Events Thursday, February 28, 2008
BNI Preston Park Weekly Meeting
7 a.m. to 8:30 a.m., La Hacienda Ranch (Dallas)
Search within: Networking Functions
Mesquite ISD Student Exhibition
8 a.m. to 5 p.m., Mesquite Arts Center (Free)
Search within: Art and Sculpture, Mesquite ISD
African American Museum Art
Treetop Gallery
8 a.m. to 5 p.m., Treetop Gallery (Mountain View College) (Free)
Search within: Mountain View College, Art and Sculpture
African American Museum Art
Treetop Gallery
8 a.m. to 5 p.m., Treetop Gallery (Mountain View College) (Free)
Search within: Mountain View College, Art and Sculpture
Leonard Stokes: Collages
8 a.m. to midnight, Mildred Hawn Exhibition Gallery (Free)
Search within: Southern Methodist University, Art and Sculpture
MS Open House
8:30 a.m. to 11:45 a.m., Cistercian Preparatory School
Search within: Cistercian Preparatory School
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
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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The Alchemical Marriage/Life in the Alembic
Recent work by Krystall and David Barnes
9 a.m. to 8 p.m., The ARTS Gallery at CCCC (Free)
Search within: Art and Sculpture
Seeing
9 a.m. to 5:30 p.m., Fort Worth Museum of Science and History ($7 - $8)
Search within: Kids / Family
Medicare Assistance & Benefits Counseling
AARP trained Medicare volunteer advisors will be here.
9 a.m. to noon, Heritage Senior Center
Search within: Seniors
Michael Banes and Sue McCans: Paintings
9 a.m. to 8 p.m., Irving Arts Center (Free)
Search within: Art and Sculpture
The Forgotten Soldier: The Perils, The Triumphs, The Legacy
Annual African-American History Month Exhibition
9 a.m. to 8 p.m., Irving Arts Center (Free)
Search within: Art and Sculpture, African-American
Digital Graphic Exhibit
Granville Arts Center Gallery
9 a.m. to 5 p.m., Patty Granville Arts Center (Free)
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Identities
9 a.m. to 10 p.m., The Cecil and Ida Green Center (UT Dallas) (Free)
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Robert Sabuda: Travels in Time and Space
In the Dupree Theater Lobby
9 a.m. to 8 p.m., Irving Arts Center (Free)
Search within: Art and Sculpture, Kids / Family
Filming Kennedy: Home Movies from Dallas
9 a.m. to 6 p.m., The Sixth Floor Museum at Dealey Plaza (Free - $13.50)
Search within: Historical Exhibits
Africanchild Bookdrive Golf Tournament
9 a.m. to 4 p.m., Pecan Hollow Golf Course ($75 - $100)
Picturing The Bible: The Earliest Christian Art
Museum exhibit featuring ancient religious artwork
10 a.m. to 5 p.m., Kimbell Art Museum
Search within: Art and Sculpture, Christianity
100 Years of Autochrome
10 a.m. to 8 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 8 p.m., Amon Carter Museum (Free)
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Points of Convergence: Masters of Fine Arts
10 a.m. to 5 p.m., The Gallery at UTA (Free)
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Southern Mythology by Mark Messersmith / Global Warming by Tracy Hicks
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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Kenda North / JP Long / Kirk Tatom
10 a.m. to 5 p.m., Craighead-Green Gallery (Free)
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Texas Collects Asia 2008: Japanese Art
10 a.m. to 5 p.m., The Trammell & Margaret Crow Collection of Asian Art (Free)
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15th Annual Scent Bottle Invitational
10 a.m. to 6 p.m., Kittrell/Riffkind Art Glass (Free)
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Sin Fronteras: Acrylic paintings by Alvaro Zorrilla
10 a.m. to 6 p.m., Rose Marine Theater (Free)
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Sharon Stevenson "Surreality"
Also featuring Sylvia Crane's "Abstractions"
10 a.m. to 6 p.m., 14th Street Gallery (Free)
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Arie Van Selm: Features and Figures II
10 a.m. to 6 p.m., Gerald Peters Gallery (Free)
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Collecting & Collectivity
10 a.m. to 5 p.m., Conduit Gallery (Free)
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Ancient Treasures
10 a.m. to 9 p.m., The Shops at Willow Bend ($6 - $14.95)
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Bob "Daddy - o" Wade
10 a.m. to 5 p.m., William Campbell Contemporary Art (Free)
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William Cannings
10 a.m. to 5 p.m., Pan American Art Projects (Free)
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Children's Storytime
10 a.m., Borders Books & Music (Dallas / Greenville & Lovers) (Free)
Search within: Kiddie
Real Time: Live Streaming Video
10 a.m. to 5 p.m., The Dallas Center for Contemporary Art (Free)
Search within: Art and Sculpture
Cardinal Points/Puntos Cardinales
10 a.m. to 5 p.m., Latino Cultural Center (Free)
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Heart of the Matter by Florence Criss
10 a.m. to 5 p.m., Latino Cultural Center (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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Enameling Workshop with Rebecca Swann
10 a.m. to 3 p.m., Creative Arts Center of Dallas ($185 - $215)
Search within: Arts and Crafts
Steps to a Likeness with Perrin Sparks
Five Day Workshop
10 a.m. to 3 p.m., Creative Arts Center of Dallas ($425 - $455)
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The Velveteen Rabbit
Presented by Garland Civic Theatre's Children On Stage
10 a.m., Patty Granville Arts Center ($5 - $12)
Search within: Plays, Children's Performance
Ikebana in the Galleries
10 a.m. to 9 p.m., The Trammell & Margaret Crow Collection of Asian Art
Search within: Japan
Lela Rose Bridal Trunk Show
Hosted by Warren Barron
10 a.m. to 6 p.m., Highland Park Village (Free)
Search within: Fashion / Beauty, Shopping
Toddler Storytime
10:15 a.m. to 10:35 a.m., Grapevine Public Library (Free)
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Listener Story Time
10:15 a.m. to 10:45 a.m., Lake Arlington Branch Library (Free)
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Children's Storytime
10:30 a.m., Barnes & Noble (Dallas / Preston Royal) (Free)
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Toddler Story Time
10:30 a.m. to 11 a.m., Southeast Arlington Branch Library (Free)
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Toddler Story Time
10:30 a.m. to 11 a.m., East Arlington Branch Library (Free)
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Frankly Ben: An Imaginary Day in the Life of an Extraordinary Kid
10:30 a.m., Majestic Theatre ($5)
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Preschool Storytime
10:45 a.m. to 11:15 a.m., Grapevine Public Library (Free)
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J. M. W. Turner
11 a.m. to 9 p.m., Dallas Museum of Art (DMA) ($5 - $18)
Search within: Art and Sculpture
Phil Collins: the world won’t listen
11 a.m. to 9 p.m., Dallas Museum of Art (DMA) ($5 - $10)
Search within: Art and Sculpture, Movies / Film
Gabriel Orozco: Inner Circles of the Wall
11 a.m. to 9 p.m., Dallas Museum of Art (DMA) ($5 - $10)
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George Tobolowsky: Poetry in Steel
Also featuring The Divas and Iron Chefs of Encaustic
11 a.m. to 9 p.m., The MAC (McKinney Avenue Contemporary) (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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Leonora Carrington "What She Might Be"
11 a.m. to 9 p.m., Dallas Museum of Art (DMA) ($5 - $10)
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New Art from Chicago: Scott Anderson, Aaron Baker, John Parot, Steve Reber
11 a.m. to 5 p.m., Road Agent (Free)
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Reflection of a Man: The Photographs of Stanley Marcus
11 a.m. to 9 p.m., Dallas Museum of Art (DMA) ($5 - $10)
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Joakim Eneroth: Swedish Red - Comfortably Secure / Peter Brown: West of Last Chance
11 a.m. to 6 p.m., Photographs Do Not Bend Gallery (Free)
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The Sarah-Ann and Werner H. Kramarsky Gift of Contemporary American Drawings
11 a.m. to 5 p.m., Hughes-Trigg Student Center (SMU) (Free)
Search within: Southern Methodist University, Art and Sculpture
AARP Tax Help
11 a.m. to 3 p.m., J. Erik Jonsson Central Library (Dallas Public Library) (Free)
Search within: Taxes
Preschool Storytime for Homeschoolers
11 a.m., Frisco Public Library (Free)
Serginho do Teclado e Companhia
Enjoy live music with lunch
11:30 a.m., Betchee's Brazil (Free)
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Team Networking Richardson Weekly Meeting
11:30 a.m. to 1 p.m., Texas Land & Cattle Steakhouse (Richardson) ($15)
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'Inside the 2008 Election: What History Says and What the Future Holds'
11:30 a.m. to 1 p.m., Colonial Country Club
Search within: Federal Elections
Dax Callner Marketing Luncheon
11:30 a.m. to 1:30 p.m., Fort Worth Club
Search within: Marketing / Advertising / PR, Networking Functions
Edwin Augustus Harleston: “Artist and Activist In A Changing Era”
Noon to 5 p.m., African American Museum
Search within: Art and Sculpture, African-American
Collections, Cultures and Collaborations
Noon to 5 p.m., University of North Texas Art Gallery (Free)
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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
Jack Barnett "Indefinite Allegories"
Noon to 5:30 p.m., Norwood Flynn Gallery (Free)
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Snapshots: Black Dallas/ Fort Worth Contemporary Photographers At A Glance
Noon to 5 p.m., African American Museum (Free)
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The Amateur Birder's Journal
Noon to 6 p.m., White Rock Lake Museum (Free)
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With an Even Hand: Brown vs. Board at Fifty
Noon to 5 p.m., African American Museum (Free)
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14th Annual El Corazon Art Exhibition
Noon to 6 p.m., Bath House Cultural Center (Free)
Search within: Art and Sculpture, Valentine's Day
Frankly Ben: An Imaginary Day in the Life of an Extraordinary Kid
12:30 p.m., Majestic Theatre ($5)
Search within: Kids / Family
AARP Tax Aide
1 p.m. to 5 p.m., Arlington Northeast Branch Library (Free)
AARP Tax Aide
1 p.m. to 5 p.m., Woodland West Branch Library(Arlington) (Free)
Materials: Hard & Soft
1 p.m. to 5 p.m., Center for the Visual Arts (Free)
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"Mind, Body, Spirit: Seeking Growth & Equity in the 21st Century" Art Show
33 Student Artists
1 p.m. to 3 p.m., Tarrant County College (South Campus) (Free)
Search within: Tarrant County College, Arts, Women's Issues
Homeschool Book Club
2 p.m., Fort Worth Central Library (Free)
Search within: Books / Authors / Literary events, Schools
After School Enrichment - Chess
3:30 p.m., Akiba Academy of Dallas (Free)
Search within: Akiba Academy, Chess
Family Support and Aging Issues Family Roundtable
4 p.m. to 7 p.m., Heritage Senior Center (Free - $7)
Search within: Seniors
Proof
Presented by Texas Woman's University
4 p.m., Redbud Theater (TWU) ($5 - $10)
Search within: Texas Woman's University, Plays
Student Choreography Concert Dress Rehearsal
4 p.m. to 7 p.m., Fort Worth Academy of Fine Arts
Search within: Fort Worth Academy of Fine Arts
History of Black Acheivement in America, 1904-1926
4 p.m., Keller Public Library (Free)
Search within: Movies / Film, African-American
The Black Press - Soldiers without Swords
4 p.m., Keller Public Library (Free)
Search within: Movies / Film, African-American
Against the Odds
Art of the Harlem Renaissance
4 p.m., Keller Public Library (Free)
Search within: Movies / Film, African-American
History of Black Acheivement in America, 1950-2004
4 p.m., Keller Public Library (Free)
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Community Diversity Job Fair
4 p.m. to 7 p.m., South Grand Prairie High School (Free)
Search within: The Economy / Employment, South Grand Prairie
Heritage Tappers Dance Class
4:15 p.m. to 6 p.m., Heritage Senior Center
Doubles 8 Ball Tournament
4:30 p.m. to 2 a.m., Coconuts Night Club and Sports Bar ($2)
Search within: Pool / Billiards
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
Family Support and Aging Issues Family Roundtable
5 p.m. to 6:30 p.m., Heritage Senior Center (Free - $7)
Search within: Seniors
UNT Recital Choir
Concert Hall
5 p.m., University of North Texas College of Music (UNT) (Free)
Search within: University of North Texas, Choir / Chorale, Classical Music
Dallas ISD Board of Trustees Meeting
5:30 p.m., Dallas ISD Administration Building (Free)
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Oak Cliff Chamber's Annual Awards Reception
5:30 p.m. to 7 p.m., Top of the Cliff ($25 - $300)
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Electric Campfire Fun
Acoustic Jam
6 p.m. to midnight, Sons of Hermann Hall
Search within: Folk, Singer / Songwriter
Senior Center Thursday Night Dances
6 p.m. to 9:30 p.m., Carrollton Senior Center ($5)
Search within: Seniors, Social Dancing
Thursday Senior Dances
6 p.m., Grand Prairie Senior Center ($5)
Search within: Seniors, Social Dancing
Preschool Playhouse
6 p.m. to 9:30 p.m., Grapevine Community Activities Center
Search within: Kids / Family
The Heritage Swinger Practice
A Performing Senior Dance Group
6 p.m. to 9 p.m., Heritage Senior Center
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Dancing: Zumba
6 p.m. to 7 p.m., Boys Ranch Activity Center ($40)
Search within: Health and Fitness, Social Dancing
Gallery Talk: Pictures from Potatoes: The Story of Autochrome
6 p.m., Amon Carter Museum (Free)
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DFW Roleplayers Game Night
6 p.m., Half Price Books (Dallas / Northwest Highway & Greenville) (Free)
Search within: Lifestyle
Evening Stroll With a Naturalist
6 p.m. to 7:30 p.m., Fort Worth Nature Center and Refuge ($5 - $10)
Search within: Parks and Trails
Dallas Singles Toastmasters Club
6:30 p.m. to 8 p.m., Ozona Bar & Grill (Free)
Search within: Networking Functions, Dating / Relationships
Ross Allen Wolfe
6:30 p.m., PappaRotti's Wine Room (Free)
Search within: Lounge, Singer / Songwriter
Crowley ISD Board of Trustees Meeting
6:30 p.m., Crowley ISD Administration Building (Free)
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2007-2008 Authorspeak Series: Willie L. Brown Jr.
6:30 p.m., J. Erik Jonsson Central Library (Dallas Public Library) ($20 - $80)
Search within: Books / Authors / Literary events
Savvy Entrees with Tre Wilcox
6:30 p.m. to 9 p.m., Central Market (Plano) ($70)
Search within: Recipes / Cooking
Napa Valley Dinner
Five course gourmet wine dinner
6:30 p.m., Daddy Jack's Wood Grill ($55)
Search within: Dining / Restaurants, Wine
Napa Valley Wine Dinner
6:30 p.m. to 10 p.m., Daddy Jack's Wood Grill ($55)
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Barry Pearson Trio Jazz Band
7 p.m., Bread Winners Cafe and Bakery (Dallas / McKinney & Hall) (Free)
Search within: Jazz
Live Music
Cowboys' house band
7 p.m. to 2 a.m., Cowboys Red River ($8 - $10)
Search within: Country