THE VOICE Sarah Potenza (above), seen on “The Voice,’’ has been a staple performer at the renowned Bluebird Cafe in Nashville.

The Spire Center, 25½ Court St., Plymouth, Sunday, Sept. 4, 8 p.m.; $20, www.spirecenter.org.

IRISH MUSIC The South Shore Irish Festival features world-class musician Sean Keane from Ireland, renowned Celtic tenor John McDermott, and internationally acclaimed singer Deirdre Reilly headlining the main stage at the Marshfield Fairgrounds. Also featuring Aoife Scott, JigJam, 20 bands in all, Irish step dancers, boxing, children’s activities, and tracing your Irish roots. Food offerings include shepherd’s pie, fish and chips, corned beef sandwiches, and beverage options from event sponsor Guinness.

140 Main St (Route 3A), Saturday-Sunday, Sept. 10-11, 10:30 a.m.; $15 advance, $20 gate, www.southshoreirishfestival.com.

HEALING MUSIC The celebration of “Eight Years of Jazz Worship’’ recognizes the healing power of music, through spoken work, African drumming, and live jazz.

Messiah Baptist Church, 80 Legion Parkway, Brockton, Sunday, Sept. 11, 8 a.m., brunch at 10 a.m.; reserve by calling Cynthia at 508-942-0200.

HOUSE OF BREW The Tuneful Brew Coffeehouse, a new concert series for performers and audiences of all ages, kicks off with a one-hour open mic session for vocal, instrumental, or theatrical performances, followed by the Americana duo Jo Henley (above). The coffeehouse continues monthly on the first Friday of each month.

First Parish Church, 842 Tremont St., Duxbury, Friday, Sept. 9, 8-10 pm; $10, free age 12 and under, www.tunefulbrew.com.

OPEN HOUSE Suffolk Resolves House (above), where delegates representing 19 Suffolk County towns adopted the resolutions known as the Suffolk Resolves, an important step toward American independence, holds its annual open house. The house is now headquarters to the Milton Historical Society, whose mission is to preserve and exhibit artifacts related to town history.

1370 Canton Ave., Milton, Sunday, Sept. 11, 1-3 p.m.; www.miltonhistoricalsociety.org.

SONG BIRDS The Stray Birds — Oliver Craven, Maya de Vitry, and Charles Muench — a trio of singers, songwriters, and multi-instrumentalists (below), offer sparkling harmonies and quiet power.

The Spire Center, 25½ Court St., Plymouth, Thursday, Sept. 8, 8 p.m.; $20, www.spirecenter.org.

TRIBUTE Also at the Spire Center, the Brian Sances Band performs a benefit tribute to the late Stevie Ray Vaughn. Funds benefit the Herren Project to combat the current crisis of addiction in our communities.

Saturday, Sept. 10, 8 p.m.; $20, www.spirecenter.org.

BIG SALE The Hingham Public Library’s semiannual used-book sale features titles that have not previously been available in the library’s bookstore, including local history titles and art books from estate donations.

66 Leavitt St., Thursday, Sept. 8, and Saturday, Sept. 10, 10 a.m.-4 p.m.

SAFER COMMUNICATION Also at Hingham library, Alison Macrina of the Library Freedom Project presents an “Online Privacy Basics Workshop’’ on how to keep your data and communications safer. The presentation covers threats to privacy in the online sphere and tools that can help, such as password management, safer browsing, blocking web trackers, encrypted texting, and other strategies for safer online behavior.

66 Leavitt St., Monday, Sept. 12, 6:30 p.m.

LOCAL & ORGANIC Chef Greg Jordan of Quarry Restaurant prepares seasonally available produce from Holly Hill Farm, a food education center, and other local sources. Dean Cycon of Dean’s Beans Organic Coffee and Chocolate will speak.

236 Jerusalem Road, Cohasset, Saturday, Sept. 10; purchase tickets at www.hollyhillfarm.org.

MONTHLY FILMS Among the many joys of public libraries, free movies! A new monthly film series at the Paul Pratt Memorial Library featuring documentary films about the people and cultures of the world begins with “My Name Is Salt.’’

35 Ripley Road, Cohasset, Thursday, Sept. 8, 7 p.m.; 781-383-1348.

GOLDEN GLOW Wicked Good Cause asks area town centers and neighborhoods to light up the night of Thursday, Sept. 8, with a display of golden luminaries (called “Golden-Glow’’) in honor of all the children and families impacted by pediatric cancer. The date marks the one-year anniversary of Wicked Good Cause recipient Zach Kane’s death at 15 from Ewing’s sarcoma.

www.wickedgoodcause.org.

THURSDAY MOVIES Thursday Night at the Movies at the Mansfield Library offers “The Big Short.’’ High-finance speculators predict the credit and housing bubble collapse of the mid-2000s and decide to take on the big banks for their greed.

455 Hope St., Thursday, Sept. 8, 6-8 p.m.; free, 508-261-7380.

DEBATING RISKS Election expert Alan Schroeder (above) analyzes the debates of 2008 and 2012 and previous campaigns such as the famous 1960 meeting between John Kennedy and Richard Nixon, in his book “Presidential Debates: Risky Business on the Campaign Trail.’’ The presentation opens the Kingston Fall Author Talks.

Kingston Council on Aging, 30 Evergreen St., Thursday, Sept. 8, 7 p.m.; reservations at www.kingstonpubliclibrary.org.

SENIOR COURSES The Senior Computer Learning Center of Abington holds its fall open house and registration for fall courses ranging from “Basics of Using a Computer’’ to the new Windows 10 operating system, as well as using tablets and smartphones.

Abington Senior Center, 441 Summer St., Wednesday, Sept. 7, 10 a.m.-noon; course information at www.seniorcomputerlearningcenter.org.

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