The Mac & Juice Quartet will be performing live Friday, beginning at 9 p.m., at The Red Room, 220 N. Herritage St. The Wilmington duo, Mac Nelson and Brian ‘Juice’ Raynor, met while studying classical guitar at ECU in 2000. Since then, they have been writing, singing and playing music together, developing a sound that celebrates rock and jazz with doses of jam and bluegrass elements spun in. Their new album is ‘Step into the Light.’ Admission is free. Call 252-208-2437.
HIKE/Washington
A one-mile round-trip hike to the small dock on Mallard Creek will begin at 2 p.m. Saturday at Goose Creek State Park, 2190 Camp Leach Road. Meet the park ranger at the last parking lot at the end of the Park Road. For directions or more information, call 252-923-2191.
BLUEGRASS/Kinston
The Eastern North Carolina Bluegrass Association will have its monthly concert Saturday. Bands to play are Spare Parts, Still Waters and The Loose Cannons. Mike Rose is in charge of sound. Doors open at 6 p.m., and the show starts at 7 p.m. in the Waller Auditorium of Lenoir Community College, 231 N.C. 58 S. Admission is $7 at the door. Children 12 years old and younger are admitted free. Call 252-244-0712.
GOSPEL/Maysville
The White Oak River Boys will celebrate 2013 with a gospel sing from 7 to 8 p.m. Saturday at Maysville United Methodist, 804 Foy Ave., across from the park. The concert is free. Call 910-743-3691.
STABER & CHASNOFF/Fountain
Dick Staber and Judith Chasnoff — a folk and bluegrass-based acoustic duo — will perform at 7:30 p.m. Saturday at R.A. Fountain General Store, N.C. 222 and U.S. 258, Fountain. General admission is $6; reserved seats, $8. Call 252-749-3228/7974.
HIGH & RISIN’/Kinston
High & Risin’ will perform live Saturday, starting at 9 p.m., at The Red Room, 220 N. Herritage St. Formed in the fall of 2010, the group brings together seasoned musicians from Carolina to California. Their unique sound combines elements of rock & roll, bluegrass, traditional music, gospel and even punk. Members are Travas Hunter, guitar/mandolin/vox; Kevin Ray Mills, guitar/banjo/vox; Karin Zipf, violin/accordion/glockenspiel/vox; Chris Jackson, bass; and David Hayes, percussion. Admission is free. Call 252-208-2437.
AL BATTEN/Kinston
Al Batten and the Bluegrass Reunion will perform at 3 p.m. Sunday at the Kinston-Lenoir County Public Library’s Schechter Auditorium, 510 N. Queen St. The concert is free, but reserved seats are encouraged. Call 252-527-5066.