In the Metroplex

Music

The Red Jacket in Dallas is having a compact disc release party Wednesday. The event will feature DJ Merritt from 102.1-FM The Edge and include special guests Liquid Todd and Jason Bentley. Doors open at 9 p.m. Tickets are $10 for ages 17 and up. The Red Jacket is located at 3606 Greenville Ave. For more information call (214) 823-8895.

The Moonwater Theater Company presents “Jazz on the Moon” beginning Tuesday. Three evenings of cool, swinging jazz will be played as the audience relaxes in a night club atmosphere with cocktails and hor d’oeuvres. Daddio’s House Band will headline the event and feature well-known jazz man Bill Tillman. The last three Tuesdays of March will feature jazz music from 6 to 9 p.m. at the theater. Admission is $10. The theater is located at 6025 Camp Bowie Blvd. Call (817) 924-5300 for more information.

Folk singer/songwriter Keller Williams is touring to support his new release “Loop.” He will be at the Gypsy Tea Room in Dallas at 10 p.m. this Saturday. Tickets are $8 and ages 17 and up are welcome. The Gypsy Tea Room is located at 2548 Elm St. Call (214) 744-9779 for more information.

The TCU music department is sponsoring the Fort Worth Men’s Chorus concert at 1 p.m. Sunday at the Dee J. Kelly Alumni and Visitor Center. Tickets are $30 and are available by calling Central Tickets at (817) 335-9000. The theme of the concert is “A Gospel Brunch.”
Shemekia Copeland is celebrating her Grammy nominations in Dallas at 6:30 p.m. Saturday at the Blue Cat Blues. Copeland was named “Female Blues Artist of the Year” in the 2000 Living Blues Awards. The concert is located at 2612 Commerce St. For more information visit (www.bluecatblues.com) or call (214) 744-2293.

Theater

Theatre Arlington presents the story of Helen Keller in “The Miracle Worker” beginning today through April 1. Shows begin at 7:30 p.m. Thursdays, 8 p.m. Fridays and Saturdays and 2 p.m. Sundays. Tickets range from $13 to $15 with discounts available for students, senior citizens and groups. Call the theater at (817) 275-7661 for reservations. Theatre Arlington is located at 305 W. Main St. in downtown Arlington. Keller was born blind, deaf and mute. Her teacher, Annie Sullivan, helped Keller gain enormous strength. The show is rated G for all audiences.

“Journey Into Amazing Caves” will premiere at 1 p.m. Friday at the Fort Worth Museum of Science and History’s Omni Theater. The theater is located at 1501 Montgomery St. Call (817) 255-9300 for more information.

Miscellaneous

The Will Rogers Memorial Center presents the biggest names in bull riding to face off this weekend. Call (214) 373-8000 for more information.
The Fort Worth Museum of Science and History presents “Whodunit? The Science of Solving Crime” today through Sept. 9. Evidence gathering, DNA profiling, firearm identification, finger printing and forensic anthropology are all part of the mystery to solving the crime. Call (817) 255-9300 for more information.

Art

The Dallas Visual Art Center presents “Mosaics: Tudor Mitroi,” a series of exhibitions that promotes artists whose ethnicity is an essential element of their work. The exhibition will run through March 16 at 2801 Swiss Ave. Call (214) 821-2522 for more information.