See our daily events listings for bars and clubs in the Boston area at the link below, followed by an editor's pick of events throughout the year.

Ongoing, at First Church in Jamaica Plain, at the corner of Centre and Eliot Streets. Second and 4th Saturdays Sept-June and 4th Saturday in July. See website for dates, callers and bands. Dances normally run 7:30-1pm, usually $10, students $6, or less/what you can afford. Guest callers welcome the first dance after the break. Contact Bob Peterson at contracorner.com to reserve a slot.

January 17, 2015, 10am, Il Trovatore at the Coolidge Cinema, 290 Harvard St, Brookline, from Berlin’s Staatsoper Unter den Linden, starring Anna Netrebko and Plácido Domingo heading impressive ensemble, Daniel Barenboim conductor. Coming up: Feb 15th, 10am - La Forza del Destino (Bavarian State Opera); March 15th, 10am - Arabella, from the 2014 Salzburg Easter Festival.

February 26 - March 8, 2015 Lady of the Camellias, at The Boston Opera House. Based on Alexander Dumas' novel, set to music of Chopin, the tragic affair of Marguerite, one of Paris' most sought-after courtesans, and Armand, a young country gentleman. Coming: March 19-28: Shades of Song. April 30 - May 10: Edge of Vision. May 14-24: Thrill of Contact.

Ongoing - March 8, 2015, the MFA Jean/ Frederic Sharf Visitor Center. Twenty iconic figures from Hollywood’s Golden Age photographed by Karsh over his life-long career; star quality in celebrity sitters photographed in their prime, including images of Humphrey Bogart, Judy Garland, Audrey Hepburn, Clark Gable, Gregory Peck, and more.

April 2-12, 2015. Annual LGBT film fest. This past year with over 120 films, 11 days of screenings at locations across Boston, Brookline, and Cambridge: Museum of Fine Arts, (465 Huntington Ave), Brattle Theatre (by Harvard Square, Cambridge), and Fenway Health Center (Boylston St, Boston). Also ongoing schedule of films throughout the year. See website:

April 22-29, 2015. Most screenings at The Somerville Theatre (Davis Square, Somerville), and Brattle Theatre, (by Harvard Square, Cambridge); also at The Coolidge Corner, (Brookline). IFF Boston presents more films throughout the year - see their website:

June 5-14, 2015, annual parade/ festival, stage entertainment and vendors, Stuart Street and Jamaica Plain block parties. Parade on Saturday, June 6 from Copley Square to arrive at City Hall Plaza Pride Festival on Cambridge Street. See website for past years media, and upcoming events details online:

July 4, 2015. Annual Boston Pops Fireworks Spectacular, Hatch Shell concert on Charles River Esplanade, over 500,000 visitors. Six million Americans tune in on TV.

September 23-27, 2015 (to be confirmed) at the Revere Hotel Boston Common. The 31st annual event. One of America's most recognized celebration of world cinema. See website for schedule.