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The Appeal of Romantic Art and Poetry
Dr. Willard Spiegelman, Dr. Dorothy Kosinski, and Prof. Mary Vernon
When: Wednesday, April 30, 2008, 7 p.m. to 8:30 p.m.
Where: Dallas Institute of Humanities and Culture, 2719 Routh Street, Dallas
Cost: $10 - $45
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Cosponsored by the Dallas Institute and the Dallas Museum of Art. Admission per evening: Members $25, Nonmembers $35, Teachers $10. Two-evening package: Members $45, Nonmembers $65, Teachers $15.
Explore Romantic art and poetry and their powerful influence on contemporary culture through the poems of William Wordsworth and the paintings of J.M.W.Turner. In conjunction with the Dallas Museum of Art's J.M.W. Turner exhibition (February 10-May 18), Dr. Willard Spiegelman, SMU Professor of English, will team up first with Dr. Dorothy Kosinski, curator of the Turner exhibition, and then with Prof. Mary Vernon, SMU Professor of Drawing and Painting, to present the art and poetry of the Romantics -- focusing on Turner and Wordsworth -- and their integral relationship to each other. For more information call 214-871-2440.
Some nearby drink specials on April 30th
- Taste: 3 pm - 7 pm
- Buddies II: 1 pm - 8 pm: $2.75 domestics, $2.75 wells
- Hook Line and Sinker: 4 pm - 7 pm: $1.75 domestics, $2.75 imports
- The Ginger Man (Dallas): 4 pm - 7 pm: $0.50 off pints and 16 oz beer, $1 off pitchers
- Texas Land & Cattle Steakhouse (Dallas / Cole & Lemmon): 4 pm - 7 pm: $2 drinks, $3.50 margaritas, $3.50 sunset cosmos / 1/2 off appetizers
Some nearby restaurants
Some nearby events on April 30th
- Kenny Lewis, Sambuca (Dallas), 7:30 p.m.
- Whodunnit, Theatre Three, 2 p.m.
- The Misanthrope, Dallas Theater Center, 7:30 p.m.
- Etta James / The Tyler Dow Bryant Band, House of Blues, 8 p.m.
- “Of Aspect More Sublime: The Appeal of Romantic Art and Poetry” , Dallas Institute of Humanities and Culture, 6 p.m. to 8:30 p.m.
Event posted Jan. 22, 2008
Last updated Feb. 13, 2008
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