Montpelier Folk and Blues series -- Fridays at 8 p.m., Montpelier Arts Center, 9652 Muirkirk Road. May 22 Tinsmith; May 29 Sharron Kraus; June 5 Robin and Linda Williams and Their Fine Group. Tickets $20, $18 for members and seniors (age 60 and over). 301-377-7800.

"Elvis is Back in the Building" -- Johnny Seaton and Bad Behavior, Friday, May 29 from 8 p.m. to midnight, Blobs Park, 8024 Max Blobs Park Road in Jessup; $15 admission. Optional buffet, 6-8:30 p.m., $18. Basket of Cheer raffle and 50/50 drawing. Sponsored by Jessup Improvement Association. Dana Herbert, 410-796-7999, ddherbert@maxinter.net.

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

Screaming Puppets -- Improv comedy troupe, Sat., May 30, 8 p.m., Laurel Mill Playhouse, 508 Main St. Doors open at 7:30 p.m. $10 general admission. 301-617-9906 and press 3 for reservations, or e-mail lmp@laurelmillplayhouse.org.

"Medea" -- Julianne Homokay's contemporary adaptation of the classic play by Euripides, through May 31, Thursdays through Saturdays, 8 p.m., Sundays, 3 p.m., Venus Theatre Play Shack, 21 C St. Medea is still out to exact revenge on her husband for throwing her over for a younger women, only in Homokay's world, Medea and the younger woman are movie stars. Features two Helen Hayes-nominated actors in a stellar cast. 202-236-4078, www.venustheatre.org.

"Pillow Talk" -- Weekends through May 24 at Laurel Mill Playhouse, 508 Main St. Adapted by Christopher Sergel and based on a screenplay by Stanley Shapiro and Maurice Richlin, the 1950s comedy is directed by Marie Sproul and produced by Maureen Rogers by special arrangement with The Dramatic Publishing Company. Performances Fridays and Saturdays at 8 p.m. Sunday matinee May 24 at 2 p.m. $13 general admission, $10 students 18 and under and seniors 65 and over. Reservations, 301-617-9906 and press 2. www.laurelmillplayhouse.org.

"Father of the Bride" -- Laurel Mill Playhouse, 508 Main St. Show will run June 5 through June 28 on Friday and Saturday evenings with two selected Sunday matinees. Reservations, 301-617-9906 and press 2. www.laurelmillplayhouse.org.

Exhibits

Montpelier Arts Center -- 9652 Muirkirk Road, 301-377-7800, montpelier.arts@pgparks.com. Open daily 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. Main Gallery: "Printmaking and Beyond," through June 5, works by Wilfred Brunner, Joyce Jewell, Maureen Feely-Kohl, Carla Klevan, Nancy McNamara and Mary Staley, current and former faculty at the Takoma Park campus of Montgomery College. Resident Artist Gallery: New sculptures by Montpelier resident artist Alonzo Davis, through May 25. Library Gallery: Exhibition by students in Montpelier classes, through May 27.

"Simple Elegant" -- Color photographs by Maryland artist Frank Smith, through May 30 in the Himmelfarb Gallery of the Tai Sophia Institute campus, 7750 Montpelier Road, off Route 29 and Johns Hopkins Road. Gallery open weekdays 8 a.m.-7 p.m., Fridays, 8 a.m. to 5 p.m., and Saturday, 8 a.m.-4 p.m. Call 410-888-9048 for additional weekend hours. Artworks for sale through the Meeting Point Bookstore, adjacent to the gallery. John Wilson, 410-888-9048 Ext. 6619, jwilson@tai.edu.

"Children of the World: One Spirit, Many Faces" -- Photographs by Maryland artist Billy Michels, on display from June 3 to Sept. 2 at the Himmelfarb Gallery on the Tai Sophia campus, 7750 Montpelier Road. Color and black and whit photographs reflect the innocence, joy, compassion and energy found in children representing five continents and all socio-economic conditions. Gallery hours: Monday-Thursday, 8 a.m.-7 p.m., Friday, 8 a.m.-5 p.m. and Saturday, 8 a.m.-4 p.m.Open to public, artist's reception will be on Tuesday, June 9 from 5 to 7 p.m. www.billymichels.com.

History

Museum, Eats and Theater -- Laurel Historical Society and the Laurel Mill Playhouse present a very 1950s evening out in historic Laurel, Friday, May 23. Meet at the Laurel Museum, 817 Main St., at 6 p.m. for a behind-the-scenes tour of "Shake, Rattle 'n' Roll: Laurel in the 1950s." Enjoy a 1950s dinner at Oliver's Main Street Sports Bar and Grill, 531 Main St., and finish the evening at the Laurel Mill Playhouse, 508 St., with production of "Pillow Talk." $25 per person. Reservations, 301-725-7975, info@laurelhistoricalsociety.org.

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 Fridays, 11 a.m. to 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. 301-377-7817, 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.

History tours -- Snow Hill Manor, late-Georgian plantation house built in 1755, 13301 Laurel-Bowie Road. Tours Tuesday and Friday, 10 a.m.-5 p.m. 301-725-6037. snowhill.manor@pgparks.com.

Laurel Museum --"Shake, Rattle 'n' Roll: Laurel in the 1950s, A Community in Transition," 817 Main St. Open Sundays, 1 to 4 p.m., and Wednesdays and Fridays, 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. Groups Monday through Friday by appointment. 301-725-7975. www.laurelhistoricalsociety.org.

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