African art
BERKELEY SPRINGS, W.Va. --Morgan Arts Council presents Art Africa, an exhibit of art produced by the women of Kampala, Uganda, and African sculpture and masks from Queen Street Gallery. Exhibit continues through today. Ice House Gallery, corner of Independence and Mercer. Gallery hours are 11 a.m. to 5 p.m. Friday through Monday. Call 304-258-2300 or go to www.macicehouse.org.
Dog Days of Summer
FREDERICK, Md. --Â A benefit show and open house to support the Frederick County Humane Society and Greyhound Pets of America's Frederick/Maryland chapters. Exhibit continues through Monday, Aug. 31. Blaney Fine Arts Gallery, 601 W. Patrick St. Call 561-707-7518 or e-mail alwayspaintinginmaryland@yahoo.com.
Antique musical organs
WAYNESBORO, Pa. --Â The display includes manual bellows-type organs to the Polyphone (a large coin-operated disc player). The exhibit concludes today. Noon to 4 p.m. Tuesday through Friday, and 1 to 4 p.m. Saturday and Sunday. Renfrew Museum and Park, 1010 E. Main St. Admission with paid museum tour. Call 717-762-4723.
Photographs
FREDERICK, Md. --Â Frederick Camera Clique's annual competition. Exhibit continues through Wednesday, Sept. 2. Frederick Communitiy College's Mary Condon Hodgson Art Gallery, Opossumtown Pike. Go to www.frederickcameraclique.org.
Ceramics and paintings
FREDERICK, Md. --Â An exhibition of ceramics and paintings by Hood College adjunct faculty members, Pamela Theis and Sam Lacombe. Reception from 4 to 6 p.m. Sunday, Aug. 30. Exhibit continues through Wednesday, Sept. 2. Hood College's Hodson Gallery in the Tatem Arts Center, 401 Rosemont Ave. Gallery hours are 9 a.m. to 7 p.m. daily. E-mail theis@hood.edu.
Belle Boyd House
MARTINSBURG, W.Va. -- The Belle Boyd House is open for the 2009 season. Hours are 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, Friday and Saturday. Closed all federal holidays. Belle Boyd House, 126 E. Race St. Free, donations accepted.
RMS Titanic and Morse Code exhibits
Features a historically accurate, 15-foot-long, hand-built replica of the famous ship. The Morse Code exhibit is on loan from NBC-25 news director Mark Kraham and includes his collection of Morse Code telegraph equipment and historic memorabilia. Discovery Station, 101 W. Washington St., Hagerstown. Admission costs $7; $6, ages 2 to 17; $5, ages 55 and older and military; free for ages younger than 2. Go to www.discoverystation.org.
Williamsport: The Town That Was Nearly
Capital of the United States
WILLIAMSPORT -- The exhibit tells the story of how President George Washington considered Williamsport as a possible location for the Federal capital and visited the town in October 1790 to survey the location. C&O Canal National Historical Park. Open Wednesday through Saturday.
Building America's Canals
WILLIAMSPORT --Â The traveling exhibit blends science and history through hands-on activities that allow children and adults to experience canal engineering firsthand. 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. daily through Sunday, Oct. 11. Free. Chesapeake and Ohio Canal National Historical Park, Trolley Barn Building at Cushwa Basin. Call 301-582-0813.
