Globe South listings

The following activities are taking place in the area this week. Future events are included as space allows. To list your organization's event, send information three weeks before the event to Miele@globe.com or mail to Pamela Teehan Miele, Calendar, Globe South, The Boston Globe, 1165 Washington St., Hanover 02339.

CONCERTS

Marshfield: Jazz concert, Ventress Memorial Library, Webster Plaza. Feb. 11, 2 p.m. Friends of the Ventress Memorial Library sponsor a concert featuring jazz cabaret performer Bobbi Carrey and Doug Hammer on piano. The duo will perform "Between the Wars: Music from 1918 to 1941." Free. 781-834-5535.

Milton: Cafe Blue Hills, Parish Hall of First Parish Unitarian Universalist, 535 Canton Ave. Feb. 10, 7 p.m. Second Saturday concert series and open mike night. $5 donation. 617-698-6329, fpmilton.org.

NIGHTLIFE

Canton: Irish Cultural Centre, 200 New Boston Drive. Weekly music sessions include Friday night traditional music sessions with fiddler Aidan Maher and a Saturday music session led by singer-songwriter Sean Kane , 8-11 p.m. Free. 781-821-8291, irishculture.org.

Kingston: Frankie D's, 164H Summer Hill Plaza. Feb. 9, 10 p.m. The Mighty HouseRockers. No cover. 781-582-8226.

Norwell: Mount Blue Restaurant, Route 123. Live music Thursday-Saturday 9 p.m.-midnight. Feb. 9, Jah Spirit . Feb. 10, Basic Black Blues . No cover. 781-659-0050, mountblue.com .

Plymouth: Run O' the Mill, 6 Spring Lane. Traditional Irish seisiuns Saturdays, 5:30-9 p.m., featuring chanteys, rebel songs, jigs, hornpipes and sing-alongs. 508-830-1262.

Plymouth: The Vine, European Style Wine Bar, 18 Main St. Extension, under Cafe Strega. Tuesday-Sunday 4 p.m. Wednesdays, wine tastings 6-8 p.m. $15, includes appetizers. Music Friday-Saturday, 8 p.m.-midnight. Feb. 9, Sherry Malone. Feb. 10, Judy Pavadore and Paul Colarusso . Feb. 11-13, Hollywood and Vine Theatre, tickets $14. No cover. 508-830-1942, thevineplymouth.com.

Quincy: The Holy Ground, 600 Hancock St. Music Mondays 8:30 p.m. "The Yard Rock: Keeping the Blues Alive," a dinner blues jam hosted by Matt Stubbs and guests. Thursdays at 9 p.m. Blues Club house night hosted by Joe Hajjar . Today, Lisa Marie and All Shook Up . Feb. 9, Matt Stubbs with Gordon Beadle . Cover varies. 617-773-4334, yardrock.com.

Weymouth: Next Page Blues Cafe, 550 Broad St. Sundays, 8 p.m.-midnight, Dave Foley's Rockin' Roots Acoustic Jam. Thursdays, 7-11 p.m., The New Blue Revue Open Mike Blues Jam Party. Today, Dirty Blonde Blues Jam . Feb. 9, The Ripchordz . Feb. 10, Dave and The Goliaths . Feb. 11, 4 p.m. "Benefit for Rich Brown," featuring The Mighty HouseRockers , Mission of Blues , Miss Cindy Daley and The Blue Dog band . Cover $10, includes buffet. Feb. 15, New Blue Revue Blues Jam . Friday-Saturday, 9:15 p.m.-12:45 a.m. Glen McAuliff and friends, classic rock acoustic cafe. No cover. 781-335-9796.

FILMS

Marshfield: Jewish film festival, Congregation Shirat Hayam , in the Marshfield United Methodist Church , 185 Plain St. (Route 139). Feb. 10, 7:30 p.m. The South Shore Jewish Film Festival features a screening of "Rashevski's Tango ," a Belgium and French film with English subtitles. Tickets $5. 781-582-2700, shirathayam.net.

Sharon: Israeli cinema, Temple Israel, 125 Pond St. Feb. 11, 7:30 p.m. The Israeli Affairs Committee of Temple Israel hosts "Introduction to the History of Israeli Cinema," discussion and film clips presented by Michael Yochay . 781-784-3986.

LECTURES AND READINGS

Hingham: Lecture series, Glastonbury Abbey, 16 Hull St. Feb. 15, 7:15 p.m. "Listening to Other Voices: The Fears That Bind Us," an inter-religious lecture series. The Rev. Hurman E. Hamilton presents "Walking in the Shadows: Bringing the Spiritual Life to Boston's Street Youth." Free, donations accepted. 781-749-2155, glastonburyabbey.org.

Norwell: WaterWatch lecture series, South Shore Natural Science Center, 48 Jacobs Lane. The North and South Rivers Watershed Association, the science center, and Mass. Audubon present lecture series Wednesdays at 7 p.m. Feb. 14, Peter Arenstam , maritime artisans master at Plimoth Plantation, discusses "Project Mayflower," created in 1955 to construct a reproduction of the Mayflower. Free. 781-659-8168, 781-659-9400, 781-659-2559, nsrwa.org.

Scituate: Author visit, Front Street Book Shop, 165 Front St., Scituate Harbor. Feb. 9, 6 p.m. Ann Hood , author of "Knitting Circle." Free. 781-545-5011, frontstreetbookshop.com.

THEATER

Bridgewater: Spoken word performance, Bridgewater State College, Rondileau Campus Center auditorium. Feb. 10, 7:30 p.m., Saul Williams , poet, singer, author and spoken word/slam poetry performer will perform. Free, but tickets required. 508-531-6166.

Foxborough: Improv Soup, Burrell Elementary School, 16 Morse St. Feb. 9, 7:30 p.m. The Un-Common Theatre Company's teen improvisational troupe continues season of long and short-form improv based on audience suggestions. Other shows: March 9, April 13, May 4, and June 15. Tickets $5, $3 students, available at the door. 508-698-3098, uncommontheatre.com.

Milton: "Marx in Soho," Curry College, Academic and Performance Center, 1071 Blue Hill Ave. Feb. 14, 7 p.m. The Iron Age Theatre company presents a one-man, one-act play by Howard Zinn . Karl Marx (performed by Bob Weick ) returns to earth for one hour to defend his ideas and highlight the serious social issues facing the world today. Followed by a discussion led by Paul Pelan . Admission $5. 617-333-2143.

Norwell: "Late Nite Catechism," The Company Theatre, 30 Accord Park Drive. Today, 2 p.m. and Feb. 11, 7:30 p.m. All other performances sold out. Starring Kathleen Stefano . Tickets $30, available at box office or 781-871-2787, companytheatre.com.

Norwell: "Daddy King," James Library and Center for performing Arts, 24 West St. Feb. 11, 3 p.m. A one-man show presented by Sumner McClain , tells the story of Martin Luther King Jr. through the eyes of his father. Tickets $10. 781-659-7100.

Plymouth: "Wild, Wise and Witty Women," Radisson Hotel, Water Street. Today, 7-10 p.m. Loretta LaRoche performs and discusses ways to use humor to defeat stress. A portion of proceeds benefit the Lupus Foundation. Tickets $49. 508-747-1340, 866-468-7619.

Quincy: "The Other Shore," Cove Fine Arts Center, Eastern Nazarene College, 23 E. Elm St. Feb. 15-17, 7:30 p.m. The experimental play by Chinese Nobel Laureate for Literature Gao Xingjian . The play will be followed by discussions featuring Chinese community leaders and others. Admission $5. 617-745-3715.

Stoughton: Starline Dinner Theatre at the Paris Cabaret, 49 Monk St. (off Route 138). Saturdays, reservations 7-7:15 p.m. (7:30 p.m. dinner, 8:45 show). 781-297-7469, starlineroom.com.

NATURE

Norwell: South Shore Natural Science Center, 48 Jacobs Lane. The center has a nature store and six trails; interactive indoor exhibits include the EcoZone, which incorporates live animals in a re-creation of their natural habitat. Feb. 15, 1:30-3:30 p.m. "Thursday Tea," actors from the Company Theatre in Norwell will perform musical numbers, and cast members from ACT, the children's theater group, will perform scenes from upcoming performance of "Mulan." Tickets $10. Vine Hall Gallery: "Whale Tracks and Facts," photographic exhibit. $5, $3 children older than 2, and $20 maximum per family. 781-659-2559, ssnsc.org.

MUSEUMS

Brockton: Fuller Craft Museum, 455 Oak St. Through May 6, "Rhode Island School of Design Routes" curated by David Revere McFadden ; "Carter Smith : Shibori Treasures" fiber installation; "Drawing with Fire: The Glass Sculpture of Alan Klein." Through March 11, in the Community Gallery: "Intersections," jewelry, sculpture, and tools by metalsmiths Sue Ayagrn-Kowalski and Dianne Reilly . Daily 10 a.m.-5 p.m., and Saturdays 2 p.m., guided tours with docents. $8, $5 seniors/students, younger than 12 free. 508-588-6000, fullercraft.org.

Duxbury: Art Complex Museum, 189 Alden St. Through Feb. 25, "Works on Paper," juried by Stephanie Walker . Wind-in-the-Pines Hut, a tea hut on the grounds. First Thursday of month, 1-2:30 p.m., "Stories and Art," preschooler/toddler class. $5 per class. Shaker furniture, prints, American paintings, and Asian art. Wednesday-Sunday, 1-4 p.m. 781-934-6634, artcomplex.org.

Milton: Captain Forbes House Museum, 215 Adams St. Home of a family prominent in the China trade, includes Abraham Lincoln collection of Mary Bowditch Forbes , with Lincoln and Civil War memorabilia. Feb. 10, 1-4 p.m., "Tea and Conversations with Mary Todd Lincoln." Tickets $15. On Feb. 11, 1-4 p.m., tours of Lincoln's log cabin, free hot chocolate, Civil War reenactments, live music with Emma Jean Moulton on an antique melodeon , children's crafts and stories from Lincoln's life. Free. Tuesday-Thursday and Sunday 1-4 p.m.; $5, $3 for seniors and students. 617-696-1815, forbeshousemuseum.org.

GALLERIES

Cohasset: Paul Pratt Memorial Library, 35 Ripley Road. Through Feb. 28, The South Shore Art Center presents an exhibit of prints by Scituate artist James Baker . 781-383-1348, ssac.org.

Cohasset: South Shore Art Center, 119 Ripley Road. Bancroft Gallery: "Works on Paper." In the Dillon Gallery: "Men Who Paint," exhibit features works by Stephen Boczanowski , Jack Dickerson , John Lanza , Burton Longenbach, and Jose Santos . Faculty feature: Kaitlin Thurlow . Crossen Student Gallery: "The Apple of My Eye: Work by the Students of Sarah Roche ." 781-383-2787, ssac.org.

Hingham: Hingham Public Library, 66 Leavitt St. In the Clemens Gallery through March 1, oil paintings by Mike Cunliffe Thompson . Dolphin Gallery: through March 29, the North River Arts Society presents "Mix it Up!" exhibit of original mixed media works by Marcia Ballou and Laura Harvey . 781-741-1405, 781-837-8091, hinghamlibrary.org.

Norwell: James Library and Center for the Arts, 24 West St. Through Feb. 28, exhibition of paintings and photographs by Duxbury artist Stephen Eames . 781-659-7100.

WORKSHOPS/COURSES

Cohasset: Art classes, South Shore Art Center, 119 Ripley Road. Now accepting registration for winter classes and workshops. Feb. 10-11, Peter Madden , book artist, holds a two-day book arts workshop. 781-383-2787, ssac.org.

Calendar listings are compiled by Pamela Teehan Miele.