The roots-rock band Ruthie and the Wranglers opens the Howard County Department of Recreation and Parks' Traveling Bands series Fri., June 6 at 7 p.m. at Savage Park (8400 Fair St.). This Washington-based group mixes various Americana genres such as folk, surf and rockabilly. Lead singer Ruthie Logsdon is a relative of rockabilly legend and disc jockey Jimmy Logsdon. Admission is free. Call 410-313-7275.

Adkins at the helm

Baltimore Symphony Orchestra Associate Concertmaster Madeline Adkins will lead a baroque program Sat., June 7 at 11 a.m. at the Joseph Meyerhoff Symphony Hall. Adkins is a Columbia native who was the student leader of the baroque orchestra at University of North Texas, in Denton. On the bill will be works by Vivaldi and Handel. Tickets run $15 to $57. Call 410-783-8000.

'House of Jazz' re-opens

The 2008 Claude Ligon House of Jazz is getting set up for its annual live blowout at Columbia's historic Oakland. Professional jazz musicians and vocalists like Carlos Johnson, Gail Baer and Steve Guyger will be spotlighted in various chambers of the mansion, offering music lovers endless concert choices, a buffet, drinks and an "open house" atmosphere. The concert is June 14 and at $75, tickets are going fast, so get yours now by phone at 410-730-7106 or in person at the African Art Museum of Maryland inside Oakland (5430 Vantage Point Road).

Reilly returns

Singer-songwriter Bob Reilly will perform Sat., June 7 at 7:30 p.m. at Mad City Coffee in Columbia. Reilly is the former lead singer and songwriter of the Bridge Band, which released the CD "Unexpected Ways" in 2005. Call 410-964-8671.

Kick out the Klezmer

The Little Patuxent Review and Columbia Art Center will jointly present a performance program, Klezmer: American Music by Seth Kibel, Thursday, June 5, 7:30 p.m., in the Columbia Art Center Galleries (6100 Foreland Garth). Kibel is clarinetist and composer for the Alexandria Kleztet, a regional genre-bending Klezmer band he founded. Admission is free. Call 410-730-0075.

ON STAGE

A new entry for 'Diary'

The longtime resident community theater troupe known as the Columbia Community Players has a fresh production of the classic drama "The Diary of Anne Frank" up on the boards at the Slayton House theater. Deb Carson and Leila Piedrafita are co-directors of the play, which has one final weekend to run: June 6 and 7 at 8 p.m. and June 7 and 8 at 3 p.m. Tickets are $15 general, $12 for students and seniors. Call 410-637-5289 or go to www.columbiacommunityplayers.org.

'Radio' reprise

Howard County's Fabulous 50+ Players will restage the nostalgia revue "Radio Daze" Fri., June 6 at 7:30 p.m. at the Howard County Center for the Arts (8510 High Ridge Road, Ellicott City). The one-night only performance will be a fundraiser for the troupe.

Harriet Lynn directs the production, based on Gene Leitner's "Red Hot Days of Radio." The show is a "radio comedy" that features music and 1930s and '40s radio scripts originally done by famous teams like Burns and Allen and Abbott and Costello. Phyllis Stanley serves as musical director. Tickets are $10 general, $8 for seniors. Call 410-313-2787.

AUDITIONS

Get 'Footloose'

The Drama Learning Center in Columbia is initiating a Summer Stage community theater for teens and adults. It will hold auditions for its first production, the movie musical "Footloose," June 9 and 10, by appointments. Callbacks will be held June 11. DLC owner and artistic director Stephanie Lynn Williams is seeking actors for many of the major roles. Actors should prepare 16-32 bars of an up-tempo song and be prepared to dance. The production will run July 31 to Aug. 9. Call 410-997-9352.

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