Welcome to the Wednesday edition of the Big To-Do: Short Cuts, our midweek round-up of what’s going on around Boston, as selected by Boston Globe critics and writers.

Ephrat Asherie and Michelle Dorrance bring "The Center Will Not Hold" to Jacob's Pillow Dance Festival through June 29. CHRISTOPHER DUGGAN

Thursday

• Brad Pitt’s new action flick “F1® The Movie” races into theaters this weekend.
• The inaugural Queer [Re]Public Festival kicks off at Arrow Street Arts in Cambridge.

Friday

• “Smoke,” the new drama about arson investigators from Dennis Lehane, debuts on Apple TV+.
• “Law and Order: SVU” star Mariska Hargitay looks back on the life and legacy of her mother, Jayne Mansfield, in the new HBO documentary “My Mom Jayne.”
• The 11th edition of the annual Donna Summer Roller Disco Party skates into City Hall Plaza.
• Cambridge is getting its groove on this weekend, as well, with the return of the city’s free dance party.

Saturday

• Emmy-winner Lee Jung-jae returns for season 3 of the hit series “Squid Game,” on Netflix.
• Comic Carline Moore hosts the late-night “Weapons of Mass Dysfunction” show, with Andrew Mayer, Will Pottorff, and more bringing the laughs to Cambridge’s Comedy Studio.
• Head to Medfield for the free New England Americana Festival, featuring two stages of local and regional acts at the Bellforge Arts Center.

Sunday

• Providence’s Revolve Dance Project performs its new concert “Sound in Form,” featuring six world premiere dances, at the Strand Ballroom and Theatre.
• Celebrate Independence Day a little early with face painting, live music, fireworks, and more at Canton’s Irish Cultural Centre.

Ongoing

• Enjoy film, fashion, poetry, and more as the Boston Art & Music Soul (BAMS) Festival returns to the Hub through June 30.
• The exhibition “Native Prospects: Indigeneity and Landscape” continues at the Farnsworth Art Museum in Rockland, Maine, through July 6.

Last Chance

• The annual Roxbury International Film Festival concludes its latest edition on Friday.
• Catch the Gloucester Stage Company’s production of the Tennessee Williams classic “The Glass Menagerie” through Saturday.

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