Things to do this in Boston this week: August 4-10

The Boston French Film Festival returns to the Museum of Fine Arts, Boston (MFA), with a hand-picked lineup of the year's most lauded Gallic cinema, ranging from stirring dramas to star-studded comedies through August 24. The festival continues this week with the New England premiere of Night Call (La nuit se traîne) on Aug. 1 at 7pm; Three Friends, Emmanuel Mouret’s bittersweet comedy about love, infidelity, and emotional entanglement among a trio of women on Aug. 2 at 11am; and When Fall Is Coming (Quand vient l’automne) on Aug. 2 at 2:30pm. Holy Cow brings charm to the lineup on Aug. 3 at 11am with a tale about a teenage cheesemaker chasing a contest prize, and Alexandre de La Patellière and Matthieu Delaporte’s new adaptation of The Count of Monte Cristo reminds us on Aug. 3 at 1:30pm that French cinema, like the country’s literature, still revels in grand tales of betrayal, justice, and revenge.

Tom Hanks narrates an epic experience that offers a unique new perspective on humankind's past and future voyages to the Moon. This new in-person immersive cinematic experience by Lightroom and Paquin Entertainment Group is opening June 27 at The Saunders Castle at Park Plaza and will serve as the first stop of the North American tour of The Moonwalkers: A Journey with Tom Hanks. The 50-minute show transforms the venue into a spectacular voyage to the Moon, combining powerful storytelling, rare NASA archival footage, and cutting-edge spatial audio to bring the gripping stories of the Apollo missions to life.

From jazz to soul, country to R&B, and even DJs, Boston’s favorite free water-side concert series - Summer in the City Entertainment Series – returns for its 25^th season at the Boston Harbor Hotel. Running Tuesdays through Fridays from June 12 through Aug. 28, the Boston Harbor comes alive with bands performing nightly on the hotel's floating barge stage with the sunset over the Atlantic Ocean as their backdrop. Enjoy smooth sounds and salty air, with shows from 6-10pm. New this year is the expanded bar, a revamped menu of shareable bites, and pop-up experiences. Check here for the lineup.