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This is our pick of the best of the burbs. For more infor­ma-tion, go to www.boston.com and search music, restaurants, arts and crafts, and other goings-on throughout Greater Boston.

EVENTS

Hamilton: Come dancing at the library at the Bavarian Hofbrau Band’s Oktoberfest. Friday, 10:15 a.m.-noon, Hamilton-Wenham Public Library, 14 Union St. Free. www.hwlibrary.org.

Medford: The Actors’ Shakespeare Project presents “Macbeth.” The play explores devil worship, witches, murder, mayhem, betrayal, and the existence of evil. Through Nov. 4. Chevalier Theater, 30 Forest St. $28-$50. www.actorsshakespeareproject.org.

Reading: Singer-songwriter Lori McKenna will perform Saturday, 8 p.m., at the Ivy Chord Coffee House, 239 Woburn St. $22; $20 students and seniors. 781-229-9394, www.uureading.org/concerts.

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