Jazz jam

The Bucks County Performing Arts Center launches its Winter Jazz Series with a performance by the All Star Band, headed by Tony Miceli. Bring an instrument and jam on stage with the ensemble. $12; $10 seniors; $8 students. Yardley Community Centre, 64 S. Main St., Yardley. 2 p.m. www.bcpac.org; 215-493-3010.

Community voices

The Palisades Community Chorus performs works by Venetian composer Giovanni Gabrieli and John Rutter's Gloria during "A Celebration of Sound" at St. Matthew's Lutheran Church. $10; $5 students and seniors. Ridge and Keller's Church Roads, Bedminster. 3 p.m. 610-294-9039.

Thursday

Trials and tribulations

Demetria Joyce Bailey portrays famed Philadelphia singer and actress Ethel Waters in recognition of Black History Month at the Bristol Riverside Theatre. $34 to $42. 120 Radcliffe St., Bristol. 8 p.m. Tuesday through Saturday. Show runs through Feb. 11. www.brtstage.org; 215-785-0100.

Saturday

Poetic professor

Bucks County Community College professor Allen Hoey, former Bucks County poet laureate, reads selected works at the Lambertville Free Public Library. Free. 6 Lilly St., Lambertville. 2 to 4 p.m. 215-638-2493.