Tonight (Thursday), ArtsEmerson presents the musical Breath and Imagination based on the life of African American classical vocalist Roland Hayes at 7:30 p.m. at the Emerson/Paramount Mainstage. Tickets: $69, $49, $39, and $25; www.artsemerson.org.
On Friday, Grammy Award-winning trumpeter Roy Hargroves performs at Scullers Jazz Club for two shows at 8 p.m. and 10 p.m. Show: $35; Dinner & Show: $75. To purchase, go to www.scullersjazz.com.
Berklee’s weeklong 2015 Martin Luther King Jr. celebration comes to a close with a concert on Friday evening featuring Valerie Stephens performing excerpts from Nina Simone: Her Music and Her Times, and Forever Ray performing the music of Ray Charles at the David Friend Recital Hall at 7 p.m. Admission: Free.
Singer/songwriter Nick Hakim (who opened for Maxwell in Boston last summer) performs this Friday night at the Middle East – Upstairs in Cambridge. Doors open at 7pm. 18+ show. Tickets: $10; www.ticketweb.com.
This Saturday, Charles Neville of The Neville Bros introduces his son and fellow musician Khalif Neville in a live performance at Darryl’s Corner Bar & Kitchen beginning at 9:30 p.m. For tickets, dinner and show information, go to www.darrylscornerbarboston.com.
Chef Brian Poe kicks off the 4th annual Burrito Bowl this Saturday at Poe’s Kitchen at the Rattlesnake from 1 p.m. to 3:30 p.m. The competition brings together some of Boston’s best chefs to determine the best burrito creation. Admission: $25; www.burritobowl4.eventbrite.com.
Also on Saturday, ImprovBoston hosts Face Off where New England’s best comedians battle one another in “a comedic duel to the death” at 10 p.m. Tickets: $18, $14 students at the door. www.improvboston.com/shows/face-off.
If the Superbowl is not your thing, check out Blues on Sunday at the Beehive featuring an evening of live bands and musicians performing the blues from 8 p.m. to 12 Midnight. For more information, visit www.beehiveboston.com.
