U.S. Olympic figure skater Emily Hughes will perform at the Gliding Stars of Erie's seventh annual ice show on March 31 at 7 p.m. at Mercyhurst College Ice Arena.
Tickets are $5 advance, available by calling 825-5555.
Taylor Firth, a U.S. national competitor, will also skate at the show, while Tennessee Backporch performs. Procedes benefit Gliding Stars, which provides assisted skating for persons challenged by diabilities.
For ticket info, call 825-5555.

Congrats to Misery Bay and Matty B. and the Dirty Pickles. They'll square off in the Battle of The Bands finals on March 28 at Sherlock's. Each band will get an hour to rock the house, before the judges determine the winner.

Baltimore and Chicago will each host a couple huge music festivals this summer, according to Billboard.
Eric Clapton brings his Crossroads Music Festival to Chicago's Toyota Park on July 28. The lineup is outrageous: Clapton, B.B. King, Jeff Beck, John Mayer, Sheryl Crow, Wilie Nelson, Vince Gill, Buddy Guy, Robert Randolph and the Family Band, Steve Winwood, Albert Lee, Alison Krauss and Union Station, Derek Trucks, John McLaughlin, SOnny Landreth, Robert Cray Band, Hubert Sumilin, Doyle Bramhall, and Jimmie Vaughan.
Wow, huh? Tickets will go on sale March 31.

Meanwhile, the Police, Smashing Pumpkins, and Beastie Boys will headline the second U.S. Virgin Festival on Aug. 4-5 in Baltimore, Md. More bands will be announced later.
Virgin will also host a Toronto edition on Sept. 8-9 at Toronto Island in Toronto, Ont. The Smashing Pumpkins will also play that event, along with the Bjork, Interpol, the Killers, and Amy Winehouse.

The U.S. Virgin show conflicts with Lollapalooza, scheduled Aug. 3-5 in Chicago. That lineup will be announced April 12 but the Chicago Sun-Times has reported Pearl Jam will headline. Early-bird tickets go on sale April 3.