March 11 – Widespread Panic, BJCC Complex, Birmingham ($47-57). 800-745-3000 or ticketmaster.com.
March 14 – Gala of the Royal Horses, BancorpSouth Arena, Tupelo ($27-37; group discounts). 662-841-6528 or bcsarena.com.
– Lunafest: Women’s Festival of Short Films, Bama Theatre, Tuscaloossa. 205-348-5040 or lunafest.org/tuscaloosa0313.
March 15 – Elton John, BJCC Complex, Birmingham. 800-745-3000 or ticketmaster.com.
– Peking Acrobats, Ford Center, Oxford ($28-34). 662-915-2787 or fordcenter.org.
– Natchez Trace Night Hike, Parkway Visitor Center, near Tupelo. 662-680-4027 or nps.gov/natr.
March 19 – Elton John, BancorpSouth Arena, Tupelo ($69-99). 662-841-6528 or bcsarena.com or ticketmaster.com.
March 21 – Roseanne Cash, Ford Center, Oxford ($25-33). 662-915-2787 or fordcenter.org.
March 22 – Roseanne Cash, Riley Center, Meridian ($42-48). 662-696-2200 or msurileycenter.com.
– Tupelo Craft Beer Festival, Fairpark, Tupelo. tupelocraftbeerfest.com.
March 27-29 – Southern Literary Festival (writers, scholars, book-lovers celebrate Southern literature), University of Mississippi. southernliteraryfestival.com.
April 3 – Southern Soul Assembly: JJ Grey, Anders Osborne, Marc Broussard, Luther Dickinson. Riley Center, Meridian ($33-39). 662-696-2200 or msurileycenter.com.
April 5 – Cantus (male vocal ensemble), Ford Center, Oxford ($28-34). 662-915-2787 or fordcenter.org.
April 9 – Prophets of Funk, David Dorfman Dance; Ford Center, Oxford ($33). 662-915-2787 or fordcenter.org.
April 12 – John Prine (with Holly Williams), Riley Center, Meridian ($62-68). 662-696-2200 or msurileycenter.com.
– Mary Donnelly Haskell and Friends, Ford Center, Oxford ($39-50). 662-915-2787 or fordcenter.org.
May 2 – Eric Clapton (with ZZ Ward), Oak Mountain Amphitheatre, Birmingham ($80-136 plus fees). livenation.com.
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