Put your dancing shoes on for a weekend full of music

Moms can have their special night out with the gals on Saturday for the Mom Prom at 4 Sylvania St. in Brookville! “A Starry Night” will provide women the chance to break out their fancy dresses and party with light refreshments, raffle baskets and prom traditions through the night from 7 to 11 p.m.

tangoIf you are in the mood for a spicier show Sunday afternoon, you can check out “It Takes Two To Tango” at the Lincoln Hall in Foxburg from 2 to 4:30 p.m. Popular dance choreography and classical piano renditions of tango music will be on full display. You can buy tickets online at www.alleghenyriverstone.org, or tickets can be reserved by calling (724) 659-3153.

Too much music is unheard of. The Decade in Music series will be continuing with “Old Guys with Guitars” at the DeBence Antique Music World in Franklin. Others will be performing on a variety of other instruments to celebrate musical history. The event is free to the public and begins at 1:30 p.m.

Looking for a laugh instead? You can still reserve your tickets to see comic Mark Lowry and The Martins with Stan Whitmire in Franklin this weekend. Tickets for the Barrows-Civic Theatre shows on Saturday and Sunday are $30. The Saturday evening show will take place from 7:30 to 10 p.m. while the Sunday matinee will show from 2 to 4 p.m.

FILE - In this March 23, 2016 file photo, American actor Leonardo DiCaprio waves for fans during the Japan premiere of his new movie "The Revenant" in Tokyo, Japan. Indonesia's environment and forestry minister says Oscar-winning actor DiCaprio lacked complete information when he criticized the destruction of rainforests during a visit to a protected national park in March. His comments prompted immigration officials to warn that DiCaprio could be barred from reentering Indonesia, but the minister, Siti Nurbaya, said she appreciates his good intentions and hopes to cooperate with him in future. (AP Photo/Shizuo Kambayashi, File)

In this March 23, 2016 file photo, American actor Leonardo DiCaprio waves for fans during the Japan premiere of his new movie “The Revenant” in Tokyo, Japan. (AP)

In his first Oscar-winning performance, Leonardo DiCaprio is set to tear and struggle his way through “The Revenant” in the CU Movies on Main program at the Clarion University Theater in the Suites on Main North this weekend.

The film, that was also a nominee for Best Picture at the Oscars, will be showing at 7 p.m. Friday with additional showings at 10 p.m. Saturday and 2 p.m. Sunday for the matinee.

Zac Efron and Robert De Niro will be presenting their comedic chops in “Dirty Grandpa” at 7 p.m. Thursday, 10 p.m. Friday and 7 p.m. Saturday.

 

(Eric Zavinski is a Clarion University student contributor to VenangoExtra.com & ClarionExtra.com. Email Eric your weekend events to venangoextra@gmail.com.)