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PICK OF THE DAY
Man from Naples You might say Italian crooner Patrizio Buanne started his career as a 3-year-old, singing along to the old vinyl records his parents played for him. What really launched him was his first big gig at the age of 17 singing for the pope. He’s sold more than a million albums worldwide, and releases his new record ‘‘Patrizio’’ on Sept. 20, his birthday. Think Tom Jones, Italian-style. Sept. 15, 7:30 and 10 p.m. $35. Regattabar at The Charles Hotel, 1 Bennett St., Cambridge. 617-395-7757, www.regattabarjazz.com
TODAY
Employ yourself There may be a scarcity of jobs, but there’s always work. “How to Make a Living Without a Job-Job’’ aims to help you put your talents and interests to profitable use. Sept. 14 and 21, 6-8 p.m. $73. Boston Center for Adult Education, 122 Arlington St., Boston. 617-267-4430, www.bcae.org
It’s a trip It’s been nearly five years since indie rockers Samiam released a new CD. Enter “Trips,’’ the band’s just-out recording. Says vocalist Jason Beebout of the title: “That word really sums up what the record is about - the journey of life through memories, obstacles, and places.’’ Sept. 14, 9 p.m. doors. $15. Great Scott, 1222 Comm. Ave., Boston. 617-566-9014, www.greatscottboston.com
TOMORROW
The bard’s life Boston Playwrights’ Theatre and Suffolk University present the middle play in Robert Brustein’s trilogy about William Shakespeare. “Mortal Terror’’ has Will (Stafford Clark-Price) struggling to balance artistic integrity with the need to please King James (Michael Hammond), while considering an illicit affair with Queen Anne (Georgia Lyman). Sept. 15, 7:30 p.m. Through Oct. 2. $40, $25 seniors, $10 students. Modern Theatre, 525 Washington St., Boston. 866-811-4111, www.bostonplaywrights.org
That’s rubbish We throw it away and forget about it, but New York City’s Department of Sanitation anthropologist in residence Robin Nagle has a few things to say about that. In Garbage: Learning to Unsee, she discusses cultural, historic, economic, and environmental aspects of trash, and encourages us to pay attention to what and how we toss. The lecture is the first in a series titled “Trash Talk.’’ Sept. 15, 5:30 p.m. Free. Geological Lecture Hall, 24 Oxford St., Cambridge. Reception follows at Peabody Museum, 11 Divinity Ave. 617-496-1027, www.peabody.harvard.edu
Land of poetry Playwright Kathleen Cahill once lived in Iran, where she found that when it came to getting at the truth about history and politics, poets were the sages. Lines by Rumi are the threads woven into her new play “The Persian Quarter,’’ about two women in a diplomatic crisis and their daughters’ chance encounter many years later. Sept. 15, 7:30 p.m. Through Oct. 9. Tickets begin at $24, Sept. 15 is pay-what-you-can-night. Merrimack Repertory Theatre, 50 East Merrimack St., Lowell. 978-654-4678, www.merrimackrep.org
Harvest for homelessness Thanks to The Farm at Long Island Shelter, more than 850 homeless people get thousands of pounds of organic produce every year to help sustain them. Support their work at the Friends of Boston’s Homeless inaugural Celebrity Chefs Fall Harvest Dinner. A sunset cocktail reception precedes a four-course dinner prepared by Gordon Hamersley, Chris Douglass, Barbara Lynch, and Joanne Chang. Sept. 15, 6-10 p.m. $250. The Farm at Long Island Shelter, Boston Harbor. 617-755-3208, www.fobh.org
