Events Saturday, August 23, 2008
Old Town Lewisville Farmers Market
8 a.m. to 2 p.m., Old Town Farmers Market (Free)
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Guided Nature Hike
8:30 a.m. to 10 a.m., Lake Mineral Wells State Park and Trailway
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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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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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Kids' Shorin Ryu Karate
9 a.m. to 10 a.m., Boys Ranch Activity Center ($40)
Search within: Kids / Family, Martial Arts
Dinosaur Roundup
9 a.m. to 8 p.m., National Cowgirl Museum and Hall of Fame (Free - $8)
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Beginning Fused Glass with Virginia Lindsay
Fall Session I
9 a.m. to noon, Creative Arts Center of Dallas ($165 - $195)
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Rat Snakes to Rattlers
9 a.m. to 5 p.m., Heard Natural Science Museum & Wildlife Sanctuary (Free - $8)
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Animals of the World: A Conservation Exhibit
9 a.m. to 5 p.m., Heard Natural Science Museum & Wildlife Sanctuary (Free - $8)
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Native Texas Butterflies
9 a.m. to 5 p.m., Heard Natural Science Museum & Wildlife Sanctuary (Free - $8)
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Variation & Theme: New Prints by Vance Wingate
9 a.m. to 5 p.m., Mildred Hawn Exhibition Gallery (Free)
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ESL/Citizenship Classes
9 a.m., Pleasant Grove Branch Public Library (Free)
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Jana Miller / Manuel Pecina
9 a.m. to 6 p.m., The Visual Arts Building (UT Dallas) (Free)
Search within: University of Texas at Dallas, Art and Sculpture
The Land that Shaped the People: Texas ranching heritage
9 a.m. to 5 p.m., Hall of State (Free)
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Women of Faith Conference
9 a.m. to 10 p.m., American Airlines Center ($50 - $129)
Search within: Christian, Christianity, Women's Issues
Alpha Gamma Delta Work Day
9 a.m. to 5 p.m., UTD Student Union Center (Free)
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80th North Texas State Fair and Rodeo
Come celebrate the "Cowboy Way" at the North Texas State Fair and Rodeo 80th Anniversary
9 a.m. to 1 a.m., North Texas State Fairgrounds ($5 - $90)
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Rally Day
9 a.m. to 5 p.m., The Episcopal Church of the Transfiguration (Free)
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Mugs, Jugs, and Throwing Large with Earline Greene
Fall Session I
9:30 a.m. to 12:30 p.m., Creative Arts Center of Dallas ($145 - $175)
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Metal Sculpture with Dan Sellers
Fall Session I
9:30 a.m. to 12:30 p.m., Creative Arts Center of Dallas ($185 - $215)
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Oil Painting From Photographs with Dave Kramer
Fall Session I
9:30 a.m. to 12:30 p.m., Creative Arts Center of Dallas ($185 - $215)
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Stone Sculpting with Art Wells
Fall Session I
9:30 a.m. to 12:30 p.m., Creative Arts Center of Dallas ($185 - $215)
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North Richland Hills Animal Adoption & Rescue Center (AARC) Off-Site Adoption
Find a new best friend
10 a.m., Petco (Free)
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The Art Zone
Art classes at the Lakeside Arts Center
10 a.m. to 11:30 a.m., Lakeside Arts Center
Search within: Art and Sculpture, Kids / Family
Target First Saturdays
10 a.m. to 2 p.m., Nasher Sculpture Center (Free)
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Children's Storytime
10 a.m., Barnes & Noble (Arlington / Lincoln Square) (Free)
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Marsden Hartley and the West: The Search for an American Modernism
10 a.m. to 5 p.m., Amon Carter Museum (Free)
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Texas Collects ASIA 2008: Chinese Art
10 a.m. to 5 p.m., The Trammell & Margaret Crow Collection of Asian Art (Free)
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Capoeira Classes
10 a.m. to 12:30 p.m., South Dallas Cultural Center ($15 - $45)
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Citizenship Classes
10 a.m. to 1 p.m., North Oak Cliff Branch Library (Free)
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The Impressionists
Master Paintings from the Art Institute of Chicago
10 a.m. to 5 p.m., Kimbell Art Museum (Free - $16)
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Documenting China: Contemporary Photography and Social Change
10 a.m. to 5 p.m., The Trammell & Margaret Crow Collection of Asian Art (Free)
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The Blues/Jazz Experience: Paintings by Earnest “Ernie” Benton and Daggi Wallace
10 a.m. to 5 p.m., Irving Arts Center (Free)
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Dallas Video Festival Art Video Series
10 a.m. to 5 p.m., Conduit Gallery (Free)
Search within: Art and Sculpture, Movies / Film
Chick + Clix: mostly women photographers
10 a.m. to 5 p.m., The Dallas Center for Contemporary Art (Free)
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Adults Shorin Ryu Karate
10 a.m. to 11:30 a.m., Boys Ranch Activity Center ($40)
Search within: Health and Fitness, Martial Arts
Nell Dorr: From Everlasting to Everlasting
10 a.m. to 5 p.m., Amon Carter Museum (Free)
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Kara Walker: My Complement, My Enemy, My Oppressor, My Love
10 a.m. to 5 p.m., Modern Art Museum of Fort Worth (Free - $10)
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BIG! Himalayan Art
10 a.m. to 5 p.m., The Trammell & Margaret Crow Collection of Asian Art (Free)
Search within: Art and Sculpture, Asia / Asian-American
David Keens, Texas Artist of the Year
10 a.m. to 5 p.m., Arlington Museum of Art (Free)
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KidsArts/Kids’ Works 2008
10 a.m. to 5 p.m., Irving Arts Center (Free)
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Children's Art Exhibit/Competition - Transportation Summit
10 a.m. to 5 p.m., Irving Arts Center (Free)
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Revisualizing Westward Expansion: A Century of Conflict, 1800–1900
10 a.m. to 5 p.m., Amon Carter Museum (Free)
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Eyes on Earth
10 a.m. to 5 p.m., Museum of Nature & Science ($5.50 - $8.75)
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Ma Teresa Gomez-Martorell
10 a.m. to 5 p.m., Fort Worth Community Arts Center (Free)
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Lisa Nersesova
10 a.m. to 5 p.m., Fort Worth Community Arts Center (Free)
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Jack Kilby: The Eye of Genius Photographs by the Inventor of the Microchip
10 a.m. to 5 p.m., Meadows Museum (SMU) ($8)
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8th Annual Art Connection Members’ Show
10 a.m. to 5 p.m., Irving Arts Center (Free)
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Bilingual Introductory Computer Class
10 a.m. to noon, Arcadia Park Branch Library (Free)
Search within: Computers, Hispanic / Latino
Featured Artists Series 2008
10 a.m. to 6 p.m., Kittrell/Riffkind Art Glass (Free)
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Plazas Comunitarias en su Biblioteca
10 a.m. to 3 p.m., Lakewood Branch Library (Free)
Confused About Medicare?
10 a.m. to 11:30 a.m., North Richland Hills Recreation Center (Free)
Search within: Health and Fitness, Seniors
Great American Trucking Show
10 a.m. to 6 p.m., The Dallas Convention Center
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Chihuahua-Rescue & Transport : Adopt-A-Pet
10 a.m. to 3 p.m., PetSmart (Garland) (Free)
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Family Festival Days
10 a.m. to 5 p.m., The Trammell & Margaret Crow Collection of Asian Art
Search within: Art and Sculpture, China
Metroplex Glass Show & Sale
10 a.m. to 5 p.m., Grapevine Convention Center ($6)
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David Yurman Trunk Show
10 a.m. to 8 p.m., Neiman Marcus NorthPark (Free)
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St. John Trunk Show
10 a.m. to 6 p.m., Neiman Marcus NorthPark (Free)
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Beauty and the Beach
Presented by Artie's Playhouse
10 a.m., Artisan Center Theater ($5)
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Dallas Metroplex Council of Black Alumni Associations' Jimmy Walker Memorial Scholarship Tournament
10 a.m., Firewheel Golf of Garland
Willy Wonka
Presented by Slappy's Puppet Playhouse
10:30 a.m., Slappy's Puppet Playhouse ($8 - $9)
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Children's Storytime
10:30 a.m., Barnes & Noble (Dallas / Prestonwood) (Free)
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Texas Girls' Choir "Rally Day" Party
10:45 a.m. to noon, Texas Girls' Choir Headquarters
Search within: Choir / Chorale, a cappella, Children's Performance
Spanish Conversation Club
11 a.m. to noon, Fort Worth Central Library (Free)
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Family Day Story Time
11 a.m., Borders Books & Music (Colleyville) (Free)
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Making It New: The Art and Style of Sara and Gerald Murphy
11 a.m. to 5 p.m., Dallas Museum of Art (DMA) ($5 - $10)
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Children's Storytime
11 a.m., Barnes & Noble (Fort Worth / Hulen Shopping Center) (Free)
Search within: Books / Authors / Literary events
On Kawara: 10 Tableaux and 20,834 Pages
11 a.m. to 5 p.m., Dallas Museum of Art (DMA) ($5 - $10)
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A Different Breed : Adopt-A-Pet
11 a.m. to 4 p.m., Pepper Square Shopping Center (Free)
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Children's Storytime
11 a.m., Barnes & Noble (Fort Worth / University & 30) (Free)
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Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu at the DFW Gun Range
11 a.m. to 12:30 p.m., DFW Gun Range ($20 - $75)
Search within: Self defense
Children's Storytelling
11 a.m. to 1 p.m., National Cowboys of Color Museum and Hall of Fame (Free)
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Tim Noble and Sue Webster
11 a.m. to 4 p.m., The Goss-Michael Foundation (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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Group Exhibition
11 a.m. to 4 p.m., William Campbell Contemporary Art (Free)
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Gastronomia / erotica y estimulante
11 a.m. to 9 p.m., The MAC (McKinney Avenue Contemporary) (Free)
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Humane Society of Dallas : Adopt-A-Pet
11 a.m. to 4 p.m., PetSmart (Dallas) (Free)
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John Albok Gallery
11 a.m. to 6 p.m., Photographs Do Not Bend Gallery (Free)
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Contemporary Czech Photography
11 a.m. to 6 p.m., Photographs Do Not Bend Gallery (Free)
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Resisting Color: Textiles Tied and Dyed
11 a.m. to 5 p.m., Dallas Museum of Art (DMA) (Free)
Search within: Textile / Woven Arts, Historical Exhibits
Lone Star Legacy II: The Barrett Collection of Contemporary Texas Art
11 a.m. to 5 p.m., Dallas Museum of Art (DMA) (Free - $10)
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Tour Fort Worth's 2008 Southern Living Idea House
11 a.m. to 5 p.m., Southern Living 2008 Idea House ($10)
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Sehnsucht (Aspiration)
Curated by Georges Armaos
11 a.m. to 6 p.m., Light & Sie (Free)
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Jacques Lipchitz: A Gift from the Artist's Estate
11 a.m. to 5 p.m., Nasher Sculpture Center (Free - $10)
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Saved by Rock and Roll
11 a.m. to 5:30 p.m., The Cameron Gallery (Free)
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Let Art Talk
11 a.m. to 6 p.m., Visual Arts Coalition of Dallas (Free)
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Costume Character Visit
11 a.m., Barnes & Noble (Arlington / Parks Mall area) (Free)
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French Bistro Cooking Class
11 a.m. to 2 p.m., Milestone Culinary Arts Center ($89)
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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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Story Time
11:30 a.m., Borders Books & Music (Fort Worth / West Freeway & Hulen) (Free)
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Legends of Texas Summer Gunfight Shows
11:45 a.m., Stockyards Station Gallery (Free)
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Animal Guardians of America : Adopt-A-Pet
Noon to 5:30 p.m., PetSmart (Lewisville) (Free)
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Don Diego
Jazz, Chicken & Waffles
Noon to 2 p.m., South Dallas Cafe
Search within: Jazz, Dining / Restaurants
Animal Guardians of America : Adopt-A-Pet
Noon to 5:30 p.m., PetSmart (Lewisville) (Free)
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Erik Tosten and Polly Perez
Noon to 5 p.m., mighty fine arts (Free)
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Summer Show by Gallery Artists
Noon to 5:30 p.m., Norwood Flynn Gallery (Free)
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Guitar lessons for kids and adults
Noon, Ice House Cultural Center ($12 - $15)
Search within: Classical Music
Redefining the Disfranchised: The Political Art of Nina Allender
Noon to 5 p.m., The Women's Museum ($5)
Search within: Art and Sculpture, Women's Issues
Tracks of the Jaguar: Molina High School Art Exhibition
Noon to 6 p.m., Ice House Cultural Center (Free)
Search within: Art and Sculpture, Molina
Tonybones: A Solo Exhibition of New Work
Noon to 7 p.m., The Public Trust (Free)
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Geomorph
Noon to 5 p.m., Centraltrak (Free)
Search within: University of Texas at Dallas, Art and Sculpture
Karen Piloto: Spectrum / Christopher Lee Martin Celestial Visions
Noon to 5 p.m., The Haley-Henman Gallery (Free)
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Texas Girls' Choir New Member Auditions
Noon, Texas Girls' Choir Headquarters
Search within: Choir / Chorale, a cappella, Children's Performance
Seven Wonders & Live Sky Show
Double feature
12:15 p.m., Museum of Nature & Science Planetarium ($4)
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Mayan Performance Troupe
12:15 p.m., Dallas World Aquarium ($10.95 - $18.95)
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Beginning Fused Glass with Virginia Lindsay
Fall Session I
12:30 p.m. to 3:30 p.m., Creative Arts Center of Dallas ($165 - $195)
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Mexican Folk Art (Arte de la Gente)
12:30 p.m. to 2:30 p.m., Ice House Cultural Center ($10)
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Jimmy Eaves & Pure Country / Frankie Miller
1 p.m. to 5 p.m., Ernest Tubb Record Shop No. 6 (Free)
Search within: Country
The Art Zone
Art classes at the Lakeside Arts Center
1 p.m. to 2:30 p.m., Lakeside Arts Center
Search within: Art and Sculpture, Kids / Family
Kumaasi African Ensemble
West African dance classes for all ages.
1 p.m. to 3 p.m., Exline Recreational Center ($10)
Search within: World, Kids / Family, Social Dancing
Willy Wonka
Presented by Slappy's Puppet Playhouse
1 p.m., Slappy's Puppet Playhouse ($8 - $9)
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Rahr & Sons Brewery - Free Tour and Tasting
1 p.m. to 3 p.m., Rahr & Sons Brewery (Free)
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Alternative Firings with Earline Greene
Fall Session I
1 p.m. to 4 p.m., Creative Arts Center of Dallas ($145 - $175)
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ESL/Citizenship Classes
1 p.m., Pleasant Grove Branch Public Library (Free)
Search within: Immigration
What is it? Where'd you get it? Can I have it?
1 p.m. to 5 p.m., Webb Art Gallery
Search within: Historical Exhibits
Wine Tasting: Taste Across Italy
1 p.m. to 11 p.m., Farpointe Cellar (Frisco) ($15 - $30)
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Wine Tasting: Taste Across Italy
1 p.m. to 11 p.m., Farpointe Cellar (Southlake) ($15 - $30)
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Dillard's Fashion Show
1 p.m. to 2 p.m., Golden Triangle Mall (Free)
Search within: Fashion / Beauty, Shopping
Opening Reception - Featured Artists Series 2008
1 p.m. to 5:30 p.m., Kittrell/Riffkind Art Glass (Free)
Search within: Arts Event Opening, Art and Sculpture
Wonders of the Universe & Live Sky Show
1:15 p.m., Museum of Nature & Science Planetarium ($4)
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Mayan Performance Troupe
1:15 p.m., Dallas World Aquarium ($10.95 - $18.95)
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English Conversation Club
2 p.m. to 3:30 p.m., Fort Worth Central Library (Free)
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Family Film
Who Is the Artist?: Painters of the American Scene
2 p.m., Dallas Museum of Art (DMA)
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Menopause: The Musical
In the Countrywide Theatre
2 p.m., Eisemann Center for Performing Arts ($45)
Search within: Musicals
Sculpting the Head In Clay with Art Wells
Fall Session I
2 p.m. to 5 p.m., Creative Arts Center of Dallas ($185 - $215)
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Oil Painting From Life with Dave Kramer
Fall Session I
2 p.m. to 5 p.m., Creative Arts Center of Dallas ($185 - $215)
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God’s Favorite
Presented by ONSTAGE in Bedford
2 p.m., ONSTAGE Trinity Arts Theater ($10 - $15)
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Victorian Etiquette: The Silent Language of Calling Cards and Milady’s Fan
2 p.m. to 2:45 p.m., Bayless-Selby House Museum (Free)
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Cine en el Centro: "Canoa"
2 p.m., Latino Cultural Center (Free)
Search within: Movies / Film, Hispanic / Latino
Oak Lawn Library Book Club
2 p.m. to 4 p.m., Oak Lawn Branch Library (Free)
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American film: The Queen
2 p.m. to 4 p.m., J. Erik Jonsson Central Library (Dallas Public Library) (Free)
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Wine Tasting: Chanson's Pinot Noir
2 p.m. to 5 p.m., Goodies from Goodman (Free)
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Oak Lawn Library Book Club
2 p.m. to 3 p.m., Oak Lawn Branch Library (Free)
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Journey to Infinity & Live Sky Show
2:15 p.m., Museum of Nature & Science Planetarium ($4)
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Mayan Performance Troupe
2:15 p.m., Dallas World Aquarium ($10.95 - $18.95)
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Unhappily Ever After
Presented by Plano Community Theatre
2:15 p.m., Plano Children's Theatre ($7 - $14)
Search within: Theater, Children's Performance
High School Musical
Presented by Plano Community Theatre
2:15 p.m., Plano Children's Theatre ($7 - $14)
Search within: Musicals, Children's Performance
Three Time Fool / Third Street Band / The Hawkes / Lindby / Alexis Sanchez
2:30 p.m., Bill's Records (Free)
Search within: Alt-Country / Americana, Alternative / Indie, Rock
Saturday Tastings in the Wine and Beer Department
Sample and learn about specially selected wines each week
3 p.m. to 5 p.m., Central Market (Dallas) (Free)
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Performances in the Galleries
3 p.m., Dallas Museum of Art (DMA) ($5 - $10)
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Peter Pan
Presented by Artisan Center Theater
3 p.m., Artisan Center Theater ($6 - $15)
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Celebration of Saint Stephen's Day (Hungarian)
3 p.m., Italian Club of Dallas Clubhouse
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Unnecessary Farce
Presented by Circle Theatre
3 p.m., Circle Theatre ($20 - $30)
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Saturday Movie Matinée
3 p.m., Emily Fowler Denton Central Library (Free)
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Stars of the Pharaohs & Live Sky Show
3:15 p.m., Museum of Nature & Science Planetarium ($4)
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Mayan Performance Troupe
3:15 p.m., Dallas World Aquarium ($10.95 - $18.95)
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Slappy & Monday Unwrapped!
A variety show
4 p.m., Slappy's Puppet Playhouse ($8 - $9)
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