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On Saturday, the Mississippi Symphony Orchestra presents "Pops II: Your Song: The Music of Elton John" at 7:30 p.m. at Thalia Mara Hall.

by Dustin Cardon
Feb. 10, 2012

Tonight, Clarinetist James Sclater and pianist Angie Willoughby perform at 7 p.m. at St. Mark's Episcopal Church (205 W. Main St., Raymond). The event is free; call 601-857-2994 or 601-857-8041. Bloodbird, ¡Los Buddies!, and Frank and the Meltones perform at the Jeremy Polk Benefit Concert at 7 p.m. at North Midtown Arts Center. Tickets are $10. Lightnin' Malcolm performs at 7 p.m. at the Blue Front Cafe. Admission is $10. The Mardi Gras Masquerade Ball is at 7 p.m. at The Castle of Raymond (1479 Pine Hill Drive, Raymond). Kolective Rhythm and Tawanna Shunte perform. Tickets are $25 in advance, $30 at the door, and $160 for a table of eight; call 601-922-0100. The Valentine Sweetheart Gala is at 8 p.m. at Union Train Station (300 W. Capitol St.). Christopher Williams performs. Singles: $65 in advance, $75 at the door; couples: $125 in advance, $135 at the door; call 601-209-8181 or 601-826-3969. Luckenbach plays at McB's. Trademark performs at Reed Pierce's. Snazz is at Shucker's. Need more options? See our Best Bets.

On Saturday, the opera simulcast of "Goetterdaemmerung" airs at 11 a.m. at Tinseltown (411 Riverwind Drive, Pearl). Tickets are $22, $20 for seniors, and $15 for children; call 601-936-5856. The Mississippi Pulp Con kicks off at noon at the Arts Center of Mississippi (201 E. Pascagoula St.) and includes MissiHIPPY's Black Hearts Ball at 9 p.m. Tickets are $10 in advance and $15 at the door; call 601-397-6292; visit http://www.mspulpcon.com. The Mississippi HeARTS Against AIDS Benefit is at 6 p.m. at Hal & Mal's. Tickets are $30 in advance and $35 at the door; call 601-750-5883. The Ignite the Night Gala is at 6:30 p.m. at the Mississippi Children's Museum (2145 Highland Drive). Adults only. $100; call 601-981-5469 or 877-793-KIDS. The Mississippi Symphony Orchestra presents "Pops II: Your Song: The Music of Elton John" at 7:30 p.m. at Thalia Mara Hall. $15 and up; call 601-960-1565. The play "Shh! Please Don't Tell" is at 8 p.m. at Jackson State University (1400 John R. Lynch St.) at McCoy Auditorium. $35; call 800-745-3000. Mingo Fishtrap performs at 9 p.m. at Duling Hall. $10 in advance, $12 at the door; call 601-291-7121 or 800-745-3000. Electric Mudd performs at Martin's. Shooting Out the Lights and Wooden Finger play at Ole Tavern. For more events, check out the JFP Events Calendar

On Sunday, Art House Cinema Downtown at the Russell C. Davis Planetarium features the films "Adriana Lecouvreur" at 2 p.m. ($16) and "Take Shelter" at 5 p.m. ($7). Visit http://www.msfilm.org. The Detectives present the dinner theater "Dying to Be Married" at 5 p.m. at Sway's Bistro (1139 Old Fannin Road, Suite M, Brandon). $42.50; call 601-992-2450. Get 'Em Gutta, Lyrickz, Yung Slim and more perform during the Generation NXT Indie Concert Series at Dreamz JXN at 6 p.m. Mississippi Murder Mystery presents the dinner theater "Monster Bash" at 6 p.m. at Kathryn's. $42; call 601-291-7444. Also, be sure to take some time to support a local restaurant such as Bon Ami, Two Sisters Kitchen, Julep, Cool Al's, or Cerami's. If you want more dining options, see
url=http://www.jacksonfreepress.com/index.php/restaurants/]JFP Restaurant Listings[/url] and the Menu Guide.

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