SATURDAY, FEB. 16 2013 >>>

1. The Reality Check Dance Team - the youth outreach organization of the D.A.S.H. Center - has been producing one of the most popular hip-hop dance showcases in Tacoma. In its eighth year, the group's Krunk showcase will host 14 dance acts, comprising a diverse genres of dance styles, while giving a beautiful elevated platform to the genre of hip-hop,at 7 p.m  inside the Theatre on the Square. Watch the dances, ages 8-38, beast it and get krunk. 

2. Puss in Boots - based on one of the most beloved characters of the Shrek series - tells the hilarious and courageous (daring, bold, brave) tale of Puss' early adventures as he teams with mastermind Humpty Dumpty and the street-savvy Kitty to steal the famed Goose that lays the Golden Eggs. See the film for free at 9:30 a.m. at The Grand Cinema, compliments of Click! Tacoma. Put your boot son fast; tickets are limited.

3. Dancing with the Stars is a TV show that pairs professional dancers with famous people - stars who often wouldn't know the bunny hop if it bit them in the ass. Each show, an unlucky couple gets voted off. By the end of the season, the only couples left on stage are ballroom rock stars. "Dancing with the Tacoma Stars" offers a similar experience, but with a very Tacoma twist. All dancers are rock stars within the community. There are six stars: Tacoma City Councilman Ryan Mello, Metro Parks Commissioner Erik Hanberg, Dr. George McClure of Multicare; local investment manager and vocal teacher Jo Goodman, Pierce College Chancellor Dr. Michele Johnson and yoga teacher Nancy Keiter. The dance professionals that they're paired with are based in Western Washington. The evening starts with a dinner at 5:30 p.m. at the Temple Theatre Ballroom. Read Kristin Kendle's full feature on Dancing with the Tacoma Stars in the Weekly Volcano's Arts section.

4. Songwriters Steve Nebel, John Sparrow and Gary Kanter fill form a circle (the best they can with only three people) and sing songs and tell stories of social justice at 7 p.m. inside King's Books.

5. Beethoven's Fourth Piano Concerto brings out the mysticism, poetic reverie and wildness of his music, which is the perfect piece of Tacoma-based chamber orchestra Northwest Sinfonietta to mess with it. And by mess with it, we mean perform the piece entirely with strings. Hear the performance at 7:30 p.m. inside the Rialto Theater. German pianist Andreas Klein will join in.

LINK: Saturday, Feb. 16 arts and entertainment events in the greater Tacoma and Olympia area