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Texas Ballet Theater is proud to announce it is relocating its rehearsal studios, administrative offices and Fort Worth Academy to a new location in Fort Worth. Texas Ballet Theater is currently located at 6845 Green Oaks Road where it has been since 1985. The new facility is located at 1600 Green Oaks Road and should be ready for occupancy in about four months.

Votum Dance Company will be holding a Master Modern Dance Class with Randall Flinn from 3:00 to 4:30 PM on Saturday, February 27 at 619 Productions in Fort Worth. Mr. Flinn is the Artistic Director and Founder of Dance Ad Deum Dance Company in Houston, TX. The class is limited to 20 students. Please click here to pre-register.

Guide To The City has just learned of the tragic death of Mr. Larry Thompson, the executive director of the Northwest Tarrant Chamber of Commerce and a member of the Popcorn Players of Azle. In what has been ruled a homicide, Mr. Thompson was killed on Saturday night, February 6, 2010, in the 7100 block of Robertson Road in Fort Worth when his car was hit head on by a man suspected of driving while intoxicated. Mr. Thompson had just played the role of Rev. Duncan Wooley in a performance of Azle Arts’ Leading Ladies earlier that same evening.

The Butterfly Connection, Fort Worth’s unique multi-arts collaboration, is offering half price headshots to local actors and actresses on Sunday, February 28, from 11:00 AM to 6:00 PM. Each subject will be photographed with up to four “looks” by Stephanie Berg Saucedo, and will receive their images on disc within just three weeks. Sessions are $125.00. Make your appointment today!

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!

What took place duting a secret meeting in 1941 between Niels Bohr, the father of quantum physics, and Werner Heisenberg, who was working on, but failed to create, the atomic bomb for Nazi Germany? Stage West presents a stunning new production of Copenhagen, the magnificent play by Michael Frayn (Noises Off) that won numerous awards, including the Tony for Best Play. Tickets are On Sale Now!

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!