Messiah

Not even the sudden, magical, unscripted appearance of Godot himself - or maybe the Messiah, his possible alter ago - could save the lame production of Waiting for Godot that Amaryllis Theatre Company opened at the Adrienne Wednesday. I'm sure the Messiah would give it his best; it's what he does. The rest of us will have to settle for a Godot more like bad cooking than the heavenly theatrical hash Samuel Beckett created, and which debuted in 1953. In the mostly perfunctory Amaryllis version, codirected by Tom Reing and Amaryllis' producing artistic director Mimi Kenney Smith, you get all the ingredients and none of the taste.

Mary Schaefer and Timarie Legel scored goals less than two minutes apart in the second half yesterday to spark Penn State (20-4) to a 3-2 win over Old Dominion to gain a berth in the NCAA Division I field hockey championship game. Legel, a senior from Twin Valley High in Berks County, also had scored the Lions' first goal. Jammie Hicks scored the winning goal in overtime as Rowan defeated Salisbury University, 3-2, to advance to the NCAA Division III field hockey final in Springfield, Mass.

Lower Moreland has its fourth head coach in four seasons, and Glenn Dolton is looking forward to his chance to rescue a struggling basketball program. The Lions have won just 10 games over the last three seasons, but Dolton believes that his squad, dominated by underclassmen, can overcome that recent history and reach double figures in victories during the 1991-92 campaign. The key to the turnaround, according to the former Cheltenham assistant, will be defense. "We're trying to develop good man-to-man defense," Dolton said.

Recording Handel's opera Imeneo is like recording jazz. The musical possibilities are endless and depend heavily on the performers gathered for the event. Nevertheless, the work has been recorded by an ensemble playing period instruments, led by Rudolph Palmer and sung by specialists in the baroque opera (Vox Cum Laude 2MCD 10063). Imeneo was Handel's penultimate opera, written just before his last comedy, Deidamia and eclipsed for all time by Messiah, which he completed shortly after producing Imeneo in London in 1740.

West Chester's Matt Baer drove an 0-2 pitch to the right-field wall with one out and runners on the corners in the bottom of the 10th inning, giving the Golden Rams a 5-4 victory over Shippensburg at the 2012 PSAC Baseball Tournament in Butler, Pa., on Friday night. With the win, West Chester (36-10) advances to a 10 a.m. Saturday rematch with Shippensburg (32-30) in an elimination game. The Golden Rams earlier defeated Slippery Rock, 15-6, in a morning elimination. Righthanded reliever Matt McAllister (Archbishop Wood)

Donald Copeland scored Seton Hall's last seven points over the final 1:56 and the visiting Pirates ended No. 8 Pittsburgh's 16-game home winning streak with a 65-61 win last night. Aaron Gray missed two free throws with 8.5 seconds remaining that would have tied it for Pittsburgh (21-6, 10-6 Big East), and Copeland followed several seconds later with two free throws. Kelly Whitney scored 21 points and grabbed nine rebounds as Seton Hall (18-10, 9-7) won its second in a row. Local Division III men Kyle Myrick had 44 points, 10 rebounds and nine assists as host Lincoln beat Christopher Newport, 102-96.

Repertory Films Bryn Mawr Film Institute 824 W. Lancaster Ave., Bryn Mawr; 610-527-9898. www.brynmawrfilm.org . Bell, Book & Candle (1958) $5; $4 children. 10/8. 11 am. What's Up, Doc?: 1 a Minute (2010) 10/11. 7:30 pm. Camden County College - Blackwood Campus College Dr., Blackwood; 856-227-7200. www.camdencc.edu . The Last Ghost of War (2008) 10/11. 7 pm. County Theater 20 E. State St., Doylestown; 215-345-6789. www.countytheater.org . The Projectionist: A Passion for Film.

Of all the threats that our messy world faces, nuclear weaponry ranks right up there. Add anti-Semitism, and you've got a combination that should make any reasonable person recoil. No wonder human-rights activist Elie Wiesel, an otherwise soft-spoken soul, pulled no punches when describing Iran's president, Mahmoud Ahmadinejad, as "pathologically sick. " I wish it were that simple. Problem is, the ballistic Ahmadinejad is entirely rational from the perspective of a religious fanatic.

It's December, time for that joyful noise throughout the land. No, not the clatter of throngs of shoppers - we're talking about holiday music. Here are some of the season's highlights - concerts, choirs, caroling, Messiah "sings" - for this weekend and the weeks ahead. Save this guide through the holidays, and you'll never have to sing alone. HANDEL'S "MESSIAH" URSINUS COLLEGE CHOIR 85-voice college choir with professional soloists and orchestra. Ursinus College, Bomberger Auditorium, off Rte 422, Collegeville, 489-4111.

A joyous noise is resounding throughout the land. It's the time for holiday music. Here are some of the season's highlights, for this weekend and the weeks ahead. Save this guide throughout the holidays and you'll never hum alone. HANDEL'S "MESSIAH" NORTHEAST ORATORIO SOCIETY St Williams Church, 6200 Rising Sun Ave. Information: 743-5668. Offering. 7:30 tonight. PHILADELPHIA SINGERS Michael Korn conducts the singers and the Concerto Soloists Chamber Orchestra in the 1743 Covent Garden version.