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Twenty years ago, “August and Everything After” introduced audiences to vocalist Adam Duritz and the Counting Crows. Last year, the rock band released “Underwater Sunshine (Or What We Did on Our Summer Vacation),” 15 tunes that pay tribute to indie-pop heroes, international icons, up-and-coming musicians, and their own projects before the Crows flew. The Grammy-winning Wallflowers accepted an invite to also perform at the Pavilion. June 18 at 7 p.m. $31-$61. Bank of America Pavilion, 290 Northern Ave., Boston. 800-745-3000. www.livenation.com

MONDAY

Under their thumbs For the 1969 concert at the Altamont Speedway outside San Francisco billed as “Woodstock West,” the Rolling Stones management hired members of the Hell’s Angels to keep the peace. Things fell apart and an 18-year-old attendee was fatally stabbed. The 1970 documentary “Gimme Shelter” by David and Albert Maysles and Charlotte Zwerin follows the Stones’ 1969 American tour. 7 p.m. $10, $8 seniors. Coolidge Corner Theatre, 290 Harvard St., Brookline. 617-734-2500. www.coolidge.org

Reunion time Here’s a chance to see what has happened artistically to 25 Massachusetts College of Art and Design alumni. “Ellipses: Alumni Works in 3D” is a show of glass, sculpture, ceramics, fibers, installations, and more. Mon-Sat noon-6 p.m., Wed until 8 p.m. through July 15. Free. Massachusetts College of Art and Design’s Sandra and David Bakalar Gallery, 621 Huntington Ave., Boston. 617-879-7333. www.massart.edu

TUESDAY

Soul mates The Boston Harbor Hotel Summer In the City entertainment series will keep you busy all summer with music and movies. Summer Soul Tuesdays honor the legends of R&B and soul including Marvin Gaye, Al Green, James Brown, and Otis Redding. Sweet Tooth & the Sugarbabies deliver this Tuesday’s music candy. Tuesdays from 6-10 p.m. through Aug. 27. Free. Boston Harbor Hotel Rowes Wharf Sea Grille, 70 Rowes Wharf, Boston. 617-439-7000. www.bhh.com/summer

Success stories Are you an under, over, or super achiever? Need pointers on how to get to the next level (unless you’re already there)? Camille Sweeney and Josh Gosfield interviewed successful celebs, business folks, and other achievers for their book, “The Art of Doing: How Superachievers Do What They Do and How They Do It So Well.” June 18 at 7 p.m. Free. The Harvard Coop, 1400 Massachusetts Ave., Cambridge.
617-499-2000. www.harvardcoopbooks.bncollege.com

Hot, hot, hot If you like what you hear Tuesday from Manasseh David Israel and Kéren Tayar, wait until later this summer when the indie-pop duo known as Jungle Fires releases its first record. The Brooklyn, N.Y., musicians are on a mission to make audiences dance, so bring your dancing shoes. June 18 at noon. Free. Prudential Center, 800 Boylston St., Boston. 617-266-1400. www.berklee.edu/events/jungle-fires

What’s the Point? What used to be the center of the wool industry and later a parking lot oasis is now the place to eat, shop, and visit museums and artists’ studios. The Fort Point Channel area was also the site of Martin Scorsese’s “The Departed.” The Boston Center for Adult Education presents A Walking Tour of the Fort Point Channel Neighborhood. June 18 from 6-8 p.m., rain or shine. $20 (registration required). Meet in front of South Station, corner of Atlantic Avenue and Summer Street, Boston. 617-267-4430. www.bcae.org