Events Wednesday, December 13, 2006
EarlyNet
Richardson Chamber of Commerce Networking Session
7:30 a.m., Highland Springs Residences ($5)
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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)
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Holiday
The Dallas Arboretum presents the Artistry of the Nativity
9 a.m. to 5 p.m., Dallas Arboretum
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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)
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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)
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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)
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Andy Hanson
40 Years Behind the Lens
9 a.m. to 5 p.m., Hall of State
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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)
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Tiny Treasures
Art Exhibit
9 a.m. to 5 p.m., Banks Fine Arts (Free)
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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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ppx2 (print portfolio times two)
Richland College printmaking exhibition
9 a.m. to 8 p.m., Richland College (DCCCD) (Free)
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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)
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The Trains
10 a.m. to 9 p.m., NorthPark Center (Free - $5)
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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)
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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)
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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)
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Yoon Choo
10 a.m. to 5 p.m., The Dallas Center for Contemporary Art (Free)
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The World of William Joyce Exhibit
10 a.m. to 6 p.m., Allen Civic Auditorium (Free)
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Magic School Bus Kicks Up a Storm
10 a.m. to 5 p.m., Museum of Nature & Science ($5 - $8.50)
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Photos with Santa
Santa comes to Vista Ridge Mall
10 a.m. to 9 p.m., Vista Ridge Mall (Free)
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Texas Paint Part II: Out of Abstraction
10 a.m. to 8 p.m., Arlington Museum of Art (Free)
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Ornament Extravaganza
Featuring glass ornaments from artists nationwide
10 a.m. to 6 p.m., Kittrell/Riffkind Art Glass (Free)
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Miniature Exhibit
Small works by Fairmount Gallery artists
10 a.m. to 6 p.m., Fairmount Gallery
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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)
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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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Ornament Extravaganza!
10 a.m. to 6 p.m., Kittrell/Riffkind Art Glass (Free)
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Laura Wilson
Photography exhibit
10 a.m. to 5 p.m., Kristy Stubbs Gallery (Free)
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Brent Phelps
Cattle Trails Series
10 a.m. to 5 p.m., Gerald Peters Gallery
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Heads
A series of oil paintings by Julie Speed
10 a.m. to 6 p.m., Gerald Peters Gallery
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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)
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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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Struggle Ain't Got No Color
Paintings by Nick Gaetano, Quintin Gonzales, Angela Kallus, and Zane Lewis
10 a.m. to 5 p.m., Marty Walker Gallery (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)
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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)
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Janaki Lennie: Breathing Space
Texas painter's first solo showing of work
10 a.m. to 5 p.m., Holly Johnson Gallery (Free)
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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
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Dynamic Trains: The Art of Trains & Hollywood Exhibit
10 a.m. to 5 p.m., Age of Steam Railroad Museum ($2.50 - $5)
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Local Treasures
Unique artwork, gifts and decor from DFW artisans
10 a.m. to 5 p.m., Studio 2600 (Free)
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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)
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Masterworks of American Portraiture
10 a.m. to 5 p.m., Amon Carter Museum (Free)
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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)
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The Victorian Woman: Home for the Holidays
Victorian Home Series
10:30 a.m. to 11:45 a.m., Bayless-Selby House Museum ($5)
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Justin Kemp
11 a.m., RockHouse Live
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Storytime With Santa
11 a.m. to 11:20 a.m., NorthPark Center (Free)
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Esteban Pastorino: 3D
Solo exhibition featuring aerial and panoramic photography
11 a.m. to 6 p.m., Photographs Do Not Bend Gallery (Free)
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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)
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Four Hands and Embargos
11 a.m. to 6 p.m., Firehouse Art Studios and Gallery
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Story Time with Mrs. Claus
11 a.m., Vista Ridge Mall (Free)
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Blaszko and Vardánega Exhibition
11 a.m. to 5 p.m., MADI Museum (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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Serginho do Teclado e Companhia
Enjoy live music with lunch
11:30 a.m., Betchee's Brazil (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)
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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)
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Sankofa: A Century of African American Expression in the Decorative Arts
Noon to 5 p.m., African American Museum (Free)
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Carla Norris-Hopkins / The Herbie Johnson Quartet
Noon to 2 p.m., Dallas Love Field (Free)
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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)
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The Littlest Angel
A holiday puppet show
1 p.m., Slappy's Puppet Playhouse ($8 - $9)
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Story Time with Mrs. Claus
1 p.m., Vista Ridge Mall (Free)
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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)
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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)
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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
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Storytime With Santa
5:30 p.m. to 5:50 p.m., NorthPark Center (Free)
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Tommy Hill
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)
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Rachael Ray Book Signing
6 p.m., Borders Books & Music (Dallas / Preston & Royal) (Free)
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Gingerbread House classes
6 p.m., Rosewood Crescent Hotel ($55 - $75)
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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)
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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)
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Colin Boyd
7 p.m. to 11 p.m., J. Pepe's (Dallas / Lower Greenville) (Free)
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Runnin' Behind
The Cowboys Dance Hall house band
7 p.m. to 2 a.m., Cowboys Arlington ($10)
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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)
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The Santaland Diaries
A WaterTower Theater holiday production
7 p.m., Addison Theatre Center ($20)
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Ceili (Irish Dance)
Dance class instructed by Susan and Michael Harrison
7 p.m., Carpenter Park Recreation Center ($30)
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Lone Star Youth Orchestra - Big Band Holiday
7 p.m., Irving Arts Center ($8 - $12)
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Scooby Doo in Stage Fright!
Live onstage at the Nokia Theatre in Grand Prairie
7 p.m., Nokia Theatre Grand Prairie ($14 - $37)
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Sing Noel
7 p.m., Unity Church of Dallas (Free)
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Christmas Pops!
Featured artists: Charles Billingsley
7 p.m., Prestonwood Baptist Church ($25)
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The Colony Economic Development Corporation Meeting
7 p.m., The Colony City Hall (Free)
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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)
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ManTalk with Chris Howell
The hard things men never talk about
7 p.m., The Potter's House (Free)
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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)
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Open Mic and Poetry hosted by Rock T
7:20 p.m., Crystal's Entertainment Complex ($7 - $10)
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Colin Boyd
7:30 p.m. to midnight, J. Pepe's (Dallas / Lower Greenville) (Free)
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A Christmas Carol
7:30 p.m., Dallas Theater Center ($18 - $56)
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Happy Holi-divas!
A WaterTower Theater holiday extra production
7:30 p.m., Addison Theatre Center ($20 - $30)
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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)
Eyyup John / Frank Hernandez
8 p.m. to midnight, Avanti Euro Bistro (Addison)
Open Mic
Hosted by John McNulty
8 p.m., Shiney's Paradise Grill (Free)
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Fort Worth Songwriters Showcase
8 p.m. to 11 p.m., The Silverado Room (Free)
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Jesus Hates Me
An irreverent new comedy from the writer of Grace Under Fire.
8 p.m., The MAC (McKinney Avenue Contemporary) ($15 - $20)
Swing Dancing
Come cut a rug at the weekly Swing Dances & Lessons every Wednesday at the Sons.
8 p.m., Sons of Hermann Hall
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Music with Vision
Cliburn at the Modern
8 p.m., Modern Art Museum of Fort Worth
Search within: Classical Music