Peabody Museum of Archaeology and Ethnology
11 Divinity Ave., Cambridge. 617-496-1027. Mon.-Sat. 9 a.m.-5 p.m., Sun. 1-5 p.m. $5, seniors and students $4, ages 3-13 $3, free to all Sat. 9 a.m.-noon. Through 10/1/2001: Heads and Tails: Adornments from Africa, hats, hair adornments, headdresses, and sculptures. Ongoing: Hall of the North American Indian; The Art of Oceania; Ju/wasi, Bushmen of the Kalahari; Encounters with the Americas; The Raven and the Loon: Inuit Prints and Sculptures from the Chauncey C. Nash Collection.

Music at Naumkeag
Tabernacle Congregational Church, 50 Washington St., Salem. 978-744-3164. 2/27: 3 p.m. $10, seniors and college students $5, high school students $5, under 14 free. Nancy Armstrong, soprano; Wayman Chin, piano. Works by Schubert, Poulenc, Thomson, Finch, Strauss, Schumann.

Salem State College
Charlotte Forten Hall, Library, Salem campus, 352 Lafayette St. 978-542-6999. 2/27: 3 p.m. $7, students and seniors $5. Voices After Noon: In Unison, Chamber Singers, College Chorus, vocal soloists.

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.

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.

Dick Doherty's Comedy ClubsNorth Andover, Comedy Escape at the China Blossom,Comedy Escape at the China Blossom,
routes 125 and 133, North Andover. 800-401-2221. Fri.-Sat. 9:30 p.m. $10-$12. 2/25-2/26: Kevin Knox, Mike Koutrobis, Ted Barrett. 124 Boylston St., Boston. 781-729-2565. Thurs.-Sun. 9 p.m. $8-$10. Thurs.-Sat. standup, Sun. open mike night. 2/25-2/26: Mark Scalia Showcase. Rte. 28, Randolph. 800-401-2221. Fri. 8 p.m., Sat. 8 and 10:30 p.m. 2/25-2/26: Paul Nardizzi, John Fisch, Teresa Cragen. Pickering Wharf, Salem. 800-401-2221. Fri.-Sat. 9 p.m. $10-$12. 2/25-2/26: Tom Clark, Steve Faria, Walter Dixon.

Bamidele Dancers and Drummers
St. John's Church, 705 Hale St., Beverly Farms. 978-927-0229. 2/27: 4 p.m. Free. Dances, folklore and songs from West Africa, Brazil, Caribbean.

Tom Rush The Company Theatre,
30 Accord Park Drive, Norwell. 781-871-2787. 3/3: 8 p.m., $28, $25 advance, $50 includes reception with the artist. Me & Thee Coffeehouse, Unitarian Universalist Church, 28 Mugford St., Marblehead. 781-631-8987. 3/4: 7 & 9 p.m., $18.

A Celebration of Afrocentrics
Beverly YMCA, Cabot Street, Beverly. 978-922-0990. Mon.-Fri. 6:30 a.m.-9 p.m., Sat. 8 a.m.-5 p.m., Sun. 9 a.m.-3 p.m. Through 3/12: Painting, drawing, illustration, and prints by Montserrat College of Art artists of African ancestry. nu

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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.

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.

Marblehead Arts Association
King Hooper Mansion, 8 Hooper St. Marblehead. Mon.-Sat. 10 a.m.-4 p.m., Sun. 1 p.m.-5 p.m. 781-631-2608. Through 2/27: Coastal Towns Show, work by MAA members and residents of neighboring towns. Mercury Studio 8 Newbury St., 2nd floor, Boston. 617-859-0054. Mon.-Fri. 10 a.m.-5 p.m., Sat. 10 a.m.-6 p.m.

Cloister Gallery
Church of St. Andrew, 135 Lafayette St., (Route 114) Marblehead. 781-631-4951. Mon.-Thurs. 9 a.m.-4 p.m., Fri. a.m.-noon. Through 3/2: Artists Emerging, work of adults who returned to school at Montserrat College of Art.

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.

Marblehead Historical Society
170 Washington St., Marblehead. 781-631-1768. Tues.-Sat. 10 a.m.-4 p.m., Sun. 1-4 p.m. Documents and artifacts from Marblehead in the mid-1600s. Free. Ongoing: Paintings by J.O.J. Frost, Marblehead folk artist of the 1920s who specialized in depicting Colonial life. Many of his works were based on stories he heard as a child. Through 2/27: Down by the Station, vintage model trains, town's trolley and train history. 2/24: 1-2 p.m., Native American Settlements in Marblehead, talk by Donald Doliber, free.

King Hooper Mansion
8 Hooper St., Marblehead. 781-631-2608. Mon.-Sat. 10 a.m.-4 p.m., Sun. 1-5 p.m. Tours available. Free, but donations welcome. 18th-century house, late Colonial with Early Georgian addition. Furnished with period furniture. Also, home to Marblehead Arts Association and its galleries. Through 2/27: Coastal Towns Show, original artwork in variety of media.

Walter Gropius House
54 Turner St., Salem. 978-744-0991. Mon.-Sat., 10 a.m.-5 p.m., Sun. noon-5 p.m. $8, children 6-17 $6, ages 6 and under free. Built in 1668; Nathaniel Hawthorne's birthplace, c. 1750; 19th-century counting house; period gardens; furniture and artifacts spanning three centuries; Hawthorne memorabilia.

Salem Witch Museum
Washington Square, Salem. 978-744-1692. Daily 10 a.m.-5 p.m. $6, seniors $5.50, ages 6-14 $3.75. Ongoing: Witches: Evolving Perceptions, from pagan midwife to modern times; Salem Witch Trials of 1692.

Robert S. Peabody Museum of Archaeology
Main (Rte. 28) and Phillips streets, Phillips Academy campus, Andover. 978-749-4490. Tues.-Sat. noon-5 p.m. Free. Closed major holidays. Ongoing: Mikwitemanej Mikmanaqi'k: Let Us Remember the Old Mi'kmaq, photographs taken in Mi'kmaw communities in the U.S. between 1930-1931 by anthropologist Frederick Johnson.

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.

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.

USS Salem, CA-139
Jacksonville, Fla. 352-315-1397. 10/5-10/8.

USS New Kent, APA-217
Peabody. 781-396-7910. 9/7-9/10.

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

Peabody Museum of Natural History
170 Whitney Ave., New Haven, Conn. 203-432-5050. Mon.-Sat. 10 a.m.-5 p.m., Sun. noon-5 p.m. Closed major holidays. $5, seniors and ages 3-15 $3. Through 7/4: Children's Nature Books: Connecticut's Legacy. Through 4/1: O.C. Marsh: A Centennial Celebration. Ongoing: Martian Perspectives: 3-D Images of the Red Planet, maps viewed through 3-D glasses. dated

Shingebiss, A Native American tale
Danvers Library, 15 Sylvan St., Danvers. 978-927-8811. 2/26: 10:30 a.m. Native American music, song and crafts. All ages. Free. LEARNING

Love Letters
Marblehead Arts Association's King Hooper Mansion, 8 Hooper St., Marblehead. 781-631-9697. Through 2/27: Sat. 8 p.m., Sun. 5 p.m. $12. Presented by the Marblehead Little Theatre.

Love Letters
King Hooper Mansion, Marblehead. 781-631-9697. Through 2/27: Sat. 8 p.m., Sun. 5 p.m. $12. A.R. Gurney Play presented by the Marblehead Little Theatre.

Le Grand David and His Own Spectacular Magic Company
Cabot Street Cinema Theater, 286 Cabot St., Beverly. 978-927-3677. Sun.: 3 p.m. $15, ages 11 and under $10. Magic extravaganza featuring 30 performers.

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.

The Performance Cult
The Peabody House Theatre Cooperative, 277 Broadway, Somerville. 617-625-1300. Through 3/4: Thurs.-Sat. 8 p.m. $10. Story of a modern-day Faust by Vaclav Havel.