When: The exhibit runs through March 22. Museum hours are 9 a.m.-5 p.m. Tuesday-Saturday. Where: Tubman African American Museum, 310 Cherry St., Macon Details: In collaboration with the museum, Mercer Associate Professor of History and Africana Studies Dr. Matt Harper and students in his African American history course researched and curated an exhibit that features advertisements for runaway slaves published in the Macon Telegraph from 1823-1865. Museum admission is free for museum members and Mercer students and $5 for all others.

Weekend series at Sikes Field, 4 p.m. and 6:30 p.m.

The McEachern Art Center, in collaboration with ACA Gallery in New York, presents Vaivén, featuring the work of Afro-Caribbean figurative artist Kandy Lopez. Lopez’s work explores constructed identities, telling stories of people of color. Her current series is centered around large, yarn-based portraits on plastic canvas. Initially designed to be walked on like a rug, these pieces symbolize the marginalization of people of color in this country. In this exhibition, the portraits are elevated on gallery walls and suspended —…

First game of the weekend series.

Join the Beta Sigma chapter of Alpha Delta Pi for our first annual Diamonds and Pearls Gala! This semi-formal event will be held on March 14 from 7:00-10:00 pm at the Georgia Sports Hall of Fame. Ticket prices are as follows: $25 for advance tickets, $40 for tickets at the door, and $10 for Mercer students. Your ticket promises admission to the Georgia Sports Hall of Fame, access to a delicious dessert bar, live music, and participation in our silent…

Friday, March 14 Mercer Percussion Ensemble Fickling Hall, 7:30 p.m. Come and hear traditional and non-traditional music performed by the Percussion Ensemble and BEAR Steel! Free and open to the public

Friday, March 14 Kathleen Madigan: The Day Drinking Tour Piedmont Grand Opera House, 7:30 p.m. Comedian Kathleen Madigan’s 33-year comedy career is showing no signs of slowing down as she is on her current tour, The Day Drinking Tour. As a premiere stand-up comedian, Madigan sells out marquee theaters across the country, and is one of the few female comedians to tour over 250 days a year.Madigan has squeezed in over 40 appearances on daytime and late-night talk shows, and has…

When: The exhibit runs through March 22. Museum hours are 9 a.m.-5 p.m. Tuesday-Saturday. Where: Tubman African American Museum, 310 Cherry St., Macon Details: In collaboration with the museum, Mercer Associate Professor of History and Africana Studies Dr. Matt Harper and students in his African American history course researched and curated an exhibit that features advertisements for runaway slaves published in the Macon Telegraph from 1823-1865. Museum admission is free for museum members and Mercer students and $5 for all others.

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Game 3 of the weekend series.