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Wednesday, July 21
One of Humphrey Bogart's greatest performances, characterized famously by his habit of nervously playing with marbles, comes in The Caine Mutiny, Edward Dmytryk's stagey but intriguing drama about a WWII naval captain who goes insane and two officers who are charged with mutiny after relieving him of his command. The movie screens at 7pm at Modern Art Museum of Fort Worth, 3200 Darnell St, FW. Admission is $5.50-7.50. Call 817-738-9215.
Thursday, July 22
The Black Dog Tavern's bimonthly Thursday night poetry slam should be more contentious than usual. That's because Fort Worth's team for next month's National Poetry Slam will be pitting their verses against those of the Dallas team. It should be a real Metroplex war of words. The slamming starts at 8pm at 903 Throckmorton St, FW. Admission is free.
Call 817-455-7932.
Friday, July 23
If you're in northeast Tarrant County and want something to whet your appetite for next month's Olympic Games, the TXU Games of Texas will be in full swing this weekend. Returning to the area for the second straight year, the games include several new events, including weightlifting, lacrosse, shooting, and that quintessential summer sport, figure skating. The events run Thu-Sun at various locations in Bedford, Colleyville, Euless, Grapevine, Hurst, North Richland Hills, and Southlake. Tickets are $4-10. Call 817-427-6601.
Saturday, July 24
Catch the Ken Jenkins wave! The renewed interest in trivia created by the perky Mormon's winning run on Jeopardy! makes this a perfect time for Barnes & Noble to host a Trivia Night in honor of Trivial Pursuit's new Booklover's Edition, quizzing you on all manner of literary trivia. The event is 6pm at 1612 S University Dr, FW. Admission is free. Call 817-335-2796.
Sunday, July 25
When Violeta Chamorro was elected president of Nicaragua in 1990, many partisans of the incumbent she defeated were forced into hiding, including her son. This inspired musical satirist Mark Russell to write a song called "Your Son'll Come Out, Chamorro." Annie, the musical that gave rise to that whopper of a pun, plays at Bass Hall this week. The show's run is thru Sun at 555 Commerce St, FW. Tickets are $25-73.
Call 817-212-4280.
Monday, July 26
The idea for The Merry Wives of Windsor supposedly came from Queen Elizabeth I, who, having watched Sir John Falstaff in Shakespeare's Henry IV plays, wished to see the character fall in love. If your summer Shakespeare fix isn't satisfied and you're up for a long drive, the wives will be making merry at Duncanville Community Theatre. The play runs Thu-Tue at 106 S Main St, Duncanville. Admission is free.
Call 972-780-5707.
Tuesday, July 27
There has been relatively little crossover between country music and Broadway, which is one reason why Big River is so fascinating. Roger "King of the Road" Miller wrote the score for this adaptation of Mark Twain's The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn, and the success of this Tony Award-winning show proved to be the capper on his career. The show runs thru Aug 1 at Music Hall at Fair Park, 909 1st Av, Dallas. Tickets are $11-75.
Call 214-373-8000.
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