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Mary J. Blige: The For My Fans Tour
2025-02-21 19:00 - 23:00 (America/Chicago) | Dickies Arena, Dickies Arena, Montgomery Street, Fort Worth, TX, USA, Fort Worth, TX, United States
Price Range: Starting at $55.50

Mary J. Blige’s THE FOR MY FANS TOUR is coming to Dickies Arena on February 21, 2025
Tickets are on sale now via Ticketmaster.com.
Grammy and Emmy award-winning and Oscar-nominated, “Queen of Hip-Hop Soul,” Mary J. Blige announced her 2025 “The For My Fans Tour” with special guests NE-YO and Mario. The tour comes on the heels of her new album “Gratitude,” releasing on November 15. The tour and album are a celebration of the love and gratitude that Mary has towards her life, family, friends, and her beloved fans.
Produced by Live Nation, the 27-city tour will make a stop to Dickies Arena in Fort Worth on Friday, February 21.
“I am so excited to kick off this tour. I have amazing fans and am so grateful for all of the love and support they have given me throughout the years,” said Mary J. Blige. “This tour is for them, and I cannot wait to be able to travel to all these cities and see everyone. I am in such a place of immense gratitude and peace at this moment, so also having the chance to release my new album “Gratitude” on November 15th ahead of this tour is really special to me.”
Ahead of both the album release and tour, Blige will be inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame with the rest of the class of 2024 on October 19th in Cleveland.

Monster Energy AMA Supercross Championship Series
2025-02-22 - 2025-02-25 | AT&T Stadium, AT&T Stadium, AT&T Way, Arlington, TX, USA
The world’s best two-wheel racers converge on AT&T Stadium for the annual race on Saturday, February 22, 2025. The indoor and outdoor seasons of the SuperMotocross World Championship series consist of 17 Supercross races and 11 Pro Motocross races, providing 28 rounds of racing building towards the 2025 SuperMotocross Playoffs and World Championship Final.
The expansive Monster Energy Supercross FanFest outside footprint features first and foremost, unprecedented access to the sport’s biggest stars with an up-close and intimate view of their race bikes and team rigs. As the name implies, FanFest is a festival for the fans and has become a major part of the Supercross experience where fans can jump back and forth between the paddock and the stadium to also watch practice and qualifying.
Saturday, February 25, 2025

Gates Open / Practice & Qualifying starts at 11:30 AM
FanFest hours: 11:30 AM–5:30 PM
Opening Ceremonies at 6:00 PM
Racing starts at 6:30 PM

Tickets and FanFest Passes are available now on SeatGeek.com.
Note: Tickets are required for kids ages 2 and up.

Kimbell Kids Drop-In Studio: Adore You
2025-02-22 13:00 - 14:00 UTC | Kimbell Art Museum, Kimbell Art Museum, Camp Bowie Boulevard, Fort Worth, TX, USA, Fort Worth, TX, United States
This free program introduces children (ages 12 and younger) and their adult companions to the world of art through fun gallery explorations and related studio-art projects. To request an accessibility accommodation for a Kimbell program, please email the Kimbell as far in advance as possible.

Stolen Shakespeare Guild: Twelfth Night
2025-02-22 14:00 - 16:30, 2025-03-06 19:30 - 22:00 UTC | Arts Fort Worth, Gendy Street, Fort Worth, TX, United States

Stoney LaRue
2025-02-22 18:00 - 23:30 (America/Chicago) | Billy Bob’s Texas, 2520 Rodeo Plaza, Fort Worth, TX, United States
Doors 6 p.m. TBA 8 p.m. Headliner 10 p.m. $20-$45.

A Night at Hogwarts: The Music of Harry Potter
2025-02-22 19:00 - 20:00 (America/Chicago) | Dr. Marcelo Cavazos Center for Visual & Performing Arts, 900 E Sanford St, Arlington, 76011, United States
Witches, wizards, and muggles, throw on your robes and hop aboard the Hogwarts Express for a magical evening as the Fort Worth Symphony Orchestra brings the enchanting world of Harry Potter to life! Journey through unforgettable musical moments from the films that have cast a spell over generations.

The Importance of Being Earnest
2025-02-26 14:00 - 17:30, 2025-03-01 13:00 - 16:30 (America/Chicago) | Modern Art Museum of Fort Worth, 3200 Darnell St., Fort Worth, TX, 76107, United States
Wednesday February 26, 2025 2:00 PM
Saturday March 01, 2025 1:00 PM

Directed by Max Webster, 2025
Originally written by Oscar Wilde
NR, 180 minutes
Three-time Olivier Award-winner Sharon D Clarke is joined by Ncuti Gatwa (Doctor Who; Sex Education) in this joyful reimagining of Oscar Wilde’s most celebrated comedy.
While assuming the role of a dutiful guardian in the country, Jack lets loose in town under a false identity. Meanwhile, his friend Algy adopts a similar facade. Hoping to impress two eligible ladies, the gentlemen find themselves caught in a web of lies they must carefully navigate.
Max Webster (Life of Pi) directs this hilarious story of identity, impersonation, and romance, filmed live from the National Theatre in London.

National Theatre Live is the National Theatre of Great Britain’s initiative to broadcast live performances from the National’s stages to cinemas worldwide. National Theatre Live performances are filmed live in high definition and broadcast via satellite to almost 400 cinemas around the world, live in Europe and some US cities, and time-delayed in countries further afield. Presented by Amphibian Stage in partnership with the Modern. For ticket information, visit www.amphibianstage.com.

Stolen Shakespeare Guild: Richard III
2025-02-27 19:30 - 22:00 UTC | Arts Fort Worth, Gendy Street, Fort Worth, TX, United States

Oscar®-Nominated Short Films
2025-02-28 - 2025-03-02 | Modern Art Museum of Fort Worth, 3200 Darnell St., Fort Worth, TX, 76107, United States
Friday February 21, 2025 4:00 PM
Friday February 21, 2025 6:00 PM
Friday February 21, 2025 8:00 PM
Saturday February 22, 2025 5:00 PM
Sunday February 23, 2025 12:00 PM
Sunday February 23, 2025 2:00 PM
Sunday February 23, 2025 4:00 PM
Friday February 28, 2025 4:00 PM
Friday February 28, 2025 8:00 PM
Saturday March 01, 2025 5:00 PM
Sunday March 02, 2025 12:00 PM
Sunday March 02, 2025 2:00 PM
Sunday March 02, 2025 4:00 PM

Animated and Live-Action short films
More information to come!

Magnolia at the Modern is an ongoing series featuring critically acclaimed films. Tickets are $10 and $7 for all Modern members. The first Sunday showtime is half price. Learn more about the special benefits of joining Reel People, a membership add-on for film enthusiasts.

Stolen Shakespeare Guild: Twelfth Night
2025-02-28 - 2025-03-01, 2025-03-08 - 2025-03-09 | Arts Fort Worth, Gendy Street, Fort Worth, TX, United States
Showtimes vary.

The Color Purple
2025-02-28 - 2025-03-02, 2025-03-04 - 2025-03-09 | Casa Mañana, Casa Mañana Inc, West Lancaster Avenue, Fort Worth, TX, USA, Fort Worth, TX, United States
With a joyous score featuring jazz, ragtime, gospel and blues, The Color Purple is a story of hope and a testament to the healing power of love. Based on Alice Walker’s Pulitzer Prize-winning novel and the critically acclaimed film, The Color Purple is a stirring family chronicle that follows Celie as she journeys from childhood to adulthood, experiencing the joys and despairs of life. The Color Purple celebrates the power of forgiveness and the triumph of the human spirit. This show is suitable for mature audiences only.

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Tarrant County 2025 Go Red for Women Luncheon
2025-02-28 10:00 - 13:00 (America/Chicago) | Worthington Renaissance, 200 Main St., Fort Worth, TX, 76102, United States
Join us in raising awareness for women’s heart health at this empowering event dedicated to Go Red for Women®, an initiative by the American Heart Association.
The Go Red for Women initiative is focused on educating and empowering women to take charge of their heart health, and it’s perfect for anyone who wants to learn how to reduce their risk of CVD, especially during key life stages like pregnancy and menopause.
Highlights of the luncheon include:
• Educational Sessions: Hear from heart health experts about the unique challenges women face and how to reduce the risk of CVD.
• Interactive Heart Health Activities: Take part in fun, informative activities that help you understand and manage your cardiovascular health.
• Wellness Tips and Resources: Get hands-on advice for living a heart-healthy lifestyle from fitness and nutrition experts.
• Community Connection: Meet fellow women who are passionate about taking control of their health.

Friday Evening Lecture | The Power of Jade: The Charismatic Olmec “Standing Figure” at the Kimbell Art Museum
2025-02-28 18:00 - 19:00 UTC | Kimbell Art Museum, Kimbell Art Museum, Camp Bowie Boulevard, Fort Worth, TX, USA, Fort Worth, TX, United States
Mary E. Miller, director, Getty Research Institute, Los Angeles
Evening lectures by distinguished guest speakers address a range of topics relating to the appreciation and interpretation of art. They are free and open to the public. Seating is limited.
To request an accessibility accommodation for a Kimbell program, please email us as far in advance as possible.

Spanish-Language Tour
2025-02-28 18:00 - 19:00 UTC | Modern Art Museum of Fort Worth, 3200 Darnell St., Fort Worth, TX, 76107, United States
Fourth Fridays, 6 pm

We welcome visitors from around the world, locals who are more comfortable in their native language, and English speakers who want to brush up on their Spanish language skills. This free public tour starts at the Grand Lobby’s information desk.
With three weeks’ notice, we can provide a private docent-led tour in Spanish for your group.
Cuarto viernes, 6 pm
Damos la bienvenida a visitantes de todo el mundo, a locales que están más cómodos en su idioma nativo, y hablantes de inglés que quieren repasar sus habilidades en español. Este tour público gratuito comienza en el mostrador de información del Grand Lobby.
Con tres semanas de antelación, podemos programar un tour privado dirigido con un docente en español para su grupo.

Alex Da Corte: Cut/Uncut
2025-02-28 18:00 - 19:30 (America/Chicago) | Modern Art Museum of Fort Worth, 3200 Darnell St., Fort Worth, TX, 76107, United States
The Exhibition Lecture Series is a dynamic new program featuring curators and artists from the Modern’s special exhibitions and permanent collection. This series provides a rare opportunity to explore the creative processes, curatorial strategies, and artistic visions that shape modern and contemporary art. The Exhibition Lecture Series is a free program open to the public.
Seating begins at 5:30 pm. Free admission tickets (limit two per person) are available at the Modern’s information desk beginning at 4 pm on the day of the lecture. A limited number of tickets (limit two per person) will be available for purchase online ($5) from 10 am until 4 pm the day before the lecture.

Join us for an engaging evening with acclaimed artist Alex Da Corte as part of the Exhibition Lecture Series. On Friday, February 28 at 6 pm, Da Corte will present “Cut/Uncut” and engage in conversation with Alison Hearst, the exhibition’s organizing curator.
Alex Da Corte: The Whale marks the first comprehensive museum exhibition to explore Da Corte’s dynamic relationship with painting. Spanning the past decade, the exhibition features over forty paintings, drawings, and a video work that examines painting as a performative act.
Known internationally for his interdisciplinary installations that merge painting, video, performance, and sculpture, Da Corte draws from art history, design, and pop culture. His works blend fantasy with darker undertones, while traversing high and low cultural themes. In The Whale, Da Corte views painting as a space that captures cultural “ghosts”—referencing the Jungian concept of a journey into the subconscious, likened to the mythical “belly of the whale.”
The exhibition includes Da Corte’s signature reverse-glass paintings, evoking the invisible labor of traditional animation and sign-making; Puffy Paintings, crafted from stuffed neoprene; Shampoo Paintings, created with everyday hair products; and Slatwall Paintings, which incorporate found objects. By taking up such unconventional techniques, the artist challenges the dominance of painting on canvas, expanding the boundaries of the medium and revealing new opportunities for expression.
Organized by the Modern, the exhibition is accompanied by a fully illustrated catalogue with contributions from Da Corte and essays by Hearst, scholar Kemi Adeyemi, art historian Suzanne Hudson, and poet Hanif Abdurraqib.

Dylan Scott
2025-02-28 18:00 - 23:00 UTC | Billy Bob’s Texas, 2520 Rodeo Plaza, Fort Worth, TX, United States
Pit show.
Dylan Scott on The Main Stage | 10 PM
Bryan Lucas on The Honky Tonk Stage | 8 PM
Doors Open at 6 PM
$20-$40

Stolen Shakespeare Guild: Richard III
2025-03-01 - 2025-03-02 | Arts Fort Worth, Gendy Street, Fort Worth, TX, United States

Toddler Studio: Working Hard
2025-03-01 11:00 - 12:00 UTC | Amon Carter Museum of American Art, 3501 Camp Bowie Blvd., Fort Worth, TX, 76107, United States
Free, but reservations are required. Registration opens February 1, 2025

Let’s get to work! Learn about the people who work at the Carter (and their on-the-job clothes) as we look, sing, and enjoy toddler-friendly playtime inspired by Jean Shin: The Museum Body.
Join us each month for Toddler Studio, our free event for toddlers ages 2 to 3 and their families.
American Sign Language (ASL) interpretation may be provided during this event upon advance request. Please send us an email for more information.

Presented by Primrose Schools in Dallas-Fort Worth

Family Workshop: At the Seams
2025-03-01 14:00 - 16:00 (America/Chicago) | Amon Carter Museum of American Art, 3501 Camp Bowie Blvd., Fort Worth, TX, 76107, United States
Free, but reservations are required. Registration opens February 1, 2025

Roll up your sleeves and get to work! Look and learn in the galleries as we explore the connection between clothing, careers, community, and beyond. Then cut, sew, and color together as a family to create fabric artworks inspired by Jean Shin: The Museum Body!
Family Workshops are a quarterly event designed for children 6 to 12 years old and their favorite adults.
American Sign Language (ASL) interpretation may be provided during this event upon advance request. Please send us an email for more information.

Presented by Primrose Schools in Dallas-Fort Worth

Star Wars: Return of the Jedi in Concert
2025-03-01 19:30 - 22:30, 2025-03-02 14:00 - 17:00 (America/Chicago) | Bass Performance Hall, Bass Performance Hall, Commerce Street, Fort Worth, TX, USA, Fort Worth, TX, United States
Coming to Fort Worth from a galaxy far, far away—experience Star Wars: Return of the Jedi with John Williams’ Oscar®-nominated score performed live to film by the FWSO.

Alex Da Corte: The Whale
2025-03-02 - 2025-09-07 | Modern Art Museum of Fort Worth, 3200 Darnell St., Fort Worth, TX, 76107, United States
Alex Da Corte
The Anvil, 2023
Neoprene, EPS foam, upholstery foam, staples, thread, polyester fiber, epoxy clay, MDF, plywood
© Alex Da Corte, Courtesy of the Artist
Photo: Natalie Piserchio

March 2, 2025 – September 7, 2025

Alex Da Corte: The Whale, the first museum exhibition to survey the interdisciplinary artist’s long relationship with painting, focuses on the past decade of Da Corte’s career, and includes more than forty paintings, several drawings, and a video that considers painting as a performative act.
Da Corte is globally recognized for his hybrid installations combining painting, performance, video, and sculpture. Immersed in the history of art, design, and pop culture, Da Corte’s combinations evoke mixed feelings, such as fantasy and malice, while crossing hierarchies of high and low culture. His works combine modernist color theory and the spatial experiments of post-minimalist sculpture to consider topics including consumerism, persona, sex, invisible labor, taste, power, and desire.
The exhibition’s title, The Whale, emblematizes the artist’s vast mining of contemporary culture, a process that Da Corte describes as “analogous to the Jungian night sea journey, looking backward and collecting the past as an act of commingling with spirits, either cultural or personal.” Da Corte sees the medium of painting as “a cavity for these ghosts”—much like museums themselves. Painting, forever brimming with the weight of its own history and historically itself an uncanny threshold of consumption, represents “the mouth of the whale” to Da Corte. The artist situates himself here, within a crowded, beautiful trash-scape of contemporary culture, digesting advertisements, animation cels, compact disc graphic design, art history, and more. The ephemeral pop culture source materials referenced in Da Corte’s paintings make evident how the things we identify with, or use to define us, evolve over time.
To realize this reconstructed vision of painting, Da Corte stretches the medium’s traditional boundaries. The exhibition incorporates Puffy Paintings in stuffed, upholstered neoprene, Shampoo Paintings comprised of drugstore hair products, and sculptural Slatboard Paintings, where found objects protrude from the slatted grooves found in everyday commercial displays. The remaining paintings in the exhibition are reverse-glass paintings, in which the artist employs a process often used in animated celluloids and sign-making. Da Corte creates the image in reverse-order, applying the front-most layer of paint to the back side of the glass and building up subsequent layers, with the background added last. In addition, the exhibition encompasses the artist’s source materials and ephemera, providing a fresh perspective on his process. Galleries adjacent to the exhibition will present a selection of works from the Modern’s collection, extending the exhibition’s deep exploration of Da Corte’s catalysts and influences.
Organized by the Modern and Curator Alison Hearst, the exhibition is accompanied by a richly illustrated catalogue with a special contribution from Da Corte and essays by Hearst, poet and critic Hanif Abdurraqib, art historian Suzanne Hudson, and Kemi Adeyemi, associate professor of gender, women, and sexuality studies at the University of Washington.

Alex Da Corte: The Whale is made possible in part with support from Matthew Marks Gallery.

Sideways (2004)
2025-03-05 14:00 - 16:00 (America/Chicago) | Modern Art Museum of Fort Worth, 3200 Darnell St., Fort Worth, TX, 76107, United States
Directed by Alexander Payne, 2004
R; 127 minutes
“At the end of the movie we feel like seeing it again.” —Roger Ebert, Chicago Sun-Times
Sideways tells the story of Miles (Paul Giamatti), a failed novelist, and his soon-to-be married friend Jack (Thomas Haden Church), a washed-up actor. To salute the remains of their youth, the two men take one last road trip before Jack’s wedding. A serious wine enthusiast, Miles is determined to educate his friend on the region’s beloved Pinot Noirs before the week is out. Jack indulges his best friend’s passion for the grape but is mainly interested in living his last week of bachelorhood to the hilt. Trouble ensues with wine and women (played by Virginia Madsen and Sandra Oh), leading the duo to some profound realizations as they come to terms with maturity.

The “My Favorite Films” series features tales of romance, humor, suspense, satire, and heroism with films since 1945. These films may hold special memories for you—no matter how many times you see them, they continue draw you in once more. While many of these films are available through streaming, it’s always more fun to see them in the theatre.
Celebrate life’s most delicious moments as we delve into culture, food, and passion through our featured films this February, the month of love.
Make a day of it at the Modern and include extra time to visit the galleries. Enjoy lunch in Café Modern and then settle in for an afternoon screening, or plan for a coffee break afterwards with fellow film enthusiasts.
Screenings are at 2 pm most Wednesdays in the auditorium. Tickets are $5 (FREE for Modern members) and are available at the Museum’s admission desk or online. Click here to purchase tickets online.

Ain't Misbehavin'
2025-03-06 - 2025-03-15 | Circle Theatre, Circle Theatre, West 4th Street, Fort Worth, TX, USA
March 6‭ ‬‮–‬‭ ‬15‭,‬ 2025‭ ‬
Music by Thomas‭ ‬“Fats”‭ ‬Waller‭; ‬Conceived by Richard Maltby‭, ‬Jr‭. ‬and Murray Horwitz
Circle’s newly renovated lobby‭ (‬coined‭ ‬“The Velvet Lounge”‭) ‬serves as the backdrop for a fully immersive experience audiences won’t forget‭. ‬Travel back in time all the way to 1929‭, ‬with a lively production of‭ ‬Ain’t Misbehavin’‭, ‬a vibrant revue celebrating the music of Fats Waller and the exuberance of the Harlem Renaissance‭. ‬
This high-energy show captures the spirit of the era with its infectious jazz and ragtime rhythms‭, ‬transporting its audiences to‭ ‬another time and place entirely‭. ‬With only eight performances and 40‭ ‬seats available each night‭, ‬this exclusive event is not to‭ ‬be missed‭. ‬Come experience the unforgettable melodies that defined a generation and made Harlem the epicenter of musical innovation and forever changed the landscape of American music‭. ‬
‭ ‬‭*‬contains adult language and situations‭*‬

Paul Cauthen
2025-03-07 18:00 - 23:30 (America/Chicago) | Billy Bob’s Texas, 2520 Rodeo Plaza, Fort Worth, TX, United States
Pit show. Doors 6 p.m. Opener 8 p.m. Headliner 10 p.m. $20-$35.

Shaking it Up: The Life & Times of Liz Carpenter
2025-03-08 17:00 - 19:00 (America/Chicago) | Modern Art Museum of Fort Worth, 3200 Darnell St., Fort Worth, TX, 76107, United States
Directed and produced by Christy Carpenter and Abby Ginzberg
77 minutes; Documentary
A discussion with co-director and co-producer Christy Carpenter (Liz Carpenter’s daughter) and Bud Kennedy, Fort Worth Star-Telegram columnist, will follow the screening. Tickets are $10; $8 for Friend-level Modern members; $7 for Associate-level Modern members and above.
Shaking it Up: The Life & Times of Liz Carpenter tells the story of an extraordinary woman—Liz Carpenter—who experienced and helped shape some of the most vivid moments and movements of the twentieth century. Journalist, vice-presidential advisor, White House official, author, humorist, political activist, and feminist leader: over her 89 years, Liz was often front and center where history was unfolding, leaving her own indelible mark on events and people. Hers is an inspiring story of blazing professional trails while pushing forward an agenda for women’s rights, the environment, and political engagement that is highly relevant today. Her expansive personality, political know-how, and legendary wit gave her an outsized impact on historical events—from the JFK assassination to the launch of Great Society programs, her high-profile leadership roles in the National Women’s Political Caucus and at the historic National Women’s Conference in Houston in 1977, and campaigning for ratification of the Equal Rights Amendment. The film is designed to educate and inspire viewers, especially the next generation of changemakers, to continue to “shake things up” in the ongoing battle for equal rights and human progress.
