TODAY
Old-time country and bluegrass jam session. Cocalico Valley Jammers, Denver Fire Hall, 425 Locust St., 1-5 p.m.; free. Call 859-3545.
Concert. Concert Band and Wind Ensemble, Alumni Hall, Millersville University, 3 p.m.; free. Call 872-3455.
Concert. A.K.A.C.O.D., Ben's Underground, Franklin & Marshall College, 8 p.m.; free. Call 291-4350.
Irish Cultural Society. Inaugural meeting with Michael Riley discussing his new book of poetry about Ireland, Annie's Bailey's upstairs, 28 E. King St., 1:30 p.m. Call 560-2055.
MONDAY
Lancaster Scrabble Club. Willow Valley Manor North, Willow Street Pike, 6:30 p.m.; free. Call 394-6059.
Chess club. All ages and skills welcome, Milanof-Schock Library, 1184 Anderson Ferry Road, Mount Joy, 6-8 p.m.; free. Call 653-1510.
TUESDAY
Scottish country dance. Manheim Train Station, 210 S. Charlotte St., 7-9 p.m.; $3. Call 653-1397.
WEDNESDAY
Square dance. GEARS Community Center, 70 S. Poplar St., Elizabethtown, 1-2 p.m.; $1. Call 426-3139.
Country dance. All ages, the Barn, Ridge Run Campground, 867 Schwanger Road, Elizabethtown, 7:15-10:30 p.m.; $5. Call 278-0589.
THURSDAY
World dance. Mulberry Art Studios, 21 N. Mulberry St., 7:30-9:30 p.m.; $2-$6. Call 392-8251.
Jam session with All-Star Jug Band. Akron United Zion Church, 31 S. 10th St., 5-8 p.m.; free. Call 314-7058.
FRIDAY
Organ concert. Ross W. Ellison, Evangelical Lutheran Church of the Holy Trinity, 31 S. Duke St., 12:30 p.m.; free. Call 397-2734.
First Friday. Opening receptions at most galleries in Lancaster, 5-9 p.m. Call 509-2787 or visit www.LancasterARTS.com.
Concert. Yin Zheng, piano, St. James Episcopal Church, 119 N. Duke St., 8 p.m.; $5-$10. Call 399-9733.
Country line dance. Country Barn, 211 S. Donnerville Road, 7 p.m.-midnight; $5. Call 872-1554.
SATURDAY
Antiques appraisal fair. Quarryville Library, 357 Buck Road, 9 a.m.-3 p.m.; $5-$12. Call 786-2388.
SUNDAY, MARCH 9
Concert. Musical Art Society's "My African Safari," Salem United Church of Christ, 2312 Marietta Ave., 3 p.m.; $3-$5. Call 392-1200.
Acoustic jam session. Lancaster County Folk Music & Fiddlers' Society, Friends Meeting House, 110 Tulane Terrace, 2-5 p.m.; free. Call (610) 777-7922.
Concert. Messiah College Concert Choir, Chiques Church of the Brethren, 4045 Sunnyside Road, Manheim, 7 p.m.; offering. Call 664-2252.
Concert. Nathan Laube, organ, Evangelical Lutheran Church of the Holy Trinity, 31 S. Duke St., 4 p.m.; free. Call 397-2734.
RECURRING
Woodcarving and Wildlife Art Festival. Lancaster County Woodcarvers, Millersville University's Student Memorial Center, 10 a.m.-5 p.m. Saturday, 10 a.m.-4 p.m. Sunday, March 9; &5. Call 392-4814.
Amish Country Homestead. Nine-room Amish house, Plain & Fancy Farm, Route 340, Bird-in-Hand, tours at quarter to the hour 9:45 a.m.-6:45 p.m. Saturday through Sunday; $4-$6.50. Call 768-3600, ext. 10.
Amish Country Tours. Tour Amish farmlands with local guides, Plain & Fancy Farm, Route 340, Bird-in-Hand, two-hour tours 11:30 a.m. Saturday and Sunday; $9.95-$25.95. Call 768-3600, ext. 10.
Amish Experience F/X Theater. Plain & Fancy Farm, Route 340, Bird-in-Hand, on the hour 10 a.m.-5 p.m. Saturday, 11 a.m.-5 p.m. Sunday; $4.50-$7.50. Call 768-3600, ext. 10.
Amish Farm and House tours. 2395 Route 30 East, 8:30 a.m.-4p.m. daily; $5-$7.75. Call 394-6185.
Amish Village. Old Order Amish house and grounds, 199 Hartman Bridge Road, Ronks, 9 a.m.-5 p.m. Monday through Saturday, 10 a.m.-5 p.m. Sunday; $3.25-$7.25. Call 687-5811.
Boehm's Chapel. The 1791-built chapel, oldest existing Methodist structure in Pennsylvania, 13 W. Boehm's Road, Willow Street, tours noon-2 p.m. Saturday, noon-1 p.m. Sunday. Call 872-4133.
Choo Choo Barn. Route 741 East, Strasburg, 10 a.m.-5 p.m. daily; $3.50-$5.50. Call 687-7911.
Lancaster Ice Rink. Public skate, 371 Carerra Drive, 9-11 p.m. Saturday; $5 admission, $2 skate rental. Call 581-0274.
Longwood Gardens. Route 1, Kennett Square, 9 a.m.-6 p.m. daily; $2-$12. Call (610) 388-1000 for special events.
Overlook Activities Center. Public roller skating, 1241 Lititz Pike, 7:30-10:30 p.m. Friday and Saturday, 1-4 p.m. Saturday and Sunday; $4-$5. Call 560-4185.
Stitches Comedy Club. Chili Challis, Dean Mink and Steve Balbier, Lancaster Host Resort, 2300 Lincoln Highway East, 9 p.m. Friday, 8 and 10:15 p.m. Saturday, 8 p.m. March 9; $13. Call 299-5500.
Strasburg Rail Road. Route 741, open daily with trains running on various schedules; $6-$11. Call 687-7522.
Whitaker Center for Science and the Arts, Science Center. With IMAX Theater, 222 N. Market St., Harrisburg, 9:30 a.m.-5 p.m. Monday through Saturday; $6-$11. Call 214-2787.
REGIONAL
Gamut Classic Theatre. Strawberry Square, Harrisburg. Call 238-4111. "The Chosen," 7:30 p.m. Friday and Saturday, 2:30 p.m. Sunday, ending March 18, $17-$25.
Giant Center. 950 W. Hershey Park Drive, Hershey. Call 534-3911. Disney on Ice Princess Classics, 1 and 4:30 p.m. today, ending March 2, $16-$50.
Hershey Theatre. 15 E. Caracas Ave. Call 534-3405. Dolly Parton, 8 p.m. Tuesday, $75-$87. Monterey Jazz Festival, 8 p.m. Saturday, $35-$60.
Morrison Gallery. Penn State Harrisburg, 999 W. Harrisburg Pike, Middletown, 9 a.m.-9 p.m. Monday through Thursday, 8 a.m.-5 p.m. Call 948-6273. "Urban Images," paintings by Robert Andriulli, ending March 7.
Open Stage of Harrisburg. Street Level of Walnut Street Parking Garage. Call 214-2787. "Well," 2:30 p.m. today, ending March 2, $21-$25.
Sovereign Performing Arts Center. 136 N. Sixth St., Reading. Call (610) 898-7469. Harlem Globetrotters, 7 p.m. Friday, $19.50-$93.50.
Strand-Capitol Performing Arts Center. 50 N. George St., York. Call 846-1111. Pink Floyd Experience, 7:30 p.m. Thursday, $35-$45.
Sunoco Performance Theater. Whitaker Center, 222 N. Market St., Harrisburg. Call 214-2787. "Ain't Misbehavin'," 2 p.m. today, $17-$32. Keller Williams and the WMDs, 8 p.m. Tuesday, $23-$25.
ART EXHIBITS
"Sabbatical," Robert Andriulli, Shauna Frischkorn, Brant Schuller and Debbie Siegel. Art Department, Millersville University, 8 a.m.-4:30 p.m. and 5:30-8:30 p.m. Monday, and 8 a.m.-4:30 p.m. Tuesday through Friday, ending March 6. Call 872-3298.
"Garden Show," membership exhibit, and "France From France," Eileen France. Lancaster County Art Association, 149 Precision Ave., Strasburg, 1-5 p.m. Wednesday through Thursday, ending March 20. Call 687-7061.
"Collaboration Through Fire," Kenton Baker, Beverly Fisher and Willi Singleton. Lyet Gallery, Leffler Chapel and Performance Center, Elizabethtown College, 9 a.m.-8 p.m. Monday through Friday, 1-5 p.m. Saturday and Friday, ending March 20. Call 361-1587.
"Placemats," curated by Harriet Hacker. Parlor Gallery, 320 Laurel St., by appointment ending March 21. Call 392-1772.
"Figures Circa 1950," Fran Wagner Williams and Florence Taylor Starr. Lynden Gallery, 117 S. Market St., Elizabethtown, 9 a.m.-5 p.m. Tuesday through Saturday, ending March 22. Call 367-9236.
"Izzy's Attic," the collection of Isadore Lichstein. Isadore Gallery, 228 N. Prince St., 10 a.m.-6 p.m. Thursday and Friday, 10 a.m.-5 p.m. Saturday, ending March 22.
Debi Watson and Lindsey Stauffer. Framing Concept, 328 N. Queen St., 10 a.m.-5 p.m. Tuesday through Friday, 10 a.m.-4 p.m. Saturday, ending March 29. Call 295-7290.
"7-11," seven artists with 11 rural vignettes. D&J Scott Gallery, 323 N. Queen St., 10 a.m.-5 p.m. Tuesday, Friday and Saturday, ending March 29. Call 397-5360.
"Coffee ... Cafe ... Caffeine," Bob Smith and K.H. Klein. Gallery dePaul, 226 N. Arch St., 10 a.m.-2 p.m. Wednesday through Saturday, ending March 29. Call 299-1631.
Annette McKimm, photography, and Jaclyn Rice, paintings. State of the Art Custom Framing & Gallery, 1945 State St., East Petersburg, 10 a.m.-5 p.m. Tuesday through Friday, 10 a.m.-4 p.m. Saturday, ending March 29. Call 581-0767.
"The Self-portrait and the Artist," Charles Demuth. Demuth Foundation and Museum, 120 E. King St., 10 a.m.-4 p.m. Tuesday through Saturday, 1-4 p.m. Sunday, ending March 30. Call 299-9940.
Scholastic Art Awards. Lancaster Museum of Art, 135 N. Lime St., 10 a.m.-4 p.m. Monday through Saturday, noon-4 p.m. Sunday, ending March 30. Call 394-3497.
Jeff Geib, pen and ink drawings. DogStar Books & Gallery, 529 W. Chestnut St., 10 a.m.-5 p.m. Tuesday, Thursday, Friday and Saturday, 10 a.m.-7 p.m. Wednesday, ending March 31. Call 823-6605.
"The Wonder of Color," Anita Williams, Angela Shope, Siang Hua Wang and Justin Schwartz. Red Raven Art Co., 138 N. Prince St., 10 a.m.-5 p.m. Tuesday, Thursday, Friday and Saturday, ending March 31. Call 299-4400.
Handcranked Film Projects. Pennsylvania College of Art & Design, 204 N. Prince St., 8 a.m.-4:30 p.m. Monday through Friday, ending April 4. Call 396-7833.
"Charlie Barton. Building Character, 342 N. Queen St., Warehouse B, 10 a.m.-5 p.m. Tuesday through Saturday, ending April 4. Call 394-7201.
LIVE MUSIC
American Music Theatre. 2425 Lincoln Highway East. Call 397-7700. Little Richard, 8 p.m. Saturday, $53.
Bube's Brewery. 102 N. Market St., Mount Joy. Call 653-2056. Dreamscapes Project, 9:30 p.m. Saturday, free.
Caribbean Inn. 1 S. Charlotte St., Manheim. Call 665-6589. Open mic, 8 p.m. Thursday.
The Chameleon Club. 223 N. Water St. Call 939-7133. Red, Torn From Red, and Our After, 7 p.m. Saturday, $12.
The Cove. 680 Millcross Road. Call 390-8777. Andy Roberts Group and Robin Work, 7 p.m. today; Reese Project, 7 p.m. March 9.
El Serrano. 2151 Columbia Ave. Call 397-6191. Fret Work, 8 p.m. Friday; Dante, 8 p.m. Saturday.
Emmaus Road Cafe. 1916 Lincoln Highway East. Call 397-9360. Donnie Knaub Band, 7 p.m. Saturday.
McCleary's Public House. 130 W. Front St., Marietta. Call 426-2225. Turn the Page, 7:30 p.m. Wednesday; professional musician jam, 8 p.m. Thursday; A Choir of Silence, 9:30 p.m. Friday; Green Onions, 9:30 p.m. Saturday.
Pressroom. 26-28 W. King St. Call 399-5400. Matrix with Trixie, 7 p.m. Wednesday; Troy Isaak Duo, 7 p.m. Thursday.
Prudhomme's Lost Cajun Kitchen. 50 Lancaster Ave., Columbia. Call 684-1706. Keith Kinard, 7 p.m. Monday; Charles Lee, 8 p.m. Saturday.
Rosa Rosa Ristorante Italiano. 398 Harrisburg Ave. Call 509-3970: Ken Gehret, Tom Witmer and Keith Mohler, 7 p.m. Thursday.
Shank's Tavern. 36 S. Waterford Ave., Marietta. Call 426-1205. open mic with Stu Huggins or The Kracker Brothers, 8 p.m. Tuesday; open mic with Blue Voodoo or BRB, 8 p.m. Thursday.
The Village. 205 N. Christian St. Call 397-5000. CI Records and Chameleon Club present Pink Spiders, Captain of Compliments, Speak Frantic!, Anthem for the Lost, and Handguns & A Lost Cause, 5:30 p.m. Monday, $12.
THEATER
"Little Shop of Horrors." Millersville University, 2 p.m. today, ending March 2; $5-$10. Call 872-3811.
"A Play of One's Own." Theater of the Seventh Sister, Stahr Performing Arts Center, 438 N. Queen St., 2:30 p.m. Sunday, ending March 2; $10. Call 396-7764.
"The Pillowman." Ephrata Performing Arts Center, Tom Grater Memorial Park, 7:30 p.m. Friday and Saturday, 2 p.m. Saturday and Sunday, ending March 15; $10-$15. Call 733-7966.
"Treasure Island: A Musical Adventure." Fulton Opera House, 12 N. Prince St., 7:30 p.m. Wednesday and Thursday, 8 p.m. Friday and Saturday, 2 p.m. Sunday and select Wednesdays and Saturdays, ending March 22; $17-$42. Call 397-7425.
"Here Comes Peter Cottontail." Hole in the Wall Puppet Theatre, 126 N. Water St., 11 a.m. and 1 p.m. Saturday, ending March 22; $9. Call 394-8398.
"All Shook Up." Dutch Apple Dinner Theatre, 510 Centerville Road, matinee, twilight and evening shows, ending April 5; $18-$50. Call 898-1900.
"Paris is Out." Rainbow Dinner Theatre, 3065 Lincoln Highway East, Paradise, morning, matinee and evening shows, ending April 26; $38-$49. Call 687-4300.
STUDENT THEATER
"Les Misérables." Lampeter-Strasburg High School, 1007 Village Road, Lampeter, 7 p.m. Thursday through Saturday, ending March 8; $6-$8. Call 464-3311.
"Charlie and the Chocolate Factory." Hempfield High School, 200 Stanley Ave., Landisville, 7 p.m. Friday and Saturday, ending March 8; $3-$5. Call 618-1016.
MUSEUMS
Antique Auto Museum. 161 Museum Drive, Hershey, 9 a.m.-5 p.m. daily; $6-$8. Call 566-7100.
Boettcher House Museum. Built in 1870, Landis Woods, 1241 Lititz Pike, 10 a.m.-4 p.m. the second weekend of every month. Call 290-7180, ext. 3102.
Brandywine River Museum. Regional and American art, Route 1, Chadds Ford, 9:30 a.m.-4:30 p.m. daily; $5-$8. Call (610) 388-2700.
Carriage Gallery. 1800s horse-drawn carriages, coaches, sleighs and hearses and 1800s lighting, 276 Newport Road, Leola, hours by appointment; $5. Call 656-7347.
Conestoga Area Historical Society. Ehrlich Park, 51 Kendig Road, Conestoga, 1-4 p.m. weekends; offering. Call 872-1699.
Ephrata Cloister. Site of an 18th-century religious community, 632 W. Main St., 9 a.m.-5 p.m. Monday through Saturday, noon-5 p.m. Sunday; $5-$7. Call 733-6600.
Hands-on House. Interactive children's museum, 721 Landis Valley Road, 11 a.m.-4 p.m. Tuesday through Thursday, 11 a.m.-8 p.m. Friday, 10 a.m.-5 p.m. Saturday, noon-5 p.m. Sunday; $6. Call 569-5437.
Hans Herr House. Built in 1719, 1849 Hans Herr Drive, Willow Street, 9 a.m.-4 p.m. Monday through Saturday; $2-$5. Call 464-4438.
Historical Society of the Cocalico Valley. Victorian mansion with regional history displays and period room settings, 249 W. Main St., Ephrata, 10 a.m.-4 p.m. Saturday; free admission, $3 for research library. Call 733-1616.
Lancaster County Historical Society. 230 N. President Ave., 9:30 a.m.-4:30 p.m. Tuesday through Saturday; free admission, $5 for research library. Call 392-4633.
Lancaster Mennonite Historical Society. Unique Pennsylvania German artifacts, 2215 Millstream Road, 8:30 a.m.-4 p.m.; $4.50-$5. Call 393-9745.
Lancaster Quilt and Textile Museum. 37 N. Market St., 9 a.m.-5 p.m. Monday through Saturday; $6. Call 299-6440.
Landis Valley Museum. A Pennsylvania German living-history village, 2451 Kissel Hill Road, 9 a.m.-5 p.m. Monday through Saturday, noon-5 p.m. Sunday; $7-$10. Call 569-0401.
Lititz Museum and Johannes Mueller House. 145 E. Main St., 10 a.m.-4 p.m. Monday through Saturday; $5. Call 627-4636.
Manheim Historical Society Railroad Station. 210 S. Charlotte St., 1-4 p.m. Sunday; free. Call 665-7989.
Mascot Roller Mills and Ressler Family Home. Preserved, water-powered grain mill and 1855 miller's house, Newport and Stumptown Roads, Ronks, 9 a.m.-4 p.m. Monday through Saturday. Call 656-7616.
Mount Joy Historical Society Museum. 130 Fairview St., Mount Joy, 1-4 p.m. Sunday. Call 653-4718.
National Civil War Museum. 1 Lincoln Circle, Reservoir Park, Harrisburg, 10 a.m.-5 p.m. Wednesday through Saturday, noon-5 p.m. Sunday; $6-$8. Call 260-1861.
National Toy Train Museum. 300 Paradise Lane, Strasburg, 10 a.m.-5 p.m. weekends; $2.50-$12. Call 687-8976.
National Watch & Clock Museum. Fifth and Poplar streets, Columbia, 10 a.m.-4 p.m. Tuesday through Saturday; $4-$8. Call 684-8261, ext. 234.
New Holland Band Museum. Second floor, Eastern Lancaster County Library, New Holland, 10 a.m.-4 p.m. Tuesday, Thursday and Saturday; free. Call 355-5096.
North Museum of Natural History and Science. 400 College Ave., 10 a.m.-5 p.m. Tuesday through Saturday, noon-5 p.m. Sunday; $6-$7 museum and planetarium. Call 291-4315.
People's Place Quilt Museum. Route 340, Intercourse, 9 a.m.-5 p.m. Monday through Saturday; free. Call (800) 828-8218.
Railroad Museum of Pennsylvania. Route 741, Strasburg, 9 a.m.-5 p.m. Monday through Saturday, noon-5 p.m. Sundays; $4-$6. Call 687-8628.
State Museum of Pennsylvania. 300 North St., Harrisburg, 9 a.m.-5 p.m. Tuesday through Saturday, noon-5 p.m. Sunday; free. Call 787-4980.
Underground Railroad Visitors Center. Historic Zercher's Hotel, 11 Green St., Christiana, 9 a.m.-4 p.m. daily; free. Call (610) 593-5340.
Wheatland. Home of James Buchanan, 15th president of the United States, 1120 Marietta Ave., 10 a.m.-4 p.m. Monday, Friday and Saturday, noon-4 p.m. Sunday. Call 392-8721.
Winters Heritage House. 47 E. High St., Elizabethtown, 9:30 a.m.-3:30 p.m. Thursday and Friday, 9:30 a.m.-noon Saturday. Call 367-4672.
Winterthur Estate. American antiques, 60-acre garden and research library for American art and material culture, Route 52, 6 miles north of Wilmington, Del., 9 a.m.-5 p.m. Monday through Saturday, noon-5 p.m. Sunday. Call (302) 888-4600.
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