(Event Date: Mon 02/06)  Monday night, the international Irish dance phenomenon, “River Dance”, returns to The Bell Auditorium, 712 Telfair Street in downtown Augusta. This 20th anniversary tour continues to draw on Irish traditions, combining the talents of the performers with the energy of the music. Show time is 6:30pm Tickets and additional information are available at Augusta Entertainment Complex.Com . 

(Event date: Tue 02/07)   This Tuesday at Saint Paul’s Church, Tuesdays Music Live presents pianist Chris Atzinger performing at the concert series’ Robert & BJ Haynie Memorial Concert. Lauded in Gramophone for his “abundant energy, powerful fingers, big sound, and natural musicality,” Mr. Atzinger is celebrated for insightful performances throughout the US and Europe. As always, the free one-hour concert is at noon with lunch reservations available online at tuesdaysmusiclive.com

(Event date: Tue 02/07)   Tuesday at the Augusta Library Headquarters, the Augusta Literary Festival Book Club meets to discuss A Sinful Calling. It’s 2017 Literary Festival Panelist Kimberla Lawson Roby’s novel featuring Reverend Curtis Black. The book club convenes from 6 to 7pm in the Library’s Auditorum A located at Telfair and 9th Streets. More info online at  http://www.augustaliteraryfestival.org/

(Event Date:  Tue 02/07)   Tuesday evening, “Poetry Matters”, a project in collaboration with Goodwill’s Hire Grounds Café, presents a series of readings by local poets with special featured guests.  Tonight, Calvin Pennywell shares his spoken word artistry. It takes place from 6:30 til 8pm at Hire Grounds Café, 3179 Washington Road at Fury’s Ferry.  Additional information is available on The Poetry Matters Project facebook page.

(Event date: Thu 02/09)   Thursday at the Morris Museum, Southern photographers discuss their current exhibition “The Female Lens: Photography from the Do Good Fund. Joining Rachel Boillot, Lucinda Bunnen and Jill Frank is collector Alan Rothschild. The FREE lecture takes place at 6pm and is followed by a reception. You can learn more at themorris.org

Event date: Fri 02/10)   The Southern Soul & Song Series is back Friday with a performance by Hot Rize featuring awesome ingenuity on mandolin and fiddle, bass, banjo and acoustic guitar. From traditional to bluegrass to newgrass to folk music, Hot Rize won’t disappoint. Showime at the Imperial Theatre is 7:30pm. You can learn more online at themorris.org and at imperialtheatre.com

(Event date: Sat 02/11)   This Saturday evening, it’s award-winning country star Pam Tillis at the Hardin Performing Arts Center in Evans. The child of country music royalty, Pam Tillis continues to shine in her 3rd decade of performing and touring. Doors open at 6:30 and showime is 7:30pm. More details–including reserved seating options–can be found online at augustaamusements.com

(Event Date: Fri 02/10)   Symphony Orchestra Augusta presents “Black Violin” Friday evening, 7:30 at The Bell Auditorium, 712 Telfair Street in downtown Augusta. Comprised of Wil Baptists and Kev Marcus, “Black Violin” fuses jazz, hip-hop, funk and classical to focus the power of the music on younger audiences. Tickets and additional information are available at SOAugusta.Org.   

(Event Date:  Sat 02/11)   The Tony Howard Motown Review returns to the Imperial Theatre, 745 Broad Street downtown Augusta, this Saturday evening at 7pm. The show, now in its 9th year, includes tributes to the Temptations, Gladys Night, Tina Turner, Prince and more. The audience is invited to sing along with classics like “My Girl, Midnight Train, Proud Mary, Purple Rain and more. Tickets and information can be found on The Imperial Theatre website.

(Event Date: Sat 02/11)   The USC Aiken Cultural Series presents “The Harlem Quartet” Saturday evening at The Etherredge Center, 471 University Parkway in Aiken. The musically versatile ensemble has shared the stage with a “who’s who” of talented performers from Itzhak Perlman to Paquito D’Rivera--all in pursuit of their goal of advancing diversity in classical music. Show time is 7:30pm. Tickets and info on the calendar tab at Etherredge.USCA.edu.