CUMBERLAND — The year 1964 was full of new sights and sounds. Beatlemania came to America when The Beatles performed on the Ed Sullivan Show. Clint Eastwood became the man with no name in the spaghetti western, “A Fistful of Dollars.” Ford Motors introduced the Mustang. The U.S. Surgeon General warned America against cigarette smoking. Tonight, the classes of 1964 from LaSalle, Central, Ursuline, St. Peter’s and Fort Hill will celebrate their 45th class reunion at Friday After Five.

Tonight’s music kicks off at 5 p.m. with the Acoustikatz, an acoustic duo from the Fort Ashby, W.Va., area. The duo, Eric Houdersheldt and Donny Carman, both guitarist/vocalists, joined forces with the idea of playing every type of music possible, acoustically that is. They have played music together for almost 15 years and show great experience and professionalism in their entertainment and performances. They both play several instruments and have played with several musical acts in the Cumberland area. Houdersheldt, who is from Short Gap, W.Va., also plays bass, mandolin, some banjo and is one the area’s top triangle players. Carman, from Fort Ashby, plays drums, guitar, a little bass and kazoo. For a great time, with sets that will take the audience from the ’50s to today, the public is invited to Friday after Five with the Acoustikatz.

Acoustic guitarist Chuck Thompson will be performing on the Centre Street stage from 6 to 8 p.m. He will be playing a variety of music and hits from the ’70s, ’80s and ’90s.

It’s a blast from the past when Joe Derrico, drummer and saxophonist Frank Valentine, both Fort Hill class of 1964 graduates and original Joey Dee and the Wild Ones band members, return to the area for their class reunion and reunite with former band members now playing as the Chinese Bandits. The musical reunion will hit the Liberty Street stage from 6 to 9 p.m. Also joining the Chinese Bandits for the evening will be Bill AuMiller on trumpet. The group brings classic sounds from the ’50s to the present. It’s a virtual “class reunion of music” for everyone as this dynamic group dips into their nearly endless repertoire of music favorites. Derrico’s first band, the Crescendos and then a few years later, Joey Dee and the Wild Ones were very popular in the 1960s, playing dances at the Rec Club, the University Snack bar and the Hilan Roller Rink. Derrico now lives in Orlando, Fla., and Valentine resides in Richmond, Va.

The Remedy, one of Garrett County’s most popular bands, will hit the M&T; Bank/George Street Stage from 7 to 10 p.m. The band has been featured for the past several summers at the Little Yough Music Festival and often performs for area fundraisers and benefits. The band plays a variety of music to include soul, rhythm and blues, rock, blues and a bit of country. The Remedy has been together for about seven years. Jim Jones along with Monty Pagenhardt progressively created the Remedy.   Jones and Pagenhardt played music together in 1968, 1969 and 1970 while attending Southern High School and their desire to again play music was the basis for the band being formed. A few years back Jones got a call from some neighbors who wanted to have a ’50s music-themed party and he told them he could probably call some old friends and get a band together. It evolved from that point to an 11-piece band including the “Glory Boys” brass section.

This week’s Friday After Five is being sponsored by McCagh & Roberts Dermatology and Menchavez Pediatrics.

Tonight and Sunday afternoon will be the last two performances of “It’s Rodgers, It’s Hart” at the New Embassy Theatre. Performances of this composer tribute for America’s prolific duo of writers of Broadway New York cabaret and earliest movie musicals will be presented in a family friendly cabaret setting that will run tonight at 7:30 p.m. and Sunday at 2:30 p.m. An optional Sunday Brunch will be served at 1 p.m. Reservations for the special composer tribute and menu/seating details are available by calling (301) 722-4692.

Tonight and Saturday at the Allegany Arts Council’s Saville Gallery, “An Adult Evening with Shel Silverstein” will be performed by Front & Centre Stage. The show starts at 7 p.m. Ten plays in this collection range widely in content, but the style is unmistakable. For more information call Kim Rowley at (301) 268-3724.

Saturday in Town Centre brings the Farmers Market and musical entertainment by the Time Travelers on the Liberty Street stage. The Farmer’s Market is open from 9:30 a.m. to 2 p.m. and Time Travelers will perform from 11 a.m. to 1:30 p.m. Time Travelers is a five-piece group of well-seasoned musicians from the Johnstown, Pa., area who dedicate their music to the rock ’n’ roll oldies from the ’50s, ’60s and ’70s. The group also plays some up-beat country. “We like to play the kind of music that people love to dance to and also the kind for those who just like to kick back and listen,” said Todd Shaffer, lead guitarist.

In line with summer children’s theater activity, New Embassy Theatre will present on Saturday “Cautionary Tales From Mother Goose Hollow,” with an interactive theater opportunity for children and their parents to enjoy. A show devoted to the classic rhymes of Mother Goose will be performed with participation from the audience. A light snack is also part of the ticket price. Showtime is 12:30 p.m. For reservations, call (301) 722-4692.

Sunday morning, bargain hunters can take advantage of Bargains on the Bricks, a yard sale/flea market located on the bricks of downtown’s Baltimore Street from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. Live entertainment will be performed by acoustic musicians Ken Nolan and Josh Lantz from 1 to 3 p.m. on the Liberty Street stage. Sponsored by the Main Street program, yard sellers and flea marketers may rent tables for a fee, chairs included. Canopy tents are also available. All money raised from the table/tent rentals will go toward the cost of Friday After Five. Reservations can be made by calling the downtown mall manager’s office at (301) 722-5500.