Wellesley College
Houghton Chapel, Wellesley campus. 781-283-2176. 2/27: 8 p.m. Free. Peter Sykes, organ. Works by Byrd, Sweelinck, Scheidt, Scheidemann, Tunder, Buxtehude, Bash.

Regis College
Casey Theatre, 235 Wellesley St., Weston. 781-768-7070. 2/27: 3 p.m. Free. Wanda Paik, piano. Works by Beethoven, Mozart, Debussy, Rachmaninoff.

Core Ensemble
Babson College, Babson Park, Wellesley. 781-239-5682. 2/24: 8 p.m. $12, children and seniors $6, students $3.Of Ebony Embers: Vignettes of the Harlem Renaissance celebrating lives of poets Langston Hughes, Countee Cullen, and Claude McKay, as seen through the eyes of muralist Aaron Douglas. Cello, piano and percussion trio with actor-playwright Akin Babatunde; Saundra McClain, director.

Center for the Arts in Natick
31 Main St., Natick. 508-647-0097. 2/26: 8 p.m. $10. Innovata, brass quintet. Music from Renaissance to Dixieland.

Art of Music Chamber Players
781-837-2705. 8 p.m. $12. Timothy Roberts, director and cellist. Concerts in the Country series. Mozart's Piano Trio in C, K. 548; Debussy's Ceelo Sonata; Brahms's Piano Trio in B. With Virginia Eskin, piano; Irina Muresanu, violin. 2/25: First Parish Church, 842 Tremont St. (Route 3A), Duxbury. 2/26: Wellesley Congregational Church, 2 Central St., Wellesley.

Woman: Images and Impressions
Horn Gallery at the entrance to the Horn Library, Babson College, Babson Park, Wellesley. 781-239-5989. Sun.-Wed. noon-4 p.m., Thurs. 4-8 p.m. Free. Closed 3/17 and 3/26. 3/1-31: Woman: Images and Impressions, works by 10 contemporary woman working in photography, sculpture, and a variety of painting media. 3/1: 5:30-7:30 p.m., opening reception, free.

Core Ensemble
Babson College, Babson Park, Wellesley. 781-239-5682. 2/24: 8 p.m. $12, children and seniors $6, students $3. Of Ebony Embers: Vignettes of the Harlem Renaissance celebrating lives of poets Langston Hughes, Countee Cullen, and Claude McKay, as seen through the eyes of muralist Aaron Douglas. Cello, piano, and percussion trio with actor-playwright Akin Babatunde; Saundra McClain, director.

Don White
Weston High School Auditorium, 444 Wellesley St., Weston. 781-235-4950. 3/4: 8 p.m., $15 to benefit The Human Relations Service, a mental health agency serving families and children in Wellesley, Wayland, and Weston. Singer/ songwriter, humorist.

Songs of Migration: Mick Moloney, Robbie O'Connell, and Sparky Rucker
Casey Theater, Regis College, 235 Wellesley St., Weston. 781-768-7070, 617-924-3795. 2/26: 7:30 p.m., $15, students and seniors $10.

Barbara Kessler
Danforth Museum, 123 Union Ave., Framingham. 508-620-0050. 2/25: 8 p.m., $15, $12 advance.

Drum Circle with Bob Bloom
Center for the Arts, 31 Main St., Natick. 508-647-0179. 2/26: 1 p.m., $6. Participatory event for all ages led by member of professional African drumming troupe. Percussion instruments provided.

Regis College
Carney Gallery, Fine Arts Center, 235 Wellesley St., Weston. 781-768-7000. Mon.-Fri. 1-4 p.m. Through 3/10: The Experience of Opposites Becoming Each Other, paintings by Carol Jayne Schlosberg (1957-1998).

Dana Art Gallery
Dana Hall School, Classroom Building, 45 Dana Rd., Wellesley. 781-235-3010, ext. 3174. Mon.-Tues. and Thurs. 10 a.m.-3 p.m., Wed. and Fri. 9 a.m.-1 p.m. Through 3/15: New England, New Mexico, New Work, paintings by Suzette Alsop Jones of Dover.

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.

The Crane Collection, Gallery of American Painting
564 Washington St., Route 16, Wellesley Square. 781-235-1166. Mon.-Sat. 10 a.m.-5 p.m. Through 3/25: Landscapes of East and West, by Jonathan L. Fairbanks.

Wellesley Historical Society
229 Washington St., Wellesley. 781-235-6690. Mon., Wed., Sat. 2-4:30 p.m.; Thurs. 4:30-7:30 p.m. and by appointment. Free. Research facilities, occasional slide shows. Through 5/31: Wellesley through the Lens, 1870s-1920s.

Needham Historical Society
53 Glendoon Road, Needham. 781- 455-8860. Mon. and Wed. 8:30 a.m.-noon and 7:30-9 p.m. Free. Built in 1710 with additions; artifacts dating back to the Revolutionary War.

Framingham Historical Society Museum
Old Academy, Framingham Center Common, Framingham. 508-872-3780. Wed. and Thurs. 10 a.m.-4 p.m., Sat. 10 a.m.-2 p.m. Closed holidays. $2 donation, under age 12 free. Ongoing: Discover 20th-century Framingham, from railroad hub to suburban town; 19th-century folk portraits restored through the Adopt an Ancestor program.

Center for Arts in Natick
31 Main St., Natick. 508-647-0179. 508-647-0097. Tues.: 8 p.m., Jazz Open Jam with Dr. Ming and other experienced professionals. Donations accepted. 2/27: 7:30 p.m., Bob Pilkington Sextet, $7. 3/4: 8 p.m., Joe Mulholland Sextet, $12. 3/5: 7:30 p.m., Traditional Jazz Jam with Jimmy Mazzy & Gary Bohan, $5.

Matthias Lupri Quartet
Gallery Bershad, 99 Dover St., Somerville. 617-629-9400. 3/9: 7 p.m., free. Jazz vibraphone.

Thoreau Reading
Gallery Bershad, 99 Dover St., Somerville. 617-629-9400, ext. 3. 2/26: 5 p.m., Verse Magazine's Young American Poets, with Peter Johnson, Geoffrey Nutter, and Peter Richards. Introduction by Brian Henry. Free.

Natick H.S.
Class of 1970, Natick Elks Lodge. 508-653-2929. 4/29.

Newton H.S.
Class of 1950, Sheraton Needham. 617-527-7514, 617-965-3312. 4/30: 4 p.m.

Valley Shore Sweet Adelines Show of Shows
31 Main St. 508-647-0097. Sun.: 4 p.m., Rock on Main St. amateur teenage bands invited to perform, $3.

Newton Corner Branch Library,
126 Vernon St. 617-552-7157. Tues.: 2:15 p.m., story time for ages 2-4. Lucius Beebe Memorial Library Main St., Wakefield. 781-246-6334. Free. Watertown Free Public Library 123 Main St., Watertown. 617-972-6435. Free. Watertown Library East Branch 481 Mt. Auburn St. 617-972-6435. Wayland Free Library 5 Concord Rd., Wayland. 508-358-2311. Free. Weston Public Library 87 School St., Weston. 781-893-3312.

The Bacchae of Euripides: A Communion Rite
Ruth Nagel Jones Theatre, Alumnae Hall, Wellesley College, Central Street, Wellesley. 781-283-2000. 2/24: 7 p.m., 2/25-2/26: 8 p.m., matinees 2/26-2/27: 2 p.m. $10, seniors and students $5. Henrik Ibsen play.

How to Succeed in Business Without Really Trying
Rivers School Berwind Building, 333 Winter St., Weston. 781-235-9300. 2/24-2/26: 7 p.m. $2. Musical. Presented by Rivers School.