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Today, Oct. 20 

7:30pm     Hagerstown, MD
‘The Mousetrap’ -  The Potomac Playmakers present “The Mousetrap,” a classic murder mystery by Agatha Christie. 7:30 p.m. today and Friday, Oct. 21, and Saturday, Oct. 22; and 3 p.m. Sunday, Oct. 23. Barbara Ingram School for the Arts, 7 S. Potomac St., downtown Hagerstown. General admission tickets are $16; $10 for students. Limited seating. Call 301-797-8182 or call Mark at 240-527-4458.

Friday, Oct. 21 

4pm     Ringgold, MD
Misty Meadow Farm – Small maze for young children and a large spider web maze; animal visitation area with small farm animals, pedal tractors for all ages. 4 p.m. to dusk Fridays; 1 p.m. to dusk Saturdays and Sundays through Sunday, Oct. 30. Additional activities some weekends. Misty Meadow Farm Creamery, 14230 Misty Meadow Road, Ringgold. Call 301-824-7455.

5pm – 10pm     Hagerstown, MD
Hagerstown Corn Maze – Eight-acre corn maze and pick-your-own pumpkin patch. Moonlight mazes on Friday and Saturday nights. 5 to 10 p.m. Fridays; noon to 10 p.m. Saturdays; noon to 5 p.m. Sundays. Continues through Sunday, Oct. 30. Celebration Farm, 17638 Garden View Road, northwest of Hagerstown. $3 to $5; free for ages 4 and younger. Call 301-393-4377, email info@cmhag.org or go to www.hagerstowncornmaze.org.

7pm – 10pm     Mercersburg, PA
Haunted Corn Maze – Haunted corn maze. Marshmallows, s’mores kits and other refreshments will be sold. May not be suitable for children younger than 10. 7 to 10 p.m. Stoner’s Dairy Farm, 7678 Oellig Road, Mercersburg, Pa. $7. Bring a flashlight. Call 717-328-3617 or email stonersdairyfarm@gmail.com.

1pm – 5pm     Hagerstown, MD
Trains for Everyone – HO-scale model railroad, trains for children to operate, historic railroad equipment, artifacts and photos. 1 to 5 p.m. Friday, Saturday, Oct. 22, and Sunday, Oct. 23. Hagerstown Roundhouse Museum, 300 S. Burhans Blvd., Hagerstown. $3.50; 50 cents for ages 4 to 12; free for ages 3 and younger. Call 301-739-4665.

7pm and 8pm     Hagerstown, MD
Haunted Hager House – Is the home of Hagerstown’s founder haunted? Reservations are required. Tours at 7 and 8 p.m. Friday, Oct. 21; Saturday, Oct. 22; and Sunday, Oct. 30, and Monday, Oct. 31. Jonathan Hager House, City Park, Hagerstown. Call 301-739-8393.

7pm – 11pm     Ranson, WV
Haunted Fairground – Four nights of fright. One building is in 3-D. 7 to 11 p.m. Fridays, Oct. 21 and 28; Saturdays, Oct. 22 and 29. Jefferson County Fairground, Leetown Pike, Ranson, W.Va. $7; $4, ages younger than 12.  Call 304-725-4141 or go to www.thehauntedfairgrounds.com.

5:45pm – 6:45pm     Hagerstown, MD
MSO Happy Hour – Violin soloist Nick Kendall and jazz drummer Gabe Globus-Hoenich will give a sneak peak at the Maryland Symphony Orchestra’s Masterworks concerts this weekend. 5:45 to 6:45 p.m. Hempen Hill BBQ, 13208 Fountain Head Plaza, Hagerstown. Call 301-797-4000.

7pm – 10pm     Waynesboro, PA
Bluegrass Jam – The public is invited to
listen or bring an instrument and play. Refreshments. 7 to 10 p.m. Beck and Benedict Hardware Music Theatre, 118 Walnut St., Waynesboro, Pa. $4. Go to www.beck-benedicthardware.com or call 717-762-4711.

8pm     Shepherdstown, WV
A Cappella Concert – The Shepherd University Chamber Singers, Men’s Choir and Women’s Camerata will perform. Selections include Daniel Pinkham’s “Wedding Cantata” and the women’s camerata performing an African piece with full percussion. 8 p.m. Shepherd University’s Frank Center, University Drive, Shepherdstown, W.Va. $10; $5 faculty, staff and students 18 and younger; free to Shepherd students and Friends of Music MAC cardholders. The box office opens one hour before the performance. Call 304-876-5555 or go to www.shepherd.edu/musicweb.

7pm     Hagerstown, MD
‘Lucia di Lammermoor’ – Hub Opera Ensemble will perform Donizetti’s “Lucia di Lammermoor,” a story of forbidden love and a volatile feud between Scottish families. 7 p.m. Friday, Oct. 21, and Sunday, Oct. 23, in the Hagerstown Community College Classroom Building Auditorium, off Robinwood Drive, east of Hagerstown. $15; $10 for seniors; free for HCC students and staff. Go to www.huboperaensemble.org.

8pm     Chambersburg, PA
‘The Mousetrap’ – Chambersburg Community Theatre will present Agatha Christie’s play about a group strangers stranded in a boarding house during a snowstorm; one of them is a murderer. 8 p.m. Fridays and Saturdays; 2 p.m. Sundays through Sunday, Oct. 30. The Capitol Theatre, 159 S. Main St., Chambersburg, Pa. $15; $10, students. Call 717-263-0202 or go to www.cctonline.org.

7pm     Hagerstown, MD
‘Interactive Mystery Spooktacular’ – The Scooby Doo team travels back in time in their time magic mystery machine. Along the way they collect characters from different eras in time. Together the team works to solve a creepy mystery. Presented by Hagerstown Children’s Theater. Doors open at 7 p.m.; preshow at 7:30 p.m.; 8 p.m. showtime Friday and Saturday, Oct. 22; doors open at 1 p.m.; preshow at 1:30 p.m.; 2 p.m. showtime Sunday, Oct. 23.  Masonic Temple, 54 S. Potomac St., downtown Hagerstown. $8; $5 children and students. Call 301-733-8261. Go to www.mytheaterarts.com.

Saturday, Oct. 22 

9am – 4pm     Myersville, MD
Fall Mountain Car Show – Features car, trucks, tractors and motorcycles. Registration 9 a.m. to noon. $10 entrance fee. Event 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. Myersville Volunteer Fire Co., 301 Main St., Myersville, Md. Call 301-293-1197 or email matl50grl@aol.com.

6pm – 8:30pm     Hagerstown, MD
Just Dance Contest – Dance off for teens who won the Just Dance auditions. Live bands and DJ. 6 to 8:30 p.m. Space next to Old Navy, Valley Mall, 17301 Valley Mall Road, Halfway. $5. Go to ShoptheValleyMall.com.

7:30pm     Berkeley Springs, WV
Percussive Dance Show – Footworks percussive dance ensemble will perform American traditional dance and music. 7:30 p.m. Berkeley Springs High School auditorium, 149 Concord Ave., Berkeley Springs, W.Va. Tickets cost $2 to $8; $20 for a family. Call 304-258-2300 or go to www.macicehouse.org.

2pm – 7pm     Hagerstown, MD
Just Teens Day – Teens, ages 11 to 18 and their families are invited to visit interactive displays throughout the mall. Exhibits include health, safety, drugs/tobacco, pregnancy, higher education, finances, teen services and more. 2 to 7 p.m. Valley Mall, 17301 Valley Mall Road, Hagerstown. Email coordinator@teenshavechoices.org.

10am – 4pm     Hagerstown, MD
Railroad Celebration – Barrel cart rides from 1 to 4 p.m.; railroad coloring activities, Thomas the Tank Engine G-Scale display; tours of Locomotive 202; on-site cabooses, Western Maryland memorabilia displays and more. 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. Saturday and 1 to 5 p.m. Sunday, Oct. 23. Hagerstown Railroad Museum, City Park, Hagerstown. Free. Call 301-739-8393 or email hagerhouse@hagerstownmd.org.

1pm – 3pm     Hagerstown, MD
Science Saturday – Discovery Station will host Science Saturday once a month. This month’s topic is Mystery Goo, presented by retired master teachers Mary Licht and Colleen Middour. For students in grades three, four and five. 1 to 3 p.m. Discovery Station, 101 W. Washington St., Hagerstown. Seating limited to 16 participants. Advance registration is recommended. No admission fee for the program; $5 to $7 to tour the museum. Call 301-790-0076 or go to www.discoverystation.org.

9am     Hancock, MD
Fall Soap Box Derby Rally – Stock, super stock and masters. One double and one single elimination race each day. 9 a.m. racing starts Saturday and Sunday, Oct. 23. East High Street Hill, East High Street, Hancock. Call 301-678-6613.

10am – 5pm     Fairplay, MD
Down on the Farm – The event will include a petting zoo, five-acre corn maze, hay rides, bounce house for children, pumpkins for sale. 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. Saturdays, noon to 5 p.m. Sundays through Sunday, Oct. 30. Down on the Farm, 8778 Jordan Road, Fairplay. A sign is in the front field, follow the lane to the event. $7; $3, ages 3 to 11; free for ages 2 and younger. Call 301-582-1267.

10am     Ranson, WV
Bunker Hill Train Club Show – Model trains. 10 a.m. Ranson Civic Center, 431 W. Second Ave., Ranson, W.Va. $3. Go to www.bun kerhilltrainclub.org.

10am – 2pm     Hagerstown, MD
Halloween Fun Festival – A non-scary day with art projects, seasonal treats and refreshments. Face painting. A magic show at 1 p.m. with magician Peter Wood. 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. Washington County Museum of Fine Arts, City Park, Hagesrtown. $5 per person or $15 per family. Call 301-739-5727 or email ahunt@wcmfa.org.

10am – 5pm     Mercersburg, PA
Great Outdoor Festival – Food, chairlift rides, archery, barnyard buddies, kid’s activities and more. Moondog Medicine Show performs Saturday and Hicktown performs Sunday, Oct. 23. 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. Saturday and Sunday, Oct. 23. Whitetail Resort, 13805 Blairs Valley Road, Mercersburg, Pa. Call 717-328-9400. $7; $3, children and seniors; free for children 5 and younger.

11am – 4pm     Boonsboro, MD
Fall Fest – Rohrersville Ruritan’s fall fest. Activities include a garden tractor pull at noon, hayrides, kids games, pumpkin painting and a costume contest at 3 p.m. Food will be sold. 11 a.m. to 4 p.m. Rohrersville Ruritan Community Park, Md. 67, 5 miles south of Boonsboro. Call 240-818-1038. All proceeds will go toward scholarships and park upkeep.

9am – 4pm     Ijamsville, MD
Fall Harvest – Tractor displays featuring tractors from 1906 to 1939, demonstrations of corn harvesting, shingle making, tractor games, kiddie peddal pull for ages 5 to 10 both days at 1:30 p.m. Food. A consignment sale Saturday afternoon. 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. Saturday and Sunday, Oct. 23. 11502 Browningsville Road, Ijamsville, Md. Sponsored by Maryland International Harvester Collectors Club Chapter 30. Call 301-418-0635.

7pm     Big Pool, MD
Fort Frederick Ghost Walk- Sponsored by Friends of Fort Frederick and Clear Spring Lions Club. Take a walk through the haunted forest, fort and barracks. 7 p.m. Visitors who are in line by 9 p.m. will have an opportunity to experience the walk. Fort Frederick State Park, 11115 Fort Frederick Road, Big Pool. $5 adults; $2 ages 6 to 12. Call 301-842-2155.

7pm     Waynesboro, PA
Night at Renfrew – Athena Varounis, author of “Franklin County Ghosts,” Deborah M. Heinecker, psychic, and Michael Albert, local historian, will spin tales of the paranormal from such places as Renfrew’s Museum House, Wilson College, Allison-Antrim Museum, the Old Jail and more. 7 p.m. Renfrew Museum, 1010 E. Main St,. Waynesboro, Pa. Bring a flashlight. For adults and children ages 13 and older. $5 per person. Those attending will receive a “Got Ghost” button that can be presented for a free tour of the Renfrew Museum House next year. Call 717-762-4723.

11am – 5pm     Sharpsburg, MD
Children’s Fun – A kids day out with hands-on activities and programs focused on how children lived during the mid-18th century. Staff and children dressed in period attire will lead games and a craft. 11 a.m. to 5 p.m. Saturday and Sunday, Oct. 23. Pry House Field Hospital Museum, 18906 Shepherdstown Pike, Sharpsburg. Call 301-416-2395 or go to www.civilwarmed.org.

2:30pm     Hagerstown, MD
‘Tombstones Whisper’ – Michael Dixon will trace the evolution of graveyards, explore tales that tombstones whisper, consider interesting epitaphs and offer suggestions on how to use cemeteries in tracing family history. 2:30 p.m. Washington County Museum of Fine Arts, City Park, Hagerstown. $5 per person. 301-739-5727. Go to www.wcmfa.org.

10am – 5pm     Hagerstown, MD
Living History Day – Imagine what rural life was like in Washington County from the early to mid-1800s. All buildings in the village and farmstead will be open along with demonstrators in each. “From Wheat to Bread” demonstration at noon, 1 and 2 p.m. Event from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. Washington County Rural Heritage Museum, 7313 Sharpsburg Pike, south of Hagerstown. Free, donations accepted. Call 240-420-1714 or go to www.ruralheritage museum.org.

9am, 11:30am & 2pm     Frederick, MD
Ranger-led Battlefield Hikes – Explore the battlefield and discover how the battle unfolded. National Park Service rangers will highlight events that transpired on July 9, 1864. Hikes at 9 and 11:30 a.m. and 2 p.m. Monocacy National Battlefield, 4801 Urbana Pike, Frederick, Md. Call 301-662-3515.

7pm     Waynesboro, PA
Christian Coffee House – Soul’s Fire will perform. 7 p.m. The Way Station, a Christian Coffee House, 300 W. Main St., Waynesboro, Pa. Donations accepted. Call Tom at 717-552-3404 or email thewaystationsecretary@comcast.net. 

7:30pm     Chambersburg, PA
National Symphony Orchestra – The National Symphony Orchestra will perform. 7:30 p.m. Chambersburg Area High School Auditorium, 1006 Falling Spring Road, Chambersburg, Pa. $20. For information or to purchase tickets, call 717-709-4091 or email lynchang@chambersburg.k12.pa.us.

8pm     Frederick, MD
Frederick Symphony Orchestra – The concert will feature piano soloist John Wickelgren performing Franz Liszt’s Concerto No. 2 in A Major. The orchestra will also perform Liszt’s Mephisto Waltz No. 1 and Totentanz, Saint-Saens’ “Danse Macabre,” and Mussorgsky’s “Night on Bald Mountain.” 8 p.m. Frederick Community College’s Jack B. Kussmaul Theater, Opossumtown Pike, Frederick, Md. $20; $15, seniors; $10, students. Tickets are avalable at www.fredericksymphony.org or at the door. Call 301-685-3585.

8pm     Frederick, MD
Tap Kids – Eight young tap dancers will perform. 8 p.m. Weinberg Center for the Arts, 20 W. Patrick St., downtown Frederick, Md. $12 to $25. Call 301-600-2828 or go to www.weinbergcenter.org.

6pm     Harpers Ferry, WV
Zipline Canopy Tour Halloween Haunting – Participants will zip along a 2 1/2-hour course while encountering Halloween characters and scenes. 6 p.m. Saturdays in October and Friday, Saturday, Sunday and Monday on Halloween weekend. River Riders, 408 Alstadts Hill Road, Harpers Ferry, W.Va. $99 per person. Call 304-535-2663, email tacy@riverriders.com or go to www.riverriders.com.

7pm     Shippensburg, PA
Halloween Parade – Shippensburg Halloween Parade. 7 p.m. King Street, Shippensburg, Pa.

10am – 5pm     Berkeley Springs, WV
Studio Tour – Artists in and around Berkeley Springs, W.Va., will open their studios to visitors. 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. Saturday and Sunday, Oct. 23. Frog Valley Artisans, 82 Powerline Land, Berkeley Springs, W.Va. Download a guide with maps and artist information at www.berkeleyspringsstudiotour.org or call 304-258-3541.

 Sunday, Oct. 23

3pm – 5pm     Cascade, MD
Community Harvest Celebration – An old-fashioned community harvest celebration sponsored by eight churches in Cascade and Sabillasville, Md., and Blue Ridge Summit, Pa., and Fairfield, Pa. Music entertainment will include bluegrass, traditional and contemporary worship-style music. Food. 3 to 5 p.m. Fort Ritchie Community Center, 14421 Lake Royer Drive, Cascade. Free. Call 301-241-4501 or email info@onemountainfoundation.org.

6pm – 7:30pm     Hagerstown, MD
Trunk or Treat – Candy and treats for children. 6 to 7:30 p.m. Trinity Lutheran Church of Hagerstown rear parking lot, 15 Randolph Ave., Hagerstown. Free. Call 301-733-2878.

2pm     Boonsboro, MD
Open Hearth Cooking – Denny Warrenfeltz will demonstrate open hearth cooking using Revolutionary War recipes at 2 p.m.; and talk about Revolutionary War food at 3 p.m. Antique Bowman pottery will be on display. 2 to 4 p.m. Bowman House, 323 N. Main St., Boonsboro. Call 301-432-8410.

12:30pm     Hagerstown, MD
‘Going Home’ – Mary Batson tells the story of 5-year-old Mikale Ann and her grandmother, who look back on their lives. Accompanied with music by Bob Sima. 12:30 p.m. Unity of Hagerstown, Civil Air Patrol building, 18621 Jarkey Drive, Hagerstown. $15. Call 240-409-5940 or email unityhagerstown@live.com.

10am     Thurmont, MD
Trail Work Day – The work day will include installation of new and maintenance of existing erosion control structures on the campground and cliff trails. Meet at 10 a.m. at the falls trailhead parking area near the lake. Cunningham Falls State Park, off Md. 77, Thurmont, Md. Inform the attendant at the entrance booth that you are there to work on the trails to have the park’s entrance fee waived. Free waterproof maps for first-time volunteers. Sponsored by Potomac Appalachian Trail Club. For information, email westpatc@hotmail.com.