Metal Goes Acoustic, World Cup Watch Parties and More Events This Week

Circuit Theatre celebrates its fifth birthday at Oberon with Circuit 5ever, featuring everything you’d expect at a five year old’s party: streamers, cake, party hats, balloon animals, face paint, and that one jealous kid who cries when the birthday boy opens his presents because it’s not fair and I want a fucking Power Wheels, too. They’ll also debut special preview performances from the upcoming season, plus a cash bar, raffles, and dancing. (7:30 p.m., FREE, 21+)

Musicians from nine of Boston’s hardest rocking bands team up at Club Passim to play stripped-down versions of metal classics, which in addition to being played in their underwear will also feature acoustic instruments. All proceeds from Metal Goes Acoustic will go to the Thayer Harris Memorial Fund to aid the family of the 23-year-old Boston audio engineer who died unexpectedly earlier this month. (8 p.m., $10, all ages)

The U.S. takes on Belgium in the World Cup’s round of 16, which regardless of what happens, it’s nice to know we’re one of the top 16 teams in the world. We’re officially more competitive with the rest of the world in soccer than we are in math skills or infant mortality rate, you guys! Mayor Marty Walsh and the New England Revolution are throwing another massive viewing party on City Hall Plaza. Or if you’re still only capable of making it through a soccer game with the help of beer, Somerville’s brand-new Aeronaut Brewing Company’s watch party will be projecting the game onto the white wall of their 12,000-square foot warehouse. (3:30 p.m.,FREE, all ages/21+ at Aeronaut)



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The monthly F-grade cinema showcase continues its Cyber Summer (screenings of movies with “cyber” in the title that prominently feature cyborgs) with the 2003 not-classic “CyberMutt.” A dog undergoes a miraculous transformation into a bionic wonder after he is thoughtlessly backed over by his careless owner (Judd Nelson). Whatever, my dog is a machine, too — a snuggles machine! (7:30 p.m., $7, all ages)



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The Museum of Fine Arts kicks off its summer Concerts in the Courtyard series with Dom Flemons, a founding member of the Carolina Chocolate Drops who left the band last year to pursue a solo career. Or if you’re really into concerts and courtyards but not so into paying money for things, the Boston Public Library hosts its own free Concerts in the Courtyard series every Wednesday, this week featuring singer-songwriter and composer Kendall Ramseur. (7:30 p.m./7 p.m., $30/free, all ages)

The original summer blockbuster. The model for all monster movies. The most famous piece of music ever played on a cello (suck it, Mozart). The Brattle brings ”Jaws” back to the big screen with six screenings of its gorgeous new digital restoration, timed perfectly to celebrate the first great white sighting of the year off of Cape Cod. Trade proposal: Would you accept more great whites off the Cape if it meant less traffic getting down there? If you said yes, you probably need to watch “Jaws” again. (Various times, $8-10, all ages)



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If you went to grade school in Massachusetts, your history curriculum consisted of about six months studying the pilgrims and revolution every year and no more than a couple days on anything else, which is why I still have no idea what the Korean War was all about. But all of that revolutionary history will come in handy at the Old State House’s Revolutionary Boston Pub Night, featuring Battle Road Beer and a revolution-themed pub quiz. (6:30 p.m., $15, 21+)

If you love the “1812 Overture” but hate crowds and fireworks, catch a preview rehearsal of the Boston Pops’ Fourth of July concert a day early on the esplanade. This year’s concert welcomes special guests the Beach Boys, who probably get pretty tired of people yelling “Where’s Uncle Jesse???” at their shows these days. These are (most of) the same people who made “Pet Sounds.” Have some respect. (8:30 p.m., FREE, all ages)

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