'Ring of Fire' plays Feb. 13

The River Campus' Bedell Performance Hall will host the touring musical "Ring of Fire: The Music of the Man in Black" at 7:30 p.m. Feb. 13. The musical uses 38 of Johnny Cash's songs to tell the country legend's story, shirking the standard narrative style found in most stage productions and instead relying entirely on the music. For tickets, call the River Campus Box Office at 651-2265.

Steve Ewing to play in area

Steve Ewing, frontman of the now-disbanded St. Louis rock act The Urge, will play two dates in the area in February and March. Ewing will appear Feb. 8 with local act The Level at Club Moxy. He'll also perform March 29 at Schock's Pub in Scott City on March 29. For more on Ewing, go to www.steviee.com.

DNR celebrates black history

The Missouri Department of Natural Resources is offering several programs and activities in February to commemorate Black History Month. Events include a presentation on "soul food" Feb. 2 at Arrow Rock State Historic Site; an exhibit on black Missouri soldiers in the Civil War at the Battle of Lexington State Historic Site; an exhibit on Buffalo soldiers at the Gen. John J. Pershing Boyhood Home State historic Site in Laclede; an exhibit of artwork by black artists at the Jefferson Landing State Historic Site in Jefferson City; and ragtime concerts Feb. 16 and 17 at the Scott Joplin House State Historic Site in St. Louis. For more information, go to www.mostateparks.com or call 800-334-6946.

Royal Scots Dragoon Guards coming to Fox

ST. LOUIS -- The Royal Scots Dragoon Guards and the Band of the Coldstream Guards will perform at 8 p.m. Feb. 8 at the Fox Theatre in St. Louis. The groups are elite British military units who perform the music of the British isles, as they have since the 1600s. Tickets range from $26 to $60. For ticket information, call 314-534-1111 or go to www.dancestlouis.org or www.metrotix.com.

-- From staff reports