Events Sunday, May 6, 2007
5th Annual Tri-Benbrook Triathlon Weekend Fest
7:15 a.m., Benbrook YMCA ($50 - $90)
Search within: Health and Fitness, Running
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
39th Cottonwood Arts Festival
9 a.m. to 6 p.m., Cottonwood Park (Free)
Search within: Art and Sculpture, Photography Exhibits, Country, Jazz
Gunther von Hagens' Body Worlds
The anatomical exhibition of real human bodies
10 a.m. to 5 p.m., Museum of Nature & Science
Search within: Science
Scarborough Renaissance Festival
10 a.m. to 7 p.m., Scarborough Renaissance Festival ($16 - $6)
Search within: Festivals, Great Britain
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
Changing Identity: Recent Works by Women Artists from Vietnam
10 a.m. to 5 p.m., The Trammell & Margaret Crow Collection of Asian Art (Free)
Search within: Art and Sculpture
Arachnitopia
10 a.m. to 6 p.m., Fort Worth Zoo (Free - $10.50)
Search within: Kids / Family, Animals
Award Winners from the Arlington Visual Arts Association
Annual Regional Juried Exhibition
10 a.m. to 5 p.m., Arlington Museum of Art (Free)
Search within: Movies / Film
Mayfest
Featuring the Battle of the Bands
10 a.m. to 7 p.m., Trinity Park ($4 - $7)
Search within: Popular Music, Festivals, Kids / Family
Stewart Jones & the Big E Combo
Jazz at brunch
11 a.m., Maguire's Regional Cuisine
Search within: Jazz
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)
Search within: Art and Sculpture
Concentrations 51: Mark Handforth
11 a.m. to 5 p.m., Dallas Museum of Art (DMA) ($5 - $10)
Search within: Art and Sculpture
Through the Eyes of Children - Something Beautiful
11 a.m. to 5 p.m., Dallas Museum of Art (DMA) (Free)
Search within: Art and Sculpture, Photography Exhibits
Better Your Body GET UP & GO! Tour
America's largest consumer weight loss, health, and fitness event
11 a.m. to 5 p.m., The Dallas Convention Center ($6 - $10)
Search within: Health and Fitness
Notion of Motion in ExploraZone
A conceptual understanding of motion with fabulous interactive experiences
11:30 a.m. to 5:30 p.m., Fort Worth Museum of Science and History ($7 - $8)
Search within: Science
Stories from the Attic: 65 Years of Treasures
11:30 a.m. to 5:30 p.m., Fort Worth Museum of Science and History ($7 - $8)
Search within: Science
Lauren Gifford / Sara Donaldson
11:30 a.m., Terilli's (Dallas)
Search within: Classical Music, Jazz, Lounge
Forging an American Identity: The Art of William Ranney
Noon to 5 p.m., Amon Carter Museum (Free - $6)
Search within: Art and Sculpture
Sweet Medicine: Photographing American Indian History
Noon to 5 p.m., Amon Carter Museum (Free)
Search within: Art and Sculpture, Photography Exhibits, Native American
Balenciaga and His Legacy
Haute Couture from the Texas Fashion Collection
Noon to 5 p.m., Meadows Museum (SMU) (Free - $8)
Search within: Fashion / Beauty
Boleros y Mantillas
Icons of Spanish Fashion
Noon to 5 p.m., Meadows Museum (SMU) ($8)
Search within: Art and Sculpture, Fashion / Beauty, Hispanic / Latino
Exhibit: Paintings Capturing a Moment
Noon to 5 p.m., Haggerty Art Building Auditorium (UD) (Free)
Search within: University of Dallas, Art and Sculpture
Other People, Other Places
Lou Chapman, Loli Kantor, Chuck Pratt
Noon to 5 p.m., Gallery 414 (Free)
Search within: Art and Sculpture
Masterworks of American Portraiture
Noon to 5 p.m., Amon Carter Museum (Free)
Search within: Art and Sculpture
Charlotte Davis Seifert "Life Lines"
Also showing Ray Larrow and Kyle Ragsdale
Noon to 5 p.m., Norwood Flynn Gallery (Free)
Search within: Art and Sculpture
From Bosch to Goya
Noon to 5 p.m., Meadows Museum (SMU) ($8)
Search within: Southern Methodist University, Art and Sculpture
American Pattern Paintings: Wooden Quilts
Works by Fay Jean Hooker
Noon to 5 p.m., The Women's Museum ($3 - $5)
Search within: Art and Sculpture
MK Semos + Hugo Garcia Urrutia
Fragments of my Future
Noon to 4 p.m., Decorazon Gallery (Free)
Search within: Art and Sculpture
Penelope Bisbee and Shelley Stewart
Noon to 2 p.m., First United Methodist Church
Search within: Art and Sculpture
6th Annual Butterfly Festival
Noon to 6 p.m., The Shops at Willow Bend (Free)
Andy Hanson
40 Years Behind the Lens
1 p.m. to 5 p.m., Hall of State
Search within: Photography Exhibits
Treasures from the Attic
1 p.m. to 5 p.m., Heard Natural Science Museum & Wildlife Sanctuary
Search within: Science
A Bird in the Hand
1 p.m. to 5 p.m., Heard Natural Science Museum & Wildlife Sanctuary
Search within: Nature
IAA Membership Juried Show
1 p.m. to 4 p.m., Jaycee Park Center for the Arts (Free)
Search within: Art and Sculpture
Bryan Collier: Defining Moments
1 p.m. to 5 p.m., Irving Arts Center (Free)
Search within: Art and Sculpture
Carroll Harris Simms: National Black Art Competition and Exhibition
1 p.m. to 5 p.m., African American Museum (Free)
Search within: Art and Sculpture, African-American
Mose T / A to Z: The Folk Art of Mose Tolliver
1 p.m. to 5 p.m., African American Museum (Free)
Search within: Art and Sculpture
Costumes and Customs of the Plains Indians
1 p.m. to 5 p.m., Hall of State
Search within: Historical Exhibits, Native American
Geometric Quilts by Susan Leslie Lumsden
Also featuring Glassmakes Mary Lynn Devereux and Jim Bowman
1 p.m. to 5 p.m., The Museum of Geometric and MADI Art (Free)
Search within: Arts and Crafts, Art and Sculpture
Outdoor Painters Society Exhibit
1 p.m. to 5 p.m., Southwest Gallery (Free)
Search within: Art and Sculpture
Scot Miller
1 p.m. to 5 p.m., Sun To Moon Gallery (Free)
Search within: Art and Sculpture, Photography Exhibits
Alexander Hamilton: The Man Who Made Modern America
1 p.m. to 5 p.m., Allen Public Library (Free)
Search within: Historical Exhibits
Origin and the Landscape
Prints and Drawings by Lou Stovall
1 p.m. to 5 p.m., African American Museum (Free)
Search within: Art and Sculpture, African-American
KidzArt
1 p.m. to 2 p.m., Duncanville Recreation Center ($60 - $90)
Search within: Arts and Crafts, Kids / Family
Winery Open House
Tastings & tours
1 p.m. to 6 p.m., Inwood Estates Vineyards (Free)
Search within: Wine
Heirloom Plant Sale
1 p.m. to 5 p.m., Heard Natural Science Museum & Wildlife Sanctuary
Search within: Home and Garden, Nature
The Secret Life of Girls
Presented by the Dallas Children's Theater
1:30 p.m., Rosewood Center for Family Arts ($14 - $16)
Search within: Plays, Children's Performance
A Midnight Cry: The Underground Railroad to Freedom
Dallas Children's Theater's National Touring Production
1:30 p.m., Rosewood Center for Family Arts ($14 - $16)
Search within: Plays, Children's Performance
KidzArt
2 p.m. to 3 p.m., Duncanville Recreation Center ($60 - $90)
Search within: Arts and Crafts, Kids / Family
Drop In Basketball: Family Time
2 p.m. to 4 p.m., Rockwall ISD Administration/Education Complex ($1)
Search within: Kids / Family
Willy Wonka
Presented by Slappy's Puppet Playhouse
2 p.m., Slappy's Puppet Playhouse ($8 - $9)
Search within: Kids / Family
Richardson Community Band
"Spring Fling"
2 p.m., Eisemann Center for Performing Arts ($7)
Search within: Classical Music
Wicked
Dallas Summer Musicals
2 p.m., The Music Hall at Fair Park ($32 - $76)
Search within: Musicals
Narnia - The Musical
Presented by Casa Mañana's Children's Playhouse
2 p.m., Casa Manana Theatre ($13 - $15)
Search within: Musicals, Children's Performance
The Boys Next Door
Presented by TCC Theatre Northwest
2 p.m., Tarrant County College (Northwest Campus) (Free - $5)
Search within: Tarrant County College, Plays
The Miracle Worker
Presented by Repertory Company Theatre
2 p.m., Promenade Theatre ($14 - $20)
Search within: Plays
IAA Membership Juried Show
2 p.m. to 5 p.m., Jaycee Park Center for the Arts (Free)
Search within: Art and Sculpture
Die Mommie Die!
Presented by Uptown Players
2 p.m., KD Studio Theatre ($22 - $25)
Search within: Plays
The Mikado
Presented by Garland Civic Theatre
2 p.m., Patty Granville Arts Center ($23 - $25)
Search within: Opera
Lu Ann Hampton Laverty Oberlander
Presented by Contemporary Theatre of Dallas
2 p.m., Contemporary Theatre of Dallas ($22 - $27)
Search within: Plays
Beauty and the Beast
Presented by Denton Community Theatre & Music Theatre of Denton
2 p.m., Campus Theatre ($11 - $18)
Search within: Musicals, Children's Performance
The Taming of the Shrew
Presented by the Dallas Theater Center
2 p.m., The Kalita Humphreys Theater ($22 - $60)
Search within: Plays
Marina Khankhalaeva
Artist certificate voice recital
2 p.m. to 3 p.m., Caruth Auditorium (SMU) (Free)
Search within: Southern Methodist University, Choir / Chorale
Celebration of Middle Eastern Culture
Celebration of the Cultures
2 p.m., Irving Public Library (Central Library)
Search within: Middle East
Death and Taxes
Presented by Amateur Community Theatre of Rowlett
2 p.m., Rowlett Historical Society Building ($7 - $10)
Search within: Plays
Wine Educational Seminar: Wines of Bourdeaux
2 p.m. to 3:15 p.m., Sigel's Fine Wines ($40)
Search within: Wine
Honey, I Shrunk the Solar System
2:15 p.m., Planetarium at UT-Arlington ($2 - $5)
Search within: Kids / Family, Space
Beauty and the Beast
Presented by Plano Children's Theatre
2:15 p.m., Plano Children's Theatre ($7 - $9)
Search within: Musicals, Children's Performance
Mr. Angel
Presented by Granbury Opera House
2:30 p.m., Granbury Opera House ($22 - $29)
Search within: Plays
Dallas Symphony Orchestra - Tchaikovsky: Piano Concerto No. 2
2:30 p.m., Morton H. Meyerson Symphony Center ($15 - $98)
Search within: Classical Music
Children of Eden
Presented by Creative Arts Theatre & School
2:30 p.m., Creative Arts Theatre & School ($5 - $10)
Search within: Musicals, Children's Performance
Nunsense 2: The Second Coming
The Popcorn Players annual spring musical
2:30 p.m., Azle Arts Association Community Center ($5 - $10)
Search within: Musicals
Joe Tucker
3 p.m. to 7 p.m., J. Pepe's (Dallas / Lower Greenville)
Search within: Blues, Singer / Songwriter
Acoustic Jam Session
3 p.m. to 6 p.m., Fraternal Order of Eagles (Free)
Search within: Singer / Songwriter
Manly Men: An Evening Chockfull of Lies and Testosterone
Presented by Labyrinth Theatre
3 p.m., Labyrinth Theatre ($12 - $25)
Search within: Plays
Jacquelyn Marie Weitz
Piano recital
3 p.m., PepsiCo Recital Hall (TCU) (Free)
Search within: Texas Christian University, Classical Music
Fuddy Meers
Presented by Richardson Theatre Centre
3 p.m., Richardson Theatre Centre ($12 - $15)
Search within: Plays
2007 High School Playwriting Project
Presenting staged readings of finalists
3 p.m., Circle Theatre (Free)
Search within: Plays
Trinity Valley Senior Project Plays
3 p.m., Trinity Valley School
Search within: Trinity Valley School
Drop in Basketball: Adult Time
4 p.m. to 6 p.m., Rockwall ISD Administration/Education Complex ($1)
Search within: Basketball
The Texas Gypsies
Jazz Sundays: $10 per person includes music and light snacks
4 p.m. to 7 p.m., LightCatcher Winery ($10)
Ray Wylie Hubbard / Thomas Michael Riley
Shiner Sundays
4 p.m., Love & War in Texas (Plano) ($12)
Search within: Country, Folk, Singer / Songwriter
The Secret Life of Girls
Presented by the Dallas Children's Theater
4:30 p.m., Rosewood Center for Family Arts ($14 - $16)
Search within: Plays, Children's Performance
A Midnight Cry: The Underground Railroad to Freedom
Dallas Children's Theater's National Touring Production
4:30 p.m., Rosewood Center for Family Arts ($14 - $16)
Search within: Plays, Children's Performance
Joyland Choir / The Basic and Extreme Praise Choirs
4:30 p.m., Heights Baptist Church (Free)
Search within: Children's Performance, Baptist
Nicole de la Cal
Senior horn recital
5 p.m. to 6 p.m., Caruth Auditorium (SMU) (Free)
Search within: Southern Methodist University, Classical Music
Don Diego and the Razz Band
Sunday Jazz Smoothdown and swing lessons
6 p.m. to midnight, Crystal's Entertainment Complex
Search within: Jazz
Ballroom Dancing (CANCELED)
A free weekly event in Hurst
6 p.m., Adorable Weddings (Free - $5)
Search within: Social Dancing
Cory Morrow / Bonnie Bishop / Johnny Cooper
99.5 The Wolf Front Porch show
6 p.m., White Elephant Saloon
Search within: Country
Se Hee Min
Artist certificate voice recital
6:30 p.m. to 7:30 p.m., Owen Arts Center (SMU) (Free)
Search within: Southern Methodist University, Choir / Chorale
Chick Ramirez & His Blues Band
Rhythm and Blues Night
7 p.m. to 10:30 p.m., W.W. Fairfield's ($3 - $5)
Search within: Blues
Live Music
Cowboys' house band
7 p.m. to 2 a.m., Cowboys Red River ($8 - $10)
Search within: Country
APL No Limit Texas Hold Em
7 p.m., Fox and Hound English Pub & Grille (Arlington) (Free)
Search within: Poker
APL No Limit Texas Hold Em
7 p.m., Fox and Hound English Pub & Grille (Dallas / Skillman & LBJ) (Free)
Search within: Poker
APL No Limit Texas Hold Em
7 p.m., Fox and Hound English Pub & Grille (Fort Worth / Hulen Mall area) (Free)
Search within: Poker
APL No Limit Texas Hold Em
7 p.m., Fox and Hound English Pub & Grille (Lewisville) (Free)
Search within: Poker
Zorro – The Legend Lives!
Presented by Pocket Sandwich Theatre
7 p.m., Pocket Sandwich Theatre ($10 - $18)
Conscientious Projector! Atenco: Breaking the Siege (2006)
This video analyzes the events in San Salvador Atenco during the first days of May, 2006 and denounces the violation of the civilian population’s human rights by state and federal police forces.
7 p.m., 1919 Hemphill
Search within: Movies / Film, Hispanic / Latino, Protests / Stickin' It To The Man
Be in a Music Video with Julie Ingram
7 p.m. to 9:30 p.m., Eddie Deen's Ranch (Free)
Search within: Country
The Singing Girls of Texas
7:30 p.m., Texas Wesleyan University
Search within: Texas Wesleyan University, Choir / Chorale, a cappella
Faculty Percussion Recital
A percussion recital with Jim Yakas of the UTA Music faculty
7:30 p.m., Irons Recital Hall (UTA) (Free)
Search within: University of Texas at Arlington, Classical Music
Greater Dallas Youth Orchestra
Philharmonic Orchestra Concert
7:30 p.m., Morton H. Meyerson Symphony Center ($5 - $15)
Search within: Classical Music
Sunday Night Music Exchange
Hosted by Three Wise
8 p.m., The Quarter Bar and Grill (Addison)
Search within: Cover and Tribute Bands
Big Bob's Blues Cruise Jam
Live jams are recorded every week and given free to the performers
8 p.m. to midnight, Varsity Club Wings & Sports (Plano)
Search within: Blues
Wicked
Dallas Summer Musicals
8 p.m., The Music Hall at Fair Park ($32 - $76)
Search within: Musicals
Hope Has Failed Us / Fuck the Facts / Kill the Clients / No Souls Lost / Blood OV
8 p.m., Reno's Chop Shop Saloon
Jon Christopher Davis
Lone Star Sunday
8 p.m., Hank's Texas Grill ($5)
Search within: Country, Singer / Songwriter
Dancers' Theater
8 p.m., Arena Theater (Brookhaven College)
Search within: Brookhaven College, Dance
Bury Your Dead / Suicide Silence / Stick to Your Guns / Since the Flood / Grain / Recommitt
9 p.m., Ridglea Theatre ($12 - $14)
Mahteo / Aftersummer / The Heroine / Kung Foo Preacher
A Robert Miguel Presentation
9 p.m., Curtain Club
Search within: Alternative / Indie, Rock
Acoustic Jam with Muunch and Justin
9:30 p.m., Lakewood Bar and Grill ($5)
Search within: Singer / Songwriter
Inside Scoop -- The Taming of the Shrew
A glimpse behind the curtain of the Dallas Theater Center production
Time TBA, The Kalita Humphreys Theater (Free)
Search within: Plays
American Classic Music Festival
Time TBA, Majestic Theatre
Search within: Classical Music, Festivals
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