Weekend Picks: Party Like A Queen

It’s Thursday, which means it’s time to round up some ideas for your weekend. We're thinking a visual interpretation of classical music and perhaps a little party in honor of the Queen.

Guest:

What: Chorus pro Musica presents "The Creation" by Joseph Haydn with the Boston Philharmonic Orchestra

Where: New England Conservatory's Jordan Hall

When: Saturday, June 2 at 8 p.m.

Price: $17-$87

More: This performance will be accompanied by video imagery designed by Joss Sessions, a graduate of the Liverpool Institute for Performing Arts. Lights and images will surround the chorus and be projected onto organ pipes and walls of Jordan Hall.

What: Beacon Hill Art Walk

Where: Pick up your map between 135 and 137 Charles Street and wind your way through the neighborhood

When: Sunday, June 2, Noon to 6 p.m., rain or shine

Price: Free!

More: Residents of Beacon Hill invite you wander their gardens while musicians play around the neighborhood and artists set up shop.

What: Queen's Jubilee Street Fair

Where: The pedestrian mall outside the Old State House

When: Sunday, June 3, 2:30 p.m. - 5 p.m.

Price: Free!

More: The jubilee will feature performances by the British School of Boston's brass band and the Commonwealth Shakespeare Company.

What: "Chichester": A concert of works commissioned by Dean Walter Hussey for the Chichester Cathedral in England including Leonard Bernstein's "Chichester Psalms."

Where/When: Friday, June 1 at 8 p.m. at the First Church Congregational in Cambridge and Sunday, June 3 at 3 p.m. at the Old South Church in Boston.

Price: In Cambridge, $18, $9 for student and seniors ($2 more at the door). In Boston, a donation is required only if you'd like to reserve your spot online. Tickets are on sale online until midnight Thursday, May 31.

More: These concerts will also feature the world premiere of the piece composed for BCE by the winner of their 2012 5th Anniversary Commission Competition.