HOPPER’S LIGHT Beth Chapman, a Cape Cod native who leads tours of houses and landscapes in Wellfleet and Truro painted by the prominent American realist Edward Hopper, presents “Edward Hopper: Capturing the Outer Cape Light.’’ Living summers in south Truro, Hopper captured the famous Cape Cod light in both watercolor and oil in his landscapes, churches, homes, chicken coops, and barns.

Ventress Memorial Library, 15 Library Plaza, Marshfield; Wednesday, March 21, 6:30 p.m.; free.

SOLID STONE History at Play actor Judith Kalaora, who portrays courageous women of the past, takes on the role of Massachusetts’ Lucy Stone (1818-1893), abolitionist and suffragist.

Walpole Public Library, 143 School St.; Tuesday, March 20, 7 p.m.; free, www.walpolelibraryfriends.org.

THE BOYS True Repertory Theatre performs “The Boys Next Door,’’ a comedy about four people with developmental disabilities who share an independent-living apartment.

Pembroke Community Center, 128 Center St.; Friday-Saturday, March 23-24 and 30-31, 8 p.m.; $20, $15 seniors, students.

NEW WORK Abington painter Dianne Panarelli Miller demonstrates her technique at South Street Gallery, which is hosting a show of her new work.

149 South St., Hingham; Saturday, March 24, 1-3 p.m,; show continues through April 12.

STRING MASTERS Pavaler Strings, a musician-led string orchestra dedicated to the collaborative interpretation of classical masterworks, performs works by Correlli, Ralph Vaughan Williams, and Ian Gottlieb in a candlelight concert.

Old Ship Meeting House, 90 Main St., Hingham; Sunday, March 25, 4 p.m.; free, donations, www.oldshipchurch.org/candlelight-concerts.html.

ROSIE’S PLACE Milton Community Concerts presents rising opera talent in a program of opera scenes, arias, and musical theater favorites featuring graduate-level opera students from the New England Conservatory of Music. The program benefits Rosie’s Place, a women’s shelter in Boston.

First Parish in Milton, 535 Canton Ave.; Sunday, March 18, 3 p.m.; $20, $10 seniors, free 18 and under.

AUTHENTIC IRISH Singer Eamonn Sheehan performs Irish tunes, accompanied by guitar and fiddle. The program includes Irish-American favorites as well as authentic Irish folk tunes.

Ventress Memorial Library, 15 Library Plaza, Marshfield; Saturday, March 24, 2 p.m.

FIDDLE AROUND Sparrow Blue, a fiddle and acoustic guitar duo from Southeastern Massachusetts, performs American folk and roots music at Church Hill Coffeehouse.

Church Hill United Methodist Church, 11 Church St., Norwell; Friday, March 23, 7:30 p.m.; $10, www.chumcnorwell.com.

STRAITLACED CITY Neil Miller speaks on his book “Banned in Boston,’’ the story of how a powerful band of Brahmin moral crusaders turned Boston into the most straitlaced city in America.

Ensign John Thaxter House, 70 South St., Hingham; Wednesday, March 21, 7:30 p.m.

Also at the Ensign John Thaxter House, comic-hypnotist Frank Santos Jr. makes the audience part of his show.

Saturday, March 24, 7:30 p.m.; $15.

EARNING THEIR PROPS Two exhibits on props used in film, television, and theater productions — “Props and Fine Art From Movies, Television & Theatre’’ and “Working Objects: Props by Ross MacDonald “ — are on exhibit at Wheaton College’s The Beard & Weil Galleries.

Wheaton College, 26 East Main St., Norton; through April 13.

TEA ROOM Milton Public Library transforms its community room into a Russian tea room in which guests enjoy tea and authentic Russian desserts while listening to Russian ballet music.

476 Canton, Ave., Sunday; March 18, 2 p.m.; reservations required at www.miltonlibrary.org.

BEHIND THE CANVAS The Art Matters Book Club explores Donna M. Lucey’s “Sargent’s Women: Four Lives Behind the Canvas,’’ concerning the four women whose unique attributes Sargent suggests in famous portraits: Elsie Palmer, Sally Fairchild, Elizabeth Chanler, and the grand dame Isabella Stewart Gardner, his patron and friend.

Front Street Art Gallery, Scituate; Tuesday, March 20, 6:30 p.m.; more information, 781-545-2816.

SCHOOL MONSTERS South Shore Conservatory invites all middle school musicians to come and explore their inner rock star at its “Middle School Monster Jam.’’

64 St. George St., Duxbury; Friday, March 23, 7-9 p.m.; $10, register by March 22, www.sscmusic.org.

GREEN GROWERS The Gardening Green Expo offers talks by local experts and environmental organizations, plus green vendor products and services.

Kennedy’s Country Gardens, 85 Chief Justice Cushing Highway, Scituate; Saturday, March 24, 10-4; free.

PINCH POTTING Clay artist Carolyn Daly Shedd offers an adult clay night-out titled “The Zen of Pinch Potting With Clay.’’

Art Complex Museum, 77 Alden St., Duxbury; Tuesday, March 20, 7-9 p.m.; $45 fee includes materials and firing.

Also at the museum, watercolor artist Irena Roman speaks on her exhibit “Second Wind,’’ rescheduled because of weather to Sunday, March 25, 2 p.m.

BEAUTIFUL NIGHTS The Greater Boston Night Photographers exhibit their new show “Night Photography.’’

Front Street Gallery, 124 Front St., Scituate; reception Friday, March 23, 6-8:30 p.m.

NOTES ON ALS Lisa Genova launches her latest book, “Every Note Played,’’ focusing on the topic of amyotrophic lateral sclerosis, or ALS. The event benefits ALS research.

Granite Links Golf Club, 100 Quarry Hills Drive, Quincy; Thursday, March 22, 6:30-9:30 p.m.; $75, www.alsone.org/campaigns.

BIG VOICE Roots rock singer Sarah Potenza, who performed on “The Voice,’’ appears at The Spire Center.

25½ Court St., Plymouth; Friday, March 23, 8 p.m.; $20, www.spirecenter.org.

Send information about events at least two weeks in advance to Robert Knox at rc.knox2@gmail.com.