Edwin Eugene Bagley News Today

After a two-year hiatus, the Des Moines Symphony returns to the State Capitol to perform Yankee Doodle Pops in front of a crowd of 100,000.

The Little Rock Winds and conductor Israel Getzov perform at 7:30 p.m. today, at Second Presbyterian Church in Little Rock, a concert postponed by icy weather from Feb. 24. Baritone Ronald Jenson-McDaniel performs "The Nine," composed by Little Rock native Randall Standridge in honor of the Little Rock Nine and the 60th anniversary of the 1957 Little Rock Central High Crisis.

The Little Rock Winds and conductor Israel Getzov perform at 7:30 p.m. today, at Second Presbyterian Church in Little Rock, a concert postponed by icy weather from Feb. 24. Baritone Ronald Jenson-McDaniel performs "The Nine," composed by Little Rock native Randall Standridge in honor of the Little Rock Nine and the 60th anniversary of the 1957 Little Rock Central High Crisis.

"Pirates and Popstars" is the theme for this year's SoMa 501 "SoMardi Gras Parade," noon Saturday, featuring floats, walking groups, classic cars and pets. A promotional pitch for the parade suggests, "Think Madonna, Blackbeard, or maybe Johnny Depp as Captain Jack Sparrow riding down Main Street in the Black Pearl!"