26th annual Wingfest set for March 18 at Celebration Park

Hilton Head Wingfest, presented by the Island Recreation Association, is back again for the 26th year. The popular event will be held March 18 from 11 a.m. to 5 p.m. at Lowcountry Celebration Park, on the island’s south end of Pope Avenue.

Saturday’s event will feature 20 to 25 local restaurants cooking their best wings. More than 6,500 pounds of chicken wings will be served at the fun-filled, family-friendly festive atmo- sphere.

A number of activities will be available, such as a kid’s zone, rock climbing wall and bungee jump. Cheer on or participate in the Kid’s Wing Bobbing Competition or Adult Wing Eating Contest. Vote for your favorite wing and watch the winner be crowned at 4:15 p.m.

Musical entertainment will be provided by Crosstown Traffic, 11 a.m.-noon, and 2-3 p.m.; True Gentlemen, noon to

2 p.m.; and The Naked Karate Girls, 3-5 p.m.

The Wing Eating Contest will take place at 2 p.m. and Kids Wing Bobbing will kick off at 2:50 p.m.

Will last year Judge’s favorites One Hot Mamma’s and People’s Choice Coconutz take top prize again? Come find out!

Admission is $10 with children under 11 are free. For more information, visit hiltonheadwingfest.com.

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March 1-April 2

Second annual Beaufort County High School Regional Art Competition, USCB Center for the Arts, 801 Carteret St., Beaufort. Opening reception 5-7 p.m. March 1. uscbcenterfor thearts.com or 843-521-4145

March 2-5

“Guys and Dolls Jr.,” by Main Stage Community Theatre at Seahawk Cultural Center at Hilton Head High School, 70 Wilborn Rd., Hilton Head Island. 7 p.m. March 2, 3 and 4, and a 2 p.m. matinee March 5. Tickets $25 adults, $15 students, $5 for 8 and under. Mainstagecommunitytheatre.org or 843-689-6246.

March 3

“Mitchelville” focus group, 1 p.m. at Hilton Head Public Library, 11 Beach City Road. Panel discussion in advance of world premiere of Aurin Squire’s play. Discussion with Hilton Head native islanders, members of Historic Mitchelville Freedom Park, with production team of Lean Enemble. Free and open to public.

March 3-5

March Forth, commemorating passing of Pat Conroy on March 4, 2016, with programs on themes of his writing and teaching, including social justice inclusivity, conservation, etc. Schedule at patconroyliterarycenter.org.

Through March 5

Student Art Exhibit at Society of Bluffton Artists (SOBA), 8 Church St. Bluffton. Featuring student work from three Bluffton high schools. sobagallery.com or 843-757-6586

March 7-April 8

“Art + Quilt = Art,” exhibit by Art Quilters of the Lowcountry at Art League of Hilton Head, 14 Shelter Cove Lane, Hilton Head. Opening reception 5-7 p.m. March 8. Free and open to public. artleaguehhi.org or 843-681-5060

March 16-18, 23-25

“Mitchelville,” original play, world premiere, 7:30 p.m. Friday-Saturday, 2 p.m. Sunday. Talkbacks March 17, 19, 24, 26. Tickets at leanensemble.org or 843-715-6676.

March 17-18, 24-26

“Young Frankenstein,” Sun City Community Theatre, 7 p.m. Friday-Saturday, 2:30 p.m. matinee Sunday. Tickets $23 SCCT members, $26 general admission at suncitytheatre. org or Magnolia Hall, Magnolia Hall Monday, Wednesday and Fridays 9-11 a.m., or by calling 843-645-2700.

March 18

Country & Cocktails, 5:30 p.m. cocktails, 7 p.m. auction, 8 p.m. concert by Two Way Crossing. Themed event with jeans and boots. Benefit for and at Arts Center of Coastal Carolina, 14 Shelter Cove Lane, Hilton Head. Tickets starting at $175 through Feb. 24. Artshhi.com or 843-868-3945, ext. 305

March 18

Story, Song & Poetry, an Evening of Words and Music, 7 p.m. at Unitarian Universalist Congregation, 110 Malphrus Road, Bluffton. Featuring Bill Newby, with contributions by others. Free, donations welcomed. UULowcountry.org

March 23-25

“All Shook Up,” by Hilton Head Christian Academy Theatre Department, 7 p.m., plus matinee at 2 p.m. March 25. Tickets $12 students and seniors, $18 adults. hhco.org

March 23-April 8

Savannah Music Festival, 34th season, cross-cultural musical event, with artists in classical, contemporary, Americana, blues, jazz, funk, pop fusion and more. Tickets available now, starting at $31, for various venues around Savannah. Savannahmusicfestival.org or 912-525-5050.

March 31

“A Mozart Celebration,” Hilton Head Choral Society’s annual Spring Concert, 7 p.m. First Presbyterian Church, 540 William Hilton Parkway, Hilton Head. Accompanied by members of Charleston Southern University Music Department faculty and alumni. Tickets at hiltonheadchoralsociety. org, 843-341-3818 or tickets@hiltonheadchoralsociety.org.

April 1-May 6

Bluffton 8th Grade Juried Art Show, featuring student art from Bluffton schools, on exhibit at Bluffton Library. People’s Choice voting through April 29. Artist Awards reception May 4.

April 15

“Happy Together,” cabaret and dinner show by the Sun Tones, women’s four-part a cappella chorus, at Pinckney Hall in Sun City. All of your favorites, sung in Barbershop style. Doors open at 5 p.m. Tickets $35 per person, available at Magnolia Hall Monday, Wednesday and Fridays 9-11 a.m. or by phone at 540-842-5709. Cash or check only.