PROSSER -- Interested in some Southern-style giggles?

Jimmy Carter gets teased a lot for his name. And though he has a soft, southern drawl like former President Carter, he has a totally different kind of talent.

Dorothy McCall will be the speaker at the next Sons of Norway cultural program at 7:30 p.m. Feb. 17 in the fellowship hall at the First Lutheran Church, at the corner of Highway 395 and Yelm Street in Kennewick.

Brad Upton brings Valentine's comedy to Kennewick's Clover Island Inn starting at 8 p.m. Feb. 10.

The Love Me Tenor musical revue featuring Seattle's Four Tenors opens Feb. 10 at the Power House Theatre in Walla Walla.

The Dayton Acoustic Bluegrass Jam starts at 6:30 p.m. Feb. 10 at Skye Book & Brew on Main Street in Dayton.

Steel Magnolias, a Little Theatre production, runs Feb. 10-11, 17-18, 24-25 at The Little Theatre of Walla Walla, 1130 Sumach St., off Highway 12 in Walla Walla.

Margaret Bourke-White, a world-renown photographer, will be the subject of two presentations given by Lynne Iglitzin. The first starts at 7:30 p.m. Feb. 13 in the administrative building at Walla Walla University in College Place and will focus on the eye of the famous photographer.

Heart for the Arts, a fundraiser for the Academy of Children's Theatre, starts at 5:30 p.m. Feb. 10 at the Lampson Hangar, 5222 Stearman Ave., near the Tri-Cities Airport.

Columbia Basin College's annual faculty art exhibit opens Feb. 13 and continues through March 8 at the Esvelt Gallery on the Pasco campus.

An Evening of Cole Porter music, performed by the Walla Walla Symphony, starts at 7:30 p.m. Feb. 14 in Cordiner Hall on the Whitman College campus in Walla Walla.

The annual RadCon Sci-Fi Fantasy Convention is Feb. 17-19 at the Red Lion Hotel in Pasco.

Dyme Def, a Seattle hip-hop group, headlines the "Posse Off Broadway" tour that stops at The Seasons Performance Hall in Yakima at 8 p.m. Feb. 11.

Wayne Horvitz will conduct a lecture series titled A Lumberjack's Prayer starting at 7 p.m. Feb. 16 at the Richland Public Library.

More than 40 Yakima Valley wineries will celebrate their annual Red Wine and Chocolate weekend Feb. 18-19 by sampling some of their premier vintages and offering special chocolate treats to pair with them.

Treasure Island, an Academy of Children's Theatre production, is at 7 p.m. Feb. 17-18, 24-25 with 3 p.m. matinees Feb. 19 and 26 in the auditorium at Chief Joseph Middle School in Richland.

A coronation gala for Maggie Little, the 2012 Miss Teen Rodeo Washington winner, starts at 6 p.m. Feb. 18 at the Signature Center, 451 Hills Blvd., Richland.

A class on Ukrainian pysanky egg decorating will be offered by the Kennewick School District starting Feb. 29.

Richland artist Thelma Triplett recently was presented with the 2011 Condotta Award from the Allied Arts Gallery.

The Four Tenors are big guys with big voices who sing everything from Broadway to classical, from country to rock.

Ah yes, that romantically sweet and corny holiday for lovers -- Valentine's Day -- fast approaches.

Sometimes it's fun to pretend to be bad. That's how Logan Denninghoff describes his portrayal of Gaston in the upcoming Broadway touring production of Disney's Beauty and the Beast, which comes to the Windermere Theatre on Feb. 20 at Toyota Center in Kennewick.

Steel Magnolias is the quintessential story of friendship, trust and the heartache of death, all served up Southern style.

The next Reflection Cafe discussion will be at 7 p.m. Feb. 9 at Rosy's Diner, 404 Bradley Blvd., Richland.

SMITHFIELD, Utah -- A Celebration of Today's Writers, sponsored by Utah-based Creative Communication, is accepting entries for its 2012 essay and poetry contests.

Anita Chen, a dual virtuoso from New York City, performs a concert with violin and piano starting at 7:30 p.m. Feb. 3 in the Sunnyside High School auditorium.

The rock band Parachute will bring its East Coast sound to the The Rock Reactor in downtown Kennewick on Feb. 4.

St. Joseph's 16th annual Art & Wine festival starts at 6 p.m. Feb. 4 in Dillon Hall at St. Joseph's Church, 520 S. Garfield St., Kennewick.

LitFest 2012 opens with the About the Book event starting at 6 p.m. Feb. 7 at Columbia Basin College in Pasco.

Middle School Night for sixth- through eighth-graders is from 7 to 9:30 p.m. Feb. 10 at the Richland Community Center.