Seeing red Our tomatoes are only ready to be fried green, but at the Harvest Review Summer Series “You Say Tomato…’’, chef Mary Dumont will serve up yummy orbs from local farms at this four-course dinner with wine (is that red too?). 6 p.m. $39 (reservations recommended). Harvest Restaurant, 44 Brattle St., Harvard Square, Cambridge. 617-868-2255. www.harvestcambridge.com
Leadership qualities Nassir Ghaemi, M.D., has an interesting thesis he’ll discuss at “A First-Rate Madness: Uncovering the Links Between Leadership and Mental Illness’’ (insert your own comment about folks in Washington). According to the professor of psychiatry at Tufts University School of Medicine, the very qualities that mark those with mood disorders - realism, empathy, resilience, and creativity - also make for the best leaders in times of crisis. 6 p.m. Free. Boston Public Library, 700 Boylston St., Boston. 617-536-5400. www.bpl.org
TOMORROW
Storm’s a comin’ Do you recall the band in “Titanic’’ that played in steerage? It was Gaelic Storm (a great name for that film). The Celtic band welcomes the Boston Police Gaelic Column of Pipes and Drums, the Boston Police Department’s bagpipe band. Aug. 11 at 8 p.m. $30-$45. The Wilbur Theatre, 246 Tremont St., Boston. 800-745-3000. www.thewilbur.com
Around and around We’re not a huge fan of theater-in-the-round, but Bad Habit Productions might convert us. The troupe wants the audience close to the action to create a thought-provoking experience for Tom Stoppard’s “Arcadia.’’ Aug. 11 at 7:30 p.m. (through Aug. 28). $18, $23 at the door. Calderwood Pavilion, 527 Tremont St., Boston. 617-933-8600. www.bostontheatrescene.com
By the Seaport The Seaport District has fans and naysayers (our hubby is with the latter), so maybe he should unchain himself from his desk and enjoy the locale’s Music in the Park. Tomorrow’s lunchtime tunes by Code 51 range from U2 to Sinatra (this latter is the nail in the coffin for hubby). Aug. 11 from 11:30 a.m.-1:30 p.m., rain or shine (Thursdays through Aug. 25). Free. South Boston Maritime Park, between Seaport Boulevard and Congress Street, Boston. 617-204-4248. ww.conventures.com/events
BY JUNE WULFF WWW.BOSTON.COM/THINGSTODO
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