Weekend things to do: Bob Dylan, The Eagles, Maple Bacon Coffee Porter Festival, Channing Crowder comedy

If you are someone who likes to build an outing around live music, the next few days in South Florida offer a menu of big-name performances that (adjusts hyperbole hat) in its eclecticism and excellence may be unrivaled in any market anywhere in the U.S. this weekend.

The highlights include Bob Dylan (reopening his tour at the Broward Center with two shows); The Eagles (with two nights on their farewell tour at Hard Rock Live); genre-challenging star Jon Batiste (at the inaugural Montreux Jazz Festival Miami); 2024 Best Country Album Grammy winner Lainey Wilson (at New Country 103.1 Rib Round Up); and opera icon Renée Fleming (at Festival of the Arts Boca).

Then there’s a smaller show, perhaps my favorite, taking place on Saturday at the ArtsPark in downtown Hollywood, where former Talking Heads guitarist-keyboardist Jerry Harrison will play a free concert that explores the band’s classic album “Remain in Light.”

On with the shows!

THURSDAY

Eye candy: The Thursday night block-party series in downtown West Palm Beach known as Clematis by Night returns with a country-pop performance by The Samantha Russell Band from 6 to 9 p.m. But the Leap Day gathering also will include the unveiling of one of those creative ideas that we need more of around here: Flamango Vending is a vending machine that will offer affordable art pieces by more than two dozen Palm Beach County artists for under $50. On Friday, Flamango Vending will move to the nearby Garden District Taproom. The shop is part of the West Palm Beach Downtown Development Authority’s Placemaking Mini-Grants program. Visit Downtownwpb.com/FlamangoVending.

Take a chance:If you’re looking for a tribute band fix, one of the best local homage-ers, Rock of Abba, will be in downtown Delray Beach on Thursday night as part of the free Twilight Concert at Old School Square series. The event runs from 6 to 9 p.m. Visit Facebook.com/DelrayOldSchoolSquare.

BOGO beer: Speaking of Garden District Taproom, the self-pour bar that opened nearly a year ago will celebrate Leap Day with a buy-one-get-one deal on select cans of beer Thursday through Sunday. Get details at Instagram.com/gardendistrictwpb.

Free pizza:Buzzy downtown lounge The Wharf Fort Lauderdale debuts Free Pizza Thursday this weekend, with a free margarita pie from The Piefather for every $15 you spend on drinks. (How hard is that?) Visit WharfFTL.com.

Ticket window: The presale is under way (code: ENERGY) to see captivating singer-songwriter Maggie Rogers at her June 22 stop on The Don’t Forget Me Tour at FPL Solar Amphitheater at Bayfront Park in Miami. The general on-sale begins at 10 a.m. Friday. Visit LiveNation.com. … Country star Kane Brown will bring his In The Air Tour to Hard Rock Live in Hollywood on Sunday, Aug. 4. A venue presale begins at 10 a.m. Thursday (password HEAVEN) at Ticketmaster.com. The general on-sale begins at 10 a.m. Friday.

FRIDAY

‘Rowdy’ nights:Bob Dylan begins a new leg of the tour supporting his album “Rough and Rowdy Ways” with two concerts at the Broward Center for the Performing Arts in Fort Lauderdale on Friday and Saturday. The 2020 album was the 82-year-old Dylan’s first collection of original songs since 2012. Rolling Stone called it a “masterwork.” Tickets for each 8 p.m. concert are down to resale options, but several are priced at the original $59.50+ and many are available for less than $100+. Visit BrowardCenter.org.

Almost already gone:More than 50 years after the release of their eponymous debut album (which included indelible hits “Take It Easy,” “Witchy Woman” and “Peaceful Easy Feeling”), The Eagles bring The Long Goodbye farewell tour to Hard Rock Live at the Seminole Hard Rock Hotel & Casino Hollywood. Performances are at 7:30 p.m. Friday and Saturday, with Steely Dan opening. You can expect to pay around $500+ for resale tickets at MyHRL.com.

Montreux in Miami: The inaugural Montreux Jazz Festival Miami opens with an extraordinary lineup of performances Friday through Sunday at The Hangar at Regatta Harbour on Dinner Key in Coconut Grove. Opening night features Jon Batiste, vocalist Cécile McLorin Salvant and jazz pianist Eric Lewis, followed on Saturday by a just-added performance by Batiste, along with Cimafunk and Daniela Mercury. Sunday’s lineup includes Daryl Hall, Cory Henry, Emily Estefan and The Wailers. Friday’s concert is sold out, as is the three-day pass. Single-day tickets on Saturday and Sunday cost $199+. Visit MontreuxJazzFestivalMiami.com.

A fine (art) walk:Downtown Delray Beach’s First Friday Art Walk takes visitors to galleries, studios, murals and other cultural stops from 6 to 9 p.m. The event will coincide with the opening of the exhibition “HERStory” at the Cornell Art Museum at Old School Square, a collection of 22 works by artists associated with the Florida chapter of the National Association of Women Artists. Admission is free. Visit DelrayArtTrail.com or Facebook.com/DelrayOldSchoolSquare.

Words and music: Festival of the Arts Boca returns on Friday for a run through March 10 at Mizner Park Amphitheater. Highlights include opera icon Renée Fleming, TV personality Isaac Mizrahi, The Atlantic magazine’s Nicholas Thompson, poet Richard Blanco, Barcelona Flamenco Ballet and a screening of “Jaws” accompanied by a live orchestra. Ticketed performances cost $20-$250. Visit FestivalBoca.org.

Rae of light: The Miami Beach Bandshell hosts the irresistible grooves of world-touring eclectics Sammy Rae and The Friends (featuring longtime South Florida musician James Quinlan) at 8 p.m. Friday. There will be an opening set by effervescent locals Les Greene & The Swayzees. The open-air (and canopied) venue has an array of food and drink options. Tickets cost $36.05. Visit MiamiBeachBandshell.com.

Tapping in:The monthly Old Town Untapped block-party series returns to the historic pocket of downtown Pompano Beach on Friday from 6 to 10 p.m., with local artists, food trucks, gallery tours at the Bailey Contemporary Arts Center and sets by popular South Florida groovers Tand. It’s free. Visit PompanoBeachArts.org.

SATURDAY

Breakfast beer:The Maple Bacon Coffee Porter Festival is music to the ears of craft-beer cognoscenti as the annual celebration of the release of Funky Buddha Brewery’s iconic beer returns this weekend. Beginning at the Oakland Park brewery at 11:30 a.m. Saturday, the free, all-day festival features live music, local vendors, food pop-ups and dozens of limited releases of Funky Buddha favorites. For the first time, Maple Bacon Coffee Porter will be available in six-pack cans. Visit FunkyBuddha.com.

Prime country: Fresh from her Grammy win a few weeks ago for Best Country Album with “Bell Bottom Country,” Lainey Wilson is the headliner at the New Country 103.1 Rib Roundup on Saturday. The grilled-meat hootenanny takes place at iTHINK Financial Amphitheatre in West Palm Beach and will include performances by buzzed-about performers Nate Smith (“World on Fire,” “Whiskey on You”) and Warren Zeiders (“Pretty Little Poison,” “Weeping Willow”), Parkland-raised rising star Ashley Cooke, Rodney Atkins and Chayce Beckham. Gates open at noon. The event is a sellout at LiveNation.com, but resellers such as StubHub had tickets available when last we checked. Visit NewCountry1031.com.

Heads-up:The Rhythm Foundation’s Hollywood ArtsPark Experience music series will host a free concert by former Talking Heads guitarist-keyboardist Jerry Harrison in the bandshell within downtown’s Young Circle on Saturday at 7 p.m. In revisiting the Talking Heads album “Remain in Light,” which included songs such as “Once in a Lifetime” and “Born Under Punches (The Heat Goes On),” Harrison will be joined by revered session guitarist Adrian Belew, the session musician who was so essential to that 1980 album. Admission is free. Visit HollywoodArtsparkExperience.com.

Bird in hand:Miami’s dynamic Nu Deco Ensemble will be joined by the distinctive talents of singer, composer and violinist Andrew Bird on Saturday at the Arsht Center in Miami. The program begins at 8 p.m. and will include an orchestral reimagination of the Grateful Dead, “On The Town” by Leonard Bernstein and an original Nu Deco composition, “Black Elk Peak.” Tickets start at $35+. Visit Nu-Deco.org.

Street art: Las Olas Art Fair will fill Fort Lauderdale’s bustling thoroughfare with hundreds of artists this weekend, turning the popular tourist stroll between southeast Sixth and 11th avenues into a giant mall (but with better food and drinks). The Art Fair takes place Saturday and Sunday from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. Visit ArtFestival.com.

SUNDAY

Sunday laughs:Former Miami Dolphins star Channing Crowder will be at the Dania Improv in Dania Beach at 6 p.m. Sunday to share his irrepressible wit, as heard locally on WQAM-560’s “The Hochman and Crowder Show with Solana” and on the excellent podcast “The Pivot.” He played football for the Florida Gators, so no shortage of material. Tickets cost $40+, $50+ for VIP, $75+ for the Jack Daniels VIP package. Visit DaniaImprov.com.

Cats and dogs: The Fort Lauderdale International Film Festival will collaborate with i Heart Animal Rescue at Savor Cinema on Sunday for a brunchy screening of the 2024 New York Dog Film Festival, a touring program of animated, documentary and narrative films from around the world with a canine theme. The day begins at 1:30 p.m. with a complimentary mimosa and pastries, followed by the roughly two-hour screening at 3 p.m. Tickets cost $30+, with a portion of the proceeds supporting Fort Lauderdale-based i Heart Animal Rescue. At 4:30 p.m., you’ll find a complimentary cocktail at the pre-party for the 6 p.m. screening of the 2024 New York Cat Film Festival, which supports local feline rescue PURRR. Tickets cost $30+. Visit FLIFF.com.

Walking the walk:The monthly Sunday Jazz Brunch will fill Fort Lauderdale’s tree-lined Riverwalk from 11 a.m. to 2 p.m., as musicians, food vendors, picnickers and snoozers gather in a laidback jumble on the bank of the New River. This is one of those Sundays when the Jazz Brunch and the nearby Las Olas Art Fair form a unique pedestrian rebellion in downtown Fort Lauderdale. Free. Visit Parks.FortLauderdale.gov/jazzbrunch.

Retro vibe: If you’re looking for a new circle to hang out with, and you have a thing for rockabilly fashion, consider Sunday’s meetup with the ladies of The Pin Network, a St. Patrick’s Day-themed gathering that begins at 11:30 a.m. Sunday at The Field Irish Pub & Eatery in Fort Lauderdale. You are encouraged to dress in your favorite (preferably green) pin-up attire. Visit Facebook.com/thesocialpinsoflo.

Night lights: The brilliantly lit group iLuminate, which flipped an eye-catching appearance on “America’s Got Talent” into a Las Vegas residency, comes to The Parker in Fort Lauderdale at 8 p.m. Sunday. Tickets start at $30+ at ParkerPlayhouse.com.

Staff writer Ben Crandell can be reached at bcrandell@sunsentinel.com. Follow on Instagram @BenCrandell and Twitter @BenCrandell.