'From Within'
From Within, a horror-thriller shot predominantly in Cecil County in summer 2007, is being shown tomorrow as part of Horrorfest 2009, a weekend of new horror films screening at theaters throughout the country. The film, shot on the grounds of the Perry Point Veterans Affairs Hospital, across the Susquehanna River from Havre de Grace, tells the story of a small town where the inhabitants start dying off one by one, seemingly by suicide - emphasis on the "seemingly." The movie stars Elizabeth Rice (Mad Men), Thomas Dekker (Terminator: The Sarah Connor Chronicles) and Laura Allen (Dirt). From Within screens at 2 p.m. and 8 p.m. at Arundel Mills' Muvico Egyptian 24. For more information, call 443-755-8992 or go to muvico.com or horrorfestonline
.com.
POP MUSIC
Ricky Skaggs and Kentucky Thunder
For nearly 30 years, Skaggs has garnered awards and million-plus record sales with his approach to traditional country and bluegrass. His latest album, Honoring the Fathers of Bluegrass, delves deeper into the music he's brilliantly explored over the years. See the performance at 7:30 p.m. tomorrow at the Birchmere, 3701 Mount Vernon Ave. in Alexandria, Va. Tickets are $35. For more information, call 800-551-7328 or go to birchmere.com.
THEATER
'Caroline, or Change'
E. Faye Butler's performance in the title role of this Civil Rights-era "chamber opera" has rightly drawn superlatives from critics nationwide. This show, about the relationship between an African-American maid and her Jewish employers, explores serious themes. But it also is fanciful and funny, featuring appliances that sing on pitch. Caroline, or Change through Jan. 18 at Center Stage, 700 N. Calvert St. Showtimes vary. Tickets are $10-$60. Call 410-332-0033 or go to centerstage.org.
'Don Quixote'
The Mariinsky Ballet (formerly known as the Kirov) is beyond question one of the world's premier ballet troupes, and has been for the past 200 years. Last year's run of La Bayadere at the Kennedy Center sold out. This year's performances of Don Quixote - with its mix of romance, chivalry and self-delusion - may well do the same. Don Quixote, Tuesday through Jan. 18 at the John F. Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts, 2700 F St. N.W. in Washington. Showtimes vary. Tickets are $47-$135. Call 202-467-4600 or go to kennedy-center.org.
OTHER PICKS
'Lift Every Voice'
