"Angel Street" -- Laurel Mill Playhouse, 508 Main St., holding auditions for two male and three female roles, Sunday, Nov. 30 at 4:30 p.m. and Monday, Dec. 1 at 7 p.m. If call backs are necessary, they will be held Tuesday, Dec. 2 from 7-9 p.m. Director Gerald George will have sides available for cold readings from the script. First presented under the title "Gas Light," "Angel Street," a Victorian thriller by Patrick Hamilton, tells the demoniac story of the Manninghams of Angel Street, a thrilling and exciting melodramatic game. The play will run Jan. 16 through Feb. 8 on Friday and Saturday evenings with two selected Sunday matinees and one selected Thursday evening performance. Producer Maureen Rogers, 301-452-2557, maureencrogers@gmail.com. www.laurelmillplayhouse.org.

"Godspell" -- Laurel Mill Playhouse, 508 Main St., is looking for director and musical director for this musical slated to start March 27 and run four weekends. Schedule interview with Maureen Rogers, 301-452-2557, maureencrogers@gmail.com.

Community choir -- Singers are invited to join a community choir for the second annual performance of "Trilogy of Dreams," a 30-minute musical work to honor Martin Luther King Jr. The piece, composed by Dr. Mack Statham, organist of First United Methodist Church of Laurel, will be performed on Sunday, Jan. 18 at 7 p.m. at First Baptist Church of Laurel in a Dr. King celebration sponsored by the city of Laurel and Laurel Clergy Association. Rehearsals will be Dec. 13 and Jan. 3, 10 a.m. to noon, at Our Savior Lutheran Church, 13611 Laurel-Bowie Road (Route 197). Dress rehearsal will be Jan. 17 at 6 p.m. New singers must buy a score for $15. To reserve a place in the choir, e-mail Becky Boeckman at BeckyBoeck@aol.com. For more information on the performance, call Mack Statham at 301-490-4569.

Central Maryland Chorale -- Looking for singers who can follow music from a score, no audition required. Rehearsals are underway, Mondays from 7:30-9:30 p.m., Laurel Presbyterian Church, 7610 Old Sandy Spring Road. Join artistic director Monica Otal and assistant director and accompanist Dr. Theodore Guerrant, as the chorale celebrates its 40th anniversary season with John Rutter's "Magnificat" in December and Brahms "Requiem" in May 2009 and their June 2009 concert at Carnegie Hall. 301-317-9646. www.centralmarylandchorale.com.

Bach Concert Choir -- Rehearsals Sunday evenings from 5 to 7 p.m. at Christ Lutheran Church, Inner Harbor of Baltimore. Performances are on the first Sunday of every month with orchestra at the church. Some of Bach's featured works include the B Minor Mass and Christmas Oratorio. For an audition, contact music director T. Herbert Dimmock, 717-533-6873, thdimmock@hotmail.com. For questions about choir, contact Laurel resident Janet King, 301-498-4316. www.bachinbaltimore.org.

Call for artistic directors

"Thoroughly Modern Millie" -- Prince George's Summer Teen Theater, one of the longest running teen musical companies in the nation, is looking for artistic directors for this production in summer 2009. Interviewing for director, producer, music director and choreographer. Auditions mid-May, show dates end of July. Send letter of interest to Prince George's Summer Teen Theater, 1 Morton Place, Laurel, MD 20707, or pgstt@hotmail.com by Dec. 8. www.pgstt.org.

Concerts

Holiday concert -- "Sound the Bells," U.S. Army Field Band, Sun., Dec. 7, 6 p.m., Fort Meade Middle - Senior High School, 700 Edgewood Drive, Fort Meade. Free and open to public. 301-677-7354, www.ftmeademwr.com.

Winter concert -- "Rejoice and Sing!," Central Maryland Chorale, directed by Monica Otal, Sat., Dec. 13, 8 p.m., Lutheran Church of St. Andrew, 15300 New Hampshire Ave., Silver Spring. Featured work is "Magnificat" by John Rutter. Other works to be presented are "Sing unto God" from Handel's "Judas Maccabeus," "There Is No Rose" by Rene Clausen and medleys of seasonal carols and spirituals. $15 general admission, $10. Tickets, 301-317-9646. www.centralmarylandchorale.com.

Dance

"The Nutcracker" -- Performances by the Howard County Ballet, choreographed by artistic director Kathi Ferguson, Friday, Dec. 19, 7:30 p.m., Saturday, Dec. 20, 11:30 a.m. and Sunday, Dec. 21, 3 p.m., at Reservoir High School, 11550 Scaggsville Road in Fulton. The company performs with The Howard County Ballet Orchestra. Special discounted rates this year, $10 for children, seniors and students, $15 general admission. Tickets on sale at the Howard County Ballet, 410-465-9414 or www.howardcountyballet.org to purchase using Paypal. Tickets may be purchased at door one hour prior to each performance.

Jam session

Laurel jam session -- First and third Wednesdays from 7 to 10 p.m. at the Phelps Senior Citizens Center, 701 Montgomery St. Under the coordination of local musician Bob Bowman, interested experienced and novice musicians are invited to sit in for an open jam. Music includes folk, bluegrass, Celtic, jazz, ragtime, polka and traditional. Children must be supervised.

Theater

"Best Christmas Pageant Ever" -- Produced by special arrangement with Samuel French, Inc., written by Barbara Robinson and directed by Jeaneo Binney and Patti Knazik, this holiday favorite opens Friday, Nov. 28, 8 p.m., Laurel Playhouse, 508 Main St., and runs through Dec. 21 on Friday and Saturday evenings with Sunday matinees on Dec. 7 and 21 at 2 p.m. and a Thursday evening performance on Dec. 4 at 8 p.m. There will be no show on Friday, Dec. 5. General admission $13, students (18 and under) and seniors (65 and over) $10. Reservations, 301-617-9906 and press 2. www.laurelmillplayhouse.org.

wRighting Women staged reading series -- "The Three Sisters from Queens" by Claudia Haas, Sat., Nov. 29, 11 a.m., Venus Theatre, 21 C St. Play is full of humor, heart and gastronomical delight. Deb, 202-236-4078.

Exhibits

18th Annual open juried art exhibition -- Sponsored by the Patuxent Art League. Schedule: Dec. 2, drop off art work, noon-2 p.m. and 6-8 p.m., Montpelier Arts Center, 9652 Muirkirk Road; Dec. 9, pickup of declined art, 3-6 p.m.; Dec. 7, Show opens to public, reception 2-4 p.m.; Jan. 4, final day of show; and Jan. 5, pickup of exhibited art, noon-2 p.m. and 6-8 p.m. Any artist residing in Maryland, the District of Columbia or Northern Virginia over 18 years of age may submit one original wall hung work of art, completed in the last three years and not previously exhibited at Montpelier Arts Center. Entry must be suitable framed (matting white or off-white) and wired for hanging, framed dimensions not to exceed 36 inches wide by 48 inches high. Works must be hand delivered. For details, contact Mary Crothers, Exhibition Coordinator, 410-867-4453.

Free tours and photography exhibit -- In celebration of Montpelier Mansion's 225th birthday, through Sunday, Nov. 30, 11 a.m.-4 p.m. daily, 9650 Muirkirk Road. Enjoy the many facets of the Montpelier grounds in this celebratory photo exhibit and take a self-guided tour of this stately 18th century home. 301-377-7817. www.pgparks.com.

History tours -- 18th-century Georgian Montpelier Mansion, 9650 Muirkirk Road. Guided tours on Sundays at noon, 1, 2 and 3 p.m.; drop-in, self-guided tours Mondays through Thursdays, anytime between 11 a.m. and 3 p.m. Group tours of 10 or more by appointment. $3 adults, $2 seniors and groups of 10 or more, $1 ages 6-18, free ages 5 and under. 301-337-7817, montpelier.mansion@pgparks.com.

Historical reproduction kitchen -- Montpelier Mansion, 9650 Muirkirk Road. Learn about the skilled workers -- enslaved, free and indentured -- who enabled plantations like Montpelier to prosper. No reservations required. Sponsored by Friends of Montpelier and the Maryland-National Capital Park and Planning Commission. 301-953-1376. www.pgparks.com.

Laurel Museum -- "Buy it here: Laurel advertises," runs through December. Museum located at 817 Main St. Open Sundays, 1 to 4 p.m., and Wednesdays and Fridays, 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. 301-725-7975. www.laurelmuseum.org.

Montpelier Arts Center -- Located at 9652 Muirkirk Road. Gallery hours 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. daily. Main Gallery: "The Craft of Politics" with artists Xiang Yang, Jennifer Drinkwater, Jennifer Marsh and Hillary Doyle, through Nov. 30; Library Gallery: Video installation, "To Come," created by Symmes Gardner, through Dec. 28. Resident Artists Gallery: Distinctive jewelry designed and fabricated by Montpelier resident artist, Karen Mesinger Miller, through Nov. 30. 301-377-7800.

Clubs

Main Street Sports Grill -- 531 Main St., 301-490-9200. Wednesdays, 9 p.m. karaoke.Rams Head Tavern -- Historic Savage Mill, 8600 Foundry St., Savage, 301-604-3454. Fri., Nov. 28, 9:30 p.m.-1:30 a.m.: DJ dance party. Sat., Nov. 29, 9:30 p.m.-1:30 a.m.: Lloyd Dobler Effect.

Movies

Shows opening Friday, Nov. 28 --

Laurel Cinema 6 -- Laurel Shopping Center, Route 1, 301-604-2885. OLD "Babylon A.D." (PG-13); "Tropic Thunder" (R).

AMC Loews Center Park 8 -- 4001 Powder Mill Road, Beltsville, 301-937-9493. OLD "Mirrors" (R); "Star Wars: The Clone Wars" (PG); "Tropic Thunder" (R); "Pineapple Express" (R); "The Sisterhood of the Traveling Pants 2" (PG-13); "The Mummy: Tomb of the Dragon Emperor" (PG-13); "Step Brothers" (R); "The Dark Knight" (PG-13).Snowden Square Stadium 14 -- 9161 Commerce Center Drive, Columbia, 410-872-0676. OLD "Bolt" (PG); "Twilight" (PG-13); "Quantum of Solace" (PG-13); "Madagascar: Escape 2 Africa" (PG); "Role Models" (R); "Soul Men" (R); "High School Musical 3: Senior Year" (G); "The Secret Life of Bees" (PG-13); "Fireproof" (PG).

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