Area A&E Happenings for March 31

Events for this column must be submitted to the Advocate by noon Tuesday to be in the Thursday newspaper. Call (859) 236-2551, ext. 135, with complete information, including hours and admission price; or e-mail advocatearts@gmail.com.

VISUAL ART

Works by Danville Learning Disabilities Association members and Arts Cart groups, through April, Community Arts Center, 401 W. Main St. Winter hours: 10 a.m.-6 p.m. Wednesday, Thursday and Friday, 10 a.m.-4 p.m. Saturday, 1-4 p.m. Sunday; closed Monday and Tuesday. Information: (859) 236-4054. Web site: www.communityartscenter.net.

“Vavra’s Vision,” through May 30, International Museum of the Horse, Kentucky Horse Park, Lexington. Information: (859) 259-4232. Website: www.kyhorsepark.com.

MUSIC

Live country music, every Friday and Saturday, Fredia’s Country Music, 4221 Dry Ridge Road, Liberty. Cost: $5; under 12 free. Information: (606) 787-0118.

Live country and Southern rock by Aces High, 8 p.m.-midnight Friday and Saturday, Mae Johnson’s White Barn, Waynesburg. Cost: $5. Pool room opens at 7 p.m. Information: (606) 365-3417.

“Songs from the Heart” tour, by Celtic Woman, 7:30 p.m. April 12, Louisville Palace. Cost: $70 and $50. Tickets: www.ticketmaster.com or (800) 745-3000. Information: www.LouisvillePalace.com and www.Celticwoman.com.
Acoustic Jam, 7 p.m. every second and fourth Tuesday, Community Arts Center, 401 W. Main St. Enter through back door. Information: John Hughes, (859) 236-4054.

Gordon Crowe, live acoustic music, 8:30 p.m.-12:30 a.m. every Friday, El Campestre Mexican Grill, in Walmart complex on Nicholasville Road/Man O’War next to Shell station, Lexington. Free.

Cumberland River Band, bluegrass, 1 p.m. June 4, White Acres Campground, Bardstown. Website: www.cumberlandriverband.com or www.bluegrass101.com/BardstownFestival2011.htm.

Acoustic Thursday with musician and vocalist David “Big Chill” Napier, 8-10 p.m. today, 4th Street Deli and Tap. Shane White, Joe Caldwell and Eben Henson, classic rock, folk and Americana, beginning at 8:30 p.m. Friday; Klassyc Tymes, classic rock and dance music, beginning at 8:30 p.m. Saturday. Wednesday is Trivia Night with Mike Archer, 7 p.m. Information: (859) 236-7953.

THEATER

“Crowns,” April 1-3 and 8-10, West T. Hill Community Theatre. Showtimes: 8 p.m. Friday and Saturday, 3 p.m. Sunday. Tickets: (859) 319-0205. Web site: www.westthill.com.

DANCE

Community Swing Dance, with the HepCats of Lexington, presented by Centre Swing Dance Club, April 8, Community Arts Center. Swing dance lesson, 7:30-8:30 p.m.; dance, 8:30-11:30 p.m. Cost: $5/students, $7/non-students. Refreshments included.

Contra dance, with caller Doug Singleton and band Cosmic Otters, 8-11 p.m. Saturday — beginner lesson 7:30-8 p.m. — Russell Acton Folk Center, 212 Jefferson St., Berea. Cost: $7/adults, $4/seniors and students. Information: (859) 985-5501 or http://www.folkcircle.org/contra or BereaContraDance@gmail.com.

Joffrey Ballet, 8 p.m. April 7, Newlin Hall, Centre College: Cost: $70, $60, $50. Tickets: (859) 236-4692.

AND MORE ...

The Great American Dollhouse Museum, 11 a.m.-5 p.m. Tuesday through Saturday, 344 Swope Drive, Danville. Cost: $7/adults, $5/children 2-12. Information: (859) 583-8000.

Art-full Raffle, 7-9 p.m. May 13 (preview), 6 p.m. May 14, Pioneer Playhouse. Tickets: (859) 238-0063.

Readings by poet Maurice Manning, followed by discussion, 2 p.m. April 10, Boyle County Public Library community room. Manning is a Danville native who has published a fourth book of poetry in 2010, titled “The Common Man.” Manning teaches at Indiana University and in the program for writers at Warren Wilson College. Information: (859) 236-4063.

Intergalactic Bead and Jewelry Show, 10 a.m.-5 p.m. April 16-17, Triple Crown Pavilion at Ramada Plaza, 9700 Bluegrass Parkway, Louisville. Information: www.beadshows.com or (888) 729-6904.

Spring Birding Hike, 9 a.m. Saturday, Central Kentucky Wildlife Refuge. Information: www.ckwr.com.
 
DLDA reception and Chamber of Commerce Business After Hours, 4:30-8 p.m. April 21, Community Arts Center. Free.
   
CLASSES

Zumba, 5-6 p.m. Sunday, 7:15-8:15 p.m. Wednesdays, Community Arts Center. Information: (859) 236-4054.

Tai Chi, 8:30-10 a.m. Mondays, Community Arts Center. Information: Deb Larkin, (859) 236-7954.

“Kindermusik Our Time,” 10 a.m. Mondays, Community Arts Center. Information: samantha@kindermusikbysamantha.com or (606) 346-2033.

Belly dancing, 7-8 p.m. Mondays, Community Arts Center. Cost: $10/class or pay ahead, six classes/$50. Information: Heather Green, heatherpgreen@yahoo.com.

Jazzercise, with instructor Amy Trimble, 5:45 p.m. Monday and Wednesday, 4:30 p.m. Tuesday and Thursday, 9 a.m. Saturday, Hogsett Elementary School. Information: (859) 948-4817. Website: www.jazzercise.com or “Danville Jazzercise” on Facebook.

Tai Chi, weekly sessions of authentic Tai Chi Chuan, 9-10 a.m. Saturdays, Danville Martial Arts Academy, 700 Finn Hill Drive, under Subway. Taught by Stan Claunch, with more than 30 years experience and recently named Chinese Martial Arts Master of the Year by the U.S.A. Martial Arts Hall of Fame. Cost: $50/monthly. Information: (859) 516-3233.

Guitar, mandolin, bass, flute, song-writing and improvisation, for all ages and all levels, Community Arts Center. Registration: instructor Jack Covell, (859) 319-0773.

Piano lessons, for children and adults, by appointment, daytime hours, Community Arts Center. Registration: instructor Richard Ferreira, (859) 329-7814.

Piano and brass lessons, by appointment, Community Arts Center. Registration: instructor John Pope, (859) 516-3053 or jhardenpope@gmail.com.

Violin lessons, by appointment, Community Arts Center. Registration: instructor Phil DeHaan, (859) 509-4293 or pjdh397@hughes.net.

Starry Night Studio, 7-9 p.m. April 12, Community Arts Center. Subject: David Farmer does David Farmer. Information: (859) 236-4054. Registration: www.communityartscenter.net.

Drawing I, for beginners, taught by Melanie Morrett, 10 a.m.-noon Tuesdays, April 12-May 17, Community Arts Center. Cost: $96. Registration: www.communityartscenter.net.

Starry Night Studio, 7-9 p.m. April 26, Community Arts Center. Subject: Poppies. Information: (859) 236-4054. Registration: www.communityartscenter.net.