Concert

Joe and Elana Byrd chose the snug back room of 49 West Coffeehouse and Cafe to hold last weekend's tribute concert to Jim Lester, a longtime Annapolis musician who enjoyed playing there. Lester died April 27 in Hingham, Mass., from amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (Lou Gehrig's disease) at age 82. The warm ambience and intimate listening space were ideal for the concert, which featured Lester's musician friends Robert Redd on piano, John Jenson on trombone and Brooks Tegler on drums, along with vocalist Sue Matthews and guest trumpeter Dick Glass.

The Susquehanna Symphony Orchestra continues its 35th anniversary season on St. Patrick's Day with a "Ghosts and Witches" concert. Sheldon Bair, SSO founder and music director, noted that guest artists from Canada will be featured, and hinted that the concert may conclude with "a little something special for St. Patrick's Day. " The music begins at 7:30 p.m. on Saturday, March 17, at Bel Air High School at 100 Heighe St. Come early, at 6:30, for...

The Perry Hall High School music department will host a memorial scholarship concert on Wednesday, Feb. 27, at 7:30 p.m., in honor of school alumnus John DiLutis Jr., a trombonist and Perry Hall graduate who died in 1993 at age 26, shortly after his music career began. The concert will feature the music of composers Roland Barrett, Guy Forbes, Robert Shelton and Sean O'Loughlin, as well as classic composers, including Paul Whear, W.A. Mozart, Henri Rabaud, and Franz von Suppe.

Music is a special part of services at Temple Adas Shalom, The Harford Jewish Center. The Temple will be featuring an evening of liturgical and popular music by its choir. There will be songs from the entire choir, soloists and duets. The program will include some melodious liturgical music along with songs that are familiar to everyone. After the concert, a supper will be served including a variety of deli sandwiches, salads, desserts and beverages. The concert will be Sunday, March 17 at 5 p.m. at the Temple, 8 N. Earlton Road, Havre de Grace, just above I-95 and Level Road.

As Katy Perry sang raunchy songs and simulated sex acts on the Merriweather stage, she had some pipsqueaks in her audience, including Howard County Executive Ken Ulman's two little girls. "There were moments when my wife [Jaki] and I looked at each other and hoped that the girls didn’t comprehend the lyrics," Ulman said. "But it was a great show and they were into it, dancing the whole time. It was like one big Candy Land party. " Ulman said the concert was a little like "Madagascar" and other kids' movies that have jokes only grown-ups can grasp.

The Heavenly Handbells of Trinity Lutheran Church, North Bethesda, will join the JoyBells of Holy Trinity Lutheran Church for a combined handbell concert on Sunday, June 3 at 6 p.m. at 7607 Sandy Spring Road. Many of the concert selections were performed at the Area III Festival of the Handbell Ringers of America in Ocean City in March. A freewill offering will be taken and a reception follows the concert. Call 301-725-1666.

Tina Turner and Lionel Richie will perform at Nissan Pavilion on June 14. Tickets go on sale at 10 a.m. Saturday. Call 410-481-SEAT. Bela Fleck and the Flecktones will perform at Johns Hopkins University's Shriver Hall on March 19. Concert benefits the JHU Student Association for A Free Tibet. Tickets are on sale now. Call 410-740-1300. D'Angelo performs at Constitution Hall in Washington on March 24. Tickets go on sale at 10 a.m. today. Call 410-481-SEAT. A Praise and Worship gospel concert, featuring Nancy Jackson, the Jones Brothers, the Mount Pleasant Baptist Church Choirs, the Mount Hattin Baptist Church Choirs and saxophonist Corinthia Cromwell, will be held March 25 at Woodlawn Senior High.

Our Savior Lutheran Church, 13611 Laurel Bowie Road, will present "A Little Night Music," a mini concert of handbells, strings, men's quartet and vocalists, on Sunday, May 6 at 7 p.m. A free-will offering will be taken to support the pastors' discretionary fund and to help obtain a diabetic service dog for a public school music teacher. For information, call 301-776-7670.

As far as album sales are concerned, Bob Seger certainly has seen better days. His current album, "It's a Mystery," was released late last year to lukewarm sales and even more tepid reviews.But when it comes to the concert side of things, Seger is nothing if not dependable. It was his live show, after all, that built his reputation in the first place, as anyone familiar with the classic "Live Bullet" album knows, and even though some 20 years have passed since then, there's every reason to believe he'll deliver that old time rock and roll with equal fervor today.

CAPTURE THE feeling of a Sunday evening in days gone by. Head over to Linthicum Park today to enjoy the breeze under the trees, share a light picnic with friends and neighbors and be entertained by a musical trio set up on the park's bandstand.The Gray, Green and Travers Trio is the last performance in the Concert in the Park series sponsored by the Woman's Club of Linthicum Heights. The concert begins at 6 p.m., but will be preceded by a free picnic at 5 p.m., courtesy of the Linthicum Improvement Association.