Hot tickets

Friday, May 2, 2008

Local country recording artist Austin Cody will perform at 7 p.m. May 2 at DessertFest, a fundraiser for Health Partners, at the Jaycees center, 3090 Crain Highway, Waldorf.

Tickets are $50. Call 301-645-3556.

Earth sounds

St. Maries Musica will present ‘‘Songs of Wind and Water” in free community concerts at 3 p.m. May 4 at Our Lady, Star of the Sea, 14400 Solomons Island Road South, Solomons, and at 7:30 p.m. May 5 at Lexington Park United Methodist Church, 21760 Great Mills Road.

The program will include ‘‘Shenandoah,” ‘‘Deep River” and ‘‘Oklahoma” as well as ‘‘Trickle, Trickle,” Andrew Lloyd Webber’s ‘‘Whistle Down the Wind” and Who Knows Where the Wind Blows?” Call 410-535-0291 or 301-855-1862.

I spy what?

Go on the Heritage Photo Scavenger Hunt through May 9 to celebrate Charles County’s 350th anniversary. Entry forms are available at any county community center or the Department of Community Services, 8190 Port Tobacco Road, Port Tobacco. The deadline is May 20 at the Nanjemoy Community Center, 4375 Port Tobacco Road. Call 301-246-9612 or 301-609-7639.

Down on the farm

Hard Bargain Farm Environmental Center will hold its free annual Spring Farm Festival and plant sale from 11 a.m.-4 p.m. May 3 at the farm in Accokeek. Come enjoy live music, great barbecue, animal exhibits, demonstrations of cow milking, butter churning, sheep shearing, wool spinning and antique tools, arts, crafts, hay wagon rides to the Potomac River for a nominal fee and bird of prey demonstrations.

The farm is at 2311 Bryan Point Road. Call 301-292-5665 or go to www.fergusonfoundation.org.

Tuesday Tunes

Steven Gellman will perform folk music from 7-8:30 p.m. May 6 at the Prince Frederick library, 850 Costley Way.