Community at a glance

   Today fragments, works by artist Joyce Martin, closes today at the Carillon Gallery on South Campus.

   Today-Jan. 31 Granbury Live Dinner Theater is running the shows Elvis, Chuck & Buddy, Old Time Rock'n'Roll and Rockin' the '50s in rotating repertory. Call 800-989-8212 for show times.

   Today-Feb. 2 Southwestern Exposition and Livestock Show is at Will Rogers Memorial Complex. Admission is $7. Open 8 a.m.-10 p.m. daily. Rodeo admission is $16-$18.

   Today-Feb. 15 NW Campus Visual Arts Department presents Passages, an exhibit of recent photographic work by Lee Carmichael in the NW Campus Lakeview Gallery. Artist reception is Thursday, Jan. 23, 5:30-7 p.m.

   Today-Feb.15 The GodMudda-A Mafia Fairy Tale, a comedy-spoof of the Godfather movies, is at Dallas' Pocket Sandwich Theatre. Food service begins at 6:30 p.m. Tickets are $10. For more information, call 214-821-4643.

   Today-Feb. 16 An American classic, Bus Stop, is showing at Theatre Arlington. Bus Stop combines a mix of characters, a mid-life crisis, romances and enduring friendships. Performances are Thursdays at 7:30 p.m., Fridays and Saturdays at 8 p.m. and Sunday matinees at 2 p.m. Tickets are $14 to $16. For reservations, call 817-275-7661.

   Today-Feb. 22 The Kiss at City Hall is a modern romantic comedy playing at Circle Theatre in Sundance Square. Show times are Thursdays and Fridays at 7:30 p.m., Saturdays at 4 p.m. and 8:30 p.m. Tickets range from $15 to $25 for the R-rated show. Call 817-877-3040 for more information.

   Jan. 31-Feb. 12 Schema, A Drawing Show will be on exhibit in the Carillon Gallery on South Campus. Artists include Anne Allen, Brenda Chambers, Tom Delaney and Pamela Mahaffey. An artists' reception is scheduled for 6-8 p.m. Friday, Jan. 31. The gallery is open during normal campus operating hours.

   Jan. 31-Feb. 23 Brother Mac, a restyled version of Shakespeare's Macbeth, is showing at Jubilee Theatre. This time the scene is the radical 1960s in the United States with the classic characters recast as figures in the Black Power movement. Performances are 8:15 p.m. Friday and Saturday and 3:15 p.m. Saturday and Sunday. Tickets are available at 817-338-4411.

   Feb. 5 Sammons Center for the Arts will present The Young Lions, a concert featuring two groups. The first set by Brannen Temple & Blaze, a young Austin-based group, brings new energy to jazz standards as well as original works. The George Anderson Group is back for a second appearance with its smooth jazz style and a touch of funk. Besides jazz, the evening includes free valet parking, complimentary coffee, wine, beer, soft drinks and light appetizers. Performance begins at 7:30 p.m. Tickets are $25 and can be ordered at 214-520-7789.

   Feb. 8 Little House on the Prairie fans will want to visit the National Cowgirl Museum and Hall of Fame for a celebration of Laura Ingalls Wilder's 136th birthday 1-4 p.m. Activities include story telling, a fiddle performance, spelling bee, square dance lessons, practice in making butter and corn-husk dolls and old-fashioned games.

   Feb. 9 The Youth Orchestra of Greater Fort Worth will perform at Bass Performance Hall at 7:30 p.m. Composers include Jacques Offenbach, Modeste Moussorgsky and Johann Strauss. The choir of First United Methodist Church of Fort Worth will join the orchestra to present Polovetsian Dances from Prince Igor by Alexander Borodin. Tickets are $10, $15 and $20. Call 817-923-3121 for reservations.

   Feb. 9 Ten different groups from the Dallas-Fort Worth Metroplex will perform gospel music in the Stampede Room in the Stockyards Station 1-6 p.m.