In the metroplex

ART
A special slide presentation by Richard Francis of Christie’s will be presented at 7 p.m. today at the Modern Art Museum of Fort Worth. Francis is a specialist in 20th century art. He will speak about the current state of the contemporary art market and will focus on artists Andy Warhol, Jeff Koons and Charles Ray. The presentation is free and open to the public. For more information call (817) 738-9215.

MUSIC
The String Cheese Incident will play at 8 p.m. Tuesday at the Bronco Bowl. Tickets are $22 in advance and $25 at the door. Their new album, “Outside Inside,” was recorded in Austin with producer Steve Berlin from Los Lobos. During their Winter Carnival Tour through the western part of the country, the band sold out most of its 21 shows. The Bronco Bowl is located at 2600 Fort Worth Ave. in Dallas. Tickets are available at the band’s Web site at (www.stringcheeseincident.com) or by calling Star Tickets at (888) 597-STAR.

The final concert of the 11th season of the Chamber Music Society of Fort Worth will be at 2 p.m. Sunday in the Great Hall of the Texas Boy’s Choir, located at 2925 Riverglen. The highlight of this concert will be the “Octet for Springs, Op. 20,” which is considered the greatest composition ever written by any young composer. The work was written for two string quartets by Felix Mendelssohn at the age of 16. Tickets are available by calling (817) 877-3003 or (817) 924-9207. Tickets are $5 for students and $15 for adults.

THEATER
The Dallas Theater Center presents the Pulitzer Prize-winning play, “Wit.” It’s about a poetry scholar, who is diagnosed with stage four ovarian cancer. The play will run through May 6 at the Kalita Humphreys Theater. Opening night is Tuesday. For tickets call (214) 522-8499 or purchase tickets online at (www.dallastheatercenter.org). Tickets range from $17 to $55.

MoonWater Theater Company presents some of the funniest comedians in Fort Worth. Debbie Inman, Gary Hood and Craig Savadov will come together in the second of three major fund raisers for the company. Inman is a long-time associate of MoonWater Theater. Her one-woman show, “Don’t Laugh, You’ll Just Encourage Her,” was sold out last year. Hood has been in comedy since 1978. He has been on Showtime, Comedy Club and PBS. Savadov will perform at 7:30 p.m today. Inman will start her shows Thursday. Admission is $15. For reservations call (817) 924-5300.