Going Out Guide: Prince George's County and Southern Maryland, March 4-10

THU

March 4

"GEMINUSPACE" AND "AMERICAN, AFRICAN -- LINKED BY FATE, BY CHOICE AND BY BLOOD" The first half of the University of Maryland dance department's master of fine arts thesis concert, "Geminuspace," focuses on the nature of reality. "American, African" is about the intersection between Native American and African cultures. Thursday-Friday at 8 p.m. Clarice Smith Performing Arts Center, Dance Theater, Route 193 and Stadium Drive, College Park. 301-405-2787. http://claricesmithcenter.umd.edu. $20, $9 for students.

"SOUND OF BLUE" Sahomi Naka exhibits prints featuring images of such icons as James Dean, Miles Davis and Michael Jackson. They were made through a process that is part etching and part lithograph. Opens Thursday. Through March 26. Montpelier Arts Center, 9652 Muirkirk Rd., Laurel. 301-377-7800. 410-792-0664. http://www.pgparks.com. Free.

FRI

March 5

GRETCHEN RICHIE'S JAZZ CABARET The Leonardtown resident and her trio perform the classic songs of Frank Sinatra. Part of the Calvert Marine Museum's First Free Fridays. 5:30 p.m. Calvert Marine Museum, auditorium, 14200 Solomons Island Rd., Solomons. 410-326-2042. http://www.calvertmarinemuseum.com. Free.

"A RAISIN IN THE SUN" Lorraine Hansberry's story of a family struggling to realize the American dream by escaping ghetto life. Friday-Saturday at 8 p.m., Sunday at 3 p.m. Through March 14. Harmony Hall Regional Center, 10701 Livingston Rd., Fort Washington. 301-203-6070. http://www.pgparks.com. $15, seniors and students $12.

PEABODY TRIO The program by this group, based at the Peabody Conservatory in Baltimore, includes works by Beethoven and Mendelssohn. 8 p.m. University of Maryland, Clarice Smith Performing Arts Center, Gildenhorn Recital Hall, Route 193 and Stadium Drive, College Park. 301-405-2787. http://claricesmithcenter.umd.edu. $37, students $9.

"THE BLUEST EYE" The theater department presents this Lydia R. Diamond adaptation of Toni Morrison's novel. It focuses on an 11-year-old African American girl in 1940s Ohio who is tormented because of the color of her skin and prays for blue eyes. Directed by Walter Dallas. Opens Friday at 8 p.m. Through March 12. Clarice Smith Performing Arts Center, Ina and Jack Kay Theatre, University of Maryland, Route 193 and Stadium Drive, College Park. 301-405-2787. http://www.claricesmithcenter.umd.edu. $26, $9 for students.

SAT

March 6

ART TALK AND TOUR A guided tour of one of the Mansion at Strathmore's current exhibitions delves into the technique and history of the artists. Saturday at 1 p.m. Mansion at Strathmore, 10701 Rockville Pike, North Bethesda. 301-581-5109. 301-581-5100. http://www.strathmore.org. Free.

CASINO NIGHT The Calvert Memorial Hospital Foundation hosts this gaming event with blackjack, Texas Hold 'Em, roulette, craps, food, drinks and door prizes. Proceeds will go toward new high-definition endoscopy technology at the hospital. 7-11 p.m. St. John Vianney Catholic Family Life Center, 105 Vianney Lane, Prince Frederick. 410-535-8178. 410-414-9099. http://www.calverthospital.org. $75; advance purchase required.

MASON SEBASTIAN AND COMPANY A program of Irish and folk music by the St. Mary's County performer. Part of the Sanford Concert Series. 7:30 p.m. St. Andrew's Episcopal Church, 44078 St. Andrew's Church Rd., California. 301-862-2247. http://www.sanfordconcertseries.com. $10, students $5.