Women's History Month
Learn about notable Maryland women -- from Juanita Jackson Mitchell to Betsy Bonaparte -- during Women's History Month activities at the Maryland Historical Society, 201 W. Monument St. Also encounter other Maryland heroines through May 30 in the exhibition "In Her Own Right: Portraits of Women in the Collection of the Maryland Historical Society." Chat with Olympic swimmer Beth Botsford during a gallery talk at noon Saturday. And children can meet a suffragette living in Baltimore during the "Roaring '20s" and an 1883 immigrant and working mother during the history workshop "Maryland Heroines -- Bring a Portrait to Life!" from 1 p.m. to 3 p.m. Saturday and Sunday, and again March 27-28, April 10-11 and April 17-18. Admission to the workshop (registration required) is $10 children, free for adults. Admission to the gallery talk is free with regular museum admission of $4; $3 seniors, students and ages 13-17; free for ages 12 and under and on Sundays. The family rate is $6. Call 410-685-3750.
Cat show
More than 300 of the finest felines will purr their way to the top this weekend at the Crab & Mallet Cat Club's annual show at the Fifth Regiment Armory, Howard and Preston streets. Vendors will offer a range of feline items, and you'll be able to adopt a kitty from Save A Life Rescue. Hours are 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. Saturday and Sunday. Admission is $5, $3 seniors and children. Call 410-988-9116.
Lonesome River Band
Enjoy an evening of traditional bluegrass music with contemporary freshness when the Lonesome River Band presents a concert at 8 p.m. Saturday at the Gordon Center for Performing Arts, 3506 Gwynnbrook Ave. Band members Ronnie Bowman, Sammy Shelor, Don Rigsby and Kenny Smith draw upon a wellspring of musical influences ranging from old-time bluegrass to gospel. Tickets are $16. Call 410-356-SHOW.
'Gum'
Attend the world premiere of Karen Hartman's "Gum" through March 28 in the Head Theater at Center Stage, 700 N. Calvert St. The play tells the story of wealthy young sisters Rahmi and Lina, who've been raised in a repressive culture. Only with each other are they free to expose their veiled faces and their passion for western chewing gum, pop music and the ultimate taboo -- sexual pleasures. Shows are 8 p.m. Tuesday-Friday, except 7 p.m. March 18; 2 p.m. and 8 p.m. Saturday; 2 p.m. Sundays (plus 7:30 p.m. March 14 and March 28); 1 p.m. March 17. $26-$31. Call 410-332-0033.
Carrot Top
Carrot Top will bring his comic spectacle of lights, lasers, props and pyrotechnics to the Morris A. Mechanic Theatre, 25 Hopkins Plaza, at 8 p.m. today. Enjoy a high-energy act that includes rapid-fire jokes, lip-synching parodies of such rockers as the Rolling Stones, and five trunks of silly homemade props, including high heels with training wheels and a paper-cup-and-string phone with a third cup for call waiting. Tickets are $24.50 and $28.50. Call 410-752-1200.
'Eugene Onegin'
The Baltimore Opera Company presents Tchaikovsky's "Eugene Onegin" -- the company's first production of a Russian grand opera in 20 years -- today through March 21 at the Lyric Opera House, 140 W. Mount Royal Ave. American baritone Dwayne Croft (pictured) sings the title role, Russian soprano Maria Gavrilova portrays Tatyana, and Metropolitan Opera legend Mignon Dunn makes a rare cameo appearance as the servant Fillepyevna. The opera is sung in Russian with English surtitles 7:30 p.m. today and Wednesday, 8:15 p.m. Saturday and March 19, 3 p.m. Sunday and March 21. Tickets are $24-$106. Call 410-727-6000.
AROUND THE HARBOR
NATO's Standing Naval Force
Five ships of the Standing Naval Force Atlantic, the world's first peacetime multinational naval force, visit Baltimore today through Monday, docking at piers throughout the Inner Harbor. Berthed at the West Wall are the FGS Schleswig Holstein from Germany and the HNLMS Van Galen of the Netherlands. Canada's HMCS Ville de Quebec and the USS De Wert of the United States are moored at Locust Point. The United Kingdom's HMS Norfolk is docked at Broadway Pier. The frigates and their sailors will be welcomed at noon tomorrow at the Harborplace Amphitheatre, and all ships, except those at Locust Point, are open for visitors from 1 p.m. to 5 p.m. Saturday and Sunday. Call 410-837-4636.
Port Discovery Workshop
Children can create sculptures from everyday objects and recycle parts with the help of Steve Gerberich, creator of Port Discovery's temporary exhibit "Extraordinary Art from Everyday Parts," during workshops Saturday and Sunday at 11 a.m., 1 p.m. and 3 p.m. in the R&D; Dream Lab at Port Discovery, 35 Market Place. Reservations are required. The fee is included in museum admission of $10, $7.50 ages 3-12, free for those under 3. Call 410-727-8120.
Pub Date: 03/11/99