"Fun, Fun, Fun", "Help Me Rhonda", "I Get Around", "Good Vibrations" and "Kokomo" are on the setlist when original Beach Boy Mike Love takes the stage at the Ridgefield Playhouse's annual summer gala. More music here.

Godspell opens on Thurs, 7/9 and runs through 8/9 at the Westchester Broadway Theatre. This classic from Stephen Schwartz (Wicked, Pippin), is based on "The Gospel According to St. Matthew". The musical, uses "improvisation and contemporary themes to illustrate the parables, and bring their lessons to life." The songs: 

"Day By Day", "Save The People", "Learn Your Lessons Well", "All Good Gifts", "Turn Back, O Man" and "By My Side. More summer theatre.

The play opens with Franz Kafka's undiscovered masterpiece making its Broadway premiere. Roxanne, the stage manager, has the daunting task of running the understudy rehearsal. Enter Harry, a journeyman actor who just happens to be Roxanne's ex-fiancé. And then there's Jake, a Hollywood action star craving a little legitimacy. Throw in an unreliable techie and a bunch of producers threatening to close down the show and you have the makings of a very Kafkaesque comedy. More Summer Performing Arts.

Sara Watkins, from the bluegrass group Nickel Creek, Grammy-nominated Sarah Jarosz, and Aoife O'Donovan, the lead singer of the progressive string band Crooked Still, play each other's songs, covers and traditional acoustic music in Caramoor's Spanish Garden this week.

Violinist Alexi Kenney, who scored a win at the 2013 Concert Artists Guild Victor Elmaleh Competition at the age of 19 and pianist Renana Gutman, a prizewinner at the Los Angeles Liszt Competition, perform Westhoff's Suite No. 2 in A major for solo violin; Bach's Sonata for violin and keyboard No. 3 in E Major; Poulenc's "C" (transcribed for violin and piano by Alexi Kenney and Enescu's Sonata No. 3, Op. 25. More Caramoor.

Caramoor's Director of Opera, Will Crutchfield continues his track record of reviving the Parisian grand operas of the Italian masters with this presentation of Donizettis La Favorite. La Favorite was the second of four works Donizetti completed for the Paris Opera. It was such a hit that it was given there each season from 1840 to 1894, with revivals up to 1918. More Caramoor.

College Planning of Westchester's summer College App sessions begin July 7. Each session offers personalized brainstorming sessions to develop college application essay topics, narrow down college choices and starting to populate the common app, assistance in developing a personalized resume, an application tracking organizer, prep for SAT/ACT exams and senior year course readiness prep. Call Neal Schwartz at 914.273.2353 for more info. (College Planning of Westchester, 200 Business Park Drive, Armonk) www.collegeplanningofwestchester.com) 

Join Byram Hills' all-time leading scorer Jeffrey Lynch at his new Elite Basketball Camp. The camp runs for two one-week sessions on Aug-17-21 and Aug 24-28 at St. Patrick's Gymnasium at 29 Cox Ave., in Armonk. The camp is open to boys and girls, ages 7-14. For more information or to register contact Jeff Lynch at 914.500.7350 or email jxl@yahoo.com

Join the Wolf Conservation Center in South Salem for a nocturnal adventure that gives you a chance to camp out overnight with the 24 wolves that call the WCC home! With all the howls, circling vultures, and nature's nighttime chatter, you'll feel like you're camping under the stars with wild wolves. Camping fees are just $285 for a four person tent. Fee includes a pizza party with Ambassador wolves Atka, Alawa and Zephyr, a movie under the stars, and evening fireside snacks and light breakfast. Every Friday night in July plus Sat, 7/18. Call 914.763.2373 or read more. 

Paddington. This January 2015 release received a 98% critic's rating on Rotten Tomatoes. Here's the consensus critics review. "Paddington brings a beloved children's character into the 21st century without sacrificing his essential charm, delivering a family-friendly adventure as irresistibly cuddly as its star." Grab a blanket or chair and enjoy the FREE show at the Bedford Village Memorial Park on Friday night, July 17 at 8:30pm. For more on this and more stuff to do with the kids this summer check our What To Do: With the Kids guide. Read more.

The Arm of the Sea Theater presents a theatrical puppet performance for the entire family. This allegorical tale follows Malakai, the River messenger and water carrier who encounters a host of creatures, including a lyrical sea turtle, a fast-talking crow, a pair of industrious beavers, schools of migrating fish and more who offer insights into their role in a watershed's ecosystem. The performance is set outdoors in the Hammond Museum's stroll garden and dinner is available for purchase. Read more.

This year's Caramoor Jazz Festival is curated by Jazz at Lincoln Center and headlined by the celebrated Jazz at Lincoln Center Orchestra with Wynton Marsalis and Cécile McLorin Salvant. The lineup for the afternoon performances offers established jazz legends, future phenoms, big bands, and solo pianists including ... More Caramoor Jazz Here.

Here's a special summer event from the Performing Arts Center at Purchase College. Direct from the 2015 Lincoln Center Festival, China's national ballet fuses classic western ballet with traditional Chinese dance, creating a style of ballet that is uniquely their own. Their program will juxtapose the familiar with works that encapsulate the Chinese spirit and experience. There's more on this and our complete line-up of summer Theatre, Dance & Comedy from Ginger Rogers to Eddie Izzard, and a big treat for fans of Godspell, Wicked and Pippin in Armonk right here.

Jacob Burns Film Center's Sounds of Summer Film Series presents 19 new music documentaries like Gershwin & The Hollywood Musicals that has lots of footage of Fred dancing with Ginger. There's also new documentary films about The Beatles, The Who, R.E.M., Glen Campbell, Leon Russell, and how the Khmer Rouge systematically destroyed the hot Cambodian rock scene. Cambodian rock scene? Who knew ... More stuff to do this summer right here.

Neo-folk icon Suzanne Vega returns to Caramoor as part of their Summer Festival's American Roots series. You can see her perform her well crafted riffs on songs like "Tom's Diner" and "Luca" under the stars in Caramoor's intimate Spanish Garden on August 1. More Caramoor Summer Festival.