The Arte Américas cultural arts center should be a happening place on Thursday -- a new exhibit opens in the main gallery, work by art instructors from several Fresno Unified high schools will be displayed, and photographs by Sunnyside High students also will be shown.

Oh, and there's also a 6:30 p.m. screening of the upcoming film "How the Garcia Girls Spent Their Summer." The cast includes America Ferrera of ABC-TV's "Ugly Betty" and Elizabeth Peña. The film is scheduled to go into release on May 16.

Arte Américas also will show the film at 2 p.m. Saturday at the center, Van Ness Street and Calaveras Avenue in downtown Fresno.

Grace Solis, Arte Américas' director, says they received an advance copy from Moctesuma Esparza, who's been an Arte Américas supporter and whose company is releasing the romantic comedy about women from three generations in one family. The movie is rated R, so center officials will be mindful of who sees it.

Admission is free on Thursday, which is an ArtHop night. Admission on Saturday will be the center's usual price: $3; $2 for students and seniors; and free to members and children under 5. For more information, call the center at (559) 266-2623.