Events Friday, April 18, 2008
Eagles Toastmasters
6:45 a.m. to 8 a.m., Denny's (Dallas / Meadow & 75)
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Unique Toastmasters Meeting
7 a.m., Mimi's Cafe (Lewisville) (Free)
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Plano Chamber of Commerce Business Interchange
7:30 a.m., Plano Chamber of Commerce ($1)
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Christine Sanford: Paintings
8 a.m. to 6 p.m., Mildred Hawn Exhibition Gallery (Free)
Search within: Art and Sculpture
Student Photography Exhibit
8 a.m. to 5 p.m., The Pegasus Gallery (Free)
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Challenges and Ethical Issues Facing Practitioners in Methamphetamine Treatment
In the MCL Building Auditorium
8 a.m. to noon, Texas Woman's University (TWU) ($15 - $55)
Search within: Texas Woman's University, Drugs / Alcohol
Trinity Writers' Workshop Conference - "Home Grown Talent"
8 a.m. to 5 p.m., Tarrant County College (Northeast Campus) ($125)
Search within: Tarrant County College, Books / Authors / Literary events
My Home Planet Earth
A bilingual, hands-on traveling exhibit for children
9 a.m. to 8 p.m., Fort Worth Museum of Science and History ($7 - $8)
Search within: Kids / Family, Nature, Hispanic / Latino
Treasures from the Attic
9 a.m. to 5 p.m., Heard Natural Science Museum & Wildlife Sanctuary
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A Bird in the Hand
9 a.m. to 5 p.m., Heard Natural Science Museum & Wildlife Sanctuary
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Viewpoints 2008
Statewide community college juried exhibition
9 a.m. to 5 p.m., The ARTS Gallery at CCCC (Free)
Search within: Art and Sculpture
Robert Sabuda: Travels in Time and Space
In the Dupree Theater Lobby
9 a.m. to 5 p.m., Irving Arts Center (Free)
Search within: Art and Sculpture, Kids / Family
Eric Neilsen: Alternative Views to Yesterday and Today
In the Focus Gallery
9 a.m. to 5 p.m., Irving Arts Center (Free)
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Filming Kennedy: Home Movies from Dallas
9 a.m. to 6 p.m., The Sixth Floor Museum at Dealey Plaza (Free - $13.50)
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5 + 1 ( Five women + 1 Man)
9 a.m. to 5 p.m., Banks Fine Arts (Free)
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Annual Exhibition of Irving ISD Student Artwork
9 a.m. to 5 p.m., Irving Arts Center (Free)
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Walk and Talk
9 a.m. to 10 a.m., Mansfield Activities Center (Free)
Search within: Health and Fitness, Seniors
The Blues/Jazz Experience: Paintings by Earnest “Ernie” Benton and Daggi Wallace
9 a.m. to 5 p.m., Irving Arts Center (Free)
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Todd L. Thomas Art Exhibit
9 a.m. to 5 p.m., Patty Granville Arts Center (Free)
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Jennifer Morgan: We're All Pink
9 a.m. to 10 p.m., The Belmont Hotel (Free)
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The Best of the Biennial
9 a.m. to 5 p.m., Fort Worth Community Arts Center (Free)
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Friends of EASL
9 a.m. to 5 p.m., Fort Worth Community Arts Center (Free)
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Cynthia Brants: Beyond the Circle
9 a.m. to 5 p.m., Fort Worth Community Arts Center (Free)
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Tee it up for The Thomas Family
Charity Golf Tournament
9 a.m., Woodbridge Golf Club Grill (Free - $500)
Introduction to Microsoft Excel
9 a.m., The Richardson Public Library (Free)
Search within: Computers
Memory Road Show
9 a.m. to 8 p.m., Texas Motor Speedway ($15)
Search within: Cars, Boating / Sailing
Earthfest 2008
9 a.m. to 8 p.m., Pegasus Plaza (Free)
Search within: Festivals, Environmental Issues
AVP Cuervo Gold Crown Dallas Open
9 a.m. to 6:30 p.m., Rangers Ballpark in Arlington ($20 - $35)
Search within: Volleyball
Stroller Strides
Fitness for mom, fun for baby
9:30 a.m. to 10:30 a.m., Town East Mall
Search within: Health and Fitness, Kids / Family
The Art of Mosaic with Sonia King
Winter/Spring Session II
9:30 a.m. to 12:30 p.m., Creative Arts Center of Dallas ($125 - $155)
Search within: Arts and Crafts
Fernando Gallego and His Workshop: The Altarpiece from Ciudad Rodrigo
Paintings from the Collection of the University of Arizona Museum of Art
10 a.m. to 5 p.m., Meadows Museum (SMU) ($8)
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100 Years of Autochrome
10 a.m. to 5 p.m., Amon Carter Museum (Free)
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Intimate Modernism: Fort Worth Circle Artists in the 1940s
10 a.m. to 5 p.m., Amon Carter Museum (Free)
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The Art of the American Snapshot
10 a.m. to 5 p.m., Amon Carter Museum (Free)
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UTA Faculty Biennial IX
10 a.m. to 5 p.m., The Gallery at UTA (Free)
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Big Mama's House by Sedrick Huckaby
10 a.m. to 5 p.m., Valley House Gallery & Sculpture Center
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Martin Puryear
10 a.m. to 5 p.m., Modern Art Museum of Fort Worth ($4 - $8)
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John Loengard: A Gifted Perspective
10 a.m. to 5:30 p.m., Afterimage Gallery
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Fort Worth Landmarks in the 1950s: Watercolors by Bror Utter
10 a.m. to 5 p.m., Amon Carter Museum (Free)
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Lee Akins Retrospective (3D)
10 a.m. to 6 p.m., Art Centre of Plano (Free)
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Casey Williams: New Work
10 a.m. to 5 p.m., Holly Johnson Gallery (Free)
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Vincent Falsetta / Justin Quinn
10 a.m. to 5 p.m., Conduit Gallery (Free)
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Real Time: Live Streaming Video
10 a.m. to 5 p.m., The Dallas Center for Contemporary Art (Free)
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Recent Prints from Beatriz Milhazes, Polly Apfelbaum, James Nares, and Roland Fischer
Also featuring work by Alison Elizabeth Taylor
10 a.m. to 5 p.m., Marty Walker Gallery (Free)
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"Naughty and Nice"
Art Depicting the Powers of Good and Evil
10 a.m. to 5 p.m., Studio 2600 (Free)
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Drama in Black and White
10 a.m. to 4 p.m., Texas Visual Arts Association Gallery (Free)
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Julie Lazarus: Abstracted Reflections
10 a.m. to 5 p.m., William Campbell Contemporary Art (Free)
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Magnus Sigurdarson / Leon Ferrari
10 a.m. to 5 p.m., Pan American Art Projects (Free)
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Service & Grace amid a Class Struggle: The Story of the Pullman Porter
10 a.m. to 5 p.m., Age of Steam Railroad Museum ($2.50 - $5)
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Jim Woodson: Continuous Mediating Contingencies
10 a.m. to 5 p.m., Valley House Gallery & Sculpture Center (Free)
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Lone Star Glass Invitational
10 a.m. to 6 p.m., Kittrell/Riffkind Art Glass (Free)
Search within: Arts and Crafts, Art and Sculpture
Video Art: The Early Years
10 a.m. to 5 p.m., Haggerty Art Building Auditorium (UD) (Free)
Search within: University of Dallas, Fine Arts
Ambient Scenes, Artwork by Keith Williams
10 a.m. to 6 p.m., Janette Kennedy Gallery
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Art and Love in Renaissance Italy
10 a.m. to 8 p.m., Kimbell Art Museum
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Elaine Ferguson: London Calling
10 a.m. to 5 p.m., Kristy Stubbs Gallery (Free)
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Los Méxicos de Mariana Yampolsky: Ritos y Regocijos
10 a.m. to 5 p.m., Latino Cultural Center (Free)
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Apocalypse: Images from the Book of Revelation
10 a.m. to 5 p.m., Meadows Museum (SMU) ($8)
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Arlington Collects 2008
10 a.m. to 5 p.m., Arlington Museum of Art (Free)
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Fun Fest 2008
School Music Festival
10 a.m. to 6 p.m., Sandy Lake Amusement Park (Free - $2)
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Timber Tales: Preschool Storytime
Featured story: The Quilt Story by Tony Johnston
10 a.m. to 11 a.m., Log Cabin Village ($3)
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Development Classes
Classes to help new racers understand track racing
10 a.m., The Superdrome
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Burleson Arbor Day Ceremony
City staff will distribute 100 tree seedlings to those who attend
10 a.m., Wakefield Park (Free)
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Infant/Toddler Development Time
10:15 a.m. to 10:45 a.m., Skillman Southwestern Branch Library (Free)
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Toddler & Preschool Storytimes
10:30 a.m., Frisco Public Library (Free)
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Family Storytime
10:30 a.m., Irving Public Library (Southwest Branch) (Free)
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Willy Wonka
Presented by Slappy's Puppet Playhouse
10:30 a.m., Slappy's Puppet Playhouse ($8 - $9)
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Charisma Chorus
Voices needed!
10:30 a.m., Heritage Senior Center
Search within: Choir / Chorale, Seniors
Preschool Story Time
10:30 a.m. to 11:30 a.m., Fort Worth Library (Ridglea Branch) (Free)
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J. M. W. Turner
11 a.m. to 5 p.m., Dallas Museum of Art (DMA) ($5 - $18)
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Julian Onderdonk: Bluebonnets and Beyond
11 a.m. to 5 p.m., Dallas Museum of Art (DMA) ($5 - $10)
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Family Storytime
11 a.m., Irving Public Library (Northwest Branch) (Free)
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Infant/Toddler Development Time
11 a.m. to 11:30 a.m., Skillman Southwestern Branch Library (Free)
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Children's Storytime
11 a.m., Barnes & Noble (Fort Worth / Hulen Shopping Center) (Free)
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Children's Storytime
11 a.m. to 7 p.m., Barnes & Noble (Denton / Golden Triangle Mall) (Free)
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Palace Does Dallas: Sterling Allen, Peat Duggins and Ali Fitzgerald
11 a.m. to 5 p.m., Road Agent (Free)
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Sarah Ann Lobb: New Paintings / Wouter Deruytter: Wicked Creek
11 a.m. to 6 p.m., Light & Sie (Free)
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Igor Malijevsky
11 a.m. to 6 p.m., Photographs Do Not Bend Gallery (Free)
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David H. Gibson: Ephemeral Moments / David Dreyer: Recent Paintings & Sculpture
Also featuring David Eugene Everett: Practical Dreaming
11 a.m. to 9 p.m., The MAC (McKinney Avenue Contemporary) (Free)
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Beyond the Grasp: Sculpture Transcending the Physical
11 a.m. to 5 p.m., Nasher Sculpture Center (Free - $10)
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Either Side of Gray: Exploring Black and White
11 a.m. to 5 p.m., Dallas Museum of Art (DMA) (Free - $10)
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2008 Main St. Arts Festival
The Southwest's largest, four-day visual arts and entertainment festival, four days of fine art, food, fun and festivities hits Main Street in Fort Worth
11 a.m. to 10 p.m., Sundance Square (Free)
Search within: Arts and Crafts, Popular Music, Festivals
57th Annual Bluebonnet Trails Festival
11 a.m. to 8 p.m., Ennis Railroad and Cultural Heritage Museum (Free)
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Stars and Moon Yoga with Lynn Moon
11 a.m., Fretz Park Branch Library (Free)
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Serginho do Teclado e Companhia
Enjoy live music with lunch
11:30 a.m., Brazil Brasileiro (Free)
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Toddler & Preschool Storytimes
11:30 a.m., Frisco Public Library (Free)
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2008 Pot of Gold Luncheon
11:30 a.m. to 1 p.m., Hilton Anatole Hotel ($125)
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Doolittle Raiders Luncheon
Presentation and booksigning
11:30 a.m., Cavanaugh Flight Museum ($40 - $50)
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In the Beginning
Noon to 5 p.m., The Women's Museum (Free - $5)
Search within: Art and Sculpture, Judaism, Women's Issues
The Amateur Birder's Journal
Noon to 6 p.m., White Rock Lake Museum (Free)
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The Annual Voertman Student Art Competition
Noon to 5 p.m., University of North Texas Art Gallery (Free)
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Recent Works by Frank Campagna
Noon to midnight, Landmark Magnolia Theater and Bar (Free)
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Alumni Appreciation Day Luncheon
Silver Eagle Suite
Noon to 2 p.m., University Union (UNT) ($15)
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2008 Dallas International Guitar Festival
Noon to 7 p.m., Dallas Market Hall ($15 - $45)
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Book Sale
Noon to 4 p.m., Timberglen Branch Library (Free)
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Visual Arts Society of Texas 40th Annual Juried Exhibition
1 p.m. to 5 p.m., Center for the Visual Arts (Free)
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New Works by Stephanie Atkins
1 p.m. to 9 p.m., South Dallas Cultural Center (Free)
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Preston Royal Purls Knitting Social
1 p.m. to 4 p.m., Preston Royal Branch Library (Free)
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Red Dress Collection
3 p.m. to 9 p.m., Irving Mall (Free)
Search within: Fashion / Beauty, Health and Fitness
Wine Tasting: Big Dogs and Bargains
4 p.m. to 11 p.m., Farpointe Cellar (Frisco) ($10 - $30)
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Wine Tasting: Big Dogs and Bargains
4 p.m. to 11 p.m., Farpointe Cellar (Southlake) ($10 - $30)
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Dinner & A Movie
4:30 p.m. to 6:30 p.m., Ferre Ristorante & Bar (Fort Worth) ($25.95)
Search within: Movies / Film, Food and Drink
Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu at the DFW Gun Range
5 p.m. to 7:30 p.m., DFW Gun Range ($20 - $75)
Search within: Self defense
Friday Night Gallery Series
6 p.m. to 10 p.m., Reflection Fine Art (Free)
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Late Nights at the Museum
6 p.m. to midnight, Dallas Museum of Art (DMA) ($10)
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Rachel Yarborough Graduate Piano Recital
O'Donnell Recital Hall
6 p.m. to 7 p.m., Owen Arts Center (SMU) (Free)
Search within: Southern Methodist University, Classical Music
Tongue
6 p.m. to 9 p.m., Central Market (Fort Worth) (Free)
Search within: Cover and Tribute Bands, Rock
Hard Night's Day
Beatles tribute band
6:30 p.m. to 9 p.m., Club Dada ($5)
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UnNatural Disasters
6:30 p.m. to 9 p.m., The Visual Arts Building (UT Dallas) (Free)
Search within: University of Texas at Dallas, Arts
Ross Allen Wolfe
6:30 p.m., PappaRotti's Wine Room (Free)
Search within: Lounge, Singer / Songwriter
Theater Dinner and a Show
6:30 p.m. to 9 p.m., Cal and Walt Wester Middle School
Search within: Wester
The Salutation / Seymore & the Willmingtons / For Every Day / Suddenly Lights / One Amp Short
North Texas Local Music Showcase
6:30 p.m., The Max ($10)
Search within: Alternative / Indie, Rock
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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Karaoke
7 p.m. to 11 p.m., Riscky's Barbecue (Fort Worth / Camp Bowie) (Free)
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Christian Songwriters Night
Sponsored by Hope Fellowship Church
7 p.m. to 10 p.m., The Pigeon Hole ($2)
Search within: Christian
River Legacy Friday Night Rides
7 p.m. to 9 p.m., River Legacy Living Science Center (Free)
Search within: Kids / Family, Cycling
Little Red Riding Hood
Presented by Casa Mañana’s Children’s Playhouse
7 p.m., Casa Mañana Theatre ($11 - $16)
Search within: Musicals, Children's Performance
Discovery after Dark
7 p.m. to 10 p.m., Fossil Rim Wildlife Center ($45)
Search within: Parks and Trails
Spring Drama
7 p.m. to 9 p.m., The Cambridge School of Dallas
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Panic at the Disco / Motion City Soundtrack / The Hush Sound / Phantom Planet
The Honda Civic Tour
7 p.m., Palladium Ballroom ($35)
Search within: Alternative / Indie, Rock
Geoff Muldaur / Stephen Bruton
In the McDavid Studio
7 p.m., Bass Performance Hall ($30)
Search within: Singer / Songwriter
Concernathon 2008 featuring Record Hop / Shiny Around the Edges / Bridges and Blinking Lights
Also featuring Burnt Sienna Trio / Tre Orsi / jetscreamer / Handbrake / Last Men
7 p.m., Rubber Gloves Rehearsal Studio ($6 - $8)
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Opening Reception - Lee Akins Retrospective (3D)
7 p.m. to 9 p.m., Art Centre of Plano (Free)
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Richardson Symphonic Wind Section Quartet
7 p.m. to 10 p.m., Dunn Bros Coffee (Free)
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The Orange / White Arms of Athena / Euphony / Pat the Human
7 p.m., Plano Centre ($10)
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Release of Ramos Cabernet Sauvignon 2005
7 p.m., San Martino Winery & Vineyards ($10 - $20)
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Songs of Sinatra feat. David Hallum and His Big Band
NRH Sounds of Summer concert series
7 p.m., NRH2O Waterpark (Free)
Search within: Big Band, Cover and Tribute Bands, Jazz
Jared Taber / Broken Traveler / David's Drum
On the side stage in the main room
7 p.m., The Door (Dallas) ($10)
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Easy Entertaining: "O" Wine Glasses
7 p.m. to 9 p.m., Central Market (Dallas) ($65)
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¡Domingos Fantasticos!- La Mascara que Hablaba
7 p.m., Albert & Iola Lee Davis Malvern Elementary ($7 - $10)
Search within: Spanish, Kids / Family
The Memphite Necropolis - Beyond The Pyramids
In Room 123 of the Fondren Science Building
7 p.m., Southern Methodist University (SMU) (Free)
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Modern 'til Midnight
7 p.m., Modern Art Museum of Fort Worth (Free - $15)
Search within: Art and Sculpture, Alt-Country / Americana, Rap / Hip-Hop, Rock