Weekend Happenings Includes 'Voices for Peace,' 'Annie Get Your Gun'

April has arrived and the first weekend of the month offers plenty going on in Hamilton and Wenham and the nearby areas of the North Shore.

Below, get the when and where below for several events and other happenings in the area.

Remember, each Friday morning Hamilton-Wenham Patch’s “Get Out” weekend planner brings you a quick guide to local events and activities.

If you have great ideas of your own that you want to share, please feel free to add them in the comments section at the bottom.

1. FEAST FOR PEACE AND CONCERT

Where/When: Community House of Hamilton-Wenham; Sunday, 5:30 p.m.

Why Go: Have dinner and then hear a concert by "Voices for Peace," all to benefit Family Promise.

Pricing: $25 per person or $200 per table

2. 'ANNIE GET YOUR GUN'

Where/When: Rose Performance Hall in the Center for the Arts, Endicott College, Beverly; Friday and Saturday, 7:30 p.m. and Saturday, 2 p.m.

Why Go: Endicott puts on the Irving Berlin classic, updated in 1999, that celebrates the cast of the Buffalo Bill Cody Wild West show and its main stars, Frank and Annie, manager Charlie Davenport, Sioux Chief Sitting Bull and "the “knife-throwin,’ heart-stoppin’ team of Tommy Keeler and Winnie Tate.”

Pricing: $15 general admission tickets, $10 for seniors and students and free for anyone with an Endicott ID. Tickets can be reserved online or by calling the box office at 978-998-7700.

3. BASIC CHEESEMAKING

Where/When: Appleton Farms, 219 County Road, Ipswich; Saturday, 9 a.m.-5 p.m.

Why Go: Maybe you like to bake and cook and are looking for a new challenege - make your own cheese. This session will teach you how to make a basic soft cheese, ricotta and butter all on a small scale without a lot of investment in equipment that you can do at home in yoir own kitchen.

Pricing: $70 for Trustees members, $95 for nonmembers.

4. HOLOCAUST REMEMBRANCE SERVICE

Where/When: Tabernacle Baptist Church, Peabody; Sunday, 11 a.m.

Why Go: The church will host a special service to remember the victims and survivors of the Holocaust.

Pricing: Free

5. MISS PINK 2013

Where/When: Danversport Yacht Club, Danvers; Saturday, 5 p.m.

Why Go: The 4th Annual Miss Pink Pageant showcases local breast cancer survivors who also share their stories and help raise awareness. This year's theme is "A Rendezvous in Paris" and contestants have a shot at winning a pink gold diamond donated by Carters of Danvers.

Pricing: $75 per person or reserve a table for eight for $500.