WANT TO GO?

What: The Dayton Ballet’s “Dracula: Bloodlines”

When: 7:30 p.m. on Thursday, Oct. 25; 8 p.m. on Friday, Oct. 26 and Saturday, Oct.27 and 3 p.m. Sunday, Oct. 28. The Thursday and Sunday performances are sold out. Where: Victoria Theatre, 138 N. Main St., Dayton Tickets: $15 to $81, available at Ticket Center Stage at (937) 228-3630 or online at www. daytonperformingarts.org. Senior, teacher and student discounts available at box office. For more information or to order subscriptions, including flexible subscription types that include performances by Dayton Philharmonic, Dayton Opera and Dayton Ballet, visit www.daytonperformingarts.org.

Want to learn more?

Forty-five minutes before each performance, Karen Burke will hold a pre-performance talk, “The First Step,” giving audience members an in-depth look at the performance. The sessions are held in the Burnell Roberts Room, 126 N. Main St., beside the Victoria Theatre.

“Behind the Ballet,” a Q&A with dancers, will follow each performance in the theater. “The First Step” and “Behind the Ballet” sessions are free of charge for all ticketholders.

At the University of Dayton:

Faculty members Natalie Sherwan and Anca Glont will discuss the historical context of Vlad the Impaler and Romanian vampire lore at 1:35 to 2:15 p.m. on Monday, Oct. 15 in the Sears Recital Hall, Jesse Philips Humanities Center, University of Dayton. The panel discussion is free and open to the public.