Through Jan. 21 – Public ice skating, BancorpSouth Arena, Tupelo. $8/skater (includes skate rental). For specific dates, visit bcsarena.com, 662-841-6573.
Dec. 31 – Gator Bowl Bulldog New Year’s Eve, Jacksonville Landing, downtown Jacksonville, Fla., 6 p.m.-2 a.m. (pep rally at 1:30 p.m.) Fireworks on the river at midnight. For details, go to alumni.msstate.edu/gatorbowl2013 or hailstate.com/gameday.
Jan. 11 – Tupelo Community Theatre presents Mac McAnally, Lyric Theatre, Tupelo, 7:30 p.m. ($30-50). 662-844-1935 or tct.ms.
Jan. 23 – Lucinda Williams (acoustic show), Alys Stephens Center, Birmingham ($38-57). 205-975-2787 or alysstephens.uab.edu.
Jan. 25 – Chick Corea and Gary Burton with Harlem String Quartet, Alys Stephens Center, Birmingham ($50-69). 205-975-2787 or alysstephens.uab.edu.
Jan. 27 – Kallen Esperian Sings from the Great American Songbook, Ford Center, Oxford, 3 p.m. 662-915-2787 or fordcenter.org.
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