Belinda Davids brings her tribute to the late, great Whitney Houston for one performance Aug. 5 at Hard Rock Casino Northern Indiana. (Hard Rock Casino Gary/HANDOUT)
Here are some other events happening from Aug. 4 to 10 in the Region.
The greatest love
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Tribute artist Belinda Davids is in concert saluting Whitney Houston at 7 p.m. Aug. 5 at Hard Rock Casino Northern Indiana in Gary. Tickets are $29.50. At 5400 W. 29th Ave. on the Hard Rock Live main stage. 219-228-2383; hardrockcasinonorthernindiana.com/entertainment.
The breathtaking vocals of “Britain’s Got Talent” finalist Belinda Davids are framed with the accompaniment of a live band and backing vocalists, plus state-of-the-art sound, lighting, vision and theatrical effects in this two-hour production. Audiences enjoy a journey through Houston’s greatest hits, including “I Will Always Love You,” “I Wanna Dance with Somebody,” “One Moment in Time,” “Greatest Love of All,” and others.
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A ‘Dastardly’ deed
Director Laura Meyer’s production “The Dastardly Dr. Devereaux” opens at 7:30 p.m. Aug. 4 and continues through Aug. 20 with performances at 7:30 p.m. Fridays and 2 p.m. Saturdays and Sundays at Footlight Players in Michigan City. Tickets are $17 general admission and $12 for children. At 1705 Franklin St. on the main stage. 219-874-4035; footlightplayers.org.
In this musical stage melodrama, The evil Dogsbreath Devereaux, M.D. plans to marry wealthy widow Lotta Cash to inherit her fortune as he plots with the help of nasty nurse Hilda Hatchet, his true love. It’s up to hero character Dr. Phil Good to save the day while serving up silly songs like “Emergency,” “Do the Bob” and “How Do You Bandage a Broken Heart?”
Roll it
Beverly Shores Depot Museum and Art Gallery presents Film Fest at the Crossroads at 6 p.m. Aug. 10 at Memorial Opera House in Valparaiso. Tickets are $25. At 104 Indiana Ave. on the main stage. 219-548-9137; memorialoperahouse.com.
Featuring films about Northwest Indiana along with a discussion with the filmmakers and local experts, the featured titles are: “Walkable U.S.A.,” directed by Tom Desch, about city planner Jeff Speck’s design to revitalize downtown Hammond; “Calumet: The Region’s River,” directed by Sam Love and Raymar Brunson; and “The Erosion Project,” directed by Jonathan Jackson about the erosion of beaches and communities along the Dunes area of Northwest Indiana.
Philip Potempa is a freelance reporter for the Post-Tribune.