Out & About

April 22, 2006

Quilt show

The Mason-Dixon Quilt Show will feature more than 200 quilts on display, quilting vendors and raffles to win quilts. Today, 10 a.m. to 5 p.m.; Sunday 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. Hagerstown Community College's Athletic, Recreation and Community Center. $4. A portion of the proceeds will benefit the HCC women's basketball team.

Plant clinic

Master gardeners will be available on the front patio of the library to help find answers to your questions about vegetables, trees, flowers or shrubs. Bring a sample to show. Today, 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. Washington County Free Library, 100 S. Potomac St., Hagerstown. Call 301-739-3250, ext. 136.

Deer discovery

Children will meet with a ranger and learn what happens to the forest when one of the forest's largest animals skyrockets in population. The interactive computer program is designed to teach the effect of deer population on forest ecology. Today, 1:30 p.m. Catoctin Mountain Park visitors center, Md. 77, Thurmont, Md.

Musical show

Mason Dixon Barbershop Chorus, the prospective Freedom Valley Sweet Adelines Chorus and the men's chorus from North Hagerstown High School will perform "Field of Dreams," a musical show. Today, 7 p.m. North Hagerstown High School, Pennsylvania Avenue, Hagerstown. $10; $8 for seniors and students. All proceeds from ticket sales will go to the Mike Callas Stadium Fund. Tickets are available from North High students or chorus members. Call Howard Nicholas at 301-790-3178 or go to www.masondixonchorus.org.

Community Coffeehouse

Singer and storyteller Roy Justice and singer and instrumentalist Soleil will perform. Today, 7:30 to 10 p.m. Sons of Israel Social Hall, 209 E. King St., Chambersburg, Pa. $2 ages 12 and older.

'Midsummer Night's Dream'

Chambersburg Community Theatre will prsent William Shakespeare's comedy "A Midsummer Night's Dream." Today and Sunday, 7:30 p.m. Wilson College's Laird Hall, 1015 Philadelphia Ave., Chambersburg, Pa. Tickets are $7 to $14; free for students. Call 717-262-2003.

MasterWorks V

The Maryland Symphony Orchestra's MasterWorks V concert "A Sparkling Season Finale," will feature violinist Jennifer Frautschi. Today, 8 p.m.; Sunday, 3 p.m. The Maryland Theatre, 21 S. Potomac St., Hagerstown. Tickets cost $20 to $72 for adults and $10 to $36 for children 12 and younger and full-time students. Tickets may be purchased at the MSO box office, 13 S. Potomac St., Hagerstown, today from noon to 4 p.m. Tickets also are available by calling 301-797-4000.

Dagmar and the Seductones

Dagmar and the Seductones will perform. Sunday, 2:30 to 5:30 p.m. Funkstown Moose Lodge 2435, 142 Old National Pike, Funkstown. Tickets cost $9. The concert is open to the public. Call 301-739-6171.

Awards concert

The Cumberland Valley School of Music will present its awards concert, featuring graduating seniors who plan to pursue careers in music. Sunday, 3 p.m. Wilson College's Thomson Alumnae Chapel, 1015 Philadelphia Ave., Chambersburg, Pa.

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