Events Wednesday, May 7, 2008
Ali Lassen's Leads Club North Dallas Chapter Meeting
7:15 a.m., La Madeleine (Addison)
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Advertising Design Exhibit
8 a.m. to 8 p.m., The Pegasus Gallery (Free)
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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 8 p.m., The ARTS Gallery at CCCC (Free)
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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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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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Texas & Neighbors Five State Competition
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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Fabric Design with Valery Guignon
Session Three
9:30 a.m. to 12:30 p.m., Creative Arts Center of Dallas ($165 - $195)
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"The Beauty of Fo Guang and Texas" Photo Exhibition
9:30 a.m. to 5 p.m., International Buddhist Progress Society (Free)
Search within: Photography Exhibits, Buddhism
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
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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Toddler Storytime
10 a.m., Irving Public Library (Valley Ranch Branch) (Free)
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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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Bachelor of Fine Arts Exhibition
10 a.m. to 5 p.m., The Gallery at UTA (Free)
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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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Babies & Books: Newborn to First Steps
10 a.m. to 10:30 a.m., Frisco Public Library (Free)
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Texas Collects Asia 2008: Indian and Southeast Asian Art
10 a.m. to 5 p.m., The Trammell & Margaret Crow Collection of Asian Art (Free)
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Listener Story Time
10 a.m. to 10:30 a.m., George W. Hawkes Central Library (Arlington) (Free)
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Wednesday Story Times
10 a.m. to 10:30 a.m., North Richland Hills Public Library (Free)
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Jan Neil / Marlena Horak
10 a.m. to 5:30 p.m., Artizen Fine Arts (Free)
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Children's Storytime
10 a.m., Borders Books & Music (Dallas / Preston & Royal) (Free)
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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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Real Time: Live Streaming Video
10 a.m. to 5 p.m., The Dallas Center for Contemporary Art (Free)
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Mothers and Daughters
10 a.m. to 5 p.m., Studio 2600 (Free)
Search within: Art and Sculpture, Mother's Day
When Raven Speaks
10 a.m. to 4 p.m., Texas Visual Arts Association Gallery (Free)
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Lone Star Glass Invitational
10 a.m. to 6 p.m., Kittrell/Riffkind Art Glass (Free)
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The Art of Mosaic Using Stained Glass with Drew Perez-Tubens
Session Three
10 a.m. to 1 p.m., Creative Arts Center of Dallas ($165 - $195)
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Ikebana Imagination
10 a.m. to 6 p.m., Eisemann Center for Performing Arts (Free)
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Justin Hunt: Voyeuristic Tones
10 a.m. to 4 p.m., The Cameron Gallery (Free)
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Italia: Original Paintings by Richard Chambers
10 a.m. to 6 p.m., Cerulean Gallery (Free)
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Hal Samples / Mark Nelson / Luke Harnden
10 a.m. to 6 p.m., HCG Gallery (Free)
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Donald S. Vogel
10 a.m. to 5 p.m., Valley House Gallery & Sculpture Center (Free)
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Art and Love in Renaissance Italy
10 a.m. to 5 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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Maestros Tejanos I: Benito Huerta Solo Exhibit
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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May Flowers Old Fashioned Ice Cream Emporium
10 a.m. to 4 p.m., Dallas Arboretum (Free - $8)
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Arlington Collects 2008
10 a.m. to 8 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)
Search within: Kids / Family
Bachelor of Fine Arts Exhibition
10 a.m. to 5 p.m., The Gallery at UTA
Search within: University of Texas at Arlington
Advanced Computer Workshop For Adults
10 a.m., Pleasant Grove Branch Public Library (Free)
Search within: Computers
Toddler Storytime
10:15 a.m. to 10:35 a.m., Grapevine Public Library (Free)
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Toddler Storytime
10:15 a.m. to 10:35 a.m., Carrollton Public Library (Hebron & Josey) (Free)
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Storytime for Listeners
10:15 a.m. to 10:45 a.m., Burleson Public Library (Free)
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Storytime
10:30 a.m. to 11 a.m., Fort Worth East Regional Library (Free)
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Toddler Storytime
10:30 a.m., Irving Public Library (Central Library) (Free)
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Preschool Storytime
10:30 a.m. to 11 a.m., Watauga Public Library (Free)
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Children's Storytime
10:30 a.m., Barnes & Noble (Dallas / NorthPark area) (Free)
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Children's Storytime
10:30 a.m., Barnes & Noble (Garland / Firewheel Towne Center) (Free)
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Listener Story Time
10:30 a.m. to 11 a.m., Woodland West Branch Library(Arlington) (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 Storytime
10:45 a.m., Irving Public Library (Valley Ranch Branch) (Free)
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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 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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Children's Storytime
11 a.m. to 11:30 a.m., Carrollton Public Library (Hebron & Josey) (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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Listener Story Time
11 a.m. to 11:30 a.m., George W. Hawkes Central Library (Arlington) (Free)
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Storytime
11 a.m. to 11:30 a.m., Carrollton Public Library (Josey Ranch Lake) (Free)
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Toddler Story Time
11 a.m. to 11:30 a.m., East Arlington Branch Library (Free)
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False Space and Time of the Apartment
11 a.m. to 5 p.m., Centraltrak (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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Light and Easy Exercise
11 a.m., Mansfield Activities Center
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Weekday May Flowers Music
On The Lula Mae Terrace
11 a.m. to 1 p.m., Dallas Arboretum (Free - $8)
Search within: Classical Music
Weekday May Flowers Music
On The Loggia
11 a.m. to 3 p.m., Dallas Arboretum (Free - $8)
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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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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
Materials & Meanings
In the Center for Creative Connections
11 a.m. to 5 p.m., Dallas Museum of Art (DMA) (Free - $10)
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Bouncing Babies Story Time
11:15 a.m. to 11:45 a.m., Southeast Arlington Branch Library (Free)
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Children's Storytime
11:30 a.m., Borders Books & Music (Fort Worth / West Freeway & Hulen) (Free)
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Grandparents Raising Grandchildren Support Group
11:30 a.m., Pleasant Grove Branch Public Library (Free)
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Works by Melissa Auberty
Noon to 5:30 p.m., Norwood Flynn Gallery (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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Danny Williams: World Apart
Noon to 5 p.m., Barry Whistler Gallery (Free)
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Naturally / Un-Ordinary Horizons
Also featuring Ethereal Illusin, works by Jesse English
Noon to 6 p.m., Bath House Cultural Center (Free)
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Benjamin Hancock: BitterSweet
Noon to midnight, Landmark Magnolia Theatre and Bar (Free)
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African Chamber of Commerce Weekly Business Luncheon
Noon to 1 p.m., Bill J. Priest Institute for Economic Development ($7 - $10)
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Impressions of White Rock Lake
Noon to 6 p.m., White Rock Lake Museum (Free)
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Art History Brown Bag Series
12:30 p.m. to 1:30 p.m., Heard-Craig Hall (Free)
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Lecture: The Genius of Donatello: The Kimbell Madonna and Child and the Arts of Padua around 1450
12:30 p.m., Kimbell Art Museum (Free)
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After School Enrichment - Ballet
12:45 p.m., Akiba Academy of Dallas (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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Knit This - Crochet That
1 p.m. to 4 p.m., Grauwyler Park Branch Library (Free)
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After School - Martial Arts
3:30 p.m., Akiba Academy of Dallas (Free)
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Preschool Storytime
4 p.m., Irving Public Library (Valley Ranch Branch) (Free)
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Introduction to Dance
4 p.m. to 5 p.m., Watauga Community Center ($30)
Search within: Kids / Family, Social Dancing
East Branch Youth Movies
4 p.m., East Arlington Branch Library (Free)
Search within: Movies / Film, Kids / Family
Dinner & A Movie
4:30 p.m. to 6:30 p.m., Ferre Ristorante & Bar (Fort Worth) ($25.95)
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Circle of Success Homework Center
Celebrating ten years of providing homework and tutoring assistance
5 p.m. to 6:30 p.m., Gladys Harrington Library (Free)
Search within: Kids / Family, Plano ISD
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
Ed Blackburn + Brian Belott
5 p.m. to 8 p.m., and/or gallery (Free)
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The Art of Mosaic Using Stained Glass with Drew Perez-Tubens
Session Three
5 p.m. to 8 p.m., Creative Arts Center of Dallas ($165 - $195)
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Tommy Hill (CANCELED)
WC Handy-winning Bluesman
6 p.m. to 9:30 p.m., Bread Winners Cafe and Bakery (Dallas / McKinney & Hall) (Free)
Fingerprints / Francis J
Smooth Night Out
6 p.m. to midnight, Maxwell's
Search within: Jazz, R&B / Soul
Writer's League Writing Group
6:30 p.m., Barnes & Noble (Lewisville) (Free)
Search within: Books / Authors / Literary events
Ross Allen Wolfe
6:30 p.m., PappaRotti's Wine Room (Free)
Search within: Lounge, Singer / Songwriter
Made By Hand with Kathy Loucas
Session Three
6:30 p.m. to 9:30 p.m., Creative Arts Center of Dallas ($165 - $195)
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Figure Drawing A to Z with Al Kraayvanger
Session Three
6:30 p.m. to 9:30 p.m., Creative Arts Center of Dallas ($175 - $205)
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Intermediate and Advanced Fused Glass with Rebecca Romanek Johnson
Session Three
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
Session Three
6:30 p.m. to 9:30 p.m., Creative Arts Center of Dallas ($165 - $195)
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'A Journey in the Loire Valley' Wine Conference
6:30 p.m. to 8 p.m., Beaux Arts ($5 - $15)
City of Dallas Community Meeting
This special meeting will focus on the city's "green" issues.
6:30 p.m., Richland College (DCCCD) (Free)
Search within: Organizations and Meetings, Environmental Issues
Sauteing and Pan Sauces
6:30 p.m. to 9 p.m., Central Market (Plano) ($55)
Search within: Recipes / Cooking
2ChangeU Toastmasters
6:45 p.m. to 8:15 p.m., Custer Road United Methodist Church (Free)
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Colin Boyd
7 p.m. to 11 p.m., J. Pepe's (Dallas / Lower Greenville) (Free)
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Runnin' Behind
The Cowboys Dance Hall house band
7 p.m. to 2 a.m., Cowboys Arlington ($10)
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Live Music
Cowboys' house band
7 p.m. to 2 a.m., Cowboys Red River ($8 - $10)
Search within: Country
APL No Limit Texas Hold Em
7 p.m., Fox and Hound English Pub & Grille (Dallas / Midway & Rosemeade) (Free)
Search within: Poker
Christen Cross
7 p.m. to 10 p.m., Pearl at Commerce (Free)
Search within: Alt-Country / Americana, Folk
Wine Appreciation Class: Wine & Cheese
7 p.m. to 9 p.m., La Buena Vida Vineyards Tasting Room
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Arianna Huffington
hosted by North Dallas & Collin County Texas Democratic Women & The Dallas County Democratic Party
7 p.m., Plano Centre ($15)
Search within: Books / Authors / Literary events, Politics and Government
Reynolds Family Wine/Food Pairing
7 p.m. to 9 p.m., Tivoli Wines ($45 - $50)
Search within: Dining / Restaurants, Wine
Frias Wine Dinner
7 p.m. to 10 p.m., Silver Fox Steakhouse (Frisco) ($95)
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King Diamond / Kreator / Leaves Eyes (CANCELED)
7:15 p.m., House of Blues ($30)
Search within: Metal
Open Mic and Poetry hosted by Rock T
7:20 p.m., Crystal's Entertainment Complex ($7 - $10)
Search within: Spoken Word, Poetry
Kristi & Sabrina
On the Patio
7:30 p.m. to 10:30 p.m., Little Pete's Lake Grapevine
Search within: Singer / Songwriter
Tuesdays with Morrie
Presented by WaterTower Theatre
7:30 p.m., Addison Theatre Center ($20)
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The Misanthrope
Presented by Dallas Theater Center
7:30 p.m., The Kalita Humphreys Theater
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Rock-N-Rusty's Open Rock/Blues Jam
8 p.m., 6th Street Grill (Free)
Pearl's All-Star Pickers
8 p.m. to 11 p.m., Pearl's Dancehall & Saloon (Free)
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West Coast Swing
Beginner, Intermediate and Advanced classes
8 p.m. to 10 p.m., Sandunga Dance Studio
Search within: Social Dancing
Jam/Open Mic Night hosted by Kim Newton / Whitney Rae Band
8 p.m., Back Porch Grill & Tavern
Search within: Country, Singer / Songwriter
Soulja Boy / Lil Mama / Tiffany Evans (CANCELED)
8 p.m., House of Blues ($30 - $75)
Search within: Rap / Hip-Hop
Trevor Hall / Elizabeth Wills
In the Cambridge Room
8 p.m., House of Blues ($10)
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Sam Anderson & the Thrift Store Troubadours
8 p.m., White Elephant Saloon
Search within: Alt-Country / Americana
Mad Swirl / Swirve
Open Mic and spoken word
8 p.m., Absinthe Lounge
Search within: Spoken Word, Jazz
The Fluid Ounces / The Liking Strikes
8 p.m., Opening Bell Coffee (South Side) (Free)
Search within: Alternative / Indie, Pop
Rain - The Beatles Experience
Presented by Dallas Summer Musicals
8 p.m., The Music Hall at Fair Park ($11 - $71)
Search within: Musicals, Cover and Tribute Bands, Pop, Rock
Bordeaux Dinner
Five courses with five wines
8 p.m., Bijoux ($125)
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The Most Beautiful Lullaby You've Ever Heard
Presented by Audacity Theatre Lab
8:15 p.m., Risk Theatre Initiative ($10 - $15)
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Bloodsport Trivia
Live trivia competition
8:30 p.m., Dyer Street Bar (Free)
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Songwriter Open Mic Night
Hosted by Mark
9 p.m., The Winedale Tavern
Search within: Singer / Songwriter
Captain Karl
Downstairs Tuesdays through Saturdays
9 p.m., Gator's Croc & Roc
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Whitebread Picnic / Cecil "P-Nut" Daniels
Widespread Panic tribute band
9 p.m., Lakewood Bar and Grill
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Will Kapinos / Starhead
9 p.m. to 11 p.m., Wine Squared (Free)
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Femme Fatality / Screaming Mechanical Brain / Fire Nation
10 p.m., Rubber Gloves Rehearsal Studio ($5)
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Lapel / Fancy Fist / Juli Dieterich
10 p.m., The Cavern ($6)
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Get Better Spring Basketball Camp
Time TBA, Dalworth Recreation Center ($50)
Search within: Kids / Family, Club / Youth / Rec Baseball
Parent Observation
Time TBA, Good Shepherd Montessori School
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