MUSIC
Arlington: The 30-voice women's chorale Cantilena will perform "A Little Evening Music" at 7 p.m. next Sunday at First Parish Unitarian Universalist Church, 630 Massachusetts Ave. This salute to spring includes songs by Mendelssohn, Schumann, Brahms, and others. $15; advance purchase $10. cantilena.org, 781-648-2456.
THEATER
Reading: Sibling rivalry between two brothers, one a screenwriter, the other a petty thief who is offered the opportunity to write a screenplay of his own, is at the heart of Sam Shepard's play "True West." The Quannapowitt Players will perform the tale Friday through May 17, Friday and Saturday at 8 p.m., Sunday at 3 p.m., at 55 Hopkins St. $16-$18. qptheater.com, 781-942-2212.
LECTURES
Bedford: Many World War II veterans returned home and never shared their experiences. Pulitzer Prize-winning journalist Lucinda Franks's latest book, "My Father's Secret War," reveals the covert life her father led as a military intelligence officer. Franks will share that story at 11:30 a.m. tomorrow at Middlesex Community College Campus Center Cafe, 591 Springs Road. Free. 781-280-3763.
BENEFITS
Arlington: The Ding Ho restaurant in Inman Square was the hub of comedy in the Hub for many years. Jimmy Tingle was a bartender, and Denis Leary and Paula Poundstone got their routines in order there. The Ding Ho is gone, but the comedians aren't. And they will be doing what they do best for one of their own next Sunday at "The Ding Ho Reunion," a benefit for Bob Lazarus, who was diagnosed with leukemia. The show starts at 7 p.m. at the Regent Theatre, 7 Medford St., and stars Lenny Clarke, Steven Wright, Barry Crimmins, Jimmy Tingle, and others. $40-$55. regenttheatre.com, 617-694-6612.
EXHIBITS
North Andover: Yom HaShoah, Holocaust Memorial Day, is celebrated this year on May 1. Middlesex College will host "The Courage to Remember: The Holocaust, 1933-1945," a traveling exhibit that will be on display Thursday from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. at the Sakowich Center, 315 Turnpike St. At 3:30 p.m., Rabbi Robert Goldstein will preside over a "Prayer in Remembrance of Victims of the Holocaust" at Cascia Hall. Both events are free. 978-837-5428.
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