Popular Comedian Performing And 13 Other Events In MA This Week

MASSACHUSETTS — Are you saving your nights outside of the house for the weekend? In Massachusetts, that can often mean missing out on a bevy of great concerts, art exhibits and other events across the state.

In Patch's latest weekly column, we focus on the events happening throughout the week in the Boston area and beyond.

Here's what to know this week:

Monday

• Karissa Chen at Harvard Book Store — Cambridge
• Alice Feeney at An Unlikely Story — Plainville
• Joan Leegant at Hummingbird Books — Newton

Tuesday

• 50th Annual Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Day Lecture with Reginald Dwayne Betts at Cambridge Public Library — Cambridge
• Kyle Paoletta at Harvard Book Store — Cambridge
• Makana Yamamoto with Alex Schaffner: Hammajang Luck at Brookline Booksmith — Brookline
• Boston Speakers Series–Oren Etzioni at Symphony Hall (Tuesday and Wednesday) — Boston
• Romesh Ranganathan at Crystal Ballroom — Somerville

Wednesday

• Danielle Legros Georges at Harvard Book Store — Cambridge
• Nicolas King with The Mike Flanagan Quartet at City Winery — Boston
• The Browning at Palladium — Worcester

Thursday

• Sungazer at The Sinclair — Cambridge
• Russell Peters at Chevalier Theatre — Medford
• Comedian Bob Marley at Bule Ocean Music Hall — Salisbury