Events Friday, November 28, 2008
Eagles Toastmasters
6:45 a.m. to 8 a.m., Denny's (Dallas / Meadow & 75)
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Unique Toastmasters Meeting
7 a.m., Mimi's Cafe (Lewisville) (Free)
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Plano Chamber of Commerce Business Interchange
7:30 a.m., Plano Chamber of Commerce ($1)
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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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Walk and Talk
9 a.m. to 10 a.m., Mansfield Activities Center (Free)
Search within: Health and Fitness, Seniors
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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Dinosaurs Alive!
9 a.m. to 5 p.m., Heard Natural Science Museum & Wildlife Sanctuary (Free - $8)
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Denise Fleming: Painting with Paper
In the Dupree Theater Lobby
9 a.m. to 5 p.m., Irving Arts Center (Free)
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Quiltmania II - Quilts by Irving Quilt Guild Members
In the Focus Gallery
9 a.m. to 5 p.m., Irving Arts Center (Free)
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Quiltmania II - New Beginnings: Quilts by Texas Quilt Artists
In the Carpenter Performance Hall
9 a.m. to 5 p.m., Irving Arts Center (Free)
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Life Through the Eyes of a Child with Neuroblastoma
9 a.m. to 5 p.m., Fort Worth Community Arts Center (Free)
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An Ancient Language: A Modern Translation 2008
9 a.m. to 5 p.m., Patty Granville Arts Center
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9 a.m. to 10 p.m., The Visual Arts Building (UT Dallas) (Free)
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The Comer Collection: Social/Scene
9 a.m. to 10 p.m., The Cecil and Ida Green Center (UT Dallas) (Free)
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"Best on the Block" Quilt Mania II
9 a.m. to 5 p.m., Old Red Museum of Dallas County History & Culture ($5 - $8)
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Deck the Halls
9 a.m. to 5 p.m., Old Red Museum of Dallas County History & Culture ($5 - $8)
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Charles M. Russell and the Art of Counting Coup
9 a.m. to 8 p.m., Sid Richardson Museum (Free)
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Deck the Halls
9 a.m. to 5 p.m., Old Red Museum of Dallas County History & Culture ($1 - $8)
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David Kirkland: "Milk and Honey"
9 a.m. to 4 p.m., Richland College Lago Vista Gallery (Free)
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Top Secret: Mission Toy
9 a.m. to 5 p.m., National Cowgirl Museum and Hall of Fame ($7 - $8)
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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
The Art of Mosaic with Sonia King
Fall Session II
9:30 a.m. to 12:30 p.m., Creative Arts Center of Dallas ($125 - $155)
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Stillness in Time: Teresa Hubbard and Alexander Birchler
10 a.m. to 5 p.m., Modern Art Museum of Fort Worth ($4 - $8)
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Texas Collects ASIA 2008: Contemporary Asian Art and Japanese Folk Art
10 a.m. to 5 p.m., The Trammell & Margaret Crow Collection of Asian Art (Free)
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Quilt Mania II: Blackland Prairie Quilts
10 a.m. to 6 p.m., Art Centre of Plano (Free)
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Stephen Daly: New Work
10 a.m. to 5 p.m., William Campbell Contemporary Art (Free)
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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
Sentimental Journey: The Art of Alfred Jacob Miller
10 a.m. to 5 p.m., Amon Carter Museum (Free)
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Dallas Works by David Leonard
Also featuring new works by Ray-Mel Cornelius
10 a.m. to 5:30 p.m., Norwood Flynn Gallery (Free)
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From Manet to Miró: Modern Drawings from the Abelló Collection
10 a.m. to 5 p.m., Meadows Museum (SMU) (Free - $8)
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Master Drawings from the Meadows Collection
10 a.m. to 5 p.m., Meadows Museum (SMU) (Free - $8)
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Spain's War of Independence 1808-1814
10 a.m. to 5 p.m., Meadows Museum (SMU) (Free - $8)
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Unified Field: The Border by Beatriz Ezban
10 a.m. to 5 p.m., Latino Cultural Center (Free)
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Joseph Havel: Two Sheets (to the wind)
10 a.m. to 5 p.m., The Dallas Center for Contemporary Art
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Ann Cushing Gantz
10 a.m. to 4 p.m., Texas Visual Arts Association Gallery (Free)
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Mary Lucier: The Plains of Sweet Regret
10 a.m. to 5 p.m., Amon Carter Museum (Free)
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The People Choose: 1860 & 1900
Today's Lives Shaped by Historical Presidential Campaigns
10 a.m. to 4 p.m., Dallas Heritage Village at Old City Park
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ECC Advanced Visual Fine Art Studio Student Exhibition
10 a.m. to 3 p.m., El Centro College Art Gallery (Free)
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Native Words, Native Warriors
10 a.m. to 5 p.m., Frontiers of Flight Museum
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David Aylsworth: Is it the real turtle soup?
10 a.m. to 5 p.m., Holly Johnson Gallery (Free)
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"Different Perspectives"
10 a.m. to 6 p.m., Janette Kennedy Gallery
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Sedrick Huckaby "Big Mama's House"
10 a.m. to 5 p.m., Valley House Gallery & Sculpture Center (Free)
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Tending the Afterlife: Chinese Tomb Art from the Neolithic Period to the Ming Dynasty
10 a.m. to 5 p.m., The Trammell & Margaret Crow Collection of Asian Art (Free)
Search within: Art and Sculpture, Historical Exhibits, China
Molas of the Kuna People of Panama
10 a.m. to 5 p.m., Latino Cultural Center (Free)
Search within: Textile / Woven Arts
An American Original: George Bellows, His Lithographs, and the 1936 Texas Centennial
10 a.m. to 5 p.m., Amon Carter Museum (Free)
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Faces and The JFK Painting
10 a.m. to 5 p.m., Artspace111 (Free)
Search within: Art and Sculpture, Local History
Photos with Santa
10 a.m. to 9 p.m., Collin Creek Mall ($14.99)
Search within: Christmas Season, Kiddie
Photos with Santa
10 a.m. to 7 p.m., Ridgmar Mall ($14.99 - $64.99)
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“Ornament Extravaganza”
10 a.m. to 6 p.m., Kittrell/Riffkind Art Glass (Free)
Search within: Arts and Crafts, Christmas Season
Susan Sales / Raymond Saa
10 a.m. to 5:30 p.m., Craighead-Green Gallery (Free)
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Photos with Santa
10 a.m. to 9 p.m., The Shops at Willow Bend
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Photos with Santa
10 a.m. to 8 p.m., Vista Ridge Mall ($14.99)
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Kenneth Holder / Group Show / Mary Emma Hawthorne
10 a.m. to 5 p.m., Conduit Gallery (Free)
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Colored Pencil Society Of America
10 a.m. to 6 p.m., Eisemann Center for Performing Arts (Free)
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North Pole Express
10 a.m., Grapevine Vintage Railroad
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Infant/Toddler Development Time
10:15 a.m. to 10:45 a.m., Skillman Southwestern Branch Library (Free)
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Toddler & Preschool Storytimes
10:30 a.m., Frisco Public Library (Free)
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Family Storytime
10:30 a.m., Irving Public Library (Southwest Branch) (Free)
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Willy Wonka
Presented by Slappy's Puppet Playhouse
10:30 a.m., Slappy's Puppet Playhouse ($8 - $9)
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Charisma Chorus
Voices needed!
10:30 a.m., Heritage Senior Center
Search within: Choir / Chorale, Seniors
Preschool Story Time
10:30 a.m. to 11:30 a.m., Fort Worth Library (Ridglea Branch) (Free)
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Family Storytime
11 a.m., Irving Public Library (Northwest Branch) (Free)
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Infant/Toddler Development Time
11 a.m. to 11:30 a.m., Skillman Southwestern Branch Library (Free)
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Children's Storytime
11 a.m., Barnes & Noble (Fort Worth / Hulen Shopping Center) (Free)
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Take Your Time: Olafur Eliasson
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 7 p.m., Barnes & Noble (Denton / Golden Triangle Mall) (Free)
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Tutankhamun and the Golden Age of the Pharaohs
11 a.m. to 5 p.m., Dallas Museum of Art (DMA) ($15 - $32.50)
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In Pursuit of the Masters: Stories from the Raymond and Patsy Nasher Collection
11 a.m. to 5 p.m., Nasher Sculpture Center ($5 - $10)
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Alex Rubio: Exodus / Alex de Leon: Divided We Stand / Sally Warren: Traces
11 a.m. to 9 p.m., The MAC (McKinney Avenue Contemporary) (Free)
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Storytime with Santa Claus
11 a.m. to 11:30 a.m., NorthPark Center (Free)
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Dan Perfect Drawings & Paintings
11 a.m. to 5 p.m., Road Agent (Free)
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Under the Influence '08
11 a.m. to 5 p.m., Cedars Art Gallery (Free)
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Dog Tales: paintings & constructions by James Chefchis
11 a.m. to 8 p.m., Curiosities (Free)
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Photos with Santa
11 a.m. to 8 p.m., Valley View Center ($14.99 - $64.99)
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Pard Morrison: Ghost Call Love
11 a.m. to 6 p.m., Marty Walker Gallery (Free)
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Bill Owens: New Suburbia
11 a.m. to 6 p.m., Photographs Do Not Bend Gallery (Free)
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Joseph Havel / Annette Lawrence
11 a.m. to 5 p.m., Dunn and Brown Contemporary (Free)
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Thanksgiving Dinner
Three-course dinner
11 a.m. to 3 p.m., The Rosewood Mansion on Turtle Creek ($95)
Search within: Dining / Restaurants, Thanksgiving
Thanksgiving Dinner
11 a.m. to 11 p.m., The Second Floor ($20 - $69)
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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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Toddler & Preschool Storytimes
11:30 a.m., Frisco Public Library (Free)
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Scrooge Puppet Theatre
11:30 a.m. to 7:30 p.m., NorthPark Center (Free)
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Partisan Pieces: Quilts of Political and Patriotic Persuasion
Noon to 5 p.m., The Women's Museum (Free - $5)
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Kate Gilmore: Girl Fight
Noon to 5 p.m., University of North Texas Art Gallery (Free)
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Johnnie Winona Ross: "Deep Creek Seeps"
Noon to 5 p.m., Barry Whistler Gallery (Free)
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Beyond Green: Toward a Sustainable Art
Noon to 6 p.m., White Rock Lake Museum (Free)
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2008 McKinney Dickens of a Christmas
Noon, McKinney Downtown Square (Free)
Search within: Christmas Season
Art Along El Camino Real
1 p.m. to 5 p.m., Arlington Museum of Art (Free)
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Preston Royal Purls Knitting Social
1 p.m. to 3 p.m., Preston Royal Branch Library (Free)
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Preston Royal Purls Knitting Social
1 p.m., Preston Royal Branch Library (Free)
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Photos with Santa
2 p.m. to 4 p.m., Lincoln Square ($15 - $20)
Search within: Christmas Season, Kiddie
A Christmas Carol
Presented by Dallas Theater Center
2 p.m., Dallas Theater Center
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A Christmas Carol
Presented by McKinney Repertory Theatre
2 p.m., McKinney Performing Arts Center ($5 - $7)
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2008 Christmas on Main Street
3 p.m. to 6 p.m., Downtown Grapevine (Free)
Search within: Christmas Season, Kids / Family
Stephenie Meyer Book Club
4 p.m., Barnes & Noble (Lewisville) (Free)
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Thanksgiving Craft
4:30 p.m. to 5:30 p.m., Mesquite Public Library (North Branch)
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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)
Search within: Self defense
Get Gifted at the Station
5 p.m. to 9 p.m., Mockingbird Station
Search within: Charity, Christmas Season, Shopping
A Christmas Carol
Presented by McKinney Repertory Theatre
5 p.m., McKinney Performing Arts Center ($5 - $7)
Search within: Plays, Christmas Season
Wine Tasting: Dierberg, Star Lane & Three Saints
5 p.m. to 7 p.m., Love Thy Wine
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2008 Highland Park Tree Lighting Ceremony
5 p.m., Highland Park Village (Free)
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Storytime with Santa Claus
5:30 p.m. to 6 p.m., NorthPark Center (Free)
Search within: Christmas Season, Children's Performance
SPOON Regular Meeting
5:30 p.m. to 9:30 p.m., The University of Texas at Dallas (UTD) (Free)
Search within: Anime, Video Games
2008 Vaderville Extreme Christmas Light Show
6 p.m. to 11 p.m., Vaderville (Free)
Search within: Charity, Christmas Season
2008 Fort Worth Parade of Lights
6 p.m. to 9 p.m., Sundance Square (Free)
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I've Loved You So Long
6 p.m., Modern Art Museum of Fort Worth ($6.50 - $8.50)
Search within: Movies / Film
Thanksgiving Dinner
Three-course dinner
6 p.m. to 9 p.m., The Rosewood Mansion on Turtle Creek ($95)
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Runnin' Behind
The Cowboys Dance Hall house band
7 p.m. to 2 a.m., Cowboys Arlington ($10)
Search within: Country
Live Music
Cowboys' house band
7 p.m. to 2 a.m., Cowboys Red River ($8 - $10)
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Karaoke
7 p.m. to 11 p.m., Riscky's Barbecue (Fort Worth / Camp Bowie) (Free)
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Christian Songwriters Night
Sponsored by Hope Fellowship Church
7 p.m. to 10 p.m., The Pigeon Hole ($2)
Search within: Christian
River Legacy Friday Night Rides
7 p.m. to 9 p.m., River Legacy Living Science Center (Free)
Search within: Kids / Family, Cycling
Rudolph The Red-Nosed Reindeer
Presented by Casa Mañana's Children's Playhouse
7 p.m., Casa Mañana Theatre
Search within: Plays, Children's Performance
The Pajamas / The Fixed Limit / Second Story Feedback / To The Call / Bermuda / Dylan Chambers
7 p.m., The Door (Fort Worth) ($10)
Search within: Alternative / Indie, Rock
Meet the Costume Character Madeline
7 p.m., Barnes & Noble (Stonebriar Mall) (Free)
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One Way Tell
On the side stage in the main room
7 p.m., The Door (Dallas) ($10)
Search within: Alternative / Indie, Rock
Cyndrom / Epic Ruin / Regrets of Despair / Between Hurricane and Harbor / Transpire the Traitor
7:15 p.m., The Door (Plano) ($10)
Four Day Weekend Comedy Troupe
Improv comedy featuring pianist Ray Sharp
7:30 p.m., Four Day Weekend Theater ($20)
Search within: Comedy