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.

Thursday

• “Power” creator and New England native Courtney A. Kemp heads to Netflix with the premiere of her new show “Nemesis.”

• “John of John” author Douglas Stuart chats with “Eva Moves the Furniture” author Margot Livesey at the Brattle Theatre.

• Director-writer Aleshea Harris’s Southern Gothic neo-noir “Is God Is” arrives in theaters this weekend.

Friday

• Taylor Sheridan’s latest “Yellowstone” spinoff series “Dutton Ranch” debuts on Paramount+.

• “Abbott Elementary” star Lisa Ann Walter drops her new comedy special “It Was an Accident” on Hulu.

• Mark Frost, author of “The Yankee Sphinx: An FDR Novel,” chats with Bob Donovan at Harvard Book Store.

Saturday

• See Man On Land, Clear Audience, and more acts for free when the Roslindale Jazz Festival takes over Adams Park and Birch Street Plaza.

• Electronic and rap artist Ashnikko performs tracks off her album “Smoochies” at Roadrunner.

Sunday

• Singer-songwriter Bilmuri plays MGM Music Hall at Fenway.

• The annual Herring Fest returns to Watertown, with this year’s celebration featuring the premiere of “River Run,” a new mural by Sophy Tuttle.

Ongoing

• Presented by Lyric Stage Boston, “Something Rotten!” continues its run through June 7.

• The exhibition “Framing Nature: Gardens and the Imagination” is on display at the MFA through June 28.

Last chance

• The Boston Fringe comedy festival wraps up its stay around Somerville’s Davis Square on Sunday.

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