Opening

Bing Bamboo Room Burlesque, Club Phoenix, 348 Central Ave., Albany. Monthly variety show featuring comedy, song, dance, magic, and performance art. 7/28, 8 PM (two shows with one-hour intermission). $8. 462-4862.

Chopin and the Nightingale, Marcella Sembrich Opera Museum, 4800 Lake Shore Dr., Bolton Landing. 7/25 at 7:30 PM, 7/27 at 2 PM. Dramatic reading with music for narrator, two sopranos and pianist, which chronicles the romance between Frderic Chopin and Jenny Lind. $20. 644-9839.

The Millay Sisters: A Cabaret, Ancram Opera House, 1330 County Route 7, Ancram. 7/25-8/3, Fri-Sat at 8 PM, Sun at 2 PM. The lives of the Millay sisters told through song, poetry and family secrets. $20 open seating, $20 cabaret seating with snacks and drinks. 789-4182.

Songs of Love, War, Peace & Exile, Cabaret in the Country, Spencertown Academy Arts Center, 790 Route 203, Spencertown. 7/26, 6:30 PM. German-born cabaret artist Theo Bleckmann performs his interpretations of Brecht, Eisler and Weill, Strauss, and Kraftwerk. $25-35. 392-3693.

Continuing

Upcoming

Gilgamesh, Duffin Theatre, 197 East St., Lenox, Mass. 8/1-3, Fri-Sat at 8:30, Sat-Sun at 2 PM. Performance of the ancient manuscript adapted for stage, to benefit the Berkshire Project’s work with at-risk youth in the region. $20. (413) 637-3512.

Chatham Improv, Chatham House, Route 66, Chatham. 8/1, 8 :30 PM. Interactive games, sketches, comedy and surprises. No cover, no minimum. 392-6600.