Well, celebrate virtually, that is. As you have probably heard, today is Earth Day. What are you doing to celebrate, if anything?

I’m riding my bike to work every day this week — hopefully I’ll create a habit that will continue beyond just Wednesday the 22nd.

For any kid growing up in the late ’60s and ’70s, Charles Nelson Reilly was a staple on games shows like The Match Game and Hollywood Squares and a late-night fixture on The Tonight Show. The Life of Reilly is a tribute to the man that will interest fans and welcome unacquainted newcomers to this larger-than-life star. The film screens tonight at 8 at the Four Day Weekend Theater, 312 Houston St. in downtown Fort Worth. Tickets are $10 and are available at online or at the venue beginning an hour before showtime.

Matthew Hudson is one of a wide field of hopefuls vying to fill the vacant District 3 City Council seat in Southwest Fort Worth. Hudson is a past president of the Fort Worth League of Neighborhoods and boils down his campaign message to these three elements: retain the character and quality of life in our neighborhoods, restore the character and quality of life in our neighborhoods that have been neglected or forgotten, and revive a spirit of service and volunteerism in our city. Below are the answers he submitted to the questionnaire sent by West and Clear last week.
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Clyde Picht, the former City Council representative and current mayoral candidate, is not exactly Mayor Moncrief’s biggest fan. The homepage of his website says it all. Underneath the “ImPicht Moncrief” headline, he lists his campaign platform: return ethics to local government, decentralize government to better serve the people, bring public safety and environmental quality to Barnett Shale, return the public to the process of government and fix suburban streets before they become impassable.

Below are Picht’s answers to West and Clear’s email with a few questions about his campaign:
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Friend of West and Clear Tom Huckabee sends us a promo reel from his film Carried Away that is still in the editing process. The promo is in the form of a music video with Fort Worth’s own The Theater Fire setting the tune. Tom is also looking for investors to get the film over the last hurdle, so if you are interested, visit the website and contact Tom through there.

This may be anathema, but I really don’t get geeked up about Main Street Arts Festival. Nonetheless, I expect them to do OK. However, if you are looking for something else to do on a Friday night, down on Magnolia at The Chat Room is a nice triple bill — Oso Closo, Goodwin and Chatterton. On Saturday, I’d like to suggest Modern til Midnight with, among other things, a screening of St. Nick by David Lowery, James M. Johnston and Adam Donaghey.

Tonight at the Amon Carter Museum from 6–7 p.m., John Rohrbach, senior curator of photographs, will give a lecture titled, “Barbara Crane’s Great Conundrum,” exploring what defines her photography in each setting and asks whether Crane’s art is dominated by an urban or rural worldview.

… if you ever thought about a little dine-and-dash at Railhead, you might want to reconsider.

… as of Tuesday according to Blotch.

Still getting caught up from last week: