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Wednesday, August 13
Director Patricia Cardoso's indie drama Real Women Have Curves garnered high praise when it played at the Sundance festival in 2002. The film explores the dynamic between an East L.A. teen-ager and her ill-tempered mother and the daughter's journey of self-discovery when she goes to work in a sweatshop owned by her sister. America Ferrera and Lupe Ontiveros head the cast of this warm, upbeat coming-of-age story. The film screens at 6pm in TCU's Moudy Building, 2800 University Dr, FW. Admission is free. Call 817-257-7810.
Thursday, August 14
We were premature in announcing the demise of Stage West awhile back. Director Jim Covault proves it with a revival of Lanie Robertson's Alfred Steiglitz Loves O'Keeffe, a play that Stage West originally produced in 1993, while in residence at the late, lamented Caravan of Dreams. The original cast of Jerry Russell and Suzi McLaughlin returns in this dramatization of the volatile symbiotic relationship between photographer Alfred Steiglitz and the reclusive Southwestern artist Georgia O'Keeffe. Half-price previews are Thur at 7:30pm and Fri at 8pm, with the regular run starting Saturday and ending Sep 14. Stage West is still at 3055 S University Dr, FW. Tickets are $10-24. Call 817-784-9378.
Friday, August 15
There's nothing more awe-inspiring than the unbridled athleticism and preternatural grace of a skilled swing dancer. All summer long, Tommy and Mara Hoyler have been conducting swing dance lessons for kids at Eddie Dunlap and Gracey Tune's family-friendly neighborhood arts center, Arts Fifth Avenue. They cap off the season with an evening of Swing on 5th Avenue, where young and old are invited to trip the light fantastic. Zoot suits and bobby sox are optional. The jitterbugging starts at 8pm at Arts Fifth Avenue, 1628 5th Ave, FW. Admission is $5. Call 817-923-9500.
Saturday, August 16
Besides preserving our precious memories, home movies provide an informal history of our families, neighborhoods, and the larger communities to which we belong. This year's Home Movie Day is the first annual worldwide event intended to celebrate the rich heritage these amateur films represent. Local organizer Michael Conklin invites you to bring your home movies, whether they're 8mm, Super 8, or 16mm. All the equipment to project them will be provided. It's happening between 10am and 5pm at the Amon Carter Museum, 3501 Camp Bowie Blvd, FW. Admission is free. Call 817-377-4129 or 817-913-1229.
Sunday, August 17
Rhythm rules the world, so they say, and percussion groups from across the globe explode across the Omni Theater's screen as Pulse: A STOMP Odyssey begins a limited engagement there. Directed by Steve McNicholas and Luke Cresswell, creators of the successful stage review STOMP, the film showcases percussion, rhythm, and dance from five different continents, with members of the STOMP cast as tour guides. The film runs through Sep 14. Beat it on down to the Fort Worth Museum of Science and History, 1501 Montgomery St, FW. Admission is $7 adults, $5 children and seniors. Call 917-255-9300.
Monday, August 18
When the temperature tops the century mark, the only solution is ice -- the kind you find at an indoor ice rink. With the Tandy Center ice long gone, try the Dr Pepper Starcenter in Euless, where prospective NHL stars and champion figure skaters learn to skate. Falling on your keister might be embarrassing, but it's less unpleasant than baking your brain pan. The rink's open for public skating 10am-2pm weekdays (10:45am-2pm Wed), with evening sessions 7:30pm-9pm Tue and 7:45-9pm Thu. Weekends, it's 1pm-4pm and 7pm-10pm Sat, 1:30pm-4pm Sun. Follow the Zamboni to 1400 S Pipeline, Euless. Admission is $5 for students, $6 for adults, and $2.50 for skate rentals. Call 817-267-4233.
Tuesday, August 19
Music-starved Fort Worth Symphony lovers can liven up their lunch hours with two free performances of the works of German composer Felix Mendelssohn. On Tuesday, director Miguel Harth-Bedoya conducts Symphony No. 1 in C Minor, the Concerto in E Minor for Violin and Orchestra, and the last movement of Symphony No. 4 in A, "Italian." On Aug 20, the orchestra plays the second and third movements of the Violin Concerto and the first movement of Symphony No. 5 in D, "Reformation." It's all meant to whet your appetite for the Symphony's four-day Mendelssohn festival, which begins Aug 28. On Tuesday, the music starts at noon in the Van Cliburn Recital Hall, 330 E 4th St, FW. Admission is free. Call 817-665-6500.
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