TUPELO

'Cats' to prance

at BancorpSouth Arena

‰ A touring company will present the award-winning musical "Cats" at 7:30 p.m. today at the BancorpSouth Arena.

Tickets are $59, $49, $39 and $29 plus fees at the box office, arena outlets, www.bcsarena.com, www.ticketmaster.com, (800) 745-3000 and (662) 841-6528.

Tupelo Ballet will

celebrate McDonalds

‰ Tupelo Ballet's "En Pointe Award Celebration" will honor the philanthropy of Dr. Tom and Susan McDonald.

The event, which includes dinner and performances, will be at 7 p.m. Friday at the BancorpSouth Conference Center.

Tickets are $50/per person. Call (662) 844-1928.

Tupelo's Azalea Tour

will open on Saturday

‰ The East Heights Garden Club's 2009 Azalea Tour in Tupelo will open on Saturday at the Elvis Presley Birthplace and Museum.

Follow Azalea Tour markers, and pick up maps at Tupelo Convention and Visitors Bureau and the birthplace. Call (662) 844-4485 or 871-1384.

NEW ALBANY

Theater troup

presents 'M*A*S*H'

‰ The Tallahatchie River Players will present "M*A*S*H" at 7:30 p.m. today through Saturday at the Cinampé Theater in New Albany.

Tickets are $8. Call (662) 534-3428.

CORINTH

CT-A stages Williams'

'The Glass Menagerie'

‰ Corinth Theatre-Arts will stage Tennessee Williams' "The Glass Menagerie" at 7:30 p.m. Friday and Saturday and 2 p.m. Sunday at Crossroads Playhouse.

Tickets are $10/adults and $5/students. For more, call (662) 287-2995.

STARKVILLE

'Us amp& Them' exhibit

features student work

‰ Mississippi State University will showcase student art during "Us amp& Them," an exhibit at the Department of Art Gallery in McComas Hall and Giles Hall Gallery.

A pair of receptions are scheduled for today:

n 5:30 to 6:30 p.m., Giles Hall Gallery.

n 6:30 to 7:30 p.m., Department of Art Gallery in McComas Hall.

Call (662) 325-0393.

Daily Journal reports