George Bozeman, korgan organ
First Congregational Church, 322 Main St., Woburn. 781-933-1642. 2/27: 3 p.m. Suggested donation $10, students and seniors $8 to benefit organ restoration fund. Works by J.S. and C.P.E. Bach, Mendelssohn, Franck, Brahms, Bartok, Thayer on 1860 E.G. & G. Hook organ, opus 283.

Tufts University Alumnae Hall,
Cohen Auditorium, Talbot Avenue, Medford campus. 617-627-3564. 4 p.m. Free. Tufts Orchestra Children's concert. Britten's A Young Person's Guide to the Orchestra, Grieg's Incidental Music to Peer Gy nt. Chapel Series Goddard Chapel. via Tower door. 617-627-3427. Thurs. 12:30 p.m. 2/24: Ariel Wind Ensemble. 3/2: Clare Nielsen, flute; Elizabeth Skavish, piano.

Belmont Open Reading
Payson Park Church, 365 Belmont St., Belmont. 617-484-4696, ext. 19. 2/27: 7:30 p.m. $6, students and seniors $4. Jane Flummerfelt conducts Haydn's The Seasons, open reading with soloists and orchestra. Singers welcome. Sponsored by Powers Music School.

Reading Public Library
64 Middlesex Ave. 781-944-2017. 2/26: 8 p.m. Free. Christiane Trio. Works by Mozart, Walther, Schumann, Matthews, Brahms.SCHOOLS

At Tufts University
Medford. 617-627-3564. All programs free. 2/24: 8 p.m., African grooves and Indian ragas by Natraj in Goddard Chapel. 2/25: 8 p.m., Take Part Take Pride, musical celebration features performances by Essence, Kiniwe, and the Third Day Gospel Choir in Cohen Auditorium, Talbot Avenue.

World Music at Tufts University
Talbot Avenue, Medford. 617-627-3564. Concerts at 8 p.m., free. Goddard Chapel on the Green, 2/24: Natraj with special guests African drummer Abubakari Lunna, percussionist David Locke; African, Indian, jazz. Cohen Auditorium, 2/25: Take Part Take Pride in honor of Black History Month with Essence, Kiniwe, Third Day Gospel Choir.

Melrose Art Festival
590 Main St., Melrose. 781-665-5840. 2/27: noon-5 p.m. Free. 36 region artist exhibiting paintings, photography, pastels, sculpture. Live music by the Joe Mulholland Jazz Quartet.

Holiday Antique Train Exhibit
Shriner's Auditorium, Fordham Road, Wilmington. 207-563-1013. 2/26-2/27: 10 a.m.-5 p.m. $7. More than 100 dealers from throughout New England. holdy 3/2

Tufts University Art Gallery
Aidekman Arts Center, Medford. 617-627-3518. Wed.-Sat. noon-8 p.m., Sun. noon-5 p.m. Through 4/2: Millennium Messages, work by 27 artists, architects, and designers commemorating the millennium with original time capsules. Through 2/27: Selected Works, juried work by undergraduates in the Tufts University/School of the Museum of Fine Arts program.

Winchester Public Library
80 Washington St., Winchester. 781-721-7171. Mon.-Thurs. 9:30 a.m.-9 p.m., Fri.-Sat. 9:30 a.m.-5:30 p.m. Through 2/29: Pastel still lifes by Charles J. McCarthy.SCHOOLS & COLLEGES

Dom V and the Swing Out Big Band
Winchester Town Hall, 71 Mt. Vernon St. 617-520-3353. 3/4: 8:30 p.m., $10. Free swing dance lesson, 7:30 p.m.

Swing into Spring with The Fantasy Big Band
Woburn Elks Hall, 295 Washington St., Woburn. 781-665-2236. 3/4: 7 p.m., $35 includes Chinese buffet dinner. Proceeds benefit Northeast Youth Ballet. Kent Kochon, director, Ron Lewis, conductor.

Arthur Griffin Center for Photographic Art
67 Shore Rd., Winchester. 781-729-1158. Tues.-Sun. noon-4 p.m. $3, seniors $2, students free. Through 4/30: Two Generations of Westons: Edward, Cole, and Brett, photographs.

WordsWorth Books Author Events
617-354-5201. Free. WordsWorth Reading Room, 3rd Floor, 30 Brattle St., Harvard Square, Cambridge. 2/24: 6 p.m., Simson Garfinkle (Database Nation: The Death of Privacy in the 21st Century). Brattle Theatre, 40 Brattle St., Cambridge. 3/2: 5:30 p.m., E. L. Doctorow (City of God). Cambridge Public Library, 449 Broadway. 2/24: 6 p.m., Thomas Cahill (Desire of the Everlasting Hills).

Women Reading
Sanctuary, Arlington Street Church, 351 Boylston St., Boston. 617-371-7124. 2/25: 7:30 p.m., sign-up; 7:45 p.m., program. Open mike format for women reading in all genres, hosted by Deborah Repplier and Claire Robson. Feature, local writer Irene Glassman. $3, proceeds to the church.

Poets Share Reading Series
Rhythm & Muse, 403A Centre St., Hyde Square, Jamaica Plain. 617-524-3816. 3/2: 7:30 p.m., Barbara Watkins; 8:30 p.m., Community open mike. Donations requested.

Newtonville Books Reading Series
296 Walnut St., Newton. 617-244-6619. 2/29: 7:30 p.m., Mameve Medwed (Host Family). Free.

Marsh Chapel Poetry Reading Series
Boston University, Robinson Room, 735 Comm. Ave., Boston. 617-353-3560. 3/1: 7:30 p.m., poetry reading by the Charles River Poets. Free.

Joiner Center Reading Series
UMass-Boston, 100 Morrissey Blvd. 617-287-5850. 3/1: 4 p.m., Vietnamese authors Ly Lan and Phan Thi Van Anh. Free.

Emerson College Spring 2000 Faculty Reading Series various addresses.
West 1&2 Building, 80 Boylston St., 2nd floor, Boston. 617-824-8750. 3/2: 8-9 p.m., Richard Foerster (Cutting Flowers). Free.

Chapter and Verse Reading
St. John's Episcopal Church, Revere Street and Roanoke Avenue, Jamaica Plain. 617-524-2999 or 617-522-9093. 3/1: 7:30 p.m., Paul Folkman (Chrysalis and Other Poems), Tom Perrotta (Election), Allen West (Monologues in a Time Like September). Free.

Barnes and Noble at Boston University Author Series
Reading Room, Level 5, 660 Beacon St., Boston. 617-236-7460. 2/28: 7 p.m., Sherwin B. Nuland, (The Mysteries Within: A Surgeon Reflects on Medical Myths). Free.

Poetry Reading
Adams House, Lower Common Room, 26 Plympton St., Harvard Square. 617-547-4648. 2/29: 8 p.m., Doug Goetsch (Nobody's Hell), and Angelo Verga (The Six O'Clock News). Suggested donation $3.

Thoreau Reading
Gallery Bershad, 99 Dover St., Somerville. 617-629-9400, ext. 3. 2/26: 5 p.m., Verse Magazine's Young American Poets, with Peter Johnson, Geoffrey Nutter, and Peter Richards. Introduction by Brian Henry. Free.

Medford H.S.
Class of 1950, North Falmouth. 781-665-8198. 10/20-10/22.

Chelsea H.S.
Class of 1950, Crowne Plaza, Woburn. 978-851-7736. 4/8.

Whitman Public Library 100 Webster St., Whitman. 781-447-7613. Free. Winchester Public Library 80 Washington St. 781-721-7171. Free. ONGOING

Theater Workshops
Free. Registration required for most programs. Copley Square, Central Branch Boston 617-536-5400. 2/25: 11 a.m. and 1:15 p.m., Lift Up Your Voices and Sing, Black History Month program with Janice Allen. 2/27: 1:30 p.m. for ages 6-9 and 3:30 p.m. for ages 9-12: Matter of Fact, workshops introducing children to the building blocks of the universe through hands-on fun, discussions and demonstrations; registration required. Adams Street Branch, 690 Adams St., Dorchester. 617-436-6900. 2/24, 2/29 and 3/2: 3 p.m., chess instruction. 3/1: 3:30 p.m., reading readiness program for ages 3-5. Brighton Branch, 40 Academy Hill Road, Brighton. 617-782-6032. Mon., Wed.: 3:30-5 p.m., homework help for grades 3-8. Wed.: 4 p.m., creative drama, storytelling ages 6-11. 2/24: 7 p.m., Jorge Arce of the band Humano does one-man show on Afro-Caribbean culture. Charlestown Branch, 179 Main St., Charlestown. 617-242-1248. Mon., Wed.: 3:30-5 p.m., homework help for grades 3-8. Tues.: 10:30 a.m and 3:30 p.m., stories and films. Wed.: 11 a.m., toddler story time for ages 2-3. Fri. 10 a.m., story hour for ages 3-5. Codman Square Branch, 690 Washington St., Dorchester. 617-436-8214. Tues., Thurs.: 3 p.m., homework help for grades 3-8. Wed.: 10:30 a.m., tales for 2-year-olds (with adult). Fri: 10:30 a.m., short films for ages 3-6; 3 p.m., Funnybones Reading Club for ages 11-14. Through 2/25: 2 p.m., Black History Month film series. 2/29: 10:30 a.m., Mother Goose Time stories and songs for ages 12-23 months with adult. Connolly Branch, 433 Centre St., Jamaica Plain. 617-522-1960. Mon., Wed.: 3:30-5 p.m., homework help for grades 3-8. Wed.: 10:30 a.m., short films: How Many Days to America, Little Tim and the Brave Sea Captain, The Mole and the Rocket, and Frog on His Own. Thurs.: 4:15 p.m., creative drama for ages 6-11. 2/28: 6:30 p.m., Black History Month pajama story time for families by Afro-American authors. Dudley Branch, 65 Warren St., Roxbury. 617-442-6186. Mon., Wed.: 3:30-5 p.m., homework help for grades 3-8. Tues.: 10:30 a.m., films for preschoolers. East Boston Branch, 276 Meridian St. 617-569-0271. Mon., Thurs: 3:30-5 p.m., homework help for grades 3-8. Wed.: 10:30 a.m., preschool story hour. Fri.: 10:30 a.m., children's films. 2/24: 3 p.m., stories and songs with Valerie Stephens. Egleston Square Branch, 2044 Columbus Ave., Roxbury. 617-445-4340. Mon., Wed.: 3:30-5 p.m., homework help for grades 3-8. Mon.: 10:15 a.m. and 11 a.m., preschool films and stories. Thurs: 4 p.m., Young storycatchers book group for ages 8-12; preregistrtion required. 2/24: 6:30 p.m., Derek Burrows tells stories from Caribbean, Latin America, and Africa. Faneuil Branch, 419 Faneuil St., Brighton. 617-782-6705. Mon., Tues.: 3:30-5 p.m., homework help for grades 3-8. Tues.: 10:30 a.m., toddler story time. Wed.: 10:30 a.m., story time for ages 3-5. 2/24: 7 p.m., Pajama Storytime. 2/25: 3 p.m., African and Caribbean music with Alice Johnson and Andy Holiner. 2/26: 11:30 a.m., celebration of Afro-Caribbean culture with Jorge Arce. Grove Hall Branch, 5 Crawford St., Dorchester. 617-427-3337. Mon., Tues.: 3:30-5 p.m., homework help for grades 3-8. Thurs.: 10:30 a.m., films for preschoolers. Hyde Park Branch, 35 Harvard Ave., Hyde Park. 617-361-2524. Tues., Thurs.: 3:30-5 p.m., homework help for grades 3-8. Jamaica Plain Branch, 12 Sedgwick St., Jamaica Plain. 617-524-2053. Wed.: 10:30 a.m., story time for ages 18-36 months. 3/1: 4 p.m., Kid's Club stories, crafts, booktalks for ages 6-10. Lower Mills Branch, 27 Richmond St., Dorchester. 617-298-7841. Mon., Wed.: 3:30-5 p.m., homework help for grades 3-8. Mattapan Branch, 10 Hazelton St. 617-298-9218. Mon., Wed.: 3:30-5 p.m., homework help for grades 3-8. Mon.: 6 p.m., pajama story time. Tues.: 10:30 a.m., preschool story time. Fri.: 10:30 a.m., preschool videos. 2/24: 3:30-5 p.m., chess instruction. North End Branch, 25 Parmenter St., Boston. 617-227-8135. Mon.: 11 a.m., preschool films: Abiyoyo, Anansi the Spider, and Bringing Rain to Kapiti Plain. 2/25: 11 a.m., Black History Month stories, tales and songs with Valerie Stephens. Orient Heights Branch, 18 Barnes Ave., East Boston. 617-567-2516. Tues.: 10:30 a.m., preschool story time. Wed.: 10:30 a.m., toddler story time. 2/24: 3:30 p.m., movies for kids 6-12. South Boston Branch, 646 E. Broadway. 617-268-0180. Mon., Wed.: 3:30-5 p.m., homework help for grades 3-8. Fri.: 3:30 p.m., children's story hour. 2/26: 10:30 a.m., The History and the Adventures of Tom Thumb, comedy theater performance. South End Branch, 685 Tremont St., Boston. 617-536-8241. Mon., Wed.: 3:30-5 p.m., homework help for grades 3-8. Mon.: 10:30 a.m., preschool story time. Tues.: 10:30 a.m., children's films. Thurs.: 5:15 p.m., creative drama for children. 2/24: 2 p.m., Map and Compass Program. Uphams Corner Branch, 500 Columbia Road, Dorchester. 617-265-0139. Mon., Wed.: 3:30-5 p.m., homework help for grades 3-8. 2/25: 2 p.m., Black History Month Scavenger Hunt for children up to age 14. 2/29: 3:30-5 p.m., chess instruction. West End Branch, 151 Cambridge St., Boston. 617-523-3957. Wed.: 10:30 a.m. and 3:30 p.m., preschool story time. Fri.: 10 a.m., preschool films. West Roxbury Branch Library, 1961 Centre St., West Roxbury. 617-325-3147. Mon., Wed.: 3 p.m., homework help for grades 3-8.

Roxaboxen
Full Cup Cocoahouse for Kids, Parish Hall, All Saints' Episcopal Church, 79 Central St., Stoneham. 781-279-2039. 2/26: 2 p.m. $5. Adapted from Alice McLerran's children's book about the power of imagination. Recommended for children ages 5-12.

Amphitryon
Metcalf Hall of the Winchester Unitarian Church, 478 Main St., Winchester. 781-729-1409. 2/28-2/29: 7:30 p.m. Comedy to be presented by the Winchester Players in May.

Tufts Balch Arena Theater
Tufts University, Medford. 617-627-3493. The Skin of Our Teeth: 2/24-2/26: 8 p.m. $8, $5 with Tufts ID. Thornton Wilder play.

Simpatico
Quannapowitt Players, 55 Hopkins St., Reading. 781-942-2212. Through 2/26: Fri.-Sat. 8 p.m. $12, seniors and students $11. Sam Shepard tragi-comedy.

Phantom
Turtle Lane Playhouse, 283 Melrose St., Newton. 617-244-0169. Through 3/12: Thurs.-Sat. 8 p.m., Sun 2 p.m. $19, seniors Thurs. and students Fri. $13, group discounts available. Live orchestra. Yeston and Kopit adaptation of musical.