Opening Night: Lancaster Barnstormers baseball May 1 at Clipper Magazine Stadium. Susquehanna Valley native LeSean McCoy, the Philadelphia Eagles All-Pro running back, is scheduled to throw the ceremonial first pitch as the Lancaster Barnstormers open the 2012 season. 717-509-4487 www.lancasterbarnstormers.com

Country Classics: May 2 at American Music Theatre. It’s our all-out tribute to country music’s very best as the AMT Cast and Band strike country gold with your all-time favorites and some modern day classics. We’ve gone to our country roots for the signature sounds of folks like Loretta, Kenny, Dolly, and Willie, and mixing in a few of today’s soon-to-be classic hits as well. 717-397-7700 or www.amtshows.com

The Three Sopranos: May 3 at the Ware Center. The Ware Center, Millersville University Lancaster will host an end-of-the-season concert by well-known Lancaster sopranos Katie Wieand, Jessica Weidman and Amy Yovanovich. This event will be held at 7:30 p.m. and will feature songs from Broadway, with classical and traditional selections mixed in. 717-723-8355 or www.millersville.edu

Annie Get Your Gun: May 3 at Dutch Apple Dinner Theatre. Everyone’s favorite sharp-shootin’ tale of romance and rivalry in the Wild West! See expert riflewoman Annie Oakley go from backwoods girl to shootin’ star, as she falls for her rival, ace marksman Frank Butler. Hear Irving Berlin songs like There’s No Business Like Show Business, Anything You Can Do I Can Do Better and You Can’t Get A Man With A Gun. Through June 17. 717-898-1900 or www.dutchapple.com

LMA Spring Artisan Market Preview Party: May 4 at the Lancaster Museum of Art. The kickoff event of the Spring Artisan Market, this premier event will include food, beverages, music, and a chance to preview and purchase items from the Market before the general public. 717-394-3497 www.lmapa.org

Lancaster Art Market: May 4 in Downtown Lancaster. The Lancaster Art Market will be held in Lancaster Square during First Fridays in Downtown Lancaster beginning May 2012. The Lancaster Art Market is an outdoor market where artists can exhibit and sell their handmade art and craft items. 717-291-4758 www.lancastercityevents.com

Lancaster First Friday: May 4 in Downtown Lancaster. Join us in celebrating the arts and the wonderfully diverse arts community in the City of Lancaster each First Friday of the month, 5-9pm. 717-509-2787 or www.lancasterarts.com

Wine & Cheese Train: May 5 at the Strasburg Rail Road. Enjoy a train ride at Strasburg Rail Road on the luxurious, First-Class Parlor Car and a selection of wine, cheese and crackers as you travel down the tracks to Paradise, PA and back! Guests must be 21 years or older to enjoy this event. 717-687-7522 or www.strasburgrailroad.com

Kentucky Derby Party: May 5 at the National Watch & Clock Museum. Come enjoy an evening to celebrate the greatest two minutes in sports! Event includes heavy hors d’oeuvres Drinks (Cash Bar), contest for Derby hats and ties and music by Strings on Wings. 717-684-8261 or www.nawcc.org

Free Comic Book Day: May 5 at The Comic Store. Guest artist and creator, Tim Truman will be on hand Noon – 3:00 to sign copies of his new book, Hawken, a supernatural western. Local artist, Curt James will be doing caricatures during the same time. Each person receives a free comic and additional copies are 50 cents each; all proceeds go to the Lancaster Library Bookmobile. 717-397-8737 or www.comicstorepa.com

Table Top Session: May 5 at Tellus360. Join us once again for a wonderful night of local music with Vinegar Creek and Josh Albright. Don’t forget, it’s a BYOB event (Bring a 6-pack or a bottle of wine to share) with potluck style food. Best part of it all is that you get to see the best upcoming talent that Lancaster has to offer for free! 877-468-1660 or www.tellus360.com

Eldreth Pottery’s Annual Spring Open House: May 5-6 at Eldreth Pottery. Join Eldreth Pottery at our factory/showroom in Oxford, PA as we celebrate our annual spring open house. This event features demonstrations by our artisans, activities for kids and adults and a lunch to benefit Make•A•Wish®. In addition to all of the great activities, Eldreth Pottery’s showroom and factory is filled with unique home and garden items that we have created for the event. 717-687-8445 or www.eldrethpottery.com

The Artwork of Lancaster County Young Artists: March 5 at The Ware Center at Millersville University Lancaster. The Lancaster County Young Artist -2012 Exhibit is a competition to recognize outstanding artists in grades 7 – 12. From a field of 2500 entries, the best works are chosen for inclusion in this exhibition. This collection will remain throughout the month of March.  717-871-2344 or www.millersville.edu

The Lancaster Butterfly and Entomological Club: March 5 at the North Museum of Natural History and Science. The Lancaster Butterfly and Entomological Club meets to study butterflies and insects and to share that information at our meetings. Catch the enthusiasm!  717-291-3941 or www.northmuseum.org

Fast Family Meals: March 6 at The Good Cooking Store. Sometimes it feels like there’s never enough time to get dinner on the table. Join us as we explore a menu of quick recipes fit for a family. We will make and then share together Apple & Poppy Seed Salad, Coriander Chicken with Satay Sauce, Baked Rice, and Chocolate Mocha Sauce with ice cream.  877-525-7745 or www.fix-itandforget-it.com

Mouse Paint: March 6 at the Hands-On House. Come along with three white mice and explore the world of color. Please call to reserve a spot.  717-569-5437 or www.handsonhouse.org

CATS: March 9 at American Music Theatre. What began as a musical about cats after Andrew Lloyd Webber picked up a book of T.S. Eliot poems in an airport bookshop, CATS has become one of the longest running shows in Broadway history. Winner of seven Tony Awards including Best Musical, CATS features 20 of Webber’s timeless melodies, including the hit song, “Memory.”  800-648-4102 or www.amtshows.com

Choo Choo Barn Opening Day: March 10 at the Choo Choo Barn. The O, HO and N Gauge trains are ready to chug down the tracks at one of the largest, hand-built model train displays in America. Featuring more than 150 animations and 22 operating trains, this 1,700 square foot handcrafted, work-of-art is packed with small-scale local landmarks and detailed scenes from Lancaster County.  717- 687-7911 or www.choochoobarn.com

Murder at Mount Hope: March 9 at Mount Hope Estate & Winery. Join us at the Mount Hope Murder Mystery Dinner theater for an interactive, culinary Who-Done-It! Enjoy an ace-high meal and help the lawman figure who in tarnation is the culprit! The year is 1870. World famous inventor-turned-railroad-tycoon Horatio Terwilliger has invited numerous guests to the Mt. Hope Grand Central Train Depo for the inaugural journey of his new fangled locomotive. The guests board the train and head off down the tracks until a murder is unveiled. Someone on the train is dead … and someone is a killer.  717-665-7021 or www.parenfaire.com

Jonah!: March 10 at the Sight & Sound Theatre. Unlike any show you’ve ever seen, this energetic adventure will have you on the edge of your seat from the time you step into the theatre. A new, completely immersive experience, Jonah promises to move you to laughter and tears. From the enormous whale swimming over your head to the thunderous effects of the mighty storm, the story of Jonah will astound and captivate the young and young-at-heart alike.  717-687-7800 or www.sight-sound.com

Barrels on the Brandywine: March 10 on the Brandywine Valley Wine Trail. Each March, the wineries of the Brandywine Valley Wine Trail feature tastings of the new developing vintage in barrels, buckets, bottles and more! This Passport Event gives you a chance to venture into our cellars and taste the new wines firsthand.  610- 444-3842 www.bvwinetrail.com

Irish Rovers: March 10 at the Whitaker Center. The story of the Irish Rovers includes hosting three award-winning television series, topping the music charts again and again, more than 45 years of international recordings, and touring their music around the world. Enjoy a rollicking, rousing performance of traditional Irish tunes of good cheer when the Rovers come to Harrisburg.  717-214-2787 or www.whitakercenter.org

Charter Days: March 11 The Ephrata Cloister. Celebrate the birth of Pennsylvania with FREE ADMISSION to the Historic Ephrata Cloister. As a special feature of the day, the Ephrata Cloister chorus will perform in the Meetinghouse at 2, 3, and 4 pm.  717-733-6600 or http://www.ephratacloister.org/