Editor’s Note: Every Friday a list of local and area upcoming entertainment and cultural events will be published on the Steppin’ Out page in the Times-Recorder. To submit information for this listing, please send to Steppin’ Out, c/o Americus Times-Recorder, P.O. Box 1247, Americus, GA 31709, or fax to 928-6344 or e-mail to beth.alston@gaflnews.com

Americus

Rylander Theatre

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• Miss Historic Southern Plains Pageant — 6:30 p.m. — Oct. 18

• Sumter Players presents “The Gift of the Magi, The Musical” — 8 p.m. Nov. 6-8 and 2:30 p.m. Nov. 9

• The Coasters, Marvelletts and Platters — 7:30 p.m. Nov. 22 — a Friends of the Rylander production

• Nancy Jones School of Dance presents “The Little Match Girl” — 7 p.m. Dec. 5

• Americus-Sumter County High School Singers Concert — Dec. 6 & 7

• Americus Dance Experience presemts “The Nutcracker” — Dec. 20

Georgia Southwestern State University

Chamber Concert Series

Georgia Southwestern State University has announced its 2008-09 Chamber Concert Series: Oct. 20, Blair String Quartet; Nov. 18, Rebecca Lanning, mezzo-soprano; Jan. 22, Montana Skies, cello and guitar (at Calvary Episcopal Church); Feb. 10, Joe Chapman, piano; March 19, Swiss Winds and Michiko Otaki, piano. All performances are at 7:30 p.m. at GSW's Jackson Performance Hall, unless otherwise noted.