Baseball season is officially underway at Hammons Field with games against the Frisco Rough Riders Friday at 7:10 and Saturday at 2:10. Then Sunday they’ll take on the Midland Rock Hounds at 6:30. Get tickets and more info at springfieldcardinals.com

The Springfield Symphony performs its final classical concert of the year with Romantic Gestures featuring soloist David Kim. Kim is the concertmaster of the Philadelphia Orchestra. You can enjoy the concert Saturday night at 7:30 at Hammons Hall.

There are two great reasons to head to Branson this weekend. Andy Williams kicks off his 2008 concert season Friday with a crew of 11 singers and musicians singing hits spanning six decades. Shows are Monday – Saturday at 7 p.m. at The Andy Williams Moon River Theater. The second reason to make it a Branson weekend is Silver Dollar City’s annual season-opening festival is the month-long World-Fest, a celebration of ethnic proportions that runs from April 3 to May 4.

That’s your 411 from 417 Magazine on the best things to do this weekend. And remember, you can find details about all the events I mentioned PLUS the Best of the Day every day at 417mag.com. For 417 Magazine, I’m Logan Aguirre, see you next week.