Community at a glance

    Today-Aug. 4 Not About Nightingales, by Tennessee Williams, will be staged at the Plano Repertory Theatre (PRT). The production will be the North Texas premiere of this early Williams play, which was discovered recently and brought to the stage for the first time in 1998. Written in 1938 when the playwright was 27, the play was lost in library files until brought to the stage at the play’s world premiere at London’s Royal National Theatre. Performances are Thursdays at 7:30 p.m., Fridays and Saturdays at 8 p.m. and Saturdays and Sundays at 2 p.m. Ticket prices range from $10 to $42. Additional discounts are offered for groups of 12 or more. To purchase tickets, or for more information, call 972-422-7460. Tickets may also be purchased at www.planorep.org.

   Today-Sept. 2 The Fort Worth Museum of Science and Natural History presents Ancient Microworlds, which uses more than 30 photographs with high-magnification images of ancient bones, shellfish, algae and fern trees to reveal the inner beauty of fossils. Million-year-old dinosaur bones, ammonites and stromatolites have been photographed and enlarged up to 50 times their actual size. Some of the photos in the exhibit contain recognizable shapes for the natural world while others feature loud blocks of color or twisting, geometric patterns. Ancient Microworlds is the result of the collaboration between Dr. Giraud Foster, a physician, archeologist and biochemist, and Norman Baker, a professional photographer and nature lover. The exhibits are open Monday-Thursday 9 a.m.-5:30 p.m., Friday and Saturday 9 a.m.-8 p.m. and Sunday noon-5:30 p.m. Admission prices are $7 for adults, $6 for seniors and $5 for children 3-12. Children under 3 are admitted free. For more information, call 817-255-9300 or visit the museum’s web site at www.fortworthmuseum.org.

   Today-Sept. 7 The Circle Theatre presents Over the River and Through the Woods, a new comedy by Joe DiPietro. A young man’s decision about his future sparks an eruption of unsolicited advice, matchmaking, general meddling and unending food from his four Italian-American grandparents, who provide all the guilt, love and exasperation that comes with being a member of any family. Single ticket prices range from $15-$30 with discounts offered. Show times are Thursdays and Fridays at 7:30 p.m. and Saturdays at 4 and 8:30 p.m. For information and reservations, contact the Circle Theatre at 817-877-3040, or visit them online at www.circletheatre.com.

   Today-Sept. 29 Seuss! An interactive exhibit opens at the Fort Worth Museum of Science and History. The exhibit celebrates the whimsical rhymes, memorable characters and rich tradition of silliness and make-believe of Dr. Seuss. The exhibit promotes literacy and the fun of reading to young children and their families. Through life-size scenes, Seuss! takes visitors into the pages The Cat in the Hat, Green Eggs and Ham, There’s a Wocket in My Pocket! and One Fish Two Fish Red Fish Blue Fish. Murals with quotes from these books emphasize the connection between the exhibit’s activities and the written word. The exhibit’s word and letter games use the approaches established in the Dr. Seuss books to help children hone early reading skills. Admission for Seuss! is included with the museum’s regular exhibits admission: $7 for adults, $6 for seniors and $5 for children 3-12. For more information, call 817-255-9300 or visit www.fortworthmuseum.org.

   Aug. 1-25 Theatre Arlington will stage The Man Who Came to Dinner, a play directed by Andrew Christopher Gaupp. Sheridan Whiteside, a cynical radio celebrity, is forced to spend six weeks recovering in the Stanley family’s home after he slips and falls there. In his tyrannical way, Whiteside takes possession of the house and all the lives within his grasps. Strange gifts arrive from his friends; ex-convicts are invited for meals, and a parade of outrageous guests combine to destroy the family’s tranquil, domestic life. Rated PG. Show times are Thursdays at 7:30 p.m., Fridays and Saturdays at 8 p.m. and Sunday matinees at 2 p.m. Ticket prices are $14-$16 with discounts offered for students, senior citizens and groups. For reservations or more information, call 817-275-7661, or visit www.theatrearlington.com.

   Aug. 2 The Burnett Foundation announced that Jonathan Borofsky’s sculpture Man With Briefcase will be installed in Burnett Park in Downtown Fort Worth. The sculpture, made of brushed aluminum, is 50 feet tall and 22 feet wide. Ron McPherson, president of the La Paloma firm that has fabricated the sculpture, said, “This piece, party because of its size, presents interesting engineering challenges.” Borofsky’s works are installed in Frankfurt, London, Tokyo, Paris, New York and Zurich.

   Aug. 2-4 The Hip Pocket Theatre presents Savage Love, a play written and directed by Gabrielle Roth. The play deals with a couple and their relationship with an edge that excites, withdraws, babbles, believes, dreads, doubts, destroys, begs, hunts and haunts. Yet all they want is more. Gabrielle Roth explores it as a relationship between two lovers whose fierce physical language gives shape and meaning to their nameless longing. This production is recommended for mature audiences. Performances will be Friday, Saturday and Sunday at 9 p.m. at the Oak Acres Amphitheatre. Single ticket prices on Friday and Saturday are $12 for adults and $10 for students and seniors; on Sunday, adult tickets are $10 and students and seniors are $8. For reservations or more information call 817-246-9775 or visit www.hippocket.org.

   Aug.16-17 The fifth annual Texas International Blues Festival will return to the Son of Hermann Hall in Deep Ellum. Show times are 7 p.m. Friday and 4 p.m. Saturday. Headlining both days will be Washington D.C. award-winning blues guitarist Lynnewood Taylor and award-winning blues band Cold Blue Steel. Also appearing will be the Silvertones, Briefcase Blues Band, former Point Blank singer John O’Daniels, Texas Slim and the Love Machine, the Blues Hunters, Texas Topcats, Tone Summers and the Tone Kings, Eye 2 Eye, Michael T. and the King Bees, 8 Ball and the Breakers and blues man Jimmy Atger. Admission is $10 in advance or $15 at the door. Tickets are general admission and can be purchased at www.acteva.com/go/texasblues.

   Aug. 18-Dec. 8 Mondrian, 1892-1914: The Path to Abstraction will be exhibited at the Kimball Art Museum. This is the first exhibit devoted to Piet Mondrian’s early career, from his student years in Holland as a painter of romantic landscapes to his emergence as an artist of international renown in cosmopolitan pre-World War I Paris. The exhibition features more than 100 paintings and drawings, reveals how one of the greatest painters of the 20th century evolved toward abstraction while drawing upon his roots in the 19th century pictorial traditions. The Kimball Art Museum is the only U.S. venue for this exhibition. For more information, contact the Kimball Art Museum at 817-654-1034, or visit www.kimballart.org.

   Aug. 28-fall The TCC-NE playhouse announces its season for the fall semester. The NE Playhouse will change its performance schedule during this season. Productions will open Wednesday nights, as opposed to Tuesdays. Show times are 8 p.m. Wednesday-Saturdays with 2 p.m. matinees Saturdays and Sundays. Auditions for the first production will be Wednesday-Friday, Aug. 28-30, at 6:30 p.m. in FAB 122. For more information, visit www. geocities.com/neplayhouse.com.