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will be given a white race shirt and color powders will be thrown throughout the race! Prizes will be given to the top finishers. There will be more fun activities after the race! The proceedings will be donated to the Children’s Hospital of Alabama. https://runsignup.com/Race/AL/Auburn/ColorsforChildrens

Playing for Good Presents Sean of the South Springer Opera House, 103 Tenth Street, Columbus, Ga In conjunction with The Loft Playing for Good, PMB Broadcasting, and the McClure Family Foundation, SOH is proud to present an intimate evening of music and storytelling from Sean of the South. The proceeds of this event benefit MercyMed in their work to provide low cost medical care for people in our community. www.springeroperahouse.org/springerproductions/ playing-for-good-presents-sean-of-the-south

Sunday, February 19

Karlous Miller: At the End of the Day RiverCenter for the Performing Arts, 900 Broadway, Columbus, Ga Mississippi native Karlous Miller Grew up in a large blended family including eight siblings, who all became a major influence on his edgy and boisterous comedy style. After working briefly as a firefighter in Oxford, he moved to Atlanta to pursue a career as a stand-up comedian. Seen on Last Comic Standing and All Def Comedy. www.rivercenter.org/event/karlous-miller-at-the-endof-the-day/

Monday, February 20

Family Art Fun (Tickets are $5 ($4 for members) and available on our website or at the door. )

Kreher Preserve & Nature Center, 2222 North College Street Combine your love of nature and art by creating a beautiful take-home piece. No matter your age or artistic level, you will enjoy this class. Each class will explore a different artistic medium. We will start with simple techniques and work our way up. We will do an instructed lesson and have time for you to play with the mediums. preserve@auburn.edu

Thursday, February 23

The Tempest through Sunday, March 12, 2023 Alabama Shakespeare Festival, 1 Festival Drive, Montgomery Shakespeare’s final play is a story of adventure, magic, music, and forgiveness. Prospero has been exiled on an island with his daughter for more than a decade when he conjures a storm that crashes his enemies on the island in a violent shipwreck. What follows is a story that asks, “How do we forgive and move on after we have been harmed?” Rick Dildine directs, and ASF alumnus Greta Lambert stars as Prospero. www.asf.net/tempest-51

Friday, February 24

Cody Canada & The Departed Montgomery Performing Arts Centre, 201 Tallapoosa Street, Montgomery Cody Canada & The Departed is a three-piece Americana roots-rock band based in New Braunfels, Texas. The band is comprised of frontman Cody Canada, bassist Jeremy Plato, and drummer Eric Hansen. www.mpaconline.org/events/

Mann Museum

Flashlight Tour

Montgomery Zoo, 2301 Coliseum Pkwy, Montgomery Do you enjoy the dark? Are you ready to go on an adventure, with noth- ing but your good senses and a flashlight? If so, then you just might be the junior explorers we are looking for to attend our Mann Museum Flashlight Tour Education Program and Family Fun Night. Peer through the darkness and discover walls lined with animal pelts of the past, see several deer species nose to nose, and if you can bear it, just around that corner may be 10 foot Polar bear just waiting to meet you. Mann Museum Flashlight Tour is an educational program and family fun night with hands-on experience, all sorts of adventure, and lots of fun. It is geared for boys and girls aged 5-12 years old, and their parents. Yes, parents, you are invited to join the fun too. www.montgomeryzoo.com/Home/Components/Calendar/Event

Saturday, February 25

Russell Forest Run (Fee for participants only)

7:45 AM Russell Crossroads, 17 Russell Farms Road, Alexander City Russell Crossroads--Check website or call for details. Benefit for the Alexander City Schools Education Foundation. www.russellforestrun.com

Campfire Cooking Desserts

Kreher Preserve & Nature Center, 2222 North College Street Join this fun, casual cooking class that explores tips, tricks, and recipes for cooking over an open fire. Campfire Cooking II builds on Campfire Cooking I but taking the first class is not required. Cyndi Czerkawski (In The Garden instructor) takes a farm-to-table approach to campfire cooking using fresh, local ingredients. Whether you are experienced or you are new to open fire techniques, you are bound to get something new out of this class, not to mention the great food and fun! https://aub.ie/campfirecooking

Emporium presents Mania The Abba Tribute Montgomery Performing Arts Centre, 201 Tallapoosa Street, Montgomery From London’s West End to Las Vegas, MANIA the ABBA tribute (Formerly ABBA MANIA) remains the world’s No. 1 touring ABBA tribute show. Formed in 1999, this production has sold out theaters and concert halls across the globe, with over 3,000 live concerts in over 30 countries, bringing the music of the beloved Swedish supergroup to 3 million people. www.mpaconline.org/events/

Sunday, February 26

The Columbus Toy & Comic Book Show Coca-Cola Space Science Center, 701 Front Avenue, Columbus, Ga Local Vendors selling collectible merchandise. Card Tournaments for Pokémon, Magic the Gathering, and Yu-Gi-Oh will be held with prizes offered. Raffle Prizes drawn every hour. Planetarium show narrated by Ewan McGregor (Obi-Wan-Kenobi) + A Night Star tour. VIP Entrance 1 hour early + Extra Show in the planetarium at 11am narrated by Benedict Cumberbatch (Dr. Strange). www.ccssc.org www.goguecenter.auburn.edu/the-kat-and-daveshow/

The Kat & Dave Show Gogue Performing Arts Center, 901 South College StreeT 16-time Grammy Award-winning musician, composer and producer David Foster and acclaimed singer, television and Broadway star Katharine McPhee are bringing their viral Instagram show on the road. Coming directly from the living room to the stage, this intimate show with the powerhouse duo will be packed with Foster’s hits from Chicago, Whitney Houston, Celine Dion, Josh Groban, Michael Bublé and more, along with McPhee’s biggest songs from American Idol, Smash and Waitress—plus some of their personal favorites!

War Eagle Run Fest www.wareaglerunfest.com

Toomer’s Corner On your mark... get set... go! Register for the second annual War Eagle Run Fest on February 26, 2023! This new half marathon begins at Toomer’s Corner and ends in Jordan-Hare Stadium. There will be a half marathon, 5K, and kids’ 1-mile run option. Half Marathon runners will start at the iconic Toomer’s Corner, run past the Auburn University President’s House, see the Duggar Concourse, Quad Drive, Haley Concourse, and Thach Concourse before running by the Outdoor training pool on Wire Road. After running a lap on the Hutsell-Rosen Track and seeing the Intramural Playing Fields and Football Practice Fields, runners will pass the Coliseum and Auburn Arena before turning into Jordan-Hare Stadium to #flydownthefield and finish on the 50-yard line. 5K runners will stage near Toomer’s Corner and start on Thach Concourse. The 5K course will take runners past the Intramural Playing Fields, Football Practice Fields, and the Coliseum before turning into Jordan-Hare Stadium to #flydownthefield and finish on the 50-yard line. Kids’ Mile- Limited to kids 13 years of age and younger, the War Eagle Kids Mile will start near Jordan-Hare Stadium and let kids #flydownthefield and finish on the 50-yard line.

Tuesday, February 28 www.goguecenter.auburn.edu/hairspray/

Hairspray through Wednesday, March 1, 2023 Gogue Performing Arts Center, 901 South College Street You can’t stop the beat! Hairspray, Broadway’s Tony Award-winning musical comedy phenomenon is back on tour! Join 16-year-old Tracy Turnblad in 1960s Baltimore as she sets out to dance her way onto TV’s most popular show. Can a girl with big dreams—and even bigger hair—change the world? This all-new touring production reunites Broadway’s award-winning creative team led by director Jack O’Brien and choreographer Jerry Mitchell to bring Hairspray to a new generation of theater audiences.

Thursday, March 2

Zach Williams: A Hundred Highways Tour RiverCenter for the Performing Arts, 900 Broadway, Columbus, Ga Backed by his massive 10-piece band, it will be a live concert experience like none other. www.rivercenter.org/event/zach-williams-a-hundredhighways-tour/

Friday, March 3 www.springeroperahouse.org/springerproductions/ cat-in-the-hat www.facebook.com/auburnopelika.parents

Bridge Crossing Jubilee through Sunday, March 5, 2023, Selma, Al. The weekend is a commemoration of the anniversary of “Bloody Sunday” and the Selma to Montgomery March. Join us on March 2-5, 2023 at the largest annual Civil Rights Commemoration event in the world, attended by three sitting presidents, hundreds civil rights leaders and thousands of attendees. Visit www. selmajubilee.com the event details and schedule.

Dr. Seuss’s The Cat in the Hat through Sunday, March 19, 2023 Springer Opera House, 103 Tenth Street, Columbus, Ga It’s fun to have fun, you just have to know how! From the moment his tail, red-and-white-striped hat appears around the door, Sally and her brother know that The Cat in the Hat is the funniest, most mischievous cat that they have ever met.