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Today The Pocket Sandwich Theatre presents Into the Midst: A Pagan Halloween with Jed Marum and Michael Harrison. Two of the most accomplished folk and Celtic musicians in the DFW area, Marum and Harrison offer an evening of music and song, sprightly and a little spooky, for Halloween. Seating, food and beverage service begin at 6:30 p.m.; show time is 8 p.m. Tickets are $10. This production is rated PG. For more information call 214-821-1860 or visit www.pocketsandwich.com.

Today-Nov. 2 The NW Campus is currently presenting its 27th Annual TCC Visual Arts Faculty Exhibit. Featured artists include Eduardo Aguilar, Anita Knox, Nona Appel, Scott Parker, David Dotter, Janet Peterson, Christopher Hart and Frederick Spaulding.

Today-Nov. 3 The Water Tower Theatre in Dallas presents You Can’t Take it With You. Cultures clash when the daughter of a genial family of eccentrics becomes engaged to the heir of a wealthy Wall Street brokerage company. One of the great classic comedies of the American stage, this production is a madcap celebration of the strange ties that make up the American family. Theater show times are Thursday at 7:30 p.m., Friday and Saturday at 8 p.m. and Sunday at 2 p.m. For more information, call 972-450-6232.

Today-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 the children’s favorite Thomas the Tank Engine. The event 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.

Today-Nov. 3 Venus, an epic play by Suzan-Lori Parks, will be staged at the SMU Greer Garson Theater. The play focuses on the life of an African woman lured to England with the promise of becoming a dancer—only to be caged and forced to perform as a cheap sideshow freak. The performance contains adult situations and has strong language. Show times are 8 p.m. Wednesday-Saturday with 2 p.m. performances on Saturday and Sunday. For more information, call 214-768-2787.

Today-Nov. 3 The Dallas Children’s Theatre presents Grimm Tales at the Crescent Theatre. Come into the woods for another look at classic stories like Ashputtel, Little Red Cap, Golden Goose and Hansel and Gretel. These children’s tales are retold with a “grim” twist and staged with theatrical flare that offers unbridled imagination, mystery and wonderment. Children and adults will be enthralled, according to theater information. Show times are 7:30 p.m. Friday, and 1:30 p.m. and 4:30 p.m. Saturday and Sunday. For reservations and prices, call 214-978-0110.

Today-Nov. 11 Be Aggressive is being staged by the Dallas Theatre Center at Kalita Humphreys Theatre. This play is a hilarious, all-too true look at contemporary adolescence and tells the story of a high school cheerleader searching for meaning in her life. For show times and more information, call the theater at 214-522-8499.

Today-Nov. 16 The Pocket Sandwich Theatre presents Dracula—The Melodrama, by Joe Dickinson. The production is one of Pocket’s audience-participation, popcorn-tossing comedy-spoofs, for which the theater is famous. This time the production pokes affectionate fun at Bram Stoker’s classic vampire horror story. For more information, contact the theater at 214-821-1860 or www.pocketsandwich.com.

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. Saturday matinees offer two-for-one tickets.

Today-Dec. 8 Mondrian, 1892-1914: The Path to Abstraction is on exhibit at the Kimbell Art Museum. This is the first exhibit devoted to Piet Mondrian’s early career, from his student years in Holland as a painter with his romantic landscapes to his emergence as an artist of international renown in cosmopolitan pre-World War I Paris. This extensive 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 about tickets and prices, contact the museum at 817-654-1034.

Today-Jan. 5 The Amon Carter Museum presents 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. This exhibit originally traveled to Boston and other U.S. cities in the first decade of the 20th century. The platinum prints on art nouveau mounts testify to Curtis’ standing among historians 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 the museum online at www.cartermuseum.org.

Today-Apr. 27 The Amon Carter Museum Exhibitions and Public Programs presents Laura Gilpin and the Navajo: An Enduring Project. For more than 40 years, beginning in the 1930s, Laura Gilpin visited the vast Navajo Reservation documenting the people, landscape, art and culture. Her photography reveals a moving record of the region and its people before both were dramatically altered by federal intervention, a world war and reorganization of the tribal government. 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.

Nov. 1-Dec. 7 Misery by Stephen King and adapted by Simon Moore will be staged at the Circle Theatre. Expect the unexpected in this compellingly cruel thriller. Best-selling romance novelist Paul Sheldon is lucky to be alive, or is he? This stunning stage adaptation of King’s masterpiece will keep you on the edge of your seat. The production is based on King’s personal experience with his own infamous “number one fan” and is truer to the text of the book than the movie version. Rated R for violence and language. For show times and ticket prices, call 817-877-3040.

Nov. 1 The NW Choir Concert with the NE campus choirs will be performing at 12:30 p.m. in B-118. For more information about the free concert, call 817-515-7226.

Nov. 3 The Fort Worth Early Music (FWEM) presents Baroque Titans with music from Telemann and Handel. The concert begins at 7:30 p.m.

Season tickets for FWEM are $75, $18 for individual and $7.50 for students. Tickets are available by phone at 817-921-9275 or by e-mail at tickets@fwearlymusic.org.