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.

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.

Boxford Village Library
Elm Street, Boxford. 978-887-READ. Mon.-Thurs. 10 a.m.-8 p.m.; Fri. 10 a.m.-6 p.m., Sat. 10 a.m.-3 p.m. Through 2/28: oil paintings by Judy Gambale.

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.

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.