Salem Film Festival
Saturday, March 1
Screening: "Row Hard, No Excuses," 11 a.m.; "One Rat Short; This is Nollywood," 1:30 p.m.; "Red Without Blue," 3:30 p.m.; "Connect the Dots Discussion," 5:15 p.m. (at CinemaSalem Café); "Blood of the Yingzhou District"; "Sari's Mother"; "Their Past, Our Future," 5:15 p.m.; "Genghis Blues," 7 p.m.; "Rejected"; "B.I.K.E.," 9:30 p.m. At CinemaSalem (unless noted), 1 East India Square, 978-744-1400 or www.cinemasalem.com for tickets.
Sunday, March 2
Screening: "Super Amigos," 11 a.m.; "Lowell Blues"; "The Rich Have Their Own Photographer," 1 p.m.; "Buddha's Lost Children — 35mm," 4 p.m.; "Everything Will Be Okay"; "Manufactured Landscapes - 35mm," 7 p.m. (discussion with Martha Almy, PEM, and Bob Morin, fine art photographer). At CinemaSalem, 1 East India Square, 978-744-1400 or www.cinemasalem.com for tickets.
Lecture
Saturday, March 1
"Building a Marriage that Lasts," 9 a.m. to 4 p.m., First Baptist Church, 1 Water St., Danvers. $30 per couple, includes lunch and breakfast snack, John Mulvihill, 978-774-8277.
Music
Saturday, March 2
Salem Contra Dance's Monthly Dance, 7:30 p.m., upper hall, Tabernacle Church, 50 Washington St., Salem. Caller Sarah Gregory Smith, live music from Salem Country Dance Orchestra led by Bill Smith. Fee $8, $6 seniors/students. Beginners welcome. Wear clean, soft-soled shoes. jenstrom10@comcast.net or 978-745-9391.
Sunday, March 2
Spring Recital, Whitney Elise Nelson, 2 p.m., First United Methodist Church, Bay Road (Route 1A), Hamilton. Featuring works of Beethoven, Lizst, Prokofiev.
Angkor Dance Troupe, 2 p.m., St. John Episcopal Church, 705 Hale St., Beverly. Authentic music, dance and costumes of Cambodia. 978-283-9046 or www.sjcs.info.
Northshore Youth Symphony Orchestra, 3 p.m., First Parish Church, 225 Cabot St., Beverly. Chamber music concert. Free. 978-685-7844.
Theater
Saturday, March 1
"A Funny Thing Happened on the Way to the Forum," 7:30 p.m., Mary Weld Pingree Center for Performing Arts, 537 Highland St., Hamilton. PG-13 rated production. Tickets $15 at 978-468-2194.
Sunday, March 2
"A Funny Thing Happened on the Way to the Forum," 2:30 p.m., Mary Weld Pingree Center for Performing Arts, 537 Highland St., Hamilton. PG-13 rated production. Tickets $15 at 978-468-2194.
