Events Monday, October 13, 2008
Preston Persuaders Toastmasters Weekly Meeting
7:15 a.m., Custer Road United Methodist Church
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“Weaving – A Soft Touch”
8 a.m. to 5 p.m., Mesquite Arts Center (Free)
Search within: Arts and Crafts
9th Annual BDF Homeworks Fall Classic Golf and Tennis Tournament
8 a.m. to 8 p.m., Gleneagles Country Club
Tap for Tots
9 a.m. to 9:30 a.m., Watauga Community Center ($20)
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Quilting for Seniors
9 a.m. to 12:30 p.m., Burleson Senior Activity 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)
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4th Annual Heart of the West Art Exhibition
9 a.m. to 5 p.m., National Cowgirl Museum and Hall of Fame
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Going Places
9 a.m. to 5 p.m., Old Red Museum of Dallas County History & Culture ($1 - $8)
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Collin County High School Art Teachers
9 a.m. to 8 p.m., The ARTS Gallery at CCCC (Free)
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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 - Blending the Old and the New: Quilts by Paul D. Pilgrim
In the Main Gallery
9 a.m. to 5 p.m., Irving Arts Center
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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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Alchemy or Change
9 a.m. to 10 p.m., The Visual Arts Building (UT Dallas) (Free)
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Painter & Mentor: Ron Tomlinson, Distinguished Texas Artist
9 a.m. to 5 p.m., Fort Worth Community 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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Barkitecture Dallas 2008 Exhibit
Fundraiser for White Rock Lake Dog Park
9 a.m. to 5 p.m., Dallas Arboretum (Free)
Search within: Architecture, Pets
John Comito Photography Exhibit
Featuring the photography of Addison police officer John Comito
9 a.m. to 5 p.m., Addison Conference Center (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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Microsoft Word for Beginners
9 a.m. to noon, Mesquite Public Library (Free)
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Stroller Strides
Fitness for mom, fun for baby
9:30 a.m. to 10:30 a.m., Town East Mall
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Mr. Jeff's Children Storytime
10 a.m., Barnes & Noble (Plano / 15th & Alma) (Free)
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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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Grand Opening Exhibit
10 a.m. to 6 p.m., Samuel Lynne Galleries (Free)
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Meqoanint Negatou
10 a.m. to 4 p.m., Texas Visual Arts Association Gallery (Free)
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The Deceptive Eye
10 a.m. to 4 p.m., El Centro College Art Gallery (Free)
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Los Barrios: The Impact of the Mexican-American Barrios in Dallas, 1907-1970
10 a.m. to 7 p.m., Museum of Nature & Science ($1 - $2)
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Texas Tour
10 a.m. to 4 p.m., Valley House Gallery & Sculpture Center (Free)
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Skies of Butterflies Live Butterfly Exhibit
10 a.m. to 5 p.m., Texas Discovery Gardens (Free - $3)
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Garden Mosaic Wrokshop with Katrina Doran
Four Day Workshop
10 a.m. to 4 p.m., Creative Arts Center of Dallas ($375 - $405)
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Papermaking From Junk Mail with Terri Thoman
One Day Workshop
10 a.m. to 4 p.m., Creative Arts Center of Dallas ($95 - $125)
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2008 State Fair of Texas
10 a.m. to 10 p.m., State Fair of Texas (Free - $17)
Search within: Pop, Kids / Family, State Fair of Texas
Toddler Storytime
10:15 a.m. to 10:35 a.m., Carrollton Public Library (Hebron & Josey) (Free)
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Toddler 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 Storytime
10:45 a.m. to 11:05 a.m., Carrollton Public Library (Josey Ranch Lake) (Free)
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Toddler Story Time
10:45 a.m. to 11:15 a.m., Lake Arlington Branch Library (Free)
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Mother Goose Time for Babies
11 a.m. to 11:20 a.m., Carrollton Public Library (Hebron & Josey) (Free)
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Light and Easy Exercise
11 a.m., Mansfield Activities Center
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Big House on the Prairie
Godbey Lecture Series
11 a.m., Maggiano's Little Italy (Dallas) ($163 - $193)
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ACBL Sanctioned Bridge Club
Noon to 3:30 p.m., Burleson Senior Activity Center (Free)
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Annual IAA Wildlife Juried Art Competition
12:30 p.m. to 4:30 p.m., Jaycee Park Center for the Arts (Free)
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Mary Preston
Organ recital
12:30 p.m., Morton H. Meyerson Symphony Center (Free)
Search within: Choir / Chorale, Classical Music
Line Dancing
1 p.m. to 2:40 p.m., Burleson Senior Activity Center
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Dance Companies
4 p.m., Fort Worth Academy of Fine Arts
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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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Highland Park Town Council Meeting
5 p.m., Highland Park Town Hall (Free)
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SpringStage Startup Happy Hour
Meetup for those in and interested in startups
5 p.m. to 8 p.m., Infomart (Free)
Search within: Entrepreneurship / Start-Up Companies
Castleberry ISD Board of Trustees Meeting
5:30 p.m., Castleberry ISD Administration Building (Free)
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Drop In Volleyball
6 p.m. to 9 p.m., Rockwall ISD Administration/Education Complex ($1)
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Mesquite ISD Board of Trustees Meeting
6 p.m., Mesquite ISD Professional Development Building (Free)
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Michael Cote'
6:30 p.m., Trail Dust Steak House (Arlington) (Free)
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Family Story Time
6:30 p.m. to 7 p.m., East Arlington Branch Library (Free)
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Metal Sculpture with Valery Guignon
Fall Session I
6:30 p.m. to 9:30 p.m., Creative Arts Center of Dallas ($145 - $175)
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Cedar Hill ISD Board of Trustees Meeting
6:30 p.m., Cedar Hill ISD Administration Building (Free)
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DeSoto ISD Board of Trustees Meeting
6:30 p.m., DeSoto ISD Administration Building (Free)
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Keller ISD Board of Trustees Meeting
6:30 p.m., Keller ISD Education Center (Free)
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Teen Read Week Movie
6:30 p.m., Denton Public Library (South Branch) (Free)
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Open Mic
Sponsored by the Fort Worth Songwriters Association
7 p.m. to 11 p.m., The Rig Steak House
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TR Networking Group
7 p.m. to 9 p.m., Half Price Books (Dallas / Northwest Highway & Greenville) (Free)
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Family Story Time
7 p.m. to 8:30 p.m., McKinney Memorial Public Library (Free)
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Beginner Salsa
7 p.m. to 8:30 p.m., Sandunga Dance Studio ($20)
Search within: Latin, Social Dancing
Club17
Hotspot for teens 14-17.
7 p.m. to 11 p.m., Carsons Live ($10 - $15)
Search within: Restaurants and Bars, Lounge, Rap / Hip-Hop
The Way Classes
7 p.m. to 9 p.m., The Episcopal Church of the Transfiguration (Free)
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Balch Springs City Council Meeting
7 p.m., Balch Springs City Hall (Free)
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Copper Canyon City Council Meeting
7 p.m., Copper Canyon City Hall (Free)
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North Richland Hills City Council Meeting
7 p.m., North Richland Hills City Hall (Free)
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The Scene
Presented by “Phibs at the Modern” reading series
7 p.m., Modern Art Museum of Fort Worth (Free - $10)
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Lancaster ISD Board of Trustees Meeting
7 p.m., Lancaster ISD Administration Building (Free)
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Lewisville ISD Board of Trustees Meeting
7 p.m., Lewisville ISD William T. Bolin Administrative Center (Free)
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Richardson ISD Board of Trustees Meeting
7 p.m., Richardson ISD Administration Building (Free)
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St. Olaf College Texas Piano Tour
7 p.m. to 8:30 p.m., Calvary Lutheran Church (Free)
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Living the Questions
7 p.m. to 8:30 p.m., Northaven United Methodist Church (Free)
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The Way Classes
7 p.m. to 9 p.m., The Episcopal Church of the Transfiguration (Free)
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Irving Writers' Connection
7 p.m., Barnes & Noble (Irving Mall) (Free)
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Zen/Christian Meditation Group
7:15 p.m. to 9:30 p.m., The Episcopal Church of the Transfiguration (Free)
Johnny & Trixie
7:30 p.m. to 11:30 p.m., Arthur's Prime Steaks and Seafood (Free)
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Preschool Storytime
7:30 p.m., Irving Public Library (Central Library) (Free)
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Becky Middleton
Songwriters in the Round
7:30 p.m. to 9:30 p.m., Opening Bell Coffee (South Side) (Free)
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Frisco ISD Board of Trustees Meeting
7:30 p.m., Frisco ISD Administration Building (Free)
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Helen Blackburn & Harold Martina
Faculty Recital Series
7:30 p.m., PepsiCo Recital Hall (TCU) (Free)
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L5 Electric Guitar Jazz Ensemble
Kenton Hall
8 p.m., University of North Texas College of Music (UNT) (Free)
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Joan Rivers
8 p.m. to 10:15 p.m., Morton H. Meyerson Symphony Center ($30 - $80)
Search within: Comedy, Choir / Chorale
Jordan Mycoskie / Kurt South
8 p.m., White Elephant Saloon (Free)
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Alcoholics Anonymous
8 p.m. to 10 p.m., The Episcopal Church of the Transfiguration (Free)
Search within: Self-Improvement
A Place To Bury Strangers / Sian Alice Group / Red Monroe
8:30 p.m., The Loft
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Monday Nite Fights
Rap and dance battles every week
10 p.m., Caribbean Grill ($5)
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Variety show starring Wayne Smith and Ivana Tramp
10 p.m., Mickey's
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Cool Out Mondays
Upstairs at the Cavern
10 p.m. to 2 a.m., The Cavern (Free)
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Dallas Portfolio Exchange #7
Time TBA, Landmark Magnolia Theatre and Bar (Free)
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Two Library Exhibits
Time TBA, Blagg-Huey Library (TWU) (Free)
Search within: Texas Woman's University, Fine Arts, Asia / Asian-American
Fall 2008 1st 8-week session Final Exams
Time TBA, The University of Texas at Dallas (UTD) (Free)
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Sons of Norway Pot-luck and Rosemaling Club and Lefse Demos
Time TBA, The Wooden Spoon
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Addison Urbanato
Time TBA, Various locations throughout the Town of Addison
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