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Mardi Gras Celebrations

The Pour House will have a party featuring local cover band Look Out. There is a $5 cover charge, which includes all-you-can-eat-crawfish, $3.50 hurricanes, $2 domestic bottled beer and $2.50 well drinks. The balcony will be open and beads will be provided. It is located at 209 W. 5 St. Call (817) 335-2575 for more information.

Fat Harry’s Daiquiri and Tavern celebrates Fat Tuesday with a local band called Fake Jerry. Drink specials will be available. Fat Harry’s is located at 3013 S. University Drive. For more information call (817) 923-6000.

Razzoo’s Cajun Cafe will be giving away beads and promotional glasses. The staff will be dressed up in whacky wigs and make-up. The bar will be open until 2 a.m. It is located at 318 Main St. For more information call (817) 338-2866.

Art

The Modern Art Museum of Fort Worth presents “Ultrabaroque: Aspects of Post-Latin American Art” through May 6. The exhibition is a challenging presentation of works by 16 contemporary artists who share a Latin American heritage. Painting, sculptures, photographs, prints, video and multimedia installations are all part of the exhibition. The term baroque indicates a style of art prevalent in the 17th century Europe when things were bold, dramatic and complex. Tickets can be purchased at (817) 738-9215 or online at (elliott@mamfw.org).

“Robert Kinsell: Paintings and Digital Prints” is on display in Moudy Building North through March 16.

A poetry reading by Judith Garrett Segura from her new compact disc will be held at the Dallas Visual Art Center at 3 p.m. Saturday. The title is “Ross & Pearl: Poems of Love & Loss.” For more information, call (214) 821-2522.

Theater

Pocket Sandwich Theatre will present “4 out of 5 Doctors,” which runs through March 21. This is a comedy that includes improvisational acts, music and sketches. The show starts at 8 p.m. Tickets are $10. “The Good Doctor,” a comedy by Neil Simon, begins Friday and will run through March 31 at the Pocket Sandwich Theatre. Tickets start at $6 and go up to $14. For tickets to either of these events call (214) 821-1860.

Casa Manana presents “Always ... Patsy Cline” through the Sunday at the Nancy Lee and Perry R. Bass Performance Hall. A combination of humor, sadness and reality will allow fans of the country music star to look back at her life and career, while giving them a chance to see what Patsy Cline brought to the world of country music. Tickets are on sale now and can be purchased by calling TicketMaster Arts Line at (817) 467-ARTS.

The University of Texas at Arlington’s Theatre Arts Program in cooperation with the music department continues its season with the breathtaking musical “Man of La Mancha” by Dale Wasserman. Performances will run through Saturday, with a matinee on Sunday, at the UTA Mainstage, Room 174, located in the Fine Arts Building. Tickets are $6 with a $3 student discount. For information and reservations, call (817) 272-2669.

Kitchen Dog Theater presents “Kiss of the Spiderwoman” by Argentine playwright Manuel Puig. The drama concerns two men confined together in a South American prison. One is a revolutionary and the other is a homosexual. The play begins Saturday and runs through March 25 in the Held/Hall Theatre at the McKinney Avenue Contemporary. Tickets range from $8 to $18. For tickets and reservations, call the theater office at (214) 953-1055 or purchase them online at (www.kitchendogtheater.com).

Music

Albert Wong will be the guest artist at the Chamber Music Society of Fort Worth concert 2:30 Sunday in the Great Hall of the Texas Boy’s Choir. The young pianist has performed numerous solo concerts throughout the United States. He made his Carnegie Hall debut at the age of 10. Tickets start at $5. For further information, call (817) 877-3003.

Twenty-three gifted pianists from around the world will bring their dreams and artistry to campus at the Eleventh Van Cliburn International Piano Competition. The event will be at 2 p.m. and again at 8 p.m. through Saturday in Ed Landreth Hall Auditorium. Tickets can be purchased by calling Central Tickets at (817) 335-9000.