a Grey's Anatomy songwriter plays Waltham

Halloween eats the calendar this week — dog parades, candlelit tours, cult movie rituals — but a few quiet shows cut through the costume noise, from a mill museum in Waltham to a wind band debuting in Lexington.

CRPick of the weekSongwriter behind your favorite TV scenesShe's written songs for Grey's Anatomy, Weeds, and Bojack Horseman, plus hits for Panic! At The Disco and Pitbull — now she's playing a museum in Waltham.Thursday · 8:00 PM · Charles River Museum of Industry & Innovation · Waltham · 2nd Shift Concert: Jenny Owen YoungsPPBring the kidsDogs in costumes parade at Patriot PlaceThe Kraft Family and New England Pawtriots host a costume contest and parade for dressed-up dogs, Friday 4-6 PM.Friday · 4:00 PM · Patriot Place · Foxborough · Pawtriots Howl-ween Dog ParadeOMSleeperCandlelight tour of a quietly unsettling houseGuided by candlelight through rooms where history was lived, this isn't a haunted house — it's something older and quieter.Friday · 5:30 PM · The Old Manse · Concord · Spirits of the Old Manse: A Candlelit Encounter with the PastSRWorth the driveA concert band season built on debutsMetWinds opens its 56th season with a program built entirely around debut works from the wind band repertoire's major voices.Sunday · 3:00 PM · Scottish Rite Museum · Lexington · MetWinds Fall Concert: ‘There’s a First Time for Everything’TA midnight ritual for Halloween weirdosTCAN screens the cult classic Thursday night — come ready to sing along and dress the part.Thursday · 7:30 PM · TCAN · Natick · Rocky Horror Picture Show

Wear a costume, keep the receipts, see you out there — Milo

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