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Two legends of music and comedy will be vying for attention in the southeastern Massachusetts-Rhode Island area this weekend, with former Monkee Peter Tork and his band at Chan's in Woonsocket and folk's Funny Girl, Cheryl Wheeler, holding court at the Rose Garden Coffeehouse in Mansfield on Saturday.

Chan's will be presenting Tork and his band Shoe Suede Blues in shows at 8 and 10 p.m. Tickets are $17 for the early show and $12 for the nightcap.

Tork, a founding member of the 1960s made-for-TV pop group The Monkees, has compiled credits as an actor as well as a singer and musician. He plays a dizzying array of instruments including banjo, piano, drums, guitar and bass. Bandmates include Richard Mikuls, Jeff Olson and Arnold Jacks.

Wheeler will be featured along with the wind-up of the Rose Garden's annual singer-songwriter competition pitting Jenny Goodspeed and Chuck Hall, both of Massachusetts, against Brian Kalinec of Texas for the top honors. The performance begins at 8 p.m. Tickets are $25.

Maryland native Wheeler has toured throughout the U.S. and recorded a number of albums, but much of her original material performed at live shows has never been recorded. Her programs usually include comic routines, serious philosophical discussions as well as her original songs. Wheeler's tunes have been covered by a wide variety of artists including Suzy Bagguss, Garth Brooks, Bette Midler and Peter, Paul and Mary.

Other places, other faces:

Aubrey Atwater plays traditional music for young children and thir families 1 p.m. Saturday at the Blackstone River Theatre. Tickets are $7 for adults and $5 for children. The theater, located at 549 Broad St., Cumberland, features Matt and Shannon Heaton 8 p.m. Saturday. Tickets are $12.

Stone Soup Coffeehouse celebrates 27 years of presenting live music beginning 4 p.m. at The Blackstone, 1055 Main St., Pawtucket, featuring Bill Harley, Atwater-Donnelly, Joyce Katzberg, Corinne Wahlberg and Kim Lamothe. Tickets are $25.

The Black and White band, featuring blues, R&B, roots and rock, takes the stage at 9 p.m. Friday at Steve's Backstage Pass, 15 School St., Taunton. The band includes Gary Gramolini of the Beaver Brown Band. Cover is $5. Meanwhile the British Yankees bring their fusion of the British Invasion with soulful American blues and pop music Saturday, beginning at 9 p.m. Cover is $10.

All that jazz

The Dixie Diehards roll out their traditional New Orleans jazz stylings 7-10 p.m. Thursday at Ma Glockner's restaurant, 151 Maple St., Bellingham. Cover is $10.

Elm Street Jazz, featuring powerful Boston area vocalist Wendy Nottonson, gets the call for Sunday Night Jazz at Steve's Backstage Pass, 15 School St., Taunton, site of the Attleboro-Taunton area's only weekly jazz showcase. Cover is $10.