Arts reporter and critic Rosemary Ponnekanti keeps you in touch with the arts and culture scene with the help of other News Tribune writers, critics and editors.
Rosemary Ponnekanti is the arts reporter at The News Tribune, and has been a classical music nerd nearly all her life. Besides spending way too much time in galleries, museums and concert halls, she occasionally brings a whistle or double bass to Celtic jam sessions, and insists on singing "Happy Birthday" in four-part harmony.
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Julian Schwarz in recital at Tacoma Art Museum
This 18-year-old prize-winning cellist is on a career track to stardom—hear him in recital with pianist Daniel Walden courtesy of Northwest Sinfonietta. 7:30 p.m. Feb. 28. $28 general/$23 subscriber or TAM member/$48 with prix fixe dinner at TwoKoi. Tacoma Art Museum, 1701 Pacific Ave., Tacoma. 253-591-5894, www.orchestraexperience.com
Tacoma Concert Band: “Choral Colors”
Tacoma’s biggest concert band shows choral colors with Vivace Choir, including Tchaikovsky and Elgar. 7:30 p.m. Feb. 27. $15-$30, free for under-16 with paying adult. Pantages Theater, 901 Broadway, Tacoma. 253-591-5894, www.broadwaycenter.org, www.tacomaconcertband.org
Chekov’s “Uncle Vanya” at UPS
Dive into 19th-century Russia, and the poignantly silly world that Chekov’s characters inhabit. 7:30 p.m. Feb. 27, 28, Mar. 5, 6, 7; 2 p.m. Mar. 7. $8 general/$6 students, staff, faculty, seniors. Norton Clapp Theatre, Jones Building, University of Puget Sound, North 15th and North Warner Streets, Tacoma. 253-879-3419, www.ups.edu/theatrearts
Local companies mix in Metro Dance Festival
This second annual showcase features 10 Puget Sound dance companies, including MLKBallet, Barefoot Studios, Dance Fremont! and festival host Metropolitan Ballet. 7 p.m. Feb. 28. $15 advance/$20 general/$18 children, seniors. Mt. Tahoma High School Auditorium, 4634 S. 74th St., Tacoma. 253-472-5359, www.metropolitanballetoftacoma.com</div>
