THURSDAY

Valdosta Board of Education’s Finance Committee meeting, Noon, Feb. 16, Superintendent’s Office, 1204 Williams St.

Guitars, Gear and a bit of Ukulele Clinic, 5 p.m.-6:30 p.m. Feb. 16, Ben Owens Music, 1803 Plum Street; A short concert followed by demos and tips. 

FRIDAY

5th Annual African American Artists’s Festival, 11 a.m. – 2 p.m. Feb. 17; 10 a.m. – 2 p.m. Feb. 18, Valdosta State University University Center, 1500 N. Patterson St. Festival include displays by local artists; mini work-shops, historical displays and presentations by local churches, organizations and fraternities and sororities; performances by local poets, singers, dancers, musicians, including local African drummers, African Dance Troupe “Village of Aya” and much more. Free and open to the public. For more information, call 253-8313 or (229) 460-4889.

Boggs Music Hall, 104 W. Lawson St., Hahira, showtime 6:30-8 p.m. every Friday. Rugh and Karen Boggs perform classic country, western and gospel music. Admission: Free.

Brooks County Jamboree: Fridays, Culpepper Street, Quitman. Billy Ingram & The Waysiders, a Brooks County band, present a night of classic country, country rock, line-dancing.

Craft Beer Tasting, 7 p.m. Feb. 17, Red Door Records; $8 tickets for 8 samples and a live beer podcast with Antebrewum. 

SATURDAY

West African Dancing and Drumming with Laneka Allen & The Family Village of Aya, 3-4 p.m. Feb. 18, Valdosta-Lowndes County Public Library, 300 Wood Wilson Drive.

Brooks County Jamboree: Culpepper Street, Quitman. Billy Ingram & The Waysiders, a Brooks County band, present a night of classic country, country rock, line-dancing.

Mt. Zion Music Hall, 6-10 p.m. Saturdays, Mt. Zion Road, located off Rocky Ford Road.

VSU’s Honors Student Association and the  VSU Women of Excellence  hold “Dr. Seuss Day”, 3-5 p.m. March 2, Honors House located at 222 Georgia Ave. This event celebrates Dr.Seuss’s birthday and Read Across America Day.

Cranford Hollow, 10 p.m. Feb. 18, Ashley Street Station. 

Ride to Rebuild Adel, 10 a.m. Feb. 18, 904 W. Mitchell Street, Adel. 

First Squad Tournament, 1 p.m. Feb. 18, BattleGround Laser Sports, $150 squad buy-in, $1,000 cash prize.