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Wrestling with the devil in Quincy
By Robert Knox
Globe Correspondent

OUTWITTING THE DEVIL The Eastern Nazarene College Theater Department celebrates Black History Month with its production of “Ti-Jean and His Brothers: A Caribbean Folk Tale,’’ by Nobel Prize-winning author Derek Walcott. The play explores the age-old struggle between good and evil, God and the devil, and what it means to be human.

An impoverished family tempted by the devil tries to outwit him on their own or by making use “of the gifts God has given them,’’ director Tara Brooke Watkins said. The stage’s movable set will use bamboo to mimic a rain forest. “The play’s animals will reflect the tradition of Trinidadian carnival, with bright colors such as lime green and watermelon,’’ Watkins said.

Cove Fine Arts Center, 23 E. Elm Ave., Quincy, Thursday-Sunday, Feb. 18-21, 7:30 p.m.; $10, $8 students and seniors, www.brownpapertickets.com.

SURVIVORS New Plimmoth Gard (right) and Pilgrim Hall Museum reenact “Establishment Day,’’ the day in 1621 when male passengers of the Mayflower met to establish military orders and elected Myles Standish captain of the Gard.

Town Square, top of Leyden Street, Plymouth, Monday, Feb. 15, 10 a.m.; followed by a march to Pilgrim Hall for drilling and demonstrations.

FARM DAYS School vacation activities at Holly Hill Farm in Cohasset include making compost, exploring the farm’s trails and woodland, sowing some hearty seeds to bring home, and checking in on the farm’s animals.

236 Jerusalem Road, Tuesday-Thursday, Feb. 16-18; $45 per day, 781-383-6565.

SALON CELEBRITIES Authors Hank Phillippi Ryan and Hallie Ephron discuss their newest books at the Sunday Salon series at the Duxbury Free Library. Ryan, an investigative reporter for WHDH-TV in Boston, is the author of the prize-winning novel “The Wrong Girl.’’ Ephron is the best-selling author of the novel “Night Night, Sleep Tight.’’

77 Alden St., Sunday, Feb. 14, 2 p.m.; call 781-934-2721 x 108 for free tickets.

PROJECT ARTS Hey Nineteen, the Steely Dan tribute band, performs a fund-raiser in support of the 21st annual Project Arts free Summer Concert Series on the Plymouth waterfront.

The Spire, 25½ Court St., Friday, Feb. 19, at 7 p.m.; $25, www.spirecenter.org.

VALENTINE’S DAY CABARET Internationally acclaimed Austrian soprano Ute Gfrerer and pianist William Merrill perform a program of Bernstein, Sondheim, Weill, Porter, Piaf, and others.

First Parish Church of Milton, 535 Canton Ave., Sunday, Feb. 14, 4 p.m.; $20, $10 seniors, miltoncommunityconcerts.com.

ART OF WORDS Poet and playwright Gregory Hischak, author of “Parts & Labor,’’ and Terry S. Johnson, author of “Coalescence,’’ read their work at the Mike Amado Memorial poetry reading series.

The Plymouth Center for the Arts, 11 North St., Sunday, Feb. 14, noon; free, refreshments.

JUG BAND The KC Moaners (right), including guitarist Jim Chapin and percussionist Gregg Andreozzi, perform bluegrass and jug band music at Not Just Another Coffeehouse in Sharon. Drawing on old-time blues, jazz, and folk sources, the band blends traditional instruments with nontraditional (kazoo, jug, washboard).

Unitarian Church of Sharon, 4 North Main St., Saturday, Feb. 20, 7 p.m.; $15.

WINTER AT THE BEACH Mass Audubon’s North River Wildlife Sanctuary offers February vacation adventures, including winter beachcombing, searching for animal tracks in the snow, crafts, games, and fireside s’mores. For grades 1-5.

North River Wildlife Sanctuary, 2000 Main St., Marshfield, Tuesday-Friday, Feb. 16-19, 9-3; $65, $55 members, advance registration required at www.massaudubon.org/southshore.

HUNGRY OWLS Also at the North River Wildlife Sanctuary, “Owls and Omelets’’ features an early morning walk in search of Eastern screech and great horned owls, followed by a full breakfast served by the warmth of a wood stove at the caretakers’ cottage.

Marshfield, Saturday, Feb. 20, 5:45-8 a.m.; $25/$20 member, register at www.massaudubon.org/southshore.

Later on Saturday, the Snowy Owl Prowl searches for seasonal beach visitors at Duxbury Beach Saturday from 10 a.m. to noon.

Meet on ocean side of Powder Point Bridge; $18, $15 members.

SEA & SKY More than 60 works of art celebrating the beauty of the local coastal environment by artists from this region and beyond will be on display in the Sea & Sky regional juried art show.

Hull Lifesaving Museum, 1117 Nantasket Ave., through Feb. 27; 781-925-5433.

REFUGEE, ACTIVIST Torli Krua, a pastor and human rights activist, and a group of former Boston residents and former refugees from Liberia and Sierra Leone will share their stories and provide a perspective on the now-global refugee crisis. Krua previously spoke at the Hingham Public Library in November about his work with refugees and his own experience as a refugee from the Liberian civil war.

Hingham Public Library, 66 Leavitt St., Thursday, Feb. 18, 7 p.m.

CHANT Random Chants, a female a cappella group based on the South Shore with a repertoire ranging from folk to pop, country, and rock performs at Music at Sanctuary Hall. Their set list includes the music of Carrie Underwood, Ray Charles, Bruno Mars, and Guns ‘n’ Roses.

East Weymouth Congregational Church, 1320 Commercial St., Saturday, Feb. 20, 8 p.m.; $10, www.musicatsanctuaryhall.org.

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