Critic’s Picks: The best of South Sound arts this weekend

‘Dracula’ bites at the Pantages

For a Valentine’s treat with a bite, L.A. Theatre Works brings “Bram Stoker’s Dracula” to the Pantages Theater. Told in the style of a live radio play, this version of the classic vampire tale combines technology and audio theater to explore themes of good and evil in us all.

3 p.m. Sunday. $19-$69. Pantages Theater, 901 Broadway, Tacoma. 253-591-5894, broadwaycenter.org.

Cello chocolates at Second City

Savor some romantic cello treats as Julian Schwartz and pianist Maria Bournaki play Schumann, Poulenc, Strauss and more for Second City Chamber Series.

4 p.m. Sunday. $25 adult; $23 senior, student and military; free ages 18 and younger. First Lutheran Church, 524 S. I St., Tacoma. 253-572-8863, scchamberseries.org.

Revels’ Valentine’s Day square dance

Dress in your finest hats and skirts and join the Puget Sound Revels, along with the Lucky Shots Stringband, for a Valentine’s Square Dance. Expert Charmaine Slaven (the dancing mandolin player in the 2014 Appalachian show) will teach and call the dances, making it easy for all ages.

7:30-10 p.m. Saturday. $24. Post Hall Ballroom, 1102 S. A St., No. 450, Tacoma. brownpapertickets.com/event/2491690, pugetsoundrevels.org.

‘A Fish Called Wanda’ at The Grand Cinema

The Grand Cinema’s Science on Screen series gets sexy (and silly) this weekend for a Valentine’s Day edition. Watch John Cleese, Kevin Cline and Jamie Lee Curtis in the classic romance-farce “A Fish Called Wanda,” then hear from University of Puget Sound biologist Dr. Peter Wimberger about the evolution of attraction while sampling Tease chocolates.

4-6:15 p.m. Sunday. $10. The Grand Cinema, 606 S. Fawcett Ave., Tacoma. 253-572-6062, grandcinema.com.

This story was originally published February 11, 2016 at 7:20 AM with the headline "Critic’s Picks: The best of South Sound arts this weekend."