Gordon College Memorial Chapel,
255 Grapevine Road, Wenham. 978-524-3400. 2/27: 3 p.m. $12, students and seniors $10. Gordon Symphony Orchestra. James Jorgenson conducts premiere of his Fanfare for a New Age; Mendelssohn's Violin Concerto with Anna Bulbrook; works by Barber, Copland.

Coro Stella Maris
978-281-8088. 8 p.m. $10, students and seniors $5. Gretchen Longwell Cooley conducts The Dance of Death: A Musical Consideration of Las Things, works by Lassus. 2/25: First Church in Wenham, Main and Arbor streets, Wenham. 2/26: Harvard-Epworth Church, 1555 Mass. Ave., Cambridge.

Toward Victory
Charles Street AME Church, 551 Warren St., Dorchester. 617-437-6930. 2/27: 4 p.m. Free-will offering. Negro spirituals, drama, poetry, and interpretive dance with contralto Ruth Hamilton. Sponsored by Ebony Arts.INTERNATIONALWOMEN'S MONTH

Ruth Hamilton
Old South Meeting House, 310 Washington St., Boston. 617-482-6439. 2/24: 12:15-1 p.m., $4, seniors and students $3. African American spirituals.

With Harney Academy Irish Step Dancers
The Palace Theatre, 80 Hanover St., Manchester, N.H. 603-668-5588. 3/2: 7 p.m., $21 reserved seating. Marty Quirk with Acoustic Nuisance, opening act. Sponsored by Ancient Order of Hibernians.

All Hands Around
University of New Hampshire, University Center Auditorium, 400 Commercial St., Manchester. 603-629-4176. 3/3: 7 p.m., $8, $5 students and seniors. Celtic music for fiddle, concertina, bouzouki, guitar, hammered dulcimer, voice.

nuMontserrat College of Art
Carol Schlosberg Alumni Gallery, 23 Essex St., Beverly. 978-524-7651, ext. 1319. Mon.-Thurs. 11 a.m.-7 p.m., Fri. 11 a.m-5 p.m., Sat. noon-4 p.m. 3/1-4/6: Long Ago, Now, work of Rob Roy and Lois Lane based on the use of images that are traditionally seen as male or female. 3/1: 5-7 p.m., reception.

Gordon College
Barrington Centre for the Arts, 255 Grapevine Rd., Wenham. 978-927-2306 ext. 4414. Mon.-Fri. 9 a.m.-4 p.m. Through 3/24: Telling Stories: Sculpture and Works on Paper, by David Newton. 2/26: 4-6 p.m. reception.

Essex Art Center
56 Island St., Lawrence. 978-685-2343. Tues.-Thurs. 10 a.m.-8 p.m., Fri. 10 a.m.-5 p.m., Sat. 10 a.m.-2 p.m. Through 2/18: Minernil, by Joffre Lefevre; Werks, by Eric Legacy; Narrative Sculpture in Clay, by Betty Ann Libby; and Observations of Hermeticism, by Eric Love.

Salem Historic Houses
Peabody Essex Museum, East India Square, Salem. 978-745-9500. Tues.-Sat. 10 a.m.-5 p.m., Sun. noon-5 p.m. $8.50, seniors and students $7.50, under 16 free. Gardner-Pingree House (1804), Crowninshield-Bentley House (c. 1727), John Ward House (c. 1684), 132 Essex St. Tours include: At Home in Salem: 1780-1820; Salem 1692: The Witchcraft Trials.

Hood Museum of Art
129 Amherst St., Manchester, N.H. 603-622-7531. Tues.-Fri. 9 a.m.-4 p.m., Sat. 10 a.m.-4 p.m. Free but donations accepted. Through 3/18: Michael Conway: Modern Photos-Vintage Views, photographic images compare idyllic scenes of Manchester's early days with current photographs taken at the same locations. Through 3/4: Manchester Unplugged...to Electrified. Ongoing: Manchester Stories. dated

Currier Gallery of Art
201 Myrtle Way, Manchester, N.H. 603-626-4158.Gallery, Mon., Wed., Thurs., Sun. 11 a.m.-5 p.m., Fri. 11 a.m.-8 p.m., Sat. 10 a.m.-5 p.m. $5, seniors and students $4, under 18 free; free to all Sat. 10 a.m.-1 p.m. Zimmerman House, designed by Frank Lloyd Wright, open for tours Fri.-Mon.; call for reservations.

Wenham Museum
132 Main St., (Rte. 1A) Wenham. 978-468-2377. Tues.-Sun. 10 a.m.-4 p.m. $4, seniors $3.50, ages 3 and up $2, under 2 free. Closed major holidays. Through 4/16: Please Be Seated: Fine Furniture Making in America, exhibit on the art, history, and process of fine furniture making in the U.S. since Colonial times. Through 2/28: Wenham Ice Industry, tools and tales of the industry that produced Queen Victoria's favorite ice. Ongoing: A Gilded Age: What the Other Half Wore in the Costume and Textile Gallery. 2/27: 2-4 p.m., woodworking demonstration and lecture by fine furniture maker/restorer Philip C. Lowe, director, Furniture Institute of Massachusetts, $17 reservations required. dated

Peabody Essex Museum
East India Square, Salem. 978-745-9500, 800-745-4054. Tues.-Sat. 10 a.m.-5 p.m., Sun. noon-5 p.m. $8.50, students and seniors $7.50, ages 16 and under free. Gallery and historic house tours daily. Through 5/7: Suggestive Curves: The Art of Watercraft, exhibit showcasing the boatbuilding work of craftsmen from the U.S., Asia, and the Pacific Islands. Ongoing: The Real Witchcraft Papers; A Folk Art Sampler; The Saltonstall Family Portraits; Odyssey: A Journey Into World Art, more than 300 artworks that take visitors on a tour of the world's people, landscapes, nature, and spirit. Through 2/25: 10 a.m.-noon, All About Storytelling, $40 series, $10 individual programs, reservations suggested.

Essex Shipbuilding Museum
28 Main St., Rte. 133, Essex. 978-768-768-7541. Through 5/15: Sat-Sun. 1-4 p.m. $4, seniors $3, ages 6-12 $2.50, under 6 free. Working riverfront shipyard, dioramas, full-scale models, hands-on exhibits. Updated 2/17

Smashmouth and Luscious Jackson Yahoo! Out Loud Tour. Mullins Center
UMASS, Amherst. 413-545-3001. 2/28: 7 p.m., $15. Orpheum Theatre One Hamilton Place, Boston. 617-228-6000, 617-931-2000. 2/29: 7 p.m., $11-$18 with student ID.

Fiona Apple
Orpheum Theatre, One Hamilton Place, Boston. 617-228-6000, 617-931-2000. 2/25: 7:30 p.m., $24.50-$36.