Hot Off the T: 5 Things to Do in Boston This Weekend

(All events are in walking distance from Orange Line stops on the MBTA.)

1. SHAKESPEARE ON THE COMMON: The comedy "All's Well That Ends Well" has a special 2 p.m. matinee on Saturday. Shows also at 8 p.m. Saturday and 7 p.m. Sunday. At the Parkman Bandstand on the Boston Common. All shows are free.

• Take the commuter rail from Winchester Station, then the Orange Line to Downtown Crossing and then walk 2 minutes to the Boston Common.

2. COMEDIAN CRAIG FERGUSON: The Late, Late Show host comes to the Wilbur Theater on Sunday at 6 p.m. Tickets are $78.45.

• Take the commuter rail from Winchester Center, then the Orange Line to Chinatown Station and then walk 5 minutes to the theater.

: The play, "Bug" sounds pretty disturbing, but maybe in a good way? The gist: A cocktail waitress invites a Gulf War veteran to her seedy motel room and strangeness ensues. On Saturday at 8 p.m. at  in the South End. Tickets cost $5-$15 and can be purchased here.

• Take the commuter rail from Winchester Center, then the Orange Line to Back Bay Station and then walk 15 minutes to the theater.

4. WINSLOW HOMER ILLUSTRATIONS: On display at the Boston Public Library. Saturdays, 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. More than 50 illustrations of rural life in America, the brutality of the Civil War, and the changing roles of women.

• Take the commuter rail from Winchester Center to North Station then the Orange Line to Back Bay Station and then walk 5 minutes to the library.
  

5. SEE A MOVIE: Recently released films at the AMC Lowes Boston Common theater include Cowboys and Aliens, Captain America, the latest Harry Potter flick, Smurfs 3-D, and Zookeeper (parts of which were filmed at the Franklin Park Zoo).

• Take the commuter rail from Winchester Center to North Station, then the Orange Line to Chinatown Station and then walk 3 minutes to the movie theater.