WED ▪ 28
French filmmaker Céline Sciamma made an impressive debut a few years ago with her lesbian-themed drama Water Lilies. Her strongly reviewed latest film, Tomboy, about a 10-year-old girl who lets kids in her new neighborhood mistake her for a boy, plays in Fort Worth tonight as part of Q Cinema at 8pm at Four Day Weekend Theater, 312 Houston St, FW. Tickets are $8-10. Call 817-723-4358.
THU ▪ 29
The UNT on the Square series brings odd musical and performance acts to Denton every Thursday. This evening, Los Ciudadanos play a wide variety of Colombian music, followed by composer Jason Fick and dancer Ilana Morgan, who will perform a work in progress that uses the Xbox Kinect’s motion-tracking technology. The performance is at 7pm at 109 Elm St, Denton. Admission is free. Call 940-369-8257.
FRI ▪ 30
Saxophonist, flutist, and clarinetist Chris Vadala joins the TCU Jazz Festival this weekend, playing concerts on both Friday and Saturday with various faculty members and ensembles at the school. Sorry, the thought of a jazz flutist just reminds us of Will Ferrell in Anchorman. The festival runs Fri-Sat at Ed Landreth Auditorium and PepsiCo Recital Hall, 2800 S University Dr, FW. Admission is free-$10. Call 817-257-7602.
SAT ▪ 31
Rose Marine Theatre often serves as a forum for Latino arts and culture, but tonight it gives way to Middle Eastern dance with the RAKS Into Spring Gala. The event features luminaries in the field such as the Johara Dance Ensemble and Nourhan Sharif. The concert is at 8pm at 1440 N Main St, FW. Tickets are $15. Call 817-624-8333.
SUN ▪ 1
Killer bats and aftershave lotion? That’s the wacky premise behind The Devil Bat, a 1940 film starring Béla Lugosi that screens as part of a three-part series of movies about mad scientists at Fort Worth Museum of Science and History. Lugosi plays a scientist who trains giant bats to kill anybody wearing the aftershave he has invented. Is Axe using his formula? The movie screens at 2pm at 1600 Gendy St, FW. Admission is free with museum tickets. Call 817-255-9300.
MON ▪ 2
The ninth annual Edible Book Festival lights up a dull Monday at UNT this afternoon, as students, faculty, and staff members enter completely edible representations of books to be judged. Expect more than a few Hunger Games-themed entries this year. The event is at 2pm at Willis Library, 1506 W Highland St, Denton. Admission is free. Call 940-565-2586.
TUE ▪ 3
With Arbor Day coming up in a few weeks, Fort Worth Museum of Science and History’s PUBlic Knowledge series brings in foresters Courtney Blevins and Melinda Adams to give lectures on Where Trees Grow and Why and a Virtual Tour of Fort Worth’s Heritage Trees. The talk is at 7pm at The Pour House, 2725 W 7th St, FW. Admission is free. Call 817-255-9300.
