TODAY

IMAX FILM FESTIVAL: Some film festivals celebrate short films; this one celebrates huge films - five stories high. Through March 4, the Maryland Science Center, 601 Light St., shows seven classic IMAX films on the big screen, including "Grand Canyon," "Shackleton's Antarctic Adventure," "Super Speedway" and "Roar: Lions of Kalahari." Show times vary. Tickets are $8. Go to mdsci.org.

VIOLET: Teatro 101 presents its first musical, "Violet," based on Doris Betts' "The Ugliest Pilgrim." The story of "beauty, love, courage and being an outsider" comes to Mobtown Players, 3600 Clipper Mill Road, through Jan. 24. Show times are Thursdays through Saturdays at 8 p.m. and Sundays at 2. Tickets are $20 and are available at brownpapertickets.com.

42ND STREET: The Busby Berkeley-choreographed 1933 musical with the fantastic tap numbers screens as this week's revival film at the Charles Theatre, 1711 N. Charles St., at 9 p.m. Lloyd Bacon, Warner Baxter, Bebe Daniels and Ruby Keeler star. Tickets are $8. Go to thecharles.com.

THE SNOW QUEEN: In-Flight Theater presents a 60-minute performance incorporating a hearing-impaired cast at MICA's BBOX, 1601 W. Mount Royal Ave. The performance is an adaptation of Hans Christian Andersen's dark fairy tale. Tickets are $10 to $20. The show runs through Jan. 16. Jan. 7 shows are at 11 a.m. and 8 p.m. Other show times vary. Go to mica.edu.

ADVERTISING AS ART: Anne Smith Antiques, 222 W. Read St., presents a new exhibit featuring 1940s circus posters, museum exhibit posters and objects used in advertising from 1930 to 1976. The show runs through March 20. Jan. 7 hours are 11 a.m. to 4 p.m. Call 410-230-0580 or go to antiqtoymuseum.com.