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Texas Events Calendar Events Organized by Music & Performance Location: Houston     Event Date: January 09 - February 14, 2010 Wonderland Composer Frank Wildhorn returns with a delightful new musical that updates Alice's adventures through an amazing pop score. Alley Theatre. Phone: 713-228-9341 Location: Dallas     Event Date: January 15 - February 14, 2010 Give It Up! This is a world premier musical. Dee and Charles Wyly Theatre. Phone: 214-880-0202 Location: Nassau Bay     Event Date: January 15 - February 07, 2010 A Play: The Hollow An unhappy game of romantic follow-the-leader explodes into murder one weekend at The Hollow. Clear Creek Community Theatre, 18091 Upper Bay Road. Website: http://www.clearcreekcountrytheatre.org Phone: 281-335-5228 Location: Plano     Event Date: January 21 - February 13, 2010 Rabbit Hole Becca and Howie have everything a family could want until their world is turned upside down. Cox Building Playhouse. Website: http://www.roverdramawerks.com Phone: 972-849-0358 Location: San Angelo     Event Date: January 22 - February 07, 2010 September Shoes This is a visually evocative, lyrical play with themes related to Anaya's book. Begins at 8 p.m. Website: http://www.angelocivictheatre.com Phone: none Location: Dallas     Event Date: January 22 - February 21, 2010 How I Became a Pirate Young Jeremy Jacobs joins Captain Braid Beard's scurvy crew for some high seas adventure, but learns that the important things in life are worth much more than buried treasure. Dallas Children's Theater. Baker Theater. Website: http://www.dct.org Phone: 214-740-0051 Location: Port Arthur     Event Date: January 24 - March 21, 2010 Boot Scootin' Legends: Images of Classic Country This is a traveling exhibition from the Honky Tonk Hall of Fame. Museum of the Gulf Coast. Website: http://www.museumofthegulfcoast.org Phone: 409-982-7000 Location: Houston     Event Date: January 27 - February 21, 2010 A Picasso It's 1941 and the father of cubism suddenly finds himself forced to choose between art and politics, creativity and survival. Stages Repertory Theatre. Website: http://www.stagestheatre.com Phone: 713-527-0220 Location: Austin     Event Date: January 28 - March 07, 2010 The Flaming Idiots Check out the musical where Jon O'Connor, Kevin Hunt and Rob Williams portray the hilarious Flaming Idiots. Zachary Scott Theatre. Website: http://www.zachtheatre.org Phone: none Location: Austin     Event Date: January 30 - February 07, 2010 The Star Austin Lyric Opera presents this performance, which is colorful and entertaining, with a wacky story line and interesting characters. Long Center for the Performing Arts. Website: http://www.austinlyricopera.org Phone: none Location: Fort Worth     Event Date: February 02   Cliburn Concerts Presents Marc-Andre Hamelin Bass Performance Hall Website: http://www.cliburn.org Phone: 817-738-6536 Location: Tyler     Event Date: February 02   A Cinderella Story Set in the 1950s, this inventive version of the classic tale blends jazz with ballet, along with retro scenery and laute couture costumes. Royal Winnipeg Ballet. Begeins at 7:30 p.m. University of Texas at Tyler, R. Don Cowan Fine and Performing Arts Center. Website: http://www.cowancenter.org Phone: 903-566-7424 Location: Dallas     Event Date: February 03 - February 04, 2010 An Evening of Romantic Dance Music Part of the Dallas Symphony Orchestra Pops Series. Morton H. Meyerson Symphony Center. Website: http://www.dallassymphony.com Phone: 214-692-0203 Location: Houston     Event Date: February 03 - February 07, 2010 Tosca Feb. 3, 5 and 7. Presented by the Houston Grand Opera. Brown Theater. Phone: 713-228-6737 Location: Kerrville     Event Date: February 03   Texas Heritage Coffeehouse Open mike night for writers, musicians and artists to showcase their work from 7 to 10 p.m. Cailloux Theater, Schreiner Activity Center. Website: http://www.texasheritagemusic.org Phone: 830-792-1945 Location: Kerrville     Event Date: February 04 - February 19, 2010 The Miracle Worker Based on Helen Keller's autobiography, performance tells the tale of young blind and deaf Keller and her governess, Anne Sullivan. Cailloux Theater, 910 Main Street. Website: http://www.caillouxtheater.com Phone: 830-896-9393 Location: Mount Pleasant     Event Date: February 04   Rave On! The Buddy Holly Tribute -- The Buddy Holly Concert that Never Was Begins at 7:30 p.m. Whatley Center for the Performing Arts. Website: http://www.ntcc.edu/whatley Phone: 903-434-8181 Location: Fort Worth     Event Date: February 05 - February 28, 2010 Jubilee Theatre Presents From the Mississippi Delta An inspiring dramatic portrayal of the human experience, as viewed through the eyes of an African-American woman. Website: http://www.jubileetheatre.org Phone: 817-338-4411 Location: Ennis     Event Date: February 05 - February 28, 2010 Ennis Public Theatre: A Raisin in the Sun 2705 N. Kaufman Street Website: http://www.visitennis.org Phone: 972-878-4748 Location: Houston     Event Date: February 05 - February 07, 2010 Cinderella -- Bay Area Houston Ballet & Theatre Don't miss this lovely, classic fairy tale as it's told through dance. UHCL Bayou Theatre, Bayou Building, 2nd Floor, 2700 Bay Area Boulevard. Website: http://www.bahbt.org Phone: 281-480-1617 Location: Fort Worth     Event Date: February 05 - February 07, 2010 Chopin & Schumann The Fort Worth Symphony Orchestra honors two of the world's most celebrated composers during the 200th anniversary of their births. Bass Performance Hall. Website: http://www.fwsymphony.org Phone: 817-665-6000 Location: Nassau Bay     Event Date: February 05   Clear Lake Symphony in Concert Begins at 7:30 p.m. Gloria Dei Lutheran Church Auditorium, 18220 Upper Bay Road. Website: http://www.clearlakesymphony.org Phone: 281-488-0066 Alt Phone: 713-639-0702 Location: Round Rock     Event Date: February 05   Daddy/Daughter Dance Fathers and daughters will enjoy dancing to all types of music, a dance contest, activities and more. Clay Madsen Recreation Center, 1600 Gattis School Road. Website: http://www.roundrocktexas.gov Phone: 512-218-3220 Alt Phone: 512-218-3214 Location: Granbury     Event Date: February 05 - February 27, 2010 Granbury Live Nostalgia Concerts Feb. 5-6, 12-13, 19-20 and 26-27. Professional cast performs costumed and choreographed live music productions from the golden age of rock 'n' roll. Granbury Historic Square. Website: http://www.granburylive.com Phone: 800-989-8240 Location: Van Horn     Event Date: February 05 - February 07, 2010 Texas Crossroads Cowboy Gathering Enjoy a judged competition of poetry, storytelling and music. Cowboy church on Sunday. Includes a mixer for early birds on Feb. 4. Van Horn Convention Center. Website: http://www.texascrossroadscowboypoetry.org Phone: 432-284-1553 Location: Nacogdoches     Event Date: February 05 - February 07, 2010 Oklahoma! Shows are 7:30 p.m. Friday and Saturday, and 2 p.m. Sunday. Lamp-Lite Theatre. Website: http://www.lamplitetheatre.org Phone: 936-564-8300 Location: Kerrville     Event Date: February 05 - February 07, 2010 Winter Acoustic Jam Camp Devoted to improving skills and techniques in playing in groups with a variety of acoustic instruments. Mt. Wesley Conference Center, 610 Methodist Encampment Road. Website: http://www.hcamp.org Phone: 830-459-2120 Location: Kerrville     Event Date: February 05   Bohemian Rhapsody -- Camerata San Antonio First Presbyterian Church, 800 E. Jefferson Street Website: http://www.cameratasa.org Phone: 210-492-9519 Location: Cooper     Event Date: February 05   Harlem Ambassadors Inc. This is a basketball game/event. Website: http://www.deltacounty.org Phone: 903-395-4314 Location: Austin     Event Date: February 05   Jerry Jeff Walker Walker is an American music legend and one of the forefathers of the outlaw/progressive country sound. Shows are 7 and 9:30 p.m. One World Theatre, 7701 Bee Caves Road. Website: http://www.oneworldtheatre.org Phone: 512-329-6753 Location: Beeville     Event Date: February 06   The Gimbles Begins at 7:30 p.m. Coastal Bend College Jones Auditorium. Phone: 361-354-2303 Location: Austin     Event Date: February 06   Ana Vidovic Presented by Austin Classical Guitar Society. Performance begins at 8 p.m. Northwest Hills United Methodist Church, 7050 Village Center Drive. Website: http://www.AustinClassicalGuitar.org Phone: 512-300-ACGS Location: Austin     Event Date: February 06   American Voices -- Larry Gatlin, Crystal Gale & Andy Cooney The Long Center Website: http://www.TheLongCenter.org Phone: 512-474-5664 Location: Liberty     Event Date: February 06 - February 27, 2010 Liberty Opry Feb. 6, 13, 20 and 27. Includes Country Kids Show on Feb. 6, Rock Around the Clock '50s Show on Feb. 13, Country Western Show on Feb. 20, and Fantastic '50s and '60s Show on Feb. 27. 1816 Sam Houston Avenue. Website: http://www.libertyopry.com Phone: 877-729-9103 Location: Houston     Event Date: February 06 - February 13, 2010 The Turn of the Screw Feb. 6, 10 and 13. Presented by Houston Grand Opera. Brown Theater. Phone: 713-228-6737 Location: Conroe     Event Date: February 06   Rave On! Buddy Holly Tribute Show stars Billy McGuigan as Buddy Holly. Crighton Theatre, 234 N. Main Street. Website: http://www.lakeconroetx.org Phone: 936-441-7469 Location: Needville     Event Date: February 06   Tunes & Tales Features the old-time bluegrass sounds of The Brazos River Pickers. Don't miss the storytelling at intermission. Hours are 5 to 7 p.m. Brazos Bend State Park. Phone: 979-553-5101 Location: Fredericksburg     Event Date: February 06   Fredericksburg Chorale Mid-Winter Concert Features original and classic choral and instrumental music. St. Joseph's Hall. Website: http://www.fredericksburgchorale.com Phone: 830-997-6869 Location: San Angelo     Event Date: February 06   Symphony Concert City Auditorium Website: http://www.sanangelosymphony.org Phone: 325-658-5877 Location: Galveston     Event Date: February 07   Riders in the Sky Rope tricks, ten-gallon hats, Western wit, and some of the finest cowboy singing, fiddling and yodeling anywhere have made these "Harmony Ranch" wranglers a hit. Begins at 3 p.m. The Grand 1894 Opera House. Website: http://www.thegrand.com Phone: 800-821-1894 Location: Conroe     Event Date: February 08   Conroe Symphony Orchestra Presents Sounds of Stage & Screen The Ark Family Church Website: http://www.conroesymphony.org Phone: 936-760-2144 Location: Yoakum     Event Date: February 09   Country Music USA Includes western music and dinner. Community Center. E-Mail: billlopez@gvec.net Phone: 361-293-2309 Location: Fort Worth     Event Date: February 09 - February 14, 2010 Casa Manan Presents Buddy, The Buddy Holly Story Casa Manana Theatre Website: http://www.casamanana.org Phone: 817-332-2272 Location: Houston     Event Date: February 09 - February 21, 2010 Miss Saigon In the chaos of the Vietnam War, young lovers are separated. They spend years searching for one another. Theatre Under the Stars. Hobby Center for the Performing Arts. Website: http://www.tuts.com Phone: 713-558-2600 Alt Phone: 888-558-3882 Location: New Braunfels     Event Date: February 10   American Big Band Features 20 singers, dancers and musicians that bring the big band story to life, featuring the greatest highlights of the last 80 years. Hours are 7:30 to 9:30 p.m. 290 W. San Antonio. Website: http://www.brauntex.org Phone: 830-627-0808 Location: San Benito     Event Date: February 10   El Second Weensdee The Narciso Martinez Cultural Art Center presents an oral history series on conjunto music. Begins at 7 p.m. 225 E. Stenger Street. Phone: 956-399-0110 Alt Phone: 956-367-0335 Location: Canton     Event Date: February 11 - February 13, 2010 Western Swing Valentine Party Features Dave Alexander the His Big Texas Swing Band, Jody Nix & The Texas Cowboys, Quebe Sisters Band, Jake Hooker and more. Canton Civic Center. Website: http://www.bluegrasscanton.com Phone: none Location: Dallas     Event Date: February 11 - February 13, 2010 NBA All-Star Jam Session Presented by Adidas. Dallas Convention Center. Website: http://www.nba.com/jamsession/jam_session_gallery.html Phone: 214-939-2700 Location: Houston     Event Date: February 11 - February 14, 2010 Romeo & Juliet Feb. 11 and 13-14. Dominic Walsh Dance Theater performs this classic ballet production at the Wortham Center's Cullen Theater. Website: http://www.dwdt.org Phone: 713-315-2525 Location: Abilene     Event Date: February 11 - February 20, 2010 Rabbit Hole Feb. 11-13 and 18-20. Becca and Howie Corbett have everything a family could want, until a life-shattering accident turns their world upside down. Contains mature situations and subject matter. Begins at 7:30 p.m. Abilene Christian University, Culp Theatre. Phone: 325-674-2787 Location: Dallas     Event Date: February 11 - February 20, 2010 Dallas Symphony Orchestra Feb. 11-14 and 18-20. Morton H. Meyerson Symphony Center. Website: http://www.dallassymphony.com Phone: 214-692-0203 Location: Fort Worth     Event Date: February 11 - March 14, 2010 Copenhagen In 1941 two physicists and friends, Bohr and Heisenberg, met at Bohr's home in Copenhagen, in occupied Denmark. Was this the meeting that determined the outcome of World War II? Stage West. Website: http://www.stagewest.org Phone: 817-784-9378 Location: San Angelo     Event Date: February 12 - February 27, 2010 Once Upon a Mattress This rollicking spin on the familiar classic of royal courtship and comeuppance provides for some side-splitting shenanigans. Begins at 8 p.m. Website: http://www.angelocivictheatre.com Phone: 325-949-4400 Location: Wharton     Event Date: February 12 - February 21, 2010 Harvey Feb. 12-14 and 19-21. Elwood P. Dowd's bset friend is a six-foot-tall invisible rabbit, but his doting mother and sister are determined not to let that stand in the way of their social ambitions. The Plaza Theater, 120 S. Houston Street. Website: http://www.whartonplazatheatre.org Phone: 979-282-2226 Location: Wimberley     Event Date: February 12 - March 07, 2010 1940s Radio Hour The Wimberley Players present a play with music by Walton Jones. Shows at 8 p.m. Friday and Saturday, and 2:30 p.m. Sunday. Wimberley Playhouse, 450 Old Kyle Road. Website: http://www.wimberleyplayers.org Phone: 512-847-0575 Location: Fredericksburg     Event Date: February 12 - February 28, 2010 Fredericksburg Theater Company Presents Man of La Mancha Tells the story of Don Quixote and his quest for "The Impossible Dream." The Theater, 1668 Hwy. 87 S. Website: http://www.fredericksburgtheater.org Phone: 830-997-3588 Location: Dallas     Event Date: February 12 - March 13, 2010 Boom A marine biologist hosts a journalism student in his subterranean biology lab for an erotic "casual encounter." As disaster looms upon the planet, the fate of their "date" takes on monunental importance. Kitchen Dog Theater. Phone: 214-953-1055 Location: Austin     Event Date: February 12   Saint Cecilia Music Series -- Young Artists Series: Vox et Digitas Begins at 8 p.m. First Presbyterian Church of Austin, 8001 Mesa Drive. Website: http://www.stceciliamusicseries.org Phone: 512-345-8866 X-55 Location: Dallas     Event Date: February 12   Mysteries of Timeless Love The Arts District Cabaret presents its eighth annual Valentine's Day serenade with an evening of gourmet dining and heart-felt song. Begins at 5:30 and 8:30 p.m. Reservation only. The Venetian Room, Fairmount Dallas Hotel. Website: http://www.artsdistrictchorale.org Phone: 214-942-5085 Location: Houston     Event Date: February 12   The Spirit of England Two gems of the British chamber music repertoire are featured in this English tribute. Presented by Da Camera of Houston. Begins at 8 p.m. Cullen Theater, Wortham Theater Center. Phone: 713-524-5050 Location: Victoria     Event Date: February 12 - February 20, 2010 Side by Side by Sondheim Feb. 12-14 and 18-20. Shows are 7:30 p.m. except for a 2 p.m. matinee on Feb. 14. Leo J. Welder Center for the Performing Arts. Website: http://www.theatrevictoria.org Phone: 361-576-6277 Location: Luckenbach     Event Date: February 12 - February 14, 2010 Hug-In Includes live music, primitive camping and Saturday night dance. RR 1376, off Hwy. 290 E. Website: http://www.luckenbachtexas.com Phone: 830-997-3224 Location: El Paso     Event Date: February 12 - February 14, 2010 Riverdance: The Farewell Performance El Paso Broadway presents the thunderous celebration of Irish music and dance. The Plaza Theatre. Website: http://www.visitelpaso.com Phone: 800-351-6024 Location: Fort Worth     Event Date: February 12 - February 14, 2010 Texas Ballet Theatre Presents Romeo & Juliet Bass Performance Hall Website: http://www.texasballettheater.org Phone: 877-828-9200 Location: Houston     Event Date: February 12 - February 14, 2010 Stomp Popular show has been updated and restructured, including the addition of two new full-scale routines. Jones Hall. Website: http://www.spahouston.org Phone: 713-227-4SPA Location: Longview     Event Date: February 12 - February 13, 2010 Where Were You in '42 USO Show E-Mail: tbarrett@ptisd.org Phone: 903-918-6783 Location: Dallas     Event Date: February 12 - February 28, 2010 The Dallas Opera Presents: Cosi Fan Tutte Feb. 12, 14, 18, 20, 26 and 28. Romantic comedy explores the mysteries of the heart. It is filled with timeless lessons about life, love and temtation. Sung in Italian with English supertitles. Winspear Opera House, 2403 Flora Street. Website: http://www.dallasopera.org/the_season Phone: 214-443-1000 Location: Columbus     Event Date: February 13   Dinner Theater Presents The History of Texas in One Darn Easy Lesson. Stafford Opera House. Website: http://www.columbustexas.org Phone: 979-732-5135 Location: Abilene     Event Date: February 13   Gabriel Iglesias Comedy Tour Abilene Civic Center Phone: 325-676-6211 Location: Anderson     Event Date: February 13   Stagecoach Day Ride the replica stagecoach, tour the 1850s stagecoach inn, and listen to the Star of Republic Mountain Dulcimers and cowboy poetry of Kenny Lewis. Hours are 11 a.m. to 3 p.m. Fanthorp Inn State Historic Site. Website: http://www.tpwd.state.tx.us Phone: 936-873-2633 Location: Ennis     Event Date: February 13   Ennis Czech Music Festival Features five Czech bands of Ennis -- Ennis Czech Boys, Jak Se Do, Czech Harvesters, Jodie Mikula Orchestra, and Czech & Then Some. Sokol, 2622 E. Hwy. 34. Website: http://www.visitennis.org Phone: 972-878-4748 Location: Grand Prairie     Event Date: February 13   Love Songs Uptown Theater Website: http://www.UptownTheaterGP.com Phone: 972-237-UPTN Location: Richardson     Event Date: February 13   Richardson Symphony Orchestra Concert Two-time Grammy nominee Monica Mancini brings her incomparable vocal style to the Eisemann Center. Website: http://www.richardsonsymphony.org Phone: 972-744-4650 Alt Phone: 972-234-4195 Location: Round Top     Event Date: February 13   Annual Lincoln Birthday Party Begins at 3 p.m. The International Festival-Institute at Round Top. Website: http://www.festivalhill.org Phone: 979-249-3129 Location: Round Top     Event Date: February 13   Kremlin Chamber Orchestra Founded in 1991, the orchestra, comprising some of Russia's finest young string players, has carved a niche for itself under the creative baton of its founder and music director Misha Rachlevsky. Festival Concert Hall, 248 Jaster Road. Website: http://www.festivalhill.org Phone: 979-249-3129 Location: Gruene     Event Date: February 14   Gospel Brunch with a Texas Twist Serves up a New Orleans-style gospel brunch with awe-inspiring gospel music and a mouth-watering buffet. Gruene Hall. Website: http://www.gruenehall.com Phone: 830-629-5077 Alt Phone: 830-606-1601 Location: San Benito     Event Date: February 14   Noche de Ronda Valentine Dance Features live music for a romantic evening. Hours are 8 p.m. to midnight. Knights of Columbus Hall, 826 E. Stenger. Phone: 956-245-1666 Location: Grand Prairie     Event Date: February 16   Shaquille O'Neal Presents: All-Star Comedy Jam Begins at 8 p.m. NOKIA Theatre, 1001 Performance Place. Website: http://www.NOKIAtheateDFW.com Phone: 214-373-8000 Alt Phone: 972-647-5700 Location: Texarkana     Event Date: February 16   Leading Ladies Delightful comedy ensures lots of laughs and a few clever surprises. Begins at 7:30 p.m. Perot Theatre. Website: http://www.trahc.org Phone: 903-792-4992 Location: Mercedes     Event Date: February 16 - February 21, 2010 Rio Grande Valley Music Festival Includes traditional country, gospel, bluegrass and folk music. Rio Grande Valley Livestock Showgrounds. Website: http://www.rgvmf.com Phone: 956-373-0130 Location: Austin     Event Date: February 17   One Night of Queen Features Gary Mullen and the Works. The Long Center. Website: http://www.TheLongCenter.org Phone: 512-474-5664 Location: Orange     Event Date: February 18   Leading Ladies Lutcher Theater, 707 Main Website: http://www.lutcher.org Phone: 409-745-5535 Alt Phone: 800-828-5535 Location: Marble Falls     Event Date: February 18 - March 07, 2010 Clue the Musical The popular board game is now a musical, bringing the world's best known suspects to life and inviting the audience to help solve the mystery. Hill Country Community Theatre. Website: http://www.hcct.org Phone: 830-798-8944 Location: Galveston     Event Date: February 19   Montana Repertory Theatre -- Leading Ladies Two down-on-their-luck English actors try to pass themselves off as long-lost relatives of a Pennsylvania dowager with a sizable estate. Begins at 8 p.m. The Grand 1894 Opera House. Website: http://www.thegrand.com Phone: 800-821-1894 Location: Mount Pleasant     Event Date: February 19   Dr. Maya Angelou Begins at 7:30 p.m. Whatley Center for the Performing Arts. Website: http://www.ntcc.edu/whatley Phone: 903-434-8181 Location: Abilene     Event Date: February 19 - February 20, 2010 54th Annual Abilene Christian University Sing Song More than 1,200 ACU students compete for the best overall show while performing a capella with original lyrics set to a medley of popular songs. Abilene Christian University, Moody Coliseum. Phone: 325-674-4864 Location: Odessa     Event Date: February 19 - February 20, 2010 Main Attractions Monster Trucks Begins at 7:30 p.m. Ector County Coliseum. Phone: 417-887-9400 Location: Fort Worth     Event Date: February 19 - February 21, 2010 Some Enchanted Evening Tony Award-winning actor Brian Stokes Mitchell will perform music from South Pacific, West Side Story, Man of La Mancha and more. Fort Worth Symphony Orchestra. Bass Performance Hall. Website: http://www.fwsymphony.org Phone: 817-665-6000 Location: Houston     Event Date: February 19 - February 21, 2010 Beethoven's Pastoral Symphony Presented by the Houston Symphony. Website: http://www.houstonsymphony.com Phone: none Location: Dallas     Event Date: February 19 - February 27, 2010 The Dallas Opera Presents Don Pasquale Feb. 19, 21, 24 and 27. Can a rebellious youth wed the love of his life without angering his bachelor uncle and risking his inheritance? Winspear Opera House, 2403 Flora Street. Website: http://www.dallasopera.org/the_season Phone: 214-443-1000 Location: Abilene     Event Date: February 20   An American Salute: Abilene Philharmonic Pops Concert Begins at 8 p.m. Abilene Civic Center. Phone: 325-677-6710 Location: Austin     Event Date: February 20   ASB & Friends Austin Symphonic Band accompanies prominent guest artists in lively concert pieces. Begins at 8 p.m. Website: http://www.asband.org Phone: 512-345-7420 Location: Austin     Event Date: February 20   Diahann Carroll Carroll and the Austin Symphony Orchestra team up to perform classic songs. Long Center for the Performing Arts. Website: http://www.austinsymphony.org Phone: none Location: Kerrville     Event Date: February 20 - February 21, 2010 American Big Band Twenty singers, dancers and musicians bring the Big Band era to life. Cailloux Theater. Website: http://www.kpas.org Phone: 830-896-9393 Location: San Angelo     Event Date: February 20   Elegant Evenings Evenings include recitals, dinners and parties. Website: http://www.sanangelosymphony.org Phone: 325-658-5877 Location: Strawn     Event Date: February 20   Third Saturday Jamboree Civic Center Website: http://www.strawntx.com Phone: 254-672-5622 Alt Phone: 254-631-9223 Location: Tyler     Event Date: February 20   One Night of Queen Gary Mullen and The Works play a concert tribute to Queen at 7:30 p.m. University of Texas at Tyler R. Don CowanFine and Performing Arts Center. Website: http://www.cowancenter.org Phone: 903-566-7424 Location: Corpus Christi     Event Date: February 20   Guest Artist: Sarina Zhang, Cello & Piano The Corpus Christi Symphony Orchestra performs. Begins at 8 p.m. Performing Arts Center at Texas Aamp;M University, Corpus Christi. Website: http://www.ccsymphony.org Phone: 361-883-NOTE Location: Mount Vernon     Event Date: February 20   Chamber Music with Michael Shih Begins at 7:30 p.m. Mount Vernon Music Hall, 402 Leftwich. Website: http://www.mountvernonmusic.org Phone: 903-563-3780 Location: Corpus Christi     Event Date: February 21   Violinist Benjamin Beilman & Pianist Samuel Oram Beilman and Oram are the winners of the 2009 Corpus Christi International Competition for Piano and Strings. Begins at 7:30 p.m. Wolfe Recital Hall, Del Mar College. Website: http://www.corpuschristichambermusic.org Phone: 361-884-5775 Location: Fredericksburg     Event Date: February 21   Fredericksburg Music Club Presents San Antonio Brass United Methodist Church, 1800 N. Llano Phone: 830-997-5413 Location: Houston     Event Date: February 23 - March 07, 2010 Cirque Dreams Illumination Experience a journey of city dwellers who reinvent everyday objects, balance beyond belief, delicately dangle from wires, leap tall buildings and redefine the risks of flight. Phone: 713-622-7469 Location: Dallas     Event Date: February 23 - May 25, 2010 The Beauty Plays Dee and Charles Wyly Theatre Phone: 214-880-0202 Location: Houston     Event Date: February 23   Band of the Irish Guards Formed in 1900 on the express wish of Queen Victoria, the Irish Guards are part of the British Army tradition of bands providing musical support to troops on active service. Jones Hall. Website: http://www.spahouston.org Phone: 713-227-4SPA Location: San Benito     Event Date: February 23   San Benito High School Conjunto Band Concerts at the Amphitheater Enjoy the traditional sounds of conjunto music by San Benito's young musicians at 6:30 p.m. W.H. Heavin Amphitheater. Phone: 956-361-3804 X-302 Location: Wharton     Event Date: February 23   WCJC's Something Old, Something New Horton Foote Theatre Website: http://www.wcjc.edu Phone: 800-561-9252 Location: Yorktown     Event Date: February 23   Yorktown Country Opry Features live country music and entertainers from across Texas. Aunt Di's Country Kitchen. Website: http://www.yorktowntx.com Phone: 361-564-2897 Location: Houston     Event Date: February 25 - February 28, 2010 La Bayadere (The Temple Dancer) Feb. 25 and 27-28. Set in the Royal India of the past, this ballet is a story of eternal love, mystery, fate, vengeance and justice. Website: http://www.houstonballet.org Phone: 713-227-2787 Location: Dallas     Event Date: February 25   Daniel Bernard Roumain in Concert This Haitian-American artist melds his classical music roots with his own cultural references and vibrant musical imagination. Begins at 8 p.m. Margot and Bill Winspear Opera House. Phone: 214-880-0202 Location: Galveston     Event Date: February 25   Harry the Dirty Dog Enjoy the exciting misadventures of this lovable canine hero. Begins at 10 a.m. The Grand 1894 Opera House. Website: http://www.thegrand.com Phone: 800-821-1894 Location: Bulverde     Event Date: February 25 - March 14, 2010 Night Watch, A Mystery-Suspense by Lucille Fletcher All elements of this suspense and mystery play draw towards its riveting and chilling climax. 1300 Bulverde Road. Website: http://www.stagebulverde.org Phone: 830-438-2339 Location: Tyler     Event Date: February 26   Tao -- Drummers of Japan Begins at 7:30 p.m. University of Texas at Tyler R. Don Cowan Fine and Performing Arts Center, 2900 University Boulevard. Website: http://www.cowancenter.org Phone: 903-566-7424 Location: Austin     Event Date: February 26 - February 27, 2010 Barbara Nissman Listen to Nissman's "colorful, intense and poetic" piano performance, which is presented by the Austin Symphony Orchestra. Long Center for the Performing Arts. Website: http://www.austinsymphony.org Phone: none Location: Dallas     Event Date: February 26   Brinker International Forum -- The Creative Process: Balaban, Guber & Ratner The collective experience of Bob Balaban, Peter Guber and Brett Ratner represents every aspect in the process of creating a film. Moderated by Campbell Brown. Dallas Center for the Performing Arts. Phone: 214-954-9925 Location: Orange     Event Date: February 26   Groovaloo This is a 15-member eclectic cast of the world's most renowned freestyle and hip hop dancers. Lutcher Theater. Website: http://www.lutcher.org Phone: 409-745-5535 Alt Phone: 800-828-5535 Location: Beaumont     Event Date: February 26 - February 28, 2010 Monster Nation Six monster trucks will compete in racing and freestyle on an oval track, including Bigfoot, Tailgator and Equalizer. The world-class FMX East Freestyle Motocross team returns. Website: http://www.fordpark.com Phone: 409-951-5400 Location: Alpine     Event Date: February 26 - February 28, 2010 24th Annual Texas Cowboy Poetry Gathering This is the second largest cowboy poetry gathering in the country, second only to Elko, Nevada. The "Trappings of Texas" show and auction is held on campus at the Museum of the Big Bend Friday evening, with the auction of art and western crafts Saturday morning. Sul Ross State University. Website: http://www.cowboy-poetry.org Phone: 432-294-1575 Location: Dallas     Event Date: February 26 - February 28, 2010 '50s Dance Party: A Tribute to Buddy Holly, Richie Valens & the Big Bopper Dallas Symphony Orchestra Pops Series Website: http://www.dallassymphony.com Phone: 214-692-0203 Location: Fort Worth     Event Date: February 26 - February 28, 2010 Dvorak Cello Concerto Daniel Mueller-Schott, one of the finest cellists in the world today, promises a brilliant performance. Mozart's Don Giovanni and Strauss' Don Juan are also performed. Bass Performance Hall. Website: http://www.fwsymphony.org Phone: 817-665-6000 Location: Austin     Event Date: February 26 - March 14, 2010 The Glass Menagerie This is one of America's great plays, written by Tennessee Williams and performed as part of TexARTS' professional Off-Broadway Series. Website: http://www.tex-arts.org Phone: none Location: Dallas     Event Date: February 26 - March 21, 2010 Hansel & Gretel Striking German puppets, an enchanting forest, and the familiar melodic music of Engelbert Humperdinck come together in this magical re-telling of the classic fairy tale. Dallas Children's Theater. Studio Theater. Website: http://www.dct.org Phone: 214-740-0051 Location: Richardson     Event Date: February 27   The Tony Awards: Broadway's Greatest Nights Presented by the Plano Symphony Orchestra. Begins at 8:15 p.m. Eisemann Center. Website: http://www.planosymphony.org Phone: 972-473-7262 Location: Victoria     Event Date: February 27   Victoria Symphony Master Series Featuring Steve McMillan on Violin Victoria College Auditorium Phone: 361-576-4500 Location: Galveston     Event Date: February 27   Tao -- The Martial Art of Drumming Drawing on their diverse backgrounds, these energetic performers offer a young and vibrantly modern take on a traditional Japanese art form. Begins at 8 p.m. The Grand 1894 Opera House. Website: http://www.thegrand.com Phone: 800-821-1894 Location: Bellville     Event Date: February 27   Bellville Lions Club Dinner/Entertainment Night Austin County Fair Convention & Expo Center Phone: 979-865-5763 Alt Phone: 979-865-0064 Location: Bellville     Event Date: February 27   Spring Creek Bluegrass Club Show & Jam Coushatte Recreational Ranch Phone: 979-865-5250 Alt Phone: 979-877-9526 Location: Abilene     Event Date: February 27   Abilene Philharmonic Guild Brunch & Gold Medallion Ball Brunch begins at 11 a.m., and the ball is at 7:30 p.m. Abilene Civic Center. Phone: 325-677-6710 Alt Phone: 325-676-6211 Location: Abilene     Event Date: February 27   Live at the Paramount Presents Hot Club of Cowtown in Concert Begins at 7:30 p.m. Paramount Theatre. Phone: 325-676-9620 Location: Athens     Event Date: February 27   Brian Free & Assurance Southern Gospel Concert featuring the greatest nationally known recording artists in gospel music every month. Texas Gospel Music Hall, 6513 Hwy. 19 S. Phone: 903-677-2492 Alt Phone: 903-477-8084 Location: Austin     Event Date: February 28   Duke Ellington's Sacred Concert for Soprano, Chorus and Big Band One year before his death, Duke Ellington created three concerts of sacred music, large-scale works that incorporated dancers, choruses, and gospel singers in addition to his own band. Describing these efforts as "the most important thing I have ever done," he said they allowed him to "say openly what I have been saying on my knees." Austin Chamber Music Center brings together a combination of the tunes from each of the concerts featuring local artists who embrace the genre, including the powerful African-American soprano, Gloria Quinlan, the Huston-Tillotson Jubilee Singers, and an Austin-based all-star Big Band lead by Keith Winking, in this 9th annual concert celebrating works of African-American composers. This concert is FREE and open to the public. Begins at 3 p.m. Huston-Tillotson University, King Seabrook Chapel, 900 Chicon Street. Website: http://www.austinchambermusic.org E-Mail: info@austinchambermusic.org Phone: 512-454-0026 Location: Austin     Event Date: February 28   Groovaloo The world's most renowned freestyle and hip-hop dancers celebrate the heart and soul of hip-hop. The Long Center. Website: http://www.TheLongCenter.org Phone: 512-474-5664 Location: Beeville     Event Date: February 28   San Antonio Vocal Arts Ensemble Begins at 3 p.m. Coastal Bend College Jones Auditorium. Phone: 361-354-2303 Location: Post     Event Date: February 28   Harlem Ambassadors Antelope Arena Website: http://www.postcitytexas.com Phone: 806-495-3461 Location: Texarkana     Event Date: February 28   One Night of Queen Performed by Gary Mullen and The Works. Begins at 7:30 p.m. Perot Theatre. Website: http://www.trahc.org Phone: 903-792-4992 Location: Dallas     Event Date: March 01 - March 21, 2010 NCA All-Star National Cheerleading Championship Dallas Convention Center Website: http://www.nationalspirit.com/EverythingAllStar.aspx Phone: 214-939-2700 Location: Dallas     Event Date: March 01 - March 21, 2010 Performance/Art From paintings to film installations, the five modern artists featured have been inspired by the performing arts. Dallas Museum of Art. Website: http://www.dallasmuseumofart.org Phone: 214-922-1200 Location: Dallas     Event Date: March 01   Piano Latino Featuring Eddie Palmieri, Michel Camilo & Alfred Rodriguez Begins at 8 p.m. Margot and Bill Winspear Opera House. Website: http://www.dallasperformingarts.org/tickets Phone: 214-880-0202 Location: Dallas     Event Date: March 01   Young Virtuoso Features the winner of the 2010 Greater Dallas Youth Orchestra Concerto Competition. 2301 Flora Street. Website: http://www.gdyo.org Phone: 214-528-7747 Location: Giddings     Event Date: March 01   Country Music Monday Giddings High School Cafetorium Website: http://www.countrymusicmonday.com Phone: 979-542-3455 Location: Abilene     Event Date: March 01 - March 02, 2010 Tuna Does Vegas Arles Struvie and his wifie head to Las Vegas to renew their wedding vows. Everyone in Tuna, Texas goes along. Begins at 7:30 p.m. Abilene Civic Center. Phone: 800-869-1451 Location: Beaumont     Event Date: March 02   Lamarissimo! Concert Series Experience the excitement as singers, dancers and instsrumentalists light up the stage. Phone: 409-880-8144 Location: Austin     Event Date: March 02 - March 07, 2010 Fiddler on the Roof Texas Performing Arts at The University of Texas at Bass Concert Hall Website: http://www.BroadwayAcrossAmerica.com Phone: 512-477-6060 Location: Austin     Event Date: March 03   Peter Schickele's P.D.Q. Bach Jekyll & Hyde Tour A hysterically irreverent examination of classical music, seen through the eyes of Johann Sebastian Bach's fictional relative, P.D.Q. Bach. The Long Center. Website: http://www.TheLongCenter.org Phone: 512-474-5664 Location: Kerrville     Event Date: March 03   Texas Heritage Coffeehouse Offers an open mike night for writers, musicians and artists from 7 to 10 p.m. Cailloux Theater, Schreiner Activity Center. Website: http://www.texasheritagemusic.org Phone: 830-792-1945 Location: Hidalgo     Event Date: March 04 - March 07, 2010 34th Annual BorderFest "Celebrating Australia" Features more than 100 entertainers, lively music and entertainment on 20 stages, food and parades. Includes crafts and exhibits. Dodge Arena Grounds. Website: http://www.myborderfest.com Phone: 956-843-2734 Alt Phone: 888-443-2540 Location: Cleburne     Event Date: March 04 - March 20, 2010 Plaza Theatre Company Presents Thoroughly Modern Millie Performances are 7:30 p.m. Thursdays, Fridays and Saturdays, as well as 3:30 p.m. Saturdays. 111 S. Main. Website: http://www.plaza-theatre.com Phone: 817-202-0600 Location: Abilene     Event Date: March 04 - March 20, 2010 The Kitchen Witches Two "mature" cable-access cooking show hostesses, who have hated each other for 30 years, end up together on a TV show. Begins at 7:30 p.m. Abilene Community Theatre. Phone: 325-673-6271 Location: Lubbock     Event Date: March 04 - March 07, 2010 Rabbit Hole Becca and Howie Corbett have everything a family could want, until a life-shattering accident turns their world upside down. Charles E. Maedgen Jr. Theatre. Phone: 806-742-3603 Location: Kerrville     Event Date: March 04 - March 07, 2010 Symphony of the Hills Classical Concert Mar. 4 and 7. Begins at 7:30 p.m. Thursday, and 2:30 p.m. Sunday. Cailloux Theater, 910 Main Street. Website: http://www.symphonyofthehills.org Phone: 830-896-9393 Location: Garland     Event Date: March 04 - March 27, 2010 Greater Tuna Mar. 4-7, 11-14, 18-21 and 25-27. Hilarious comedy about one of Texas' smallest towns. Granville Arts Center, 300 N. 5th, Garland. Website: http://www.garlandcivictheatre.org Phone: 972-205-2790 Location: Abilene     Event Date: March 04 - March 08, 2010 Once Upon a Mattress Dinner Theatre Musical comedy follows Princess Winifred as she is tested to be the bride of Prince Dauntless. Sunday is show only. Hardin-Simmons University, Van Ellis Theatre. Phone: 325-670-1405 Location: Addison     Event Date: March 04 - March 14, 2010 Out of the Loop Festival Includes theater productions, dance and music performances, and an art exhibit. Addison Theatre Center. Website: http://www.addisontexas.net Phone: 800-233-4766 Location: Plano     Event Date: March 04 - March 20, 2010 A Murder, A Mystery & A Marriage Musical follows Mary, who wants to marry her sweetheart Hugh but will be disinherited if she does. Courtyard Theater of Plano. Website: http://www.roverdramawerks.com Phone: 972-849-0358 Location: Mesquite     Event Date: March 05   Celebrate the Hall The Mesquite Arts Council presents a concert with Sandra Kaye, Arlington Jones, Curt Bradshaw and the Mesquite Jazz Repertory Ensemble at 7:30 p.m. Mesquite Arts Center. Website: http://www.mesquiteartscenter.org Phone: 972-216-6444 Location: Dallas     Event Date: March 05 - March 07, 2010 The Dallas Opera Presents: Don Pasquale Mar. 5 and 7. Can a rebellious youth wed without risking his inheritance? Winspear Opera House. Website: http://www.dallasopera.org/the_season Phone: 214-443-1000 Location: McKinney     Event Date: March 05 - March 14, 2010 Plaza Suite Presented by McKinney Repertory Theatre. McKinney Performing Arts Center. Website: http://www.mckinneyperformingartscenter.org Phone: 214-544-4630 Location: Beaumont     Event Date: March 05 - March 20, 2010 Chicago Satire features a dazzling score that sparked immortal staging by Bob Fosse. Website: http://www.beaumontcommunityplayers.com Phone: 409-833-4664 Location: Houston     Event Date: March 05 - March 28, 2010 Harvey Elwood P. Dowd's companion, a six-foot invisible rabbit, is an embarrassment to his social-climbing sister and her daughter, who decide to have Dowd committed. Alley Theatre. Website: http://www.alleytheatre.org Phone: 713-228-9341 Location: Lake Jackson     Event Date: March 05   Empire Brass in Concert Begins at 7:30 p.m. The Clarion. Website: http://www.clarion.brazosport.edu Phone: 979-230-3658 Location: Longview     Event Date: March 05   Longview Symphony Website: http://www.longviewsymphony.org Phone: 903-236-9739 Location: Dallas     Event Date: March 05 - March 07, 2010 North Texas Irish Festival Features many of the top Irish musicians and dancers in the world, plus cultural presentations on eight stages. Performers from New Brunswick, Newfoundland, Nova Scotia, Prince Edward Island and other provinces along the eastern Canadian seaboard will be featured. Begins at 6 p.m. Friday, 10:30 a.m. Saturday, and 11:30 a.m. Sunday. Fair Park. Website: http://www.ntif.org Phone: 972-943-4616 Location: Lubbock     Event Date: March 05 - March 06, 2010 Lubbock Symphony Orchestra Presents Vive la France Civic Center Theater Website: http://www.lubbocksymphony.org Phone: 806-762-1688 Location: Granbury     Event Date: March 05 - March 27, 2010 Nostalgia Concerts Mar. 5-6, 12-13, 19-20 and 26-27. Professional cast performs costumed and choreographed live music productions from the golden age of rock 'n' roll. Granbury Historic Square. Website: http://www.granburylive.com Phone: 800-989-8240 Location: Dallas     Event Date: March 05 - March 07, 2010 Wynton Marsalis & The Lincoln Center Jazz Orchestra Morton H. Meyerson Symphony Center Website: http://www.dallassymphony.com Phone: 214-692-0203 Location: Groesbeck     Event Date: March 05 - March 07, 2010 Fifth Anniversary Texas Independence Day Rally Features five Texas jammin' bands, vendors, band stage, live music, seven motorcycle shows, dirt drag races, custom builders and more. Lost Prairie Cycle Ranch, 5544 Hwy. 164 E. Website: http://www.thehotrally.com Phone: 254-729-2602 Location: Houston     Event Date: March 05 - March 07, 2010 La Bayadere (The Temple Dancer) Set in Royal India, this is a story of eternal love, mystery, fate, vengeance and justice. Website: http://www.houstonballet.org Phone: 713-227-2787 Location: Houston     Event Date: March 05 - March 07, 2010 Mozart's Requiem Hear Hans Graf conduct Mozart's final and possibly most profound statement. Houston Symphony, Jones Hall. Website: http://www.houstonsymphony.org Phone: none Location: Aubrey     Event Date: March 05   Spirit of Uganda African orphans bring to life the sounds and music of East Africa. The Long Center. Website: http://www.TheLongCenter.org Phone: 512-474-5664 Location: Beeville     Event Date: March 05   Mood Indigo Vocal duo performs popular music from the 1920s to the present. Begins at 7:30 p.m. Coastal Bend College Jones Auditorium. Phone: 361-354-2303 Location: Corpus Christi     Event Date: March 05   The World Famous Glenn Miller Orchestra Begins at 6:30 p.m. Phone: 361-888-7444 Location: Houston     Event Date: March 05   Music of Paradise and Hell Ensemble Caprice performs a dazzling selection of 17th-century works on recorders, viola da gamba, baroque guitar and percussion. Begins at 8 p.m. Christ the King Lutheran Church, 2353 Rice Boulevard. Website: http://www.HoustonEarlyMusic.org Phone: 713-432-1744 Location: Irving     Event Date: March 06   Concert for Peace Irving Chorale's fourth annual "Side-by-Side" concert includes the Irving Children's Choir and Irving ISD Elementary Honor Choir. Begins at 8 p.m. Irving Arts Center. Website: http://www.irvingartscenter.com Phone: 972-252-2787 Location: Luckenbach     Event Date: March 06   Texas Independence Day Celebration 412 Luckenbach Town Loop Website: http://www.luckenbachtexas.com Phone: 830-997-3224 Location: Round Top     Event Date: March 06   Sixth International Guitar Festival Three concerts at 1:30, 4 and 8 p.m. feature the Minneapolis Guitar Quartet, Flavio Sala and Pro Tango Duo. Festival Concert Hall, 248 Jaster Road. Website: http://www.festivalhill.org Phone: 979-249-3129 Location: Victoria     Event Date: March 06   Spring Gala -- Aurora's Wedding Begins at 8 p.m. Leo J. Welder Center for the Performing Arts. Website: http://www.victoriaballet.org Phone: 361-570-TKTS Location: Austin     Event Date: March 06   Duo Melis Presented by the Austin Classical Guitar Society. Begins at 8 p.m. Northwest Hills United Methodist Church, 7050 Village Center Drive. Website: http://www.AustinClassicalGuitar.org Phone: 512-300-ACGS Location: Galveston     Event Date: March 06   The Gershwins' Porgy & Bess Tells the story of a crippled beggar, the woman he loves, and the people of Catfish Row. The Grand 1894 Opera House. Website: http://www.thegrand.com Phone: 800-821-1894 Alt Phone: 409-765-1894 Location: Grand Prairie     Event Date: March 06   Songs & Stories Celebrating Texas Independence Day A trio of remarkable players will swap songs and stories. Begins at 8 p.m. Uptown Theater. Website: http://www.UptownTheaterGP.com Phone: 972-237-8786 Location: Houston     Event Date: March 06   Houston Masterworks Chorus A world-class orchestra and singers present Psalm Settings and Mass Movements by Mendelssohn and Bach. St. John the Divine Episcopal Church, 2450 River Oaks Boulevard. Website: http://www.houstonmasterworks.org Phone: 713-529-8900 Location: Frisco     Event Date: March 06 - March 07, 2010 Arts in the Square 2010 Fine artists and performers transform Frisco Square into an outdoor gallery. Hours are 10 a.m. to 6 p.m. Saturday, and 11 a.m. to 6 p.m. Sunday. Frisco Square. Website: http://www.friscosquare.com/AITS Phone: 972-713-4001 Alt Phone: 469-633-1721 Location: Liberty     Event Date: March 06 - March 20, 2010 Liberty Opry Mar. 6, 13 and 20. Includes Great Men & Women of Country Show on Mar. 6, Inspirational All Gospel Show on Mar. 13, and Oldies But Goodies Rock & Roll Show on Mar. 20. 1816 Sam Houston Avenue. Website: http://www.libertyopry.com Phone: 877-729-9103 Location: Denton     Event Date: March 07   Denton Bach Chorale Concert Features an all Bach program. Begins at 7:30 p.m. Immaculate Conception Church. Website: http://www.dentonbach.com Phone: none Location: Mesquite     Event Date: March 07   Celebrate the Hall Chamber Music Mesquite Arts Council presents Chamber Singers with guest vocalists and piano accompaniment. Mesquite Arts Center. Website: http://www.mesquiteartscenter.org Phone: 972-216-6444 Location: San Antonio     Event Date: March 07   Travelin' Shoes: Songs & Spirituals Includes a collection of songs written by Shaker women and arranged for Voci di Sorelle. Begins at 3 p.m. Christ Episcopal Church, 510 Belknap Place. Website: http://www.benissimomusic.org Phone: 210-912-9555 Location: Bryan     Event Date: March 07 - March 28, 2010 Singer/Songwriters Series Mar. 7, 14, 21 and 28. Hours are 5 to 7 p.m. Messina Hof Winery & Resort. Website: http://www.messinahof.com Phone: 800-736-9463 X-244 Location: Abilene     Event Date: March 08 - March 10, 2010 15th Annual Christian University Musical Festival Showcases the talents of various Christian universities. Phone: 325-670-1405 Location: McKinney     Event Date: March 08   Disney Dazzle Spring Concert The Collin County Children's Chorus presents songs from Disney's classic animated movies. Hours are 7 p.m. to 9 p.m. McKinney Performing Arts Center. Website: http://www.mckinneyperformingartscenter.org Phone: 214-544-4630 Location: Marshall     Event Date: March 09   Old-Time Gospel Fest Marshall Civic Center Website: http://www.marshallartscouncil.org Phone: 903-935-4484 Location: Abilene     Event Date: March 09   Tops in Blue Concert Air Force's top entertainment showcase. Begins at 7 p.m. Abilene Civic Center. Phone: 325-696-4305 Location: Canyon     Event Date: March 09   Meet Texas Hero William B. Travis Bob Heinonen plays Travis, describing his adventures as the commander of the Alamo. Begins at 7 p.m. Hazlewood Lecture Hall, Panhandle-Plains Historical Museum. Website: http://www.panhandleplains.org Phone: 806-651-2244 Location: Dallas     Event Date: March 09   John Mayer Mayer leads his Battle Studies Tour with special guest act Michael Franti & Spearhead. Begins at 8 p.m. American Airlines Center. Website: http://www.americanairlinescenter.com Phone: 214-222-3687 Location: Marshall     Event Date: March 09   Taste of the Arts Marshall Civic Center Website: http://www.marshallartscouncil.org Phone: 903-935-4484 Location: Yoakum     Event Date: March 09   Country Music USA Includes western music and dinner. Community Center. E-Mail: billlopez@gvec.net Phone: 361-293-2309 Location: Austin     Event Date: March 09 - March 14, 2010 Lady Bird, Pat & Betty: Tea for Three Emmy Award-winner Elaine Bromka reveals intimate portraits of three remarkable first ladies. The Long Center. Website: http://www.TheLongCenter.org Phone: 512-474-5664 Location: Houston     Event Date: March 09 - March 21, 2010 South Pacific Tells the romantic story of two couples and how their happiness is endangered by the realities of war and their own prejudices. Theatre Under the Stars. Hobby Center for the Performing Arts. Website: http://www.tuts.com Phone: 713-558-TUTS Location: Houston     Event Date: March 11 - March 21, 2010 American at Heart Mar. 11, 13-14 and 19-21. Includes performances of Fancy Free, about three 1940s sailors on shore leave, Apollo, which traces the birth of the god, and Hush, the adventures of a family of performers. Houston Ballet, Wortham Theater Center. Website: http://www.houstonballet.org Phone: 713-523-6300 Location: Conroe     Event Date: March 11 - March 13, 2010 Young Texas Artists Music Competition Rising young classical music stars perform world-renowned works and compete. Crighton Theatre. Website: http://www.youngtexasartists.org Phone: 936-441-7469 Alt Phone: 936-756-7017 Location: Denton     Event Date: March 11 - March 14, 2010 25th Annual Texas Storytelling Festival Tales will range from spooky to spiritual, tall to true. Produced by the Tejas Storytelling Association. Denton's Civic Center. Website: http://www.tejasstorytelling.com Phone: 940-382-7014 X-224 Location: Denton     Event Date: March 11 - March 14, 2010 NX35 Music Conferette Includes workshops during the day and concerts until 2 a.m. at various venues in Downtown Denton. Website: http://www.nx35.com Phone: 817-403-1957 Location: Dallas     Event Date: March 11   Taylor Swift in Concert American Airlines Center Website: http://www.americanairlinescenter.com Phone: 214-222-3687 Location: Texarkana     Event Date: March 11   The Lincoln-Douglass Encounters Living-history actors George Frein and Charles Everett Pace re-enact pivotal moments between President Abraham Lincoln and abolitionist Frederick Douglass. Historic Regional Arts Center, Cabe Hall. Website: http://www.trahc.org Phone: 903-792-8681 Location: Austin     Event Date: March 12 - March 13, 2010 Douglas Harvey The Austin Symphony Orchestra presents Harvey on the cello. Long Center for the Performing Arts. Website: http://www.austinsymphony.org Phone: 512-476-6064 Location: Beaumont     Event Date: March 12 - March 13, 2010 Texas Ghost Show Stars from shows like Ghost Hunters, Paranormal State and Monster Quest are expected. Beaumont Civic Center., 701 Main Street. Website: http://www.txparanormal.com Phone: 409-553-4456 Location: Dallas     Event Date: March 12 - March 14, 2010 Romeo & Juliet Chronicles the tragic romance of two young lovers. Margot and Bill Winspear Opera House. Website: http://www.texasballettheater.org/?q=node/7 Phone: 214-880-0202 Location: Grapevine     Event Date: March 12   Live! At the Palace Concerts with Hot Club of Cowtown The Hot Club of Cowtown has become the premier ambassador of hot jazz and western swing. Begins at 7:30 p.m. Palace Theatre. Website: http://www.grapevinetexasusa.com Phone: 800-457-6338 Location: Dallas     Event Date: March 12 - March 14, 2010 Bowfire Morton H. Meyerson Symphony Center Website: http://www.dallassymphony.com Phone: 214-692-0203 Location: Cleburne     Event Date: March 12 - March 28, 2010 Carnegie Players Present 1776 Mar. 12-14, 19-21 and 26-28. Shows are 7:30 p.m. Fridays and Saturdays, and 2:30 p.m. Sundays. Layland Museum. Website: http://www.carnegieplayers.com Phone: none Location: Austin     Event Date: March 12 - March 21, 2010 SXSW Noted filmmakers, musicians and multimedia artists from around the world converge to showcase music, film and interactive media during this internationally recognized event. Austin Convention Center and more than 50 venues. Website: http://www.sxsw.com Phone: 512-467-7979 Location: Austin     Event Date: March 12   Keiko Matsui Matsui is a Japanese smooth jazz/new age keyboardist and composer. One World Theatre. Website: http://www.oneworldtheatre.org Phone: 512-329-6753 Location: Corpus Christi     Event Date: March 12   Taylor Swift American Bank Center Arena Website: http://www.americanbankcenter.com Phone: 800-745-3000 Location: Brownsville     Event Date: March 13 - March 14, 2010 Air Fiesta 2010 Flying air show extravaganza features world-class aerobatics, World War II vintage aircraft and modern military air power demonstrations. Brownsville-South Padre Island International Airport. Website: http://www.airfiesta.org Phone: 956-541-8585 Location: San Antonio     Event Date: March 13   Third Annual Luminaria: Arts Night in San Antonio Includes performance stages, streetscape art, light installations and gallery participation. Hours are 6 p.m. to midnight. Historic Downtown San Antonio. Website: http://www.luminariasa.com Phone: none Location: Seguin     Event Date: March 13   25th Annual Noche de Gala Regional mariachi competition features outstanding youth and adult performers from throughout South Texas. Begins at 7 p.m. Texas Lutheran University, Jackson Auditorium. Website: http://www.visitseguin.com Phone: 830-401-0232 Location: Corpus Christi     Event Date: March 13   Edgar Meyer With the CCSO, Meyer performs one of the standards of double bass literature and one of his own compositions. Begins at 8 p.m. Performing Arts Center at Texas A&M University-Corpus Christi. Website: http://www.ccsymphony.org Phone: 361-883-NOTE Location: Crockett     Event Date: March 13   The Amazing Kreskin Kreskin has amazed audiences for years with feats of mind power and concentration. Website: http://www.pwfaa.org Phone: 936-544-4276 Location: Mesquite     Event Date: March 13   Mesquite Symphonic Band Concert Begins at 7 p.m. Mesquite Arts Center. Website: http://www.mesquiteartscenter.org Phone: 972-216-8125 Location: Richardson     Event Date: March 13   Richardson Symphony Orchestra The RSO presents the winners of the Lennox International Young Artists Competition. Charles W. Eisemann Center for the Performing Arts. Website: http://www.richardsonsymphony.org Phone: 972-744-4650 Alt Phone: 972-234-4195 Location: Galveston     Event Date: March 13   Hairspray A bubbly teenager's newfound celebrity forever transforms the city of Baltimore. Begins at 3 and 8 p.m. The Grand 1894 Opera House. Website: http://www.thegrand.com Phone: 800-821-1894 Alt Phone: 409-765-1894 Location: Irving     Event Date: March 13   Irving Symphony Orchestra Presents Patti Austin She brings unique musical interpretations to a powerful collection of pop, R&B, American songbook and jazz standards. Begins at 8 p.m. Irving Arts Center. Website: http://www.irvingartscenter.com Phone: 972-252-2787 Location: Galveston     Event Date: March 14   Galveston Symphony Orchestsra Begins at 7 p.m. The Grand 1894 Opera House. Website: http://www.thegrand.com Phone: 800-821-1894 Location: Gruene     Event Date: March 14   Gospel Brunch with a Texas Twist Serves up awe-inspiring gospel music with a mouth-watering buffet from 10:30 a.m. to noon. Gruene Hall. Website: http://www.gruenehall.com Phone: 830-629-5077 Alt Phone: 830-606-1601 Location: Dallas     Event Date: March 15   Dallas Chamber Music: Jupiter String Quartet The Jupiters have been fortunate to receive many chamber music honors, awards and grants. Caruth Auditorium, 6101 Bishop Boulevard. Website: http://www.dallaschambermusic.com Phone: 214-768-2787 Location: Irving     Event Date: March 15   Canadian Tenors Their unique repertoire is sung not only in English and French, but also in Spanish and Italian, reflecting their multicultural heritage. Begins at 7:30 p.m. Irving Arts Center. Website: http://www.irvingartscenter.com Phone: 972-252-2787 Location: Dallas     Event Date: March 16   Sammy's Songbook The music of Sammy Nestico with Francois Minaux, flute. Begins at 8 p.m. Morton H. Meyerson Symphony Center. Website: http://www.dws.org/2009-10-concert-season Phone: 214-871-4550 Location: Tyler     Event Date: March 16   Michael Flatley's Lord of the Dance Presents a mesmerizing blend of traditional and modern Celtic music and dance. Begins at 7:30 p.m. University of Texas at Tyler R. Don Cowan Fine and Performing Arts Center. Website: http://www.cowancenter.org Phone: 903-566-7424 Location: Dallas     Event Date: March 16 - March 21, 2010 RAIN: A Tribute to the Beatles RAIN covers the Fab Four from their very first Ed Sullivan Show appearance through the Abbey Road album, through the psychedelic late '60s and their long-haired hippie, hard-rocking rooftop days. Offers a multimedia, multi-dimensional experience -- a fusion of historical footage and hilarious television commercials from the 1960s light up video screens and live cameras zoom in for closeups. Music Hall at Fair Park, 909 First Avenue. Website: http://www.liveatthemusichall.com/events.shtm Phone: 214-565-1116 Location: Dallas     Event Date: March 17 - March 18, 2010 Dominic Walsh Dance Theater The company will perform its contemporary ballet set to the works of Mozart, as well as White Swan from the famed Matthew Bourn's Swan Lake. Begins at 8 p.m. Margot and Bill Winspear Opera House. Website: http://www.dallasperformingarts.org Phone: 214-880-0202 Location: Dallas     Event Date: March 17   Brinker International Forum -- David Frost & Frank Langella Sir David Frost and Tony Award winner Frank Langella will have a candid conversation. AT&T Performing Arts Center. Website: http://www.dallasperformingarts.org Phone: 214-880-0202 Location: Irving     Event Date: March 17   Stinky Cheese Man Follow along with Jack, the narrator of this tale, through zany versions of classic stories. Features the Paul Mesner Puppets. Begins at 10:30 a.m. and 12:30 p.m. Irving Arts Center. Website: http://www.irvingartscenter.com Phone: 972-252-2787 Location: Houston     Event Date: March 17 - April 11, 2010 Speech & Debate Two teen misfits discover each other online and build a tentative alliance in the form of their high school's first speech and debate team. Stages Repertory Theatre. Website: http://www.stagestheatre.com Phone: 713-527-0220 Location: Amarillo     Event Date: March 18   Third Thursday Enjoy films, art activities, live music and gallery tours. Hours are 6:30 p.m. to 9 p.m. Amarillo Museum of Art. Website: http://www.amarilloart.org Phone: 806-371-5050 Location: Dallas     Event Date: March 18 - March 28, 2010 Dallas Symphony Orchestra Mar. 18-21 and 25-28. Morton H. Meyerson Symphony Center. Website: http://www.dallassymphony.com Phone: 214-692-0203 Location: Dallas     Event Date: March 19   Adam del Monte Begins at 7:30 p.m. Owen Fine Arts Center P, SMU-Meadow School of Arts. Website: http://www.guitarsociety.org/ArtistBio.php?Name=Monte Phone: 214-768-2787 Location: Austin     Event Date: March 19   Saint Cecilia Music Series: Ars Lyrica Enjoy an intimate and earthy program of French Baroque chamber works. Begins at 8 p.m. First Presbyterian Church of Austin, 8001 Mesa Drive. Website: http://www.stcecilamusicseries.org Phone: 512-345-8866 X-55 Location: Beaumont     Event Date: April 01 - April 03, 2010 Last Days of Christ Outdoor Passion Drama See Roman soldiers on horseback, walk down the city streets through the market place, and view re-enactments by drama players. Website: http://www.lastdaysofchrist.org Phone: 409-898-1496 Location: Houston     Event Date: April 01 - April 03, 2010 Dance Salad Festival Shows are 7:30 p.m. Thursday through Saturday at the Wortham Theater Center. Choreographer's Forum is scheduled for 6:30 p.m. March 31 in the Museum of Fine Arts, Houston. Website: http://www.dancesalad.org Phone: 713-237-1439 Location: Cleburne     Event Date: April 01 - April 17, 2010 Plaza Theatre Company Presents Steel Magnolias Apr. 1-3, 8-10 and 15-17. Shows are 7:30 p.m. Thursdays through Saturdays, and 3:30 p.m. Saturdays. 111 S. Main. Website: http://www.plaza-theatre.com Phone: 817-202-0600 Location: Beeville     Event Date: April 01   Judith Calhoun, Organist Begins at 3 p.m. Coastal Bend College Jones Auditorium. Phone: 361-354-2303 Find tickets to sports events, concerts, rodeos and other fun events at Lone Star Tickets on Texana Looking for clothing or collectibles for Texas Longhorns, Texas A&M Aggies or Texas Tech Red Raiders? Jackets, jerseys, caps and more are at the Texas Sports Store on Texana

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