Enjoy concerts and canvases this weekend

This week’s MAIN EVENT offers an opportunity to come in from the cold for art and music.

Local studios Canvas & Grain and Mustardseed Artisan Market are both offering classes where you can let your creative side loose on Jan. 18 and Jan. 22.

The Black River Coliseum will also host the Newsboys on Saturday. The group blends Christian music with a variety of genres.

Other upcoming events include:

— Friday Night Jams, 9 p.m.-midnight Jan. 17 WHERE The Marked WHAT Jesse Hammock will perform.

— Open studio, 10 a.m.-3 p.m. Jan. 18 WHERE Canvas & Grain Studio COST $15-$35 WHAT This project includes a variety of canvas and wood door hangar art.

— Newsboys perform, 7 p.m. Jan. 18 WHERE Black River Coliseum COST $25-$35 WHAT With a decades-spanning career and a vastly impressive catalog blending different styles, genres, and even band members at times, Newsboys is a name within the Christian music space that can’t be ignored.

— The cop and the counselor: Frontline Wellness Story, 10 a.m.-4 p.m. Jan. 22 WHERE Southeast Missouri Behavioral Health Poplar Bluff COST Free WHAT This event is for all first responders, mental health professionals and others tied to these fields. It will offer real-world tools and resources for mental wellness.

— Stained glass China bird, 1-4 p.m. Jan. 22 WHERE Mustardseed Artisan Market WHAT Make a stained glass bird, choosing from a variety of styles and colors.

— 87th Annual Chamber Banquet, 7 p.m. Jan. 25 WHERE Black River Coliseum COST $55 WHAT The Greater Poplar Bluff Area Chamber of Commerce will honor a Citizen of the Year, celebrate area successes and upcoming projects and provide dinner and entertainment.

— Gaming at the Poplar Bluff Library, 11 a.m. Jan. 25 and 4 p.m. Jan. 26 WHERE Poplar Bluff Library main branch WHAT A weekend of gaming for adults, teens, new and experienced players.

— The Piano Man, 7 p.m. Jan. 30 WHERE Tinnin Fine Arts Center COST $15 WHAT Jim Witter and his band perform a musical celebration of the 1970s — year by year and hit by hit — featuring the timeless music of Billy Joel and Elton John.