Kurt Elling will be at Jazz Kitchen
The Jazz Kitchen will host Kurt Elling on Feb. 12 for shows at 7:30 and 10 p.m.
Joining the Grammy award-winning vocalist will be guitarist John McLean and his top collaborator, pianist Lawrence Hobgood.
Tickets are $25 each. To order tickets, call (317) 253-4900 or go to www.thejazzkitchen.com.
Elling is among the world’s foremost jazz vocalists. He has been named “Male Singer of the Year” by the Jazz Journalists Association on half a dozen occasions in the past 10 years.
The Jazz Kitchen, 5377 N. College Ave., features a full menu of unique and diverse culinary offerings with creations from around the world.
Valentine’s Day dance, concert
The public is invited to join the nationally-recognized Indianapolis Jazz Orchestra, and their talented vocalists, for a romantic evening of world-class big band entertainment.
It will be Feb. 13 beginning at 7 p.m. in the Athenaeum Theatre, 401E. Michigan St. Tickets are $20 in advance or $25 at the door.
The special concert and dance will highlight popular music from the Great American Songbook concerning love, romance and affairs of the heart. Featured songs will include “My Funny Valentine,” “I’m in the Mood for Love,” “Secret Love,” “Heart and Soul,” “My Foolish Heart,” “Our Love Is Here to Stay,” plus many more.
Dancers will experience the Athenaeum Theatre’s new, large, permanent wooden dance floor that will be open for swing, ballroom and casual dancing. This event also has reserved table seating and will offer a full cash bar with snacks.
For tickets, call (317) 908-1032.
A2Z Italian Café plans Valentine specials
A2Z Italian Café, 4705 E. 96th St., has planned a special Valentine’s Day menu for Feb. 12, 13 and 14.
The dinner will include an appetizer to share, choice of lobster bisque or spinach and pear salad, and a choice of entrée with sides.
Entrée choices are beef filet mignon, sautéed halibut, chicken Margherita, lobster ravioli and eggplant Parmesan.
The cost of the Valentine’s Day dinner is $75 per couple and includes live music from 6 p.m. to 8 p.m.
For reservations, call (317) 569-9349 to reserve a table for any of the three nights.
Buck Creek will do ‘Barbecuing Hamlet’
The Buck Creek Players will continue their season with Pat Cook’s hilarious tribute to life on the community theater stage, “Barbecuing Hamlet.” Opening Feb. 4, and running for two weekends through Feb. 13, curtain times are at 8 p.m. on Fridays and Saturdays, with 2:30 p.m. matinees on Sundays.
All performances will be at the Buck Creek Playhouse, 11150 Southeastern Ave. Tickets are $14 for adults and $12 for children, students and senior citizens (ages 62 and older) and can be reserved by calling (317) 862-2270.
Wayne Township ‘Oklahoma!’ auditions
Wayne Township Community Theatre has released audition times for its 2011 season show “Oklahoma!”
Auditions will be April 4-5 at 7 p.m. Auditions are open and a large, diverse cast of men, women and children are encouraged to audition.
Performances will run Thursday-Saturday June 9-18. Auditions will be held at the Ben Davis High School Theatre. Enter through door 2.
Auditioners should bring sheet music of a prepared song to sing in the correct key. An accompanist will be provided. Auditioners should also be prepared to dance. You may also be asked to read from the script. Please bring a list of all conflicts you may have during the run of the show.
For more information, visit the website www.wayne.k12.in.us/district/wtef or contact Shayla Kenworthy by e-mail at shayla.kenworthy@wayne.k12.in.us or by phone at (317) 390-0363.
Gardens to honor M.L. King, Lincoln
The Indianapolis Cultural Trail: A Legacy of Gene and Marilyn Glick will build “luminary gardens” honoring Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. and Abraham Lincoln as the last two gardens planned in the Glick Peace Walk.
The walk is dedicated to individuals who achieved greatness through peaceful pursuits. The Peace Walk includes 12 distinctive sculptural gardens that celebrate the lives and accomplishments of these “luminaries.”
Dr. King’s garden will be located on the southeast corner of Washington Street, Virginia Avenue and Pennsylvania Street.
Lincoln’s garden will be located on the southwest corner of Washington Street and Capitol Avenue.
Art @ Clowes features Wiley E. Dummich
Art @ Clowes, a rotating exhibit at Clowes Memorial Hall of works from local artists, features abstract artist Wiley E. Dummich. The exhibit, which contains more than 20 pieces, is on display now through Feb. 11 in the main lobby of Clowes.
More information on Art @ Clowes can be found at www.cloweshall.org/art.
