Events Thursday, January 31, 2008
BNI Preston Park Weekly Meeting
7 a.m. to 8:30 a.m., La Hacienda Ranch (Dallas)
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El Greco of Toledo
Presented by the Eastfield Library
7:30 a.m. to 10 p.m., Eastfield College (DCCCD) (Free)
Search within: Eastfield College, Art and Sculpture
Going to Texas: Five Centuries of Texas Maps
8 a.m. to 4:30 p.m., Old Red Museum of Dallas County History & Culture (Free)
Search within: Historical Exhibits, Local History
Mesquite Creative Arts Club
8 a.m. to 5 p.m., Mesquite Arts Center (Free)
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Merchandise for the Millions: American Trade Catalogs
8 a.m., Southern Methodist University (SMU)
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Ceramics Exhibit
Treetop Gallery
8 a.m. to 5 p.m., Treetop Gallery (Mountain View College) (Free)
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Leonard Stokes: Collages
8 a.m. to midnight, Mildred Hawn Exhibition Gallery (Free)
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Junior Barrow Show – Black/OPB, Yorkshire, Duroc followed by White/OPB
In the Swine Arena
8 a.m., Will Rogers Coliseum
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Junior Steer Show – Angus, Hereford, Polled Hereford, Shorthorn, American Crossbred Classes
In the Watt Arena
8 a.m., Will Rogers Coliseum
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Carter Blood Care Blood Drive
West Entrance
8:30 a.m. to 4 p.m., Mountain View College (DCCCD) (Free)
Search within: Mountain View College, Health and Fitness
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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Dinosaurs Alive!
Life-size Animatronic Dinosaurs at the Heard
9 a.m. to 5 p.m., Heard Natural Science Museum & Wildlife Sanctuary ($5 - $8)
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Go, Figure!
2D & 3D Creative processes focusing on the human figure
9 a.m. to 8 p.m., The ARTS Gallery at CCCC (Free)
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Seeing
9 a.m. to 5:30 p.m., Fort Worth Museum of Science and History ($7 - $8)
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Medicare Assistance & Benefits Counseling
AARP trained Medicare volunteer advisors will be here.
9 a.m. to noon, Heritage Senior Center
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Michael Banes and Sue McCans: Paintings
9 a.m. to 8 p.m., Irving Arts Center (Free)
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Beginning Fused Glass with Rebecca Romanek Johnson
Winter/Spring Session I
9 a.m. to noon, Creative Arts Center of Dallas ($165 - $195)
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More Personal Stories
9 a.m. to 5 p.m., Fort Worth Community Arts Center (Free)
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Destinations
Works by Grayson Harper
9 a.m. to 5 p.m., Fort Worth Community Arts Center (Free)
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Fort Worth Stock Show & Rodeo
The World's Original Indoor Rodeo
9 a.m. to 8 p.m., Will Rogers Coliseum ($8)
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Digital Graphic Exhibit
Granville Arts Center Gallery
9 a.m. to 5 p.m., Patty Granville Arts Center (Free)
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The Shutter and the View
An exhibit of the photographic work of artists Wendell Earl Gorden and Carl N. Sidle in the Gallery.
9 a.m. to 9 p.m., Fort Worth Central Library
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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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Figurative Sculpture with Tomas Bustos
Winter/Spring Session I
9:30 a.m. to 12:30 p.m., Creative Arts Center of Dallas ($175 - $205)
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Advanced Jewelry with Rebecca Swann
Winter/Spring Session I
9:30 a.m. to 12:30 p.m., Creative Arts Center of Dallas ($165 - $195)
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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
Coming of Age: American Art, 1850's to 1950's
Art exhibit held at SMU's Meadows Museum
10 a.m. to 8 p.m., Meadows Museum (SMU) (Free - $8)
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With New Eyes: Exploration and the American West
10 a.m. to 8 p.m., Amon Carter Museum (Free)
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Masterworks of American Photography
10 a.m. to 8 p.m., Amon Carter Museum (Free)
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100 Years of Autochrome
10 a.m. to 8 p.m., Amon Carter Museum (Free)
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Jerry Bywaters: Interpreter of the Southwest, Lonestar Printmaker
10 a.m. to 8 p.m., Meadows Museum (SMU) ($8)
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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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Recent Paintings and Sculpture by David Dreyer
10 a.m. to 5 p.m., Valley House Gallery & Sculpture Center
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Rich Bowman /Issac Smith / Orna Feinstein
10 a.m. to 5 p.m., Craighead-Green Gallery (Free)
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Brad Ford Smith
A compilation of art projects
10 a.m. to 6 p.m., Janette Kennedy Gallery (Free)
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Billy Hassel / Reinhard Ziegler / Queen’s Nails Annex
10 a.m. to 5 p.m., Conduit Gallery (Free)
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Jay Shinn With the Grain / Maquettes by Tom Orr
10 a.m. to 5 p.m., Marty Walker Gallery (Free)
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Gael Stack: Gaps, Sinkholes, and other Chasms
10 a.m. to 5 p.m., Holly Johnson Gallery (Free)
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Around the World in 81 Days
10 a.m. to 5 p.m., Mary Karam Gallery (Free)
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“Flag Series Revisited”
10 a.m. to 6 p.m., Michael Cross Gallery & Studio (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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New Members Show
10 a.m. to 4 p.m., Texas Visual Arts Association Gallery (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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Ancient Treasures
10 a.m. to 9 p.m., The Shops at Willow Bend ($6 - $14.95)
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Children's Storytime
10 a.m., Borders Books & Music (Dallas / Greenville & Lovers) (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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Bundle Up With Winter Gear Storytime
10 a.m., Borders Books & Music (Dallas / Greenville & Lovers) (Free)
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2008 Texas Black Film Festival
10 a.m. to 11:59 p.m., The Studio Movie Grill (Addison) ($8 - $25)
Search within: Film Festivals, African-American
Angel Sanchez Bridal Trunk Show
Hosted by Warren Barron
10 a.m. to 6 p.m., Highland Park Village (Free)
Search within: Fashion / Beauty, Shopping
Manolo Blahnik Trunk Show
10 a.m. to 6 p.m., Neiman Marcus NorthPark (Free)
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Toddler Storytime
10:15 a.m. to 10:35 a.m., Grapevine Public Library (Free)
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Children's Storytime
10:30 a.m., Barnes & Noble (Dallas / Preston Royal) (Free)
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Morning Storytime
10:30 a.m., Bowles Life Center Branch Library (Grand Prairie) (Free)
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Preschool Storytime
10:45 a.m. to 11:15 a.m., Grapevine Public Library (Free)
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Phil Collins: the world won’t listen
11 a.m. to 9 p.m., Dallas Museum of Art (DMA) ($5 - $10)
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Woman: The Art of Gaston Lachaise
11 a.m. to 9 p.m., Nasher Sculpture Center ($5 - $10)
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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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Beverly Semmes: Pink Arms, Pairs and Bumps / Paul Slocum: More House
11 a.m. to 5 p.m., Dunn and Brown Contemporary (Free)
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Texas Bauhaus
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)
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Bundle Up With Winter Gear Storytime
11 a.m., Borders Books & Music (Mesquite) (Free)
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Bundle Up With Winter Gear Storytime
11 a.m., Borders Books & Music (Plano) (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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Team Networking Richardson Weekly Meeting
11:30 a.m. to 1 p.m., Texas Land & Cattle Steakhouse (Richardson) ($15)
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Edwin Augustus Harleston: “Artist and Activist In A Changing Era”
Noon to 5 p.m., African American Museum
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Collections, Cultures and Collaborations
Noon to 5 p.m., University of North Texas Art Gallery (Free)
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Motion
Noon to 3 p.m., Tarrant County College (Southeast Campus) (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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Intermediate and Advanced Fused Glass with Rebecca Romanek Johnson
Winter/Spring Session I
12:30 p.m. to 3:30 p.m., Creative Arts Center of Dallas ($165 - $195)
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Materials: Hard & Soft
1 p.m. to 5 p.m., Center for the Visual Arts (Free)
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After School Enrichment - Chess
3:30 p.m., Akiba Academy of Dallas (Free)
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After School Movie
3:30 p.m., Audelia Road Branch Library (Free)
Search within: Movies / Film, Kids / Family
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)
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Stories And Activities
4:30 p.m., Bowles Life Center Branch Library (Grand Prairie) (Free)
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Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu at the DFW Gun Range
5 p.m. to 7:30 p.m., DFW Gun Range ($20 - $75)
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Dallas ISD Board of Trustees Meeting
5:30 p.m., Dallas ISD Administration Building (Free)
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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)
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Thursday Senior Dances
6 p.m., Grand Prairie Senior Center ($5)
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Preschool Playhouse
6 p.m. to 9:30 p.m., Grapevine Community Activities Center
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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)
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Forum and Studio: Brookhaven College Art Alumni
6 p.m. to 8 p.m., Forum Gallery (Brookhaven College) (Free)
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Be-Tween Book & Movie Club
6 p.m., Smith Public Library (Wylie) (Free)
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Evening Stroll With a Naturalist
6 p.m. to 7:30 p.m., Fort Worth Nature Center and Refuge ($5 - $10)
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Dallas Singles Toastmasters Club
6:30 p.m. to 8 p.m., Ozona Bar & Grill (Free)
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Pix 2
6:30 p.m. to 9 p.m., The Visual Arts Building (UT Dallas) (Free)
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Ceramic Mural Making with Kathy Loucas
Winter/spring Session I
6:30 p.m. to 9:30 p.m., Creative Arts Center of Dallas ($165 - $195)
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Contemporary Clay Sculpture with Keith Livingston
Winter/Spring Session I
6:30 p.m. to 9:30 p.m., Creative Arts Center of Dallas ($175 - $205)
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Quickdraw with Al Kraayvanger
Winter/Spring Session I
6:30 p.m. to 9:30 p.m., Creative Arts Center of Dallas ($165 - $195)
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Observational Drawing: Things and Places with Michael O'Keefe
Winter/Spring Session I
6:30 p.m. to 9:30 p.m., Creative Arts Center of Dallas ($165 - $195)
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Metal Sculpture with Dan Sellers
Winter/Spring Session I
6:30 p.m. to 9:30 p.m., Creative Arts Center of Dallas ($165 - $195)
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Stone Sculpting with Art Wells
Winter/Spring Session I
6:30 p.m. to 9:30 p.m., Creative Arts Center of Dallas ($165 - $195)
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Crowley ISD Board of Trustees Meeting
6:30 p.m., Crowley ISD Administration Building (Free)
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Family Science Night
6:30 p.m. to 8 p.m., Harrison Lane Elementary School
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Natalie Phillips Senior Horn Recital
Recital Hall
6:30 p.m., University of North Texas College of Music (UNT) (Free)
Search within: University of North Texas, Classical Music
Guest Artist Kevin Jones with the Studio of Dr. Lynn Eustis
Concert Hall
6:30 p.m., University of North Texas College of Music (UNT) (Free)
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Evening for Educators
Japanese Art and Culture
6:30 p.m. to 8:30 p.m., The Trammell & Margaret Crow Collection of Asian Art (Free)
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Barry Pearson Trio Jazz Band
7 p.m., Bread Winners Cafe and Bakery (Dallas / McKinney & Hall) (Free)
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Live Music
Cowboys' house band
7 p.m. to 2 a.m., Cowboys Red River ($8 - $10)
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APL No Limit Texas Hold Em
7 p.m., Fox and Hound English Pub & Grille (Arlington) (Free)
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APL No Limit Texas Hold Em
7 p.m., Fox and Hound English Pub & Grille (Fort Worth / Hulen Mall area) (Free)
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Biker Night
Cruise on down!
7 p.m., Riscky's Barbecue (Fort Worth / Camp Bowie) (Free)
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Thursday Night Salsa
With complimentary Salsa dance lesson taught by Sandunga Dance Studio at 7pm
7 p.m., Nico's Cocina Mexican Grill & Bar (Free)
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Children's Storytime
7 p.m. to 7:30 p.m., Carrollton Public Library (Hebron & Josey) (Free)
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Sketching in the Galleries
7 p.m. to 8:30 p.m., Dallas Museum of Art (DMA) (Free)
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Lesser North Texas Writer's Group
7 p.m., Barnes & Noble (Plano / Preston & Park) (Free)
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Str8Turn Poker Series - Texas Hold 'Em
World Series of Poker Seat being given away
7 p.m., Upper Deck (Free)
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Intermediate Salsa
7 p.m. to 8:30 p.m., Sandunga Dance Studio ($20)
Search within: Latin, Social Dancing