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Steve Lippia assists the Indianapolis Symphony Orchestra with “Sinatra Songbook,” July 15-16 at Conner Prairie Amphitheatre. Details here.

Steely Dan (which, at one time, included Michael McDonald, above) comes to the Murat Theatre, July 15. Details here.

The new Indiana Festival Theatre, featuring IU theater students and professional actors, continues with Shakespeare’s “The Comedy of Errors,” July 13-30. Details here.

“Last Comic Standing” winner Alonzo Bodden performs at Morty’s Comedy Joint July 14-16. Details here.  

Guitarist Jeff McLaughlin celebrates the release of his new Owl Studios disc with a show at the Jazz Kitchen, July 14. Details here.

Styx and Yes performs at Verizon Wireless Music Center, July 19. Details here.

Duets in the Round, July 15 at Locals Only, features pairings of local musicians, including Danny Flanigan and Jon Martin, Bill Price and Michael Clark, and Cara Jean Wahlers and Grover Parido. Details here.

July 17

Palladium

There is a good chance that Boz Scaggs has recorded a lot of great music since his 1976 “Silk Degrees” album. But I’m not going to pretend I know much about that beyond “Breakdown Dead Ahead” and “Jojo.”

 Like many in my generation, “Silk Degrees” –recorded with the guys who would later form Toto–was an anchoring disc in my initial stack of discs from the Columbia Record and Tape Club. With a parade of hits, including “Lido Shuffle,” “What Can I Say,” and “We’re All Alone,” the album nearly wore out on the turntable.

Scaggs comes to the Palladium this week with Michael McDonald, whose career spans backup work for Steely Dan, unmistakable lead singing for The Doobie Brothers, and a solo career as both a singer and songwriter. Details on the show here.

July 14-Aug. 14

Phoenix Theatre

End-of-the-world plays are all the rage, but playwright Pete McElligott has gone one—actually, two—better. He’s got a trilogy of shows, beginning with “With A Bang.” The Phoenix Theatre, rarely averse to risky moves, plans to stage all three, one a season.

This one, a Midwest premiere, concerns a woman visited by an angel telling her she must write a book in a few hours before the world ends. And just as a heads-up, I feel it only right to inform you that gallons of stage blood will be used for every performance. Details here.

July 14-24

Indianapolis Museum of Art

In the July 11 IBJ, my Lou’s Views column featured some picks from this year’s festival. Here’s one (for the rest, spring for a paper).

“Conception” (screening July 16, 22): Don’t look for storks in this playfully detailed omnibus film about nine couples on the brink of insemination (by one means or another). That writer/director Josh Stolberg can juggle all the stories—and keep most of them interesting—should make this a strong calling card for future film work. More important, for audiences, this could be the perfect festival introduction, with familiar faces (Julie Bowen from “Modern Family,” David Arquette, Jonathan Silverman and the always solid Alan Tudyk from “Firefly”) mixed with lesser-knowns. I’m not sure if I’d recommend it for a first date, but other mature audiences should connect with “Conception.”

There’s a lot more to choose from. See a full schedule here.