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Performing Arts Fort Worth has announced that the Bass Hall debut of Frankie Valli & the Four Seasons, originally scheduled for February 23, 2010, has been postponed until April 22, 2010 at 8:00 PM. Tickets for the original date will be honored but must be exchanged. Refunds are available through the Bass Hall box office. Please call 817.212.4280 or toll free at 877.212.4280 for more information.

Theatre Arlington presents its biggest, most ambitious, most entertaining all-youth production ever as Todd Hart directs more than 30 talented young actors in Seussical the Musical Jr., a splashy, colorful salute to the beloved books of Theodor Geisel, also known as Dr. Seuss. The show runs February 26 through March 14, and tickets are on sale now. Don’t miss out on this dazzling, family friendly entertainment!

The 13th Annual Cookin’ for Kids, Fort Worth’s original celebrity chef cook-off, will be held on Sunday, March 7, 2010 at the River Ranch in the Fort Worth Stockyards. Twelve professionals will compete in this year’s live event, including chefs from Del Frisco’s, Four Seasons, Reata and Fred’s Texas. Each chef will be assisted by one or more “notable Texans,” including TCU head football coach Gary Patterson, Fort Worth city councilwoman Kathleen Hicks and 2010 Texas State Poet Laureate Karla K. Morton. Proceeds benefit Kids Who Care, a local non-profit organization.

Apex Arts League presents an evening of family entertainment featuring Theater Organist Robert MacDonald, at 7:00 PM on Sunday, Feb. 28, at St. Barnabas the Apostle Church in Keller. Mr. MacDonald will provide live accompaniment on the Johannus organ as silent films starring Laurel & Hardy and other legendary stars are screened. It’s a wonderful (and rare!) opportunity to experience silent films the way they were meant to be seen – don’t miss it!

Theatre Off The Square in Weatherford is pleased to present the hit comedy Southern Hospitality, which will run from February 12 through March 06. In this madcap adventure, the beleaguered citizens of Fayro, Texas, take drastic measures to save their dwindling little town, with hilarious results! As a special treat, audience members will be served complimentary Blue Bell “Southern Hospitality” flavored ice cream, thanks to a generous donation from the little creamery in Brenham!

Magnolia at the Modern, an ongoing weekly series featuring critically acclaimed films, will be screening a variety of feature length and short films that have been nominated for 2009 Academy Awards. Screenings are held in the intimate and comfortable Auditorium of The Modern Art Museum of Fort Worth, and tickets go on sale two hours prior to each show. The Oscars will be presented on March 7, 2010.

Theatre Arlington is pleased to announce that it has been awarded a total of $8,500 in grant monies from two generous corporations who have a history of donating back to the communities in which they do business – JPMorgan Chase and Target. The funds will support one of the theater’s most innovative programs, one designed to improve the lives of local at-risk adolescents.

Jubilee Theatre proudly presents the autobiographical play by Dr. Endesha Ida Mae Holland, From the Mississippi Delta. This powerful testament chronicles Dr. Holland’s journey from poverty and prostitution to civil rights activism and a distinguished career in academia. Tickets are On Sale Now!

Texas Dance Theatre Artistic Director Wil McKnight has announced that visual artist Daniel Corona – whose work inspired and provided the backdrop for McKnight’s ballet Fast – will have his work displayed at the Fort Worth Community Arts Center throughout the month of February. A gallery reception will be held on February 12 prior to a performance by TDT. Then, TDT will repeat the ballet with additional artwork by Corona at its Season Finale performance on April 30.

The Black Theatre Troupe of Phoenix, Arizona, is mounting a new production of Romulus Linney’s A Lesson Before Dying, and Jubilee Theatre Artistic Director Ed Smith will serve as the guest director for this intense stage play. Smith directed the drama to critical and audience acclaim during Jubilee’s 2007-2008 season.