ToDo this week: St. Patrick’s Day race, food truck festival and egg hunts
Today
Tats and Tunes Featuring the Black Sheep Ensemble
Enjoy world music by a brass and percussion ensemble based out of Atlanta and explore the new “We Tattooed Your Father” exhibit. 6-8 p.m. Columbus Museum, 1251 Wynnton Road. Free. 706-748-2562 or columbusmuseum.com.
Newcomers
Newcomers and Friends Club of Columbus will have free coffee and medically retired Staff Sgt. Jeremiah Means will speak on overcoming the obstacles. 10 a.m. Columbus Botanical Gardens, 3603 Weems Road. Open to public. Call Lynda at 706-888-6556.
St. Paddy’s 5k
Wear your green while running in this race during the middle of the week. 6:30 p.m. 1104 Broadway. $25-$30. estartline.com
March 18-19, 24-26, 31-April 2
The Last Rose of Innod
Evie Willoughby is dying, but when an old man in the hospital gives her an acorn to plant, it opens the doorway to a strange world. 7:30 p.m. Family Theatre, 2100 Hamilton Road. $5-$12. familytheatre.org or 706-366-7196.
Saturday
Brahms & Bruckner
The Columbus Symphony Orchestra brings the music of two 19th century German Romantic composers to the stage. 7:30 p.m. RiverCenter, 900 Broadway. $30-$34. 706-256-3612 or rivercenter.org.
Eggstravaganza
Join the Easter bunny for an egg hunt, along with photos, face painting, crafts and prizes. 10 a.m.-1 p.m. Blue Field, Fort Benning. Free. benningmwr.com/calendar
Hockey
The Columbus Cottonmouths host the Knoxville Ice Bears. 7:30 p.m. Columbus Civic Center, 400 Fourth St. $9-$30. cottonmouths.com
Food truck festival
Gourmet food trucks from Atlanta to you. 11 a.m.-6 p.m. Woodruff Park. Prices vary. 706-596-0111 or uptowncolumbusga.com.
Concert and talent show
This spring break concert and talent show will showcase young adults in singing, dancing and rapping. 5-10 p.m. Phenix City Amphitheater, 508 Dillingham St. $10-$15. dbiradio.com
Friday-Saturday
Fly Fishing School
Callaway hosts the annual weekend of fly fishing lessons taught by expert fishermen. Callaway Gardens, Pine Mountain. Prices vary. 1-877-686-7114 or callawaygardens.com.
Sunday
Easter egg hunt
Visit the Easter bunny, get your face painted and hunt eggs. 3 p.m. (Hunt begins at 3:15 p.m.) The Wynn House, 1240 Wynnton Road. $5. thewynnhouse.com
Monday
Student Composers Concert
CSU composition studio presents an evening of original work. 7:30 p.m. RiverCenter, 900 Broadway. Free. 706-649-7225 or rivercenter.org.
Monday-Wednesday
Family film fest
Enjoy two family film favorites in the museum’s newly renovated Giant Screen Theater. 9:30 a.m. “Cinderella” and noon “Goosebumps” on Monday and Wednesday. Movies and swap times on Tuesday. National Infantry Museum, 1775 Legacy Way. Free. nationalinfantrymuseum.org
Monday-Tuesday
Art and Acting Camp
Spend your Spring Break at camp with local artists Yadira Padilla and Ishamael Markael learning about art at the Columbus Museum and acting at the Liberty Theater. 9 a.m.-4 p.m. Columbus Museum, 1251 Wynnton Road. $50 members, $60 non-members. Register by March 14. Lunch not included. 706-748-2562 or columbusmuseum.com.
Tuesday
Hockey
The Columbus Cottonmouths host the Fayetteville FireAntz. 7:30 p.m. Columbus Civic Center, 400 Fourth St. $9-$30. cottonmouths.com
March 27
“Field of Play: Sports in the Chattahoochee Valley”
New exhibit featuring highlights from our region’s sports history. Through March 2017. Columbus Museum, 1251 Wynnton Road. Free. 706-748-2562 or columbusmuseum.com
March 31
CSU wind ensemble
“Signals from Heaven” an evening of evocative and spiritual music. 7:30 p.m. RiverCenter, 900 Broadway. Free. 706-649-7225 or rivercenter.org.
This story was originally published March 17, 2016 at 11:32 AM with the headline "ToDo this week: St. Patrick’s Day race, food truck festival and egg hunts."