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Fort Worth's First Fridays at the Modern

If you're in Fort Worth for the first Friday of the month, you've got another reason to go to the Modern Art Museum of Fort Worth: First Fridays at the Modern. The first Friday of each month, the Fort Worth Star-Telegram, the Modern Art Museum of Fort Worth, and Cafe Modern team up to bring visitors live music and cocktails from 5 to 8 pm. The event includes live performances, cocktail selections, and the opportunity to dine in Cafe Modern by night. You can enjoy Cafe Modern favorites and featured specials created by famed Executive Chef Dena Peterson. For reservations, call 817.840.2157. Also, a docent-led, 20-minute focus tour of the galleries is available at 6:30 pm.

Here's the First Fridays schedule for the next three months:

March 3
Live performance by James Hinkle Trio
Featured cocktail: Blues Chaser
In honor of the Magnolia at the Modern screening of Be Here To Love Me: A Film About Townes Van Zandt, bluesman James Hinkle and pal Ponty Bone rock out with their own brand of Texas country/folk/blues.

Be Here To Love Me: A Film About Townes Van Zandt

A look at the life, career, and lasting influence of singer-songwriter Townes Van Zandt. This documentary follows the life of Fort Worth native son Townes Van Zandt.

John Townes Van Zandt will introduce the Friday 8 pm film and play some of his father's music for moviegoers.

April 7
Live performance by The Myles and James Jazz Quintet
Featured cocktail: Mona Lisa Smile
Vocalists Myles Hayes and James Norris bring new life to the standards of the Sinatra and Nat King Cole era by invoking their own unique style representative of a new generation of progressive jazz.

May 5
Live performance by Tom Reynolds/Paul Unger Project
Featured cocktail: Mayo Margarita
Guitar man Tom Reynolds and compadres celebrate Cinco de Mayo with some hot and spicy Latin jazz.

The Modern Art Museum of Fort Worth is located at 3200 Darnell Street.

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