Events Thursday, May 8, 2008
BNI Preston Park Weekly Meeting
7 a.m. to 8:30 a.m., La Hacienda Ranch (Dallas)
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Advertising Design Exhibit
8 a.m. to 8 p.m., The Pegasus Gallery (Free)
Search within: Art and Sculpture
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
Search within: Science
A Bird in the Hand
9 a.m. to 5 p.m., Heard Natural Science Museum & Wildlife Sanctuary
Search within: Nature
Viewpoints 2008
Statewide community college juried exhibition
9 a.m. to 8 p.m., The ARTS Gallery at CCCC (Free)
Search within: Art and Sculpture
Medicare Assistance & Benefits Counseling
AARP trained Medicare volunteer advisors will be here.
9 a.m. to noon, Heritage Senior Center
Search within: Seniors
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
Eric Neilsen: Alternative Views to Yesterday and Today
In the Focus Gallery
9 a.m. to 8 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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The Blues/Jazz Experience: Paintings by Earnest “Ernie” Benton and Daggi Wallace
9 a.m. to 8 p.m., Irving Arts Center (Free)
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Texas & Neighbors Five State Competition
9 a.m. to 8 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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Beginning Fused Glass with Rebecca Romanek Johnson
Session Three
9 a.m. to noon, Creative Arts Center of Dallas ($165 - $195)
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Doctors Hospital Thursday Mornings in the Garden
9 a.m. to 11 a.m., Dallas Arboretum (Free - $8)
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Cardio Fitness
9:30 a.m. to 10 a.m., Mansfield Activities Center
Search within: Health and Fitness, Seniors
Figurative Sculpture with Tomas Bustos
Session Three
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
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
8th annual State of Technology Luncheon
Mission Possible: The New Age of Security
9:30 a.m. to 1:45 p.m., Sheraton Dallas Hotel ($75 - $125)
Search within: Networking Functions, Technology
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 8 p.m., Meadows Museum (SMU) ($8)
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100 Years of Autochrome
10 a.m. to 8 p.m., Amon Carter Museum (Free)
Search within: Art and Sculpture, Photography Exhibits
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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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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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 / Greenville & Lovers) (Free)
Search within: Kiddie
Fort Worth Landmarks in the 1950s: Watercolors by Bror Utter
10 a.m. to 8 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)
Search within: Arts and Crafts, Art and Sculpture
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 8 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 5 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)
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Special Occasion Brunch
10 a.m. to 12:30 p.m., Central Market (Dallas) ($50)
Search within: Recipes / Cooking
Bachelor of Fine Arts Exhibition
10 a.m. to 5 p.m., The Gallery at UTA
Search within: University of Texas at Arlington
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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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)
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Julian Onderdonk: Bluebonnets and Beyond
11 a.m. to 9 p.m., Dallas Museum of Art (DMA) ($5 - $10)
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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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Sarah Ann Lobb: New Paintings / Wouter Deruytter: Wicked Creek
11 a.m. to 6 p.m., Light & Sie (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 9 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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Carmen Menza: New Works
11 a.m. to 5 p.m., Cedars Art Gallery (Free)
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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 9 p.m., Dallas Museum of Art (DMA) (Free - $10)
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Resisting Color: Textiles Tied and Dyed
11 a.m. to 9 p.m., Dallas Museum of Art (DMA) (Free)
Search within: Textile / Woven Arts, Historical Exhibits
Victorian Lighting and Lighting Devices
11 a.m. to 11:45 a.m., Bayless-Selby House Museum (Free)
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Bouncing Babies Story Time
11:15 a.m. to 11:45 a.m., Southwest Arlington Library Branch (Free)
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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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Team Networking Richardson Weekly Meeting
11:30 a.m. to 1 p.m., Texas Land & Cattle Steakhouse (Richardson) ($15)
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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 Theater and Bar (Free)
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Impressions of White Rock Lake
Noon to 6 p.m., White Rock Lake Museum (Free)
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Intermediate and Advanced Fused Glass with Rebecca Romanek Johnson
Session Three
12:30 p.m. to 3:30 p.m., Creative Arts Center of Dallas ($165 - $195)
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Second Thursday Gallery Talk: Boosterism in Dallas: The City of Splendid Realities
12:30 p.m. to 1 p.m., Old Red Museum of Dallas County History & Culture (Free)
Search within: Local History
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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Senior Interior Design Students Exhibition
University Art Gallery, Moudy Building, North Entrance
1 p.m. to 4 p.m., J.M. Moudy Exhibition Hall (TCU) (Free)
Search within: Texas Christian University, Fine Arts
All Dimentional Drawing with Tomas Bustos
Session Three
1:30 p.m. to 4:30 p.m., Creative Arts Center of Dallas ($175 - $205)
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All Dimentional Drawing with Tomas Bustos
Session Four
1:30 p.m. to 4:30 p.m., Creative Arts Center of Dallas ($175 - $205)
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Homeschool Book Club
2 p.m., Fort Worth Central Library (Free)
Search within: Books / Authors / Literary events, Schools
Rain - The Beatles Experience
Presented by Dallas Summer Musicals
2 p.m., The Music Hall at Fair Park ($11 - $71)
Search within: Musicals, Cover and Tribute Bands, Pop, Rock
Environmental Club
3 p.m. to 3:45 p.m., Max O. Vaughan Elementary School (Free)
Search within: Vaughan
After School Enrichment - Chess
3:30 p.m., Akiba Academy of Dallas (Free)
Search within: Akiba Academy, Chess
Mother's Day Cards
3:30 p.m., Denton Public Library (South Branch) (Free)
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Family Support and Aging Issues Family Roundtable
4 p.m. to 7 p.m., Heritage Senior Center (Free - $7)
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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)
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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)
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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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Grand Prairie ISD Board of Trustees Meeting
6 p.m., Grand Prairie ISD Education Center (Free)
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Film Screening: Considering Democracy
Presented by the Director, Keya Lea Horiuchi
6 p.m., 1919 Hemphill ($5)
Search within: Independent Films
Inner City All Stars / Kyle Sherman Band
6 p.m. to 9 p.m., Central Market (Fort Worth) (Free)
Search within: Country, Jazz, R&B / Soul
Macon Greyson / Austin Collins / Rodney Parker & the 50 Peso Reward / A.M. Ramblers
6 p.m., 8.0 Restaurant and Bar ($5)
Search within: Alt-Country / Americana, Country
Wine Tasting: Know the Grape - Chard/ Merlot
6 p.m. to 8 p.m., WineStyles (Free)
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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
Natural Change
Swagger Thursdays
6:30 p.m. to 8:30 p.m., Sting Dallas
Search within: Jazz, R&B / Soul
Mugs, Jugs and Building Large with Earline Greene
Session Three
6:30 p.m. to 9:30 p.m., Creative Arts Center of Dallas ($165 - $195)
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Quickdraw with Al Kraayvanger
Session Three
6:30 p.m. to 9:30 p.m., Creative Arts Center of Dallas ($165 - $195)
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Beginning Fused Glass with Rosanne Taylor
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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Mosaic Fountain with Katrina Doran
Session Three
6:30 p.m. to 9:30 p.m., Creative Arts Center of Dallas ($165 - $195)
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Abstract Painting with Robert Moore
Session Three
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
Session Three
6:30 p.m. to 9:30 p.m., Creative Arts Center of Dallas ($165 - $195)
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Floral 101: Flowers For Mom
6:30 p.m. to 9 p.m., Central Market (Dallas) ($50)
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Opening Reception - Message in a Bottle
6:30 p.m. to 8 p.m., The Trammell & Margaret Crow Collection of Asian Art (Free)
Search within: Arts Event Opening, Art and Sculpture, Booker T. Washington
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)
Search within: Motorcycles
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)
Search within: Books / Authors / Literary events
Wine Tasting
7 p.m. to 9 p.m., Corner Wines ($12)