Sunday, December 1, 2019

VIA DANCE presented by the Maverick Dance Company Dec. 6-8, 2019

Maverick Dance Company presents VIA DANCE, a collection of new, entertaining, and progressive dance works running December 6th, 7th, and 8th, 2019. The concert title, VIA DANCE, is based on a perspective that, through dance, we can communicate what is often challenging to put into words and that dance can simultaneously speak many languages and connect us on a visceral level. Faculty choreographers Artistic Director Amanda Jackson and Associate Artistic Director Whitney Coleman Talbot are joined by student choreographers: Taylor Anderson, Valerie Arruda, Yesenia Barrera, Darcy Doyle, Emily Finley, Bradley Kelm, Megan Medina, and Rachel Nabarrete. VIA DANCE includes a variety of dance styles.

VIA DANCE is presented in the UTA Mainstage Theatre (Fine Arts Building, North Section, Room 174) located at 502 South Cooper Street on the UTA campus. Performances of VIA DANCE are December 6th & 7th at 7:30 p.m. and December 8th at 2:00 p.m. Tickets are $10 for the general public and $8 for students/senior citizens/UTA faculty & staff. For further information, please contact the UTA’s Department of Theatre Arts’ box office at 817.272.9595 or website.

Monday, November 25, 2019

Happy Holidays Pop-Up Shop Opens on Small Business Saturday

Local artisans are often challenged to find affordable means to get their creations in front of the buying public who appreciates hand crafted products. 817 Arts Alliance strives to create these types of opportunities. Happy Holidays Pop-Up Shop is designed to be such an opportunity by keeping costs down for the artists and getting the word out to their target audience. Help 817 Arts Alliance help local artisans by Shopping Small at the Happy Holidays Pop-Up Shop Nov. 30 - Dec. 22, 2019 in Downtown Arlington.

Support your favorite small businesses, like Happy Holidays Pop-Up Shop (hint, hint) the one posting this. When you #ShopSmall, you make a big impact on us and our whole community. And that's something worth celebrating. See you Nov. 30 for the 10th #SmallBizSat #BackedByAmex .

Wednesday, November 6, 2019

UTA's Maverick Theatre Company presents RAGTIME

The University of Texas at Arlington’s Maverick Theatre Company presents RAGTIME, written by the award-winning composer/lyricist team of Stephen Flaherty and Lynn Ahrens, noted playwright Terrence McNally, and based on E.L. Doctorow’s distinguished novel. RAGTIME was the winner of the 1998 Tony Award for Best Score, Book and Orchestrations.

RAGTIME is set at the dawn of a new century in New York, everything is changing... and anything is possible. Three distinctly American tales are woven together – that of a stifled upper-class wife, a determined Jewish immigrant, and a daring young Harlem musician – united by their courage, compassion, and belief in the promise of the future. Together, they confront history’s timeless contradictions of wealth and poverty, freedom and prejudice, hope and despair, and what it means to live in America.

RAGTIME is presented in the UT Arlington Mainstage Theatre (Fine Arts Building, North Section, Room 174) located at 502 South Cooper Street on the UTA campus. Performances of RAGTIME are November 13, 14, 15, 16 at 7:30 pm, and November 17 at 2:00 pm 2019. Tickets are $12 for the general public and $10 for students/senior citizens/UTA faculty & staff. Groups of 10 or more can use the code RAGGRP for $10 tickets. For tickets please call 817-272-9595 or visit UTAtickets.com. For further information, please visit the UTA Department of Theatre Arts website.

Sunday, November 3, 2019

Spanish Music Concert Presented by Timeless Concerts

Timeless Concerts performers hope you can join them on Saturday, November 9 for their exciting Spanish concert beginning at 8pm at the Arlington Museum of Art. They will present Spanish music of the early 20th century, songs and opera arias that have humorous melodramatic stores to tell, as well as instrumental tangos and habaneras. The concert will feature soprano Judith Rodriguez, tenor Sergio Cepeda, and the Chenoweth-Kang-Hood trio.

A party follows with complimentary fruit/cheese/desserts buffet, wine and soft drinks, plus Erik Barnes will be there taking your musical requests. Purchase tickets on the Timeless Concerts website.

Thursday, October 10, 2019

South Street Art Festival October 11-13, 2019

South Street Art Festival is the longest running and only fine art festival in the Downtown Cultural Arts District of Arlington featuring 60 local, regional and national artists selling work in one of 14 different categories. Art lovers and collectors can stroll down South Street and find booth after booth of one of a kind original art from skilled artisans.


Gather your friends and family and enjoy a weekend of art in Downtown Arlington.

Tuesday, October 8, 2019

University of Texas at Arlington’s Department of Theatre Arts presents HARVEY

Playwright Mary Chase won the Pulitzer Prize for this delightful and insightful comedy about seeking happiness, identity, and acceptance of those who are different, and courtesy towards others in our everyday lives. This is the 75th anniversary of the play’s Broadway opening which ran for nearly five years. It has been revived frequently, made into a successful movie, and is performed regularly throughout the world.

Elwood P. Dowd insists on including his friend Harvey in all of his sister Veta’s social gatherings. Trouble is, Harvey is an imaginary six-and-a-half-foot-tall rabbit.

HARVEY features members of UTA’s Maverick Theatre Company and will be presented in the UT Arlington Mainstage Theatre (Fine Arts Building, North Section, Room 174 near the Gallery) located at 502 South Cooper Street on the UTA campus. Performances of HARVEY are October 9, 10, 11, 12 at 7:30 pm, and October 13 at 2:00 pm, 2019. Tickets are $10 for the general public and $8 for students/senior citizens/UTA faculty & staff. For tickets please call 817-272-9595 or visit UTAtickets.com. For further information, please visit the UTA Department of Theatre Arts' website.

Final 2019 Concert Weekend at the Levitt in Arlington

Friday, September 13, 2019

Timeless Concerts presents "Sergei and the Seasons!" Saturday, Sept. 21, 2019 at the Arlington Museum of Art

Timeless Concerts will be celebrating two famous composers with the first name of Sergei, Sergei Rachmaninoff and Sergei Prokofiev.

Music by Sergei Rachmaninoff was played in the movie "Seven Year Itch", starring Marilyn Monroe, and more recently in movies such as "Somewhere in Time" and "My Best Friend's Wedding." Rachmaninoff not only composed the greatest and most beautiful piano concertos, but also songs. Tenor Don O'Neal LeBlanc will perform some of these songs, and soprano Judith Rodriguez will sing "Vocalise", all accompanied by pianist Dr. Heejung Kang, violinist LeeAnne Chenoweth, and cellist Dr. Sara Birnbaum Hood. Dr. Kang will also perform a piano solo by Rachmaninoff.

The instrumental trio will perform music by the other Sergei, Sergei Prokofiev. They will play his "Romeo and Juliet Suite" and music in chamber music form from his most famous score for ballet. Timeless Concerts will also perform some colorful music that describes the seasons.

There will be a post-concert party as usual with complimentary wine and soft drinks, fruit/cheese/desserts buffet, and pianist Erik Barnes will take your requests. More information is available on the Timeless Concerts website and tickets can be purchased here. Concert begins at 8:00 pm, doors open no earlier than 7:30.

Tuesday, September 3, 2019

Friday, July 5, 2019

Timeless Concerts Presents a Casual Concert at the Arlington Museum of Art July 20.


Casual night at the museum! Tenors without tuxes! Come as you are; shorts or sundresses, Hawaiian shirts or caftans. The performers will all be casual, too. Come enjoy this different kind of Timeless Concerts evening, at the lower level amphitheater at the Arlington Museum of Art, Saturday, July 20, 2019.

The wonderful must-see Keith Haring exhibit on the main floor gallery will be standing where Timeless Concerts usually places the grand piano and table seating, so the concert had to make some adjustments. They'll be back in the main gallery Sept. 21. If you've been to a concert before, and looked over the iron railing by the back window, then you have seen the stage they'll be using.

Tenors Don O'Neal LeBlanc and Sergio Cepeda, plus soprano Judith Rodriguez, will select their favorite things to sing. There will also be some interesting gypsy-ish pieces for their instrumental trio selections, as well as German classics. There will be a joyful music party as always. Post-concert, Erik Barnes will be the pianist, and his music will be flowing throughout the three levels of the museum, as the lower level is open to the very top. Wine and soft drinks will be served.

Enjoy browsing the exhibit after the concert. Get your tickets soon, as there is less seating than usual.

Friday, June 7, 2019

June, July and August 2019 Shows at the Farr Best Theater

Choose from theatrical performances, magic shows, movies and music concerts during June, July and August at the Farr Best Theatre in Mansfield.

Scroll down the page on the theater's website to see all of the upcoming performances. There is a wide variety to choose from.

Friday, May 10, 2019

May 10-12, 2019 Arts and Music Festival - Art on the Greene


Art on the Greene Art & Music Festival is Arlington’s longest running art festival. Admission and parking are free. There will be almost 100 artists with their creations for you to view and for purchase if something catches your eye. Music lovers can enjoy 11 different bands playing throughout the weekend. Lawn chairs and blankets are welcome so you can kick back and relax while enjoying the sounds.