Come to the Modern Art Museum of Fort Worth sometime this weekend to participate in Festival de la Risa, a celebration of Mexican culture. Participants can see fun, light-hearted Mexican movies (with English subtitles) attend lectures, and try Mexican cuisine at the museum’s cafe. Here is the schedule of events:

Friday, Aug. 13 – Screening of Santitos (Little Saints) at 6 p.m., with encore screening at 8 p.m.
Saturday, Aug. 14 – Screening of Alamar (To the Sea) at 2 p.m., lecture about Mexican authors at 3:45 p.m., encore screening of Alamar at 5 p.m.
Sunday, Aug. 15 – 2 p.m. screening of Rudo y Cursi (Rough and Corny), encore screening at 4 p.m.

Tickets to the movies are $8.50 each, $6.50 for Modern members. The lecture on Saturday is free. For complete info, visit the Modern website.

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