SOUTHERN ROCKERS LYNYRD SKYNYRD HEAD TO CORAL SKY

Fun things to see and experience around town

1. DON’T MISS Kris Kristofferson, Broward Center, Parker Playhouse

Enjoy chart-topping songs including “Me and Bobby

McGee,” “Help Me Make It Through the Night,” “Sunday Morning Coming Down” and “For the Good Times” from this Country Music Hall of Famer, actor, Golden Gloves boxer, helicopter pilot and three-time Grammy Award winner.

The show is 7:30 p.m. Wednesday. 707 NE Eighth St., Fort Lauderdale. Tickets start at $37.50. Information: www.browardcenter.org

2. LISTEN, LEARN

Book discussion “Ten Dollars to Hate,” Mandel JCC

The book by Patricia Bernstein is the history of 1920s Klux Klan in Texas, and much of the focus is on their animus toward Jews, Catholics and immigrants, as well as blacks. It also celebrates Texas lawyer Dan Moody who was instrumental in getting members of the Klan convicted of murder.

The event is 10 a.m. Thursday at the Boynton Beach location, 8500 Jog Road, and 7 p.m. Thursday at the Palm Beach Gardens location, 5221 Hood Road. General admission is $12. Information: www. jcconline.com

3. ROCK ON!

Queens of the Stone Age, Bayfront Park

Go crazy to this Palm

Desert, California, band and rock out to such songs as “No

One Knows,” “Go With The Flow,” “Little Sister” and so many, many more.

The show is 7:30 p.m. Tuesday. 301 N. Biscayne Blvd., Miami. Information: www.livenation.com

4. GREAT GRUB, TASTY SUDS

Tequesta Beer Dinner, The Catch

Enjoy delicious beers from Tequesta Brewing and its sister brewery Twisted Trunk paired with amazing dishes from The Catch. Five courses and six beers. Seating limited. Reservations required.

The event is 6 p.m. today. 766 Northlake Blvd., Lake Park. Information: www.tequestabrewing.com; 561842-2180.

5. SOUTHERN FARE

Lynyrd Skynyrd,

Coral Sky Amphitheatre

These Southern Rock legends are back and ready to deliver a heapin’ helping of all-time classics including “Gimme Three Steps,” “Sweet Home Alabama,” “Free Bird,” “Tuesday’s Gone” and more.

The show is 6 p.m. Friday. 601-7 Sansbury’s Way, West Palm Beach. See website for ticket prices. Information: www. westpalmbeachamphitheatre.com

RODOLFO GONZALEZ/AUSTIN-AMERICAN STATESMAN ABOVE: Legendary musician and actor Kris Kristofferson will play Wednesday at the Broward Center’s Parker Playhouse in Fort Lauderdale.

STATESMAN ERIKA RICH/AUSTINAMERICAN BELOW: On Tuesday, Queens of the Stone Age will give Bayfront Park in Miami a rocking it will not soon forget.

CONTRIBUTED The book “Ten Dollars to Hate” will be the subject of a discussion Thursday at both the Boynton Beach and Palm Beach Gardens Mandel JCCs. The book by Patricia Bernstein is the history of the Ku Klux Klan in the 1920s in Texas, and much of the focus is...