OXFORD, Miss. — Award-winning singer-songwriter and former Ole Miss football player Bryan Kennedy returns to Oxford this week, as his musical play, “Toe Roaster,” will be filmed Thursday and Friday at 8 p.m. CT each night at the Powerhouse Community Arts Center.

Seating is limited for this live recording for DVD. Call (662) 236-6429 to reserve tickets, and visit oxfordarts.com for more information. Donations for tickets support the Oxford Arts Council.

In addition, Kennedy will be back in the area Feb. 5 to perform a concert fundraiser for Ole Miss Women’s Council student scholarships. Beatles tribute band Mystery Trip and other talented musicians will also appear at the 7:30 p.m. concert in the Ford Center for the Performing Arts.

Celebrating the 10th anniversary of the Ole Miss Women’s Council, Kennedy will be joined by Rivers Rutherford and Gordon Kennedy in a cafe-style segment where the artists talk about their work and experiences, as well as perform. Gordon Kennedy, Bryan’s brother, also is a member of the Mystery Trip band, which delivers high-energy renditions of Beatles hits.

Tickets range from $10 for Ole Miss students and $25 for general admission to $50 for orchestra seating that includes a reception with performers. To purchase a ticket, visit olemiss.edu/fordcenter, call 662-915-7411 or stop by the Ole Miss Box Office in the Student Union from noon to 4 p.m. weekdays or the Ford Center Box Office from 10 am. to 4 p.m. weekdays.

Bryan Kennedy wrote and performs in “Toe Roaster,” which features three modern-day cowboys philosophizing about everything from women, Wal-Mart and cell phones to sea creatures and world peace. Wynn Varble and Troy Jones join Kennedy, with the trio looking at life through music and humor.

Kennedy’s new CD, “I’m So Jealous of Me,” was released last week. He has written nine hits for country star Garth Brooks, including “Good Ride Cowboy,” “Beaches of Cheyenne” and “American Honky Tonk Bar Association.” Kennedy also opened for Garth Brooks’ tours in the late 1990s.

A 1983 Ole Miss graduate, Kennedy earned three letters as a defensive lineman for the Rebels, 1980-82. Starting alongside Ole Miss greats Andre Townsend and Freddie Joe Nunn on the line, Kennedy totaled 69 tackles with two fumble recoveries as a senior. He posted 30 stops his junior year and intercepted a pass to set up the game-tying field goal in the final minute of a 27-27 result with L.S.U.

A native of Brentwood, Tenn., Kennedy was both a high school and college teammate of former Rebel quarterback and current offensive coordinator Kent Austin.