This week in Monett: On Friday at Mocha Jo's, 404 E. Broadway, Wyatt and Friends offer a bluegrass and country jam at 7 p.m.

At Denali Dreams, 316 E. Broadway, Friday will be open mike night, beginning at 7 p.m. Interested performers are encouraged to call ahead to 417-772-7092.

In Purdy, the Purdy High School Spanish Club holds a benefit concert at 7 p.m. on Saturday in the high school gym.

This week in Springfield: At the Hammons Hall for the Performing Arts, the Blue Man Group plays at 8 p.m. on Friday and 2 and 8 p.m. on Saturday. Mermaid Theatre of Nova Scotia presents the children's show "Treasured Stories" bu Eric Carle at 6:30 p.m. on Feb. 21. The Missouri State University bands present a concert at 7:30 p.m. on Feb. 23.

At Missouri State University, the MSU Inertia Dance Company performs at 7:30 p.m. on Saturday at the Vandivort Center Theater, 315 E. Walnut, fourth floor. Paula Vogel's play "How I Learned to Drive" opens at 7:30 p.m. on Feb. 23 and runs through the weekend in the Craig Hall Balcony Theatre.

Springfield Regional Opera presents Act I of Andrew Lloyd Webber's "Tell Me On Sunday" and Gilbert and Sullivan's "Trial By Jury" at 7:30 p.m. on Friday and 2 p.m. on Sunday at the Gillioz Theater, 325 Park Central East.

Prokofiev's "Peter and the Wolf" will receive its annual performance at 10:30 a.m. and 12:30 p.m. on Feb. 22 at the O'Reilly Family Entertainment Center on the Drury University campus.

At the Ozark Empire Fairgrounds, the Springfield Lawn and Garden Show runs Friday and Saturday. The Endurocross motorcycle dirt bike races run at 7:30 p.m. on Saturday.

Final performances of Springfield Little Theatre's production of the musical "Annie" continues with shows at 7:30 p.m. Friday, 2:30 and 7:30 p.m. Saturday, and 2:30 p.m. Sunday and Feb. 16-19 at the Landers Theater, 311 E. Walnut.

At the Outland Ballroom, 326 South Ave., performing this week are Supersuckers, Spittin' Cobras, 10,000 Broken Bodies and Josh and the Jerks on Friday; Machine Gun Symphony and Honky Tonky Renovators on Saturday; and Endless Summer on Feb. 22.

At the Rock House, 41 High St. in Reeds Spring, Michael Cochran and Pete Szkolka perform at 6:30 p.m. on Saturday.

This week in northwest Ark.: At the Walton Arts Center, 495 W. Dickson in Fayetteville, Kim Rosenstock's play "Tigers Be Still" will be presented at 7:30 p.m. on Friday, 2 and 7:30 p.m. on Saturday, 2 and 7 p.m. on Sunday; 7:30 p.m. on Feb. 23 and through next weekend. The musical "Million Dollar Quartet" is presented at 7 p.m. on Feb. 21-23 and through next weekend.

At George's Majestic Lounge, 519 W. Dickson in Fayetteville, performing this week are Earl and Them, the FOS Project, Zoogma, Floozies and Montu on Friday; Chasing Pictures and A Good Fight on Saturday; Deadman Flats, Dumptruck and Butterlips on Feb. 21; and the Josh Abbott Band on Feb. 23.

At the Fine Arts Center at the University of Arkansas in Fayetteville, the annual recital by the Northwest Arkansas Chapter of the American Guild of Organists will be held at 3p.m. on Sunday.

At Goodfolk Productions, 229 N. Block St. in Fayetteville, Tommy Byrd and Kathy Street perform at 7:30 p.m. on Friday.

The 2012 Boat and RV Show will be held Friday through Sunday at the John Q. Hammons Convention Center in Rogers.

The musical "Hairspray" is presented at 8 p.m. on Friday and Saturday, 2 p.m. on Sunday, 8 p.m. on Friday and Saturday, 2 p.m. on Sunday, and Feb. 23 into next weekend at the Rogers Little Theater, 116 S. Second St. in Rogers.

Mardi Gras festivities are underway in Eureka Springs. The coronation ball is at 6 p.m. on Friday at the Crescent Hotel ballroom. On Saturday, the Mardi Gras parade is downtown at 2 p.m., the costume contest is at 3:30 p.m. at the New Delhi Cafe on Main Street, and the Beaux Arts Ball is at 7 p.m. at the Basin Park Hotel ballroom. The Arti Gras art showcase runs Sunday through Feb. 21. On Feb. 21, the Second Line Crawl begins at 4:30 p.m. at the Pied Piper Pub on South Main, ending with the King Cake Ball and Dinner at 6 p.m. at St. Elizabeth's Parish Center, 232 Passion Play Road.

This week in Joplin: At the Spiva Center for the Arts, Third and Wall, "quick draw" portrait artist Sherry Pettey offers a class from 11 a.m. to 2 p.m. on Saturday.

In Carthage, the Chamber of Commerce's eighth annual Trivia Night for team competition will be held at 6 p.m. on Friday at Memorial Hall, 407 S. Garrison Ave.

Final performances of Norman Robbins' comedy "A Tomb with a View" is presented this weekend at the Stone's Throw Dinner Theatre in Carthage. Shows are at 7:30 p.m. Friday and Saturday 2 p.m. on Sunday, preceded by one hour with a meal.

At the Woodshed Emporium, 311 S. Main in Carthage, Lost Hill and Risin' Creek play bluegrass at 7:30 p.m. on Friday.

In Carl Junction, the Rhythm and Hues Jazz and Art Fest runs 5 to 10 p.m. on Friday at Carl Junction High School, 202 S. Broadway.

At the Downstream Casino, west of Joplin, performing this week is Retrorockerz with classic rock on Friday; Dewayne Bowman and Swingshift with country swing and country musician Sean Adair on Saturday; the Larry Getz Dixieland Band plays for Fat Tuesday on Feb. 21.

This week in Miami: At the Buffalo Run Casino, Thompson Square performs at 9 p.m. on Friday; Marty Stuart and his band play at 8 p.m. on Saturday.

Miami Little Theatre presents "Steel Magnolias" Feb. 23-25 at the Coleman Theatre, 103 N. Main.

This week in Tulsa, Okla.: The Vienna Boys Choir performs at 7:30 p.m. on Feb. 23 at the Mabee Center, 7777 S. Lewis.

At the BOK Center, 200 S. Denver, Cirque du Soleil presents "Michael Jackson: The Immortal World Tour" at 8 p.m. on Saturday and 4 p.m. on Sunday.

At the Tulsa Performing Arts Center, 110 E. Second St., "Home Made," a choreographed show with original music is presented at 8 p.m. on Friday and Saturday in the John H. Williams Theatre. Trio Solisti plays music by American Paul Moravec and other styles in concert at 3 p.m. on Sunday in the John Williams Theatre. Cody Daigle's play reimagining the creation of Shakespeare's "The Tempest" from the perspective of Virginia Woolf in "A Room of One's Own" is presented at 7:30 p.m. on Saturday in the Liddy Doenges Theatre. Playhouse Tulsa presents Shakespeare's "The Tempest" at 7:30 p.m. on Friday and 2 p.m. on Sunday in the Liddy Doenges Theatre.

At Cain's Ballroom, 423 N. Main, playing this week are Jake Owen and the Lost Trailers on Friday; the fifth annual Dog Bowl with competition for pets and live music from Beacon Drive on Sunday; Excision, Liquid Stranger, Lucky Date and Heady P on Feb. 21; an acoustic show by Hurt and the Wandering Madman on Feb. 22; Lotus and Montu on Feb. 23.

This week in Pittsburg, Kan.: The Southeast Kansas Symphony Orchestra performs the overture to Verdi's "Forza Del Destino," Wagenseil's Concerto for Alto Trombone and Orchestra, "Vissi D'arte" from Puccini's "Tosca" and "Romance for Viola and Orchestra" by Bruch. The concert is at 3 p.m. on Sunday in Memorial Auditorium, 503 N. Pine.

This week in Nevada: John Steinbeck's "Of Mice and Men" is presented at 8 p.m. on Feb. 23 and through the weekend by the Nevada Community Council on the Performing Arts at the Fox Playhouse, 110 S. Main.

This week in Kansas City: On Friday, Christian music's Winter Jam with Skillet, Sanctus Real, Peter Furler, Building 429 and more runs at 7 p.m. at the Sprint Center, 1407 Grand Blvd. Stephen Lynch performs at the VooDoo Lounge at Harrah's Casino. LoCash Cowboys, Burford and Lucas Cook play at the Beaumont Club, 4050 Pennsylvania. Sixteen local bands play for Winter Fest at the Uptown Theater, 3700 Broadway.

On Saturday, Carnival du Soul with costumes and music by Hearts of Darkness, the Good Foot and Superwolf starts at 8 p.m. at the Uptown Theater. Eleven choreographers present a dance showcase at 8 p.m. at the Folly Theater, 300 W. 12th St. Pianist Konstantin Lifschitz performs the music of J.S. Bach at 8 p.m. at the Kauffman Center for the Performing Arts, 1601 Broadway.

On Sunday, operatic super tenor Juan Diego Florez gives a recital at 2 p.m. at the Kauffman Center. DRUGS, Hit the Lights, Like Moths to Flames and Sparks the Rescue play at the Beaumont Club.

Kansas City Ballet's production of Prokofiev's "Romeo and Juliet" is presented at 7:30 p.m. on Friday and 2 p.m. on Sunday, at 7:30 p.m. on Feb. 23 and through next weekend at the Kauffman Center for the Performing Arts.

On Feb. 20, the University of Missouri Conservatory of Music and Dance performs Carl Orff's "Carmina Burana" with dancers at 7:30 p.m. at Helzberg Hall at the Kauffman Center.

The world premier of the musical "The Great Immensity" by Steven Cosson and Michael Friedman opens Friday at the Copaken Stage at 13th and Walnut, running through March 18.

Laurie Brooks' play "The Wrestling Season," a commissioned work, runs through Sunday at the Coterie Theatre at Crown Center, Grand and Pershing Road. Weekday shows are at 10 a.m. and noon with no shows on Mondays.

The American Heartland Theater presents the world premiere of Sean Grennan's play "Beer for Breakfast" through Sunday at Crown Center, 2450 Grand Blvd.

Kansas City Repertory Theatre's production of Twain's "Tom Sawyer" runs through Sunday at the Spencer Theatre on the University of Missouri campus, 4949 Cherry. Shows are at 8 p.m. on Friday and Saturday, and 7 p.m. Sunday and Tuesdays through Thursdays.

"My Romance," a revue of songs by Rodgers and Hart, runs through Sunday at the Quality Hill Playhouse, 303 W. 10th St.

This week in Columbia: The Mid-Missouri Farm Toy Show runs Saturday at the Knights of Columbus building, 2525 N. Stadium Blvd.

Moliere's "Monsieur Baptist: The Con Man" opens Feb. 23 and runs for two weekends at the Rhynsburger Theatre, northeast corner of Hitt and University.

This week in St. Louis:

On Friday, country music stars George Strait and Martina McBride perform at 7:30 p.m. at the Scottrade Center, 1401 Clark Ave. The puppet company Henson Alternative's Miskreant Puppets present the adult show "Stuffed and Unstrung" at 8 p.m. at the Touhill Performing Arts Center on the University of Missouri campus. Comedian Gabriel Igelsias performs at 8 p.m. at the Peabody Opera House, 1400 Market. The 10th annual Mayor's Mardi Gras Ball is at the City Hall Rotunda, starting at 6 p.m.

On Saturday, the Romero family of guitarists performs at 8 p.m. at the 560 Music Center, 560 Trinity at Delmar. The Mardi Gras parade starts at 11 a.m. in the Soulard district. The Canadian vocal duo Dala performs at 8 p.m. at the Edison Theater on Washington University campus. The Silver Roots violin/cello/ flute trio present a concert of classical and traditional music "Japan Meets World" at 8 p.m. at the Touhill Performing Arts Center.

The Shen Yun traditional Chinese culture show of music and dance is presented at 7:30 p.m. Saturday and 2 p.m. on Sunday at the Peabody Opera House, 1400 Market St.

The St. Louis Symphony Orchestra offers a concert with the Hubbard Street Dance Company of Chicago at 8 p.m. on Friday and Saturday and 3 p.m. on Sunday.

On Feb. 21, the Fat Tuesday Parade runs downtown at 7 p.m., running from Washington and Broadway to 14th St.

A touring production of "West Side Story" runs through Feb. 26 at the Fox Theatre, 527 N. Grand, with weekday shows at 8 p.m., 2 and 8 p.m. Sunday, 2 and 7:30 p.m. Sunday and 1 p.m. on Feb. 23.

The Black Repertory Theatre's production of Shakespeare's "A Midsummer Night's Dream" runs through March 4 at the Grandel Theatre, across from Powell Hall off Grand St.

Repertory Theatre of St. Louis' production David Mamet's play "Race" runs through March 4 at the Loretto-Hilton Center on the Webster University campus in Webster Groves.

The play "Radio Free Emerson," a free adaptation of Ibsen's "The Wild Duck," is presented at 8 p.m. Friday and Saturday, 2 p.m. Sunday and again next weekend at the Edison Theater on the Washington University campus.

The play "The Maids" runs 8 p.m. on Friday and Saturday, 2 p.m. Sunday, and the following two weekends at the Kranzberg Arts Center Blackbox Theater, 501 N. Grand.

At the Pageant, 6161 Delmar, performing this week are Lotus, Conspirator and Goodness Gracious on Saturday.