 DANCE: Santa Barbara Dance Alliance will present "New Works: 12 Santa Barbara Choreographers" tonight through Sunday at 8 at Center Stage Theater, upstairs in Paseo Nuevo. Tickets, which are $20 general, $18 for members and $16 for students and seniors, may be purchased at the box office, by phone at 963-0408 or online at www.centerstagetheater.org. Need more information? Call 966-6950 or go to www.sbdancealliance.org. Above, Heather Carney, who will dance with Open Spaces Dance Collective. COURTESY PHOTO
 MUSIC: Flogging Molly (think traditional Irish music meets The Pogues and Dropkick Murphys) will perform with Tsunami Bomb and The Briefs at UCSB's The Hub on Thursday. Doors open at 8:30 p.m. Advance tickets are $20 general and $18 for students. All seats are $22 at the door.Concert information: 893-2064; band info.: www.floggingmolly.com. Flogging Molly is George Schwindt, Matt Hensley, Bridget Regan, Dennis Casey, Bob Schmidt, Nathen Maxwell and Dave King, from left. SHAWN BISHOP PHOTO
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 MUSIC: Clay Walker, who plays the Chumash Casino Resort at 8 p.m. on Thursday, jumped into the country music scene with a big splash in the mid-'90s, and has remained one of country's biggest hitmakers. Born in Beaumont, Texas - hometown of George Jones - Walker has ridden the country train successfully, and dips into touches of both bluegrass and country-rock on his latest album, "A Few Questions." After being diagnosed with Multiple Sclerosis, he became a passionate supporter of MS research. Tickets, which are $25 to $45, may be purchased by calling (800) 585-3737 or online through the casino Web site at www.chumashcasino.com. COURTESY PHOTO
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