Popular Comedian + Porridge Radio And 24 MA Events This Weekend

MASSACHUSETTS — It isn't so much a question of what there is to do in the Boston area and beyond, but rather, what should locals do?

Welcome to Patch's latest weekly roundup of highlight-worthy events across the city and surrounding areas. We've compiled them into one, easy-to-follow list, for your weekend planning.

This weekend is filled with comedy shows, author talks and concerts, including critically acclaimed indie act Porridge Radio and the comedian Sarah Silverman, who will stop in at Medford's Chevalier Theatre on Friday.

For a brief look ahead into next week, a Boston bar announced they'll be launching a recurring event for "The Bachelor" this season.

Season 29 of the show starts Monday at 8 p.m. and Parlor Sports will be hosting watch parties weekly to follow the journey. Parlor Sports will host viewings of the show weekly with sound on for a full viewing experience.

This season comes with the addition of a specialty cocktail on tap called “Grant Me This Rose”. The drink is a cherry-infused Aperol limonata for $13.

Here's what else to know for this weekend:

Friday

• Winteractive (through March 30) — Downtown Boston
• Sarah Silverman at Chevalier Theatre — Medford
• AM Gold Yacht Rock at Blue Ocean Music Hall — Salisbury
• 2hollis at Paradise Rock Club — Boston
• Eric Prydz Presents: 20 Years of Pryda at Big Night Live — Boston
• Dafnis Prieto's Sí o Sí Quartet at Berklee Performance Center — Boston
• David Gray at MGM Music Hall — Boston
• "Peter Pan" at Citizens Opera House (through Feb. 2) — Boston
• Nico Play at The Lilypad — Cambridge
• Dan Licata at The Rockwell — Somerville

Saturday

• Night Shift Brewing Run Club — Everett
• Recycled Percussion at Blue Ocean Music Hall (Saturday and Sunday) — Salisbury
• Big Head Todd and The Monsters at The Cabot (Saturday and Sunday) — Beverly
• The Fools at Center for Arts Natick — Natick
• Stereo MCs at The Sinclair — Cambridge
• Fulton Lee at Paradise Rock Club — Boston
• Dropout Improve at MGM Music Hall — Boston
• Magic City Hippies at House of Blues — Boston
• Padma Venkatraman with Lynda Mullaly Hunt at An Unlikely Story — Plainville

Sunday

• Metal Yoga with Black Widow Yoga at Night Shift Everett Taproom — Everett
• Tall Heights at The Sinclair — Cambridge
• Porridge Radio at Brighton Music Hall — Boston
• Be the Change with Crystal Sanders, author of A Forgotten Migration, in conversation with Kellie Carter Jackson at Porter Square Books — Cambridge