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When David Lindsay-Abaire was a kid, he helped his dad sell fruit from the back of his truck in downtown Boston, right near the Boston University Theatre. Now he’s a Pulitzer Prize-winning playwright whose work is performed there by the Huntington Theatre Company, which kicks off its 31st season with “Good People.” Lindsay-Abaire says this of the play: “It’s about class in America. It’s about choices and luck. It’s about the good people sitting inside that building in plush theater seats, and the equally good people selling fruit out on the corner.” Set in the South Boston neighborhood where the playwright grew up, the story focuses on a single mom (Johanna Day, pictured) trying to make ends meet. The production also features Nancy E. Carroll and Karen MacDonald (it’s hard to believe, but it will be the first time that pair of venerable local actresses have shared a stage). Sept. 14-15, 8 p.m. Sept. 16,
7 p.m. Through Oct. 14. $30-$75, discounts for students and seniors. Boston University Theatre, 264 Huntington Ave., Boston. 617-266-0800, www.huntingtontheatre.org

THURSDAY

Rock bottom What’s to become of rock radio in Boston? In “Radio Silence,” Ford Hall Forum presents a discussion about the demise of WBCN, the sale of WFNX to Clear Channel, and Internet and digital radio. John Laurenti moderates with Charles Laquidara (via Skype), Billy Costa, and RadioBDC’s Julie Kramer and Henry Santoro.
Sept. 13, 6:30-8 p.m. Free. Suffolk University, C. Walsh Theatre,
55 Temple St., Boston. 617-557-2007, www.fordhallforum.org

They’re OK The lives of five big guys who’ve always been 200 miles from the nearest woman (or so they think) go topsy turvy when a mail order bride arrives on the scene. Join the fun at the new musical comedy “Lumberjacks in Love.” The actors double as musicians on instruments including washboard and ukulele. Sept. 13-30. Thurs 7:30 p.m., Fri-Sat 8 p.m., Sat 3 p.m., Sun 2 p.m. 40-$48. Stoneham Theatre, 395 Main St. 781-279-2200, www.stonehamtheatre.org

Recipe for happiness If the first book by Gretchen Rubin (“The Happiness Project”) didn’t make you happy enough, maybe her latest will. She talks about how she makes a happy home in “Happier at Home: Kiss More, Jump More, Abandon a Project, Read Samuel Johnson, and My Other Experiments in the Practice of Everyday Life.” Sept. 13, 6 p.m. $5. Coolidge Corner Theatre, 290 Harvard St., Brookline. 617-566-6660, www.brooklinebooksmith.com

FRIDAY

Womanly art Ten New England artists display images of the female form in “Women 360.” The show includes work by Myrna Balk, Lora Brody, Karen Davis, Carol Daynard, Ellen Feldman, Randy Goldberger, Felice Mendell, Michael Seif, Kim Roderiques, and Andrea Rosenthal. Sept. 14-Nov. 4. Mon-Sat 10 a.m.-4 p.m., Sun noon-4 p.m. Reception Sept. 14, 6-8 p.m. South Shore Art Center,
119 Ripley Road, Cohasset. 781-383-2787, www.ssac.org

SATURDAY

CANCELLED: Starry night Ballroom and Latin dancing on a bridge by moonlight? We’re there. Dancing Under the Stars at Seaport includes instruction, dance hosts for partnerless dancers, snacks, and DJs spinning traditional and nontraditional dance music. Sept. 15, 7-10 p.m. $25. Seaport Hotel and World Trade Center, 1 Seaport Lane, Boston. www.seaportboston.com

Flicks of fantasy Ever wonder what makes “Battlestar Galactica” fans tick? Ilana Rein looks at the phenomenon in her indie documentary “We Are All Cylons.” It’s the featured presentation in the Etheria Film Festival, which showcases short science fiction and fantasy films directed by women. Topics include twisted fairy tales, a magical swan woman, and fertility lotteries. Sept. 15, 4-10:30 p.m. $10-$15. Somerville Theatre, 55 Davis Square, Somerville. 617-625-5700, www.etheriafilmfestival.com