BROCKTON FUTURE Artists reimagine the city of Brockton in a retro-future exhibition in which each object “is a kind of speculative fiction, a fusion of modern sensibility with industrial antiques,’’ according to Fuller Craft Museum. The exhibit merges images from Brockton of 1892 (its heyday of industrial power and innovation) with the Brockton of 2016 plus an imagined future Brockton of 2092. The participating artists imagine what would be produced: inventions, gadgets, art, dress, shoes. Their responses form the show called “Old Sole of the New Machine: Steampunk Brockton – Reimagining Shoe City.’’

455 Oak St., reception Sunday, Sept. 11, 2-5 p.m.; see www.fullercraft.org for ticket information.

MYSTERY HOUSE An art installation echoes the fate of the “Villa of the Mysteries,’’ a house situated just outside of ancient Pompeii at the time of the fatal volcano. Artists Katha Seidman and Laurie Kaplowitz develop a coherent space filled with murals and sculpture depicting a domestic space at the moment that the cataclysm has occurred.

South Shore Art Center, 119 Ripley Road, Cohasset, opening Friday, Sept. 16, 6-8 p.m.; www.ssac.org.

LIGHTHOUSES Author Eric Jay Dolin will be speaking on his newest nonfiction work, “Brilliant Beacons,’’ a comprehensive history of American lighthouses.

Canton Public Library, 786 Washington St., Tuesday, Sept. 13, 7 p.m.; free, refreshments.

RIBS North Community Church holds its eighth annual rib cookoff to benefit the Marshfield Food Pantry and the church’s youth mission.

VFW Post, 655 Main St., Marshfield, Saturday, Sept. 17, 12-5 p.m.; $5 admission, $1 per food ticket.

UPBEAT COMEDY Joe Andruzzi Foundation, a nonprofit organization committed to providing support to cancer patients and their families when it is needed most, hosts its annual “(Up)Beat Comedy Night’’ fund-raiser. Lenny Clarke heads a group of local comics.

Raffael’s Walpole, 1601 Main St., Wednesday, Sept. 14, 6:30 p.m.; $50, www.bit.ly/2asRfLr.

BOX OFFICE POISON Priscilla Beach Theatre presents the murderous comedy “Arsenic and Old Lace,’’ the story of a dutiful nephew uncovering the results of his kindly aunt’s practice of welcoming elderly gentlemen callers to their home with a problematic glass of homemade wine.

800 Rocky Hill Road, Plymouth, Friday-Saturday, Sept. 16-17, 23-24, 7:30 p.m., Sunday, Sept. 18, 2 p.m.; $30, www.pbtheatre.org.

GNOME AT HOME The Art Complex Museum holds its annual “fairy house/gnome home’’ workshop for children of all ages accompanied by an adult. Materials are provided.

189 Alden St., Duxbury, Saturday, Sept. 17, 1-4 p.m.; free, register 791-934-6634, x10.

FALLEN HEROES Massachusetts Fallen Heroes, an organization dedicated to honoring fallen military and civilian uniformed personnel, hosts its annual golf tournament.

Plymouth Country Club, 221 Warren Ave., Thursday, Sept. 15, 12:30 p.m.; $200, www.bit.ly/2aYYjgN.

RAY OF HOPE Razia Jan, a CNN Top 10 Hero and founder of Razia’s Ray of Hope, joins forces with the Rotary Club of Scituate to host the South Shore premiere of “What Tomorrow Brings’’ by filmmaker Beth Murphy. The documentary portrays the struggle of young Afghan girls to achieve education. Jan left her South Shore home and business to return to Afghanistan and open an all-girls school.

Mill Wharf Cinema, 1 Mill Wharf Plaza, Scituate, Wednesday, Sept. 14, 7:45-9:45 p.m.; $5 donation.

BENCH WARMERS Holding court on a bench outside their retirement home, Harold and Burt sustain a friendship packed with banter until a famous retired actress arrives in “A Bench In The Sun.’’

North River Theater. 513 River St., Norwell, Friday-Saturday, Sept. 16-17, 8 p.m., Sunday, Sept. 18, 2 p.m., also Sept. 23-25; $20, www.northrivertheater.org.

DOCTORING GARFIELD The Plymouth Library History Book Group discusses “Destiny of the Republic: A Tale of Madness, Medicine, and the Murder of a President’’ by Candice Millard. Manomet Branch Library, 12 Strand Ave., Thursday, Sept. 15, 4 p.m.

ON THE BALL South Shore Hospital hosts the “Ultimate Lawn Party 2016 Croquet Classic’’ to benefit the hospital’s pediatric programs, on Saturday, Sept. 17, 2 p.m.

Information on location upon ticket purchase at www.southshorehospital.org/croquet.

PAN PIPES Led by the renowned Cesar Villalobos, Inca Son performs traditional Andean music at Old Ship Church’s Coffeehouse off the square.

107 Main St., Hingham, Saturday, Sept. 17, 8 p.m.; $15 door.

GULF COAST BLUES Marcia Ball performs New Orleans boogie, deeply soulful ballads, and rollicking Gulf Coast blues.

Spire Center, 25 ½ Court St., Plymouth, Thursday, Sept. 15, 8 p.m.; $40, www.spirecenter.org.

Also at The Spire, Nerissa and Katryna Nield perform folk rock on Saturday, Sept. 17, 8 p.m.; $20.

FOOD TRUCKS The Quincy Food Truck and Craft Beer Festival takes place at Pageant Field. Merrymount Park, Quincy, Saturday, Sept. 17, 12-5 p.m. Tickets at www.ftfa.eventbrite.com.

FALL FESTIVAL Great Island Artisans Guild holds a “Fall Festival’’ indoor arts and crafts fair, featuring work from The Pinehills community and beyond.

Great Island Overlook Clubhouse, 149 Great Island Road, Plymouth, Saturday, Sept. 17, 10-4; www.greatislandartisanguild.com.

LIFELONG ARTIST Art by Kingston resident Charles R. Sorrento is on display at Kingston Public Library, 6 Green St., through September. ART DEMO Margaret Farrell Bruno, an established artist and past president of the North River Arts Society, gives a live demonstration of a pastel landscape for the Dedham Art Association.

Endicott Estate, 656 East St., Dedham, Tuesday, Sept. 13, 7-9 p.m.; members free, $5 non-members.

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