KEY Magazine Fort Worth

FEBRUARY 2007

Ongoing The National Cowgirl Museum and Hall of Fame houses over 2,000 artifacts and information about more than 400 remarkable women. The $21 million, 33,000 square foot museum honors women who have distinguished themselves while exemplifying the pioneer spirit of the American West. Mon.-Thurs. 9 a.m.-5:30 p.m., Fri. & Sat. 9 a.m.-8 p.m., Sun. 11:30 a.m.-5:30 p.m. Gen. Ad. $8, seniors $7, & youths 3-12, $7, children 2 & under, free. 1720 Gendy St., 817-336-4475, 800-476-3263, www.cowgirl.net.

Ongoing Ft. Worth Trinity Park-The Log Cabin Village living history museum depicts the lifestyle of pioneers who settled this area in the mid-to-late 1800s. Hrs: Tues.-Fri. 9 a.m.-4 p.m., Sat. & Sun. 1-5 p.m. Gen. Ad. $3.50, seniors & youths 4-17, $3, children under 4, free. 2100 Log Cabin Village Ln., 817-926-5881, www.logcabinvillage.org.

Ongoing The Ft. Worth Zoo, home to over 5,000 native and exotic animals and a world famous reptile collection, is rated one of America’s top zoos by Family Life magazine, the Los Angeles Times, USA Today and Southern Living Reader’s Choice Awards. Texas Wild! is an 8-acre area that allows guests to encounter more than 300 creatures and visit 6 regions of the Lone Star State in just hours. The Zagat Survey U.S. Family Travel Guide has rated the zoo the #1 attraction in the DFW area and #19 among the “50 Overall Top-Rated Attractions in the United States.” Hrs: 10 a.m.-4 p.m. (through Feb. 16); 10 a.m.-5 p.m. (after Feb. 16). Thanksgiving, Christmas and New Year’s Day noon-4 p.m. Gen. Ad. $10.50, seniors 65+, $7 children 3-12, $8, toddlers 2 & under, free. Ticket price includes entry into Texas Wild!. Parking $5. Half-price tickets on Wednesdays. 1989 Colonial Pkwy., 817-871-7050, www.fortworthzoo.org.

Ongoing Grapevine Vintage Railroad Excursions take place on Fridays, Saturdays and Sundays pulled by the 109 year-old steam engine. Thursdays are Vintage Diesel Days. Trips from Grapevine to the Fort Worth Stockyards are scheduled Fridays through Sundays departing Grapevine at 1 p.m. and arriving in the Stockyards about 2:30 p.m. The return run boards at 4:45 p.m. to arrive back in Grapevine around 6 p.m. Robbers have been known to board the train as it makes its way from Grapevine to Fort Worth. The hour long Trinity River Run-leaving from the Stockyards-is 3:30 p.m. to 4:30 p.m. Closed Christmas Day. Tickets for the Grapevine to Fort Worth Run are Gen. Adm. $20, seniors 55+, $18, and children $10. Tickets for the Trinity River run are Gen. Adm. $10, seniors $9, and children $6. One-way tickets are available. Plan to be at the depot 1 hour before departure time. Depots are located in Grapevine at 707 S. Main St. & the Fort Worth Stockyards Station at 140 E. Exchange Ave., 817-410-3123, www.gvrr.com.

Ongoing Ft. Worth Botanic Garden-Wander among trees, flowers and along waterways of the 109-acre park. An exhibition greenhouse and gift shop are two detours in the journey. The main gardens are free & open daily from 8 a.m. until sunset. A small fee is required for the 7.5 acre Japanese garden, which is open daily 10 a.m.-5 p.m. and offers tours that take about an hour. A small fee is also required for the conservatory-open Mon.-Sat. 10 a.m.-4 p.m. & Sun. 1-4 p.m. The Gardens Restaurant and the Treasure Tree Gift Shop are on site. Off University Dr. at 3220 Botanic Garden Blvd., 817-871-7689, www.fwbg.com.

Ongoing Glen Rose, TX-Fossil Rim Wildlife Center is a unique wildlife Refuge situated in the sprawling Texas hill country that features guided tours, camping and wildlife studies. Admissions 8:30 a.m.-3:30 p.m. Park closes at 5:30 p.m. Open daily except major holidays. Off season hours Nov.-Feb. Adults $14.95, seniors 62+ $10.95, ages 3-11 $8.95, & children under 2 free. Half price on Wed. 3 miles south of Glen Rose, off Hwy. 67, 254-897-2960, www.fossilrim.org.

Ongoing Arlington, TX-The Legends of the Game Baseball Museum, at Ameriquest Field in Arlington, features baseball uniforms, balls, playing cards and photographs depicting the history of the sport. The Learning Center for Children houses interactive exhibits on baseball and how the sport is related to fields such as science, math, history, geography and communications. Tours of the ballpark are available. 1000 Ballpark Way, 817-273-5842.

Ongoing Fort Worth Stockyards Historical District-The Texas Longhorn Cattle Drive occurs twice daily, weather permitting, but they don’t mosey-along on major holidays. Herders dressed in 19th-century cowboy gear drive 15 to 17 head of cattle down Exchange Ave. Best viewing areas for the 11:30 a.m. & 4 p.m. drives are the front lawn of the Livestock Exchange Bldg. or across the street near the Stockyards Visitor’s Center. Watching the herd is free. Along E. Exchange Ave., 817-336-4373.

Ongoing Fort Worth’s history is housed in the 94-year-old Fire Station No. 1 building located in the City Center Complex. This Fort Worth Museum of Science & History exhibit traces Fort Worth’s development from its beginning as a frontier outpost, through its rowdy youth as a cattle town to the present. The exhibit features graphics, historical artifacts, photographs and documents, reproduced paintings and original posters. Hrs. 9 a.m.-8 p.m. daily. Free. Corner of 2nd & Commerce Sts., 817-255-9408.

Ongoing Black Dog Tavern presents “The Jazz Monsters,” a 20-piece professional jazz band consisting of esteemed musicians who have taught and performed throughout the Metroplex for years. Enjoy big band jazz from the ‘40s through the ‘90s, featuring arrangements by Count Basie, Stan Kenton, Buddy Rich, Tom Kubis and many others. First Sunday of each month from 4:30-7:30 p.m. Admission is free but donations are accepted. Downtown Fort Worth, 2933 Crockett St., 817-332-8190.

Saturdays Grapevine’s Palace Theatre-Yellow Rose Productions presents the Grapevine Opry Country Music Showcase. 7:30 p.m. Gen. Ad. $15, children $10. Senior & group discounts available. 300 S. Main St., 817-481-8733.

Through Feb. 4 The Cowgirl Museum and Hall of Fame shows off Robb Kendrick’s photography in its new exhibition “Revealing Character.” In the past few years, Robb Kendrick has traveled to 76 countries and all seven continents taking photos. His wet plate photo projects include historic ranches in the U.S. and traditional tequila harvesting and distillation in Mexico. Gen. Ad. $8, seniors 60+ & children 3-12 $7, children 2 & under free with paid adult admission. Hrs: Mon.-Thurs. 9 a.m.-5:30 p.m., Fri.-Sat. 9 a.m.-8 p.m., Sun. 11:30 a.m.-5:30 p.m., Closed Thanksgiving Day, Christmas Eve Day and Christmas Day. 1720 Gendy St., 817-336-4475, www.cowgirl.net.

Through Feb. 4 Theatre Arlington’s cast performs The Underpants, a play by Carl Sternheim, adapted by Steve Martin. Comedian and author Steve Martin has adapted a wild satire about a couple whose conservative existence is shattered when the wife’s bloomers fall down in public with hilarious repercussions. PG Rating. Tickets $17. Showtimes: Thurs. 7:30 p.m., Fri. & Sat. 8 p.m., Sun. 2 p.m. 305 W. Main St., 817-275-7661, www.theatrearlington.org.

Through Feb. 4 Experience The Fort Worth Stock Show and Rodeo, the world’s original indoor rodeo. See exhibitors show off over 22,000 animals, shop for all kinds of Texas souvenirs from boots to a new truck, watch professionals from all around the world, eat, try a carnival ride, and much, much more. Gen. Ad. $8, children 6-16 $4, children under 6 free. Rodeo tickets are sold separately but cover your general admission on the day of the event. 3400 Burnett Tandy Dr., 817-877-2400, www.fwstockshowrodeo.com.

Through Feb. 11 Grapevine, TX-Runway Theatre presents Picasso at the Lapin Agile, by Steve Martin. This long running Off Broadway absurdist comedy places Albert Einstein and Pablo Picasso in a Parisian cafe in 1904, just before the renowned scientist transformed physics with his theory of relativity and the celebrated painter set the art world afire with cubism. In his first comedy for the stage, the popular actor and screenwriter plays fast and loose with fact, fame and fortune as these two geniuses muse on the century’s achievements and prospects as well as other fanciful topics with infectious dizziness. Bystanders, including Picasso’s agent, the bartender and his mistress, Picasso’s date, an elderly philosopher, Charles Dabernow Schmendimen and an idiot inventor introduce additional flourishes of humor. The final surprise patron to join the merriment at the Lapin Agile is a charismatic dark haired singer time warped in from a later era. Rated PG-13. Tickets: Adults $15, seniors 60+ and children 18 & under $10. Showtimes: Fri. & Sat. 8 p.m., Sun. 3 p.m. 215 N. Dooley St., 817-488-4842, www.runwaytheatre.com.

Through Feb. 17 Circle Theatre’s cast performs From Door to Door, a play by James Sherman. Shifting back and forth in time from the 1930s to the present, From Door to Door is a funny, touching tribute to three generations of Jewish women in America. It lovingly looks at how we take what we get from our parents and then make choices about what we will - or won’t pass on to our children. The play’s title is a reference to a phrase in the Hebrew prayer book, “I’dor v’dor,” which means “from generation to generation.” Suitable for ages 12 and up. Tickets $18-$28. Showtimes: Thurs. 7:30 p.m., Fri. 8 p.m., Sat. 3 p.m. & 8 p.m. In Sundance Sq., 230 W. 4th St., 817-877-3040, www.circletheatre.com.

Through May 28 Fort Worth Museum of Science & History-Riff and Rosie, two childlike squirrel cousins from the fictional town of Brightwater Corners, invite visitors to enter into the interactive world of “My Home Planet Earth,” a bilingual, hands-on traveling exhibit designed to help children learn how the choices they make regarding food, water and air impact their health. Alongside Riff, Rosie and their friend Castor Slaptail (a beaver and scientist), visitors discover, investigate and solve environmental health problems in the town of Brightwater Corners while conducting experiments, solving mysteries and talking with real scientists. All this happens as they visit several interactive areas including Rosie’s Treehouse, Marigold Marsh and Mr. Slaptail’s House. Gen. Ad. $8, child/senior $7. Hrs: Mon.-Thurs. 9 a.m.-5:30 p.m., Fri. & Sat. 9 a.m.-8 p.m., Sun. 11:30 a.m.-5:30 p.m. 1501 Montgomery St., 817-255-9300, www.fwmuseum.org.

Through May Fort Worth Museum of Science & History features “Notion of Motion” a new exhibition with interactive components that gets to the heart of motion and its centrality. A Gravity Well lets visitors roll marbles, steel balls or even coins around the Well and watch them move like orbiting planets just as Johannes Kepler predicted. Other hands-on experiments include Falling Magnets, Pendulum Snake, Coupled Pendulum, Rope Squirter, Aether Zoetrope and Talking Circles. Spinning, swinging, dancing objects all produce things you don’t expect to see and in Talking Circles participants perceive a motion that isn’t even there. General admission $8, seniors 60+ and children 3-12, $7. For times call 817-255-9300 or go to www.fortworthmuseum.org. 1501 Montgomery St.

1-28 North Richland Hills, TX-Come on a visual safari of African images at the North Richland Hills Public Library. Celebrate Black History Month through this exhibit by Fort Worth photographer Diane Simons Lovell, one of the few in the world to explore and photograph all seven continents. For this display Ms. Lovell has chosen some of her favorite color photographs taken during her trips into Africa. Also included are African artifacts and folk art from her collection. Free. Open during library hours of operation. 6720 NE Loop 820, 817-427-6816.

2 NBA Development League-Fort Worth Flyers vs. Arkansas RimRockers, Fort Worth Convention Center, 1111 Houston St. 7 p.m. $10-$65. 817-698-8333 or www.FWFlyers.com.

2 The first Friday of each month, the Fort Worth Star-Telegram, the Modern Art Museum of Fort Worth and Café Modern team up to bring you live music and cocktails 5-8 p.m. Bring your friends to enjoy diverse live performances, cocktail selections and the opportunity to dine in Café Modern by night. This month enjoy the James Hinkle Trio as bluesman James Hinkle and friends rock out with their own brand of Texas country/folk/blues. The special cocktail of the night will be the Rodeo Rider. A docent-led, 20-minute spotlight tour of the galleries is available at 6:30 p.m. Visit website for menu options and prices. For reservations call 817-840-2174. 3200 Darnell St., www.themodern.org.

2 Billy Bob’s Texas-Stoney LaRue. Tickets $9 & $12. 10:30 p.m. 2520 Rodeo Plaza, 817-624-7117, www.billybobstexas.com.

2,3,4 The Teatro de la Rosa series presents Josefina Lopez’s comedy Real Women Have Curves. Set in a sewing factory, five Mexican women discuss their lives, their futures and their figures. Bilingual. Appropriate for ages 12+. Fri. & Sat. 7:30 p.m. & Sun. 2 p.m. Gen. adm. $12, Seniors & students $7. 1440 N. Main St., 817-624-8333.

2-4 Experience a kaleidoscope of sights and sounds with the Fort Worth Symphony Orchestra at Bass Performance Hall. In the hands of award-winning composer Tan Dun (Academy and Grammy Award winner for Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon) even the most mundane elements of our lives, such as sheets of paper, are transformed into creative treasures. Using special handmade instruments with huge paper sails hung from the rafters, percussionist David Cossin creates a wondrous array of sounds from the twitter of birds to the roar of a storm in the Paper Concerto. Next comes Tchaikovsky’s introspective symphony No. 1 in G Minor, Op. 13, Winter Dreams, a delightful finale that brings to mind a winter carnival. Join Music Director Miguel Harth-Bedoya and the Fort Worth Symphony Orchestra for this unique concert. Tickets $15-$76. Showtimes: Fri. & Sat. 8 p.m., Sun. 2 p.m. Corner of 4th & Calhoun Sts., 817-665-6000, www.fwsymphony.org.

2,3,9,10,16,17,23,24 Fort Worth Stockyards National Historic District Cowtown Coliseum hosts the Stockyards Championship Rodeo. 8 p.m. Reserved box seats $15, VIP $15, gen. ad. $11, seniors 60+, $9.50 & children 3-12, $8. Free Kid Fridays for 12 and under on the 2nd, 9th, 16th & 23rd. 121 E. Exchange Ave., 817-625-1025, www.StockyardsRodeo.com.

2-25 Jubilee Theatre presents Crumbs from the Table of Joy, by Lynn Nottage and directed by Sharon Benge. Told through the eyes of 17-year old Ernestine, Crumbs from the Table of Joy introduces Jubilee audiences to the work of playwright Lynn Nottage, one of the country’s foremost contemporary female writers. Full of charm, thoughtfulness and humor, this play profiles the Crump family as they attempt to navigate the 1950s amongst such heated issues as communism, sexual freedom and the fight against racial discrimination. Tickets $12-$14 except Fri. & Sat. night $18-$20. Thurs. & Fri. 8 p.m., Sat. 3 & 8 p.m. & Sun. 3 p.m. 506 Main St., 817-338-4411, www.jubileetheatre.org.

3 NBA Development League-Fort Worth Flyers vs. Albuquerque Thunderbirds, Fort Worth Convention Center, 1111 Houston St. 7:30 p.m. $10-$65. 817-698-8333 or www.FWFlyers.com.

3 Billy Bob’s Texas-Robert Earl Keen. Tickets $10 & $18. 10:30 p.m. 2520 Rodeo Plaza, 817-624-7117, www.billybobstexas.com.

4-April 8 As part of its FOCUS series, the Modern Art Museum of Fort Worth presents “FOCUS: Ralf Ziervogel,” marking the young German artist’s first solo museum exhibition. Since 2003, Ziervogel has developed a stream-of-consciousness method for creating large-scale, lush panoramic drawings that explore the effects of consumer gratification. In his imagined worlds, societal chaos is constructed on themes of obsessive sex and violence. Working ten-hour days with only a few small breaks over periods ranging between one to three months, Ziervogel covers large sheets of paper with a continuously evolving series of burlesque mini-vignettes that bleed into each other and build in intensity. Gen. Ad. $8, seniors & student with ID $4, children 12 & under free. Free every Wednesday and first Sunday of the month. Tues. 10 a.m.-7 p.m., Wed.-Sat. 10 a.m.-5 p.m., Sun. 11 a.m.-5 p.m. Closed Mondays. 3200 Darnell St., 817-738-9215, www.themodern.org.

6,13,20,27 The Tuesday Evenings Lecture series at the Modern Art Museum of Fort Worth brings artists, scholars, and critics to discuss their work each week at the Modern. This month, hear the following experts: Feb. 6-Ralf Ziervogel, an exciting young artist from Berlin whose work is the subject of the Modern’s FOCUS exhibition Feb. 4-April 8, excavates his giant drawing Real Estate in this presentation by the same title. Feb. 13- Andrea Karnes, Modern curator, expands on her exhibition Pretty Baby by presenting the provocative history of the image of the child in art for Tuesday Evenings at the Modern. Feb. 20- Rya n Humphrey, an artist based in New York who combines cultural signifiers of his youth with art historically significant principles and practices, presents his work and some recent excursions in this Tuesday Evenings presentation. Feb. 27- James Hayward, an artist based in Los Angeles who has devoted the past thirty years to Monochrome painting and who lives by the maxim “No risk, no paint,” shares his convictions in a presentation of his categorically luscious paintings. Free. 7 p.m. 3200 Darnell St., 817-738-9215, www.themodern.org.

8-11 Hailed by Rolling Stone as the “Queen of Folkabilly,” Grammy Award-winning Nanci Griffith is set to perform with the Fort Worth Symphony Orchestra at Bass Performance Hall. Griffith’s beautiful voice, brilliant songwriting and uncommon emotional commitment have captivated fans worldwide, from Austin’s Hole in the Wall bar to New York’s Carnegie Hall, from Nashville’s Grand Ole Opry to London’s Royal Albert Hall. Don’t miss her live performances with the Fort Worth Symphony Orchestra and Associate Conductor Jeffrey Pollock. Tickets $24-$76. Showtimes: Thurs., Fri. & Sat. 8 p.m., Sun. 2 p.m. Corner of 4th & Calhoun Sts., 817-665-6000, www.fwsymphony.org.

9 Billy Bob’s Texas-Billy Joe Shaver. Tickets $10 & $14. 10:30 p.m. 2520 Rodeo Plaza, 817-624-7117, www.billybobstexas.com.

10 Billy Bob’s Texas-38 Special. Tickets $10 & $18. 10:30 p.m. 2520 Rodeo Plaza, 817-624-7117, www.billybobstexas.com.

10 Come learn about some of the strongest women from Texas at the National Cowgirl Museum and Hall of Fame. Join Sara R. Massey, editor of Texas Women on the Cattle Trails and several contributing writers, including Joyce Roach, for a symposium and luncheon. Texas Women on the Cattle Trails shares insight into the lives of sixteen women that braved harsh weather, frontier Indians, stampe des and prairie fires while driving cattle from Texas during the second half of the 19th century. According to Massey, these women took to the trails for different reasons. Some chose to go, others had no choice in the matter. Some went for money while others went to gaze at the stars. While some worked hard and built ranching legacies, others spent their last dime chasing a dream. Despite the circumstances governing their decisions, each woman endured incredible hardship and struggles while out on the trail. $35; fee includes presentations, lunch and musical entertainment by Devon Dawson. 10:30 a.m.-2 p.m. Please call 817-336-4475 or e-mail patty@cowgirl.net to reserve your seat. 1720 Gendy St., www.cowgirl.net.

10 Kimbell Art Museum features Anne Nishimura, curator of Japanese Art, Museum of Fine Arts, Boston, whose topic will be “The Allure of the Floating World: Images of Courtesans and Geishas,” in conjunction with the Kimbell’s latest exhibition “Drama & Desire: Japanese Paintings from the Floating World, 1690-1850.” 10:30 a.m. 3333 Camp Bowie Blvd., 817-332-8451, www.kimbellart.org.

11 Kimbell Art Museum, in conjunction with the opening of the “Drama and Desire: Japanese Paintings from the Floating World, 1690-1850” exhibition presents five resident artists from the Fort Worth Opera, known as the Fort Worth Opera Studio, who will perform a selection of arias and ensembles from Puccini’s Madame Butterfly. Free in the Museum Auditorium. Limited seating, please arrive 15 minutes before the musical performance. 3333 Camp Bowie Blvd., 817-332-8451, www.kimbellart.org.

11-April 29 The Kimbell Art Museum is proud to present the exhibition, “From Drama to Desire: Japanese Paintings from the Floating World, 1690-1850,” the first exhibition to highlight the world's largest and finest collection of Japanese ukiyo-e paintings. This exhibition is drawn from the unrivaled holdings of the Museum of Fine Arts, Boston, and features 67 masterpieces by such renowned artists as Hokusai, Utamaro, and Harunobu, illustrating the so-called “floating world”—the pleasure quarters of Edo (modern-day Tokyo), which were frequented by actors, courtesans, rich patrons and bohemians. While many of these artists are well known in the West for their woodblock prints, the unique, custom-made paintings they produced are far more rare. These exquisite paintings depict elegant interiors with beautifully dressed courtesans, expressive portraits of Kabuki actors, and large screens that vividly illustrate the varied activities and denizens of the pleasure quarters, as well as contemporary life in Edo. Most of the paintings in the exhibition are being shown for the first time, giving museum visitors an unprecedented opportunity to view these intriguing works. Gen. Ad. $9, seniors 60+ & students with ID $7, children 6-11 $5, children under 6 free. Tickets are half-price on Tues. Hrs: Tues.-Thurs. 10 a.m.-5 p.m., Fri. noon-8 p.m., Sat. 10 a.m.-5 p.m., Sun. noon-5 p.m. Closed Mondays. 3333 Camp Bowie Blvd., 817-332-8451, www.kimbellart.org.

13 The Modern Art Museum of Fort Worth’s Tuesday Evenings at the Modern presents Andrea Karnes, Modern curator, who examines the provocative history of the images of children in art. The title is “Pretty Baby.” 7 p.m. Admission is free and tickets are available at the admission desk at 5 p.m. the day of the lecture. Seating begins at 6:30 p.m. The museum galleries and Café Modern will remain open on Tuesdays during the series. Regular gallery admission charge applies. 3200 Darnell, 817-738-9215, www.themodern.org.

16 Billy Bob’s Texas-Darren Kozelsky (Honky Tonk Stage). Tickets $9. 10:30 p.m. 2520 Rodeo Plaza, 817-624-7117, www.billybobstexas.com.

17 Introduce your child to the joys of music through a family friendly concert series presented by the Fort Worth Symphony Orchestra. The “Silly Symphony” concert will teach children about the instruments of the orchestra in a fun and exciting way that’s sure to make them laugh as they learn. An instrument petting zoo, where children can learn about and play different instruments, will open 45 minutes before the concert begins. Tickets: adults $10, children $5. Showtime 11 a.m. Cliburn Recital Hall, 330 E. Fourth Street, one block east of Bass Performance Hall. 817-665-6000, www.fwsymphony.org.

17 Billy Bob’s Texas-Miranda Lambert. Tickets $10 & $20. 10:30 p.m. 2520 Rodeo Plaza, 817-624-7117, www.billybobstexas.com.

17,18 Arlington, TX-Arlington Convention Center hosts the North American Reptile Breeders Conference & Trade Show. Open to the public, this high quality, captive-bred-only reptile show presents 100 dealers from across the country offering more than 10,000 snakes, frogs, turtles, geckos, iguanas, and tortoises along with all the supplies needed to support a herpetoculturalists hobby. Saturday 10 a.m.-5 p.m. and Sunday 11 a.m. to 4 p.m. Gen. Admission $15; children under 13, $8. Boy Scouts and Girl Scouts $5 and children under the age of 5 admitted free. The Pet Industry Joint Advisory Council Auction is Saturday at 6 p.m. in the Arlington Convention Center. Admission is free. 1200 Ballpark Way, 708-932-8044 or www.narbc.com.

20 NBA Development League-Fort Worth Flyers vs. Dakota Wizards, Fort Worth Convention Center, 1111 Houston St. 11 a.m. $10-$65. 817-698-8333 or www.FWFlyers.com.

23 Billy Bob’s Texas-Aaron Watson. Tickets $9 & $12. 10:30 p.m. 2520 Rodeo Plaza, 817-624-7117, www.billybobstexas.com.

23-March 11 Theatre Arlington’s cast performs Oz!. A new musical retelling of the classic, The Wizard of Oz, has new songs and new characters popping up in the familiar tale of a girl outrunning a witch who just has to have those ruby slippers! All-youth musical production. G Rating. Tickets $10. Showtimes: Fri. & Sat. 7:30 p.m., Sun. 2 p.m. 305 W. Main St., 817-275-7661, www.theatrearlington.org.

24 Billy Bob’s Texas-Blake Shelton. Tickets $10 & $20. 10:30 p.m. 2520 Rodeo Plaza, 817-624-7117, www.billybobstexas.com.

24 Join in the fun for the annual 2007 Cowtown marathon, half marathon, 10K, adult 5K and kids 5K. Downtown, 817-735-2033, www.cowtownmarathon.org.

24-25 Discover hundreds of bridal professionals and displays at the Fort Worth Bridal Show at Will Rogers Memorial Center. 3401 W. Lancaster, 817-392-SHOW (7469), www.willrogersmemorialcenter.com.

27 The Modern Art Museum of Fort Worth’s Tuesday Evenings at the Modern features James Hayward, a Los Angeles based artist who has devoted the past thirty years to Monochrome painting and lives by the maxim “No risk, no paint.” 7 p.m. Admission is free and tickets are available at the admission desk at 5 p.m. the day of the lecture. Seating begins at 6:30 p.m. The museum galleries and Café Modern will remain open on Tuesdays during the series. Regular gallery admission charge applies. 3200 Darnell, 817-738-9215, www.themodern.org.

28-March 3 In its 71st year, Fort Worth is home to the Texas State Golden Gloves Tournament. The four night tournament will consist of 10 teams from around the state. Will Rogers Memorial Center, 3401 W. Lancaster, 817-336-1313, www.fortworth.com.

28-March 4 In a historic partnership, Casa Mañana and the Fort Worth Symphony Orchestra are proud to present the musical masterpiece Showboat. Under the musical direction of Miguel Harth-Bedoya and presented in a semi-staged production against the backdrop of one of America’s finest symphonies, the passion and flamboyance of the Deep South comes to life on stage as Cap’n Andy and the showboat Cotton Blossom set sail down the Mississippi River. This romantic tale spans nearly four decades beginning in the 1880s and depicts life onboard the Cotton Blossom floating theater where “everyone comes to see great musical entertainment.” Celebrating its 80th Anniversary since its premiere in 1927, Showboat is packed full of showstopping hits, including “Make Believe,” Can’t Help Lovin’ Dat Man,” “Bill” and “Ol’ Man River.” Tickets $30-$85. Showtimes: Wed. & Thurs. 7:30 p.m., Fri. 8 p.m., Sat. 2 & 8 p.m., Sun. 2 & 7 p.m. Corner of 4th & Calhoun Sts., 817-212-4280, www.casamanana.org.

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