Blues Traveler is at the House of Blues Friday night starting at 7PM
https://www.bigstub.com/blues-traveler-tickets.aspx?event_id=3280180
The Posies have a show at the City Winery Friday at 8PM
https://www.bigstub.com/the-posies-tickets.aspx?event_id=3283538
And a pair of all star cover bands hit Massachusetts this weekend as Bruce in the USA takes the stage at the Sinclair in Cambridge. That starts at 9PM
https://www.bigstub.com/bruce-in-the-usa-tickets.aspx?event_id=3337000
And Love Sexy does a tribute to the music of Prince at the Blue Ocean Music Hall in Salisbury
https://www.bigstub.com/lovesexy-tribute-to-the-music-of-prince-tickets.aspx?event_id=3391336
On Saturday, Comedy Central comedian Ari Shaffir is at the Wilbur Theatre for two shows at 7 & 10
https://www.bigstub.com/ari-shaffir-tickets.aspx?event_id=3248834
Saturday also brings the Winter Princess meet and greet and scavenger hunt to the Franklin Park Zoo starting at 10AM
http://www.zoonewengland.org/engage/winter-princesses-at-fpz
At 1:30, the Liberty Hotel in Boston hosts a 2 for 1 food tour of Beacon Hill and Back Bay
https://www.facebook.com/BostonFoodTours/
The Newton Public Library hosts a free screening of Despicable Me 3 starting at 2PM
http://newtonfreelibrary.net/events/
Also at 2PM in Rochester New Hampshire, the Rochester Opera House presents Gilligan’s Island, The Musical
http://www.rochesteroperahouse.com/gilligan.html
And 90’s band Big Head Todd and the Monsters are at the Wilbur Theatre on Sunday
https://www.bigstub.com/big-head-todd-and-the-monsters-tickets.aspx?event_id=3276269
Wednesday, the Isabella Stewart Gardner Museum hosts The Red Party starting at 6:30
http://connect.gardnermuseum.org/site/Calendar?id=106601&view=Detail
At 7PM, the All Saints Episcopal Church of the North Shore presents “Anything But Square” Square Dancing
http://www.riversidesquares.org/
The Boston Opera House presents “Love Never Dies” starting at 7:30
https://www.seatsforeveryone.com/Venues/Boston-Opera-House
Also Wednesday, Laugh Boston Comedy Club presents the South Shore Boys Comedy Showcase
https://www.facebook.com/TheSouthShoreBoyz/
On Thursday, former Vice President Joe Biden brings his "American Promise Tour" with former Ambassador Samantha Power to the Chevalier Theatre in Medford Square
http://chevaliertheatre.com/artist/joe-biden/
Also Thursday, Salem High School in Salem New Hampshire presents “The Sound of Music”
Thursday night brings dueling country shows to Massachusetts. Brantley Gilbert, Aaron Lewis and Josh Philips will be in Worcester for a 7PM show at the Palladium
https://www.bigstub.com/brantley-gilbert-aaron-lewis-and-josh-philips-tickets.aspx?event_id=3283955
And Chris Young, Kane Brown and Lanco hit Lowell for a show at the Tsongas Arena also at 7PM
https://www.bigstub.com/chris-young-kane-brown-and-lanco-tickets.aspx?event_id=3284360