T&D Region

* March 6 -- OCFAC benefit featuring Boo Sheppard and Andrea McGinn. 7 p.m. Orangeburg County Fine Arts Center. $10. Reception following performance. 803-536-4074.

* March 6 -- Shaggin' in the Snow. 6-9 p.m. Garden Room, Orangeburg Mall. Presented by Child Evangelism Fellowship. $5 and $6. 803-535-0061.

* March 6 -- "The Taming of LaRue." 7 p.m. Andrew Jackson Academy gymnasium, Ehrhardt. Presented by the AJA class of 2008. $4 and $5.

* March 7 -- Black/African-American Authors and Artisans Network meeting. 3 p.m. Orangeburg County Public Library. 843-423-1684 or christophersoriginals@yahoo.com.

* March 7-8 -- Consignment and garage sale. 3-8 p.m. Friday; 7 a.m.-3 p.m. Sunday. Elks Lodge #897, 1720 Joe Jeffords Highway, Orangeburg. Vegetable soup, corn bread and a drink available for $3 Saturday.

* March 7-16 -- "Of Mice and Men." 8 p.m. Fridays and Saturdays; 3 p.m. Sundays. BlueBird Theatre, downtown Orangeburg. 803-536-5454.

* March 10 -- Calhoun County's Bar-B-Q Cook-Off. 10:30 a.m.-2:30 p.m. Tri-County Electric Cooperative grounds, U.S. 176. $6 per person to sample barbecue from 10:30 a.m.-noon; barbecue for $6 per pound from noon to 2 p.m. 803-874-3964. www.calhouncountymuseumandculturalcenter.org.

* March 10 and 17 -- Children's After School Art. 4-5 p.m. Orangeburg County Fine Arts Center. For first through fourth grades. Instructed by Janet Kozachek. $30 and $35. 803-536-4074.

* March 11 and 18 -- Children's After School Art. 4-5 p.m. Orangeburg County Fine Arts Center. For fifth through eighth grades. Instructed by Janet Kozachek. $30 and $35. 803-536-4074.

* March 12-14 -- Watercolor workshop. Noon-4 p.m. Wednesday; 9:30 a.m.-4 p.m. Thursday and Friday. Orangeburg County Fine Arts Center. $175. 803-536-4074 or 803-536-6697.

* March 14-15 -- Relay for Life Car/Bike Show 2008. 4 p.m. Friday; 9 a.m. Saturday. National Guard Armory, Allendale. Free admission; $10 entry fee for Car/Bike Show contestants. 803-368-8191 or www.bulldogcycles.org.

* March 16 -- "Kamp Katrina" and "Tour of Homes." 5 p.m. I.P. Stanback Museum and Planetarium, South Carolina State University. Free, but reservations encouraged. 803-536-7174.

* Through March 31 -- Gene Nelson exhibit. Lusty Gallery, Orangeburg County Fine Arts Center. Meet the artist reception, 7-9 p.m. Tuesday, March 11. 803-536-4074.

* April 4 -- Dance with Tootie & The Jones. 803-531-6186.

* April 11 -- The Flame Within. 7:30 p.m. Orangeburg County Fine Arts Center. $10. 803-536-4074.

* April 12 -- 2008 Orangeburg Princess and Queen of Roses pageants. 3 and 8 p.m., respectively. Stevenson Auditorium. 803-533-6020 or www.jfogle@orangeburg.sc.us.

* April 27 -- "Willow Garden" and "Moth to Light." 5 p.m. I.P. Stanback Museum and Planetarium, South Carolina State University. Free, but reservations encouraged. 803-536-7174.

* May 2-4 -- Orangeburg Festival of Roses. Edisto Memorial Gardens.

* May 4 -- Festival of Roses Street Dance featuring Men of Distinction. 803-531-6186.

* May 10 -- County-wide Mother's Day Tribute. www.calhouncountymuseumandculturalcenter.org.

* Aug. 1-2 -- Orangeburg Idol. 803-531-6186.

* Starlight Quilting Club -- 7 p.m. First, third Tuesdays. Orangeburg County Fine Arts Center. 803-534-7116.

* Hooten-Black House open. Bamberg. Wednesdays, noon-2 p.m.; Thursdays, 4-6 p.m.; Saturdays 11 a.m.-2 p.m.

* Wood carving. 7 p.m. Wednesdays. Orangeburg County Fine Arts Center. 803-536-4074.

* Orangeburg Line Dancers. Thursdays. Beginner classes 7-8 p.m.; advanced classes 8-9 p.m. The Avon Center, 491 Broughton St. Free. 803-536-4470.

* Gotta Minute Amateur Hour Television Program auditions. Thursday nights. Gotta Minute Coffee Shop is looking for praise dancers, singers, groups, gospel rappers, steppers, musicians and ministers. 803-531-0708.

* Lusty Gallery exhibit -- 8:30 a.m.-4:30 p.m. Mondays through Thursdays; 8:30 a.m.-noon Fridays. Orangeburg County Fine Arts Center. 803-536-4074.

Columbia

* March 6 -- Blue Man Group presents "How to be a Megastar Tour 2.1." 7:30 p.m. Colonial Center. $43 and $68. www.thecolonialcenter.com, 1-866-4SC-TIXX, Colonial Center box office and select Piggly Wiggly and Play It Again Sports locations.

* March 6 -- Pianist Erika Nickrenz, violinist Jesse Mills and violist Kenji Bunch in concert. 7 p.m. Columbia Museum of Art. $28 or $25. 803-343-0482 or www.columbiamuseum.org.

* March 7-8 -- 2008 Spring Gardening Symposium. Clarion Hotel and the grounds of the Robert Mills House. $20-$75. 803-252-7742 or www.HistoricColumbia.org.

* March 7-28 -- "Breaking Ground: The Unexpected Art of Willie Evans." McCrory Galleri. 803-400-1205.

* March 8 -- Day of Fire and Ligion in concert. 5 Points Pub. $3 and $6. 803-253-7888 or www.5pointspub.net.

* March 8 -- St. Patrick's Day dance party. 7:30-11 p.m. Hugh Dimmery Memorial Center, The Barn, West Columbia. Dress is casual. $6 and $9. www.USADance.us.

* March 9 -- Columbia Bridal Showcase. 1-4 p.m. Columbia Metropolitan Convention Center. $7. 803-865-9497 or www.columbiabride.com.

* Through March 14 -- "A Call To All: The Great War Summons the Palmetto State." McKissick Museum. 803-777-7251 or www.cla.sc.edu/MCKS.

* March 14 -- Ladies Night Out Tour featuring Keith Sweat, Bel Biv DeVoe and Tony! Toni! Tone! 8 p.m. Colonial Center. $39.50 and $47.50. www.thecolonialcenter.com, 1-866-4SC-TIXX, Colonial Center box office and select Piggly Wiggly and Play It Again Sports locations.

* March 14 -- "Saint John Passion." 7:30 p.m. St. Peter's Catholic Church, Columbia. $10 and $7. 803-779-0036.

* March 15 -- Freestyle Motocross. 7:30 p.m. Colonial Center. $6 and $18 and up. www.thecolonialcenter.com, 1-866-4SC-TIXX, Colonial Center box office and select Piggly Wiggly and Play It Again Sports locations.

* March 16 -- Angela Blalock in concert. 3 p.m. Lee Alexander Lorick Auditorium, Columbia Museum of Art. Free with museum admission. 803-799-2810 or www.columbiamuseum.org.

* March 18 -- USC Symphony Orchestra -- Beethoven's "Symphony No. 9." 7:30 p.m. Koger Center for the Arts. $20, $18 and $8. 803-251-2222.

* March 21 -- "Screaming Masterpiece." 8 p.m. Columbia Museum of Art. $12, $10, $7 and $5. 803-343-2208 or www.columbiamuseum.org.

* March 22 -- Dance party. 7:30-11 p.m. Hugh Dimmery Memorial Center, The Barn, West Columbia. $6 and $9. www.USADance.us.

* March 22 -- Springtime at the Garden. 9 a.m.-3 p.m. Riverbanks Botanical Garden. Free with admission. www.riverbanks.org.

* Through March 23 -- "The Mark B. Coplan Collection of Art at the S.C. State Museum." South Carolina State Museum. 803-898-4952, 803-898-4978 or www.museum.state.sc.us.

* Through March 23 -- "Unforgettable: The Photography of Cecil J. Williams." McCrory Galleri. 803-400-1205.

* March 27 -- Renaissance Singers Concert. 5:30 p.m. USC School of Music Recital Hall. Free. 803-777-5369.

* March 27 -- USC Bands spring concert. 7:30 p.m. Koger Center for the Arts. Free. 803-777-4278.

* March 28-April 6 -- Asian Arts Week. Events from March 16-April 6. www.cas.sc.edu/asiaweek. 803-777-0437.

* March 28 -- Speed dating event. 7 and 8:30 p.m. Carolina Ale House. $35. www.Cupid.com/PreDating.

* March 28 -- "Spring for Art!" annual gala and art sale. McKissick Museum. $55 per person; $100 per couple. 803-777-7251 or www.cla.sc.edu/MCKS.

* Through March 28 and April 1-30 -- Student Art Exhibition. McMaster Gallery. 803-777-7480.

* March 29 -- Blues is Alright Tour. 8 p.m. Colonial Center. $41.50 and $46.50. www.thecolonialcenter.com, 1-866-4SC-TIXX, Colonial Center box office and select Piggly Wiggly and Play It Again Sports locations.

* March 29 -- Using Structures in the Garden. 10-11:30 a.m. Riverbanks Botanical Garden. $10. www.riverbanks.org.

* Through March 31 -- James Denmark art exhibit. Ponder Fine Arts Gallery, Benedict College. 803-705-4463 or 803-705-4768.

* Through March 31 -- "Pages from the Past: A Legacy of Medieval Books in South Carolina Collections." USC's Thomas Cooper Library. 803-777-2094 or www.pagesfromthepast.org.

* April 1 -- USC computer music concert. 7:30 p.m. USC School of Music Recital Hall. 803-777-4336.

* April 3 -- Palmetto Pans ensemble. 7:30 p.m. USC School of Music Recital Hall. Free. 803-777-4278.

* April 4 -- "Stars of the New York City Ballet and the USC Dance Company." 7:30 p.m. Koger Center for the Arts. $35, $30 and $25. Gala dinner, $300. 803-251-2222.

* April 5 -- George Strait with Miranda Lambert. 7:30 p.m. Colonial Center. $56.50 and $66.50. www.thecolonialcenter.com, 1-866-4SC-TIXX, Colonial Center box office and select Piggly Wiggly and Play It Again Sports locations.

* April 6 -- "Chamber Innovista" concerts. 3 p.m. USC School of Music Recital Hall. $15 per concert; $25 for both; $5 per concert for students. 803-777-4336 or www.music.sc.edu.

* April 7-27 -- "Women in Jazz." McCrory Galleri. 803-400-1205.

* April 8 -- Jazz combos. 7:30 p.m. USC School of Music Recital Hall. Free. 803-777-4336.

* April 10 -- Miro Quartet in concert. 7 p.m. Columbia Museum of Art. $28 or $25. 803-343-0482 or www.columbiamuseum.org.

* April 10 -- USC Chamber Winds concert. 7:30 p.m. USC School of Music Recital Hall. Free. 803-777-4278.

* April 11-27 -- "Little Women: The Musical." Village Square Theatre, Lexington. 803-359-1436.

* April 12 -- Annuals & Perennials for the Summer. 10 a.m.-noon. Riverbanks Botanical Garden. $15. www.riverbanks.org.

* April 12-- Carolina Alive Jazz Vocal Concert. 7:30 p.m. USC School of Music Recital Hall. Free. 803-777-5369.

* April 12 -- Sketching and Drawing for Teens. 11 a.m.-1 p.m. Riverbanks Botanical Garden. $15. www.riverbanks.org.

* April 16 -- USC Symphony Orchestra -- with soloists from the North American Saxophone Alliance Saxophone Festival. 7:30 p.m. Koger Center for the Arts. $20, $18 and $8. 803-251-2222.

* April 16 -- Verner Awards luncheon and art sale. Columbia Marriott. $50.

* April 18-27 -- "The Inspector General." 8 p.m. Tuesday through Saturday; 3 p.m. Sunday. $14, $12 and $10. Drayton Hall Theater. 803-777-2551.

* April 21 -- Moonlight Cemetery Tours. 8-9:30 p.m. Elmwood Cemetery. $10, $5 and $3. 803-252-7742 or www.HistoricColumbia.org.

* April 21 -- USC Percussion Ensemble concert. 7:30 p.m. USC School of Music Recital Hall. Free. 803-777-4278.

* April 22 and 24 -- Jazz concert. 7:30 p.m. USC School of Music Recital Hall. Free. 803-777-4336.

* April 25-26 -- "An American Girl in Paris." 6 p.m. and 3 p.m., respectively. Koger Center for the Arts. $16, $14 and $10. 803-251-2222.

* April 25 and 27 -- "The Magic Flute." 7:30 p.m. and 3 p.m., respectively. $18, $15 and $5. 803-777-0058.

* April 26 -- Creating a Container Garden. 10 a.m.-noon. Riverbanks Botanical Garden. $25. www.riverbanks.org.

* Through April 26 -- "Grandeur Saved: Photographs of the Aiken-Rhett House." McKissick Museum. 803-777-7251 or www.cla.sc.edu/MCKS.

* April 26 -- Plant Sale. 9 a.m.-2 p.m. Riverbanks Botanical Garden. www.riverbanks.org.

* April 26 -- Poets & Pirates Tour featuring Kenny Chesney, Brooks & Dunn, LeAnn Rimes, Gary Allan and Luke Bryan. Williams Brice Stadium. $49.50, $69.50 and $89.50.

* April 27 -- USC Bands on the Horseshoe. 6 p.m. USC Horseshoe. Free. 803-777-4278.

* May 1-31 -- "Downbeat in South Carolina: Legends of Jazz: The Art of James Denmark." McCrory Galleri. 803-400-1205.

* May 1 -- Spring concert by The Palmetto Mastersingers. 7:30 p.m. Koger Center for the Arts. Season tickets $30 and $14. 803-765-0777 or www.palmettomastersingers.org.

* May 2 -- Turku. 8 p.m. Columbia Museum of Art. $12, $10, $7 and $5. 803-343-2208 or www.columbiamuseum.org.

* May 3-Aug. 23 -- "By the Sea ... The Bea.jpgul Sea." McKissick Museum. 803-777-7251 or www.cla.sc.edu/MCKS.

* May 4-31 -- "Downbeat in South Carolina: Artist James Denmark and the Jazz Aesthetic." McCrory Galleri. 803-400-1205.

* May 8 -- "Tides of Change," S.C. Philharmonic gala. Sterling Hall.

* May 10 -- Achieving the Tropical Look. 10 a.m.-noon. Riverbanks Botanical Garden. $15. www.riverbanks.org.

* May 10 -July 19 -- "Barbecue Joints & The Good Old Folks Who Own Them." McKissick Museum. 803-777-7251 or www.cla.sc.edu/MCKS.

* Through May 18 -- "Paper Pleasures: Highlights from the Collection." Columbia Museum of Art. 803-799-2810 or www.columbiamuseum.org.

* May 25 -- Palmetto Concert Band. 4 p.m. Koger Center for the Arts. Free. 803-777-4278.

* May 30 -- "The Sound of Rio." 8 p.m. Columbia Museum of Art. $12, $10, $7 and $5. 803-343-2208 or www.columbiamuseum.org.

* Through June 8 -- "Excavating Egypt: Great Discoveries from the Petrie Museum of Egyptian Archaeology." Columbia Museum of Art. 803-799-2810 or www.columbiamuseum.org.

* June 13-22 -- "Disney's Aladdin Junior." Village Square Theatre, Lexington. 803-359-1436.

* Through Jan. 25, 2009 -- "TET: Military Victory, Political Defeat." South Carolina State Museum. 803-898-4921 or www.southcarolinastatemuseum.org.

* Ongoing -- "Dinosaurs" exhibit. South Carolina State Museum. 803-898-4952, 803-898-4978 or www.museum.state.sc.us.

* Ongoing -- "Fragile Forms: Contemporary Glass from the Sonia and Isaac Luski Collection." BB&T Gallery, Columbia Museum of Art. 803-799-2810 or www.columbiamuseum.org.

* Ongoing -- "Space exploration." South Carolina State Museum. 803-898-4952, 803-898-4978 or www.museum.state.sc.us.

* Ongoing -- "A More Convenient Season: Civil Rights in South Carolina, 1948-1968." South Carolina State Museum. 803-898-4952, 803-898-4978 or www.museum.state.sc.us.

* Saturdays -- Fiddle classes. 11 a.m. Bill's Music Shop & Pickin' Parlor, West Columbia. 803-796-6477.

* Taylor's Music and Dance Studio Performance. 6-9 p.m. Fridays, Elizabeth's Restaurant, 224 O'Neil Court. 803-561-0816.

Charleston

* March 6 -- Third Day. Charleston. www.ThirdDay.com.

* March 8 -- Shuckin' in the Park Oyster Roast. 1-6 p.m. Old Santee Canal Park, Moncks Corner. 843-899-5200.

* March 8 -- S.C. Academy of Authors induction for Robert Jordan. 7 p.m. The Citadel. $35. 843-762-9729.

* March 12 -- Time for Tots: Crafts, Stories and Live Bunnies! 10 a.m.-noon. Interpretive Center, Old Santee Canal Park, Moncks Corner. For children ages 3-5 with adult. $5. 843-899-5200.

* March 13-April 12 -- 61st annual Festival of Houses and Gardens. 843-722-3405 or www.historiccharleston.org.

* March 19 -- Spring Break Fun Day. 10 a.m.-4 p.m. Learning Center, Old Santee Canal Park, Moncks Corner. For children ages 5-8. $20 per child. 843-899-5200.

* March 29 -- Basket Class. 10 a.m.-3 p.m. Learning Center, Old Santee Canal Park, Moncks Corner. $20. 843-899-5200.

* Ongoing -- Weekend ballroom dancing. Including swing, waltz, salsa, fox trot, cha-cha and others. 8 p.m. Friday, 7:30 p.m. Saturday. Creative Spark Center for the Arts, 757 Long Point Road, Mount Pleasant. $7. 843-881-3780 or www.creativespark.org.

* Ongoing -- "Art in the South: The Charleston Perspective." Gibbs Museum of Art. 843-722-2706.

* Ongoing -- The Have Nots! Comedy Improv. Theatre 99, 30 Cumberland St. 843-853-6687.

Other events

* Through March -- Jim Sutherland and Tommy Wyche exhibit. South Carolina Botanical Garden, Clemson. 864-656-3405 or www.clemson.edu/scbg.

* March 6-9 -- "Peter Pan." 7 p.m. Thursday through Saturday; 3 p.m. Sunday. Wood Auditorium, Camden. $6; kids 2 and under free. 803-425-7676 or www.fineartscenter.org.

* Through March 6 -- "Visions of the World: Photographs by N.B. Baroody." Smith University Center Gallery, Francis Marion University, Florence. 843-661-1220 or www.fmarion.edu.

* March 7 -- Morris Museum of Art Gala. 6:30 p.m. Morris Museum of Art, Augusta, Ga. 706-828-3825 or www.themorris.org.

* March 8-April 20 -- Gala Acquisitions. Morris Museum of Art, Augusta, Ga. 706-724-7501 or www.themorris.org.

* March 8 -- Opening reception for "History Through Deaf Eyes." 3-5 p.m. Horry County Museum, Conway. Exhibit on display through March 30. 843-915-5320 or www.wscsdb.org.

* March 7, 14, 21; April 4, 11, 18, 19; May 2, 9, 16, 23, 30; June 6, 13 -- Owl Prowls. 8 p.m. in March; 8:30 p.m. in April, May, June. Congaree National Park, Hopkins. 803-776-4396 or www.nps.gov/cong.

* March 7-9 -- Vibraphonist Christian Tamburr in concert. The Jazz Corner, Hilton Head Island. 843-842-8620 or www.thejazzcorner.com.

* Through March 8 -- "Rumors." Florence Little Theatre. 843-662-3731.

* March 8 -- Spring Coin Show. 8 a.m.-4:30 p.m. Camden Recreation Department, Camden. Free admission and parking. www.scnumismaticassociation.com.

* March 8 -- Spring Native Plant Sale. 10 a.m.-2 p.m. Museum of York County. www.chmuseums.org.

* Through March 9 -- "Pleasant Journeys and Good Eats along the Way: A Retrospective Exhibition of Paintings by John Baeder." Morris Museum of Art, Augusta, Ga. 706-724-7501 or www.themorris.org.

* March 10 -- Taste of the Mountain Food Fair. Monteagle, Tenn.

* March 11-28 -- Student art exhibit in the Bassett Gallery. Fine Arts Center of Kershaw County, Camden. 803-425-7676 or www.fineartscenter.org.

* March 11 and 13 -- "You Gotta Have Art!" Youth Arts Month Gala. 6 p.m. Wood Auditorium, Camden. 803-425-7676 or www.fineartscenter.org.

* March 14 -- Marty Stuart. 7:30 p.m. Imperial Theatre, Augusta. $35, $22.50, $17.50 and $12.50. 706-722-8341 or www.imperialtheatre.com.

* March 14-15 -- South Carolina Jazz Quartet in concert. The Jazz Corner, Hilton Head Island. 843-842-8620 or www.thejazzcorner.com.

* March 14-16 -- Southern Ideal Home Show. Noon to 9 p.m. Friday and Saturday; 10 a.m.-5 p.m. Sunday. Greensboro Coliseum Complex, Greensboro, N.C. $8 and $7. www.SouthernIdealHomeShow.com.

* March 14 -- Southern Soul and Song Special -- Marty Stuart. 7:30 p.m. Morris Museum of Art, Augusta, Ga. 706-722-8341, imperialtheatre.com or southernsoulandsong.org.

* March 14 -- "The Taffetas." 8 p.m. Wood Auditorium, Camden. $30 and $20. 803-425-7676 or www.fineartscenter.org.

* March 15 -- "PlayBack the Night." 8 p.m. Fort Discovery's Knox Gallery, Augusta. $8 and $12. www.NationalScienceCenter.org.

* March 15 -- St. Patrick's Day. North Myrtle Beach.

* March 16 -- Adult Master Artist Workshop: Abstract Collage. 10 a.m.-4:30 p.m. Morris Museum of Art, Augusta, Ga. $40 and $60. 706-828-3865 or www.themorris.org.

* March 16 -- "The Taffetas." 3 p.m. McCelvey Center, York. $25, $23 and $20. 803-684-3948. www.chmuseums.org.

* March 21-23 -- Jazz violin virtuoso Aaron Weinstein in concert. The Jazz Corner, Hilton Head Island. 843-842-8620 or www.thejazzcorner.com.

* March 22 -- Children's Day on the Farm. 10 a.m.-4 p.m. Historic Brattonsville. $10, $8 and $5. www.chmuseums.org.

* March 22-May 25 -- "Something to Look Forward To: Abstract Art by 22 Distinguished Americans of African Descent." Opening reception, 6-8 p.m. Tuesday, March 25. Morris Museum of Art, Augusta, Ga. 706-724-7501 or www.themorris.org.

* Through March 27 -- "Performing Gender." Rutledge and Elizabeth Dunlap Patrick Galleries, Winthrop University, Rock Hill. 803-323-2493 or www.winthrop.edu/vpa/galleries.

* March 28 -- Augusta Ballet's Ballet Stars of New York City and fifth annual Gala. 7 p.m. Imperial Theatre, Augusta, Ga. 706-261-0555 or www.augustaballet.org.

* March 28 -- Finally Friday concert series featuring Reflections. 6-8:30 p.m. Fine Arts Center of Kershaw County, Camden. Free. 803-425-7676 or www.fineartscenter.org.

* March 28 -- Red Clay Saxophone Quartet. 7:30 p.m. Barnes Recital Hall, Winthrop University, Rock Hill.

* March 28-29 -- Teri Rini Powers in concert. The Jazz Corner, Hilton Head Island. 843-842-8620 or www.thejazzcorner.com.

* Through March 29 -- "Cherokee Pottery, People of One Fire." Qualla Arts and Crafts Mutual Inc., Cherokee, N.C. Open house, 4-7 p.m. Feb. 8. 828-497-3103 or www.cherokee-nc.com.

* March 29 -- Stupendous! Family Saturday: Military Salute. Morris Museum of Art, Augusta, Ga. 706-724-7501 or www.themorris.org.

* Through March 30 -- "Kaleidoscope of Nature: Fabric Sculptures by Priscilla Page and Paintings by Brian Taylor." Franklin G. Burroughs-Simeon B. Chapin Art Museum.

* April 1 -- Winthrop Percussion Ensemble. 7:30 p.m. Barnes Recital Hall, Winthrop University, Rock Hill.

* April 2-6 -- "Baby with the Bathwater." 8 p.m. April 2-5; 2 p.m. April 6. Johnson Studio Theatre, Winthrop University, Rock Hill. $5 and $10 April 2-3; $8 and $15 April 4-6.

* April 4-6 -- Flowertown Festival. Summerville.

* April 4-6 -- Southern Ideal Home Show. Noon to 9 p.m. Friday; 10 a.m.-9 p.m. Saturday; 10 a.m.-5 p.m. Sunday. $8 and $7. N.C. State Fairgrounds, Raleigh, N.C. www.SouthernIdealHomeShow.com.

* April 6 -- Winthrop Chorale and York County Choral Society in concert. Byrnes Auditorium, Winthrop University, Rock Hill. $15, $10 and $5. 803-323-2255.

* April 7 -- Winthrop Guitar Ensembles. 7:30 p.m. Barnes Recital Hall, Winthrop University, Rock Hill.

* April 8-May 5 -- Stacy Morgan. Bassett Gallery, Fine Arts Center of Kershaw County, Camden. 803-425-7676 or www.fineartscenter.org.

* April 8 -- Winthrop Brass Ensemble. 7:30 p.m. Barnes Recital Hall, Winthrop University, Rock Hill.

* April 9-13 -- "Edward II." 8 p.m. April 9-12; 2 p.m. April 13. Johnson Theatre, Winthrop University, Rock Hill.

* April 10 -- Winthrop Clarinet Choir. 7:30 p.m. Barnes Recital Hall, Winthrop University, Rock Hill.

* April 11-June 19 -- 20th annual Undergrad Juried Show. Rutledge Gallery, Winthrop University, Rock Hill.

* April 14 -- Winthrop Jazz Ensemble. 7:30 p.m. Barnes Recital Hall, Winthrop University, Rock Hill.

* April 15 -- Archaeological Society of South Carolina Inc. Hilton Head Chapter meeting featuring Lora Holland. 7 p.m. Honey Horn Plantation, Hilton Head Island. Free. www.assc.net.

* April 15 -- Winthrop Chorale. 7:30 p.m. McBryde Hall, Winthrop University, Rock Hill.

* April 16 -- Winthrop Tuba Choir. 7:30 p.m. Barnes Recital Hall, Winthrop University, Rock Hill.

* Through April 17 -- "Mummies: Secrets of the Pharoahs." The Charlotte Observer IMAX Dome Theatre at Discovery Place, Charlotte. $8 and $7. 1-800-935-0553 or discoveryplace.org.

* April 17-27 -- "Oklahoma!" 8 p.m. Fridays and Saturdays; 3 p.m. Sundays. Wood Auditorium, Camden. $20 and $15. 803-425-7676 or www.fineartscenter.org.

* April 18-27 -- HerbFest. Wake Forest, N.C.

* April 18-19 -- Iron City Festival. Blacksburg.

* April 18-20 -- Olde Towne Artisans' Fair. North Augusta.

* April 18-19 -- Pickens Azalea Festival. Pickens.

* April 18-20 -- Spring One-Act Play Festival. 8 p.m. April 18-19; 2 p.m. April 19-20. Johnson Studio Theatre. $8 and $15.

* April 18 -- The Southern Fried Chicks. 7:30 p.m. Imperial Theatre, Augusta. $30. 706-722-8341 or www.imperialtheatre.com.

* April 19 -- "The Piano Men" starring Jim Witter. 8 p.m. McCelvey Center, York. $30, $28 and $25. 803-684-3948.

* April 21-May 9 -- Interior Design Senior Exhibition. Lewandowski Student Gallery, Winthrop Univeristy, Rock Hill.

* April 21 -- Winthrop Chamber Singers and Winthrop Jazz Voices in concert. Barnes Recital Hall, Winthrop University, Rock Hill.

* April 23 -- Winthrop Chamber Orchestra. 7:30 p.m. Byrnes Auditorium, Winthrop University, Rock Hill.

* April 24-27 -- MerleFest 2008. Wilkes Community College, Wilkesboro, N.C. 1-800-343-7857 or www.merlefest.org.

* April 24 -- Winthrop Symphonic Band and Winthrop Wind Symphony in concert. 7:30 p.m. Byrnes Auditorium, Winthrop University, Rock Hill.

* April 25-27 -- Clarendon County Striped Bass Festival. Manning.

* April 25-26 -- North Carolina Pickle Festival. Mount Olive, N.C.

* April 25-27 -- Southern Women's Show. 10 a.m.-8 p.m. Friday and Saturday; 11 a.m.-5 p.m. Sunday. N.C. State Fairgrounds, Raleigh, N.C. $9, $8, $7.50 and $5. www.SouthernWomensShow.com.

* April 25-27 -- Student Choreography Showcase. 8 p.m. April 25-26; 2 p.m. April 26-27. Johnson Theatre, Winthrop University, Rock Hill. $8 and $15.

* April 25-26 -- Winthrop Opera Workshop. 7:30 p.m. Barnes Recital Hall, Winthrop University, Rock Hill.

* April 26-27 -- Art in the Park. Myrtle Beach.

* April 26 -- Days at the Docks. Holden Beach, N.C.

* Through April 26 -- "Phantasmagoria: Specters of Absence." McColl Center for Visual Art, Charlotte. Opening reception, 6-9 p.m. Feb. 8. 704-332-5535 or www.mccollcenter.org.

* April 26 -- Springfest/FirstHealth Tour de Moore. Southern Pines, N.C.

* April 27 -- Bruce Springsteen & The E Street Band. 7:30 p.m. Charlotte Bobcats Arena. $67 and $97. www.ticketmaster.com.

* April 27 -- Winthrop Glee Club. 4 p.m. Byrnes Auditorium, Winthrop University, Rock Hill.

* April 28 -- Bruce Springsteen & The E Street Band. 7:30 p.m. Greensboro Coliseum, Greensboro, N.C. $65 and $95. www.ticketmaster.com.

* April 28 -- Winthrop/Carolinas Wind Orchestra. 7:30 p.m. Byrnes Auditorium, Winthrop University, Rock Hill.

* Through April 30 -- "Rockwell's America: Celebrating the Art of Norman Rockwell." Discovery Place, Charlotte. 704-372-6261, ext. 300, or discoveryplace.org.

* May 2-4 -- Cape Fear Independent Film Festival. www.cfifn.org.

* May 2-3 -- Hell Hole Swamp Festival. Jamestown.

* May 2-4 -- Kernersville Spring Folly. Kernersville, N.C.

* May 3 -- "How I Became a Pirate." 2 p.m. Wood Auditorium, Camden. $6; kids 2 and under free. 803-425-7676 or www.fineartscenter.org.

* May 3 -- PeakFest. Apex, N.C.

* May 4 -- Camden Cup Polo Match. Gates open at 11 a.m. Camden Polo Field, Camden. $10. 803-425-7676 or www.fineartscenter.org.

* May 9-10 -- Aviance Dance Ensemble. 7 p.m. Wood Auditorium, Camden. $6. 803-425-7676 or www.fineartscenter.org.

* May 10-11 -- Carolina Master Chorale presents "La Traviata." 7 p.m. and 3 p.m., respectively. Myrtle Beach High School Music and Arts Center. 843-444-5774.

* May 12 -- Concert Choirs of Kershaw County performance. 7:30 p.m. Wood Auditorium, Camden. $5. 803-425-7676 or www.fineartscenter.org.

* May 13-June 10 -- Camden Art Association Honors Show. Bassett Gallery, Fine Arts Center of Kershaw County, Camden. 803-425-7676 or www.fineartscenter.org.

* May 16-17 -- Jazz at the Center. Wood Auditorium, Camden. $6. 803-425-7676 or www.fineartscenter.org.

* Through July 6 -- "Vantage Point VII Jiha Moon." Mint Museum of Art, Charlotte.

* Through Aug. 17 -- "The Brilliant Period of American Cut Glass." Mint Museum of Art, Charlotte.

* Ongoing -- Preschool Time. 10 a.m. Horry County Museum. Tuesdays. Free and open to children ages 5 and under. 843-915-5320.

* Ongoing -- "The Nature of Craft And The Penland Experience." Mint Museum of Craft + Design, Charlotte. $6. 704-337-2000.

* Ongoing -- "The Work of Elizabeth Belser Fuller." South Carolina Botanical Garden, Clemson. 864-656-3405 or www.clemson.edu/scbg.

Advance tickets

(Ticketmaster tickets are sold at Publix and other outlets, by phone at 803-783-2222 and on-line at ticketmaster.com.)

* March 21 -- Casting Crowns. Bi-Lo Center, Greenville.

* March 21 -- Yellowcard Acoustic Tour featuring The Spill Canvas. Masquerade, Atlanta.

* March 22 -- Chris Rock: No Apologies. Fabulous Fox Theatre Atlanta.

* March 22 -- Harlem Globetrotters. Charlotte Bobcats Arena.

* March 24 -- Rockstar Taste of Chaos with Avenged Sevenfold, Atreyu and more. The Arena at Gwinnett Center, Atlanta.

* March 25 -- Avenue Q. Fabulous Fox Theatre Atlanta.

* March 25 -- Badfish -- a Tribute to Sublime. Masquerade, Atlanta.

* March 28 -- Dubl Portion Album Release Concert. Township Auditorium, Columbia.

* March 28 -- Fight Night. Wild Bills, Duluth, Ga.

* March 28 -- Frank Caliendo. Cobb Energy Performing Arts Centre, Atlanta.

* March 29 -- Apollo Night featuring Angie Stone. Township Auditorium, Columbia.

* March 29 -- Casting Crowns. Cricket Arena, Charlotte, N.C.

* March 29 -- Charlotte Youth Ballet presents "Cinderella." Ovens Auditorium, Charlotte, N.C.

* March 29 -- SEC Gymnastics Championships. The Arena at Gwinnett Center, Atlanta.

* March 30 -- "Doodlebops Live!" Bi-Lo Center, Greenville.

* April 2 -- Hejaz Shrine Circus. Spartanburg Memorial Auditorium.

* April 2 -- "My Little Pony Live! The World's Biggest Tea Party." Ovens Auditorium, Charlotte, N.C.

* April 3 -- Sugarland. Fabulous Fox Theatre Atlanta.

* April 4 -- Craig Morgan. Wild Bills, Duluth, Ga.

* April 4 -- Jerry Seinfeld. Ovens Auditorium, Charlotte, N.C.

* April 5 -- Carolinas All-Star Classic. Charlotte Bobcats Arena.

* April 5 -- Ron White. Fabulous Fox Theatre Atlanta.

* April 6 -- Ron White. Fabulous Fox Theatre Atlanta.

* April 9 -- The Levon Helm Band. The Tabernacle, Atlanta.

* April 10 -- Atlanta Ballet's World Premiere with Antwan "Big Boi" Patton. Fabulous Fox Theatre Atlanta.

* April 10 -- Robert Cray Band. Center Stage Theatre, Atlanta.

* April 11 -- "My Little Pony Live! The World's Biggest Tea Party." Cobb Energy Performing Arts Centre, Atlanta.

* April 11 -- Sugarland. Asheville Civic Center, Asheville, N.C.

* April 12 -- Lifehouse. The Tabernacle, Atlanta.

* April 12 -- Shelby Lynne. Variety Playhouse, Atlanta.

* April 14 -- Spoon. Center Stage Theatre, Atlanta.

* April 15 -- Kate Nash. Variety Playhouse, Atlanta.

* April 17 -- "Doodlebops Live!" Charlotte Bobcats Arena.

* April 17 -- "Doodlebops Live!" Philips Arena, Atlanta.

* April 18 -- Avril Lavigne. Philips Arena, Atlanta.

* April 18 -- David Allan Coe. Center Stage Theatre, Atlanta.

* April 18 -- Feist. The Tabernacle, Atlanta.

* April 18 -- Keith Urban and Carrie Underwood. Charlotte Bobcats Arena.

* April 18 -- The Bamboozle Roadshow featuring Saves the Day. Masquerade, Atlanta.

* April 19 -- Lisa Lampanelli. The Tabernacle, Atlanta.

* April 19 -- Murder by Death. Masquerade, Atlanta.

* April 19 -- "The Greatest Love Story Ever Told." Township Auditorium, Columbia.

* April 20 -- Exodus. The Arena at Gwinnett Center, Atlanta.

* April 20 -- Feist. Thomas Wolfe Auditorium, Asheville, N.C.

* April 20 -- Steve Earle. Variety Playhouse, Atlanta.

* April 24 -- NHRA Southern Nationals. Atlanta Dragway.

* April 25 -- 2008 U.S. Olympic Team Trials for Whitewater Slalom. U.S. National Whitewater Center, Charlotte, N.C.

* April 25 -- Bruce Springsteen & the E Street Band. Philips Arena, Atlanta.

* April 25 -- Johnny Mathis and the Charlotte Symphony. Ovens Auditorium, Charlotte, N.C.

* April 26 -- Bill Gaither and Friends. The Arena at Gwinnett Center, Atlanta.

* April 26 -- Cedric the Entertainer. Township Auditorium, Columbia.

* April 26 -- Charlotte Fire Fighters Association presents Pam Tillis. Cricket Arena, Charlotte, N.C.

* April 26 -- Honda Civic Tour. The Tabernacle, Atlanta.

* April 26 -- Lisa Lampanelli. Ovens Auditorium, Charlotte, N.C.

* April 26 -- NHRA Southern Nationals. Atlanta Dragway, Commerce, Ga.

* April 26 -- Thrice. Masquerade, Atlanta.

* April 27 -- Bruce Springsteen & The E Street Band. Charlotte Bobcats Arena.

* April 27 -- Honda Civic Tour. The Tabernacle, Atlanta.

* April 28 -- Bruce Springsteen & The E Street Band. Greensboro Coliseum, Greensboro, N.C.

* April 28 -- Elvis Costello and the Imposters. The Tabernacle, Atlanta.

* April 29 -- Widespread Panic. Township Auditorium, Columbia.

* April 29 -- Wu Tang Clan. The Tabernacle, Atlanta.

* April 30 -- Bon Jovi. Philips Arena, Atlanta.

* April 30 -- Sarah Bareilles. Variety Playhouse, Atlanta.

* May 1 -- Bon Jovi. Philips Arena, Atlanta.

* May 1 -- Symphony X. Masquerade, Atlanta.

* May 3 -- Latin Kings of Comedy. Ovens Auditorium, Charlotte, N.C.

* May 3 -- Major League of Monster Trucks. Atlanta Motor Speedway, Hampton, Ga.

* May 3 -- Ozomatli. Center Stage Theatre, Atlanta.

* May 4 -- Kanye West Glow in the Dark Tour. The Arena at Gwinnett Center, Atlanta.

* May 7 -- Bowfire. Ovens Auditorium, Charlotte, N.C.

* May 8 -- Bowfire. Fabulous Fox Theatre Atlanta.

* May 8 -- Radiohead. Lakewood Amphitheatre, Atlanta.

* May 9 -- Radiohead. Verizon Wireless Amphitheatre Charlotte.

* May 13 -- Devotchka. Variety Playhouse, Atlanta.

* May 14 -- Eagles. Verizon Wireless Amphitheatre at Encore Park, Alpharetta, Ga.

* May 16 -- NASCAR Craftsman Truck Series. Lowes Motor Speedway, Concord, N.C.

* May 16 -- Tim McGraw. Verizon Wireless Amphitheatre Charlotte.

* May 17 -- John Prine. Cobb Energy Performing Arts Centre, Atlanta.

* May 20 -- Eagles. Verizon Wireless Amphitheatre at Encore Park, Alpharetta, Ga.

* May 28 -- Progressive Nation 2008. The Tabernacle, Atlanta.

* June 4 -- Jeff Dunham. Cobb Energy Performing Arts Center, Atlanta.

* June 7 -- Margaret Cho. The Tabernacle, Atlanta.

* June 11 -- Tim McGraw. Lakewood Amphitheatre, Atlanta.

* June 14 -- Robert Plant and Alison Krauss. Asheville Civic Center, Asheville, N.C.

* June 14 -- Sonfest. Carowinds Paladium, Charlotte, N.C.

* June 27 -- Jeff Dunham. Township Auditorium, Columbia.

* July 9 -- Tom Petty and the Heartbreakers. Verizon Wireless Amphitheatre at Encore Park, Alpharetta, Ga.

* July 11 -- Tom Petty and the Heartbreakers. Verizon Wireless Amphitheatre Charlotte.

* July 13 -- Kenny Chesney and LeAnn Rimes: The Poets & Pirates Tour. Turner Field, Atlanta.

* July 14 -- Sonfest. Carowinds Paladium, Charlotte, N.C.

* July 15 -- "The Color Purple." Fabulous Fox Theatre Atlanta.

* July 22 -- Rush. Verizon Wireless Amphitheatre at Encore Park, Alpharetta, Ga.

* Aug. 2 -- Indigo Bluegrass Festival featuring Rhonda Vincent & the Rage. Spartanburg Memorial Auditorium.

* Nov. 15 -- Steve Harvey. Township Auditorium, Columbia.

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