Carole King performs at Foxwoods Casino on Saturday.

AP / CHRIS PIZZELLO

TODAY

John McDermott, Irish, Cape Cod Melody Tent, 21 West Main St., Hyannis, Mass. (508) 775-5630, www.melodytent.org. 8 pm. $31.75.

Jeffrey Osborne, funk and rhythm and blues, Mohegan Sun, Wolf Den, Mohegan Sun Boulevard (exit 79A off Route 395), Uncasville, Conn. (888) 226-7711, www.mohegansun.com. 7 pm. No cover.

Snapple Sunset Music Series (11th Annual): Melissa Etheridge, Becky Chace and Mark Cutler, rock, Newport Yachting Center, America’s Cup Avenue, Newport. 846-1600, ext. 3, www.newportfestivals.com. 6 pm. $95 advance; $105 day of show.

TOMORROW

Mohegan Sun, Mohegan Sun Boulevard (exit 79A off Route 395), Uncasville, Conn. (888) 226-7711, www.mohegansun.com.

•Rush, rock, in the Arena. 7:30 pm. $80-$110.

•Bobby Vee, pop, in the Wolf Den. 8 pm. No cover.

Snapple Sunset Music Series (11th Annual): Plain White T’s, Mae and the Kung Fu Girls and Daniel Chase, rock, Newport Yachting Center, America’s Cup Avenue, Newport. 846-1600, ext. 3, www.newportfestivals.com. 6 pm. $35 advance; $40 day of show.

TUESDAY

Big Apple Circus, Ninigret Park, off Route 1, Charlestown. 331, 2211, www.ticketmaster.com. Tue 7:30 pm, Wed-Thu 3:30, 7:30 pm, Fri 11 am, 7:30 pm, Sat noon, 4, 8 pm, Sun noon, 4 pm. $16-$40.

Hal Ketchum, country, Mohegan Sun, Wolf Den, Mohegan Sun Boulevard (exit 79A off Route 395), Uncasville, Conn. (888) 226-7711, www.mohegansun.com. 7 pm. No cover.

Morgan Heritage, reggae, hip-hop, pop and rock, Beachcomber, Cahoon Hollow Road, Wellfleet, Mass. (508) 349-6055, www.thebeachcomber.com. 10 pm. $20.

Plain White T’s, rock, Cape Cod Melody Tent, 21 West Main St., Hyannis, Mass. (508) 775-5630, www.melodytent.org. 7:30 pm. $25.

Summer Concert, featuring violinist Alanna Tonetti-Tieppo and a folk-rock group featuring Marie Chabot, Veterans Park, North Attleboro Town Hall, 43 South Washington St., North Attleboro. 7 pm. Free.

WEDNESDAY

The Chorus of East Providence, directed by Beth Armstrong, Weaver Library, 41 Grove Ave., East Providence. 434-2453. 6:30 pm. Free.

George Clinton and Parliament Funkadelic, funk and rock, Lupo’s Heartbreak Hotel, 79 Washington St., Providence. 331-5876, 272-5876, www.etix.com. 9 pm. $23.50 advance; $25 day of show; $35 reserved.

Eek-a-Mouse, reggae, Beachcomber, Cahoon Hollow Road, Wellfleet, Mass. (508) 349-6055, www.thebeachcomber.com. 10 pm. $20.

In Spite of the Devil, Brown/Trinity Playwrights Repertory Theatre, Stuart Theatre, 77 Waterman Street, Providence. 863-2838; www.brown.edu/btprep. Story of an impossible love quadrangle: a boy from the Bronx, his aging father, a beautiful headstrong girl and her jealous lover. July 9-12, Aug 1, 8 pm; Aug. 2, 1 pm. $12, seniors $10, students $5. Closes Aug. 2.

Lafayette Band, St. John the Divine Church, 20 Church Way, North Kingstown (Saunderstown). www.lafayette-band.com. 7 pm. Free.

Mohegan Sun, Mohegan Sun Boulevard (exit 79A off Route 395), Uncasville, Conn. (888) 226-7711, www.mohegansun.com.

•Bo Bice, Southern rock, in the Wolf Den. 7 pm. No cover.

•Donna Summer, disco, in the Arena. 7:30 pm. $40.

Navy Band Northeast, Newport Art Museum, Griswold House grounds, 76 Bellevue Ave., Newport. 848-8200; www.newportartmuseum.org. Patriotic selections, classic American and Dixieland tunes. 6:30 pm. Free. Weather permitting.

The Tempest, RISE Broadway, Columbus Theatre, Cinematheque, 270 Broadway, Providence. 621-9660, www.columbustheatre.com, www.riseonbroadway.org. William Shakespeare’s comedy. Wed-Sat 7 pm, Sun 2 pm. $15, under age 18 $10.

THURSDAY

Kurt Metzger, comedy, Catch A Rising Star, Twin River, 100 Twin River Rd., Lincoln. 723-3200, (800) 720-7275, www.catcharisingstar.com/providence.html. Thu 8 pm, Fri-Sat 8, 10 pm. $15 Thu; $20 Fri-Sat.

moe, rock, Cape Cod Melody Tent, 21 West Main St., Hyannis, Mass. (508) 775-5630, www.melodytent.org. Thu-Fri 7 pm. $31.75, $46.75.

Navy Band Northeast, William Hall Library, 1825 Broad St., Cranston. 781-2450. Outdoor jazz concert. 6:30 pm. Free. Part of the Music on the Lawn and Music . . . All Around Town Series.

Newport Summer Comedy Series: Brad Garrett, Newport Yachting Center, America’s Cup Avenue, Newport. 331-2211, www.newportcomedy.com. 7:30 pm. $38. Ages 16+.

Providence Playwrights Ten-Minute Play Festival, Perishable Theatre, 95 Empire St., Providence. 331-2695. $10, two tickets for $15 if you see both programs. Closes July 13.

•Thu-Fri: Did You Call by James Celenza; Man Bites Dog by Alison DeLisi; Waiting for W by David Higgins; The Black Rapper and the Fat Flapper by Elizabeth Anne Keiser and The Visit by Frank Toti.

•Sat-Sun: Out Calls Only by David Eliet; I’m Not Hamlet by Lawrence Goodman; For Him by Ryan Morey and Asphalt Dreams by Amanda Weir.

Corey Smith, rock and country, The Hi-Hat, 3 Davol Square, Providence. 453-6500, www.etix.com. 8 pm. $12 advance; $14 day of show.

Summer Comedy Series: Brad Garrett, Newport Yachting Center, America’s Cup Avenue, Newport. 331-2211, www.newportcomedy.com. 7:30 pm. $38. Ages 16+.

The Zombies, rock, Mohegan Sun, Wolf Den, Mohegan Sun Boulevard (exit 79A off Route 395), Uncasville, Conn. (888) 226-7711, www.mohegansun.com. 7 pm. No cover.

FRIDAY

George Clinton and the P-Funk All Stars, funk, Mohegan Sun, Wolf Den, Mohegan Sun Boulevard (exit 79A off Route 395), Uncasville, Conn. (888) 226-7711, www.mohegansun.com. 8 pm. No cover.

The Full Monty — The Musical, Woodcock Theatre, Courthouse Center for the Arts, 3491 South Kingstown Rd. (Route 138), West Kingston. 782-1018; www.courthousearts.org. Comedy about unemployed middle-aged men who become strippers to make some money. Thu-Sat 8 pm; July 20, 2 pm. $25, 62+ $23, students with valid ID $20. Closes July 26.

Brad Garrett, comedy, South Shore Music Circus, 130 Sohier St., Cohasset, Mass. (781) 383-9850, www.themusiccircus.org. 8 pm. $39, $54.

Half a Sixpence, Goodspeed Opera House, Route 82, East Haddam, Conn. (860) 873-8668; www.goodspeed.org. Musical based on the H.G. Wells novel, Kipps. Wed 2, 7:30 pm; Thu 7:30 pm; Fri 8 pm; Sat 3, 8 pm; Sun 2 pm. $26-$63. Closes Sept. 19.

Island Moving Company: Flight of Steps, Great Friends Meeting House, Marlborough and Farewell streets, Newport. 847-4470, www.islandmovingco.org. Wed-Sun 6:30 pm. $23. Closes July 20.

Mohegan Sun, Mohegan Sun Boulevard (exit 79A off Route 395), Uncasville, Conn. (888) 226-7711, www.mohegansun.com.

•Josh Blue, comedy, in the Cabaret. 7, 10 pm. $45.

•George Clinton and the P-Funk All Stars, funk, in the Wolf Den. 8 pm. No cover.

Newport Music Festival. Through July 27. Box office 849-0700, general information 846-1133; www.newportmusic.org.

•Fri: Victor Borge Composer Series –– Rachmaninoviad ’99, works by Rachmaninoff, Wakehurst Tent, 4 pm, $35. Viennese and Parisian Salons –– Pianist Eduardus Halim, The Breakers, 9 pm, $40.

•Sat: Children’s Primer –– Introduction to Beloved Pieces from the Classical Repertoire for Children, Wakehurst Tent, 11 am; $25, includes Spike’s Junkyard Dogs picnic after concert. Victor Borge Composer Series –– Beethoveniad ’97, works by Beethoven, Wakehurst Tent, 4 pm; $35. Pianist Wai Yin Wong, The Breakers, 9 pm; $40.

•Sun: Borscht –– Favorite Eastern European Delights, The Elms, 11 am; $35. Victor Borge Composer Series –– Schumanniad ’92, works by Schumann, Ochre Court, 4 pm; $35. Transcendent Studies, pianist Eduardus Halim performs works by Liszt, Ochre Court, 7 pm, $25. Pianist Vadim Rudenko, The Breakers, 9 pm; $40.

Rhode Island Philharmonic Orchestra, Narragansett Town Beach, Route 1A, Narragansett. www.riphil.org. Pops concert, 8 pm. Pre-concert performance by the Cumberland-Lincoln Community Chorus, 7:30 pm. Free. Rain date: July 12.

Gil Semedo, Latin pop, Lupo’s Heartbreak Hotel, 79 Washington St., Providence. 331-5876, 272-5876, www.etix.com. 10 pm. $25 advance; $30 day of show.

Snapple Sunset Music Series (11th Annual): Jimmie Vaughan, Lou Ann Barton, The Ken Lyon Quartet and Jimmy Town Juke, blues, Newport Yachting Center, America’s Cup Avenue, Newport. 846-1600, ext. 3, www.newportfestivals.com. 6 pm. $25 advance; $30 day of show.

Trisha Yearwood, country, Foxwoods Resort Casino, MGM Grand Theater, Route 2, Mashantucket, Conn. (800) 200-2882, www.foxwoods.com. 9 pm. $39-$79.

SATURDAY

Dropkick Murphys, The Mighty Mighty Bosstones and Civet, rock and rhythm and blues, McCoy Stadium, 1 Columbus Ave., Pawtucket. 724-7300, www.pawsox.com. 6 pm. $39.

Brad Garrett, comedy, Cape Cod Melody Tent, 21 West Main St., Hyannis, Mass. (508) 775-5630, www.melodytent.org. 8 pm. $39, $54.

The Guess Who and John Cafferty and the Beaver Brown Band, rock, the Hatch Shell, Storrow Drive, Boston. (617) 626-4970. 7 pm.

Gary Hoey, rock, Twin River, Lighthouse Bar, 100 Twin River Rd., Lincoln. 723-3200, (877) 827-4837, www.twinriver.com. 8:30 pm. No cover. 18+.

Carole King, pop and oldies, Foxwoods Resort Casino, MGM Grand Theater, Route 2, Mashantucket, Conn. (401) 331-2211, www.ticketmaster.com, www.mgmatfoxwoods.com. 9 pm. $59-$129.

Mohegan Sun, Mohegan Sun Boulevard (exit 79A off Route 395), Uncasville, Conn. (888) 226-7711, www.mohegansun.com.

•Herman’s Hermits with Peter Noone, pop rock, in the Wolf Den. Sat 8 pm, Sun 7 pm. No cover.

•Frankie Valli and the Four Seasons, pop and oldies, in the Arena. 8 pm. $27.50.

Snapple Sunset Music Series (11th Annual): Indigo Girls, Rose Polenzani and Emily Smith and Synergy, folk, Newport Yachting Center, America’s Cup Avenue, Newport. 846-1600, ext. 3, www.newportfestivals.com. 6 pm. $35 advance; $40 day of show.

Donna Summer, disco, Bank of America Pavilion, 290 Northern Ave., Boston. (401) 331-2211, www.ticketmaster.com. 7:30 pm. $39.50-$100.

NEXT SUNDAY

Alkaline Trio, American Steel and The Fashion, rock, Lupo’s Heartbreak Hotel, 79 Washington St., Providence. 331-5876, 272-5876, www.etix.com. 7 pm. $17.50 advance; $20 day of show; $25 reserved.

Ani DiFranco, folk, Cape Cod Melody Tent, 21 West Main St., Hyannis, Mass. (508) 775-5630, www.melodytent.org. 8 pm. $37.75, $52.75.

– Compiled by STEVE SMITHCalendar

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