Violinist Jennifer Koh returns to Bellingham to perform Max Bruchs Scottish Fantasy in a concert with Whatcom Symphony Orchestra at 7:30 p.m. Saturday, Feb. 10, at Mount Baker Theatre, 104 N. Commer-cial St. Also on the program is Mendelssohns The Hebrides (Fingals Cave). Tickets are $19 and $23, available at the ticket office, 734-6080, and online at www.mountbakertheatre.com. Koh offers a free mas-ter class, open to the public, from 10 a.m. to noon on Friday, Feb. 9, at Western Washington Universitys Performing Arts Center Concert Hall. Call 671-5612 for information. For more on the symphony, visit www.whatcomsymphony.com.
Newspaperman Burt Jefferson, played by Mike Couto, and personal secretary Maggie Cutler, played by Chelsea Lindquist, wonder how to deal with Cutlers mean-spirited boss, Sheridan Whiteside, also known as the The Man Who Came to Dinner, played by Edward Davidson, in Moss Harts comedy about a guests extended stay at a Midwestern home thats replete with ex-convicts, mummies, penguins and a confused family. Lynden Performing Arts Guild presents the play at 7:30 p.m. Feb. 14-17, 22-24 and March 1-3, and at 2 p.m. Feb. 25 and March 3 at the Claire vg Thomas Theatre in Dutch Village Mall, 655 Front St., in Lynden. Tickets are $12 adults, $10 students and seniors, available in person at Marin Rose at the mall, 655 Front St., and by calling 354-4425. Go to www.clairevgtheatre.org.
High-energy Celtic fiddler Eileen Ivers and her band play a wide range of tunes at 7:30 p.m. next Thurs-day, Feb. 15, at Mount Baker Theatre, 104 N. Commercial St. Tickets are $20, $30 and $39, available from the theater ticket office, 734-6080, and online at www.mountbakertheatre.com. For more on the music, visit www.eileenivers.com.

