AHEAD

AHEAD
* "Rent" is due Feb. 3-8 at Heinz Hall in Pittsburgh. The late Jonathan Larson was inspired by Puccini's "La Boheme" when he wrote his modern-day musical about the friendships among a group of struggling artists. Tickets are priced from $22.50 to $50.50. Call (412) 392-4900.
* Westgate Culture Club's "One World Cultural Arts Series" is coordinating a dinner-dance from 7 to 10 p.m. March 11 in Westgate School Auditorium, East Liverpool. Swing and jitterbug music will be performed by Jimmy Sapienza's Five Guys Named Moe, from Pittsburgh. Dinner will be prepared by Casa de Emanuel, an East Liverpool restaurant. Tickets are on sale; call (330) 386-8765.
* Call Tickets.com Friday morning to reserve seats for these concerts: Erykah Badu, the multigenre vocalist whose style has been compared to Billie Holiday, Feb. 29 in State Theatre, Cleveland; and jazz-pop quartet Manhattan Transfer with young jazz singer Jane Monheit as opening act, May 23 in Palace Theatre, also in Cleveland.