Flamenco soul: In celebration of its 30th anniversary, Flamenco Vivo, above, presents "The Soul of Flamenco," 8 p.m. March 14, Miller Symphony Hall, 23 N. Sixth St., Allentown. The company features an all-star cast of Spanish dancers and musicians in newly-created pieces and a restaging of "Luz y Sombra," an early work by Roberto Lorca, company co-founder, along with Carlota Santana. The program encompasses traditional Flamenco, originating from Andalusia, a province in southern Spain. Flamenco was influenced by the Arabic, Judaic and gypsy cultures. Passion and intense emotion is expressed with intricate virtuoso guitar playing and footwork, hand-clapping and castanets all to the beat of percussive music and song. Tickets: 610-432-6715

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A sign of life: You only have a few more opportunities to see the dynamic Civic Theatre production of the Lehigh Valley premiere of "Other Desert Cities," Jon Robin Baitz's funny and poignant award-winning play, 7 p.m. March 13, 14 and 8 p.m. March 15, Nineteenth Street Theatre, 527 N. 19th St., Allentown. Above, from left: Barry Glassman (Lyman Wyeth), Will Morris (Trip Wyeth), Becky Engborg (Polly Wyeth) and Gretchen Furst (Brooke Wyeth) put the fun in dysfunctionalism with a holiday serving of a family beef on wry. "The family is a cross-section, a microcosm of American politics and perspective. That conflict creates some really intriguing tension, as well as some laugh out-loud one-liners," says Civic Artistic Director William Sanders, who directed the show. Tickets: CivicTheatre.com, 610-432-8943

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Rendering justice: Trisha Mae Samuel, above, of Emmaus, is one of the artists participating in the annual "Red" exhibition, 6 - 9 p.m. March 14, Banana Factory, 25 W. Third St., Bethlehem. Samuel's charcoal paintings are her effort to advocate for the lives of elephants and other threatened and endangered species. Though she works in shades of gray, Samuel's renderings of endangered species represent for her a black and white issue of justice. Samuel teaches part-time at The Swain School, Salisbury Township. Artists participating in "The Red Show" include Nessa Grainger, Jacqueline Cornette, Bruce J. Ward, Kim Hogan, Valerie Breaux Haaf, Lara Bly Allaik, Kevin Herbst Haaf, Virginia Abbott, Khalil Allaik, Octavio Pena, Andrew Kish III and David G. Sommers. The exhibits are free and open to the public.

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