Listings for Globe Northwest

The following activities will take place in the area this week; future events are included as space allows.

MUSIC

Arlington: Regent Theatre, 7 Medford St. Feb. 17, 7:30 p.m., Rick Larrimore & Blondes Have More Fun. $18-$25. Feb. 24, 7:30 p.m., Sweet Soul Music. $27.50-$32.650. regenttheatre.com; 781-646-4849.

Concord: Recorders/Early Music MetroWest playing sessions for singers and early instrument musicians. 9:30 a.m.-12:15 p.m. Feb. 10, I Love Paris. March 10, Magnificent Masses; singers' workshop, $16 registration. Members free, visitors $12 per session. 978-264-0584.

Concord: Colonial Inn at 48 Monument Square. At 8 p.m., unless noted. Wednesdays, Jimmy Mazzy and the Last Minute Men. Thursdays, alternative acoustic pop hits. Friday and Saturday, Workingman's Jazz Band and guests. Sundays, 5 p.m., family sing-along with John Fitzsimmons, 7 p.m., Folk Tradition. Feb. 13, Bruce Marshall. concordscolonialinn.com; 978-369-9200.

Lexington: Depot Square Gallery, 1837 Massachusetts Ave. Feb. 16, 7:30 p.m. Bjorn Wennas & Carmen Marsico Septet. $10. Free. 781-863-1597.

Littleton: Indian Hill Music Center at 36 King St. Feb. 15, noon, cabaret songs, Mary Crowe. Free. 978-486-0540.

Lowell: At Lowell Memorial Auditorium, 50 East Merrimack St. March 8, 8 p.m., The Irish Tenors. $46.50-$56.50. March 21, 8 p.m., Vince Gill. $46.50-$56.50. lowellauditorium.com; 978-454-2299.

Medford: Tufts University's Granoff Music Center, 40 Talbot Ave. Today, 3 p.m., Boston Symphony Orchestra members perform Schoenberg String Quartet No. 2. Preconcert lecture at 2:15 p.m. Feb. 18: Worldly Traditions. Feb. 25, 3 p.m., Tufts Wind Ensemble Children's Concert. Free. 617-627-4042.

Medford: St. Joseph Parish Music Ministry will perform a concert of sacred and secular works Feb. 11, 2 p.m., at the church, 118 High St. Free. 617-335-8155.

North Andover: Andover Chamber Music Players and Mistral will perform "Chopin in Love" Feb. 11, 4 p.m., at the Rogers Center for the Arts at Merrimack College, 315 Turnpike St. $25-$30. andovermusic.org; 978-474-6222.

North Andover: The Rhea Simon Jazz Quartet will perform Feb. 11, 2:15 p.m., at Stevens Memorial Library, 345 Main St. Free. 978-688-9505.

Winchester: At the Cornerstone Coffeehouse, Second Congregational Church, 485 Washington St. Feb. 17, 8 p.m. Monika Stadler. Doors open at 7:30 p.m. $10-$15. 781-729-1688.

THEATER Concord: The Concord Players at 51 Walden St. will perform "Lend Me a Tenor" Feb. 16, 17, 23, and 24 at 8 p.m., and Feb. 18 at 2 p.m. $15. concordplayers.org; 978-369-2990.

Groton: Groton School will present Gilbert and Sullivan's "Engaged" Feb. 16 and 17, 7:30 p.m., Feb. 18, 2 p.m., at the Campbell Performing Arts Center, Route 111. Free, reservations suggested. groton.org; 978-448-7284.

Reading: The Quannapowitt Players, 55 Hopkins St., will perform "Ruthless . . . the Musical" Feb. 16-17. Friday and Saturday at 8 p.m., Sunday at 3 p.m. $17-$18. Qptheater.com; 781-942-2212.

CHILDREN

Arlington: At Regent Theatre, 7 Medford St. Family Fun Saturdays at 10:30 a.m. Feb. 17, Rumpelstiltskin. $5-$7. 781-646-4849.

HISTORICAL HOUSES

Concord: The Old Manse, 269 Monument St. Home of the Emerson, Hawthorne, and Ripley families. Feb. 15, 16 and 17, 7:30 p.m., "A Little Ro-Manse" Nathaniel Hawthorne discusses romances at the Old Manse. $10-$20. Preregistration required. oldmanse.org; 978-369-3909.

GALLERIES

Andover: Addison Gallery of American Art on the Phillips Academy campus, 180 Main St. Through March 8: "The Wheeler Survey: 19th Century Photographs by Timothy O'Sullivan and William Bell." Through March 18: "Models as Muse: Roderick Buchannan, Christine Hiebert, Jennifer and Kevin McCoy, and David Opdyke." Through April 8, "Mix and Match: A Conversation Between Paintings and Works on Paper." Through April 15: "Kara Walker: Harper's Pictorial History of the Civil War (Annotated)." Tuesday-Saturday, 10 a.m.-5 p.m.; Sunday, 1-5 p.m. Free. addisongallery.org; 978-749-4015.

Arlington: Jefferson Cutter House Gallery, 1 Whittemore Park: Watercolors by Marco L. Marchi. Open Thursdays, Saturdays, and Sundays through February, 10 a.m.-3 p.m. Artist in residence: Feb. 17 and 24, 10 a.m.-3 p.m. 781-643-2520.

Arlington: The Old Schwamb Mill, 17 Mill Lane. through March 24, "Hidden Worlds/Winter Art Show." Open Tuesday and Saturday, 11 a.m.-3 p.m. Free. 781-643-0554.

Belmont: At the Belmont Gallery of Art, 19 Moore St., third floor, Feb. 15-March 23: "The Veil: Modesty, Fashion, Devotion, or Political Statement?" Tuesday, Thursday, and Friday, 8 a.m.-4 p.m. Free. 617-484-5727.

Lawrence: Essex Art Center at 56 Island St. through Feb. 23: "Animal Imagery" and "Wisdom, Inherited." Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, and Friday 10 a.m.-6 p.m., Wednesday 10 a.m.-8:30 p.m. Free. 978-685-2343.

Littleton: Gallery at Indian Hill Music Center, 36 King St. Feb. 14-April 29: "It's Not What You Think," digital prints by Sing Hanson. Weekdays, 10 a.m.-8 p.m., Saturday, 10 a.m.-5 p.m. Free. 978-486-0540.

Pepperell: At the Lawrence Library, 15 Main St., through March 9: American Landscapes by Joe Schatz. Tuesday, Wednesday, and Thursday, 10 a.m.-8 p.m.; Friday, 10 a.m.-5 p.m.; Saturday, 10 a.m.-4 p.m. Free. lawrencelibrary.org; 978-618-6048.

DANCE

Westford: Barefoot Boogie Freestyle Dance Feb. 15, 7-10 p.m., at Parish Center for the Arts, 10 Lincoln St. DJ mix. Ages 17+. $5. 617-799-8680.

MUSEUMS

Concord: The Concord Museum at Lexington Road and Cambridge Turnpike. Exhibits: "Why Concord?" and "A Main Street Point of View." Through April 29: "A Splash of Blue." Feb. 16-19: Warm Words Storytelling Festival. Details online. Reservations required. Monday-Saturday, 11 a.m.-4 p.m.; Sunday, 1-4 p.m. $5-$8. concordmuseum.org; 978-369-9609.

Lexington: The National Heritage Museum at 33 Marrett Road. Through Feb. 25: "In Motion: The African-American Migration Experience." Through April 22: "Handled With Care: The Function of Form in Shaker." Monday-Saturday, 10 a.m.-5 p.m.; Tuesday until 8 p.m.; Sunday, noon-5 p.m. Free. monh.org; 781-861-6559.

NEW HAMPSHIRE

Milford: Paintings by Barbara Nolan are on display through March 31 at the New Hampshire Antique Co-op, 323 Elm St. Daily 10 a.m.-5 p.m. Today, strawberry and champagne reception, noon-3 p.m. Free. 603-673-8499.

Nashua: On exhibit at the Nashua Public Library, 2 Court St., through Feb. 27: works by Lynne Guimond Findlay. Monday-Friday, 9 a.m.-9 p.m.; Saturday, 9 a.m.-5:30 p.m.; Sunday 1-5 p.m. Free. 603-589-4600.

Nashua: At the Nashua Public Library, 2 Court St. Feb. 15, 7 p.m., Poets Unbound will read from their works. Free. 603-589-4610.

Listings should be sent three weeks in advance to Libbie Payne, Globe NorthWest, Box 55819, The Boston Globe, 135 Morrissey Boulevard, Boston, MA 02205-5819. E-mail: epayne@globe.com. Photos welcome. Include date, time, location, and phone. Because of limited space, the Globe cannot guarantee publication. Priority is given to events in the week ahead.