Welcome to The Ticket, our guide highlighting the top things to do in and around Boston each weekend, as curated by Globe critics, editors, and writers.

On tap this weekend: Teddy Swims is in town, plus the HONK! Festival is back.

Things to do in and around Boston this weekend

HONK! FEST Now in its 21st year, the HONK! Festival blows its horns into Somerville throughout next weekend. With a roster of activist street bands, the festival across the river welcomes a bevy of bands on Saturday with locations around Davis Square. On Sunday, they take the streets from David Square to Harvard Square in Cambridge with a rousing parade. Bring your dancing shoes. Oct. 9-11, Davis Square, Somerville. honkfest.org — Megan Johnson

BOBCAT GOLDTHWAIT Goldthwait is about to head to LA for a film called “Viv & Vivienne,” which he wrote and will direct, starring his wife, Pollyanna McIntosh. Before that, he’ll be back in Boston, where he developed his comedy career, with old friend Tony V. Ellen Sugarman hosts. Oct. 9-10, 7:15 p.m. $39.95. The Comedy Studio, 5 John F. Kennedy St., Cambridge. thecomedystudio.com — Nick A. Zaino III

TEDDY SWIMS Boasting a soulful voice and a powerful range, the “Lose Control” singer and songwriter hits the TD Garden with “The Ugly Tour” on Friday. Dipping into diverse genres that include R&B and pop, the star recently announced that his new album, also titled “Ugly,” will be released in January. Oct. 9, 7 p.m. Tickets start at $83.05. 100 Legends Way. tdgarden.com/events/detail/teddy-swims — MJ

NAPOLEON DYNAMITE Catch a delicious bass at this screening of the beloved 2004 film. Stars Jon Heder, Jon Gries (many will recognize him from his more recent role in “The White Lotus”), and Efran Ramirez will appear afterward for a lively interactive experience that combines a Q&A with improv comedy and game show vibes. Oct. 9, 7:30 p.m. Tickets start at $67. Chevalier Theatre, 30 Forest St., Medford. chevaliertheatre.com/event/napoleon-dynamite-live-film-screening-and-interactive-qa-experience-with-jon-heder-efren-ramirez-and-jon-gries — MJ

EEPHUS The 2024 film, directed by New England native Carson Lund, follows an amateur New England baseball league as they play out their final game as they deal with the fact that their ballpark is set to be demolished. Members of the film’s cast and crew will be on deck for a Q&A after the screening, as well as beloved former Red Sox pitcher Bill “Spaceman” Lee. Oct. 10, 12 p.m. Tickets from $44. Regent Theatre, 7 Medford St., Arlington. regenttheatre.com/events/eephus — MJ

BOSTON EN VOGUE Part of Boston Fashion Week, the event puts a spin on the historic venue with a look at everything from avant-garde fashion to bridal wear. Check out the looks come down the runway and get a preview of designers’ never-before-seen new collections. The week also welcomes a variety of other events, including book talks with fashion authors and the Boston Fashion Awards. Oct. 10, VIP entry is 6 p.m.; general is 7 p.m. Tickets start at $87.21 with fee. 15 Newbury St. eventbrite.com/e/boston-en-vogue-classical-luxury-show-tickets-1994245171993?aff=oddtdtcreator — MJ

FILIPINO AMERICAN FESTIVAL Head to Harvard Square in Cambridge to see a full roster of Filipino talent take the stage. You’ll see everything from colorful traditional dance to cultural presentations that honor the diverse story of the Philippines. Naturally, sizzling street foods and decadent treats of the Southeast Asian country will be available for purchase. Oct. 10, 11 a.m.-6 p.m. (Rain Date: Oct. 12). Church Street Parking Lot. hspaa.org — MJ

KRISTIN KEY: THE CA-CAW TOUR Key’s shows are a charming blend of stand-up, music, and a Q&A session with the audience that shows off how quickly she can think on her feet, having grown up in a family of wits. Oct. 11, 7 p.m. $35-$46. The Wilbur, 256 Tremont St. thewilbur.com — NZ

JONATHON GATES BIRTHEDAY CELEBRATION Talentt Dafunnyman headlines and Demetrius “Bog D” Hullum hosts this birthday celebration for “Black Comedy Explosion” founder Gates. Attendees are asked to wear pink for cancer awareness in honor of Gates’ mother, Maggie Mae, who died of the disease in 2006. Oct. 11, 9 p.m. $25. Carver Den, 82 Talbot Ave., Dorchester. @blackcomedyexplosion on Instagram. — NZ

HIT THE MUSEUM ON INDIGENOUS PEOPLES’ DAY You can score free admission to a few Boston-area museums in honor of Indigenous Peoples’ Day. Go big and hit the Museum of Fine Arts for everything from family art-making activities to gallery tours, or head to Cambridge to see the Harvard Museums of Science & Culture, which include the Peabody Museum of Archaeology & Ethnology and Harvard Museum of Natural History. Museum of Fine Arts: Oct. 12, 10 a.m. Museum of Fine Arts, 465 Huntington Ave. mfa.org/event/open-house/indigenous-peoples-day; Harvard Museums of Science & Culture: Oct. 12, 9 a.m. Peabody Museum of Archaeology & Ethnology, 11 Divinity Ave. Cambridge; Harvard Museum of Natural History. 26 Oxford St., Cambridge. hmsc.harvard.edu/calendar_event/free-admission-on-indigenous-peoples-day — MJ

Critics’ picks for this weekend and beyond

Don Aucoin’s picks

COVENANT In this gripping production of York Walker’s eerie Southern gothic drama, one of the questions implicitly asked and chillingly answered is: How far would you go to get what — or whom — you want? Directed by Dawn M. Simmons with a sure grasp of atmosphere and pace, “Covenant’’ tells the story of a Robert Johnson-like bluesman (Anthony T. Goss) who prompts rumors he sold his soul to the devil when he returns to his Georgia hometown in the mid-1930s, possessing musical gifts he didn’t have before. He proceeds to woo and win a young woman (Deannah DRIPP Blemur) who has no idea what she’s getting into. Through Oct. 17. SpeakEasy Stage Company. At Roberts Studio Theatre, Calderwood Pavilion, Boston Center for the Arts, 527 Tremont St. 617-933-8600, speakeasystage.com

BOUNCERS There’s nothing quiet about the desperation suffusing John Godber’s “Bouncers,” in which — over the course of a long and increasingly out-of-control night in a Yorkshire discotheque — an awareness dawns on the four men of the title that their lives just might have reached a dead end. Director Bill Doncaster and his exceptionally versatile cast of four — Michael Ferrari, Bradley Belanger, Liam McCarron, and especially Joe Siriani — make a strong case for Godber’s gritty portrait of British working-class nightlife. While shot through with dark humor, and staged by Doncaster in an immersive, high-energy style that generates a nightclub vibe. you feel every jagged edge — and there are many — in Godber’s play. While “Bouncers” is not “about” misogyny per se, a contempt for women is a persistent undercurrent that feels grimly of our moment, making it impossible to watch the play without thinking of the male attitudes that lead to episodes like the alleged gang-rape at Cornell. Through Oct. 24. Visual City, LLC, and the Modern Theatre at Suffolk University. At Modern Theatre at Suffolk University, 525 Washington St. ci.ovationtix.com/34432/production/1280397

ALL MY SONS A powder keg of a production whose fuse is lit early on and slowly burns while we watch and wait. In Arthur Miller’s 1947 drama, the Keller family faces a harsh reckoning several years after the factory run by father Joe (a superb Bill Mootos) shipped defective airplane parts that resulted in the deaths of 21 pilots during World War II. Directed by Scott Edmiston, “All My Sons” serves as a reminder us that Miller had created a work of profoundly enduring resonance even before writing “Death of a Salesman.” Through Oct. 25. Lyric Stage Boston, 140 Clarendon St. 617-585-5678, lyricstage.com

THE SITAYANA (OR “HOW TO MAKE AN EXIT”) The much-admired Chicago playwright and director Lavina Jadhwani, who died one year ago of cancer at 42, specialized in reworking classics from more diverse perspectives. In “The Sitayana,” Jadhwani reimagined the Ramayana, the Sanskrit epic, by telling the story through the eyes of princess-turned queen Sita, the wife of Rama, the king. Five women — Vijaya Sundaram, Ann Varghese, Vidisha Agarwalla, Audrey Seraphin, and Riya Ramaswamy — portray Sita at different phases of her life (and Rama as well). Directed by Tushar Mathew. Oct. 14-31. CHUANG Stage. At Black Box Theatre, Boston Center for the Arts, 539 Tremont St. 617-297-7161, chuangstage.org

A.Z. Madonna's picks

BOSTON SYMPHONY ORCHESTRA This weekend at Symphony Hall, Spanish composer Francisco Coll’s new piano concerto gets its first American performances in the hands of Kirill Gerstein with Andris Nelsons and the BSO; Beethoven’s “Coriolan” Overture and Symphony No. 7 round out the program. (Oct. 8-10) Next week, violinist Hilary Hahn and cellist Seth Parker Woods star in Carlos Simon’s Double Concerto Suite for violin and cello; the new piece is bracketed by two pieces from stage works by Tchaikovsky. (Oct. 15-17). Symphony Hall, 301 Massachusetts Ave. 617-266-1200, bso.org

ODYSSEY OPERA Odyssey presents three pieces by New England composers circa the early 20th century; Edward MacDowell’s tone poem “Lamia,” Amy Beach’s aria “Jephthah’s Daughter,” and George W. Chadwick’s opera “The Padrone,” a hot-blooded cousin to “Pagliacci” set in Boston’s North End. Oct. 10, 7:30 p.m. New England Conservatory’s Jordan Hall. 30 Gainsborough St. odysseyopera.org

BOSTON PHILHARMONIC Under the direction of founder Benjamin Zander, the Philharmonic launches its final concert season with Beethoven’s Violin Concerto featuring former Berlin Philharmonic concertmaster Guy Braunstein, and Brahms’s contemplative Symphony No. 4. Oct. 11. Guide to the Music lecture, 1:45 p.m., concert 3 p.m. Symphony Hall, 301 Massachusetts Ave. 617-236-0999, bostonphil.org

Kate Tuttle's pick

Murray Whyte's picks

EXCAVATING ANTIOCH: THE ARCHAEOLOGY OF AN ANCIENT CITY Opened recently: In 1930, Princeton University, in partnership with the French government, led an excavation of the ancient city of Antioch in what’s now modern-day Turkiye. Through the colonial archaeological practice of partage — literally, sharing — finds were divvied up among the various excavating parties and dispersed to museums across Europe and North America. After three years of research by Wellesley College, this exhibition tries to put the pieces back together – many of them not seen, or even known, for decades. Through May 30. The Davis Museum at Wellesley College, 106 Central St., Wellesley. 781-283-2051, wellesley.edu/davismuseum

PICASSO, MIRO, DALI: UNBOUND Three artists who shared an era and a passport (all three were Spanish) make up this exhibition, despite their otherwise wildly divergent styles and interests. They come together here in the pages of vibrant livres d’artiste, or artists books, a form to which all three applied their creative energies full force. Through Jan. 24. Museum of Fine Arts Boston, 465 Huntington Ave. 617-267-9300, mfa.org

THE WAY WE NEVER WERE: THE AMERICAN PROFESSIONAL PHOTOGRAPHERS COLLECTION In the 1970s, sociologist and curator Barbara P. Norfleet assembled a 200,000-strong collection of photographs that, taken together, depicted a version of America at mid-century that “staged and refined ... how Americans saw themselves and their nation.” Given the nature of the pictures — made by professional photographers hired by businesses, families, and civic organizations – there’s a deceptively one-note sunniness to the images not quite in tune with the upheaval of the era – and that’s exactly the point. The show examines “not only to what was included, but also what was left out of the photographic record.” Through May 9 . Harvard Art Museums, 32 Quincy St., Cambridge. 617-495-9400, harvardartmuseums.org

Last chance

TOPSFIELD FAIR Started in 1818 by the Essex Agricultural Society, the Topsfield Fair is winding down its 2026 run. But you can still get in through the weekend to check out everything from a bevy of bunnies in the Rabbit Barn to deep-fried Oreos and loaded baked potatoes. Through Oct. 12. Tickets are $20 at the gate or $23 online. Ride tickets are separate. 207 Boston St., Topsfield. topsfieldfair.org — MJ

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