Out of town arts and entertainment event calendar

Hampton University Museum, 11 Frissell Ave., Hampton. Opens Friday: "Frederick Douglass and Harriet Tubman Series" by Jacob Lawrence, works highlighting the lives of the American abolitionists. Through Sept. 8.

Patti Austin with the Richmond Symphony in "For Ella," the music of Ella Fitzgerald for the Meherrin River Arts Council Concert Series, 7:30 p.m. today at Emporia/Greensville Performing Arts Center, Emporia. $49. (434) 634-6001.

The Barns at Wolf Trap, 1635 Trap Road, Vienna, (877) 965-3872. Today: Folk-pop diva Judy Collins, 7:30 p.m., $45. Thursday: Acoustic guitarist Ari Hest, 8 p.m., $18. Friday: Bill Kirchen & Too Much Fun, 8 p.m. Friday, $22.

Williamsburg Symphonia Masterworks program with piano soloist Grace Fong in Mozart, Haydn and more, 8 p.m. Monday and Tuesday at Kimball Theatre, Merchants Square, Colonial Williamsburg. $35-$48. (757) 229-9857.

Latin jazz legend Chucho Valdes with the Afro-Cuban Messengers, 7:30 p.m. Tuesday at American Theatre, 125 E. Mellen St., Hampton. $27.50-$32.50. (757) 722-2787.

Country-pop singer Miranda Lambert with Chris Young & Jerrod Niemann, 7:30 p.m. Friday at John Paul Jones Arena, U.Va., Charlottesville. $27.75-$51.75. (888) 575-8497.

U.Va. Chamber Music Festival: Rivanna String Quartet in music by Beethoven, Britten and Dvorak, 8 p.m. Friday in Old Cabell Hall, U.Va., Charlottesville. $20. (434) 924-3376.

Eagle Country Winterblast: Josh Turner, Gloriana, Sunny Sweeney and more, 3 p.m. Saturday at Hampton Coliseum, 1000 Coliseum Drive, Hampton. $15-$35. (757) 838-4203.

Les Ballets Trockadero de Monte Carlo: Dancing a fine line between high art and high camp, male "ballerinas" in parodies of classical works, 2:30 p.m. today at American Theatre, 125 E. Mellen St., Hampton. $40. (757) 722-2787.

"The King and I": Lyric Opera Virginia stages the Rodgers & Hammerstein favorite about the 19th-century Englishwoman who tutors the King of Siam's children, 8 p.m. Friday and 2:30 p.m. Jan. 29 at Ferguson Center, Christopher Newport University, Newport News. $20-$85. (757) 594-8752.

"Orphée," Virginia Opera's Virginia premiere of Phillip Glass' contemporary opera rooted in ancient Greek myth, opens at 8 p.m. Saturday in Harrison Opera House, 160 E. Virginia Beach Blvd., Norfolk. $25-$114. (866) 673-7282. Repeats 7:30 p.m. Feb. 1, 8 p.m. Feb. 3 and 2:30 p.m. Feb. 5 in Norfolk; Feb. 10 and 12 at George Mason University Center for the Arts, Fairfax ($44-$98); and Feb. 17 and 19 at Richmond CenterStage ($29-$111).

"Macbeth," Aquila Theatre Company's rendering of the Shakespeare play about murder and madness, in single performance at 8 p.m. Friday (pre-performance lecture at 7) at American Theatre, 125 E. Mellen St., Hampton. $27.50-$32.50. (757) 722-2787.

"Egyptomania," talk by Virginia Museum of Fine Arts speaker Celeste Fetta on the Western fascination with ancient Egyptian culture and history, 1 p.m. Monday at Rappahannock Art League Studio Gallery, 19 N. Main St., Kilmarnock. Free. (804) 436-9309.

"Jefferson and Slavery at Monticello: Paradox of Liberty," exhibition exploring slavery and enslaved people through the lens of Thomas Jefferson's Monticello plantation, opens Friday at the Smithsonian's American History Museum, Washington. Free. (202) 633-1000. Through Oct. 14.

Monster Jam monster truck event, 7:30 p.m. Friday, 2 and 7:30 p.m. Saturday and 2 p.m. Jan. 29 at Verizon Center, F and Seventh streets Northwest, Washington. $11-$63 in advance, $13-$65 at door. (202) 628-3200.

Pat Row