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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/

Common Grounds

Jule Collins Smith Museum of Fine Art, 901 South College Street, Auburn Art, coffee, and conversation Thursday nights at the Jule. Every week will feature a new host to guide a casual tour through our galleries. www.jcsm.auburn.edu

Chanticleer

Opelika Center for the Performing Arts, 1700 Lafayette Pkwy, Opelika The Grammy Award-winning vocal ensemble Chanticleer has been hailed as the “world’s reigning male chorus” by The New Yorker, and is known around the world as “an orchestra of voices” for its wide-ranging repertoire and dazzling virtuosity. www.eastalabamaarts.org/upcoming-events

Friday, March 3

Food Truck Friday through Friday, March 3, 2023, Downtown Opelika Enjoy dinner and drinks from downtown restaurants, bars & breweries, and up to five different food truck partners each week. Enjoy your brews, bites, and beautiful downtown Opelika. www.facebook.com/even ts/5691132020962813/5691761004233248/

Standard Deluxe presents Taylor Hunnicutt/ BB Palmer- Little House and Chef Ban Stewart 1015 Mayberry Ave, Waverly You will not want to miss this event. www.stanadarddeluxe.com

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. www.springeroperahouse.org/springerproductions/ cat-in-the-hat

Downtown Auburn Sip and Shop

Downtown Auburn Join the retail merchants for exclusive discounts and extended shopping hours. Come out to enjoy a fun night while sipping on drinks! www.downtownauburnonline.com

Creative Cubs www.jcsm.auburn.edu

10:00 AM Jule Collins Smith Museum of Fine Art, 901 South College Street, Auburn Creative Cubs is story time and art making for ages 3 – 5. Cubs engage in a museum exhibition through storytelling and a hands on activity.

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 the largest annual Civil Rights Commemoration event in the world, attended by three sitting presidents, hundreds civil rights leaders and thousands of attendees. www.selmajubilee.com

Auburn University Equestrian www.auburntigers.com

Saturday, March 4

Self-Care Saturday

Jule Collins Smith Museum of Fine Art, 901 South College Street, Auburn Take time for yourself this week. Every Saturday morning this Spring semester, the Jule will be hosting a free, hour-long activity that is connected to the “Invisible Thread” exhibition. Like “Invisible Thread,” these activities will center on mindfulness, spirituality and self-reflection. www.jcsm.auburn.edu

CSU Schwob School of Music Kaleidoscope www.rivercenter.org/event/csu-schwob-school-ofmusic-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.

Auburn University Men Basketball www.auburntigers.com

Sunday, March 5

Auburn University Golf through Tuesday, March 7, 2023 www.auburntigers.com

Monday, March 6 www.wp.auburn.edu/preserve/springbreakcamp/

Spring Break Camp at the Kreher Preserve & Nature Center through Wednesday, March 8, 2222 North College Street, Auburn Children can spend their spring break outdoors, immersed in an active nature-based experience to engage their whole bodies and minds. Campers will join our naturalists for three days of nature-based learning experiences and adventure in the forests of the Nature Center. Camp is for 1st through 6th graders.

Tuesday, March 7

Little Sprouts

Columbus Botanical Gardens, 3603 Weems Road, Ga 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, scavenger hunt, data collection activity; a craft which ties the two experiences together. https://columbusbotanicalgarden.org/events/littlesprouts/ www.mpaconline.org/events

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.

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. wp.auburn.edu/preserve/event/naturewalk-9/2022-11-10/

Common Grounds

Jule Collins Smith Museum of Fine Art, 901 South College Street, Auburn Art, coffee, and conversation Thursday nights at the Jule. Every week will feature a new host to guide a casual tour through our galleries. www.jcsm.auburn.edu

Friday, March 10

The Road Band-Little House

The Standard Deluxe is presenting Songs from the Road Band - Little House. www.standarddeluxe.com

The Peking Acrobats featuring T he 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/ Auburn Gymnastics www.auburntigers.com

Saturday, March 11

Second Saturday at Pioneer Park 6500 Stage Road, Loachapoka A group of history reenactors gather at the LCHS Museum in period attire to demonstrate their arts and crafts. Blacksmiths are working at the forge, spinners and weavers are in the textile room, the gardeners are in the gardens, crafts and seasonal activities are scheduled, and someone is always cooking up a meal in the fireplace or outdoors. www.leecountyhistroicalsociety.org

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

Self-Care Saturday

Jule Collins Smith Museum of Fine Art, 901 South College Street, Auburn Take time for yourself this week. Every Saturday morning this Spring semester, the Jule will be hosting a free, hour-long activity that is connected to the “Invisible Thread” exhibition. Like “Invisible Thread,” these activities will center on mindfulness, spirituality and self-reflection. www.jcsm.auburn.edu

Monday, March 13

Live at the WallSean Gaskell (Tickets are $20 & nonrefundable.) The Sound Wall, 605 Avenue B, Opelika www.thesoundwall musicinitiative.com