School of Music
Straus Hall, 170 Centre St., Milton. 617-898-2136. 2/25: 7:30 p.m. Suggested donation $10. Chamber Singers, Chamber Orchestra with Sheila Fiekowsky and Lynn Chang, violin. Pre-China tour concert.

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

Die Fledermaus
Firehouse Center for the Performing and Visual Arts, Market Square, Newburyport. 978-462-7336. 2/26-3/12, preview 2/24: Thurs.-Sat. 8 p.m., Sun. 5 p.m.; no show 2/25. $26-$31 depending on day; $2 discount for students and seniors. Roger Jones, director; Paul Merrill, music director. Cast includes Lynn Shane, Linette Miles, Penny Rubinfeld, Walter Jalbert.

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.

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.

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

Classic Galleries
516 Shirley St., Winthrop. 877-846-6487. Tues.-Thurs. 3-9 p.m., Fri.-Sat. 9 a.m.-9 p.m., Sun. 9 a.m.-5 p.m. Through 3/30: The Art of Architectural Illustration, projects, process, and artistic works by leading illustrators.

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.

and Museum
612 High St., Dedham. 781-326-1385. Tues.-Fri. noon-4 p.m. (library 9 a.m.-4 p.m.) and even-dated Sats. 1-4 p.m. $2, children $1 (library $5). Dedham and Chelsea pottery, furniture, decorative arts, Native American artifacts, photographic materials documenting life in Dedham since the 19th century. Through Feb.: The Gleam of Silver and Pewter.

Lynn Museum
125 Green St., Lynn. 781-592-2465. Mon.-Sat. 1-4 p.m. Closed holidays. $4. Through 4/29: Landscapes of the Civil War, collection of 70 photographs taken by photographers including Alexander Gardner and Andre J. Russell, accompanied by an exhibit of artifacts, posters, documents, and photographs of the era from the museum's holdings.

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.

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.

Chelsea H.S.
Class of 1950, Crowne Plaza, Woburn. 978-851-7736. 4/8.

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.

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.

Nunsense
Downstairs at the Playhouse, 60 Hermon St., Winthrop. Through 3/4: Fri.-Sat. 8 p.m., Sun. 3 p.m. $15, seniors and students $10. Cabaret style musical comedy by Dan Goggin presented by the Winthrop Playmakers.

Come Back, Little Sheba
Delvena Theatre Company, 254 Ocean St., Lynn. 617-426-ARTS. 3/3-3/18: Thurs.-Sat. 8 p.m., Sun. 3 p.m. $16, seniors and students $12. Drama by William Inge.