Well, the ladies may be owning the stage at Boarding House Park this weekend, but bookending the Lowell Summer Music Series will be performances from two music legends up at Hampton Beach Casino. On Thursday, July 10, the Godfather of Funk himself, George Clinton, will be tearing it up with Parliament Funkadelic in the Casino Ballroom. The two times I've seen this outfit were non-stop parties, with one ten-minute funk epic following another and barely a second to breathe in between. The show starts at 8 p.m. and tickets are $27.

On Sunday, July 13, legendary Beach Boy Brian Wilson will be back in town, hopefully bringing some of his infamous summer sounds with him. This show is being billed as "an intimate evening with," which, given Wilson's personal history, sounds a little threatening, but let's just hope it means a night of warm, smile-inducing tuneage. That show starts at 8 p.m. Tickets are $80 (Gold), $50 (Reserved), and $35 (General Admission).