French Library
53 Marlborough St., Boston. 617-266-4351. 3/1: 12:15 p.m. Free. Musique a midi series. Half hour recital by Ana Sorina Popa, piano. Works by Liszt, Schubert; premiere of Felice's Three Meditations.
Thexx Splendid Century name of group
Friends Meeting House, 5 Longfellow Park, Cambridge. 617-628-2647. 2/26: 7:30 p.m. Donation $10.C.P.E. Bach and the Legacy of the Berlin Circle: Music at the Court of Frederick the Great in Berlin.MUSEUMS & LIBRARIES
Ruddigore
Lincoln-Sudbury Regional High School, 390 Lincoln Rd., Sudbury. 978-443-8811. 2/25-2/26 8 p.m., 2/27 4 p.m., 3/2-3/3 8 p.m., 3/4 2 and 8 p.m. $15, students and seniors $11, discounts for advance purchase; proceeds benefit world hunger. Sudbury Savoyards production of Gilbert & Sullivan operetta.CHAMBER MUSIC& RECITALS
Boston Chamber Orchestra
First and Second Church, 66 Marlborough St., Boston. 617-267-6730. 2/27: 3 p.m. $15, students and seniors $10. Brenda Lynne Leach conducts works by Mozart, J.C. Bach. With Sarah Arneson, soprano; Ivetta Minkina, viola.
Wit and Style in the London Music Hall
Goodnow Library, 21 Concord St., South Sudbury. 978-443-1035. 2/27: 3 p.m., free. Featuring Derek Lamb.
Quilt Auction
Hudson Lions Club Hall, Lions Street, Hudson, N.H. 603-465-7822. 3/6: 9 a.m. Sponsored by Hannah Dustin Quilters Guild. nu
Wayland Public Library
5 Concord Rd., Wayland. 508-358-2311. Mon.-Thurs. 9 a.m.-9 p.m., Fri. 9 a.m.-6 p.m., Sat. 10 a.m.-1 p.m. Through 2/29: African-American Inventors, Black History month exhibit; photographs by Sudbury Valley Nature Photography Group.
French Library and Cultural Center
53 Marlborough St., Boston. 617-266-4351. Tues.-Thurs. 10 a.m-8 p.m.; Fri.-Sat. 10 a.m.-5 p.m. Through 3/4: Karsh Retrospective: The French, black and white photos of French personalities by Yousuf Karsh.
Puppet Showcase
Walker Building, 255 Main St., Marlborough. 978-562-1646. 2/24: 2:30 p.m. (snow date 2/25). $4-$6. Master puppeteer Pat Picciano. Presented by Arts Alliance.
Laugh Me to the Moon
Concord Youth Theatre, 40 Stow St., Concord. 978-371-1482. 2/25: 10 a.m. and 2 p.m. $8.50. Family show for ages 4 and up.
Comedy Theater Productions
781-793-9700. Back Bay Mansion Mystery French Library & Cultural Center, 53 Marlborough St., Boston. Through 4/29: Sat. 7 p.m. $49. Gourmet room-to-room mystery. Death in Taxes Mystery Cafe Dinner Theater, 290 Congress St., Boston. Fri.-Sat. 7:30 p.m. Dinner and show $35. It's murder on the campaign trail.