•Michael Franti & Spearhead
Saturday, March 13
Freedom Hall
937 Phillips Lane
www.michaelfranti.com
$30.50-$66; 8 p.m.
Michael Franti and backing band Spearhead have mixed hip-hop, reggae and rock for two decades, and this hybridization has led to thrilling live shows and critically acclaimed albums. Among them was last year’s All Rebel Rockers, which spawned the Top 40 hit “Say Hey (I Love You).”
They fill the opening spot on John Mayer’s tour stop at Freedom Hall Saturday. An alum of the Disposable Heroes of Hiphoprisy who loves playing music in the street, Franti and crew will surely leave it all onstage and let Mayer bat cleanup. Read LEO Weekly’s complete interview with Franti at www.leoweekly.com/music. —Brent Owen
•Celtic Crossroads
Saturday, March 13
Bomhard Theater, Kentucky Center
584-7777
www.kentuckycenter.org
$22.50-$27.50; 8 p.m.
Matthew Perry once poked fun at Irish dance when he noted on “Friends” that Michael Flatley “scares the bejeezus” out of him. “His arms and legs flail about as if independent from his body,” Perry’s character Chandler said. Nice. But the truth is, Irish dance is about as respected as any art form — it is steeped in history and tradition, which carries on Saturday at the Bomhard Theater with Celtic Crossroads. The show’s name recalls a time when neighboring communities in Ireland would meet at the crossroads between towns and villages to socialize. Seven world-class musicians will play more than 20 different instruments, and some of Ireland’s most respected dancers will join them to create a memorable Celtic spectacle. So where the heck is Matthew Perry these days anyway? He really should see this. —Kevin Gibson
•Playhouse Disney Live!
Saturday, March 13
The Louisville Palace
www.playhousedisneylive.com
Playhouse Disney Live! represents the first time that characters from the Playhouse Disney programs will be together on the same stage, creating interactive moments for children and their families. The original storyline follows this colorful cast as they set off in their unique ways to create and contribute songs and music for an unforgettable musical party at Mickey’s Clubhouse.
•Celtic Jewelry Workshop
Saturday, March 13
Kentucky Museum of Art and Craft
715 W. Main St.
$50 ($45 members); noon-4 p.m.
Participants will learn skills such as cleaning and preparing wire, making jump rings, hammering techniques, and creating clasps. The finishing touch will be a Celtic charm handcrafted by the instructor to create a marvelous Celtic necklace.
•The Doo-Wop All-Stars
Wildwood Country Club
5000 Bardstown Road
968-8511
$30/couple, $15 single; 7:30-11:30 p.m.
The 39th annual Congregation Adath Jeshurun Music Festival will feature the popular singer and composer, Joshua Nelson, “The Prince of Kosher Gospel”. The concert will celebrate the 50th Anniversary of the Kentucky Commission on Human Rights (KCHR) and the leaders in the Louisville community who helped formed the KCHR. Other performers include the West Louisville Boys and Girls Choir, led by McDaniel Bluitt as well as Cantors David Lipp of Congregation Adath Jeshurun and Sharon Hordes of Congregation Keneseth Israel along with Community Adult and Children’s choirs. Mayor Jerry Abramson will recognize leaders in the civil rights movement who helped create the Kentucky Commission on Human Rights, 50 years ago.
Brennan House Historic Home
631 S. 5th St.
www.preservationlouisville.org
$5; 2-5 p.m.
Irish Heritage Day at The Brennan House Historic Home will feature live Celtic music, and tours of the Brennan House, downtown Louisville’s last remaining Victorian townhouse, which tells the inspirational story and showcases the lifelong personal collection of Thomas Brennan, an Irish immigrant who moved his family to Kentucky following the Civil War and who thrived in the Louisville community.