DRUM ROLE The Kade African Drum Ensemble plays traditional music from Guinea, Mali, and Senegal on the djembe (hand drum) and doudon (stick drum) as part of the SummerStarz Festival. Tonight, 7:30, McCarren Park, at Bedford Avenue and N. 12th Street, Brooklyn, 718-622-3300, free.

KALEIDOSCOPE OF KEYBOARDS The Seventh Annual 2005 International Keyboard Institute and Festival presents a recital by Ursula Oppens (tonight, 8 p.m.). Upcoming highlights in the series: Dmitri Bashkirov (Friday), Leslie Howard (Tuesday), Marc-Andre Hamelin (Saturday), and a colloquium on Liszt with Mr. Howard, Jeffery Swan, and others (Friday, July 29). Festival: Through Sunday, July 31, most concerts at 8 p.m., Mannes College of Music, 150 W. 85th St., between Columbus and Amsterdam avenues, 212-580-0210, $50 daily pass, $20 evening events, $15 master classes. For full schedule, go to www.ikif.org.

REGARDS TO BROADWAY Cast members from “Once Around the Sun,” “Rent,” “Sweet Charity,” and “Drumstruck” perform favorites tunes at the next installment of the “Broadway in Bryant Park” lunchtime concert series hosted by 106.7 Lite FM. Upcoming shows feature performances from “Wicked” (July 28), “The Lion King” (August 11), and “Cookin'” (August 18). Tomorrow, 12:30-1:30 p.m., Bryant Park stage, Sixth Avenue between 40th and 42nd streets, 212-398-8061, free.

CLASSIC CHEESE The Big Summer Classic lineup features the music of the String Cheese Incident, Yonder Mountain String Band, Keller Williams,and others. Tomorrow, 1 p.m. doors open, Prospect Park band shell, enter at Prospect Park West and 9th Street, Park Slope, Brooklyn, 212-307-7171, $45 in advance, $50 at the door. Note: This event was previously scheduled for Keyspan Park; tickets to that location will be honored.

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