7 days in a week

Jazz festival

Jazz drummer Steve Fidyk and his band, Parlour Project, will perform at the 13th Annual Jazz Discovery Music Festival at 7:30 p.m. Saturday in the Northwestern High School Auditorium in Rock Hill.

Appearing with Fidyk will be Rock Hill native Joseph Henson, who graduated from Rock Hill High School in 1989. A member of the Army Blues Jazz Band for 17 years, he is currently the musical director.

They also will perform with the Northwestern High School Senior Jazz Ensemble at 3 p.m. and with members of Steve Fidyk’s Parlour Project, and will present free instrument clinics at 3:45. The festival includes performances by high school and middle school bands from across the Carolinas as well as a performance by the University of South Carolina Blue Note Combo and a student jam session at noon. All the school performances and clinics are free and open to the public.

Tickets for the evening concert are $20. For information and tickets, go to www.nhsjazz.com or call Mark Yost at 803-981-1225.

Auditions

Fort Mill Community Playhouse auditions for “Mom’s Gift” will be 6:30-8 p.m. March 23-24 at the playhouse, 615 Banks St. Production dates are May 7-9 and 14-17. Auditions will be cold reading from the script. For information, go to fortmillplayhouse.org or call 803-548-8102.

Hear cellist

Shana Tucker will perform at 8 p.m. Thursday at Clover School District Auditorium, 1625 S.C. 55 East. Tucker has termed her music Chamber Soul for its dual jazz and classical pedigrees. “I can’t deny the classical training; it inspires my cello sensibilities. But I like the thump of walking blues and old timey bass lines. It’s like a delicious coffee blend, bold and robust with subtle undertones of bittersweet. Something you can’t quite place, but it’s still good.” Tickets: $15. For information, call 803-222-8018 or go to clover.k12.sc.us/csd.

Winter guard championships

Rock Hill High School and Winthrop University will host the Carolina Winter Ensemble Association 2015 Circuit Championships March 28. The public is invited to see more than 100 performances by high school and middle school ensembles as they compete in indoor percussion and winter guard contests. The opening ceremony is 8 a.m. at the Rock Hill High gym, 320 W. Springdale Road. Performances will take place throughout the day with the awards program at 5 p.m. Competition begins at 11 a.m. at Winthrop Coliseum, 1162 Eden Terrace, and conclude at 10 p.m. with awards. Admission is $15 adults and $12 ages 5-12. Tickets valid at both venues. For information, contact Joe Gulledge at 803-981-1323.

On the farm

Celebrating farm life in the 18th and 19th centuries, “Children’s Day on the Farm” will be 10 a.m.-4 p.m. March 28 at Historic Brattonsville in McConnells. Activities include storytelling, candle-dipping, blacksmithing, and food preparations. The Friends of Historic Brattonsville will offer concessions. Admission: $8, adults; $6, seniors; $3, ages 4-17 and free, age 3 and under and members.

This story was originally published March 18, 2015 at 11:09 PM with the headline "7 days in a week."