Friday

• The Creole Gallery, 1218 Turner St. in Lansing, presents Jez Lowe and the Bad Pennies at 8 p.m. Admission is $10 for students and $13 for the general public. For more information, visit www.lansing.com/creolegallery/ or call (517)487-9549.

• Hobie's Restaurant, 930 Trowbridge Road, will host "A Medley of Melodies" from 7-9 p.m. For more information, call (517)351-3800.

• Breslin Center will host James Taylor at 8 p.m. Ticket prices range from $35-$45 plus handling fees and there is a $5 discount for Lansing Community College and MSU students, faculty and staff. For more information, visit www.breslincenter.com or call (517)432-5000.

• "Mulholland Drive" will be playing at W-499 Main Library at 7 p.m. For more information, call (517)355-8981. Admission is free.

• The Temple Club, 500 E. Grand River Ave. in Lansing, presents Ed Smith and Kathy Ingram during Live Jazz Happy Hour from 5-9 p.m. The Pusherz and Patric Michaels also will perform. For more information, visit www.templeclub.com or call (517)316-0400.

• University Relations presents "Out of the Ashes: Readings from Banned and Burned Books" at 7 p.m. at Barnes & Noble Booksellers, 333 E. Grand River Ave. Take a stand against censorship by reading aloud from a banned or burned book or listen to others as they read. For more information, call (517)432-0921.

• Grammy-winning jazz singers Nancy Wilson and Ramsey Lewis will perform at Wharton Center at 7:30 p.m. Ticket prices range from $25-$38. For more information, call (517)353-1982.

Saturday

• Thomas Mapfumo and the Blacks Unlimited will play the Auditorium's Fairchild Theatre at 8:30 p.m. Tickets are $20 for the general public and $15 for students and children. For more information, call (517)432-2000.

• Gregory's Inc., 2510 N. Martin Luther King Blvd. in Lansing, presents Old School Saturday, a mix of old school jazz and R&B, from 8 p.m. to 2 a.m. For more information, call (517)323-7122.

• The Temple Club, 500 E. Grand River Ave. in Lansing, presents Dieselboy with MC Messinian, Op-Mode, Hydro, The Barron and Dissasembeler. For more information, visit www.templeclub.com or call (517)316-0400.

• Looking Glass Music and Arts Association presents contra and square dance from 8-11 p.m. at Bailey Community Center, 300 N. Bailey St. Live music will be provided by the Scarlet Runner String Band. There will be a beginners workshop at 7:30 p.m. Admission is $4 for students, $7 for members of the association and $8 for the general public. For more information, call (517)487-1353, (517)337-0235 or visit my.voyager.net/~bonhanno.

Sunday

• "Beethoven Lives Upstairs," a family concert conducted by Karen Nixon Lane, will be held at 4 p.m. in the Great Hall of Wharton Center. For more information, call (517)487-5001.

All weekend

• Abrams Planetarium presents "The Search for Life in the Universe," a logical examination of extraterrestrial existence narrated by Leonard Nimoy. Showtimes are at 8 p.m. Friday and Saturday and 4 p.m. Sunday. Admission is $3 for adults, $2.50 for students and seniors and $2 for ages 12 and under. For more information, call (517)355-4672.

• The Arts Council of Greater Lansing presents "The Tribute," performed by the Bath Community Theatre Guild. Showtimes are at 8 p.m. Friday and Saturday at Bath Middle School Auditorium, 13675 Webster Road in Bath. For more information, call (517)641-4336.