Community at a glance

Today-Oct. 26 Kafka—A Hunger Artist, by Frank Kafka, adapted and directed by Johnny Simons, is at the Hip Pocket Theatre. This play is performed around the campfire of unexpected spaces, with Jeffery Farrell as Kafka and Michael Joe Groggins as the Hunger Artist. Photographer Loli Kantor provides projected images from Prague. For show times, contact the Hip Pocket Theatre at 817-246-9775.

Today-Oct. 26 The Dallas Symphony Orchestra continues its Classical Series with Andrew Litton, music director, playing and conducting Beethoven’s Triple Concerto. For more information, call 214-692-0203.

Today-Nov. 2 The NW Campus presents its 27th annual TCC Visual Arts Faculty Exhibit. Featured artists are Eduardo Aguilar, Anita Knox, Nona Appel, Scott Parker, David Dotter, Janet Peterson, Christopher Hart and Frederick Spaulding. For more information, call 817-515-7207.

Today-Nov. 3 The Dallas Children’s Theatre presents Grimm Tales at the Crescent Theatre, where classic stories are retold with a “grim” twist and theatrical flare. Show times are 7:30 p.m. Friday, Saturday and Sunday at 1:30 p.m. and Sunday at 4:30 p.m.

Today-Nov. 11 Be Aggressive will be staged by the Dallas Theatre Center at Kalita Humphreys Theatre. This contemporary story tells the story of a high school cheerleader searching for meaning in her life. For show times and more information, call 214-522-8499.

Today-Nov. 16 The Pocket Sandwich Theatre presents Dracula—The Melodrama, by Joe Dickinson. Another of the Pocket’s audience-participation, popcorn-tossing comedy-spoofs, this time poking affectionate fun at Bram Stoker’s classic vampire horror story. For additional information, contact the theater at 214-821-1860.

Today-Nov. 17 Jubilee Theatre presents the world premiere of Silas Jones’ Romancing Stereotypes. The main characters include longtime friends African-American Sadie Mae and white Viana, a 6-foot cockroach named Jazzbo Darling and its offspring, a Teletubby-like creation. Performances of the surrealistic play are 8:15 p.m. Fridays and Saturdays and 3 p.m. Saturdays and Sundays. Call 817-338-4411 for tickets.

Today-Dec. 8 Mondrian, 1892-1914: The Path to Abstraction is on exhibit at the Kimbell Art Museum. The exhibition features more than 100 paintings and drawings, revealing how one of the greatest painters of the 20th century evolved toward abstraction while drawing upon his roots. The Kimbell is the only U.S. venue for this exhibition. For more information, contact the museum at 817-654-1034.

Oct. 21 TCU’s school of music presents An Evening of Gershwin. Four hundred student musicians from TCU will be performing at Bass Performance Hall. Ticket prices are $8-25. For more information call 817-212-4280.

Oct. 25 The NW music department presents the Faculty Brownbag Recital, featuring members of the NW music faculty. The recital begins at 12:30 p.m. in B-118 and is free of charge.

Oct. 25-26 First Baptist Church of Lakeside in Fort Worth presents Will The Real Jesus Christ Please Stand Up? This hilarious presentation, which is appropriate for all ages, gives the audience an insight into the antics that occur when a New York producer decides to make big bucks with a Broadway play based on the life of Christ. The dinner theater begins at 7 p.m. each night. The cost of dinner and the show is $5 per person (benefiting the Eagle Mountain Pregnancy Center). Tickets must be reserved and will not be sold at the door. For reservations and information call 817-237-8813.

Oct. 26 Concerto Antioc will make its premiere performance at Trietsch Memorial United Methodist Church in Flower Mound. Musicians will perform using replicas of instruments from the 17th and 18th century and will include works such as J.C. Bach’s Quintet for Flute, Oboe, Violin, Cello and Harpsichord, Quantz’s Trio Sonata for Flute and Oboe, Corbett’s Trio Sonata for Trumpet and Oboe, Geminiani’s Cello Sonata and several other works from the Baroque era. The concert begins at 7 p.m. and tickets are free. For more information, call 972-315-9882.

Oct. 25-27 The 13th annual American Indian Art Festival and Market will be held in the Annette Strauss Artist Square in Dallas. This one-of-a-kind Texas art festival features more than 150 documented American Indian artists from across the nation and showcases Native American visual and performing arts. For more information, call 214-891-9640.

Oct. 26-Jan. 5 The Amon Carter Museum will display The Master Prints of Edward S. Curtis: Portraits of Native America. This special exhibition showcases 65 master prints selected by Curtis for an exhibit called The North American Indian, which traveled to Boston and other U.S. cities in the first decade of the 20th century. The magnificent platinum prints on art nouveau mounts testify to Curtis’ standing as a major American photographer. For dates and more information on gallery talks, films, lectures and ticket prices for the exhibit, contact the museum at 817-738-1933 or visit online at www.cartermuseum.org.

Oct. 26-Apr. 27 The Amon Carter Museum Exhibitions and Public Programs presents Laura Gilpin and the Navajo: An Enduring Project. For over 40 years, beginning in the 1930s Laura Gilpin visited the vast Navajo Reservation documenting the people, landscape and culture. Gilpin’s photographs reveal the trust, mutual respect and genuine affection that the Navajo people have for her. For more information, visit the museum’s Web site at www.cartermuseum.org or call 817-738-1933.

Oct. 28-Nov. 3 The Age of Steam Railroad Museum presents Day Out With Thomas. Families can take a 25-minute train ride aboard the railroad museum’s vintage Pullman cars led by Thomas the Tank Engine. The day also includes local entertainment, food and hands-on activities such as games, arts and crafts, book readings and screenings of videos. For more information, call 214-428-0101.