(MD) January, 2012, HOMESCHOOL AFTERNOONS, Tuesdays and Thursdays, 1-4pm. Port Discovery Children’s Museum, 35 Market Place, Baltimore, MD 21202, 410.727.8120, info@portdiscovery.org. Up to 55% savings. Pre-registration required. Call 410-864-2666, x1. Pre and post lesson plans are available. Visit portdiscovery.org/educators/fieldtrips.

(AL) January 1-31, 2012, WINTER CAMELLIA, Bellingrath Gardens & Home, 12401 Bellingrath Gardens Road, Theodore, AL 36582, 800-247-8420, bellingrath@bellingrath.org. See Bellingrath’s famed Camellias and an interesting winter garden filled with the blooms of ornamental kale, mustard and cabbages, pansies and violas, primroses, cyclamen, tulips, daffodils and hyacinths. www.bellingrath.org.

(AL) January 18, 2012, WINTER WEDNESDAYS, Bellingrath Gardens & Home, 12401 Bellingrath Gardens Road, Theodore, AL 36582, 800-247-8420, bellingrath@bellingrath.org.Join us on Wednesdays in January and February for special programs. Topics include gardening, history and the collections in the beautiful Bellingrath Museum Home. www.bellingrath.org.

(CT) January 21, 2012, WHAT IF MOZART PLAYED GUITAR HERO? 2 pm at the Omni New Haven Hotel, New Haven Symphony Orchestra, 203-865-0831, ext. 10.How does rock music differ from the music of Mozart? Compare and contrast music of centuries past as the NHSO String Quartet reinterprets classic rock songs in the style of Mozart. www.newhavensymphony.org.

(CT) January 21, 2012, THE ENCHANTED ISLAND, The Met Live in HD, 1 pm & 6 pm.     Ridgefield Playhouse for Movies and the Performing Arts, 80 East Ridge, Ridgefield, CT 06877, 203-438-5795. $25 for adults, $20 for members, seniors and students, or $198 ($16.50 per opera) for all 11 operas in the series. ridgefieldplayhouse.org.

(CT) January 22, 2012, WHAT IF MOZART PLAYED GUITAR HERO? 2 pm at the Shelton Intermediate School, New Haven Symphony Orchestra, 203-865-0831, ext. 10.How does rock music differ from the music of Mozart? Compare and contrast music of centuries past as the NHSO String Quartet reinterprets classic rock songs in the style of Mozart. www.newhavensymphony.org.

(GA) January 24-27, 2012, STORYLAND THEATRE presents “The Princess and The Pea”, our original musical, at the Imperial Theatre, 749 Broad Street, Augusta GA, 9:30 AM, 10:45 AM & 12:15 PM. School Shows: Reservations required. Shows $4.50.Teachers/class chaperones free. Special Rates for Home Schools. Call, fax or email for reservations: storylandtheatre@gmail.com, 706-736-3455/706-731-0054, Fax 706-869-1058, Facebook: Storyland Theatre. Check our website to learn more about us: storylandtheatre.org.

(AL) January 25, 2012, WINTER WEDNESDAYS, Bellingrath Gardens & Home, 12401 Bellingrath Gardens Road, Theodore, AL 36582, 800-247-8420, bellingrath@bellingrath.org.Join us on Wednesdays in January and February for special programs. Topics include gardening, history and the collections in the beautiful Bellingrath Museum Home. www.bellingrath.org.

(NJ)  January 26-June 3, 2012, PUZZLES OF THE BRAIN: An Artist’s Journey through Amnesia, Morven Museum & Gardens, 55 Stockton Street, Princeton, NJ 08540, 609-924-8144, info@morven.org. On loan from the Walters Art Museum, this exhibit traces the career of artist and Princeton native, Lonni Sue Johnson, whose work regularly appeared in the New Yorker and New York Times.  Johnson contracted encephalitis in 2007 and suffered severe amnesia and complete loss of artistic productivity.  This fascinating show explores the artistic evolution of her work from her pre-professional career through her astounding “recovery art.”   www.morven.org.

(WV) January 28, 2012, FAMILY DISCOVERY SERIES: Fascinating Rhythms, 11 am. West Virginia Symphony Orchestra, Clay Center for the Arts and Sciences-WV, One Clay Square, Charleston, WV 25301, (304) 561-3561 (Group Reservation), (304) 561-3570 (Box Office), bking@theclaycenter.org. Your family will love this explosive concert featuring the always entertaining Lisa Pegher and the WVSO’s percussion section. Pre-concert activities begin at 10 am in the Grand Lobby. wvsokids.org.

(GA) January 28, 2012, STORYLAND THEATRE presents “The Princess and The Pea”, our original musical, at the Imperial Theatre, 749 Broad Street, Augusta GA, Saturday Family Matinee: at 3 PM. Saturday Family Matinee: No reservations needed Shows $5 each. Box office opens 2:15 PM. Sit anywhere you like. Come meet the actors after the show. ACTIVE DUTY MILITARY PERSONNEL AND THEIR FAMILIES ADMITTED FREE WITH MILITARY I.D. Call, fax or email for reservations: storylandtheatre@gmail.com, 706-736-3455/706-731-0054, Fax 706-869-1058, Facebook: Storyland Theatre. Check our website to learn more about us: storylandtheatre.org.

(CT) January 28, 2012, JACK AND THE BEANSTALK, 11 am & 2 pm.  Ridgefield Playhouse for Movies and the Performing Arts, 80 East Ridge, Ridgefield, CT 06877, 203-438-5795. $15. ridgefieldplayhouse.org.

(CT) January 28, 2012, THE CAST OF BEATLEMANIA, 8 pm.  Ridgefield Playhouse for Movies and the Performing Arts, 80 East Ridge, Ridgefield, CT 06877, 203-438-5795. $47.50. ridgefieldplayhouse.org.

(PA) January 30, 2012, CHARLOTTE’S WEB, 10 am. F. M. Kirby Center, 71 Public Square, Wilkes-Barre, PA 18701, (570) 970-3939. Theatreworks USA’s musical adaptation of E.B. White’s loving story of the friendship between a pig named Wilbur and a spider named Charlotte. Each performance includes an educational study guide. Tickets just $6.50 and every 16th ticket is free. www.kirbycenter.org