Thursday

n Barbecue on the River: Food booths open at 11 a.m., main stage entertainment begins at 5 p.m. in downtown Paducah.

n Wine Tasting Celebrity Bartender: Eddie Grant, 5 p.m., The Pasta House.

n Ladies Night: 5 p.m., Casa Mexicana, 4793 Village Square Dr.

n Like Water: Original Music: 6:30 p.m., JP’s Bar & Grill, 119 Market House Sq.

n The Titanic Disaster in American Culture: 7 p.m., McCracken County Public Library, 555 Washington St.

n Trivia Night: 7 p.m., The Star, 3100 Broadway.

n Matthew Bourne’s Swan Lake: 7 p.m., Maiden Alley Cinema. $10.

n Gordon Lightfoot: 8 p.m., The Carson Center, 100 Kentucky Ave.

n Karaoke with Stephen French: 9 p.m., Pure Country, 4101 Clark’s River Rd.

Friday

n Barbecue on the River: Food booths open at 11 a.m.; live entertainment begins at 3:30 p.m.

n Wine Tasting: 5 p.m., Wine Pro, 5408 Cairo Rd.

n Live in the Lounge: Ms. Dahn: 6 p.m., Ristorante di Fratelli, 211 Broadway.

n Paducah Writers Group: 8 p.m., Etcetera Coffeehouse, 320 N. 6th St.

n Shandies Friday Night Sing Off: 9 p.m., Shandies.

Saturday

n Barbecue on the River: 9 a.m. food booths; 11 a.m. mainstage entertainment.

n United Way 5K Run: 9 a.m., Paducah Bank, 555 Jefferson Ave.

n Free Wine Tastings: 11 a.m., Purple Toad Winery, 4275 Old US Hwy 45.

n Wine and beer sampling: 3 p.m., Roof Brothers, 3145 Park Ave.

n Beer and Wine Tasting: 4 p.m., Wagner Wine and Spirits, 2700-B New Holt Rd.

n Backstage Pass: The Todd Hill Quintet Featuring Kayla Dunn: 7:30 p.m., Clemens Fine Arts Center, West Kentucky Community & Technical College. $6.

n Barbecue on the River After Party with The Great Gatsby Jazz Funk Odyssey: 9 p.m., Shandies.

Sunday

n Free Movie Afternoon: 2 p.m., Traders Mall Family Theater, 6900 Benton Rd.

n Purple Light Vigil for Hope: 7 p.m., Marshall Nemer Pavilion, Borders Room, Lourdes hospital.