FILM

The Clay Bird

Harold & Kumar Go to White Castle

A Home at the End of the World

The Manchurian Candidate

María, llena eres de gracia

Metallica: Some Kind of Monster

Thunderbirds

The Village

THEATER

Gizmo Love, Wellfleet Harbor Actors Theater July 29–September 4

The Merchant of Venice, Publick Theatre July 29–September 5

PERFORMANCE

"Three Women Solo," Concord Academy July 29

Peter Boal and Company, Jacob’s Pillow August 4-8

POP

Linkin Park/Korn/Snoop Dogg, Tweeter Center July 29

Dave Alvin/Los Straitjackets, Paradise July 30

"Wave That Flag," Tweeter Center July 30 & 31

"Bands Against Bush," Cambridge YMCA July 31

Dispatch, Hatch Shell July 31

The Finn Brothers, FleetBoston Pavilion July 31

Natalie Merchant, Sanders Theatre August 1 & 2

O.A.R./Howie Day, FleetBoston Pavilion August 5

CLASSICAL

Blue Heron Renaissance Choir, First Congregational Church July 30

BSO/Edo de Waart/Richard Goode, Tanglewood July 30

BSO/Christoph von Dohnányi/Renaud Capuçon, Tanglewood July 31

BSO/John Williams/Dawn Upshaw/James Somerville, Tanglewood August 1

Ozawa Hall 10th Anniversary Celebration Gala, Tanglewood August 1

"Tanglewood on Parade," Tanglewood August 3

Orchestra of the Age of Enlightenment, Tanglewood August 4 & 5

JAZZ

Dead Cat Bounce, Ryles July 29

João Bosco, Regattabar July 30 & 31

Melvin Sparks, Johnny D’s July 31

Buster Williams Quartet, Scullers August 3

The Mack Avenue All-Stars, Scullers August 4

Kevin Mahogany, MFA August 4

Ray Barretto, Regattabar August 5 & 6

La Timba Loca, Scullers August 5

ART/EXHIBITIONS

The Declaration of Independence, John F. Kennedy Library July 30–August 1

"The Lord of the Rings Motion Picture — The Exhibition," Museum of Science August 1–October 24

TALKS/READINGS

Azar Nafisi, Brattle Theatre August 4