Community at a glance

Today-Jan. 31 The Irving Arts Center will present The Lilies of the Field by F. Andrew Leslie, at 8 p.m. with a 2:30 p.m. Sunday matinee at the Dupree Theater. Ticket prices are $12-$17. For more information, call 972-252-2787.
Today-Feb. 8 Horses: The Story of Equus returns to Fort Worth’s Omni Theater. Horses is a combination of sequences involving staged scenes and actual footage of horses in the wild with the film capturing the animals behaving naturally. Omni ticket prices are $7 for adults and $5 for children (3-12) and seniors (60+). For show times and information, call 817-255-9300 or go to www.fortworthmuseum.org.
Today-Feb. 8 The Kalita Humphrey’s Theater presents Accidental Death of an Anarchist. This world premiere of Nobel Prize-winner Dario Fo’s play explores issues from police brutality and media manipulation to politicians’ empty promises. For ticket information, contact the Dallas Theater Center at 214-522-8499.
Today-Feb. 8 Theatre Arlington is presenting On Borrowed Time by Paul Osborne. This story, set in 1938, deals with the struggle of two grandparents raising their orphaned grandson. The grandfather struggles with escaping time, mortality and the realization of how his death will affect his young grandson. For information, call 817-275-7661.
Today-Feb. 13 The third annual Joyce Elaine Grant Photography Exhibition is on display in the Texas Woman’s University Fine Arts Galleries from 9 a.m.-4 p.m. Monday-Friday and on weekends by appointment. A closing reception will be Feb. 12, 6.-8 p.m. Heautoscopy, works by Victoria Hirt, last year’s solo exhibition winner, is also on view. Hirt’s exhibit uses reappropriated images from historical references to create a modern group of color photographs that represent a new time. For information, call 940-898-2530.
Today-Feb. 13 The National Cowgirl Museum and Hall of Fame is presenting the exhibition 125 Years of Justin Boots. For more information, contact Kelly at 817-509-8967.
Today-Feb. 14 NW Campus Visual Arts Lakeview Gallery presents Leonard Brown: One-Person Printmaking Exhibit Monday-Thursday 8 a.m.-10 p.m., Friday 8 a.m.-5 p.m. and Saturday 9 a.m.-3 p.m.
Today-Feb.14 Lanford Wilson’s Pulitzer Prize-winning romantic comedy Talley’s Folly is showing at Circle Theatre. The play is about a man who pleads his love for a woman, even though her family will never accept him. For reservations, call 817-877-3040.
Today-Feb. 27 SE Campus is presenting Finding Time, a faculty and staff exhibition in Art Corridor II. Gallery hours are Monday-Thursday 8 a.m.-9 p.m., Friday 8 a.m.-5 p.m. and Saturday 9 a.m.-3 p.m.
Today-April 18 The Kimbell Art Museum is exhibiting The Drawings of Francois Boucher (1703-1770) and Boucher’s Mythological Paintings. Hours are Tuesday-Thursday and Saturday, 10 a.m.-5 p.m., Friday noon-8 p.m. and Sunday noon-5 p.m.
Today-May 2 The Amon Carter Museum presents Sights Once Seen: Daguerreotyping Fremont’s Last Expedition Through the Rockies. This exhibition brings together American history and the history of photography. It features more than 100 daguerreotypes by photographer Robert Shlaer, who from 1994-98 retraced the route of explorer John C. Fremont, who led an expedition from Missouri to California in an attempt to locate a route for the proposed transcontinental railway.
Jan. 30-Feb. 15 NE Campus will display University of Texas at Arlington photography students’ first group exhibition Focus in the College Hall Gallery. The exhibit will be curated by Dr. Kathryn Shields, a professor of art history at the university. For more information, contact Paul Leicht at 817-715-1797.
Jan. 30-Feb. 22 Jubilee Theatre will present Mr. Rickey Calls a Meeting by Ed Schmidt. The story focuses on Branch Rickey, manager of the famed Brooklyn Dodgers in the late 1940s as he stands ready to sign Jackie Robinson. He calls together a summit meeting with help from the greatest black men of the day, and they consider politics and philosophies and how their influence might keep peace at this volatile shift in culture. For ticket information, call 817-338-4411.
Feb. 1-29 The Irving Arts Center will present Exquisite Stitches: African American Quilt. Hours are 9 a.m.-5 p.m., Monday and Tuesday.
Feb. 4 The Sammons Center for the Arts will present Easy on the Heart featuring Cindy Horstman and friends. In the second set, The Tom Braxton Quartet will make its first appearance in the Sammons Jazz series. The $25 ticket provides free valet parking, complimentary coffee, wine, beer, soft drinks and light appetizers. The performance is 7:30 -10 p.m., and the doors will open at 7 p.m. For tickets, call 214-520-7789.
Feb. 5 The Irving Arts Center will present I Get a Kick out of Cole at 7:30 p.m. in the Carpenter Performance Hall. Ticket prices are $20. For more information, call 972-252-2787.
Feb. 7-May 9 The Fort Worth Museum of Science and History will present Play it by Ear. This exhibit invites visitors to touch, hear and play with sound art. Admission to the exhibit is $7 for adults; $5 for children (3-12) and seniors (60+). Exhibit hours are Monday-Thursday 9 a.m.-5:30 p.m., Friday-Saturday 9 a.m.-8 p.m. and Sunday 11:30 a.m.-5:30 p.m. For more information, call 817-255-9300.
Feb. 13-15 The Fort Worth Dallas Ballet will present Three of Hearts, a Valentine celebration with three ballets in one performance at Bass Performance Hall. The performances will include Serenade by Tchaikovsky/Balanchine; Jitter Hoppin, swing music from the ’30s, ’40s and ’50s by Alex and Virginia Arizpe, and a third piece to be announced. For ticket information, call 817-763-0207 ext. 302.