Winged Migration screens at 2:15, 4:25, 6:45 and 9:00 p.m.

theatre

ROMANTIQUE. Live one of the most dramatic moments in three revolutionary artists’ lives. The second piece in Hershey Felder’s “imagination in music,” Romantique transports the audience to a momentous summer evening in a country house outside of Paris where Delacroix, Chopin and George Sand have gathered. Set in 1846, the play is a brilliant fusion of Sand’s revelatory writings, Delacroix’s poignant art and Chopin’s masterful music. Runs Friday, August 1 through Sunday, August 17. Tickets $45; $35 for students, senior citizens and subscribers, available in advance through the ART box office. Loeb Drama Center, 64 Brattle St. (MRH)

AN IDEAL HUSBAND. Enjoy one of Oscar Wilde’s most true-to-life and touching stories in a piece that explores the mistakes we make and the power of compassion to overcome them. Directed by Jeremy W. Blocker ’04, the play is replete with political intrigue, the ups and downs of courtship and Wilde’s characteristic wit and style. Runs Friday, August 1 through Saturday, August 16. Tickets $14; $10 for senior citizens and students, available through the Harvard Box Office. Loeb Experimental Theater, 64 Brattle St. (MRH)

music

SUMMER SCHOOL CHORUS CONCERT. The 110-member Harvard Summer School Chorus presents choral masterworks accompanied by a professional orchestra and soloists. Under the direction of Constance DeFotis, the chorus will perform Mozart’s Mass in C-Minor and Schubert’s Mass in B-Flat Major. Friday, August 1 at 8 p.m. Free; limit 2 tickets per person. Available through the Harvard Box Office. Sanders Theatre. (MRH)

SUMMER SCHOOL POPS BAND ANNUAL CONCERT. The theme of this year’s concert is “Peter, Sergei and the Wolf” and will feature the music of Sergei Prokofiev, Gustav Holst, Richard Rogers and Leroy Anderson. The band will perform with a guest soloist, the flautist Deborah Boldin. Saturday, August 2 at 7 p.m. Free. Hatch Memorial Shell, Esplanade, Boston. (MRH)

MUSIC AND NOON. Enjoy a summer lunchtime music series. Performances are held weekly and the musicians vary from week to week. Runs Thursdays. Free. Swedenborg Chapel, 50 Quincy St. (MRH)

BOSTON CHAMBER MUSIC SOCIETY: HAMEL SUMMER MUSIC FESTIVAL. Experience a masterful performance as the Society presents selections from Schumann, Brahms and Beethoven. Saturday, August 2. $24. Pickman Concert Hall, Longy School of Music, 27 Garden St. (MRH)

RANDOM ACTS OF VIOLENCE. The group, whose latest album was a great success, performs with The Accursed, Terminally, Your Aborted Ghost and Magruder Grind. Hear the latest in indie music with this brand-new lineup. Saturday, August 2 at 9 p.m. $8. 18+. Upstairs, The Middle East, 472 Mass. Ave. (MRH)

ELY GUERRA. Fusing pop, trip-hop and a variety of Latin American styles, Mexican singer-songwriter Ely Guerra forges her own eclectic, mature sound, topped by velvety vocals in Spanish which soar, smolder and seduce. Her Mexican record label, who didn’t know what to make of her, shelved the songstress before demand for her addictive and understated brand of pop led her to EMI. Friday, August 1 at 8 p.m. $15. 18+. Downstairs, The Middle East, 472 Mass. Ave. (MRH & HLN) WINTERBOY. Oddbeat singer/songwriter/guitarist Alan Winters has a zest for experimentation. He’s tried his hand at almost as many music styles as he did jobs; he’s had stints as a taxi driver, a ranch hand, a salesman and a gravedigger among others. He eventually found his unique rock groove as a Boston street performer, and carried a fun, funky four-piece alternative rock ensemble which disbanded in 2002. Nowadays, this free spirit continues to explore with his flair for electric live performances and inventive lyrics. Saturday, August 2. Free. 18+. The Corner in The Middle East, 472 Mass. Ave. (MRH & HLN)

STEVE WYNN AND THE MIRACLE 3. A first listen of pop music veteran Steve Wynn’s songs might hint at Bob Dylan or the raw energy of The Strokes, but his own rollicking riffs and deep, warm vocals rock through to establish Wynn’s distinct pop vehicle. Studio glitz takes a backseat to crafting layered pop—not an oxymoron with this band. His latest album, Static Transmission, which was released in the U.S. on July 1, has already been making a big splash in the States. Come see him and the Miracle 3 in concert to get the latest sounds from Europe. Friday, August 1 at 11:30 p.m. $10. T.T. The Bear’s Place, 10 Brookline St. (MRH & HLN)

THE NEW AMSTERDAMS. Matt Pryor, also vocalist for The Get-Up Kids, serves as the only permanent member of this pop-punk band. After a brief tour with Guster, the band is now promoting its new album, Worse For the Wear, which will be released Tuesday. The show opens with friends Matt Pond PA and Rocky Votolato. Thursday, August 7 at 8 p.m. $12. Downstairs, The Middle East, 472 Mass. Ave. (JPK)

visuals

HATCHING THE PAST: DINOSAUR EGGS, NESTS AND YOUNG. This new fall exhibit, exploring the social aspects of dinosaurs, features a wide variety of dinosaur nests and eggs from around the world. Visitors can see and touch real dinosaur bones and a dinosaur nest nearly eight feet in diameter. The exhibit presents new theories about dinosaur reproduction and general behavior. Other attractions include the longest eggs ever discovered born of an oviraptor from China, a 75 million-year-old titanosaur egg the size of a bowling ball and a DVD presentation on baby dinosaurs and embryos. Runs through Sept. 1. $7.50 adults, $6 seniors/students. Harvard Museum of Natural History, 26 Oxford St. (CCS)