Today

Americana Music Academy Saturday Jam, 3 p.m., Americana Music Academy, 1419 Mass.

“Murder at Paddy Kelly’s Irish Tavern or a Saint Patrick’s Day To Die For,” presented by the Leavenworth Players Group, 6:30 p.m., Hereford House, 4931 W. Sixth St., 842-2333.

“Jolly Rogers and the Pirate Queen,” presented by West Junior Players, 7 p.m., West Junior High, 2700 Harvard Road.

Smooth Operation with DJason & Aether, 7 p.m., The Gaslight Tavern, 317 N. Second St.

28th Annual KU Jazz Festival, featuring John Abercrombie (above), 7:30 p.m., Lied Center, KU campus.

“You Can’t Take It With You,” University Theatre, 7:30 p.m., Crafton-Preyer Theatre, Murphy Hall, KU campus, 864-3982.

Bob Newhart, 7:30 p.m., Topeka Performing Arts Center, 214 S.E. Eighth Ave.

“Enchanted April,” 8 p.m., Lawrence Community Theatre, 1501 N.H.

JustWynMoore, 9 p.m., Stu’s Midtown Tavern, 925 Iowa.

Little Compass, The Monarch Song, Chasing Paris, 10 p.m., The Jackpot Saloon, 943 Mass.

Dead Girls Ruin Everything, Aubrey, Andrew Connor, 10 p.m., The Replay Lounge, 946 Mass.

Balagan, 10 p.m., Limerance, 1520 Wakarusa Drive, Suite D.

Larry Garner and the Road Lizards, 10:30 p.m., The Jazzhaus, 926 1/2 Mass.

Nathan Brown the Rock and Roll Cheerleader, 10:30 p.m., Eighth Street Tap Room, 801 N.H.

Tishamingo (above), 10 p.m., The Bottleneck, 737 N.H.