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Sunday, April 18
* indicates a weekly event
10 a.m. National Park Rangers open their tour season this weekend, with a 90-minute walk along Freedom Trail. Tours leave the Visitors Information Center across from the Old State House (15 State St., Boston) at 10 a.m., 11 a.m., noon, and 3 p.m. on weekends and 10 a.m. and 2 p.m. weekdays. 617-242-5642.
10 a.m. Brush up your mountain bike skills with a clinic at Blues Hills Reservation, followed by a self-guided tour. Meet at Houghton's Pond parking lot on Hillside Street, Milton. 617-727-4573.
1 p.m. An MDC park ranger leads a tour of the Charles River Esplanade and talks about plans for a new riverside park. Meet in front of the Museum of Science. 617-727-5380. (directions).
2 p.m. Violinist Barbara Englesberg and pianist Esther Ning play music of Beethoven, Amy Beach, and Josef Suk at the Newton Free Library, 330 Homer St. 617-552-7145. (directions).
3 p.m. New England Conservatory presents a concert with faculty member Fredericka King at the Museum of Afro-American History in Boston celebrating the music and life of Marian Anderson. 46 Joy St. 617-585-1100 or 617-742-1854. (directions).
6 p.m. Annual lantern service at the Old North Church in the North End with music by the First Michigan Fife & Drum Corps and actor David Connor as Paul Revere. 193 Salem St., Boston. 617-523-6676. (directions). NOTE:Greetings and festivities begin at 6 p.m.; service begins at 8 p.m.
7 p.m.-midnight. Those audio/visual-happy kids of the Toneburst Collective hold an open drumming circle along with a series of collaborative art and music performances at Boston University's Metcalf Hall (775 Commonwealth Ave., second floor). Nearly two dozen DJs and artists are slated to perform. 617-268-6240. (directions).
7 p.m. Faculty chamber concert at Pickman Concert Hall at Longy School of Music, 1 Follen St., Cambridge. Works include Faure's Violin Concerto and Schubert's Piano Trio in E-Flat Major. 617-676-0956. (directions).
8 p.m. "An Ellington Tribute: From Standards to Sacred," with Aardvark Jazz Orchestra, MIT Chorus, and vocal soloists. Kresge Auditorium, 48 Mass. Ave., Cambridge. 617-253-2826.
9 p.m. * Jamaica Plain's tiny Brendan Behan Pub goes retro with rockabilly bands. Don't show up late if you want a seat. 378 Centre St. 617-522-5386. (directions).
10 p.m. Berklee College of Music's Bob Pilkington leads his class through a show of Afro-pop tunes in the Berklee cafeteria, 150 Mass. Ave., Boston. 617-747-8820. (directions).
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