Telescope clinic
TriState Astronomers will host a clinic for owners of telescopes. Amateur astronomers will set up telescopes and show people how to use them. 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. today. Discovery Station, 101 W. Washington St., downtown Hagerstown. Free with paid admission of $5 to $7. Call TriState Astronomers at 301-988-9828 or Discovery Station at 301-790-0076.
Poetry reading
Spit Ur Peace features an open microphone for spoken word and poetry readings. Featuring Lamar Hill. Doors open at 8 p.m. today. Georgia Boy Cafe at Park Circle, 325 Virginia Ave., Hagerstown. $5 cover. 240-329-2232.
Model trains
Hagerstown Model Railroad Museum will hold an open house featuring operating model train layouts and the continued restoration and maintenance of Antietam Station. Noon to 5 p.m. Sundays through Feb. 5. Antietam Station, 17230 Shepherdstown Pike, Sharpsburg. Free, donations accepted. Call 301-800-9829, email hmrrm@myactv.net or go to www.antietamstation.com.
The Wyeth influence
A panel of local artists, including Lee Weaver, Tom Renner and Robert Wantz, will discuss the influence the Wyeth family of artists had on their work. 2:30 p.m. Sunday. Washington County Museum of Fine Arts, City Park, Hagerstown. Call 301-739-5727.
Tribute show
The Potomac Charge churches in Big Pool will present the senior choir of Ebenezer AME Church in a program, "The Dream Endures," as a tribute to the Rev. Martin Luther King Jr. 4 p.m. program; 5 p.m. dinner Sunday. Parkhead United Methodist Church fellowship hall, U.S. 40, Big Pool. Free.
MLK commemoration
Observance of Martin Luther King Jr. Day. Yvonne Jenkins will speak, and Kevin Watson will unveil his new oil painting of King, which will be auctioned. Aaron Worthy will play piano and saxophone. 2 to 4 p.m. Sunday. Contemporary School of the Arts & Gallery, 4 W. Franklin St., downtown Hagerstown. Call 301-791-6191, email ronlytle3@netzero.net or go to www.csagi.org.
Bridal & Prom Expo
Vendor displays, fashion shows, center court entertainment, door prizes and a free take-home wedding guide. Presented by The Herald-Mail Co. and Valley Mall. 11 a.m. to 6 p.m. Sunday. Valley Mall, 17301 Valley Mall Road, Halfway.
'Traces of the Trade'
In this award-winning documentary, 10 New England cousins — descendants of New England slave traders — trace the route and legacy of their ancestors. Dinner at 6 p.m. Sunday; movie follows; discussion follows movie screening. Trinity United Methodist Church, Harbaugh Hall, 30 W. North St., Waynesboro, Pa. Free; dinner reservations requested. Call 717-762-7191 or email carolmowen@comcast.net.
TriState Astronomers will host a clinic for owners of telescopes. Amateur astronomers will set up telescopes and show people how to use them. 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. today. Discovery Station, 101 W. Washington St., downtown Hagerstown. Free with paid admission of $5 to $7. Call TriState Astronomers at 301-988-9828 or Discovery Station at 301-790-0076.
Poetry reading
Spit Ur Peace features an open microphone for spoken word and poetry readings. Featuring Lamar Hill. Doors open at 8 p.m. today. Georgia Boy Cafe at Park Circle, 325 Virginia Ave., Hagerstown. $5 cover. 240-329-2232.
Model trains
Hagerstown Model Railroad Museum will hold an open house featuring operating model train layouts and the continued restoration and maintenance of Antietam Station. Noon to 5 p.m. Sundays through Feb. 5. Antietam Station, 17230 Shepherdstown Pike, Sharpsburg. Free, donations accepted. Call 301-800-9829, email hmrrm@myactv.net or go to www.antietamstation.com.
The Wyeth influence
A panel of local artists, including Lee Weaver, Tom Renner and Robert Wantz, will discuss the influence the Wyeth family of artists had on their work. 2:30 p.m. Sunday. Washington County Museum of Fine Arts, City Park, Hagerstown. Call 301-739-5727.
Tribute show
The Potomac Charge churches in Big Pool will present the senior choir of Ebenezer AME Church in a program, "The Dream Endures," as a tribute to the Rev. Martin Luther King Jr. 4 p.m. program; 5 p.m. dinner Sunday. Parkhead United Methodist Church fellowship hall, U.S. 40, Big Pool. Free.
MLK commemoration
Observance of Martin Luther King Jr. Day. Yvonne Jenkins will speak, and Kevin Watson will unveil his new oil painting of King, which will be auctioned. Aaron Worthy will play piano and saxophone. 2 to 4 p.m. Sunday. Contemporary School of the Arts & Gallery, 4 W. Franklin St., downtown Hagerstown. Call 301-791-6191, email ronlytle3@netzero.net or go to www.csagi.org.
Bridal & Prom Expo
Vendor displays, fashion shows, center court entertainment, door prizes and a free take-home wedding guide. Presented by The Herald-Mail Co. and Valley Mall. 11 a.m. to 6 p.m. Sunday. Valley Mall, 17301 Valley Mall Road, Halfway.
'Traces of the Trade'
In this award-winning documentary, 10 New England cousins — descendants of New England slave traders — trace the route and legacy of their ancestors. Dinner at 6 p.m. Sunday; movie follows; discussion follows movie screening. Trinity United Methodist Church, Harbaugh Hall, 30 W. North St., Waynesboro, Pa. Free; dinner reservations requested. Call 717-762-7191 or email carolmowen@comcast.net.
