The soul singer Kirby was born Kirby Lauryen Dockery, and that last name connects her to the Dockery Plantation in Mississippi, where her enslaved ancestors picked cotton. Now, as a songwriter, Kirby ...

Irish singing group Celtic Thunder stormed into the F.M. Kirby Center for the Performing Arts on September 16. To learn about upcoming events at the Kirby, visit kirbycenter.org/shows.