Need a good cry? Well, gird up your tear ducts for this high-intensity workout: Musical artist Mariza is a renowned performer and interpreter of fado, Portugal’s notoriously sad folk music that’ll turn your heart into a wailing smoothie of inconsolable lament. Enjoy! Mariza performs 7:30p Nov. 11 at Reynolds Hall in The Smith Center. Tickets $26-$125. Info: thesmithcenter.com
Usually when you want to see colorful dancing figures like this, you have to go through the trouble of finding a friend of a friend of a friend who knows somebody who knows somebody who can get mushrooms. You’ll trip in a good way when you witness the Xyachimal Ballet Folklorico celebrate its 11th anniversary with an evening of Mexican dance. Xyachimal Ballet Folklorico performs 6:30p Nov. 15-16 at the Winchester Cultural Center. $10-$12. Info: 455-7340
Talk about obsession. Philip Denker’s drawings, sculptures and mixed-media work are so painstakingly meticulous and obsessively crafted, your eyes may just get OCD. “Over and Under” is on exhibit through Nov. 29 at Trifecta Gallery in the Arts Factory, 135 E. Charleston Blvd. Info: trifectagallery.com