To do list

May 30, 2011
  • PICK OF THE DAY Wonderland Theres no rabbit hole, but there is a whole lot to take in at Memorial Day Open House at the Museum of Fine Arts. Chihuly: Through the Looking Glass is one of the must sees among the exhibits, tours, and galleries. This collection of 12 glass installations by Dale Chihuly includes the 42-foot Lime Green Icicle Tower in the courtyard. 10 a.m.-4:45 p.m. Free. Museum of Fine Arts, 465 Huntington Ave., Boston. 617-267-9300. www.mfa.org
PICK OF THE DAY Wonderland Theres no rabbit hole, but there is a whole lot… (museum of fine arts )

TODAY Watch this Thirty miles east of Boston there are some big, hungry mammals that can launch up to 80,000 pounds of weight more than 30 feet out of water. Check them out from a high-speed catamaran at a New England Aquarium Whale Watch. Today at 10 a.m., 2, and 6 p.m. (weekdays 9:30 a.m. and 1:30 p.m.; weekends 10 a.m. and 2 p.m.). $39.95, $31.95 ages 3-11. Depart from New England Aquarium, 1 Central Wharf, Boston. 617-973-5206. www.neaq.org

Dancin’ in the streets Get ready for the live rumble at Boston’s Colonial Theatre (June 14-July 9. www.broadwayacrossamerica.com/boston) by catching a screening of the 1961 film “West Side Story, ’’ starring Natalie Wood and Richard Beymer. Double feature with “Pretty in Pink.’’ 2 and 7 p.m. $7.75 adults and students ($9.75 for adults at 7 p.m.), $6.75 seniors and under 12. The Brattle Theatre, 40 Brattle St., Cambridge. 617-876-6837. www.brattlefilm.org

TOMORROW It’s alive This hasn’t been a great spring, unless you’re a duck or one of the artists exhibiting at the multimedia “Rhythm of Nature: Explosion of Rebirth. ’’ Heather Adels, Theresa Craddock, Rebecca Skinner, and Jean Smith are inspired by the rhythms of nature and its life cycles. May 31 from 10 a.m.-4 p.m. (through June 14). Free. Mass Audubon’s Moose Hill Sanctuary, 293 Moose Hill St., Sharon. 781-784-5691. www.massaudubon.org

Mark their words You name it, they play it. The “it’’ can be jazz standards, contemporary R&B, and funk. The “they’’ are the Mark Snyder Quartet of Boston-area musicians Andy Solberg on guitar, Jim Repa on sax and flute, Rick Klane on drums, and the namesake on a bunch of basses. May 31 at 8:30 p.m. $8. Ryles Jazz Club, 212 Hampshire St., Cambridge. 617-876-9330. www.rylesjazz.com

Someone to watch over them Imagine being an assistant to Ira Gershwin and having access to unpublished Gershwin songs? Michael Feinstein didn’t have to imagine because the American Songbook interpreter and preservationist worked for Gershwin. The Grammy-nominated entertainer will focus on the Frank Sinatra songbook when he performs with the Boston Pops. May 31 and June 1 at 8 p.m. $21-$91. Symphony Hall, 301 Massachusetts Ave., Boston. 888-266-1200. www.bostonpops.org

Radian-t Like the mountains in their homeland, Austria’s Radian exudes steady multiple rhythms that transform into chaos and return to discreet structures. That’s how the rock and electronic band’s record, “Chimeric,’’ has been described, and you can decide for yourself in Allston — where there are no mountains. May 31 at 9 p.m. (doors). $10, $12 day of show. 18+. Great Scott, 1222 Commonwealth Ave., Allston. 617-566-9014. www.ticketweb.com

BY JUNE WULFF WWW.BOSTON.COM/THINGSTODO
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Send information two weeks in advance to jwulff@globe.com.

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