“Life and Songs of Kate Smith,” a benefit concert presented by Auburn Placer Performing Arts Center, will be performed at 3 p.m. March 9 at Pioneer United Methodist Church, 1338 Lincoln Way, Auburn. The performance will include a first person narrative with a rich variety of songs by Nadine Salonites, who will be accompanied on the piano by Kathleen Turner. Kate Smith, known as the “Song Bird of the South,” was an unbelievably versatile song stylist, having sung ballads, sacred, folk, musical comedy, blues, jazz, novelty, western, sentimental, current pop, patriotic and classical. This will be a concert to hear old time favorite songs and learn of Kate Smith’s remarkable life and times. Admission is by donation to Auburn Placer Performing Arts Center (APPAC), to benefit the upcoming renovation of the facade and marquee of State Theatre on Lincoln Way in Auburn. The audience is invited to a reception following the concert. For information, call Sue Dings, (530) 885-9009.