Events Wednesday, December 13, 2006
Feast Your Eyes: The Unexpected Beauty of Vegetable Gardens
A Smithsonian traveling exhibition
8 a.m. to 5 p.m., Mesquite Arts Center
Greenhill Alumni Art Show
8 a.m. to 8:30 p.m., Greenhill School (Free)
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Dinosaurs Alive!
Life-size Animatronic Dinosaurs at the Heard
9 a.m. to 5 p.m., Heard Natural Science Museum & Wildlife Sanctuary ($5 - $8)
Search within: Kids / Family, Science
Holiday
The Dallas Arboretum presents the Artistry of the Nativity
9 a.m. to 5 p.m., Dallas Arboretum
Search within: Christmas Season, Kids / Family
The Christmas Star
The legend and fact surrounding the Star of Bethlehem
9 a.m. to 5:30 p.m., Noble Planetarium ($3.50)
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Ultimate Tree Houses
A display at the Dallas Arboretum
9 a.m. to 5 p.m., Dallas Arboretum ($5 - $8)
Search within: Gardening
Kathy Webster
Surface Desire
9 a.m. to 5 p.m., Fort Worth Community Arts Center (Free)
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Frida Blumenberg
Considering the Mysterious/Magical Aspects of Light, Neon and Other Works
9 a.m. to 5 p.m., Fort Worth Community Arts Center (Free)
Search within: Art and Sculpture
GISD Faculty Arts Show
The Garland Independent School District faculty showcase their talents and personal artwork
9 a.m. to 5 p.m., Patty Granville Arts Center (Free)
Search within: Art and Sculpture, Garland ISD
Andy Hanson
40 Years Behind the Lens
9 a.m. to 5 p.m., Hall of State
Search within: Photography Exhibits
Voices from History: Dallas Law Enforcement
Stories and artifacts from Dallas law enforcement 's investigation of the JFK assassination
9 a.m. to 6 p.m., The Sixth Floor Museum at Dealey Plaza ($9 - $10)
Search within: Photography Exhibits, Local History, Dallas Police Department
Tiny Treasures
Art Exhibit
9 a.m. to 5 p.m., Banks Fine Arts (Free)
Search within: Art and Sculpture
Traits of Life
An all-new ExploraZone
9 a.m. to 5:30 p.m., Fort Worth Museum of Science and History ($7 - $8)
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Revealing Character: Robb Kendrick's Texas Tintypes
9 a.m. to 5:30 p.m., National Cowgirl Museum and Hall of Fame ($7 - $8)
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14th Annual Holiday Exhibition & Tree Decorating Competition
9 a.m. to 5 p.m., Irving Arts Center
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Danville Chadbourne: Recent Works
9 a.m. to 5 p.m., Irving Arts Center
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Windows into Heaven
Provincial Russian Icons from the 18th Century to Early 20th Century
9 a.m. to 5 p.m., Irving Arts Center
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Notion of Motion in ExploraZone
A conceptual understanding of motion with fabulous interactive experiences
9 a.m. to 5:30 p.m., Fort Worth Museum of Science and History ($7 - $8)
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Scott Lennox
Brazos River Country Exhibit
9 a.m. to 5 p.m., Fort Worth Community Arts Center (Free)
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ICE! 2006
Two million pounds of hand-carved ice sculptures
10 a.m. to 9 p.m., Gaylord Texan ($10 - $23)
Search within: Art and Sculpture, Christmas Season
The Trains
10 a.m. to 9 p.m., NorthPark Center (Free - $5)
Search within: Christmas Season, Kids / Family
Tibet: Mountains and Valleys, Castles and Tents
A Rare Study in Tibetan Life Pre-1959
10 a.m. to 5 p.m., The Trammell & Margaret Crow Collection of Asian Art (Free)
Search within: Art and Sculpture
Immortal Images: Chinese Jades from the Permanent Collection of Trammell & Margaret Crow
10 a.m. to 5 p.m., The Trammell & Margaret Crow Collection of Asian Art (Free)
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Kingdom Animalia: Creatures Big and Small by Artists Old and New
10 a.m. to 5 p.m., Valley House Gallery & Sculpture Center (Free)
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Hometown Holidays
A holiday festival at the new shopping center
10 a.m. to 9 p.m., Firewheel Town Center (Free)
Search within: Christmas Season, Kids / Family
The Snow Globes
10 a.m. to 9 p.m., The Shops at Willow Bend (Free)
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From Cranach to Monet: Highlights of the Pérez Simón Collection
10 a.m. to 5 p.m., Meadows Museum (SMU) (Free - $8)
Search within: Art and Sculpture
Yoon Choo
10 a.m. to 5 p.m., The Dallas Center for Contemporary Art (Free)
Search within: Art and Sculpture, Photography Exhibits
The World of William Joyce Exhibit
10 a.m. to 6 p.m., Allen Civic Auditorium (Free)
Search within: Art and Sculpture, Books / Authors / Literary events, Kids / Family
Magic School Bus Kicks Up a Storm
10 a.m. to 5 p.m., Museum of Nature & Science ($5 - $8.50)
Search within: Kids / Family, Science
Photos with Santa
Santa comes to Vista Ridge Mall
10 a.m. to 9 p.m., Vista Ridge Mall (Free)
Search within: Christmas Season, Children's Performance
Texas Paint Part II: Out of Abstraction
10 a.m. to 8 p.m., Arlington Museum of Art (Free)
Search within: Art and Sculpture
Gunther von Hagens' Body Worlds
The anatomical exhibition of real human bodies
10 a.m. to 5 p.m., Museum of Nature & Science
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Hatshepsut
From Queen to Pharaoh
10 a.m. to 5 p.m., Kimbell Art Museum (Free - $12)
Search within: Art and Sculpture
Show Offs II
A group exhibition of emerging Texas artists
10 a.m. to 5 p.m., William Campbell Contemporary Art
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Laura Wilson
Photography exhibit
10 a.m. to 5 p.m., Kristy Stubbs Gallery (Free)
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IMAGINE
A premiere photography exhibit celebrating world peace
10 a.m. to 6 p.m., The Goss-Michael Foundation (Free)
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Mary Ellen Leger / John Hathorn / Marty Ray
Art Exhibit
10 a.m. to 5 p.m., Craighead-Green Gallery (Free)
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Regarding the Land: Robert Glenn Ketchum and the Legacy of Eliot Porter
10 a.m. to 5 p.m., Amon Carter Museum (Free)
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Audubon’s Passion
Early prints from John James Audubon
10 a.m. to 5 p.m., Amon Carter Museum (Free)
Search within: Art and Sculpture
Cowboys & Indians
Western Art Exhibition
10 a.m. to 6 p.m., Art Centre of Plano (Free)
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An Artistic Legacy
Photographers' Archives at the Carter
10 a.m. to 5 p.m., Amon Carter Museum (Free)
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Hiroshi Sugimoto: The End of Time
10 a.m. to 5 p.m., Modern Art Museum of Fort Worth ($4 - $8)
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Sun City
Photographs by Matt Porter
10 a.m. to 5 p.m., Marty Walker Gallery (Free)
Search within: Art and Sculpture
Edmund Craig Gallery Holiday Show
Featuring Southlake artist, Teresa Eliot
10 a.m. to 5 p.m., The Edmund Craig Gallery
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Roy Grinnell: The Artist of the Aces
10 a.m. to 5 p.m., Frontiers of Flight Museum ($5 - $8)
Search within: Airlines and Airports, Art and Sculpture
Janaki Lennie: Breathing Space
Texas painter's first solo showing of work
10 a.m. to 5 p.m., Holly Johnson Gallery (Free)
Search within: Art and Sculpture
Exhibit of Claudia Brito Sousa, Mariano Rodriguez and Francisco Travieso
Features paintings and drawings
10 a.m. to 6 p.m., Pan American Art Projects
Search within: Art and Sculpture, Hispanic / Latino
Dynamic Trains: The Art of Trains & Hollywood Exhibit
10 a.m. to 5 p.m., The Museum of the American Railroad (formerly the Age of Steam Railroad Museum) ($2.50 - $5)
Search within: Movies / Film
Local Treasures
Unique artwork, gifts and decor from DFW artisans
10 a.m. to 5 p.m., Studio 2600 (Free)
Search within: Art and Sculpture
Un Alma ... 13 Mujeres
Exhibit from the Pan American Art Gallery in Dallas showcasing thirteen Latin American Women Artists
10 a.m. to 5 p.m., Latino Cultural Center (Free)
Search within: Art and Sculpture, Hispanic / Latino
Masterworks of American Portraiture
10 a.m. to 5 p.m., Amon Carter Museum (Free)
Search within: Art and Sculpture
Bachelor of Fine Arts Exhibition
Exhibition of art by 51 graduating BFA students
10 a.m. to 5 p.m., The Gallery at UTA (Free)
Search within: University of Texas at Arlington, Art and Sculpture
The Littlest Angel
A holiday puppet show
10:30 a.m., Slappy's Puppet Playhouse ($8 - $9)
Search within: Christmas Season, Children's Performance
The Victorian Woman: Home for the Holidays
Victorian Home Series
10:30 a.m. to 11:45 a.m., Bayless-Selby House Museum ($5)
Search within: Christmas Season
Esteban Pastorino: 3D
Solo exhibition featuring aerial and panoramic photography
11 a.m. to 6 p.m., Photographs Do Not Bend Gallery (Free)
Search within: Art and Sculpture, Photography Exhibits
Highlights from the Nasher Collection
11 a.m. to 5 p.m., Nasher Sculpture Center (Free - $10)
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Malcriadas' Dona Sebastiana & Women Boxers
The New Warriors: Photographs by Delilah Montoya
11 a.m. to 9 p.m., The MAC (McKinney Avenue Contemporary) (Free)
Search within: Art and Sculpture
Four Hands and Embargos
11 a.m. to 6 p.m., Firehouse Art Studios and Gallery
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Blaszko and Vardánega Exhibition
11 a.m. to 5 p.m., The Museum of Geometric and MADI Art (Free)
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Concentrations 50: Jennifer Allora and Guillermo Calzadilla
11 a.m. to 5 p.m., Dallas Museum of Art (DMA) ($5 - $10)
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Van Gogh's Sheaves of Wheat
11 a.m. to 5 p.m., Dallas Museum of Art (DMA) (Free - $16)
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First Installment, Fast Forward: Contemporary Collections for the Dallas Museum of Art
11 a.m. to 5 p.m., Dallas Museum of Art (DMA) ($5 - $10)
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Scrooge
11:30 a.m. to 7:30 p.m., NorthPark Center (Free)
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Photo Sessions with Santa
One-on-one visits with Santa
11:30 a.m. to 7 p.m., NorthPark Center (Free)
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Of This Vast State: Women Artists of Texas, 1900-1960
Noon to 5 p.m., The Women's Museum (Free - $5)
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Polished: Three Decades of Metal at UNT
Noon to 6 p.m., University of North Texas (UNT) (Free)
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Low Tech High Life
An exhibition of new works
Noon to 7 p.m., The Public Trust (Free)
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Ray-Mel Cornelius: SmallScapes
Winter Exhibition
Noon to 5:30 p.m., Norwood Flynn Gallery
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Classical Realism to Outsider Art: Small Works by Regional Artists
Noon to 5:30 p.m., Norwood Flynn Gallery
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Framed Stage Pictures
An art exhibition in the Bathouse gallery
Noon to 6 p.m., Bath House Cultural Center (Free)
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Effervescent Minuets
Paintings, sculpture, and mixed media art
Noon to 6 p.m., Bath House Cultural Center (Free)
Search within: Art and Sculpture
Close to Home
Photographs and mixed media artwork exploring East Dallas by John Sealander
Noon to 6 p.m., White Rock Lake Museum (Free)
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Freedman's Cemetery: Facing the Rising Sun
Noon to 5 p.m., African American Museum (Free)
Search within: African-American, Local History
Sankofa: A Century of African American Expression in the Decorative Arts
Noon to 5 p.m., African American Museum (Free)
Search within: Art and Sculpture, African-American
Carla Norris-Hopkins / The Herbie Johnson Quartet
Noon to 2 p.m., Dallas Love Field (Free)
Search within: Jazz
2006 Economic Forum
A Greater Dallas Chamber of Commerce event
Noon to 1:30 p.m., Hotel InterContinental ($50 - $65)
Search within: Economic Development, Networking Functions
See the 3-D Model of New Cowboys Stadium in Arlington
Noon to 8 p.m., Arlington Convention Center (Free)
Search within: New Cowboys Stadium, Cowboys
The Littlest Angel
A holiday puppet show
1 p.m., Slappy's Puppet Playhouse ($8 - $9)
Search within: Christmas Season, Children's Performance
Birdville ISD Board of Trustees Meeting
1 p.m., Birdville ISD Administration Building (Free)
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Victorian Christmas Tea & Conversation
2 p.m., Heard-Craig Hall ($12 - $17)
Search within: Christmas Season, Local History
Holiday in the Park
Celebrate the season at Six Flags Over Texas
4 p.m. to 10 p.m., Six Flags Over Texas ($35 - $45)
Search within: Christmas Season, Kids / Family
Circle of Success Homework Center
Celebrating ten years of providing homework and tutoring assistance
5 p.m. to 6:30 p.m., Gladys Harrington Library (Free)
Search within: Kids / Family, Plano ISD
Tight
Group show curated by Vance Wingate
5 p.m. to 8 p.m., and/or gallery
Search within: Art and Sculpture
Tommy Hill (CANCELED)
WC Handy-winning Bluesman
6 p.m. to 9:30 p.m., Bread Winners Cafe and Bakery (Dallas / McKinney & Hall) (Free)
Fingerprints / Francis J
Smooth Night Out
6 p.m. to midnight, Maxwell's
Search within: Jazz, R&B / Soul
Prairie Lights 2006
6 p.m. to 9 p.m., Lynn Creek Park ($12 - $15)
Search within: Christmas Season, Kids / Family
Rachael Ray Book Signing
6 p.m., Borders Books & Music (Dallas / Preston & Royal) (Free)
Search within: Books / Authors / Literary events, Celebrities!, Recipes / Cooking
Gingerbread House classes
6 p.m., Rosewood Crescent Hotel ($55 - $75)
Search within: Christmas Season, Kids / Family
Southlake Sister Cities Meeting
6 p.m., Southlake Town Hall (Free)
Search within: Asia / Asian-American, Hispanic / Latino, India, Middle Eastern
Holiday Tour of Lights
6:30 p.m., Farmers Branch Historical Park (Free)
Search within: Christmas Season, Kids / Family
Play Radio Play / Corey Crowder / The Secret Handshake / Jake Smith / The Gazelles
As heard on The Real World
6:45 p.m. to 10:15 p.m., Ridglea Theatre ($10)
Search within: Alternative / Indie, Electronica / Bitpop, Pop
Colin Boyd
7 p.m. to 11 p.m., J. Pepe's (Dallas / Lower Greenville) (Free)
Search within: Alternative / Indie, Folk, Singer / Songwriter
Runnin' Behind
The Cowboys Dance Hall house band
7 p.m. to 2 a.m., Cowboys Arlington ($10)
Search within: Country
Live Music
Cowboys' house band
7 p.m. to 2 a.m., Cowboys Red River ($8 - $10)
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APL No Limit Texas Hold Em
7 p.m., Fox and Hound English Pub & Grille (Dallas / Midway & Rosemeade) (Free)
Search within: Poker
The Santaland Diaries
A WaterTower Theater holiday production
7 p.m., Addison Theatre Center ($20)
Search within: Plays, Christmas Season
Lone Star Youth Orchestra - Big Band Holiday
7 p.m., Irving Arts Center ($8 - $12)
Search within: Big Band, Christmas Season
Scooby Doo in Stage Fright!
Live onstage at the Nokia Theatre in Grand Prairie
7 p.m., Nokia Theatre Grand Prairie ($14 - $37)
Search within: Plays, Children's Performance
The Colony Economic Development Corporation Meeting
7 p.m., The Colony City Hall (Free)
Search within: The Colony
P.P.T. / DJ Sista Whitenoise
Celebrate the season with Mayoral Candidate Zac Crain during the 2006 “Pose for Politics” holiday bash.
7 p.m. to 11 p.m., Space Studios (Free)
Search within: Rap / Hip-Hop, Mayoral Election
ManTalk with Chris Howell
The hard things men never talk about
7 p.m., The Potter's House (Free)
Search within: African-American, Christianity
The Bridge - Hart Crane's Myth of Modern America
Professor's Corner Literary Discussion Group Series
7 p.m. to 8:30 p.m., Denton Public Library (South Branch) (Free)
Search within: Books / Authors / Literary events
Open Mic and Poetry hosted by Rock T
7:20 p.m., Crystal's Entertainment Complex ($7 - $10)
Search within: Spoken Word, Poetry
Colin Boyd
7:30 p.m. to midnight, J. Pepe's (Dallas / Lower Greenville) (Free)
Search within: Alt-Country / Americana, Folk, Singer / Songwriter
A Christmas Carol
7:30 p.m., The Kalita Humphreys Theater ($18 - $56)
Search within: Plays, Christmas Season, Kids / Family
Happy Holi-divas!
A WaterTower Theater holiday extra production
7:30 p.m., Addison Theatre Center ($20 - $30)
Search within: Musicals, Christmas Season
Symphony of Toys
7:30 p.m., Morton H. Meyerson Symphony Center (Free)
Search within: Classical Music, Children's Performance
Rock-N-Rusty's Open Rock/Blues Jam
8 p.m., 6th Street Grill (Free)
Fort Worth Songwriters Showcase
8 p.m. to 11 p.m., The Silverado Room (Free)
Search within: Country, Singer / Songwriter
Jesus Hates Me
An irreverent new comedy from the writer of Grace Under Fire.
8 p.m., The MAC (McKinney Avenue Contemporary) ($15 - $20)
Music with Vision
Cliburn at the Modern
8 p.m., Modern Art Museum of Fort Worth
Search within: Classical Music
Inner Frequency
8 p.m. to 10:30 p.m., The Green Elephant (Free - $5)
Search within: Alternative / Indie, Pop, Rock
A Gary Morris Christmas
Fort Worth native returns for a holiday show
8 p.m., Will Rogers Auditorium ($40 - $50)
Search within: Country, Holiday Music, Christmas Season
Scott Mann
8 p.m. to 10 p.m., Opening Bell Coffee (South Side) (Free)
Search within: Singer / Songwriter
Neil with Alan Davis
Acoustic show
9 p.m., J. Gilligan's Bar & Grill
Search within: Cover and Tribute Bands, Singer / Songwriter
Michael Padgett & Dusty Deaton
9 p.m., Love & War in Texas (Grapevine) (Free)
Search within: Alt-Country / Americana, Country
The Santaland Diaries
A WaterTower Theater holiday production
9 p.m., Addison Theatre Center ($20)
Search within: Plays, Christmas Season
Salsa Wednesdays
Salsa, Mambo, Merengue, Cha-Cha, Bachata lesson and dancing!
9 p.m. to 1 a.m., Bella Vita Pizza & Pasta ($5)
Search within: Latin, Dining / Restaurants, Social Dancing
UNT Jazz Lab Band
Presented by the Union Program Council
9 p.m. to midnight, The Syndicate (UNT) ($5)
Search within: University of North Texas, Jazz
Jimmy Baldwin / Travis Hopper / Doug and Jill Bryan / Clay Pendergrass
9 p.m., Poor David's Pub
Search within: Alt-Country / Americana, Country, Singer / Songwriter
The Nova Glow / Soul Crisis / Trauma Room / Nameless
9 p.m., Curtain Club ($6 - $9)
100 Damned Guns / Kyle Hunt Band / Eastwood
9 p.m., Lakewood Bar and Grill ($5)
Search within: Alt-Country / Americana, Bluegrass, Country
The Big Daddy Band
10 p.m. to 2 a.m., Hurricane Grill
Search within: Cover and Tribute Bands, Pop, Rock
Snarky Puppy / Country Fried Soul / Backside Pick
10 p.m., Rubber Gloves Rehearsal Studio ($5)
Search within: Alternative / Indie, Jazz
10 Years Wasted / Russell Howard / Scarlet Masquerade
New Band Night
10 p.m., The Aardvark (Free - $10)
Search within: Singer / Songwriter
Scott Copeland
Acoustic music
Time TBA, Mule Pub
Search within: Alt-Country / Americana, Blues, Country
Holiday Performers
Time TBA, Valley View Center (Free)
Search within: Christmas Season, McKamy, Cabell, Preston Hollow, Spruce, Travis, Brentfield
Grandmaster Chess Invitational
Nine-day international tourney
Time TBA, First Bank of Canyon Creek (Free)
Search within: University of Texas at Dallas, Chess
Free Flu Shots at Collin County Health Care Services
For adults and children six months and older
Time TBA, Collin County Health Care Building (Free)
Search within: Health and Fitness, Collin County
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