Film

●The free public film series “The Screening Room: Classics, Crowd-Pleasers, Cult Favorites and Neglected Gems” will present a special 50th anniversary showing of director Alfred Hitchcock's suspense-filled 1959 masterpiece, “North By Northwest,” at 2 p.m. Sunday at the Florence-Lauderdale Public Library, 350 N. Wood Ave., Florence. The film stars Cary Grant, Eva Marie Saint, James Mason and Martin Landau and features music by frequent Hitchcock collaborator Bernard Herrmann. “The Screening Room” is hosted by film historian and Pillar of Fire founder Terry Pace, who teaches English at the University of North Alabama. Screenings are open to the public. For details, call the library at 764-6564 or Pillar of Fire at 366-4512, or e-mail pillaroffire@bellsouth.net.

Music

Music

●A musical cabaret will be featured this weekend at Sweet Magnolia Cafe, 1154 N. Wood Ave., Florence. On Friday, the cabaret features local entertainers Melissa Daniel and Heath Bain. Broadway entertainer Ken Shepski performs Saturday. Entertainment begins at

9:30 both nights. For reservations, call 765-2234.

●Travis Wammack and Butch “Big Arms” Ledford perform 6-8 Friday night at Good Springs Fish and More Restaurant, U.S. 43, Russellville. Details: 331-0059.

●Par Four performs Friday and The Chaney Gang performs Saturday at PJ's, 701 Davison Ave., Muscle Shoals. Details: myspace.com/pjsmuscleshoals or

383-1438.

●Featured performers at Side Pockets in Florence include Gone Arye on Friday and Zac Hacker on Saturday.

●Local entertainer Joseph Baldwin performs Friday night at Old Venice Pizza Co., Tupelo, Miss., and 6:30-8:30 p.m. Monday at Jonathan's Steakhouse, Russellville. Details: myspace.com/josephbaldwincountry

●Legendary songwriter and concert performer Stephen Foster will be at the Trojan House, Avalon Avenue, Muscle Shoals, on Saturday at 7 p.m. Joining Foster will be Johnny Holland, Logan Ramsdell and Spooner Oldham.

●Performers at Bumpers in Iron City, Tenn., this weekend will be Bill Estep on Saturday and Mitch Butler and Friends on Sunday. Details: 931-724-5544.

●Southern Accent is the featured entertainment Saturday beginning at 9 p.m. at Parker's Place, U.S. 43, St. Joseph, Tenn. Cover charge: $5.

●Kerry Gilbert and Shane Goodson, of the KGB, perform 6-8 p.m. Saturday at Good Springs Fish and More, U.S. 43, Russellville. Details: 331-0059.

●Karen Gruber, accompanied by Joseph Stallworth, performs 5-6:45 p.m. Tuesday at Swampers Lounge, inside the Marriott Shoals Hotel and Spa, Florence.

Special event

●“An Evening with Dr. Foster” begins at 7:30 p.m. Monday at the Ritz Theatre, downtown Sheffield. Tickets: $10, adults; $5, students; available at ritztheatre.ticketleap.com or 383-0533.

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