From the Artist: Mark Chester.

For forty years with wanderlust and curiosity I covered the continents photographing cultural landscapes. I’ve come full circle—traveling the world not leaving the state. “The Bay State: A Multicultural Landscape” is a collection of informal, environmental portraits of ethnic diversity in Massachusetts. 300-plus photographs that represent over 180 countries are touring the state; a companion book for donation to schools and libraries will bring awareness to our cultural diversity: subjects of various stations, foreign-born, naturalized U.S. citizens residing in the Commonwealth. Unlike my candid street photography, this is a straightforward approach: individuals looking into the camera, telling stories through expression, place and pose.

An official ArtWeek Boston event!

Join us at the Hopkinton Center for the Arts for our First Friday Open Mic with host and singer-songwrirter Barbara Kessler. Singers, players, songwriters, poets, and storytellers of all ages and the general public are invited to attend. Those interested in participating in the songwriting exercise should arrive by 6:30pm. Sign up for the open mic is at 7:15pm. Open mike will start at 7:30pm.

Kessler is a former national touring singer-songwriter with five albums and numerous awards and song credits in both television and film. She co-wrote, performed and produced the end credit theme song “Dreaming My Way Home” for the Sony Playstation game Rogue Galaxy and her songs are featured on shows “The Voice,” “All My Children,” “NCIS,” “Jag” and “One Life to Live” among others. In addition to coaching artists of all ages, she also produces and record demos and EPs for other singer-songwriters and bands. Kessler’s latest album “What You Keep” was self-produced and features ten new songs.

For more information and additional dates, visit hopartscenter.org/openmic.

All are welcome. $5 donations are appreciated. Free to HCA members.

Jazz Jam includes a one-hour concert by the house band, MetroWest Jazz Project, followed by a public jam session open to students and both recreational and professional musicians. All are invited bring in a coffee, sit, and enjoy the music.

MetroWest Jazz Project is led by vibraphonist Tom Phelan, this group plays an exciting blend of post-bebop acoustic contemporary jazz. Their repertoire ranges from bebop and hard bop to Brazilian and Latin jazz. Band members include, Doug Sondak on reeds, Greg Maniero on bass, and Jack Morash on drums.

Admission is free, but a $5 donation is appreciated.

At a large, tastefully appointed townhouse, the Deputy Mayor of New York has just shot himself. Though only a flesh wound, four couples are about to experience a severe attack of Farce. Gathering for the tenth wedding anniversary, the host lies bleeding in the other room and wife is nowhere in sight. His lawyer and wife must get their “story” straight before the other guests arrive. As the confusions and mis-communications mount, the evening spins off into classic farcical hilarity. Directed by Brian Kelly.

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At a large, tastefully appointed townhouse, the Deputy Mayor of New York has just shot himself. Though only a flesh wound, four couples are about to experience a severe attack of Farce. Gathering for the tenth wedding anniversary, the host lies bleeding in the other room and wife is nowhere in sight. His lawyer and wife must get their “story” straight before the other guests arrive. As the confusions and mis-communications mount, the evening spins off into classic farcical hilarity. Directed by Brian Kelly.

 Purchase Tickets