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July 23, 2011|By June Wulff, Globe Staff
  • PICK OF THE DAY Turn up the volume Loud is the latest album by the Barbados-born, R&B beauty Rihanna who collects hit singles including Only Girl, S&M, and Whats My Name. Its Robyn Rihanna Fenty, and the superstar welcomes J. Cole to her Loud Tour. July 24 at 7:30 p.m. $22.25-$252.50. TD Garden, 100 Legends Way, Boston. 800-745-3000. www.livenation.com
PICK OF THE DAY Turn up the volume Loud is the latest album by the Barbados-born,…

PICK OF THE DAY

Turn up the volume ‘‘Loud’’ is the latest album by the Barbados-born, R&B beauty Rihanna who collects hit singles including ‘‘Only Girl,’’ ‘‘S&M,’’ and ‘‘What’s My Name.’’ It’s Robyn Rihanna Fenty, and the superstar welcomes J. Cole to her Loud Tour. July 24 at 7:30 p.m. $22.25-$252.50. TD Garden, 100 Legends Way, Boston. 800-745-3000. www.livenation.comTODAY

Mercury rising Gustav Mahler’s Symphony No. 6 in A Minor (“Tragic’’) is described as the composer’s darkest and most personal piece, and it is rarely performed. You have a chance to hear it when the 105-member Mercury Orchestra tackles it at Sanders Theatre conducted by Channing Yu. 8 p.m. $25, $20 students and seniors. Sanders Theatre, 45 Quincy St., Cambridge. 617-826-9092. www.mercuryorchestra.org

Quite a catch With more than 50 members throughout its more than 40 years, perhaps Roomful of Blues should be called Houseful of Blues. This horn-driven, Grammy-nominated band celebrates its latest record, “Hook, Line, & Sinker.’’ 7:30 p.m. $28. Showcase Live, 23 Patriot Place, Foxborough. 888-354-7042. www.showcaselive.com

You’re under arrest According to Carl Weiting, adults need to see live puppet shows because it’s healthy to “arrest your development’’ for short periods of time. So, get arrested tonight at Puppet Showplace Slam, an evening of short mini-plays for adults (puppets are involved). 8 p.m. $15 (reservations recommended). Puppet Showplace Theatre, 32 Station St., Brookline. 617-731-6400. www.puppetshowplace.org

TOMORROW

Large and small Large-scale photograhs capture small pieces of time in “On Their Own: Robert Castagna’’ at the Art Complex Museum. The Boston-based photographer and visual artist traveled to Kyoto, Japan, where he drew from haiku and other traditional writings, recorded his reflections, and explored nature. July 24 from 1-4 p.m. (through Oct. 2; Aug. 21 reception from 1:30-3:30 p.m.). Free. The Art Complex Museum, 189 Alden St., Duxbury. 781-934-6634. www.artcomplex.org

Macbeth in hi-def London’s Royal Opera House is smack dab in Pittsfield Center, where you’ll see Verdi’s “Macbeth’’ in hi-def at Berkshire Museum’s Little Cinema. The opera in four acts will be sung in Italian with English subtitles. On Aug. 7 and 9, the Royal Ballet of London’s “Giselle’’ will be broadcast. July 24 at 2 p.m. and July 26 at 7:30 p.m. $20. Berkshire Museum’s Little Cinema, 39 South St., Pittsfield. 413-443-7171, ext. 75. www.berkshiremuseum.org

What if What would you do if you won the Massachusetts State Lottery (and who will write this column when we win?). Is there privacy in this Twitter age? These and other serious questions are tackled by the NXT cast of Improv Asylum in its sketch and improv comedy show, “Lost in Boston.’’July 24 at 8 p.m. (Sun and Wed through Sept. 7). $20, $10 students and military. Improv Asylum, 216 Hanover St., Boston. 617-263-6887. www.improvasylum.com

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