Welcome to the Wednesday edition of the Big To-Do: Short Cuts, our midweek round-up of what’s going on around Boston, as selected by Boston Globe critics and writers.

Thursday

• Glen Powell races back onto the big screen in the “Running Man” remake, opening in theaters.

• Check out the MassArt Art Museum for free during its after-hours Twilight event, featuring music by Maine-based ensemble Palaver Strings.

• Blues singer Shemekia Copeland performs Thursday at Bull Run Restaurant in Shirley, and Friday at Narrows Center for the Arts in Fall River.

Friday

• Help raise funds for Caribbean communities impacted by Hurricane Melissa with a special concert featuring local acts at Warehouse XI in Somerville.

• The Union Comedy Improv Festival takes over the Rockwell in Somerville Friday and Saturday.

Saturday

• Stand-up star Top Papa brings the laughs to the Wilbur as his “Grateful Bread” tour stops in Boston.

• Singer-songwriter Josh Ritter and his Royal City Band perform at House of Blues.

• The new company Lam Dance Works celebrates its inaugural performance at Emerson Paramount Center.

Sunday

• Documentarian Ken Burns debuts his latest star-studded epic, “The American Revolution,” with a two-hour premiere on PBS.

• Donate a gently used book for admission to the West End Musuem’s book swap social, which will also feature the debut of its new Little Free Library on Thoreau Path.

Ongoing

• The Boston Jewish Film Festival is back for its 37th year, with in-person screenings through Sunday, and virtually Nov. 17-19.

Last Chance

• Choreographed by George Balanchine, Boston Ballet’s “Jewels” concludes its run Sunday at Citizens Opera House.

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