Performing Arts

Poet, comedian and performance artist ALOK brings the Eat Pray Leave Tour to the Wilbur Theatre. The show blends stand-up, spoken word and storytelling. Doors open ahead of the 7:00 PM start.

The touring live comedy dating show takes over the Wilbur Theatre for an evening of on-stage matchmaking and stand-up. Comedians and audience volunteers turn first-date questions into a night of improvised comedy. Showtime is 7:30 PM.

The Central Library screens Spike Lee’s Do the Right Thing (1989) followed by a group discussion. Registration is required and the program is free.

The Connolly Branch’s Spanish-language matinee screens Como agua para chocolate, the 1992 adaptation of Laura Esquivel’s novel. The screening is free and open to the public.

The John Huston retrospective at the North End Branch screens The Maltese Falcon, the 1941 film noir that made Humphrey Bogart a star. The screening is free and open to the public.

The North End Branch’s John Huston retrospective continues with The Man Who Would Be King (1975), the director’s adaptation of the Kipling novella. Boston Public Library film programs are free and open to the public.

Young performers from the Hung Ching lion dance troupe bring traditional Chinese lion dancing to Chin Park on the Rose Kennedy Greenway. The Sunday morning performance is free and open to all, with no registration required.

Beloved Boston actor-playwright John Kuntz claws his way to fame in this one-man spectacle about celebrity, parasocial relationships, obsession, snacks, feuds, farm animals, and movie stars. Directed by Alex Lonati, the limited four-day engagement opens Central Square Theater’s 2026-27 season.

Iraqi composer Ameen Mokdad performs a solo multimedia work weaving violin, voice, live looping, and electronic textures into an exploration of memory and survival, drawn from his experience living through the ISIS occupation of Mosul. A rare and powerful evening of performance at the Rockwell. Doors at 7 PM; all ages.

The Moth’s open-mic storytelling competition comes to WBUR CitySpace with the theme “Schooled” — five-minute true stories about the lessons that shaped you and wisdom passed down by elders, gurus, and sages. Put your name in the hat to tell a story, or just come to listen. Doors at 6:30 PM; ages 16+.