This weekend around Boston, Cambridge, and Somerville: Friday, November 6 to Sunday, November 8.

Relaxed Screenings: Raya and the Last Dragon

A hero's journey begins with trust.

1hr 47mins

Fatherland (2026)

Sandra Hüller and Hanns Zischler star in the new film from Paweł Pawlikowski (My Summer of Love, Cold War, Ida)

1hr 22mins

Gentle Monster

From director and writer Marie Kreutzer (Corsage, Austria’s entry for the 95th Academy Awards), Gentle Monster tells the story of concert pianist Lucy (Léa Seydoux), who has just relocated her family to a country house hoping to ease her…

90 YEARS Exhibition Tour

Engage with nine decades of ICA history during a guided tour of 90 YEARS. Led by a Graduate Student Lecturer, deepen your understanding of exhibition artists and themes through guided close looking and discussion.

KOO KOO

Doors 12pm · All Ages

Collective Measures

Collective Measures is a Boston-based, semi-professional, all gender a cappella group working tirelessly to add their own flavor to the thriving local a cappella scene. They pride themselves on creating challenging arrangements of music…

Ju Dou

Directed by Zhang Yimou and Yang Fengliang, 1990

Part of Nostalgia, A Harvard Undergraduate Cinematheque… · Screening on Film

Pursuit of Discovery: An Afternoon with Marie Curie and Lise Meitner - Digital Theater & Science Talks

What if you could hear the origin story of radioactivity and nuclear fission from the scientists who discovered them?

On Saturday, November 7th, STEM on Stage presents Pursuit of Discovery: An Afternoon with Marie Curie and Lise Meitner,…

Postmoral | Jesse Eliza Band | Moonshot | Sean Madden

Doors at 3:00pm · Show at 3:30pm · ALL AGES · $10 cover · cash only venue

Heated Rivalry

Two rival hockey stars develop feelings for each another

We Own the Night

One family on opposite sides of the law. Two brothers about to collide.

Clayface

The DCU just got a lot gooier

Fantastique

A magic-realistic documentary that follows the 14-year old contortionist Fanta in Guinea Conakry. Fanta juggles between the care for her ailing mother, school and what she loves the most; training as one of the only girls within an…

Pablo ablanedo Octet(o)

$20 admission / $5 kids / 5:30 show / seated & standing / all ages Fernando Brandao (Flutes)

Rick DiMuzio (Tenor sax and clarinet)

Earlybirds Club

Doors 6pm · 21 & Over

Fruit Bats

Eric D. Johnson rarely lingers at one location too long.

“There’s always been motion in my life between one place and another,” says the Fruit Bats songwriter.

Horror/Dark Shorts Block

Horror/Dark Shorts Block A young woman fights to defend herself, but she can’t seem to catch a break. A man with a prosthetic hand is tasked with clearing out an butcher shop by the end of the week. Accustomed to solitude and a strict…

Mr. Fantasy: Sexy Saturday Nights Tour

THIS EVENT IS ALL AGES. DOORS: 7:00 PM SHOW: 8:00 PM ALL TIMES AND SUPPORT BANDS ARE SUBJECT TO CHANGE WITHOUT NOTICE OR REFUND. Tickets purchased from third-party outlets CANNOT be verified by our Box Office. If you sell/purchase your…

Porch Light: Hush Tour

THIS EVENT IS ALL AGES. DOORS: 7:00 PM SHOW: 8:00 PM ALL TIMES AND SUPPORT BANDS ARE SUBJECT TO CHANGE WITHOUT NOTICE OR REFUND. Tickets purchased from third-party outlets CANNOT be verified by our Box Office. If you sell/purchase your…

Sense and Sensibility

See an irresistible new take on Jane Austen’s iconic Sense and Sensibility: a charming, witty, and deeply relatable story of love and sisterhood starring Daisy Edgar-Jones and Esmé Creed-Miles. The film opens on Friday, October 16th, but…

Sudden Fear

Directed by David Miller, 1952

Part of Visions of a City, Or A Weekend in San Francisco.… · Screening on Film

Wildwood

Wildwood is a handcrafted epic fantasy that transports audiences into a secret, dangerously alive world. A girl’s desperate quest to save her baby brother unfolds into a spectacular, high-stakes adventure through a forbidden forest full of…

Women on Trial

Boston Jewish Film Festival • Spotlight Screening & Discussion

Layne Staley Tribute East 2026

Layne Staley Tribute East returns following a powerful inaugural year as a nonprofit concert honoring the legacies of Layne Staley and Mike Starr while raising awareness and support for those affected by addiction. Modeled after the…

Hudson Westbrook

Hudson Westbrook is a son of Stephenville, Texas, baptized in Red Dirt and raised on George Strait, Turnpike Troubadours, Parker McCollum, Koe Wetzel, and Tracy Lawrence. After a 2024 splash debut with viral first release “Take It Slow,”…

Global Arts Live presents: LE VENT DU NORD

Global Arts Live presents LE VENT DU NORD Rooted in the francophone Celtic diaspora, award-winning band Le Vent du Nord (The North Wind) delivers hard-driving, soulful music powered by vocals, fiddle, hurdy-gurdy, guitar, accordion, and…

The Lombards | Bangers Galore | Twice-A-Day Ray | Dark Crushes

Doors at 8:00 pm · Show at 8:30 pm · 21+ · FREE! · (Bar is cash only) · Dark Crushes (alt-80s) · Bangers Galore (90s) · The Lombards (more alt-80s)

1 year of hyperlinked: a girl edm + hyperpop party

52 Church · Doors 9pm · 21 & Over

Witch Hunt Theatre Immersive Show

Witch Hunt Theatre Immersive Show Witch Hunt Theatre creates immersive, site-specific, horror theatre in order to: Expand the definition of theatre by centering an underutilized genre Reimagine the bounds of live performance by creating…

Experiment in Terror

Directed by Blake Edwards, 1962

Part of Visions of a City, Or A Weekend in San Francisco.… · Screening on Film

The Devils (1971)

Screening a new 4K restoration of the film!

1hr 51mins

Verity

Anne Hathaway has secrets. Dakota Johnson is going to find them.

Indie Wonderland

$15 at the door / $12 online / 10:15 doors / 10:30 show / all ages Isaac Martin, Catherine Claire, & Joey Jr join for a night of Indie & Alternative music at The Lilypad! Indie Wonderland is a vibrant night filled with the most exciting…

Begotten

Directed by E. Elias Merhige. With Brian Salzburg, Donna Dempsey, Stephen Charles Barry.

Fantasy, Horror · 1h 12m · English

Invasion of the Body Snatchers

Directed by Philip Kaufman, 1978

Part of Visions of a City, Or A Weekend in San Francisco.… · Screening on Film

To Live and Die in L.A.

A federal agent is dead. A killer is loose. And the City of Angels is about to explode.

1hr 56mins

Clayface

The DCU just got a lot gooier

Good News Gus

Join Harry LaCoste as he wiggles, giggles, juggles, and jams with his sunshine-spreading sidekick, Good News Gus!

1hr

National Theatre Live Golden Boy

1930s New York, at the height of the Depression. Joe Bonaparte is a gifted young violinist with extraordinary talent and a future in music, until a chance at fame and fortune lures him into the brutal world of professional boxing.…

Fatherland (2026)

Sandra Hüller and Hanns Zischler star in the new film from Paweł Pawlikowski (My Summer of Love, Cold War, Ida)

1hr 22mins

Experimental Shorts Block

Experimental Shorts Block Shown as a part of Finding Bright Film Festival (Formerly Arlington International Film Festival) All Tickets are $14, Capitol/Somerville Theatre Members are $12 As Clara’s life spirals, a rotting fish in the back…

Heated Rivalry

Two rival hockey stars develop feelings for each another

Gentle Monster

From director and writer Marie Kreutzer (Corsage, Austria’s entry for the 95th Academy Awards), Gentle Monster tells the story of concert pianist Lucy (Léa Seydoux), who has just relocated her family to a country house hoping to ease her…

RPM Fest Presents "Tom, Tom, The Piper's Son" and others Films by Ken Jacobs

RPM Festival and the Brattle Theatre join together to pay tribute to two of experimental cinema’s most beloved...

The Magnificent Ambersons

Real life screened more daringly than it's ever been before!

Jazz Composers Alliance Presents the JCA Orchestra

$20 admission / $15 for students and seniors / 1:45 doors / 2pm start New Music for the 21 piece Jazz Orchestra by resident composers David Harris, Darrell Katz, Bob Pilkington and Mimi Rabson.

Campus2Care Volunteer Info Session + Workshop

A Community Meeting and info session hosted by Campus2Care.

Please join us for Campus2Care's volunteer info session and orientation, welcoming new and prospective volunteers! Campus2Care helps college students prepare for and navigate…

Finding Bright Film Festival Award Ceremony with Sapling

You don’t want to miss this. Celebrate independent film for creative weirdos alongside filmmakers with live music! On Sunday at 2:30 we will be handing out our 2026 Finding Bright Film Festival awards DURING an incredible bitch-pop…

Silents, Please! Grass: A Nation’s Battle for Life

A classic adventure by the makers of King Kong. In 1924, neophyte filmmakers Merian C. Cooper and Ernest B. Schoedsack hooked up with journalist and sometime spy Marguerite Harrison and set off to film an adventure. They found excitement,…

Dark Passage

Directed by Delmer Daves, 1947

Part of Visions of a City, Or A Weekend in San Francisco.… · Screening on Film

Studio Belt: Anywhere But Here

"Think you're escaping and run into yourself. Longest way round is the shortest way home." - Ulysses, James Joyce. When you close your eyes, where do you escape? Students of Studio Belt perform music from Maybe Happy Ending, Next to…

Unnatural Axe | Warthog | The Spackles | The Sonic Wavelength

Doors at 3:00 pm · Show at 3:30 pm · ALL AGES · $15 cover · cash only venue

Matapanki

A punk kid gets superpowers from alcohol and tries to reshape society, but a violent error sparks global tensions with him at the center. Shown as a part of Finding Bright Film Festival (Formerly Arlington International Film Festival) All…

Weird Frenz EP release party

$10 admission / Kids under 12 are free / 4pm doors / 4:30 show/ standing Double-click to edit...

Begotten

Directed by E. Elias Merhige. With Brian Salzburg, Donna Dempsey, Stephen Charles Barry.

Fantasy, Horror · 1h 12m · English

Ifé/Ifé the Sequel (together)

Wicked Queer Fall Film Frolic 2026 presents ÌFÉ directed by Uyaiedu Ikpe-Etim 37min 2020 Nigeria English A love story about ìfé and Adaora, two Nigerian women who fall in love over a three-day date, but their love is soon tested by the…

Lady Ray and Her Jazz Birds

Enjoy the sultry voice of Raynel Shepard, aka Lady Ray, with her fabulous troupe of instrumentalists, as she lends a unique interpretation to favorite jazz standards.

Everest: The Other Side

A thrilling cinematic experience chronicling one of the most dangerous climbs

Diles Que No Me Maten

Presented by Get To The Gig & MassConcerts Ages: Show age differs by the day. Shows are All Ages Sundays-Thursdays & 21+ Fridays and Saturdays Valid ID required for Entry on Fridays & Saturdays Doors 7:00 PM Show 8:00 PM Refund Policy:…

Kass Richards + Chris Brokaw

$10-$15 sliding scale admission / 7pm doors / 7:45 show / seated & standing Kass Richards EP release show with special guest Chris Brokaw. Richards will be accompanied by a full band for the first time ever locally. Brokaw, who played…

Red Leather: Tahoe Tour

THIS EVENT IS ALL AGES. DOORS: 7:00 PM SHOW: 8:00 PM ALL TIMES AND SUPPORT BANDS ARE SUBJECT TO CHANGE WITHOUT NOTICE OR REFUND. Tickets purchased from third-party outlets CANNOT be verified by our Box Office. If you sell/purchase your…

Sense and Sensibility

See an irresistible new take on Jane Austen’s iconic Sense and Sensibility: a charming, witty, and deeply relatable story of love and sisterhood starring Daisy Edgar-Jones and Esmé Creed-Miles. The film opens on Friday, October 16th, but…

The Boston Symphony Orchestra and ICA/Boston present Sudan Archives: Any Shape I Want

*Tickets for this performance are sold out.

Sudan Archives brings a new performance to the Institute of Contemporary Art/Boston in a co-production with the Boston Symphony Orchestra as part of the BSO’s Creation Festival. The New York Times…

The Lineup

Directed by Don Siegel, 1958

Part of Visions of a City, Or A Weekend in San Francisco.… · Screening on Film

Boston Manor

Doors 6:30pm · All Ages

JGB Tribute, The Diamond Blues

Diamond Blues, delivers high-energy, soulful, and exploratory performances in tribute to the one-of-a-kind, rock-gospel-soul-rhythm and blues group, Jerry Garcia Band.

Since 2021, Diamond Blues, an eclectic group of accomplished musicians…

The Devils (1971)

Screening a new 4K restoration of the film!

1hr 51mins

Zach Sorkin "Wisp" feat. Domenic Rigazzi Quartet

$15 admission / 10pm doors / 10:30 show / seated & standing Drummer/composer Zach Sorkin presents "Wisp", a new Quartet featuring Joaquin Valdebenito on Tenor Saxophone, Devin Thai on Piano, and Andrea Amato on bass. The group will…