Weekend Best Bets

Friday

Senior Discount celebrates its eleventh anniversary at The Met with a night of pop punk covers. See Senior Discount as Blink-182, with area bands Sound Off playing as Green Day and Premier playing as Yellowcard. $10. Doors at 7:30pm. 1005 Main Street, Pawtucket. More info...

Rock Hunt finalists We Were Astronauts open for Saint Motel at Waterplace Park for this week’s installment of the WBRU/Dunkin’ Donuts Summer Concert Series. Free. Waterplace Park, Providence. More info...

Saturday

What could possibly go wrong when a woman decides that the only way out of her dead-end marriage is murder? Well lots when the kids start to suspect something. Catch Die, Mommy Die! at the 2nd Story Theatre. $25. 7:30pm. 28 Market Street, Warren. More info...

When local artist Steve Duque rides a skateboard into the ground he doesn’t junk it, he repurposes it. See his first solo exhibit, “Upcycled Life” to see how he transforms his old deck sinto new works of art. 6-8pm. 131 Washington Street, Providence. More info...

Nothing’s more New England than a good old fashioned Lobster Boil. Enjoy live music, barbecue and of course some fresh lobstah at The Ocean House. $110 for adults, $55 for kids 12 and under. 6pm. 1 Bluff Avenue, Watch Hill. More info...

Festival of Cheese. What more can we say? Experience over 1,600 specialty and artisan cheeses from the American Cheese Society’s 2015 competition. Sample them solo or with all the various cheese-pairing goodies you love, like wine, chocolate and cider. $60. 7-9:30pm. Rhode Island Convention Center, Providence RI. More info...

Sunday

Catch the Ocean State Theatre Company’s final production of Gypsy. Based on the memoirs of Gyspy Rose Lee with lyrics by Stephen Sondheim, it is considered by many to be the “perfect” musical. $39-$54. 2pm. 1245 Jefferson Boulevard, Warwick. More info...

The annual Blithewold Fairy Festival returns, bringing a healthy dose of magic and whimsy to the weekend. Enjoy a fairy parade, a performance from the Ladies of the Rolling Pin, picnicking and more. $15 for adults, $3 for kids. 10am-3pm. 101 Ferry Road, Bristol. More info...

On display now at the Gelman Student Exhibition Gallery is New Contemporaries. These selected works from the RISD class of 2015 offer a look at some of the emerging talent coming out of Providence. Free. 10am-5pm. 20 North Main Street, Providence. More info...

All Weekend

After a wildly successful Folk Festival last weekend Newport shows no signs of slowing down. The Newport Jazz Festival returns for three days of horns by the water. The best news? There are still tickets available! More info...

Filmed right here in Rhode Island and carried over after a successful first run, Infinitely Polar Bear stars Mark Ruffalo as a manic-depressive father in 1970s Boston trying to prove to his wife, Zoe Saldana, that he’s a capable father and husband. $8.25. 12:30 and 4:30. 204 South Main Street, Providence. More info...

If you’re looking for a more intimate, musical weekend, catch the final days of the Kingston Chamber Music Festival. Winding down its 27th season, the festival brings established and emerging artists together on the same stage. $25. 7:30pm Friday, 4pm Sunday. 105 Upper College Road, Kingston. More info...