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■ Frank Warren of PostSecret. After 10 years and hundreds of thousands of secrets, Frank Warren knows a little bit about a lot of strangers. He’s the founder of the PostSecret Project, a growing collection of artful secrets that are mailed to his home on postcards, and he’s seen the project benefit others in a major way. More than 4 million people visit the PostSecret website, which has helped raise money for the National Suicide Prevention Hotline. Warren will share some of his extraordinary stories and secrets — as well as listen to ours. 7:30 p.m. Thursday. $29$49. The Long Center, 701 W. Riverside Drive. 512-474-5664, thelongcenter.org.

■ Billy Childs’ “Map to the Treasure: Reimagining Laura Nyro” at Bass Concert Hall. Few 20th-century songwriters scaled the heights reached by the late Laura Nyro, who died from cancer in 1997 at age 49 but left behind an extraordinary catalogue of material that proved extraordinarily popular with the masses even as it pressed far beyond the bounds of musical conventionality. Among those deeply affected by her work in his youth was pianist Billy Childs, who went on to win multiple Grammys as a composer and arranger. At this show, which kicks off Texas Performing Arts’ 201516 season, Childs is joined by renowned singers Dianne Reeves, Becca Stevens and Alicia Olatuja, along with UT’s Cordova Quartet, in bringing Nyro’s songbook back to life. $36-45. 8 p.m. Thursday. 2350 Robert Dedman Drive. texasperformingarts.org.

■ The City Theatre’s “A Funny Thing Happened on the Way to the Forum.” This joyous musical romp through Rome has desperate lovers, scheming neighbors and secrets behind every toga. Funny, fast-paced, witty, irreverent, “A Funny Thing” takes comedy back to its roots, combining situations from the time-tested humor of Roman playwrights with the infectious energy of classic vaudeville. 8 p.m. Friday and Saturday, 5:30 p.m. Sunday. $15$40. 3823 Airport Blvd. 512524-2870, citytheatreaustin.org.