NOTE: “Today” and “tonight” refer to Friday, May 13.
SEQUIM — “Tom Foolery” — a musical revue based on lyrics and music that American mathematician, songwriter and satirist Tom Lehrer first performed in the 1950s and 1960s — is set to open at 7:30 tonight at Olympic Theatre Arts, 414 N. Sequim Ave.
The show will return at 7:30 p.m. Saturday and at 2 p.m. Sunday.
The play, directed by Anna Andersen, is a cynical yet good-humored attack on the atom bomb, racism, pollution, pornography, the military, the Boy Scouts and mathematics, organizers said, adding nothing is sacred in this hysterical revue featuring many of Lehrer’s greatest songs.
“Tom Foolery” will be performed in cabaret style in the Gathering Hall of the theatre.
Tickets for Friday’s performance are $10 each and not available online. They can be purchased at the theatre box office, open from 1 p.m. to 5 p.m. Monday through Friday. Performances will be through May 22.
For more information, call at 360-683-7326 or visit olympictheatrearts.org.
Tribute Concert
PORT TOWNSEND — To commemorate the fifth anniversary of KPTZ 91.9 FM Community Radio hitting the airwaves, a variety of musicians will perform at a Joni Mitchell tribute concert and fundraiser Sunday at Fort Worden State Park.
Mitchell has recorded 17 albums and won numerous Grammy awards including best folk performance and album of the year.
During the concert, regional artists will perform “their own interpretations of Joni Mitchell classics,” Nora Petrich, KPTZ station manager, said in a news release.
“Performers include several singer-songwriters, a concert pianist, an acappella chorale, a New Orleans-style brass band and several other groups of musicians.”
The concert at Joseph F. Wheeler Theater, 25 Eisenhower Way, begins at 6 p.m., and will include two sets of music.
General tickets are $20 and are available at Crossroads Music, 2100 Lawrence St., Quimper Sound, 211 Taylor St., or online at www.brownpapertickets.com.
Tickets are $25 at the door based on available space.
Proceeds benefit the nonprofit radio station, which is funded by listeners, donations, grants and underwriting. KPTZ is a nonprofit organization and receives no federal funding.
The event is sponsored by Sound Storage, Windermere Real Estate, Autoworks, Crossroads Music, Rainshadow Productions and Grace Your Space Feng Shui.
For more information, call 360-379-6886 or visit www.kptz.org.
Jazz at Cellar Door
PORT TOWNSEND — Jazz artist Dmitri Matheny on Saturday will celebrate the international release of his 11th album, “Jazz Noir,” during a performance by The Dmitri Matheny Group at the Cellar Door, 940 Water St. #1.
Directed by flugelhornist and composer Matheny, the musical group features Rickey Kelly on vibraphone, Phil Sparks on bass and Robert Rushing on drums.
The appearance, part of a national tour, will showcase selections from the new album, jazz, blues and spoken word numbers.
The show is set to begin at 8 p.m. Admission is $5.
For more information, call 360-385-6959 or visit cellardoorpt.com.