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MONDAY, MAY 30 (MEMORIAL DAY)

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ART

TODAY AND WEDNESDAY: The small Alabama farming community of Gee’s Bend is bounded on three sides by the Alabama River, with no ferry service since the 1960s and but a single access road that wasn’t paved until 1967. Yet as the art world learned when work by Rosie Lee Thompkins popped up in the 2002 Whitney Biennial, this primarily African-American community (almost all 700 residents are descendants of slaves who worked on the Pettway Plantation) has been producing extraordinary quilters since the 1920s. Although the quilters can hardly have had more than passing exposure to geometric abstraction, assemblage, collage, and other 20th-century art movements, their work parallels these developments and sometimes does them one better. More than 60 of these bed-sized works, dating from the 1930s to 2000, go on view this week at the Museum of Fine Arts in "The Quilts of Gee’s Bend"; the show opens Wednesday, but you can get a sneak peak at the MFA’s free Memorial Day Open House, which offers gospel music and artmaking activities plus a chance to meet some of the quilters. That’s at 465 Huntington Avenue in Boston; call (617) 267-9300.

AT THE CLUBS

Already pining for the weekend? Chanteuse Andrea Gillis and pianist Andrea Gaudette have combined their talents to form the power of the Double A Cabaret. These ladies will help usher in your weary workweek with a smile, a tune, and a whole lotta soul, performing cabaret classics and a few Double A originals. They will also welcome a surprise guest. Check them out every Monday night in May at the Abbey Lounge (3 Beacon Street, Somerville); visit www.abbeylounge.com

ROCK. A Jaggernautical take on Creamy electric blues is the last thing you’d expect out of a band on Astralwerks — and yet here be four young dudes from Lincolnshire, 22-20s, who are reverent enough to take their name from an obscure Skip James tune. By turns bone-hard, rootsy, and, in a pinch, dusted with a whiff of anthemic glory, their homonymous ’werks debut isn’t cruddy like Memphis punk or artsy like the Blues Explosion. But fans of that stuff who usually hate anything tagged "blues rock" might hear an echo of the Oblivians and the Reigning Sound in 22-20s’ psychedelic-era rave-ups. Which is to say they’re more Black Keys than Black Crowes. Just off a string of dates with the latter, they play a free show at Harpers Ferry, 158 Brighton Avenue in Allston; call (617) 254-9743.

OTHER LIVE SHOWS:

For the following shows, see the Club Directory for phone numbers and addresses.

BELL IN HAND TAVERN, Boston. "Tommy’s Jam Session."

BOSTON ROCKS, Boston. "Martini Mondays."

THE BURREN, Somerville. Front Room: At 10 p.m., "Traditional Irish Music."

CANTAB LOUNGE, Cambridge. At 8 p.m., "Geoff Bartley’s Open Mic." At 9:30 p.m., Dan Gonzalez.

CHARLIE’S KITCHEN, Cambridge. At 9 p.m., Yoni Gordon & the Goods, Hounds.

CLUB PASSIM, Cambridge. At noon, "Cutting Edge of the Campfire" with Tara Greenblatt, Greg Alexander, Kim Taylor, Lenny Solomon, Mark Tolstrup, Mark Brine, Rob Siegel, John Cremona, Mudfunk, Rebecca Hall, Ken Anderson, Jan Smith, Pamela Wyn Shannon, Jen Sygit. At 5 p.m., Kayla Ringelheim, Liz Stahler, Liz Kelly, Caitlin Frame, Whoa Man Jesus. At 7:15 p.m., Rob Laurens, Karaugh Brown, Susan Levine, Mickey Erlich, Tree by Leaf. At 9:30 p.m., Liz Tormes, Jes Hudak, Elana Arian, Rachael Davis. At 11 p.m., Meg Hutchinson, Alastair Moock, Brian Webb, Anne Heaton. At 12:30 a.m., "Session Americana."

DICK’S LAST RESORT, Boston. John Erikson.

DODGE STREET BAR & GRILL, Salem. At 9:30 p.m., "Beverly Hillbillies Open Jazz Jam."

ENCORE, Boston. Clara Lofaro Quartet.

GREEN BRIAR, Brighton. "Irish Seisiun."

GREEN STREET GRILL, Cambridge. "Havana Club Salsa Dance."

HARPERS FERRY, Allston. 22-20s.

HENNESSY’S, Boston. Joe Carson.

THE INDEPENDENT, Somerville. At 7 and 10 p.m., "Texas Hold ‘Em Poker Tournament."

LIZARD LOUNGE, Cambridge. At 9:30 p.m., Cello Chix.

MIDDLE EAST, Cambridge. Upstairs: Systematics, Joke Mountain. Downstairs: Joseph Hill, Dub Station Band, DJ Selector Junior Rodigan.

MILKY WAY, Jamaica Plain. At 9 p.m., "Acoustic Universe."

O’BRIEN’S, Allston. "Heavy Metal Breakdown."

O’CONNOR’S, Boston. Gannon Brothers.

PLOUGH & STARS, Cambridge. At 8:30 p.m., Tennessee Hollow.

PURPLE SHAMROCK, Boston. Scott Damgaard.

SISSY K’S, Boston. Justin Beech.

TOAD, Cambridge. At 7 p.m., Shwang. At 10 p.m., Tim Gearan Band.

TOP OF THE HUB, Boston. Marty Ballou Trio.

VAPOR, Boston. "Piano Open Mic" with Michelle Curry.

WALLY’S CAFE, Boston. Jose Ramos & the Special Blend.

WELLFLEET BEACHCOMBER, Wellfleet. Dick Dale.

ZEITGEIST GALLERY, Cambridge. At 7 p.m., Furies, We Love You, Chris Cooper, Weird Weeds. At 10 p.m., Fringe.

ZUZU, Cambridge. Full Gospel Army, Yoko Homo, Blurred Visionary.

DJ SHOWS:

AN TUA NUA, Boston. "Ceremony," goth & industrial.

AXIS, Boston. At 10 p.m., "Static," Gay night drag show with DJ Adilson.

BLUE CAT CAFE, Boston. DJ Armen.

BRENDAN BEHAN PUB, Jamaica Plain. "Sonic Ginger," down tempo lounge and dub with DJs Martini and Ah Dub.

THE E ROOM AT THE GOLDEN TEMPLE, Brookline. House and acid jazz with DJ Johan Van Cauwenberghe.

GREAT SCOTT, Allston. DJ Carbo.

MIDDLE EAST, Cambridge. Downstairs: Joseph Hill, Dub Station Band, DJ Selector Junior Rodigan.

PHOENIX LANDING, Cambridge. "Makka Mondays," Hip-Hop and Reggae with DJs Voyager :01, Uppercut.

RIVER GODS, Cambridge. "Weekly Wax."

TOAST, Somerville. "Industry Night."

VERTIGO, Boston. "The Movement," deep house, house, and progressive with DJ Eric Santangelo.

COMEDY

COMEDY CONNECTION, (617-248-9700), Upstairs at Faneuil Hall, Boston. At 8 p.m., "Amateur Showcase" with Kevin Knox.

KENNEDY’S, (617-426-3333), 42 Province St., Boston. "Comedy Night."

POP MUSIC CONCERTS

Known to a few hardy Texas scrubland indie fans as the former frontwoman of the quartet Matty & Mossy, Jana Hunter appeared solo on Arthur magazine’s Devendra Banhart–curated Golden Apples of the Sun comp and has a split LP with Banhart coming out soon on Troubleman where you may have your own trouble figuring out whose side is whose: Jana’s frail, reedy voice and delicate fingerpicking make her sound like a young man lost in a peat bog and plucking toads from toadstools to see whether they’ll spill their secrets. At 8:30 p.m. she’s at Lorem Ipsum Books, 157 Hampshire Street in Inman Square, courtesy of the Critique of Pure Reason, the local promotion company that appears to hold the Boston crypto-folk franchise; call (617) 497-7669.

DANCE/PARTICIPATORY

BULGARIAN/BALKAN DANCING is at 7:30 p.m. at Green Street Studios, 185 Green St., Cambridge. Tickets $12; (617) 840-2362.

HAVANA CLUB MAMBO MONDAY SALSA DANCE is at 9:30 p.m. at Green Street Grill, 280 Green St., Cambridge. Tickets $8; (617) 312-5550; www.havanasalsa.com.

ISRAELI FOLK DANCE is from 8 p.m. to midnight at Temple Kehillath Israel, 384 Harvard Ave., Brookline. Tickets $4, $3 for students; (617) 484-4282.

NEW ENGLAND SQUARES AND CONTRAS features music by Yankee Ingenuity at 7:30 p.m. at the Scout House, 74 Walden St., Concord. Tickets $7; (781) 272-0396.

SCOTTISH COUNTRY DANCE is at 7:45 p.m. at Springstep, 98 George P. Hassett Dr., Medford. Tickets $7, $4 for students; (617) 661-5899.

SWING ARLINGTON is at 9 p.m. (with lessons at 6:45 and 7:45 p.m.) at Elks Dance Hall, 56 Pond Lane, Arlington. Tickets $10 before 9 p.m., $6 after; (617) 623-3134.

EVENTS

Mobius Artists Group has organized a provocative Memorial Day performance piece, "Collateral Damage Noted," that it’s staging on Boston’s City Hall Plaza: a gathering of more than 100 local musicians will perform a single note — high for children, medium for women, low for men — for each of the estimated 16,000 Iraqi civilians killed in the current war. For more information, call (617) 542-7416, or visit www.mobius.org

CENTRAL SQUARE FARMERS’ MARKET is from noon to 6 p.m. at Parking Lot 5, Bishop Allen Dr. and Norfolk St., Cambridge. Free; (781) 893-8222.

ANNUAL STREET PERFORMERS AUDITIONS with magicians, puppeteers, jugglers, musicians, and more concludes today from noon to 7 p.m. at Faneuil Hall Marketplace, Quincy Market, Boston. Free; (617) 523-1300.

GAY & LESBIAN

LESBIAN RAP is at 7:30 p.m. at the Women’s Center, 46 Pleasant St., Cambridge. Free; (617) 354-8807.

LIVING ART GROUP for lesbian, bisexual, transgender, or queer women, 13-25, is from 6 to 8 p.m. at Boston GLASS Community Center, 93 Mass Ave., Boston. Free; (617) 266-3349.

SPEAKEASY DISCUSSION GROUP FOR LGBT YOUNG ADULTS 18-25 is at 7 p.m. at Boston GLASS Community Center, 93 Mass. Ave., Boston. Free; (617) 266-3349.

AT THE MOVIES

Growing up is tough for girls everywhere, but in some parts of India, it can be a real nightmare. Digvijay Singh’s Maya (2001) is about the title 12-year-old’s brutal initiation into womanhood at the hands of her patriarchal society. The opening film of the Brattle Theatre’s "Asia Cinevisions" series, it screens at 3, 5:15, 7:30, and 9:45 p.m. at 40 Brattle Street in Harvard Square; call (617) 876-6837.

For more movies and showtimes, see our Movie Theater directory.

READINGS & LECTURES

STONE SOUP POETRY OPEN MIC with Jack Powers is at 8 p.m. at Out of the Blue Gallery, 106 Prospect St., Cambridge. Suggested donation $4; (617) 227-0845.