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FEBRUARY 2008 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 Thursdays 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. Ad. $20, seniors 55+, $18, and children $10. Tickets for the Trinity River run are Gen. Ad. $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 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 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 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 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. are 10 a.m.-4 p.m. daily. The Zoo is open Thanksgiving, Christmas & New Year’s Day from noon to 4 p.m. Gen. Ad. $10.50, children 3-12, $8. Ticket price includes entry into Texas Wild!. Parking $5. Half-price tickets on Wednesdays. 1989 Colonial Pkwy., 817-871-7050, www.fortworthzoo.org. 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 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.-5:30 p.m. Park closes at 5:30 p.m. Open daily except major holidays. Adults $19.95 (weekends & holidays $21.95), seniors 62+ $15.95 (weekends & holidays $18.95), ages 3-11 $12.95 (weekends & holidays $15.95), & children under 2 free. Discount 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 Rangers Ballpark 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 Oscar’s Mexican Restaurant in Haltom City-”The Jazz Monsters,” a 20-piece professional jazz band consisting of esteemed musicians who have taught and performed throughout the Metroplex. 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 Tuesday of each month from 6:30-8 p.m. Admission is free but donations are accepted. 3408 Denton Hwy, 817-222-9020. Thursdays Featuring Ray Sharp on the Grand Piano. Each Thursday in The Lounge, adjacent to the Four Day Weekend Theater, Ray Sharp plays his Boston Grand Piano and different top vocalists come from in and around the Metroplex to sing. Inside the Four Day Weekend Theater, 312 Houston St., 817-226-4329, www.myspace.com/encorelounge. Thursdays Complimentary wine tasting every Thursday night at WineStyles. 5:30 p.m.-8 p.m. 4825 Overton Ridge, Suite 304, 817-361-9463, www.winestyles.net/hulen. 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. Every Friday & Saturday Night Fort Worth Stockyards National Historic District Cowtown Coliseum hosts the Stockyards Championship Rodeo. 8 p.m. Reserved box seats & VIP $15, Gen. Ad. $11, seniors 60+, $9.50 & children 3-12, $8. Free Kid Fridays for 12 and under on the 1st, 8th, 15th, 22nd & 29th. 121 E. Exchange Ave., 817-625-1025, www.StockyardsRodeo.com. Through Feb. 3 Southwestern Exposition and Livestock Show & Rodeo at Will Rogers Memorial Center. Established in 1896, this popular event attracts nearly one million people from around the world to the Will Rogers Memorial Center for the nation’s oldest livestock show and daily performances of the world’s original indoor rodeo. General admission to the days events is $8 for adults, youths ages 6-16 $4, children ages 5 and under free. Rodeos daily $16. Events beginning by 8 a.m. daily. 3401 W. Lancaster Ave., 817-877-2400, www.fwssr.com. Through Feb. 3 Theatre Arlington’s cast performs Moonlight and Magnolias by Ron Hutchinson. It’s 1939 and Hollywood is abuzz! The screenplay for Gone With the Wind isn’t working and production has been shut down. The producer, David Selznick sends for famed screenwriter Ben Hecht and formidable director Victor Fleming from The Wizard of Oz. Locked up for five days, the three men act out and fashion a screenplay that will become the blueprint for one of the most successful and beloved films of all time. Rated PG-13. Tickets: $17 for adults, discounts for students, seniors and groups. Showtimes: Fri. & Sat. 8 p.m., Sun. 2 p.m. 305 W. Main St., 817-275-7661, www.theatrearlington.org. Through Feb. 24 Jubilee Theatre presents A Lesson Before Dying. This powerful adaptation of Ernest Gaines 1993 National Book Critics Award winning novel centers on a young African-American man wrongly sentenced to death in a deeply prejudiced 1940s. Through a reluctant school teacher, he is taught how to live and die with grace and dignity. A Lesson Before Dying is about the ways in which people insist on declaring the value of their lives and addresses the basic predicament of what it is to be a human being. This work was nominated for a Pulitzer Prize and was an Oprah’s Book Club choice. 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. Through Feb. 24 Stage West’s cast performs The Clean House by Sarah Ruhl. A memorable play imbued with a melancholy but comforting philosophy. Thurs. 7:30 p.m., Fri. & Sat. 8 p.m. & Sun. 3 p.m. $20 & $24. 821 W. Vickery, 817-784-9378. Through March 30 “Picturing the Bible: The Earliest Christian Art” at the Kimbell Art Museum. When and where were the first illustrations of the Old and New Testaments created? It had long been believed that there were no Jewish illustrations of the Old Testament in ancient times, in observance of the ban on idolatry. But the discovery in 1932 of the richly decorated narrative frescoes in the third-century synagogue at Dura-Europos (Syria) dramatically changed scholars’ views. Gen. Ad. $14, seniors 60+ & students with ID $12, children 6-11 $10, 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. Through Spring During construction of the Fort Worth Museum of Science and History’s new facility, the Museum’s exhibits are located next door on the lower level of the National Cowgirl Museum and Hall of Fame. The family-friendly attractions include the KIDSPACE play area; ExploraZone “Seeing” exhibit; and Hands On Studio, an ever-changing space that celebrates the curious spirit in all of us by inviting guests to explore, create, design, build, experiment, learn and have fun. Expore the museum free on Free Family Friday (from 3 to 7 p.m. the last Friday of each month). 817-255-9300, www.fortworthmuseum.org. The National Cowgirl Museum is located at 1720 Gendy St., 817-336-4475, www.cowgirl.net. Through July 27 Amon Carter Museum presents “100 Years of Autochrome.” See a selection of photographs and other materials from the Carter’s collection that together celebrate the 100th anniversary of the autochrome, the first commercially viable color photographic process. Open 10 a.m.-5 p.m. Tues., Wed., Fri. & Sat., 10 a.m.-8 p.m. Thurs., and noon-5 p.m. Sun. Free to public. 3501 Camp Bowie Blvd., 817-738-1933, www.cartermuseum.org. 1 Billy Bob’s Texas-The Bellamy Brothers. Tickets $10 & $15. 10:30 p.m. 2520 Rodeo Plaza, 817-624-7117, www.billybobstexas.com. 1 Cowgirl University presents “Rodeo U” at the National Cowgirl Museum and Hall of Fame. Participants will start their day with a tour of the National Cowgirl Museum and Hall of Fame (NCM) with Hall of Fame Honorees Ann Hanson and Jan Youren. They’ll also attend educational workshops on rodeo events and learn to score rides with a PRCA judge. Registration includes lunch and dinner. Also includes best seat in the house for an evening performance at the world’s original indoor rodeo! Enrollment is limited to 12 people. $195 per person. 9 a.m.-end of rodeo. 1720 Gendy St., 817-509-8967, www.cowgirl.net. 1-3 Fort Worth Symphony Orchestra presents “Mozart & Schumann” at Bass Performance Hall. Composer-in-residence Gabriela Frank’s first orchestral piece, Elegia Andina, evokes the breath-taking landscape of the Andes. Fort Worth’s award-winning virtuoso, and Bayard H. Friedman scholar, Adam Golka brings to life Mozart’s Piano Concerto No. 23 in A Major. 7:30 p.m. Fri., 8 p.m. Sat., 2 p.m. Sun. Tickets $15-$76. Corner of 4th & Calhoun Sts., 817-665-6500, www.fwsymphony.org. 2 The Modern Art Museum of Fort Worth previews the HBO documentary The Gates. In 1979, artists Christo and Jeanne-Claude proposed placing a “golden river” of 7,500 fabric-paneled gates in Central Park. Antonio Ferrera and Albert Maysles’ film chronicles the artists’ efforts that finally came to fruition 26-years later in 2005. 1 p.m. & 3 p.m. Free in the Modern’s Auditorium. 3200 Darnell St., 866-824-5566 or www.themodern.org. 2 Billy Bob’s Texas-Rick Springfield. Tickets $15 & $32/$35. 10:30 p.m. 2520 Rodeo Plaza, 817-624-7117, www.billybobstexas.com. 4-5 Bass Hall presents “A Ride with Bob, The Bob Wills Musical” performed by the nine-time Grammy-winning band Asleep at the Wheel, is a heartwarming concert-with-a-plot that Doffs a big cowboy hat to the Texas Swing icon Bob Wills. Tickets $25-$75. 7:30 p.m. Corner of 4th & Calhoun Sts., 817-212-4200, www.basshall.com. 8 Kimbell Art Museum’s Special Evening Lectures presents Tony Sigel, conservator of sculpture/objects, Straus Center for Conservation and Technical Studies, Harvard University Art Museums, with C. D. Dickerson, associate curator of European art, Kimbell Art Museum whose topic will be “Bernini’s Return: The Restoration of the Kimbell’s Modello for the Fountain of the Moor.” 6 p.m. 3333 Camp Bowie Blvd., 871-332-8451 or www.rosemarinetheater.com. 8 The Rose Marine Theater hosts “An Evening of Romance.” Travel to a romantic setting, featuring live music by a Mexican trio & harpist. Champagne and chocolate buffet included. $12 admission. 7:30 p.m. 1440 N. Main St., 817-624-8333, www.rosemarinetheater.com. 8 Billy Bob’s Texas-Brandon Rhyder. Tickets $10 & $14. 10:30 p.m. 2520 Rodeo Plaza, 817-624-7117, www.billybobstexas.com. 8-10 “Four Score and Seven Quilts Ago” at the Amon G. Carter Exhibit Hall. Join the Carter as they celebrate the art of fine quilting. They will have over 400 beautiful quilts on display as well as a very large vendor mall. There will also be many special exhibits along with a Civil War reenactment camp for you to see and enjoy. Admission $6. 10 a.m.-5 p.m. Fri.-Sat., 10 a.m.-4 p.m. Sun. 3400 Burnett Tandy Rd., www.bearcreekquiltguild.org. 8-10 Fort Worth Symphony Orchestra presents “The Beat Goes On!,” Music of the Baby Boomers, at Bass Performance Hall. The FWSO and six incredible vocalists turn back the clock to the dawning of the Age of Aquarius. Featuring hits of the tie-dyed decade from the Beatles to the Beach Boys and much more. Tickets $24-$76. 8 p.m. Fri & Sat.; 2 p.m. Sun. Corner of 4th & Calhoun Sts., 817-665-6500, www.fwsymphony.org. 9 Billy Bob’s Texas-Chris Cagle. Tickets $12 & $17. 10:30 p.m. 2520 Rodeo Plaza, 817-624-7117, www.billybobstexas.com. 10 Kimbell Art Museum’s Film series screens episode one of Peter and Paul and the Christian Revolution (2002, 60 min.). Dramatizations and location footage from around the Mediterranean follow the footsteps of Peter and Paul helping viewers understand their struggles and triumphs as early Christianity developed. Shown in conjunction with the exhibition “Picturing the Bible: The Earliest Christian Art.” 2 p.m. Episode 2 can be seen March 9. 3333 Camp Bowie Blvd., 871-332-8451 or www.kimbellart.org. 12-17 Casa Mañana presents Steel Magnolias at Casa Mañana Theatre. Robert Harling’s Steel Magnolias focuses on the camaraderie of six southern ladies who gather regularly at their local beauty parlor to talk, gab, gossip, chit-chat, needle and harangue each other through the best of times-and cry, caress, comfort and console one another through the worst of times. Tickets $29-$59. 7:30 p.m. Tues.-Thurs., 8 p.m. Fri., 2 & 8 p.m. Sat., 2 & 7 p.m. Sun. 817-332-2272, www.casamanana.org. 12,19 & 26 The Modern Art Museum of Fort Worth’s Tuesday Evenings at the Modern brings artists, scholars, and critics to discuss their work. David Bates talks about the developments and discoveries of his career on Feb. 12. On Feb. 19, Ingrid Calame, a Los Angeles-based artist shares her experiences in “Tracing up to the Indianapolis Motor Speedway.” On Feb. 26, Noah Simblist questions “if there is any possibility left for political content in abstract form,” concerning issues of the Israeli-Palestinian conflict. 7 p.m. Free tickets can be picked up at the Modern’s admission desk beginning at 5 p.m. on the day of the lecture. 3200 Darnell St., 817-738-9215 or www.themodern.org. 13 Kimbell Art Museum’s Wednesday Series: Art in Context features Annemarie Weyl Carr, University Distinguished Professor, Division of Art History, Southern Methodist University, Dallas, whose topic is “Painting the Bible: Picturing the Church” at 12:30 p.m. In conjunction with the Kimbell’s “Picturing the Bible: The Earliest Christian Art” exhibition. 3333 Camp Bowie Blvd., 871-332-8451 or www.kimbellart.org. 14 Fort Worth Classic Guitar Society presents “Quaternaglia” at the Scott Theatre. Tickets $35. 7:30 p.m. 1300 Gendy St., 817-498-0363, www.fortworth.guitarsociety.org. 15 Billy Bob’s Texas-Bart Crow. Tickets $10. 10:30 p.m. 2520 Rodeo Plaza, 817-624-7117, www.billybobstexas.com. 15-16 Gaither Homecoming-Give It Away Tour 2008 at the Fort Worth Convention Center. Tickets $19.50-$36.50. 7 p.m. Fri, 1 & 6 p.m. Sat. 1201 Houston St., 972-647-5700, 214-373-8000, www.gaither.com. 15-March 2 Grapevine, TX- The Runway Theatre’s cast performs Dearly Beloved by Jessie Jones, Nicholas Hope & Jamie Wooten. In the small town of Fayro, Texas, the Futrelle Sisters-once known as the almost famous gospel singers the Sermonettes-are in the middle of putting together an elaborate antebellum wedding in the Tabernacle of the Lamb church. Unfortunately, the bride and groom are missing. Rated PG-13. Fri. & Sat. 8 p.m. & Sun. 3 p.m. General admission $15. Seniors 60+, $12. College students with an I.D., $12. 215 N. Dooley St., 817-488-4842 or www.runwaytheatre.com. 16 Billy Bob’s Texas-Delbert McClinton. Tickets $12 & $20. 10:30 p.m. 2520 Rodeo Plaza, 817-624-7117, www.billybobstexas.com. 16 Cowgirl University presents a Leather Tooling Workshop at the National Cowgirl Museum and Hall of Fame. Mrs. Jerry Fraser has not only tooled leather for cowgirls and cowboys, but literally for kings and queens. She will lead participants in a small project from start to finish while learning an art form that has been an important part of western heritage for years. Enrollment is limited to 20 participants and is open to men and women. $45 per participant or $35 for Museum Members. 10 a.m.-noon. 1720 Gendy St., 817-509-8967, www.cowgirl.net. 16-April 27 The Amon Carter Museum presents “The Art of the American Snapshot, 1888-1978: From the Collection of Robert E. Jackson.” With the advent of George Eastman’s Kodak camera and roll film in 1888, photography became an everyday aspect of modern life. Trace the history of the snapshot in America, from the late nineteenth century up to the 1970s, in this special exhibition organized by the National Gallery of Art. Admission is free. Open 10 a.m.-5 p.m. Tues., Wed., Fri. & Sat., 10 a.m.-8 p.m. Thurs., and noon-5 p.m. Sun. 3501 Camp Bowie Blvd., 817-738-1933, www.cartermuseum.org. 16-May 11 The Amon Carter Museum presents “Intimate Modernism: Fort Worth Circle Artists in the 1940s.” A fascinating story of visual art and American modernism is embedded in the history of 1940s Fort Worth. This special exhibition features more than 100 paintings, watercolors, and prints created by a group of artists who were among the first to introduce progressive art to this region. Admission is free. Open 10 a.m.-5 p.m. Tues., Wed., Fri. & Sat., 10 a.m.-8 p.m. Thurs., and noon-5 p.m. Sun. 3501 Camp Bowie Blvd., 817-738-1933, www.cartermuseum.org. 18 Bass Hall presents “Ladysmith Black Mambazo.” A national treasure of the new South Africa, Ladysmith Black Mambazo is perhaps best known in the U.S. for their collaboration with Paul Simon on his groundbreaking, award-winning Graceland album, as well as for their performances on soundtracks for such films as Disney’s sequel The Lion King II and Eddie Murphy’s popular comedy, Coming to America. Tickets $25-$100. 8 p.m. Corner of 4th & Calhoun Sts., 817-212-4200, www.basshall.com. 18 Cliburn at the Bass presents “Academy of Ancient Music” at First Presbyterian Church. Under the leadership of renowned harpsichordist and conductor Richard Egarr, the Academy of Ancient Music is now in its fourth decade as one of the finest period-instrument ensembles of modern times. Tickets $35. 7:30 p.m. 1000 Penn St., 800-462-7979, www.cliburn.org. 19 Bass Hall presents The Chieftains. With a career that spans 43 years and 41 albums, The Chieftains are not only Ireland’s premier musical ambassadors but also the most enduring, influential creative force in establishing the international appeal of Celtic music. Tickets $42.50-$100. 8 p.m. Corner of 4th & Calhoun Sts., 817-212-4200, www.basshall.com. 22 Billy Bob’s Texas-Reckless Kelly. Tickets $10 & $14. 10:30 p.m. 2520 Rodeo Plaza, 817-624-7117, www.billybobstexas.com. 22,23,24 Arlington TX-The Arlington Convention Center hosts the North American Reptile Breeders Conference & Trade Show again this year. Open to the public, this high quality, captive-bred-only reptile show brings together 100 dealers from across the country offering more than 10,000 exotic and pet-friendly “herps,” such as snakes, frogs, turtles, geckos, iguanas, and tortoises. Nigel Marven producer, author, film-maker and Animal Planet star will screen Penguins to Polar Bears—Filming Wildlife at Both Poles Sat. & Sun. at 3 p.m. Fri. Feb. 22, at 5 p.m., Reptile Magazine hosts a Preview Party. Entry is $50 for a VIP badge, which allows “herp” fans to attend the Preview plus entrance to the advance show on Saturday and Sunday at 9 a.m. The Trade show is open Sat. 10 a.m.-5 p.m. & Sun. 11 a.m.-4 p.m. Weekend passes $15, 13 & under $8, and children under 5 are admitted free. 1200 Ballpark Way, 708-932-8044 or www.reptileconference.com. 22-24 Fort Worth Symphony Orchestra presents Scheherazade at Bass Performance Hall. Photographs of the Inca trail are combined with incredible music in our second installment of Caminos Del Inka, featuring traditional Latin American pieces and composer-in-residence Gabriela Frank’s Illapa. This tone poem showcases both the orchestral and native flutes as performed by Jessica Warren. Rimsky-Korsakov’s Scheherazade completes this concert event. Tickets $15-$76. 7:30 p.m. Fri., 8 p.m. Sat., & 2 p.m. Sun. Corner of 4th & Calhoun Sts., 817-665-6500, www.fwsymphony.org. 22-March 9 Rose Marine Theater presents Anna in the Tropics. Set in a 1920s cigar factory, Anna in the Tropics portrays the lives of cigar factory workers, when a new lector is hired. As the lector reads from Tolstoy’s Anna Karenina, he casts a spell over the workers, transforming their passions and desires through the affirming power of art. (English) 7:30 p.m. Fridays and Saturdays; 2 p.m. Sundays. Gen. Ad. $12; students and seniors $7. 1440 N. Main St., 817-624-8333, www.rosemarinetheater.com. 22-March 9 Theatre Arlington performs an all-youth musical-Disney’s Aladdin, Jr. Welcome to Agrabah, City of Enchantment, where every beggar has a story and every camel has a tale! Watch Aladdin, Jasmine, and of course, the Genie sing an Academy award-winning score with songs including “A Whole New World” and “Friend Like Me.” Rated G. Tickets: $10. Showtimes: Fri. & Sat. 7:30 p.m., Sat. & Sun. 2 p.m. 305 W. Main St., 817-275-7661, www.theatrearlington.org. 23 Billy Bob’s Texas-Grand Funk Railroad. Tickets $12 & $24. 10:30 p.m. 2520 Rodeo Plaza, 817-624-7117, www.billybobstexas.com. 24 Texas Camerata presents “An Evening of Baroque Chamber Music Treasures” at St. Stephen Presbyterian Church, as a part of the church’s special series. Adults $20; seniors 55+ $15; educators $10; students $5. 7:30 p.m. 2700 McPherson Ave., 817-927-8411, www.musichost.com/txcam. 24-May 18 Modern Art Museum of Fort Worth features the American artist Martin Puryear exhibition organized by John Elderfield, the Marie-Josée and Henry Kravis Chief Curator of Painting and Sculpture, the Museum of Modern Art, New York. The retrospective features approximately forty-five sculptures, tracking the development of Puryear’s artistic career over the last thirty years. Puryear’s Ladder for Booker T. Washington, 1996, is part of the Modern’s permanent collection and is included in this exhibition. A publication accompanies the exhibition with essays by the Modern’s chief curator, Michael Auping; exhibition curator John Elderfield; and Elizabeth Reede, along with illustrations of all works in the exhibition. General admission $10; Seniors (60+) & Students with an I.D. $4, free for children 12 & under. Tue.-Sat. 10 a.m.-5 p.m. and Sun. 11 a.m.-5 p.m. 3200 Darnell St., 866-824-5566 or www.themodern.org. 26-March 2 Casa Mañana presents Chicago at Bass Performance Hall. Based on the 1926 play by the same name, Chicago is the story of seductive nightclub dancer Roxie Hart who finds that the road to fame can be a trail of blood. Throw in a cunning lawyer and a bit of “razzle-dazzle” and Roxie goes from cold-hearted killer to the toast of the town. Tickets $27-$79. 7:30 p.m. Tues.-Thurs., 8 p.m. Fri., 2 & 8 p.m. Sat., 2 & 7 p.m. Sun. Corner of 4th & Calhoun Sts., 817-332-2272, www.casamanana.org. 29 Billy Bob’s Texas-Kevin Fowler. Tickets $12 & $15. 10:30 p.m. 2520 Rodeo Plaza, 817-624-7117, www.billybobstexas.com. Coming March 7-9 Great Race Texas returns to Granbury- home of the Great Race Organization and Great Race Texas from 1996 to 2002. It’s also home for Sandi and Sister McRae, wife and sister of Great Race founder, the late Tom McRae. For info call 800-989-7223. Current
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