The Collings Foundation's Wings of Freedom Tour lands two of the most important aircraft of WWII, the Boeing B-17 Flying Fortress and the North American B-25 Mitchell at the Cecil Field Airport Friday through Monday. The airplanes are accurately restored with the original instruments, gun positions and equipment. A donation of $7 for adults and $3 for children to tour the aircrafts is requested to see the planes, and people can actually go on an actual mission aboard the B-17 or the B-25 for a donation of $300 to $400. Call (978) 562-9182 for reservations. The donations help support the maintenance of the aircraft, which costs over $3,000 per flight hour per aircraft. Sunday. For more details, click on Collings Foundation.

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Baritone-voiced Leon Redbone performs 8 p.m. on Friday at Florida Theatre, 128 E. Forsyth St.. A modern-day vaudevillian, Redbone recently contributed songs to the Christmas movie "Elf," starring Will Ferrell and James Caan. Redbone¹s songs at once parody and pay tribute to the ragtime, blues and folk traditions of the '30s and '40s. Tickets are $25 and are available through the theater box office at 355-2787.

Vocal ensemble Five By Design presents Club Swing a musical documenting the fictional demise of the eponymous night club at 8 p.m. Friday and Saturday and 2 p.m. Saturday and Sunday in the Wilson Center for the Arts at FCCJ¹s South Campus, 11901 Beach Blvd. The costumes are vintage, the stage art deco and the orchestra is part of the show. "Club Swing" covers tunes from Cole Porter, Duke Ellington, Woody Herman, Artie Shaw and others. Tickets are $32.50.

The Greatest Show on Earth is bringing the Science of the Circus to the Museum of Science and History from 10 a.m. until noon Saturday. This special performance allows visitors to see many of the laws and principles of physics brought to life only at the circus. Members of the audience can try their hands at scarf juggling, working with bubbles, balancing acts and much more. Admission is $7 for adults, $5 for children ages 3 through 12, and children under 3 are free. For more information, click on MOSH.

The Jacksonville Humane Society is sprucing up for Super Bowl visitors including the creation of a Wags of Welcome mural on the side of its thrift store to be visible to Beach Boulevard motorists. The artist, Yvonne Lozano, will complete the project Saturday, and she's inviting all artists to help complete the mural with the theme "Respecting All Life."

Celebrating 15 years protecting victims of domestic violence, there's a Super Tailgate Party to benefit the Betty Griffin House Saturday night at World Golf Village Renaissance Resort. The benefit dinner, dance and silent auction runs from 6 p.m. to midnight for a cost of $75 per person or $750 for table of 10, with a special rate available for a room and breakfast. Call (904) 808-8544 or visit www.bettygriffinhouse.org.

The Jacksonville Symphony Orchestra hooks up with vocalist Randy Jackson (Zebra) and guest conductor/arranger Brent Havens to perform the Music of Pink Floyd at 8 p.m. Saturday in the Moran Theater at the Times-Union Center for the Performing Arts, 300 W. Water St. The program includes pieces from Floyd classics "Dark Side of the Moon" and "The Wall." Havens has also arranged music for classical tributes to Led Zeppelin and The Doors. Tickets range from $25-$40. Call 354-5547 for information.

Jazz trumpeter Randall Haywood performs at 7:30 p.m. Saturday in Terry Concert Hall at Jacksonville University, 2800 University Blvd. N. Haywood has worked with jazz greats Wynton Marsalis and Marcus Roberts among others. Tickets are $5 for students and seniors, $10 for general admission. Call 256-7033 for information.

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