THEATER
Braintree: Stephen Sondheim’s “Assassins’’ will be presented Friday and Saturday at 8 p.m. and next Sunday at 2 p.m. at Curtain Call Theatre, 182 Commercial St. Also Nov. 12-14. $20. 781-356-5113, www.curtaincallbraintree.org.
Marshfield: Neil Simon’s timeless comedy “Plaza Suite’’ is about three couples successively occupying a suite at the Plaza: a couple who takes the suite while their house is being painted and it turns out to be the one in which they honeymooned; a philandering Hollywood producer and an old flame; and a mother and father fighting about the best way to get their daughter to her wedding. Friday and Saturday, 8 p.m., Zone Theatre, 822 Webster St. $15. www.bayplayers.org.
MUSIC
Canton: Lisa Yves headlines a cabaret showcase with a tribute to Bette Midler. Yves, an award winning vocalist, has been featured on the “Today’’ show with her all-women rock band HRT and has performed with Harry Connick Jr. The performance is Saturday, 7 p.m., Temple Beth Abraham, 1301 Washington St. $35. 781-828-5250, tbacanton.ning.com.
Kingston: Folk-pop singer-songwriter Patty Larkin performs Saturday, 8 p.m., at South Shore Folk Music Club, Beal House. $20. www.ssfmc.org.
LECTURES
North Easton: “Knives 101: Skills & Sharpening,’’ a program with the Klick and Klack of the Kitchen, chefs Jason Vickers and Erik Wunderlich. They will show how to use kitchen knives in the most effective and dramatic ways. Wednesday, 7 p.m., Queset House, 51 Main St., next to Ames Free Library. 508-238-2000, www.amesfreelibrary.org.
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