Harvest Festival

The Kecks couldn't go without their fresh strawberry jam. "The kids suck it up like honey," their father, Steven, said while standing in the vast patch of strawberries at Baugher's Orchard outside Westminster. Steven, his wife Kristi, and their two boys just moved from Utah, where they had a strawberry patch. Until they get one going at their new Westminster home, picking at Baugher's will fill the void, they said. Priti Parikh of Finksburg has trekked to Baugher's each of the last six strawberry seasons.

Fall Harvest FestivalWelcome the fall season this weekend at the Steppingstone Museum. Crafts, scarecrow-making, apple butter-making, pumpkin-painting, apple-bobbing, pony rides, hayrides, apple cider-pressing, storytelling, a petting zoo, live entertainment and plenty of food will highlight the Fall Harvest Festival and Craft Show in Havre de Grace. All museum buildings will be open for tours, as well.The festival takes place from 11 a.m. to 5 p.m. Saturday and Sunday at Steppingstone Museum, 461 Quaker Bottom Road in Havre de Grace.

In her set for Brian Friel's "Dancing at Lughnasa" at Washington's Arena Stage, designer Linda Buchanan has created an ideal physical metaphor for the tension underlying this highly poetic Tony Award-winning play.A cutaway section of the small Mundy family home -- where most of the action takes place -- occupies half of the stage. Above and around the house's jagged walls, tall grass boldly sprouts, as if attempting to reclaim the ground usurped by the tiny dwelling.And indeed, just as the Mundys' domesticity is threatened by the wild outdoors, so this Christian household is threatened by paganism -- specifically, the ecstatic Celtic harvest festival of Lughnasa and the African rituals admired by Father Jack Mundy, who has returned to Ireland after 25 years as a missionary.

NOW OR NEVER In the mood for some dancing? The College of Notre Dame of Maryland's Hispanic Society is holding a salsa concert tomorrow from 8 p.m. to 11 p.m. in Doyle Formal Lounge on the college's campus, 4701 N. Charles St. The band Latin Soul performs at the concert 9 p.m.-11 p.m. Tickets are $5, or $3 for college students with ID. For more information, call 410-532-5558. COMING UP This Saturday, visit the Korean Festival, which celebrates the culture with tae kwon do demonstrations, traditional dances, games and more.

Appraisers' courses The American Society of Appraisers will offer courses at the Loews Annapolis Hotel, 126 West St., Sept. 10-13. Course topics include business valuation, business valuation case study, and machinery and technical specialties valuation. Call 410-263-7777 for reservations. For more information, call 800-272-8258 or go to appraisers.org. Fort Meade golf The courses at Fort Meade are open. Veterans are eligible to play with a copy of their DD214, which they have to bring only once to be able to play all season.