THEATER

“The Foreigner”

8 p.m. Friday-Saturday; 2:30 p.m. Sunday, Macon Little Theatre. Written by Larry Shue. Box office opens to the public Monday. Call 477-3342 or 471-PLAY for reservations. $18 adults, $15 seniors (60+), $10 students with ID.

“How to Kill a Class Reunion”

7 p.m. Friday-Saturday, Austin Theatre, Fort Valley. Written and directed by Linda Smith. Georgia Peach Festival murder mystery dinner theater. Call (478) 951-4828 for ticket information.

“The Spiral Staircase”

8 p.m. Friday-Saturday, Thursday-Feb. 18; 2 p.m. Sunday and Feb. 19, The Rose Theater, 23 W. Johnston St., Forsyth. Presented by The Backlot Players. (478) 994-0443 or www.thebacklotplayers.org. $15 adults, $12 seniors (62 and up) and students.

“Rock of Ages”

7:30 p.m. Monday, Grand Opera House, 651 Mulberry St. Musical comedy set in 1987. $45-$50. 301-5470.

Tyler Perry’s “The Have and The Have Nots”

7:30 p.m. Wednesday, Macon Coliseum, 200 Coliseum Drive. This comedy features stars from Tyler Perry productions. $40.50. 751-9232.

“Of Mice And Men”

7:30 p.m. Wednesday, Grand Opera House, 651 Mulberry St. $14-$20. 301-5470.

“The Colored Museum”

7 p.m. Thursday-Feb. 18 and Feb. 21-25, 2 p.m. Feb. 19 and 26, The Back Door Theater, Willingham Hall, Mercer University, 1400 Coleman Ave. Presented by Mercer Theatre. Sheri N. Wilson directs the George C. Wolfe play. $5. 301-2974.

“Purlie Victorious”

8 p.m. Feb. 17-18, 24-25; 2:30 p.m. Feb. 19; 7:30 p.m. Feb. 22-23, Theatre Macon, 438 Cherry St. Comedy directed by Jim Crisp. Call 746-9485 for reservations beginning Monday. www.theatremacon.com. $20 adults, $18 seniors, $15 students.

“The Wedding Singer”

8 p.m. Feb. 22-25, Russell Auditorium, Georgia College and State University, Milledgeville. $16 general admission; $12 seniors, Georgia College faculty and staff and non-Georgia College students; $7 Georgia College students. (478) 445-8290.

STUNT!

7 p.m. Feb. 25, Wesleyan College, Porter Auditorium, 4760 Forsyth Road. Student-produced musical revue and competition for the coveted STUNT cup. Proceeds benefit scholarships. 757-5216. $5 general admission; tickets available at the door.

“Thanksgiving Day”

7:30 p.m. Feb. 25, Hawkinsville Opera House, 100 Lumpkin St., Hawkinsville. Comedy. (478) 783-1884. $20.

“Crowns”

March 1-4, Austin Theatre, Fort Valley. Musical gospel play by Regina Taylor. www.kendrickacademy.com. $10-25.

“Come Together”

7:30 p.m. March 3, Douglass Theatre. Middle Georgia Youth Ballet and the Howard High School Chamber Orchestra rock, roll and remember the music of the Beatles. Tickets available from the Douglass box office, 742-2000. $10.

CLASSICAL MUSIC

Robert McDuffie in concert

7:30 p.m. Saturday, Fickling Hall, McCorkle Music Building, Mercer University, 1329 Adams St. Purchase tickets at tickets.mercer.edu or by phone at 301-5470. $25 general admission, free with Mercer I.D.

Warner Robins Community Concert Association

3 p.m. Sunday, Georgia Brass Quintet from the University of Georgia; and 3 p.m. April 15, Fort Valley State University Concert Choir. All performances at First United Methodist Church, 205 North Davis Drive, Warner Robins. $10, free for students. 923-7024. www.wrconcert.org.

Mercer University Orchestra

7:30 p.m. Tuesday, Fickling Hall, McCorkle Music Building, Mercer University, 1329 Adams St. Guest conductor Yaniv Segal is founder and conductor of the Chelsea Symphony in New York and music director of the Michigan Pops Orchestra. Also 7:30 p.m. Mar. 27, Fickling Hall. Guest conductor Robert Treviño has conducted orchestras and ensembles across North America, Europe and Asia. 301-5751. Free.

Mad About Chamber Music II: Mercer University Wind Ensemble

7:30 p.m. Feb. 17, Fickling Hall, McCorkle Music Building, Mercer Univeristy, 1329 Adams St. Douglas Hill conducts student musicians of Townsend School of Music. 301-5751. Free.

Macon Symphony Orchestra

7:30 p.m. Feb. 18, Grand Opera House. “Suite and Symphonic.” Guest conductor: Yaniv Segal. 7:30 p.m. March 31: “Great Acts.” Guest conductor: Robert Trevino. 7:30 p.m. May 5: “Bond and Beyond.” Guest conductor: C. David Keith. www.maconsymphony.com.

The American Boy Choir

4 p.m. Feb. 19, Vineville Methodist Church, 2045 Vineville Ave. Presented by Music and the Arts at Vineville. 745-3331. Free.

Anton Nel, pianist

7:30 p.m. Feb. 21, Fickling Hall, McCorkle Music Building, Mercer University, 1329 Adams St. Nel plays a program of Bach, Kodaly, Debussy, Mendelssohn, Schubert and more. Purchase tickets at tickets.mercer.edu or by phone at 301-5470. $10 general admission, free with Mercer I.D.

Third Thursday Organ Interludes

Noon-12:30 p.m. St. Joseph Catholic Church, 830 Poplar St. Lunch available in the Social Hall at 12:30 p.m. for $5 per person. Thursday: Young Artists in Concert, with short presentations by six students; March 19-23, Mulberry Street United Methodist Church: Cherry Blossom Series; April 19: Harold McManus; and May 17: Gerald Carper.

The Met: Live in HD

Douglass Theatre, 355 Martin Luther King Jr. Blvd. 1 p.m. Saturday: “Gotterdamerung.” 1 p.m. Feb. 25: “Ernani.” Noon April 7: “Manon.” 1 p.m. April 14: “La Traviata.”

Galleria Mall Stadium Cinemas, 2980 Watson Blvd., Centerville. Noon Saturday: “Gotterdamerung.” 12:55 p.m. Feb. 25 and 6:30 p.m. March 14: “Ernani.” Noon April 7 and 6:30 p.m. April 25: “Manon.” 12:55 p.m. April 14 and 6:30 p.m. May 2: “La Traviata.” www.metopera.org/hdlive. Tickets are available at the theater box offices.

AUDITIONS

“The King and I”

7 p.m. Monday-Tuesday, The Rose Theater, 23 W. Johnston St., Forsyth. Presented by the Backlot Players. Needed: two men, three women, two boys, and two featured men and a large singing-dancing ensemble with children. 994-0443. thebacklotplayers.org.

Middle Georgia Concert Band

7-9 p.m. Mondays, Tattnall Square Academy band room, Trojan Way off Wesleyan Drive. Membership is open to all wind and percussion players. Ages 17 through 97. 390-4248.

ET CETERA

“Winter Arts Festival” Call for Artists

Middle Georgia Art Association’s annual celebration of the visual arts and the artists who create it is open to all artists and craftsmen, 18 and older, in the Middle Georgia area. Show dates are Feb. 17-March 10. Deadline is Tuesday. Entry forms are available online at www.middlegeorgiaart.org or by calling 744-9557 or middlegeorgiaart@bellsouth.net.

Sweet Georgia Sound Show Chorus

7 p.m. Tuesdays, St. Peter Claver School, 133 Ward St. Women interested in singing with the local chorus chapter of Sweet Adelines International can join in during the Christmas season. Singing lesson and first month of membership is free. 335-3010.