Shakespeare Company presents “Coriolanus,” directed by Steven Maler with Nicholas Carriere in the title role. 8 p.m. (through Aug. 12), weather permitting. Free. Boston Common. 617-426-0863. www.commshakes.org
WEDNESDAY
‘Occupy’ Egleston Dorchester-based filmmaker and television producer Paul Morgan has been crafting content for Cambridge Community Television, Brookline Access Television, and Boston Neighborhood Network for three years. This month, Boston Public Library branches are showing his half-hour documentary “A Day & Night in Dewey Square,” a portrait of Occupy Boston. 6 p.m., Free. Egleston Square Branch, 2044 Columbus Ave. (Mattapan Branch, July 31.) 617-445-4340. www.bpl.org/news/calendar
Forte point The Boston Children’s Museum is for kids, but the Fort Point Music Series in front of the venue is for adults. Pop vocalist Rich DiMare got his break at Roxy’s Encore Lounge, and he’ll croon for you at the outdoor concert hosted by WMJX’s Tina Gao. 5:30-
8 p.m., rain or shine (Aug. 1 is Cameron Galpin). Free. Children’s Wharf in front of the Boston Children’s
Museum, 308 Congress St., Boston. 617-426-6500. www.bostonchildrensmuseum.org
Remember Munich During this Olympic year, let’s remember the 11 Israeli athletes who lost their lives to terrorists in the 1972 Munich Olympics. Temple Shalom of Milton presents a screening of the documentary “One Day in September” narrated by Michael Douglas. 6:45 p.m. Free. Milton Library, 476 Canton Ave., Milton. 617-698-5757. www.templeshalomonline.org
THURSDAY
Under cover “The Devil You Know” is the new release by Grammy winner Rickie Lee Jones, who has described the album as a “simple, surprising” album of covers. The singer who brought us “Chuck E.’s in Love” now brings us “Sympathy for the Devil,” “Only Love Can Break Your Heart,” “St. James Infirmary,” and other gems. July 26 at 7:30 p.m. $55, $60. Bull Run Restaurant, 215 Great Road, Shirley. 978-425-4311. www.bullrunrestaurant.com
Offenbach, Orpheus, operetta For his operetta “Orpheus in the Underworld,” Jacques Offenbach took the Greek myth of Orpheus and Eurydice and farced it up. Boston Opera Collaborative presents the story of a husband and wife who are bored with marriage.
July 26 at 8 p.m. (through July 29). Free. Strand Theatre, 543 Columbia Road, Dorchester. www.boston
operacollaborative.org
All aboard We remember waiting for our grandmother at South Station in that fabulous building with the iconic exterior clock made by the Edward Howard Clock Company of Roxbury. It’s the only double, three-legged escapement mechanism left in New England. Bring your memories or create some at the guided Tours of South Station. July 26 at 1 p.m. (Thursdays at 1 p.m., Saturdays at noon). Free (sign up with the South Station Concierge). South Station, corner of Atlantic Avenue and Summer Street, Boston. 617-217-2236. www.south-station.net