An Afternoon of Hammered Dulcimer Music with Timothy Seaman: A local virtuoso will perform compelling covers and original music in a lively performance. 1-4 p.m. Saturday at A Touch of Earth, 6580 Richmond Road. Free; CDs available for purchase.
National Theatre Live: “Obsession”: Jude Law stars in this stage production, streamed live from London’s Barbican Theatre. Based on Luchino Visconti’s 1943 film, it follows a handsome drifter through a tale of infidelity and murder. 7 p.m. Thursday at the Kimball Theatre. Tickets are $15, available on Fandango.
Wilford Kale, Signing “Hark Upon the Gale”: The bestselling author signs and discusses his new book on the definitive history of William and Mary. 4-8 p.m. Friday, 3-7 p.m. Saturday and 10 a.m.-2 p.m. Sunday at the William and Mary Bookstore. Free.
York River Floating Folk Jam: Come enjoy a night of fun and music with ShantyGrass accompanied by fellow musicians, amateurs and professional, as you share songs in a circle. 5:30-9 p.m. Wednesday at Watermen’s Museum, Yorktown. Free.
Flute Frenzy Spring Concert: Youth and adult flute choirs will perform music from American composers. 7 p.m. Friday at Our Saviour’s Lutheran Church, 7479 Richmond Road. Free.
Revolutionary Dissent: Author Stephen Solomon discusses his new book about the Founding Fathers’ efforts fostering freedom of speech. A book signing follows. 5:30 p.m. Wednesday at the Art Museums of Colonial Williamsburg’s Hennage Auditorium. $5 on top of museum admission.
More of the Best of Broadway: Producer and Director Rob Dongiovanni, his band the Sound Investment, and Broadway vocalist Pam Wineapple showcase hit Broadway tunes that made it to the silver screen. 8 p.m. Saturday at the Kimball Theatre. Tickets $25, available by calling 1-800-HISTORY.
Mother’s Day Surf and Turf: Take mom out in a canoe or kayak on the Taskinas Creek and York River and peruse the fossil beach. 2-5 p.m. Sunday at York River State Park. Canoes $9/person, $6/person for groups of four or more; kayaks $16 solo, $11 per person tandem. Mom paddles for free with paid guest.
American String Quartet and Andre-Michel Schub: Schub, a prestigious classical pianist and member of the Lincoln Center’s Chamber Music Society, joins the commendable quartet for the Virginia Arts Festival’s first coffee concert this year. 10:30 a.m. on Thursday at the Williamsburg Winery. $20 general admission, tickets available at http://bit.ly/2pOInaO or 877-741-2787.
Merchants Square Spring Fling: Good Shot Judy provides live jazz and guests provide the moves on the dance floor, located in the heart of the square. 6-8 p.m. Wednesday at Merchants Square. Free.
