Today
One-day Pilgrimage tours — Four antebellum homes — Ole Homestead, The Cedars, The Haven and Twelve Gables — are on the Columbus Pilgrimage tour for one day only, from 1-6 p.m. Get tickets ($25) at the Columbus-Lowndes Convention and Visitors Bureau, 117 Third St. S.; opens at noon today. Call 800-920-3533 for more information. Other homes are on tours through April 18.
Tuba/Euphonium duo — Joe Alexander and Cody Ford present a tuba/euphonium recital at 2 p.m. in Mississippi University for Women’s Poindexter Hall. Free.
MSU concert — A Symphonic, Community and Campus Bands concert begins at 3 p.m. at Mississippi State University’s Lee Hall on campus. Free. Call 662-325-3070 for more information.
Sundays at the Center — The Louise Campbell Center for the Arts on Commerce Street in downtown West Point kicks off monthly Sundays at the Center at 2 p.m. with a performance by the Community Christian Children’s Choir. Free to the public.
Monday, Wednesday and Friday, April 13, 15, 17
Tales from the Crypt — As part of Pilgrimage, Mississippi School for Mathematics and Science students present dramatic vignettes in historic Friendship Cemetery on Fourth Street South, Columbus. Walking tours are 7-10 p.m. Tickets are $5. For information, contact the Columbus-Lowndes Convention and Visitors Bureau, 800-920-3533.
Tuesday, April 14
Spring recital — Mississippi University for Women presents a spring recital at 7:30 p.m. in Poindexter Hall on campus. Free to the public.
Wednesday, April 15
Table Talk — Perre Coleman Magness, creator of the Southern cooking blog “The Runaway Spoon,” shares secrets from her first book “Pimento Cheese: The Cookbook” at the Columbus-Lowndes Public Library, 314 Seventh St. N. Bring lunch at 11:30 a.m. (iced tea provided), or join friends for the program from noon-1 p.m. Free. Call 662-329-5300 for more information.
Thursday, April 16
Noon Tunes — Dawn Barham entertains at Noon Tunes from 11:30 a.m.-1:30 p.m. in Trotter Convention Center Courtyard in downtown Columbus. Lunch is available for purchase. For information, contact Main Street Columbus, 662-328-6305.
Art history lecture series — Mississippi University for Women hosts the Diane Legan Howard Art History Lecture Series, featuring Benjamin Harvey, at 7 p.m. in the Art and Design Building. A wine and cheese reception follows. Free to public.
April 16-19 and 21-25
“Social Security” — Starkville Community Theatre presents this Broadway comedy by Andrew Bergman at the Playhouse on Main, 108 E. Main St., Starkville, at 7:30 p.m. (except 2 p.m. April 19). Paula Mabry directs. Tickets are $15 ($10 for students). For tickets or information, contact the SCT box office, 662-323-6855.
Friday, April 17
MSU choirs — Mississippi State University choirs present their spring concert at 7:30 p.m. at First Baptist Church in Starkville. For information, call 662-325-3070.
Saturday, April 18
Cotton District Arts Festival — This annual festival in Starkville’s Cotton District from 9 a.m.-5 p.m. includes the Taste of Starkville food competition, fine arts, vendors, special interest villages, live music and more. Visit cdafestival.com or contact the Starkville Area Arts Council, 662-324-3080.
Farmers’ Market Saturdays — Check out early harvests at the Hitching Lot Farmers’ Market, Second Avenue and Second Street North, Columbus, from 7-10 a.m. The market will be open three days each week beginning in May. For more information, call 662-328-6305.
Book signing — Author Michael Farris Smith attends a book signing at 10 a.m. at the Tennessee Williams Home and Welcome Center, 300 Main St., Columbus.
Awadagin Pratt in concert — The Columbus Arts Council presents this internationally-renowned pianist, the first African-American to win the Naumburg International Piano Competition, at 7 p.m. in Mississippi University for Women’s Poindexter Hall. Tickets $12 in advance; $15 at the door. For tickets or information, contact the CAC, 662-328-2787.
Sunday, April 19
Roberto Plano in concert — Mississippi State presents guest artist Roberto Plano on piano at St. Joseph Catholic Church in Starkville at 2:30 p.m. Free to the public. For more information, call 662-325-3070.
Tuesday, April 21
Native American Music and Dance — The Columbus Arts Council presents an evening with Lowery Begay and friends at 7 p.m. at the Rosenzweig Arts Center, 501 Main St. Tickets are $10 in advance, $12 at the door. Contact the CAC for information or tickets, 662-328-2787.
MUW faculty recital — Soprano Elizabeth Jones presents a faculty recital at 7:30 p.m. in Mississippi University for Women’s Poindexter Hall. Rachel Delk is accompanist. Free to the public.
Wednesday, April 22
Table Talk — Joe Lee, editor-in-chief of Dogwood Press, introduces his latest suspense thriller “Director’s Cut” at the Friends of the Columbus-Lowndes Public Library’s Table Talk. Bring lunch at 11:30 a.m. (iced tea provided), or join friends for the program at noon at the library, 314 Seventh St. N. Call 662-329-5300 for more information.
Russian National Ballet — Mississippi State University’s Lyceum Series presents the Russian National Ballet performing “Sleeping Beauty” at 7:30 p.m. in Lee Hall’s Bettersworth Auditorium. Tickets are $25 (seniors, MSU faculty and staff, $20; children 3-12, $12). Call 662-325-2930 for more information.
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