kathyWORLD RHYTHMS
In “Rhythm and Flow,” Tony Vacca brings together musicians from his Senegal America Project and The World Rhythms Ensemble, and poets, in a perfect confluence of world traditions and innovations. It happens Saturday at 8 p.m. at Gateway City Arts, 92-114 Race St. in Holyoke, and what a lineup: musicians Vacca (balafon, gongs, percussion); Charles Neville (saxophone); Derrik Jordan (electric violin, vocals, percussion); and Massamba Diop (tama drum), and poets Abiodun Oyewole of The Last Poets and Tantra Zawadi.
$15-$25; www.gatewaycityarts.com
ANOTHER GOOD BET
Eggtooth Productions’ immersive adaptation of Shakespeare’s “The Winter’s Tale” takes place in all the rooms — and nooks and crannies — of the 5-story Arts Block building, 289 Main St., Greenfield, Sept. 28-Oct. 2. eggtooth.org