Out & About

April 16, 2004

Blue Ridge Jazz Festival

Hosted by Smithsburg High School Jazz Ensemble. Area high school jazz ensembles compete. The featured performing group will be the New Jersey Saxophone Quartet. Today, 7 p.m. Smithsburg High School auditorium. $3, adults; $1.50, students and senior citizens.

'Oklahoma!'

Greencastle-Antrim High School Drama Club presents the Rodgers & Hammerstein musical about Curly, a handsome cowboy, and Laurey, a winsome farm girl. Today and Saturday, 7:30 p.m. Greencastle-Antrim High School auditorium, Greencastle, Pa. $5; tickets will be sold at the door. Call 1-717-597-2186.

'Li'l Abner'

More than 50 students perform the musical story of Li'l Abner Yokum, Daisy Mae and the people of Dogpatch. Today and Saturday, 7:30 p.m. South Hagerstown High School auditorium, South Potomac Street, Hagerstown. Tickets are $6; $5 in advance. Call Kathy Thornhill at 301-766-8369 or send e-mail to thornkat@wcboe.k12.md.us.

'Bye Bye Birdie'

Presented by Clear Spring High School. Today and Saturday, 7:30 p.m., and Sunday, 3 p.m. Clear Spring High School auditorium. Tickets $7 for adults, $5, for children, and can be purchased at the door, or reserved by calling 301-766-8082. Reserved tickets must be claimed 15 minutes prior to a show.

Country western dance

Cumberland Valley Country Western Association hosts a dance. DJ Full House will provide music. Saturday, 8 to 11 p.m. Old Quincy High School, off Pa. 997, Quincy, Pa. Call 1-717-762-6388 or 1-717-762-9292.

Coin club show

Coin show sponsored by Waynesboro Coin Club. Saturday, 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. ATH&L Fire Co. Hall, 29 S. Potomac St., Waynesboro, Pa. Free. Door prizes. Call Les White at 1-410-848-3440.

Community chorus

Mercersburg Area Community Chorus and full orchestra joined by soloists Kathryn Honan-Carter and Robert McDonald in a program featuring Durufle's Requiem. Saturday, 7:30 p.m., and Sunday, 3 p.m. Mercersburg Academy Chapel, Mercersburg, Pa. Freewill offering. Seating is limited; there are no reserved seats. Call 1-717-328-2324.

Fun fly

Kites and kite-fliers gather for a fun fly. Bring a kite; the event is free. Bill Flohr leads a kite-making workshop for children from 11 a.m. to noon; a $1 materials fee. Advance registration is suggested. Saturday, 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. Renfrew Park, Waynesboro, Pa. The rain date is Sunday, April 25, from 1 to 5 p.m. Call 1-717-762-0373.

Acoustic performances

Dana Robinson and Keith and Joan Pitzer perform. Saturday, 8 p.m. War Memorial Building, 102 W. German St., Shepherdstown, W.Va. For ticket prices and information, call 1-540-687-6759.

Wine, food festival

Sample award-winning wines, beers and foods ranging from shiitake mushrooms to trout cakes. Saturday, 10 a.m. to 5 p.m., and Sunday, 12:30 to 4 p.m. The Ice House, Independence and Mercer streets, Berkeley Springs, W.Va. Admission $2. Call 1-800-447-8797 or go to www.berkeleysprings.com on the Web.

Promisedland Quartet

Waynesboro Exchange Club hosts the gospel group Promisedland Quartet. Proceeds will go toward the prevention of child abuse in the Franklin County area. Sunday, 3 p.m. Otterbein Ministry Center, 912 S. Potomac St., Waynesboro, Pa. Freewill offering. Call 1-717-762-0456.

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