Phillips Academy
Cochran Chapel, Rte. 28, Andover campus. 978-749-4995. 2/25: 7:30 p.m. Free. Symphony Orchestra, Chamber Orchestra, Amadeus Ensemble, Corelli Ensemble.

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.

Comedy Palace
11 E. Central St., Worcester. 508-792-1126. Fri. 9 p.m.; Sat. 8 and 10:30 p.m. $10. 2/25-2/26: Don Gavin, Mike Coleman, Darren Lacroix.Grill 93, River Road, Andover. 888-TO-LAUGH. Thurs. and Sun. 8 p.m., Fri. 9 p.m., Sat. 8 and 10:30 p.m. (hypnotist Joey DeVito at 10:30). $8 and $12. Sun., 8 p.m., Boston Comedy Showcase, $8. 2/25-2/26: Freddie Stone, Pete Costello.

Spay Day 2000
MSPCA Animal Shelter, 400 Broadway, Rte. 28, Methuen. 978-687-7453. 2/26: 11 a.m.-4 p.m. Free. Learn cat facts, spaying and neutering information, adopt-a-cat, pet gift basket raffle.

Lowell Women's Week 2000
Various locations, Lowell. 978-970-5000. All events free unless otherwise noted; donations of personal care items for Alternative House, a shelter for battered women, accepted throughout the week. 3/5-3/11: array of exhibits and programs celebrating Women in the New Millennium: Looking Back, Moving Forward. Working People Exhibit, 40 French St. Ongoing: Can Mother Come Out to Play? Housework, Technology and Leisure 1900-1960. National Park Visitor Center, 246 Market St. 3/5: 2 p.m., Rosie the Riveter, discussion by Penny Colman. American Textile History Museum, 491 Dutton St. 3/6: 7:30-9:30 a.m., Women's Week Breakfast and tour of Dressed for the Part: Hollywood Costumes from the Silver Screen, $15. OTHER

Massachusetts College of Art
McCoy Gallery, junction routes 114 and 125, North Andover. 978-837-5000. Mon.-Fri. 9 a.m.-5 p.m. Through 2/26: Saltwater Works, Clifford Smith.

Cornelius Ayer Wood Gallery
The Middlesex School, Lowell Road, Concord. 978-369-2550. Mon.-Sat 10 a.m-8 p.m., Sun. 1-8 p.m. Through 3/8: Peripheral Visions, landscape photographs by Jerry Howard.

Brooks School
Robert Lehman Art Center, 1160 Great Pond Road, No. Andover. 978-725-6232. Tues.-Fri. 8:30 a.m.-5 p.m., Sat. 8:30 a.m.-noon, Sun. 2:30-5 p.m. Through 3/5: The Photograph as Icon, Susan Haas. College of the Holy Cross Iris & B. Gerald Cantor Art Gallery, Wocester. 413-545-3670. Tues.-Fri. 11 a.m.-4:30 p.m., Sat.-Sun. 2-5 p.m.

Phillips Academy
Addison Gallery of American Art, Rte. 28, Main Street, Andover. 978-749-4015. Tues.-Sat. 10 a.m.-5 p.m., Sun. 1-5 p.m. Through 3/19: Riding 1st Class on the Titanic, photographs by Nathan Lyons. Through 4/2: Between Image and Object, prints by Robert Mangold.

Brush Art Gallery
256 Market St., Lowell. 978-459-7819. Tues.-Sat. 11 a.m.-5 p.m., Sun. 1-4 p.m. Through 4/2: Perspectiva Latina, Latin American artists from New England.

Andover Historical Society Museum/Research Center
97 Main St. (Rte. 28), Andover. 978-475-2236. Tues.-Fri. 9 a.m.-5 p.m., Sat. 9 a.m.-3 p.m., Mon. by appointment. $4, children and seniors $2. Includes 19th-century period rooms and galleries in 1819 house; barn museum with 19th-century tools.

Sports Museum of New England
25 Shattuck St., Lowell. 978-452-6775. Tues.-Sat. 10 a.m.-5 p.m., Sun. noon-5 p.m. $3, ages 6-17 and seniors $2, under 6 free. Ongoing: Harry Agganis: Athlete and Scholar; A Salute to the 50th Anniversary of the Boston Braves; Women in Sports; Baseball Photographs by Bill Chapman; The Baseball Cartoons of Gene Mack; climbing wall, wooden sculptures of sports celebrities. Updated

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.

New England Quilt Museum
18 Shattuck St., Lowell. 978-452-4207. Tues.-Sat. 10 a.m.-4 p.m. $4, students and seniors $3. Through 2/25: Last Quarter, Twentieth Century, exhibit of 35 quilts celebrating the current quilt revival. dated

American Textile History Museum
491 Dutton St., Lowell. 978-441-0400. Tues.-Fri. 9 a.m.-5 p.m., Thurs. till 8 p.m., Sat.-Sun. and Mon. holidays 10 a.m.-5 p.m. $10, seniors and students $7, under 6 free. Renovated factory housing 100 exhibits, historical scenes, working looms. Through 3/12: Dressed for the Part: Hollywood Costumes from the Silver Screen, from silent films through 1960s.

Addison Gallery of American Art
Phillips Academy, Rte. 28, Andover. 978-749-4015. Tues.-Sat. 10 a.m.-5 p.m., Sun. 1-5 p.m. Closed major holidays. Free. Through 4/2: Between Image and Object: The Prints of Robert Mangold, retrospective of more than 120 prints by this minimalist artist. Through 3/19: Riding 1st Class on the Titanic! photographs by Nathan Lyons, founder of the Visual Studies Workshop, Rochester, New York. 2/27: 2 p.m., panel discussion on Riding 1st Class on the Titanic! moderated by Anne. W. Tucker, curator of photography, Museum of Fine Arts, Houston.

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

Tom Jones Calvin Theater and Performing Arts Center,
19 King St., Northampton. 413-586-8686, 800-THE-TICK. 3/17: 8 p.m., $25-$45. Providence Performing Arts Center, 220 Weybosset St., Providence. 401-421-ARTS, 401-421-2997. 3/31: 8 p.m., $30-$40. Lowell Memorial Auditorium, 50 E. Merrimack St., Lowell. 978-454-2299, 617-931-2000. 4/1: 8 p.m., $29.50-$32.50.

Avenue X
Merrimack Repertory Theatre, 50 East Merrimack St., Lowell. 978-454-3926. A cappella doo-wop musical looks at racial struggles of the early '60s. $18.50-$32.50, rush seats available for half price one hour prior to curtain. Through 3/19: Wed.-Sat. 8 p.m., Sun. 2 and 7 p.m. 3/1 and 3/16, 2 p.m., 2/26, 3 p.m.