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Today-April 10 Naked by the River, the regional premiere of Michael Folie’s play, runs at Circle Theatre. Peggy, a junior associate in a big-deal law firm, needs a paralegal. When Tim, who loathes everything the job represents, applies, the sparks fly like those in a Hepburn-Tracy film. The play features unpredictable events with surprising results. Tickets are $15-$25. Shows are Thursdays and Fridays at 7:30 p.m. and Saturdays at 4 p.m. and 8:30 p.m. Call 817-877-3040 for reservations.
Today-April 18 Bessie Smith: Empress of the Blues continues its popular run at Jubilee Theatre. A legend who dominated her art in her era, Bessie Smith brought the blues into mainstream culture, resuscitated the recording industry and rode the crest as the highest-paid vocalist and music artist among blacks of her day. She lived life to the fullest. The musical biography offers a look into her life through a fictional last studio session. Shows are 8:15 p.m. Friday and Saturday with 3:15 p.m. matinees on Saturday and Sunday. Tickets are $16-$25 with discounts for seniors, students, children and preview audience. For reservations, call 817-338-4411.
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. Fremont led an expedition from Missouri to California in an attempt to locate a route for the proposed transcontinental railway.
Today-May 9 The Fort Worth Museum of Science and History presents an interactive exhibit: Play it by Ear. This exhibit invites visitors to touch, hear and play with sound art. Admission to the exhibit is included with regular admission: $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.
Today-May 9 Picasso: The Cubist Portraits of Fernande Olivier is on exhibit at the Nasher Sculpture Center in Dallas. Although most famous as a painter, Picasso was one of the 20th century’s most ground-breaking sculptors, greatly influencing the evolution of sculptural thought. Approximately 25 works in the mediums of painting, drawing and sculpture are on display Tuesday-Wednesday and Friday-Sunday 11 a.m.-6 p.m. and Thursday 11 a.m.-9 p.m. Admission is $10 for adults, $7 for seniors, $5 for students and free for members and children under 12.
Today-May 31 The Fort Worth Museum of Science and History presents Whodunit? The interactive exhibit explores scientific methods and technologies used to solve crimes, including DNA profiling, fingerprinting, firearm identification, forensic anthropology, pathology, entomology, odontology, evidence collection and trace evidence. Admission to the exhibit is included with regular admission. Tickets are $7 for adults and $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 information, call 817-255-9300.
April 2-May 15 Pocket Sandwich Theatre will continue its regular wacky fare of programming with Notorious Psycho Birds in the North by Northwest Rear Window as its next comedy spoof. The comedy pokes fun at Alfred Hitchcock’s most famous potboiler mystery films. Performances are Thursday-Saturday at 8 p.m. and Sunday at 7 p.m. in the Dallas theater. Prices are $8-$10. Call 214-821-1860 for information and reservations.
April 6-11 Fame—the Musical, inspired by the Academy Award-winning film and Emmy Award-winning TV series, runs at Bass Hall as part of Casa Manana’s Broadway at the Bass series. The show follows the young 24-member ensemble as they search for that elusive goal of fame while attending New York’s High School of Performing Arts. To order tickets or for information, call Casa Manana at 817-332-2272.
April 7 Sammons Center for the Arts in Dallas will present an evening of live jazz entertainment, Voice—The First Jazz Instrument, featuring the University of North Texas Jazz Singers. The performance will be at 7 p.m. Tickets are $25. Information is at 214-520-7789.
April 10 Fort Worth Early Music will present Musical Offerings at a 2 p.m. concert in the Modern Art Museum in Fort Worth. The performance will include the trio sonata from Bach’s Musical Offering, Hertel’s Concerto for Trumpet and Oboe and other chamber works. Ticket prices and information are available by calling 817-921-9275.
April 16-18 The Vocal Majority Chorus will perform A Candle Glows at its spring concert in The Charles W. Eisemann Center for the Performing Arts in Richardson. Performances are at 8 p.m. Friday and Saturday with a 2 p.m. performance Sunday. The concert will offer songs of hope and encouragement that are featured on the group’s new recording that will soon be released.