Tufts University Alumnae Hall,
Cohen Auditorium, Talbot Avenue, Medford campus. 617-627-3564. 4 p.m. Free. Tufts Orchestra Children's concert. Britten's A Young Person's Guide to the Orchestra, Grieg's Incidental Music to Peer Gy nt. Chapel Series Goddard Chapel. via Tower door. 617-627-3427. Thurs. 12:30 p.m. 2/24: Ariel Wind Ensemble. 3/2: Clare Nielsen, flute; Elizabeth Skavish, piano.

Vox Humana Series
St. John's Episcopal Church, Roanoke and Revere streets, Jamaica Plain. 617-524-2999, ext. 2. 2/26: 8 p.m. $10; students and seniors $8. D'Anna Fortunato, mezzo; Ronald Williams, baritone; William Merrill, piano. Valentine program, works by Purcell, Hundley, Dougherty, Rossini, Romberg, Offenbach, others.PERFORMANCE ART& NEW MUSIC

Nick's Comedy Stop
800-441-5653. Boston. 617-482-0930. $8-$14. 2/24: 8:30 p.m., Teddy Bergeron, Rich Ceisler, Johnny Pizzi. 2/25-2/26: 9 p.m., Rich Ceisler, John Pizzi, Johnny K. 3/2: 8:30 p.m., Jim Lauletta, DJ Hazard, Johnny K.Kowloon, Rte. 1., Saugus. 781-231-2500. $10-$12. 2/25-2/26: 8:15 and 10:30 p.m., Robbie Printz, John David, PJ Walsh.Nick's at the Maui Restaurant, 1875 Main St., Brockton. 508-583-1010, 800-441-JOKE. $8-$12. 2/26: 9 p.m., Larry Miles, Johnny K.

What Good Is Song? The Route to Roots
Marran Theater at Lesley College, 29 Everett St., Cambridge. 617-349-8579. 2/26: 8 p.m. Free. One-man show starring Lawrence Watson, singer, activist, and professor, Liberal Arts Dept. at The Art Institute of Boston at Lesley College.

At Tufts University
Medford. 617-627-3564. All programs free. 2/24: 8 p.m., African grooves and Indian ragas by Natraj in Goddard Chapel. 2/25: 8 p.m., Take Part Take Pride, musical celebration features performances by Essence, Kiniwe, and the Third Day Gospel Choir in Cohen Auditorium, Talbot Avenue.

World Music at Tufts University
Talbot Avenue, Medford. 617-627-3564. Concerts at 8 p.m., free. Goddard Chapel on the Green, 2/24: Natraj with special guests African drummer Abubakari Lunna, percussionist David Locke; African, Indian, jazz. Cohen Auditorium, 2/25: Take Part Take Pride in honor of Black History Month with Essence, Kiniwe, Third Day Gospel Choir.

Wolfe-Tones
Irish-American Club, 177 West St., Malden. 781-324-5130. 2/27: 6 p.m., $30, $25 advance. Sponsored by Friends of Irish Freedom to benefit Irish charities.

Lawrence Watson presents What Good is a Song? The Route to Roots
Lesley College, Marran Theater, 29 Everett St., Cambridge. 617-349-8579, 617-349-8574. 2/26: 8 p.m., free. Celebration of African-American musical expression. With Workforce 2000.

Melrose Art Festival
590 Main St., Melrose. 781-665-5840. 2/27: noon-5 p.m. Free. 36 region artist exhibiting paintings, photography, pastels, sculpture. Live music by the Joe Mulholland Jazz Quartet.

Tufts University Art Gallery
Aidekman Arts Center, Medford. 617-627-3518. Wed.-Sat. noon-8 p.m., Sun. noon-5 p.m. Through 4/2: Millennium Messages, work by 27 artists, architects, and designers commemorating the millennium with original time capsules. Through 2/27: Selected Works, juried work by undergraduates in the Tufts University/School of the Museum of Fine Arts program.

Malden Public Library
36 Salem St., Malden. 617-324-0218. Wed.-Thurs. 2-4 and 6-8 p.m. Through 3/2: The Other Side of the Wall, work by John A. Webster.

N.W. Barrett Gallery
53 Market St., Portsmouth, N.H. 603-431-4262. Mon.-Sat. 9:30 a.m.-5:30 p.m., Sun. noon-5 p.m. Ongoing: paintings by Donald Everett Josephson. nu

Paul Revere House
19 North Square, Boston. 617-523-2338. Daily except Mon., 9:30 a.m.-4:15 p.m. $4.50, seniors and college students $3.50, ages 5-17 $1.50, under 5 free. Oldest house in downtown Boston, c.1680. Home of silversmith and Revolutionary War hero Revere, 1770 to 1800. Tours of adjacent Pierce-Hichborn House, c.1711. 2/25: 10:30 a.m.-noon, The Revere Family at Work and Play program for children age 6-10 with adult.

Chapter and Verse Reading
St. John's Episcopal Church, Revere Street and Roanoke Avenue, Jamaica Plain. 617-524-2999 or 617-522-9093. 3/1: 7:30 p.m., Paul Folkman (Chrysalis and Other Poems), Tom Perrotta (Election), Allen West (Monologues in a Time Like September). Free.

Medford H.S.
Class of 1950, North Falmouth. 781-665-8198. 10/20-10/22.

Malden H.S.
Class of 1950, Ramada Rolling Green, Andover. 781-321-4348. 10/14.

Revere H.S.
Class of 1935, Danversport Yacht Club, Danvers. 978-887-5032, 781-596-1424. 6/8: noon. $30.

Everett H.S.
Class of 1950, Spinelli's Function Facility, Route 1, Saugus. 617-389-3513. 6/4.

Kendall Whaling Museum
27 Everett St., Sharon. 781-784-5642. Tues.-Sat. 10 a.m.-5 p.m., Sun. 1-5 p.m. $4.50, seniors $3.50, $3 children. Fine arts, artifacts, photos, art of whaling. Ongoing: 100 Years, 100 Curiosities, celebrating 100th anniversary of the museum's collections; Whaling in the South Seas.

Doin' It For Kids
The Diplomat, Rte. 1 North, Saugus. 978-657-3968. 2/26, 3/3, 3/4: 8 p.m., 2/27, 3/5: 4 p.m. $40, includes dinner. Musical with broadway songs, dance, and comedy to benefit the Mass. Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Children.

Tufts Balch Arena Theater
Tufts University, Medford. 617-627-3493. The Skin of Our Teeth: 2/24-2/26: 8 p.m. $8, $5 with Tufts ID. Thornton Wilder play.

Phantom
Turtle Lane Playhouse, 283 Melrose St., Newton. 617-244-0169. Through 3/12: Thurs.-Sat. 8 p.m., Sun 2 p.m. $19, seniors Thurs. and students Fri. $13, group discounts available. Live orchestra. Yeston and Kopit adaptation of musical.