Whether the

music is classical or classically loud and abrasive,

there will be plenty of it around this weekend.

Many venues

are gearing up for Valentine's Day with romantic

concerts, while others are just planning on rocking out.

The weekend

will start early with Atlanta Ballet's production of

Dracula, beginning Thursday at the Fox. The show will be

at 7:30 p.m. Thursday, Feb. 10 and at 8 p.m. Wednesday

through Saturday for the duration of the performance.

Performances will be at 2 p.m. and 7 p.m. Sunday, Feb. 13

and at 2 p.m. only Feb. 20. Tickets are $20-$50 and can

be purchased at any Ticketmaster outlet or by calling

404-817-8700.

The Log

Cabin in Fayetteville will host four bands Friday evening

as a benefit for Kerry Ruffin and his family and as a CD

release party for Crisis of Assimilation (formerly

Pandora's Box). The doors will open at 6 p.m. and tickets

are $4. The other three bands playing Friday are Sect,

Drifting Image, and Descending Fire. Crisis of

Assimilation will be selling its debut CD's for $5 at the

show. A portion of the proceeds from the show will go to

Ruffin and his family.

The Tallis

Scholars will perform a blend of Renaissance sacred music

at Spivey Hall Friday, Feb. 11. The world renowned group

will perform selections from Robert White, William Byrd

and Alfonso Ferrabosco the Elder. The show will begin at

8:15 p.m. and tickets are $35.

Spivey Hall

will be full of sweet sounds the next night, when

organist duo Raymond and Elizabeth Chenault will perform.

The pair are well known at Spivey Hall, recording their

most recent Christmas album there. Their performance will

include selections from Naji Hakim, Richard Shephard and

Phillip Moore, as well as Toccata for Two, a piece that

was written specifically for them.

The show

will begin at 8:15 p.m. and tickets are $25. For ticket

information to Spivey Hall performances, phone

770-961-3683.

The Cobb

Symphony Orchestra will perform romantic selections from

movies Saturday night and Sunday afternoon. Their

performance of "A Night at the Movies II" will

be at the Jennie T. Anderson Theatre at the Cobb Civic

Center in Marietta.

Tickets are

$20 for adults and $13 for children. Call 770-423-6650

for tickets.

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