THURSDAY, JAN. 19
TALK FOR PARENTS, Andover Parent to Parent Speaker Series, featuring Ann Helmus, Ph.D., founder of NESCA (Neuropsychological & Educational Services for Children and Adolescents) in Newton. Dr. Helmus works with school professionals and families with children and teens struggling with developmental, learning, or emotional challenges, 7 to 9 p.m., Wood Hill Middle School, speaking on "Supporting Children and Adolescents With Weak Executive Functioning Skills."
Sesame Street Live OPENS, Lowell Memorial Auditorium, 50 East Merrimack St., Lowell, tickets start at $14, through Jan. 22; (978) 454-2299, lowellauditorium.com.
EXHIBIT OPENS, "Through Our Eyes," by Merrimack Valley Camera Club, through Feb. 24, at the Essex Art Center, 56 Island St., Lawrence; http://www.essexartcenter.com/gallery/sidell.
LIVE COMEDY, The Edwards Twins (2 brothers impersonating 100 stars including Neil Diamond, Billy Joel, Ray Charles and Cher), through Jan. 22, $32-$35, Stoneham Theatre, 395 Main St., Stoneham; 781-279-2200 (hours Tues.-Sat., 1-6 p.m.), stonehamtheatre.org.
FRIDAY, JAN. 20
FREE LIVE MUSIC, Pete Robbins Quartet, Andover native Pete Robbins, alto saxophone, compositions and Carlos Homs, piano, Aryeh Kobrinsky, bass, Tyshawn Sorey, drums, 7:30 p.m., Timken Room, Graves Hall, Phillips Academy; 978-749-4000, andover.edu.
SATURDAY, JAN. 21
Eco Tracking, join the Department of Community Services and search for tracks and signs of deer, coyote, fox, fisher cats and other animals, 9 to 11 a.m., $18/person, Harold Rafton Reservation, with naturalist and animal tracker David Brown. Come dressed for the weather - wear warm, waterproof boots or snowshoes and bring extra clothes. School-aged children must be registered and accompanied by a registered adult; andoverma.gov/dcs, 978-623-8274.
Free Throw Competition, for Boy & Girls ages 10-14, free, 9 a.m. to 1 p.m., Andover Knights of Columbus, 10 Brook St., Andover; info@kofc1078.com.
AHS Alumni Hockey GameS, 5:10 & 6:20 p.m., $60 per skater, Breakaway Ice Center, Tewksbury; ahshattrickclub@yahoo.com if you would like to skate.
LIVE BLUES MUSIC, award-winning duo Paul Rishell and Annie Raines, 8 p.m., New Moon Coffeehouse, Universalist Unitarian Church, 16 Ashland St. (rtes 110 and 125), Haverhill, $20; Margot Loomis, newmoon.haverhill@gmail.com, 978-459-5134.
Artist Reception, and Poetry Reading for new exhibit, "Sustenance," by UMass Lowell Professor Michael E. Jones and poetry by his wife Christine M. Jones, 2 to 4 p.m. The exhibit features many forms and means of sustaining us physically, emotionally and spiritually as gathered from observations throughout the Merrimack Valley. Farms, farmers, nature and their interpretations are the main themes, through Feb. 24, Whistler House Museum of Art, 243 Worthen St., Lowell; whistlerhouse.org, 978-452-7641.
Freestyle Jam Series, skiing at Ski Bradford, a seven week series runs every Saturday through Feb. 25, with registration each week from 9 to 10:30 a.m., event kickoff at 11 a.m. Awards given to each finalist, South Cross Road, Haverhill; 978-373-0071.
SUNDAY, JAN. 22
SUMMER OPPORTUNITIES FAIR, noon to 3 p.m., Phillips Academy Smith Center, 90 exhibitors offer numerous summer programs, wilderness adventures, academic enrichment, music camps and more, for middle and high school students, free admission; andover.edu/summerops/flair.htm.
FREE Winter Concert, The Lindsays, a popular husband-and-wife Celtic team, with world percussionist Salil Sachdev. The ensemble creates an eclectic fusion of Irish ballads, traditional jigs and reels, and contemporary rock and folk, 2 p.m., Memorial Hall Library; mhl.org.
WEDNESDAY, JAN. 25
BOOK SALE PREVIEW NIGHT, for Memorial Hall Library Winter Book Sale, 6:30 to 8:30 p.m., $20 admission per person (free for MHL Friends members); mhl.org.
LIVE MUSIC, gallery concert of experimental music for voice, harpsichord, and handmade electronics by Lesley Flanigan and Tristan Perich 6:30 p.m., Addison Gallery, Phillips Academy; addisongallery.org, 978-749-4015.
friday, JAN. 27
OPENING RECEPTION, 6 to 8 p.m., for "Open Windows: Keltie Ferris, Jackie Saccoccio, Billy Sullivan, and Alexi Worth," Addison Gallery, Phillips Academy, free and open to the public; addisongallery.org, 978-749-4015.
An Improvised Marathon, "26.2 Scenes," a fundraiser to support Stoneham Theatre's Marathon Team 2012, 7:30 p.m., six runners dedicated to Stoneham Theatre are training through pain to prepare for the 2012 Boston Marathon, laugh 'till it hurts with Boston's own all-star improvisers who have performed with The Tribe, ImprovBoston, Musical Improv Co., and ImprovAsylum, minimum $25 donation per person, Stoneham Theatre, 395 Main St., Stoneham; 781-279-2200 (hours Tues.-Sat., 1-6 p.m.), stonehamtheatre.org.
BOOK SALE, Memorial Hall Library Winter Book Sale opens, through Jan. 29, 9 a.m. to 4:30 p.m.; mhl.org.
SATURDAY, JAN. 28
GALLERY TALK, for "Open Windows: Keltie Ferris, Jackie Saccoccio, Billy Sullivan, and Alexi Worth," with guest curator Carroll Dunham and the exhibiting artists, 2 p.m., Addison Gallery, Phillips Academy; addisongallery.org, 978-749-4015.
carnival FUN, Kidgits Club invites area families to step right up to Center Court at The Mall at Rockingham Park for fun games including Soda Can Topple Toss, A-Maze-ing Plinko Disk Drop Game, Silly Nilly Dice Roll and more, 11 a.m.-1 p.m., free for members, non members can sign up for a $5 annual fee at the Guest Services desk, Center Court, 99 Rockingham Park Boulevard, Salem, NH; simon.com.
BOOK SALE, Memorial Hall Library Winter Book Sale, see Jan. 27 listing.
SUNDAY, JAN. 29
LIVE MUSIC, The Andover Choral Society will perform "A German Requiem" by Johannes Brahms, 4 p.m., $20, the Rogers Center for the Arts Merrimack College, North Andover; (978) 688-6353, andoverchoral.org.
BOOK SALE, Memorial Hall Library Winter Book Sale, 1 to 4:30 p.m., see Jan. 27 listing.
MONDAY, JAN. 30
FREE MOVIE FOR ADULTS, "The Help," 6:30 p.m., Memorial Hall Library, part of a monthly movie night for adults series. Attend the movie, enter to win the DVD after watching it, snacks provided; mhl.org/mondaymovies, 978-623-8401, x31, 32.
