Calendar
Mr. K.
Big TicketMartin McDonagh is a celebrated playwright for works such as The Beauty Queen of Leenane and The Cripple of Inishmaan, but his reputation didn’t prevent his play The Pillowman from receiving wildly mixed reviews when it debut...
Stranger Than Fiction
Big TicketIt’s odd that artists who are extremely prolific tend to be viewed with suspicion rather than being celebrated for giving the audience so much.
Graduation Day
Big TicketSo Harry Potter’s childhood finally ends this weekend, and the same can be said for that of many of his readers.
Dreamgirl
Big Ticket“Anyone who believes in expiration dates will not get in the way of the glory train! They must realize that the livers of the evil triangle rule!” Thus shouts a diminutive, gleaming-eyed doctor (shortly after giving a lucid...
Mimir for 10 Years
Big TicketFor the world, 1997 brought the Spice Girls and the death of Princess Diana, but here in Fort Worth it gave birth to something happier: the Mimir Chamber Music Festival. Musicians from the Chicago Symphony and Cleveland Orchest...
Kraut Rocks
Don’t go looking for the kitsch at Greenwood’s. Just sturdy, simple, authentic German fare.Jimmy Fowler
Step inside the bright, simple Bluebonnet Circle café that is Greenwood’s German & European Restaurant, and you’re instantly grateful for what’s not there.
Nighttime Showings
Big TicketWith two brilliant and provocative movies opening on Friday (see Film page), it’s good that the two other most interesting film-related local events are taking place on Thursday, so you won’t have to miss out.
Playin’ with the Band
Big TicketMetropolitan Classical Ballet brings the dance season to a close this weekend with a double bill of new works by company co-directors Paul Mejia and Alexander Vetrov.
Faces
Big TicketContrary to what you may think, the advent of photography didn’t do away with the tradition of painting portraits, even of photorealistic ones.
Curtain Call
Big TicketThe Fort Worth Opera’s first annual festival ends this weekend with final performances of all three current productions: Madame Butterfly, Frau Margot, and Falstaff, in Bass Performance Hall.