Events Tuesday, February 20, 2007
Briefing: European Court of Justice
7:30 a.m. to 9 a.m., Rosewood Crescent Hotel ($25 - $40)
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This Great Nation Will Endure: Photographs of the Great Depression
8 a.m. to 4 p.m., Tarrant County College (Northeast Campus) (Free)
Search within: Tarrant County College, Art and Sculpture, Photography Exhibits
Cirkit of Myhtos: An Exhibition
Featuring work by Omar Hernandez, Greg Mansur, Eddy Rawlinson & Jason Reynaga
8 a.m. to 10 p.m., Tarrant County College (Northwest Campus) (Free)
Search within: Tarrant County College, Art and Sculpture
Andy Hanson
40 Years Behind the Lens
9 a.m. to 5 p.m., Hall of State
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Paul Flores
Solo exhibit
9 a.m. to 5 p.m., Rose Marine Theater (Free)
Search within: Art and Sculpture, Hispanic / Latino
My Home Planet Earth
A bilingual, hands-on traveling exhibit for children
9 a.m. to 5:30 p.m., Fort Worth Museum of Science and History ($7 - $8)
Search within: Kids / Family, Nature, Hispanic / Latino
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
Iconic Imagery
Mixed Media Works by Gail Hillow Watkins
9 a.m. to 5 p.m., Irving Arts Center
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Fables, Foibles and Fairy Tales
Bronze Sculpture by Susan Read Cronin
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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Young At Art Exhibit
9 a.m. to 5 p.m., Patty Granville Arts Center (Free)
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Expressions in Color
The lives of Texas artists on canvas
9 a.m. to 5 p.m., Fort Worth Community Arts Center (Free)
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Dallas County Commissioners Court Meeting
9 a.m., Dallas County Administration Building (Free)
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Denton County Commissioners Court Meeting
9 a.m., Courthouse-on-the-Square (Free)
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Mesquite Creative Arts Club Exhibit
9 a.m. to 5 p.m., Mesquite Arts Center (Free)
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"Boundless Expressions" Exhibition
Annual African American History Month exhibition
9 a.m. to 5 p.m., Irving Arts Center (Free)
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Live-ology Lab: Science and History in Action
9 a.m. to 5:30 p.m., Fort Worth Museum of Science and History ($7 - $8)
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if the hat fits...
9 a.m. to 8 p.m., The ARTS Gallery at CCCC (Free)
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SMU Student Holocaust Artwork Exhibition
9 a.m. to 9 p.m., J. Erik Jonsson Central Library (Dallas Public Library) (Free)
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Bryan Collier: Defining Moments
9 a.m. to 5 p.m., Irving Arts Center (Free)
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Fort Worth Herd
9 a.m. to 9 p.m., Fort Worth Central Library (Free)
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Edra Soto: Familiar Portraits
9 a.m. to 9 p.m., Richland College Lago Vista Gallery (Free)
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The Art of the Caricature: Prints from Vanity Fair, 1869 – 1900
9 a.m. to 5 p.m., Mildred Hawn Exhibition Gallery
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University of Dallas Blood Drive
9 a.m. to 4 p.m., Haggar University Center (UD) (Free)
Search within: University of Dallas, Charity
Splendor in Winter Photography Show
9:30 a.m. to 7 p.m., Artplace Gallery and Framing
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The Spinnaker Collection of Chinese Snuff Bottles
10 a.m. to 5 p.m., The Trammell & Margaret Crow Collection of Asian Art (Free)
Search within: Art and Sculpture, China
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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Margarita Cabrera and Billy Hassell Art Exhibition
10 a.m. to 5 p.m., The Gallery at UTA (Free)
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Joan Miro
The Last Bronze Sculptures 1981-1983
10 a.m. to 6 p.m., Gerald Peters Gallery
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William H. Johnson’s World on Paper
10 a.m. to 5 p.m., Amon Carter Museum (Free - $6)
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Forging an American Identity: The Art of William Ranney
10 a.m. to 5 p.m., Amon Carter Museum (Free - $6)
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Corey Kent Johnson MFA Exhibit
10 a.m. to 6 p.m., Art Centre of Plano
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Sweet Medicine: Photographing American Indian History
10 a.m. to 5 p.m., Amon Carter Museum (Free)
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The Black Academy of Arts and Letters Gallery Exhibition
Decade Two: 1987-1997 Adversity and Revelation
10 a.m. to 6 p.m., Clarence Muse Cafe Theatre (Free)
Search within: African-American, Local History
Lap Sit Story Time For Infants
10 a.m., Southlake Public Library (Free)
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Balenciaga and His Legacy
Haute Couture from the Texas Fashion Collection
10 a.m. to 5 p.m., Meadows Museum (SMU) (Free - $8)
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Boleros y Mantillas
Icons of Spanish Fashion
10 a.m. to 5 p.m., Meadows Museum (SMU) ($8)
Search within: Art and Sculpture, Fashion / Beauty, Hispanic / Latino
Drama and Desire
Japanese Paintings from the Floating World, 1690-1850
10 a.m. to 5 p.m., Kimbell Art Museum (Free)
Search within: Art and Sculpture, Japan
Tarrant County Commissioners Court Meeting
10 a.m., Tarrant County Administration Building (Free)
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FOCUS: Ralf Ziervogel
10 a.m. to 5 p.m., Modern Art Museum of Fort Worth
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Project Playhouse
Shoppers will be able to visit five miniature "mansions" constructed by a select group of home builders
10 a.m. to 9 p.m., Stonebriar Centre
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Storytime
Various children's books
10 a.m., Barnes & Noble (Irving) (Free)
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Mr. Jeff's Jumpin' Jivin' Storytime
Children's book reading
10 a.m., Barnes & Noble (Plano / 15th & Alma) (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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Bale Creek Allen: Empire
10 a.m. to 6 p.m., Gerald Peters Gallery (Free)
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Looking Forward / Looking Back
10 a.m. to 5 p.m., William Campbell Contemporary Art (Free)
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Lilian Garcia-Roig Painted Woods
10 a.m. to 5 p.m., Valley House Gallery & Sculpture Center (Free)
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New Works
Presented by gallery artists
10 a.m. to 5 p.m., The Edmund Craig Gallery (Free)
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Heather Gorham / Christine Hayman / Phillip Shore
10 a.m. to 5 p.m., Craighead-Green Gallery (Free)
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14th Annual Scent Bottle Invitational
10 a.m. to 6 p.m., Kittrell/Riffkind Art Glass (Free)
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Cool Hands Hot Art
A sculpture show of 11 portfolio students from CCCCD
10 a.m. to 6 p.m., 14th Street Gallery (Free)
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Digital Art Exhibition
Presented by the Texas Visual Arts Association
10 a.m. to 4 p.m., Texas Visual Arts Association Gallery (Free)
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Female Buddhas: Women of Enlightenment in Himlayan Art
10 a.m. to 5 p.m., The Trammell & Margaret Crow Collection of Asian Art (Free)
Search within: Art and Sculpture, Buddhism
Al Souza: Recent Works / Kirk Hayes & Michael Kreuger Brief Extravaganza
Also presenting in the Project Room Carrie Marill: String Theory Drawings
10 a.m. to 5 p.m., Conduit Gallery (Free)
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From Truth to Abstraction:
An exhibit of works by Hilda Adelson, JeanE McIntosh & Renee Wrenwood
10 a.m. to 6 p.m., Eisemann Center for Performing Arts (Free)
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Each One Believing: Paul McCartney
On Stage, Off Stage, and Backstage
10 a.m. to 5:30 p.m., Afterimage Gallery (Free)
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José Eduardo Benito & Adriana Rocha
10 a.m. to 6 p.m., Pan American Art Projects (Free)
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Artists & Cowboys Should Be Friends
Themed works by 12 Texas artists
10 a.m. to 6 p.m., UNT artspace FW (Free)
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The Heart Truth
10 a.m. to 9 p.m., Town East Mall (Free)
Search within: Health and Fitness, Women's Issues
The Heart Truth
10 a.m. to 9 p.m., Stonebriar Centre (Free)
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The Heart Truth
10 a.m. to 9 p.m., Vista Ridge Mall (Free)
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2007 Fine Art Juried Exhibition
10 a.m. to 6 p.m., Artists' Showplace (Free)
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Christopher French: A Five Year Survey
10 a.m. to 5 p.m., Holly Johnson Gallery (Free)
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Between Reality and Illusion
10 a.m. to 5 p.m., Marty Walker Gallery (Free)
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Masterworks of American Portraiture
10 a.m. to 5 p.m., Amon Carter Museum (Free)
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Fort Worth City Council Meeting
10 a.m., Fort Worth Municipal Building (Free)
Search within: Fort Worth City Hall
Greater Lewisville Newcomers’ Club Meeting
10 a.m., Lakeland Baptist Church (Free)
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Fish Creek dedication ceremony
"A Trail of Two Cities"
10 a.m., Fish Creek Trail in Fish Creek Linear Park, 4400 Allegro Lane, Grand Prairie (Free)
Search within: Parks and Trails, Arlington, Grand Prairie
Bouncing Babies Storytime
For ages 0-2 years
10:30 a.m. to 11 a.m., Mansfield Public Library (Free)
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Weekly Storytime
10:30 a.m., Barnes & Noble (Dallas / NorthPark area) (Free)
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Don T. Durham Intermediate School PTO Meeting
10:30 a.m., Don T. Durham Intermediate (Free)
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Matisse: Painter as Sculptor
The first major exhibition of Matisse’s sculpture in the United States in two decades.
11 a.m. to 5 p.m., Nasher Sculpture Center ($14 - $20)
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Love Hotels
Photographs by Misty Keasler
11 a.m. to 6 p.m., Photographs Do Not Bend Gallery (Free)
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Matisse: Painter as Sculptor
The first major exhibition of Matisse’s sculpture in the United States in two decades.
11 a.m. to 5 p.m., Dallas Museum of Art (DMA) ($14 - $20)
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Second 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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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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Anne Marie Jugnet and Alain Clairet: On The Horizon
Also featuring contemporary Japanese bamboo art
11 a.m. to 5 p.m., Dunn and Brown Contemporary (Free)
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Cross/Talk 2007: 15th Annual TCU All Student Art Competition Exhibit
11 a.m. to 4 p.m., J.M. Moudy Exhibition Hall (TCU) (Free)
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19th Annual Mardi Gras Extravaganza
Featuring Texas Slim and the Love Machine / Joe Jonas / Bobby Patterson / Cheryl Arena & Aaron Burton / Mitch Palmer / BB Campbell / Blue Lisa / Andrea D / Josh Bramhall
11 a.m. to midnight, Nate's Seafood & Steakhouse (Free)
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Fat Tuesday Party
11 a.m. to 10 p.m., Fish City Grill (Dallas / Preston & Royal)
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Fat Tuesday Party
11 a.m. to 10 p.m., Fish City Grill (Dallas / Frankford & Tollway)
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Fat Tuesday Party
11 a.m. to 10 p.m., Half Shells Seafood Grill (University Park)
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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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Bouncing Babies Storytime
For ages 0-2 years
11:30 a.m. to noon, Mansfield Public Library (Free)
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Knowledge Wheel Black History Month Observance
11:30 a.m., North Lake College (DCCCD)
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League of Innovation
Art Exhibit
Noon, Mountain View College (DCCCD)
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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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In the Pink: The Legendary Life of Dorothy Draper
Noon to 5 p.m., The Women's Museum ($3 - $5)
Search within: Art and Sculpture, Interior Design
Women in Globalization of the Arts
Presented by Women in New Roles, Women's History Month Committee and TCC South Campus Art Department
Noon to 3 p.m., Tarrant County College (South Campus) (Free)
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13th Annual El Corazon Art Exhibition
Noon to 6 p.m., Bath House Cultural Center (Free)
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Carroll Harris Simms: National Black Art Competition and Exhibition
Noon to 5 p.m., African American Museum (Free)
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Mose T / A to Z: The Folk Art of Mose Tolliver
Noon to 5 p.m., African American Museum (Free)
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Folk Art by Chuckie "Artist Chuckie" Williams
Noon to 5 p.m., African American Museum (Free)
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Association of Oriental Artists Exhibit
12:30 p.m. to 4:30 p.m., Jaycee Park Center for the Arts (Free)
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Sharon Giles: Natural Beauty
12:30 p.m. to 4:30 p.m., Jaycee Park Center for the Arts (Free)
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George Cadell: From the Banks of Washita
1 p.m. to 5 p.m., Center for the Visual Arts (Free)
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Materials: Hard & Soft
1 p.m. to 5 p.m., Center for the Visual Arts
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Knowledge Wheel Black History Month Observance
1:30 p.m., North Lake College (DCCCD)
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Bus to Waco for presentation on the effect of potential TXU coal plants with Mayor Laura Miller
4 p.m., Reunion Arena (Free)
Search within: Oil and Energy, Environmental Issues, Mayoral Election
Highland Elementary 6th Grade Whiz Quiz team vs. Hoover Elementary
4:15 p.m. to 6:30 p.m., W. E. Hoover Elementary School
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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
Kylie Rae Harris
5 p.m. to 8 p.m., Love & War in Texas (Plano)
Search within: Alt-Country / Americana, Country, Singer / Songwriter
Family Night
5 p.m. to 8 p.m., Central Market (Plano) (Free)
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University Park City Council Meeting
5 p.m., University Park City Hall (Free)
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Young Junior High School Show Choir Show
5:15 p.m. to 7:30 p.m., Young Junior High School (Free)
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Tranquil Tuesdays
Presented by BKS Iyengar Yoga Studio of Dallas.
5:45 p.m. to 6:45 p.m., The Trammell & Margaret Crow Collection of Asian Art (Free - $15)
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February Dance Lessons in Arlington
6 p.m. to 9 p.m., Fielder Road Baptist Church ($30)
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Free Low-income Tax Preparation
From Ferguson Road Initiative and Lutheran Inner City Network Coalition
6 p.m. to 9 p.m., New Hope Lutheran Church (Free)
Arlington ISD Show Choir Showcase
6 p.m. to 9 p.m., Seguin High School (Free)
Search within: Arlington ISD
Opera
Meet the young professionals (ages 25-45) of The Dallas Opera.
6 p.m., Obar (Free)
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Independent Computer Consultants Association Meeting
6 p.m. to 8:30 p.m., La Madeleine (Addison) (Free)
Search within: Networking Functions, Computer Industry
Mardi Gras: Made in China
A Brown Bag Film
6 p.m. to 7:15 p.m., UNT Media Library (Free)
Search within: University of North Texas, Movies / Film, Mardi Gras
City of Coppell Healthy Living Fair
6 p.m. to 9 p.m., Coppell City Hall (Free)
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3rd Annual Denton County Mardi Gras Celebration
6 p.m., Lake Dallas City Park (Free)
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Grand Prairie City Council Meeting
6:30 p.m., Grand Prairie City Hall (Free)
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Hickory Creek Town Council Meeting
6:30 p.m., Hickory Creek Town Hall (Free)
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Euless Planning and Zoning Commission Meeting
6:30 p.m., Euless City Hall (Free)
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Open Mic Night
Live Broadcast on Pirate Radio
7 p.m. to 10 p.m., Opening Bell Coffee (South Side)
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Open Mic
7 p.m. to 10:30 p.m., Dunn Bros Coffee (Free)
Search within: Alternative / Indie, Blues, Country, Jazz, Latin, Rock
The Point After North Poker League
7 p.m., The Point After North Sports Bar & Grille
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Tuesday Evenings at the Modern
7 p.m., Modern Art Museum of Fort Worth (Free)
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Hurst-Euless-Bedford ISD Board of Trustees Meeting
7 p.m., Hurst-Euless-Bedford ISD Administration Building (Free)
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White Settlement ISD Board of Trustees Meeting
7 p.m., White Settlement ISD Administration Building (Free)
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Lesbian Book Club
7 p.m., Borders Books & Music (Dallas / Preston & Royal) (Free)
Search within: Books / Authors / Literary events, Gay / Lesbian
Carlena Chandler Elementary School PTA Meeting
7 p.m., Carlena Chandler Elementary School (Free)
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Walker Creek Elementary School PTA Meeting
7 p.m., Walker Creek Elementary School (Free)
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Carrollton Toastmasters Meeting
7 p.m. to 8 p.m., Carrollton Public Library (Hebron & Josey) (Free)
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UNT's Mulitcultural Center's 17th Annual African Heritage Banquet
Guest speaker: Chelle Marie Wilson
7 p.m., University Union (UNT) ($20)
Search within: Society Charitable Benefits, African-American
Book Reading & Signing: Terry McAuliffe
Author of "What a Party: My Life Among Democrats"
7 p.m., Borders Books & Music (Dallas / Preston & Royal) (Free)
Search within: Books / Authors / Literary events, Politics and Government
The 440 Alliance
Mardi Gras Party
7:15 p.m., Irons Recital Hall (UTA) (Free)
Search within: Classical Music, Experimental / Avante-Garde, Rock, Mardi Gras
Eyyup John / Ronald W. Jones / Joslin
7:30 p.m. to midnight, Avanti Euro Bistro (Addison)
Johnny & Trixie
7:30 p.m. to 11:30 p.m., Arthur's Prime Steaks and Seafood (Free)
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Calmus Ensemble Leipzig
German quintet performs at Zion
7:30 p.m., Zion Lutheran Church (Free)
Search within: Christian, Germany, Zion Lutheran School
Grapevine Planning and Zoning Commission Meeting
7:30 p.m., Grapevine City Hall (Free)
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Bollywood Funk Dance Lessons
East-west fusion of hip hop and funk and Indian Classical Dance
7:30 p.m., Move Studio ($15)
Search within: Social Dancing, India
Gideon Alorwoyie and The UNT African Percussion Ensemble
In the PepsiCo Recital Hall
7:30 p.m., Walsh Center for Performing Arts (TCU) (Free)
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Open Mic Night
The road to stardom starts with a fresh cuppa joe.
8 p.m., White Rock Coffee (Free)
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Jazz Night
Open mic to all Jazz players who would like to show off their talent.
8 p.m., America's Best Coffee (Free)
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