Yale Club of Boston Chorus
Congregational Trinitarian Church, 54 Walden St., Concord. 781-235-7320. 2/27: 5 p.m. $10. Works by Victoria, Lauridsen, Josquin, Bach, Fenno Heath.CHURCHES & ORGANRECITALS
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.
Alfred Watson, composer and pianist
Union Congregational Church, 80 Main St., Maynard. 978-486-0184. 2/26: 7 p.m. $10, students and seniors $5, partial proceeds benefit grant for high school seniors. Works by Watson.EARLY MUSIC
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.
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.
Barbara Kessler
Danforth Museum, 123 Union Ave., Framingham. 508-620-0050. 2/25: 8 p.m., $15, $12 advance.
Sanctuary 2000
Maurine and Robert Rothschild Gallery, Radcliffe Institute for Advanced Studies, 34 Concord Ave., Cambridge. 978-462-8367. Through 3/17: Work created by members of the Women's Caucus for Art and the Bunting Fellows.
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
Radcliffe Institute for Advanced Studies
Maurine and Robert Rothschild Gallery, 34 Concord Ave., Cambridge. 617-496-8212. Mon.-Fri. 9 a.m.-6 p.m., Sat. 1-5 p.m. Through 3/17: Sanctuary 2000, work by members of the Women's Caucus for Art and the Bunting Fellows.
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.
Boston University Mugar Library,
771 Commonwealth Ave., 5th Fl. 617-353-3697. Mon-Fri. 9 a.m.-5 p.m. Ongoing: Two exhibits in honor of Black History Month, Howard Thurman: A Centenary Tribute honors the late dean of the chapel at BU; and Abraham Lincoln: Through His Boston Collectors includes 150 objects related to his life and times.808 Commonwealth Ave., Boston. 617-358-0922. Tues.-Fri. 10 a.m.-5 p.m., Sat.-Sun. 1-5 p.m. 3/3-4/2: recent paintings and prints by Neil Welliver. 3/2: 5-8 p.m., reception. Through 2/24: Orbit: NASA Astronauts Photograph the Earth; Celestial Images: Astronomical Charts, 60 examples of early charts.855 Commonwealth Ave. 617-353-3329. Tues.-Fri. 10 a.m.-5 p.m., Sat.-Sun. 1-5 p.m. 3/3-4/9: Josef Albers in black and white. 3/2: 5-8 p.m. reception. Through 2/24: Mapping Cities, chronicles Jerusalem, Rome, Paris, Amsterdam, London, New York, and Boston.
Beaver Country Day School
Lincoln Gallery, 791 Hammond St., Chestnut Hill. 617-734-6950. Mon.-Fri. 8:30 a.m.-4 p.m. Through 2/25: Figure drawings by Jon C. Lundell.
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.
McGowan Fine Art
10 Hills Ave., Concord, N.H. 603-225-2515. Mon.-Wed. 9 a.m-5 p.m, Thur.-Fri. 9 a.m.-7 p.m., Sat. 10 a.m.-2 p.m. Through 3/10: work by Bert Yarborough. Members' Gallery, through 3/12: 52th Annual Members Exhibition; work by members with last name letters M-Z.
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.
Clark Gallery
145 Lincoln Rd., Lincoln. 781-259-8303. Tues.-Sat. 10 a.m.-5 p.m. Through 2/24: Putting Down Roots, Ilana Manolson; Vessels, Bruce Barry.
Orchard House
399 Lexington Rd., Concord. 978-369-4118. Mon.-Fri. 11 a.m.-3 p.m., Sat. 10 a.m.-4:30 p.m., Sun. 1-4:30 p.m. $6, seniors and college students $5, ages 6-17 $4, under 6 free. Guided tours of the home of the Alcotts, including Little Women author Louisa May Alcott.
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.
Bela Fleck & The Flecktones
Capitol Center for the Arts, 44 South Main St., Concord, N.H. 603-225-1111. 4/13: 7 p.m., $25.
Museum of New Hampshire History
The Hamel Center, 6 Eagle Square, Concord, N.H. 603-226-3189. Tues.-Sat. 9:30 a.m.-5 p.m., Thurs. till 8:30 p.m., Sun. noon-5 p.m. $5, seniors $4, ages 6-18 $2.50; family maximum $15; free to all Thurs. after 5 p.m.; free to all 2/27, noon-5 p.m. Through 12/31: The Votes Are In! A Celebration of New Hampshire's Favorite Symbols, artifacts, paintings, and memorabilia relating to the Granite State's favorite institutions and natural areas. Through 3/5: The Road to the White House, photographs and campaign advertising materials capturing the Granite State's unique role in the nation's primary. Through 2/27: Soldiers, Sailors, Slaves and Ships, photographs by New Hampshire photographer Henry P. Moore. Ongoing: New Hampshire Through Many Eyes, exhibit tracing history of the state from its Native American origins through the 20th century. 2/24: 7 p.m., Under the Gold Dome, talk related to museum's exhibit The Votes Are In! presented by former Governor Walter Peterson, free.
Poetry at Walden Pond
Tsongas Gallery, Headquarters Building, Rte. 126, Concord. 781-899-8153. 2/26: 2 p.m., open mike session. Featured reader: Ron Goba. Free.
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.
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.
Our Town
Concord Players, 51 Walden St., Concord. 978-369-2990. 2/25-2/26: 8 p.m. $10 and $12. Thornton Wilder play.