]Through March 8
The Eisemann Center, 2351 Performance Center in Richardson, will host a painting collection of Lisa M. Cardenas Metaphoric Landscapes: Then and Now exhibition at in the Green Mezzanine-Gallery. www.eisemanncenter.com
Feb. 11-March 13
The Dallas Theatre Center will present Arsenic and Old Lace starring Broadway legends Betty Buckley and Tovah Feldshuh at the Kalita Humphreys Theatre of the AT and T Performing Arts Center. Visit www.attpac.org to purchase tickets.
Feb. 11-Feb. 27
The Dallas Opera presents Romeo & Juliet at 7:30 p.m. in the Margot and Bill Winspear Opera House at the AT&T Performing Arts Center, 2403 Flora St. in Dallas. Sunday matinee performances (Feb. 13 and Feb. 27) start at 2 p.m. Single tickets start at $25. www.dallasopera.org
Feb. 12
Jazz meets gospel when Take 6 and Yolanda Adams perform at the Winspear Opera House at 7:30 p.m. Tickets start at 25. www.attpac.org
Feb. 12
South Dallas Cultural Center, 3400 S. Fitzhugh Ave. in Dallas, will host at talk with co-curators Vicki Meek and Anthony Hopkins beginning at 5 p.m. The event is free, and it closes Feb. 26.
Feb. 12
International speaker Thelma Wells will be back on the stage Valentine’s Weekend in a drama called, The King Sisters penned by her daughter, Vikki Wells, at 7 p.m. at Southern Methodist University’s McFarlin Auditorium, located at 6405 Boaz Lane, Suite 101 in Dallas.
Feb. 14
The I’m Back Comedy Tour featuring Chris Tucker makes stop in Dallas at the Music Hall at Fair Park, 901 1st Ave. For VIP seats, call 817-680-1553 or 817-451-3000. Purchase tickets at www.ticketmaster.com
Feb. 15
Screenwriter Spike Lee will appear at the Nasher Sculpture Center, 2001 Flora in Dallas. www.nashersculpturecenter.org
Feb. 17
In observance of Black History month, A Nappy Hair Affair will hold the Black Hairitage Read-In and Open Mic from 7 to 9 p.m. at the Pan American Connection Cultural Center and Bookstore, 828 Fourth Ave. in Dallas. The event is free. www.nappyhairaffair.com.
Feb. 18
Kem, El DeBarge and Ledisi to perform at the Verizon Theatre in Grand Prairie. Doors open at 7 p.m.; show begins at 8. www.verizontheatre.com
Feb. 19
The city of Carrollton Parks and Recreation Department and the Carrollton Police Officers Association will host the annual Daddy/Daughter Dance: Daddy’s Little Angel from 6:30 to 9:30 p.m. at Creekview High School, 3201 Old Denton Road. All proceeds from the event benefit the Carrollton Police Officers Association, which assists police officers and their families in times of need and also supports community programs. Dinner will not be served. Visit carrolltondance.eventbrite.com or call 972-968-5438.
Feb. 19
The Canadian Brass will perform at the Eisemann Center, 2351 Performance Drive in Richardson at 8 p.m. www.eisemanncenter.com
Feb. 20
A Nappy Hair Affair will host the Gil Scott-Heron and his Amnesia Express-Paris concert at the Geno’s Studio 1805 Royal Lane in Dallas from 2 to 5 p.m. Admission is $5. Bring poetry from the Black Arts movement for the open mic. www.nappyhairaffair.com
Feb. 20
The Plano Symphony Orchestra presents the final concert of Family Fun Sundays series with Brass-a-Palooza. The concert will begin at 3 p.m. at the Courtyard Theatre, 1509 Avenue H, in historic downtown Plano. Tickets for the event range from $7 to $11. To make a reservation, call the Plano Symphony Ticket Office at 972-473-7262. Tickets may be purchased online by visiting www.planosymphony.org.
Feb. 23-Feb. 27
Want some Marvin Gaye? How about a little Ray Charles? The Dallas Black Dance Theatre will host a Cultural Awareness Series to include … And Now Marvin, Smoke and the spiritual suite Beams from Heaven at the Dee and Charles Wyly Theatre, 2400 Flora St., in Dallas. Tickets are available at www.dbdt.com or by calling 214-880-0202.
Feb. 23
The Irving Black Arts Council will host a one-hour program highlighting African Americans who fought in the Civil War at 7 p.m. in the Dupree Theatre at the Irving Arts Center, 3333 N. MacArthur Blvd. in Irving. The event is free. Youth from Ben Washington Baptist Church and Irving’s Universal Academy will be in attendance.
Feb. 25
The hit stage play She’s Your Sister will take place at 8 p.m. at Friendship-West Baptist Church, 2020 W. Wheatland Road in Dallas. Doors open at 7 p.m. The show features Fred Hammond and Tony Grant (Why Did I Get Married?). www.friendship-west.com
Feb. 26
Royal Comedy Tour with Sommore, Bruce Bruce and D.L. Hughley and more is coming to Verizon Theatre in Grand Prairie at 8 p.m. Tickets start at $75. www.verizontheatre.com.
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