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Celebration of the circular nature of life throughout art, science and beyond, at the American Visionary Art Museum. 10 a.m.-6 p.m. Admission $10-$16. 410-244-1900 or visit avam.org . Through Sept. 2, 2012.

Exploring the role of food in American Jewish life, public opening featuring tastings and samplings, at the Jewish Museum of Maryland. Noon-4 p.m. Free. 410-732-6400 or visit jewishmuseummd.org . Exhibit continues through May 2012, admission $3-$8.

American and European artists from the late 15th- to the 21st-centuries, at the Baltimore Museum of Art. 11 a.m.-6 p.m. 443-573-1700 or visit artbma.org . Through March 25.

Cotton and silk works sewn for dowries, at the Baltimore Museum of Art. 11 a.m.-6 p.m. 443-573-1700 or visit artbma.org . Through May 13.

Roz Zinner’s mosaic portraits, at the Columbia Art Center. 9:30 a.m.-5 p.m. 410-599-4412. Through Feb. 10.

At School 33 Art Center. Noon-6 p.m.443-263-4350 or visit school33.org . Through March 3.

Eugene O’Neill’s iconic look at our dreams and relationships, at Fells Point Corner Theatre. 8 p.m. Tickets $15-$17. 410-276-7837 or visit fpct.org . Through Feb. 12.

Tribute to the black musicians of the 1920s and ’30s Harlem Renaissance,  at Spotlighters Theatre. 8 p.m. Tickets $16-$20. 410-752-1225 or visit spotlighters.org . Through Feb. 12.

Gallery exhibit featuring iconic images of Cylburn, at Cylburn Arboretum. 10 a.m.-4 p.m. 410-367-2217 or visit cylburnassociation.org . Through Feb. 23.

Walkers Gallery exhibit featuring iconic images of Cylburn, at Cylburn Arboretum. 10 a.m.-4 p.m. 410-367-2217 or visit cylburnassociation.org . Through Feb. 23.

Book-themed exhibition of ceramic sculpture and installation, at Baltimore Clayworks in Mt. Washington. 10 a.m.-5 p.m. 410-578-1919 or visit baltimoreclayworks.org . Through Feb. 26.

Baltimore premiere of Michael Weller’s exploration of modern-day marriage, at Everyman Theatre. 7:30 p.m. Tickets $25-$45. 410-752-2208 or visit evewrymantheatre.org . Through Feb. 19.

Displaying a side of this uniquely Israeli city rarely seen by visitors, at the Washington DC Jewish Community Center. 10 a.m.-10 p.m. 202-518-9400 or visit washingtondcjcc.org . Through April 6.

Exhibit showing artists’ picking up techniques from various countries, at the Carroll Arts Center in Westminster. 10 a.m.-8 p.m. 410-848-7272 or visit carrollcountyartscouncil.com . Through March 10.

Painting exhibition, at C. Grimaldis Gallery. 10 a.m.-5:30 p.m. 410-539-1080 or visit cgrimaldisgallery.com . Through March 10.

Irish playwright Martin McDongah’s wry comedy, at CenterStage. 8 p.m. Tickets $10-$45. 410-332-0033 or visit centerstage.org .Through March 4.

Group exhibition examining the shifting definitions of shelter and privacy through sculpture, photography and video, at Maryland Institute College of Art’s Fox Building. 10 a.m.-5 p.m. 410-225-2300 or visit mica.edu . Through March 11.

Two-person exhibit at Bernice Kish Gallery at Slayton House in Columbia. 9 a.m.-9 p.m. 410-730-3987. Through Feb. 25.

Memorial Players musical performance, at Memorial Episcopal Church in Bolton Hill. 7:30 p.m. Donations accepted. 410-669-0220 or visit memorialplayers.org . Through Feb. 11.

Terminex exhibition exploring the world of bugs, at the Maryland Science Center. 10 a.m.6 p.m. Tickets $8-$19. 410-685-2370 or visit marylandsciencecenter.org . Through April 29.

At the 1st Mariner Arena. 7:30 p.m. Tickets $40-$65. 800-551-SEAT ir vusut ticketmaster.com . Through Feb. 12.

Environmental sound band, in the McDaniel Lounge at McDaniel College in Westminster. 7-9 p.m. 410-857-2290 or visit mcdaniel.edu .

Celtic music and interactive entertainment, at Baldwin’s Station in Sykesville. 8 p.m. Tickets $18. 410-795-1041

Large-scale paintings inspired by Japanese aesthetics, at Towson University’s Center for the Arts Asian Arts Gallery. 11 a.m.-4 p.m. 410-704-2807 or visit towson.edu/asianarts . Through May 12.

What You Need to Know and Ask of Those in Our Children’s Schools, Camps and Rec Center Environments, at Chizuk Amuno Congregation. 7 p.m. Register. 410-484-9590.

Courtship and mating in the animal kingdom, adult-oriented event featuring open bar, hors d’oeuvres and desserts, at the Maryland Zoo’s Chimpanzee Forest. 6-9 p.m. Tickets $80 p.p./$130 per couple. 410-396-7102 or visit marylandzoo.org .

Cars, trucks, crossovers, test drives to electric vehicles, and much more, at the Baltimore Convention Center. Noon-10 p.m. Admission $6-$10. 410-649-7000 or visit AutoShowBaltimore.com . Continues Feb. 10 and 11 from 10 a.m.-10 p.m. and Feb. 12 from 10 a.m.-7 p.m.

Film Lovers In Carroll County Foreign Film Festival screening, at the Carroll Arts Center in downtown Westminster. 7:30 p.m. Tickets $5-$6. 410-848-7272 or visit CarrollCountyArtsCouncil.org .

At Towson University’s Center for the Arts Recital Hall. 6 p.m. 410-704-2787 or visit towson.edu .

Classics from the Great American Songbook, at the Joseph Meyerhoff Symphony Hall. 8 p.m. Tickets $28-$88. 410-783-8000 or visit BSOmusic.org . Also Feb. 11 at 8 p.m. and Feb. 12 at 3 p.m.

Whodunnit for Hire Murder Mystery Dinner at Baldwin’s Station in Sykesville. 7 p.m. Admission $50. Reservations. 410-795-1041.

At Roland Park Presbyterian Church. 8 p.m. Tickets $10-$15. 410-908-1760 or visit baltimoreharp.org .

Honky Tonk standards in duet with Baltimore singers and musicians, at Creative Alliance at the Patterson. 8 p.m. Tickets $11-$16. 410-276-1651 or visit creativealliance.org .

Contemporary art from graduates of the Bezalel Academy of Arts and Design Jerusalem, at the Maryland Institute College of Art. 10 a.m.-5 p.m. 410-225-4217 or visit mica.edu . Through March 18.

Journalist Donna Brazile: The state of U.S. politics, at the Harry & Jeanette Weinberg Family Center Y. 8:30-10:30 a.m. Tickets $20-$40. ymaryland.org . 

At all Family Center Ys. Times vary. Cost $5 p.p./$10 family. Register. ymaryland.org .

CJC Jewish Film Series screening followed by discussion, at Columbia Jewish Congregation. 8 p.m. Tickets $9. 8 p.m. 410-997-0694 or visit Columbiajewish.org .

Juried artists’ sale of bin work, framed and unframed, at Slayton House Gallery in Columbia. 11 a.m.-4 p.m. Price range $5-$200. 410-730-3987.

At the Baltimore Museum of Art. 3 p.m. 410-516-7164 or visit shriverconcerts.org . Art That Inspires Contemplation pre-concert tour at 1:45 p.m., reservations at 443-573-1825.

HopeWell Cancer Support benefit event featuring local bands, wine grab bag and live auction, at Historic Recher Theatre in Towson. 5:30p.m.-1 a.m. Tickets $30-$35. 410-832-2719 or visit hopewellcancersuport.org .

At Oregon Ridge Nature Center in Cockeysville. 2-4 p.m. Register. 410-887-1815 or visit oregonridge.org .

Three plays: “Strangers,” “Secret Life” and “The Rainbow Plays,” each followed by discussion, at Spotlighters Theatre. Beginning at 11 a.m. 410-752-1225 or visit baltplayfest.org .

Jewish Theatre Workshop presentation of Neil Simon’s coming-of-age Pulitzer Prize-winning play, at the Park Heights JCC. 8:30 p.m. Tickets $10-$15. 410-709-8589 or visit jewishtheatreworkshop.org . Also Feb. 12 at 2 p.m., Feb. 18 at 8:30 p.m. and Feb. 19 at 2 p.m.

“Dances and Fantasies,” at the Music Center at Strathmore. 8 p.m. Tickets $24-$46. 301-581-5100 or visit nationalphilharmonic.org .

35th Anniversary Celebration, at the Mall in Columbia. 1-3 p.m. 410-730-8549 or visit procantare.org .

Special treats for selected animals, at the Maryland Zoo. 10:30 a.m.-3 p.m. Admission $5.75-$8.25. 410-396-7102 or visit MarylandZoo.org .

Drop-in art activity focusing on repeating patterns in art, at the Walters Art Museum. 10 a.m.-3 p.m. 410-547-9000 or visit thewalters.org . Also Feb. 12.

Screening at Beth Tfiloh Congregation. 7:30 p.m. Tickets $10-$14. 410-413-2321 or visit bethtfiloh.com .

Singer/guitarist Rabbi Shuviel Ma’aravi with Joshua Polak on the mandola, at Adat Chaim Congregation in Reisterstown. 7:30 p.m. Reservations. 410-833-7485 or visit adatchaim.com .

Civil War Lecture Series, at the National Museum of Civil War Medicine in Frederick, Md. 2-3 p.m. Admission $6-$7.50. 301-695-1864 or visit CivilWarMed.org .

Overview of the exhibition examining key objects ranging from ancient Mexico to Bolivia, at the Walters Art Museum. 2-3 p.m. 410-547-9000 or visit thewalters.org .

Family workshop at the Baltimore Museum of Art. 2 p.m. 410-573-1700 or visit artbma.org .

Musical adaptation of the classic fairy tale, at Howard Community College’s Smith Theatre in Columbia. 2:30 p.m. and 4:30 p.m. Tickets $10. 410-997-2324 or visit candlelightconcerts.org .

At Charlestown Community in Catonsville. 3 p.m. 410-737-0669 or visit charlestownperformingarts.com .

Learning about origins and making treats, at Irvine Nature Center. 1-2 p.m. Members free, non-members $10. Register. 443-738-9224 or visit explorenature.org .

At Oseh Shalom Congregation in Laurel. 10 a.m. 301-498-5151.

Book review of “War Horse” at a private residence. 12:30 p.m. Cost $3. 410-484-2223.

Reading from his book “Two Plus Two: Couples and Their Couple Friendships,” at the Ivy Bookshop. 6:30 p.m. 410-377-2966 or visit theivybookshop.com .

Mix and mingle, at the Owings Mills JCC. 7-8:30 p.m. Cost $5-$8. 410-559-3593.

Gallery exhibit featuring iconic images of Cylburn, at Cylburn Arboretum. 10 a.m.-4 p.m. 410-367-2217 or visit cylburnassociation.org . Through Feb. 23.

Evening of song, at An die Musik Live. 7:30 p.m. Tickets $10. 410-385-2638 or visit andiemusiklive.com .

At Northwest Hospital. 11 a.m. Register. 443-854-8333.

Judeo-Spanish Ladino fused with flamenco influences, at the Music Center at Strathmore in North Bethesda. 8 p.m. Tickets $38. 301-581-5100 or visit Strathmore.org .

Chamber series, at Peabody Institute’s Friedberg Hall. 8 p.m. Tickets $5-$15. 410-234-4800 or visit Peabody.jhu.edu .

“Our Struggles: Historic African American Communities in Southeast Baltimore County,” at the Pikesville Library. 1 p.m. 410-887-1234.

Collection tour at the Baltimore Museum of Art. 2 p.m. 443-573-1700 or visit artbma.org .

Master Gardener Series, at The Other Barn in Columbia. 7 p.m. Register. 410-730-4610 or visit oaklandmills.org .

At Crystal Moll Gallery. Noon-6 p.m. 410-952-2843 or visit crystalmollgallery.com . Through March 31.

For breast cancer survivors ages 40 and younger, at LifeBridge Health. 6:30 p.m. Register. 410-521-8831.

Traveling exhibition from the Jewish Museum of Maryland, at the Central Enoch Pratt Free Library. Daily through March 29. 410-396-5430 or visit prattlibrary.org .

Tina Howe’s comedy, at Fells Point Corner Theatre. 8 p.m. Tickets $15-$17. 410-276-7837 or visit fpct.org . Through March 4.

Film Lovers In Carroll County Foreign Film Festival screening, at the Carroll Arts Center in downtown Westminster. 7:30 p.m. Tickets $5-$6. 410-848-7272 or visit CarrollCountyArtsCouncil.org .

At Rainbow Theatre at Slayton House in Columbia. 10 a.m. Tickets $5. 410-730-3987.

Premier modern wind ensemble, at Towson University’s Center for the Arts Concert Hall. 8:15 p.m. Reservations. 410-704-2787 or visit towson.edu .

James Gaffigan conducts the BSO with pianist Lise de la Salle, at the Joseph Meyerhoff Symphony Hall. 8 p.m. Tickets $28-$88. 410-783-8000 or visit BSOmusic.org .

Midway Fair opens At The Cellar Stage. 8 p.m. Tickets $15. 410-521-9099 or visit uptownconcerts.com .

James Gaffigan conducts the BSO with pianist Lise de la Salle, at the Joseph Meyerhoff Symphony Hall. 8 p.m. Tickets $28-$88. 410-783-8000 or visit BSOmusic.org .

Potpourri of lyrical works and dances, at the Walters Art Museum. 11 a.m.-noon. 410-547-9000 or visit thewalters.org .

Complete Beethoven Piano Trios Part 1, at Howard Community College’s Smith Theatre in Columbia. 8 p.m. Tickets $12-$30. 410-997-2324 or visit candlelightconcerts.org .

Blues quartet performing country, urban and funk-infused music, at The Carroll Arts Center. 7:30 p.m. Tickets $15-$18. 410-848-7272 or visit carrollcountyartscouncil.org .

Carnival street party, special performances, samba dance lessons and more, at Creative Alliance at the Patterson. 7:30 p.m. Tickets $15-$20. 410-276-1651 or visit creativealliance.org .

Drop-in family activities appropriate for ages 5-13, at the National Building Museum in Washington, D.C. 10 a.m.-4:30 p.m. Admission $3-$8. 202-272-2448 or visit nbm.org .

Sugar shack, hike and maple-sugar activities, at Oregon Ridge Nature Center in Cockeysville. 10 a.m.-4 p.m. 410-887-1815 or visit oregonridge.org . Also Feb. 19.

Drop-in art activity focusing on repeating patterns in art, at the Walters Art Museum. 10 a.m.-3 p.m. 410-547-9000 or visit thewalters.org . Also Feb. 19.

Saturday Morning Science Series program, at Towson University’s Smith Hall. 10 a.m. and noon. 410-704-2787 or visit towson.edu .

Mezzo-soprano Sonya Knussen, at Peabody Institute’s Griswold Hall. 8 p.m. 410-234-4800 or visit Peabody.jhu.edu .

At Charlestown Community in Catonsville. 3 p.m. 410-737-0669 or visit charlestownperformingarts.com .

Concert Artists of Baltimore Music at the Mansion, at the Engineers Club at the Garrett-Jacobs Mansion. 2:30 p.m. Tickets $25-$35. 410-625-3525 or visit cabalto.org .

Cooking demonstration blending African American roots with Jewish culture, at the Jewish Museum of Maryland. 1-3 p.m. Admission $3-$8. 410-732-6400 or visit jewishmuseummd.org .

Experience the process of maple sugaring, at Ladew Gardens in Monkton. 2-4 p.m. Admission $5-$10. Register. 410-557-9570 or visit ladewgardens.com .

Family workshop at the Baltimore Museum of Art. 2 p.m. 410-573-1700 or visit artbma.org .

Concert featuring Israeli pianist Michal Tal, including classical, klezmer and music from Jerusalem, at Beth El Congregation. 3 p.m. 410-484-0411 or visit bethelbalto.com .

At the Carroll Arts Center in downtown Westminster. 11 a.m. Tickets $6-$8. 410-848-7272 or visit CarrollCountyArtsCouncil.org .

At Towson University’s Albert S. Cook Library. Noon-1 p.m. 410-704-2787 or visit towson.edu .

At Sinai Hospital. 7-8:30 p.m. Register. 410-601-6080.

Repurposing of natural forms into alternative environments, at McDaniel College in Westminster. Noon-4 p.m. 410-857-2595 or visit mcdaniel.edu . Through March 16.

Round table discussions to develop effective business strategies, at the Park Heights JCC. 5:30-7:30 p.m. Register. 410-843-7433 or visit meetup.com/JCSEBM .

Yoga series at the Baltimore Museum of Art. 6-7:15 p.m. Cost $95-$110. Register. 443-573-1832 or visit artBMA.org . Continues Tuesdays through March 27.

“Life and Loss in the Shadow of the Holocaust: A Jewish Family’s Untold Story,” at the Central Enoch Pratt Free Library. 6:30 p.m. 410-396-5430 or visit prattlibrary.org .

Exhibition tour at the Baltimore Museum of Art. 2 p.m. 443-573-1700 or visit artbma.org .

Chocolate specialties paired with wines and liqueurs, interactive presentation, samplings and more, at the Maryland Science Center. 7-9 p.m. Tickets $40-$45. Reservations. 410-545-5980.

Marin Alsop conducts the BSO with violinist Madeline Adkins, at the Joseph Meyerhoff Symphony Hall. 8 p.m. Tickets $29-$63. 410-783-8000 or visit BSOmusic.org . Also Feb. 26 at 3 p.m.

At Northwest Hospital. 6-7:30 p.m. Register. 410-601-9355.

Paul Henderson photo collection, at the Maryland Historoical Society. 6-8 p.m. 410-685-3750 or visit mdhs.org .

Broadway musical combining the vocals of Frank Sinatra and the vision of Twyla Tharp, at the Modell Performing Arts Center at the Lyric. 8 p.m. Tickets $67-$80. 410-547-SEAT or visit ticketmaster.com . Through Feb. 26.

Film Lovers In Carroll County Foreign Film Festival screening, at the Carroll Arts Center in downtown Westminster. 7:30 p.m. Tickets $5-$6. 410-848-7272 or visit CarrollCountyArtsCouncil.org .

At The Other Barn in Columbia. 10 a.m. Tickets $5. 410-730-4610 or visit oaklandmills.org .

House party, open studios, residents’ group exhibits and live music, at Creative Alliance at the Patterson. 7 p.m. 410-276-1651 or visit creativealliance.org .

Family tour at the Baltimore Museum of Art. 2-2:45 p.m. 410-573-1700 or visit artbma.org .

“The Wire” Turns Ten: A Look Back, at Maryland Institute College of Art’s Brown Center. 7 p.m. 410-225-2300 or visit mica.edu .

Exhibition tour at the Baltimore Museum of Art. 2 p.m. 443-573-1700 or visit artbma.org .

Women Artists’ Forum, at the Bernice Kish Gallery at Slayton House in Columbia. 9 a.m .-9:30 p.m. 410-730-3987. Through March 24.

Lunch & Learn at the Walters Art Museum. 12:15-1:15 p.m. 410-547-9000 or visit thewalters.org .

Quilt show: Art@ Cylburn, Baltimore Heritage Quilters’ Guild, at the Cylburn Arboretum. 10 a.m.-4 p.m. 410-367-2217 ext.104 or visit cylburnassociation.org . Through March 29.