29th annual Choreographers’ Showcase Up-and-coming choreographers from Maryland, Virginia and the District present short dances ranging from 3 to 17 minutes. 3 and 8 p.m. Clarice Smith Performing Arts Center, Dance Theatre, University of Maryland, Route 193 and Stadium Drive, College Park. 301-405-2787. www.claricesmithcenter.umd.edu. $27, seniors $22, students and children $9.
Diane Daly The local jazz singer was a semifinalist in Baltimore’s 2009 Billie Holiday Vocal Competition. 7:30 p.m. Westlawn Inn, 9200 Chesapeake Ave., North Beach. 410-257-0001. www.westlawninn.com. Free; reservations recommended.
“Warm Thoughts: Inspired Quilts to Beautify Your Life” Artworks@7th hosts a quilt show by Gaithersburg artist Lauren Kingsland as its last exhibition at the current space. Kingsland, a professional quilter since 1988, has works in national and international collections. Closes Saturday. ArtWorks@7th, 9128 Bay Ave., North Beach. 410-286-5278. www.artworksat7th.com. Free.
SUN 29
The Boxcars The American Legion bluegrass series continues with a performance by the 2011 International Bluegrass Music Association award winners. Non-perishable food donations will be accepted for the Helping Hands Food Bank in Southern Maryland. Doors open at noon, show at 2 p.m. American Legion Post 238, routes 231 and 381, Hughesville. 301-737-3004. www.americanlegionbluegrass.com. $15.
New Deal dance and art Eye of Isis Dance performs world music and dance 5-6:30 p.m., followed by an art reception for the show of Christine Wilkins’s paintings, Denise Brown’s photography and Angela Ozbun’s jewelry 7-9 p.m. New Deal Cafe, 113 Centerway, Greenbelt. 301-474-5642. www.newdealcafe.com. Free.
MON 30
“Rivers and Memories” Lillian Burwell and E.J. Montgomery have been on the arts scene for decades. Burwell incorporates a 3-D element into her Georgia O’Keeffe-esque paintings, while Montgomery works in abstract prints, sculpture and photography. Opens Monday. Through March 24. Brentwood Arts Exchange at Gateway Arts Center, 3901 Rhode Island Ave., Brentwood. 301-277-2863. arts.pgparks.com. Free.
Hypnotist Chris Jones Participants may find themselves imitating animals and revisiting childhood actions. Noon-2 p.m. Prince George’s Community College, Student Center room B, 301 Largo Rd., Largo. 301-322-0853. 301-322-0965. Free.
TUE 31
Kankoran West African Dancers The troupe explains the history, terminology and techniques of its music and dance. 10:15 a.m. and noon. Publick Playhouse, 5445 Landover Rd., Cheverly. 301-277-1710. www.pgparks.com. $6.
Paul Dresher Ensemble The composer and instrument builder plays and talks about some of his strange handmade instruments. 5:30 p.m. Clarice Smith Performing Arts Center, Gildenhorn Recital Hall, University of Maryland, Route 193 and Stadium Drive, College Park. 301-405-2787. www.claricesmithcenter.umd.edu. Free.
“Imagine a . . .” Works by Abbey Griffin, Mimi Little and Suzanne Shelden take inspiration from the John Lennon song “Imagine.” Images include meals (Little), the wild kingdom and a boat-building father (Griffin), and landscapes (Shelden). Closes Tuesday. Annmarie Garden, 13480 Dowell Rd., Solomons. 410-326-4640. www.annmariegarden.org. $3, seniors and ages 5-11 $2, age 4 and younger free.
WED 01
“A Piece of the Action” Seniors are invited to a screening of this 1977 comedy directed by Sidney Poitier and starring Bill Cosby and Poitier as a pair of criminals. 10 a.m.-noon. Huntington Community Center, 13022 Eighth St., Bowie. 301-464-3725. www.pgparks.com. Free.
— Compiled by Carrie Donovan from staff reports
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