Berklee Beantown Jazz Festival
Berklee College of Music’s annual free street party takes over six blocks of Columbus Avenue on September 29, offering live music, food vendors and family fun all day. From Massachusetts Avenue to Burke Street, berklee.edu/ beantownjazz
Institute of Contemporary Art
Jason Moran, a multi-media artist and musician, gets his first solo museum exhibit at this waterfront edifice beginning September 19. 25 Harbor Shore Drive, 617-478-3100, icaboston.org
Boston Symphony Orchestra
The venerable BSO warms up for its 138th season by pairing with sister organization the Boston Pops for a free concert in Franklin Park on September 30. Enjoy a day of classical music, preceded by a familyfriendly arts festival, beginning at 3 p.m. The Playstead at Franklin Park, 25 Pierpont Road, Dorchester, 617-266-1492, bso.org
Museum of Fine Arts
Everybody’s favorite storybook bear gets his due beginning September 22 with the Hub debut of the retrospective Winnie-thePooh: Exploring a Classic. 465 Huntington Ave., 617-267-9300, mfa.org
Harvard Art Museums
The name says it all: enjoy AnimalShaped Vessels from the Ancient World: Feasting with Gods, Heroes and Kings, on view now through early winter. 32 Quincy St., Cambridge, 617-4959400, harvardartmuseums.org
Isabella Stewart Gardner Museum
Celebrity Series of Boston
The Hub’s premier arts presenter kicks off its 80th season with the free Jazz Along the Charles: A Walkable Concert on September 23 at 25 spots on the Charles River Esplanade, followed by a performance by actor/singer Alan Cumming (pictured) at Symphony Hall on October 7. 301 Massachusetts Ave., 617-482-2595, celebrityseries.org
Beginning October 4, Common Threads: Weaving Stories Across Time—a show featuring textiles, video art, music and more by an international array of contemporary artists—takes over galleries in both the original and new building of this Fenway treasure. 25 Evans Way, 617-566-1401, gardnermuseum.org
TOP RIGHT PHOTO: ARAM BOGHOSIAN; MIDDLE PHOTO (L TO R): JASON MORAN, SLUGS’ SALOON, 2018, PHOTO: FARZAD OWRANG. ERNEST HOWARD SHEPARD, POOH AND CHRISTOPHER ROBIN, 1970. DEER HEAD RHYTON, C. 350 BCE, PHOTO: KRASIMIR GEORGIEV; BOTTOM RIGHT: EL ANATSUI, MANY CAME BACK, 2005, PHOTO: RICHARD GOODBODY, COLLECTION OF NEWARK MUSEUM. BOSTONGUIDE.COM
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