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Saturday, March 4

CSU Schwob School of Music Kaleidoscope

RiverCenter for the Performing Arts, 900 Broadway, Columbus, Ga Experience the passion of 250 talented music students in an exciting 70 minute, full spectrum musical performance. Featuring large instrumental and vocal ensembles, chamber music, and individual performers, Kaleidoscope offers an electrifying variety of repertoire from classical to jazz, from exuberant to refined. www.rivercenter.org/event/csu-schwob-school-ofmusic-kaleidoscope/

Tuesday, March 7

Joe Bonamassa presented by Grand Brulot Montgomery Performing Arts Centre, 201 Tallapoosa Street, Montgomery Blues-rock superstar Joe Bonamassa is one of the most celebrated performing musicians today. A three-time GRAMMY-nominee, Bonamassa earned his 25th No. 1 on the Billboard Blues Album Chart, with his latest studio album Time Clocks. www.mpaconline.org/events

Thursday, March 9

Nature Walk

8:30 AM - 9:30 AM, Kreher Preserve & Nature Center, 2222 North College Street, Auburn Join our guides for a peaceful morning walk as you take in the many sights and sounds of the Preserve. Nature Walks offer excellent opportunities to socialize and learn, while enjoying fresh air and exercise in our beautiful outdoors. Nature Walks are for adults only and offered the second Thursday of each month from 8:30 – 9:30 AM. Pre-registration is not required. Each month features a new seasonal theme. Groups meet at the pavilion. Nature Walks are free (donations are welcomed) and are cancelled in the event of rain. wp.auburn.edu/preserve/event/naturewalk-9/2022-11-10/

Friday, March 10, 2023

The Peking Acrobats featuring The Shanghai Circus RiverCenter for the Performing Arts, 900 Broadway, Columbus, Ga This attraction has been called incredible, breathtaking, stunning and quite unbelievable! As a special treat for fans of The Peking Acrobats, this all new production now features performers from The Shanghai Circus to create a very special Chinese Acrobatic extravaganza unlike any other! www.rivercenter.org/event/the-peking-acrobats/

Saturday, March 11

Casting Crowns: The Healer Tour Montgomery Performing Arts Centre, 201 Tallapoosa Street, Montgomery Featuring Christian music arts Casting Crowns, We Are Messengers, and Ben Fuller. www.mpaconline.org/events

Tuesday, March 14

Family Discovery Hike 3:30 PM - 4:30 PM, Kreher Preserve & Nature Center, 2222 North College Street, Auburn Join our guides for an educational adventure as you and your children take in the many sights and sounds of the Nature Center. Discovery Hikes offer excellent opportunities to learn about nature and see wildlife up close, while enjoying fresh air and exercise in our beautiful outdoors. Discovery Hikes are for families with children ages 5 to 12 and are offered the second Tuesday of each month from 3:30 – 4:30 p.m. Each month features a new seasonal theme. Groups meet at the pavilion. Discovery Hikes are free (donations are welcomed) and cancelled in the event of rain. wp.auburn.edu/preserve/event/family-discoveryhike-2/2022-11-08/

Complexions Contemporary Ballet

Gogue Performing Arts Center, 910 South College Street Complexions Contemporary Ballet was founded in 1994 by master choreographer Dwight Rhoden and the legendary Desmond Richardson with a singular approach to reinventing dance through a groundbreaking mix of methods, styles and cultures. Today, the company represents one of the most recognized, diverse and inclusive performing arts brands in the world. Complexions has received numerous awards including The New York Times Critics’ Choice Award. It has appeared at some of the world’s most prestigious venues for dance, including the Joyce Theater, Lincoln Center, Kennedy Center, Bolshoi Theater and Melbourne Arts Center. The company has appeared at several major European dance festivals and toured extensively throughout six continents. www.goguecenter.auburn.edu/complexions-contemporary-ballet/

Thursday, March 16

Sundilla presents The Kennedys in Concert (Admission at the door will be $25.)

450 E. Thach Avenue, Auburn It has been a while, but on Thursday, March 16 www.facebook.com/sundilla

The Kennedys will make their long-awaited return to Sundilla. Advance tickets are just $20 and can be found at Spicer’s Music, Ross House Coffee, and online. Free coffee, tea, water, and food will be available, and the audience is always welcome to bring their own favorite food or beverage.

The Kennedy Center Represents Acoustic Rooster’s Barnyard Boogie www.goguecenter.auburn.edu/acoustic-roostersbarnyard-boogie/

Gogue Performing Arts Center, 910 South College Street Family Series! Best-selling author Kwamee Alexander brings two of his beloved children’s books to the stage in this musical adaptation commissioned by the Kennedy Center. Find your voice in this feathery adventure. New York Times best-selling author Kwame Alexander brings two of his beloved children’s books—Acoustic Rooster and Indigo Blume—to the stage in a world premiere Kennedy Center commission. Alexander teams up with his writing partner Mary Rand Hess and long-time musical collaborator Randy Preston to tell a story about being scared, being brave and believing in yourself. With special guests like Duck Ellington and Ms. Dairy Parton—plus Preston appearing as Acoustic Rooster—this musical adaptation will have children (and families) dancing in their seats.

Friday, March 17

Guys and Dolls through Sunday, April 2, 2023 Springer Opera House, 103 Tenth Street, Columbus, Ga Winner of nine Tony Awards, this is Broadway’s all-time crown jewel musical comedy. All the big shot gamblers and bookies are in town and they’re depending on good old Nathan to set up the infamous “Oldest Established Permanent Floating Crap Game in New York”. www.springeroperahouse.org/springerproductions/ guys-and-dolls

Saturday, March 18

RiverBlast! Festival www.portcolumbus.org

National Civil War Naval Museum, Port Columbus, 1002 Victory Drive, Columbus, Ga This educational and fun event takes place on the grounds of Port Columbus annually , with live entertainment, family activities, cannon firings and civil war re-enactors. Vending opportunities are available for Saturday, March 18th - Sunday, March 19th. This annual event boasts hundreds of visitors. Patrons can expect kid’s games, black powder weapons demonstrations, cutlass drills, face painting, and much more.

Sunday, March 19

Jazz at Lincoln Center

Gogue Performing Arts Center, 910 South College

Street The Jazz at Lincoln Center presents a touring initiative that provides an accessible opportunity to present great jazz programming, featuring up-andcoming musicians who have been identified as rising stars by JALC. The initiative also allows for expansion of JALC’s mission “to entertain, enrich and expand a global community for jazz through performance, education and advocacy.” www.goguecenter.auburn.edu/jazz-at-lincoln-centersong-we-love/

Friday, March 24

Chad Lawson

Gogue Performing Arts Center, 910 South College

Street Pianist and composer Chad Lawson joins acclaimed violinist Judy Kang and cellist Seth Parker Woods for a performance that invites traditional and non-traditional audiences alike. Lawson is a modern-day master of reinvention—his bold interpretations of the classics, electronic loops, and atmospherics resonate with EDM fans and neoclassical traditionalists. A streaming star with tens of millions of followers, Lawson has become known as the artist creating “classical music for the Spotify generation.” www.goguecenter.auburn.edu/chad-lawson/

Saturday, March 25

10th Annual Empty Bowls www.auburnalabama.org/parks/emptybowls

Kiesel Park, Auburn Sponsored by Auburn Parks and Recreation and Opelika Parks and Recreation. Each year, the event alternates between Auburn and Opelika. This year, Empty Bowls will be held at Kiesel Park in Auburn. This event will include soup, entertainment and buy now tables with gifts from local Auburn/ Opelika businesses. Tickets can be purchased via the MyRec website starting February 6th. Every ticket purchased is a direct donation to the Food Bank of East Alabama. Each ticket holder gets their choice of a handmade bowl created by local artists that will be filled with soup on March 25th. In case of inclement weather, Empty Bowls will be held at the Dean Road Recreation Center.

Every Mondays

Opelika Public Library Movie Mondays

10:00 AM Opelika Public Library Movie Mondays. Library@opelika-al.gov

Every First Tuesdays

Little Sprouts

Columbus Botanical Gardens, 3603 Weems Road, Ga Little Sprouts is a 30-45 minute lesson on a feature of the Garden and it’s connection to nature/science. The class is designed as an exposure experience in which there are three parts: sit and get either through a talk, piece of literature or a presentation; exploration through a hands-on experience which can look like a game, which https://columbusbotanicalgarden.org/events/littlesprouts/ Every Opelika

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