Events Friday, September 12, 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
Search within: Nature
Filming Kennedy: Home Movies from Dallas
9 a.m. to 6 p.m., The Sixth Floor Museum at Dealey Plaza (Free - $13.50)
Search within: Historical Exhibits
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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Dinosaur Roundup
9 a.m. to 8 p.m., National Cowgirl Museum and Hall of Fame (Free - $8)
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Animals of the World: A Conservation Exhibit
9 a.m. to 5 p.m., Heard Natural Science Museum & Wildlife Sanctuary (Free - $8)
Search within: Nature
Native Texas Butterflies
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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Works of Rick Rembisz: Photo Exhibit
9 a.m. to 5 p.m., Patty Granville Arts Center
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Variation & Theme: New Prints by Vance Wingate
9 a.m. to 5 p.m., Mildred Hawn Exhibition Gallery (Free)
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TWU Faculty Art Exhibition
9 a.m. to 5 p.m., Texas Woman's University (TWU) (Free)
Search within: Texas Woman's University, Art and Sculpture
Jana Miller / Manuel Pecina
9 a.m. to 10 p.m., The Visual Arts Building (UT Dallas) (Free)
Search within: University of Texas at Dallas, Art and Sculpture
Going Places
9 a.m. to 5 p.m., Old Red Museum of Dallas County History & Culture ($1 - $8)
Search within: Historical Exhibits
Marks and Metaphors: Prints and Drawings by Berry Klingman
Also featuring Andrew DeCaen: Boxed Nature-Works on Paper in the Studio Gallery
9 a.m. to 5 p.m., Forum Gallery (Brookhaven College) (Free)
Search within: Art and Sculpture
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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Advisory Panel Selects, 2008
9 a.m. to 5 p.m., Fort Worth Community Arts Center (Free)
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Preservation is the Art of the City
9 a.m. to 5 p.m., Fort Worth Community Arts Center (Free)
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Free People
9 a.m. to 5 p.m., Fort Worth Community Arts Center (Free)
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Reflections in Clay
9 a.m. to 5 p.m., Fort Worth Community Arts Center (Free)
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Canvas by Canvas
9 a.m. to 5 p.m., Fort Worth Community Arts Center (Free)
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Across a Crowded Room: Observations by Ann Ekstrom and Nancy Lamb
9 a.m. to 5 p.m., Fort Worth Community Arts Center (Free)
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The Land that Shaped the People: Texas ranching heritage
9 a.m. to 5 p.m., Hall of State (Free)
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Our Park, Fair Park
9 a.m. to 5 p.m., Hall of State (Free)
Search within: Historical Exhibits, Local History
Marketing Workshops Series
9 a.m. to noon, MEED Center (Free)
Search within: Marketing / Advertising / PR
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
Color Theory Water Media Show
9:30 a.m. to 5:30 p.m., Artplace Gallery and Framing (Free)
Search within: Art and Sculpture
The Art of Mosaic with Sonia King
Fall Session I
9:30 a.m. to 12:30 p.m., Creative Arts Center of Dallas ($125 - $155)
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Marla Ziegler / Pancho Luna / Rob Douglas
10 a.m. to 5 p.m., Craighead-Green Gallery (Free)
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Texas Collects ASIA 2008: Chinese Art
10 a.m. to 5 p.m., The Trammell & Margaret Crow Collection of Asian Art (Free)
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Southwest Watercolor Society (2D)
10 a.m. to 6 p.m., Art Centre of Plano (Free)
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Michael Roch / Tami Demaree, Dani Tull & Steven Hull / Tim Sullivan
10 a.m. to 5 p.m., Conduit Gallery (Free)
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Documenting China: Contemporary Photography and Social Change
10 a.m. to 5 p.m., The Trammell & Margaret Crow Collection of Asian Art (Free)
Search within: Photography Exhibits, China
Robert McAn: New Work
10 a.m. to 5 p.m., William Campbell Contemporary Art (Free)
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Nell Dorr: From Everlasting to Everlasting
10 a.m. to 5 p.m., Amon Carter Museum (Free)
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Kara Walker: My Complement, My Enemy, My Oppressor, My Love
10 a.m. to 5 p.m., Modern Art Museum of Fort Worth (Free - $10)
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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
David Keens, Texas Artist of the Year
10 a.m. to 5 p.m., Arlington Museum of Art (Free)
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Carol Barth and Hendrik Smit
10 a.m. to 5 p.m., Alan Barnes Fine Art (Free)
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Revisualizing Westward Expansion: A Century of Conflict, 1800–1900
10 a.m. to 5 p.m., Amon Carter Museum (Free)
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Ronald Morán
10 a.m. to 5:30 p.m., Pan American Art Projects (Free)
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Open Secrets: Paintings by Charlotte Seifert
10 a.m. to 5:30 p.m., Norwood Flynn Gallery (Free)
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Jack Kilby: The Eye of Genius Photographs by the Inventor of the Microchip
10 a.m. to 5 p.m., Meadows Museum (SMU) ($8)
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Multicultural Show
10 a.m. to 4 p.m., Texas Visual Arts Association Gallery (Free)
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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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Featured Artists Series 2008
10 a.m. to 6 p.m., Kittrell/Riffkind Art Glass (Free)
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Imprinted Traces
Also featuring: Some Like it Hot
10 a.m. to 6 p.m., Bath House Cultural Center (Free)
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Work–Art–Life
10 a.m. to 6 p.m., Eisemann Center for Performing Arts (Free)
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Allison Hunter / Cindy Hurt / Michelle Murillo
10 a.m. to 5 p.m., The Gallery at UTA (Free)
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KidneyTexas 2008 Luncheon and Fashion Show
10 a.m., Hilton Anatole Hotel ($150)
Search within: Fashion / Beauty, Society Charitable Benefits
22nd Annual Grapefest
10 a.m. to 11:30 p.m., Downtown Grapevine ($8)
Search within: Popular Music, Festivals, Kids / Family
Giorgio Armani Beauty Personal Appearance
10 a.m. to 6 p.m., Neiman Marcus NorthPark (Free)
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Judith Ripka Trunk Show
10 a.m. to 4 p.m., Neiman Marcus NorthPark (Free)
Search within: Fashion / Beauty, Shopping
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)
Search within: Kiddie
Cowboys and Cowgirls
Fridays at the Farmstead programs for children 2-5
10:30 a.m., Heritage Farmstead Museum ($6)
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Making It New: The Art and Style of Sara and Gerald Murphy
11 a.m. to 5 p.m., Dallas Museum of Art (DMA) ($5 - $10)
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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)
Search within: Books / Authors / Literary events
Children's Storytime
11 a.m. to 7 p.m., Barnes & Noble (Denton / Golden Triangle Mall) (Free)
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Lone Star Legacy II: The Barrett Collection of Contemporary Texas Art
11 a.m. to 5 p.m., Dallas Museum of Art (DMA) (Free - $10)
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Tour Fort Worth's 2008 Southern Living Idea House
11 a.m. to 5 p.m., Southern Living 2008 Idea House ($10)
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Laray Polk / Simeen Ishaque / Sasha Dela
11 a.m. to 9 p.m., The MAC (McKinney Avenue Contemporary) (Free)
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William Lamson: Actions
11 a.m. to 6 p.m., Marty Walker Gallery (Free)
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Jeffrey Silverthorne
11 a.m. to 6 p.m., Photographs Do Not Bend Gallery (Free)
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Aaron Parazette / Matthew Sontheimer
11 a.m. to 5 p.m., Dunn and Brown Contemporary (Free)
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Art in the Metroplex
11 a.m. to 4 p.m., J.M. Moudy Exhibition Hall (TCU) (Free)
Search within: Art and Sculpture, Photography Exhibits
Thomas Freidman - Hot, Flat and Crowded
11 a.m., Hilton Anatole Hotel ($55 - $2500)
Search within: Books / Authors / Literary events, Environmental Issues
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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Remembering the Heroes of 9-11
11:30 a.m. to 11 p.m., Sullivan's Steakhouse
Search within: Charity, Dining / Restaurants
Tech Titans Luncheon
11:30 a.m. to 1:30 p.m., Marriott at Legacy Town Center ($40 - $45)
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The Impressionists
Master Paintings from the Art Institute of Chicago
Noon to 8 p.m., Kimbell Art Museum (Free - $16)
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Art for the Bridge: an exhibit benefiting the Bridge Breast Network
Noon to 5 p.m., The Women's Museum (Free - $5)
Search within: Art and Sculpture, Women's Issues
Geomorph
Noon to 5 p.m., Centraltrak (Free)
Search within: University of Texas at Dallas, Art and Sculpture
A Place in the Painting Continuum
Noon to 5 p.m., University of North Texas Art 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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Preston Royal Purls Knitting Social
1 p.m. to 3 p.m., Preston Royal Branch Library (Free)
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Lo que vi (What I Saw)
1 p.m. to 6 p.m., Ice House Cultural Center (Free)
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Student Organization Officer/Advisor Training
1 p.m. to 3 p.m., Collin County Community College (Central Park Campus) (Free)
Search within: Collin County Community College
Civil Engineering Lab Building Ribbon Cutting
2 p.m. to noon, University of Texas at Arlington (UTA) (Free)
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Diez y Seis de Septimebre
3 p.m. to 5 p.m., Arcadia Park Branch Library (Free)
Search within: Holidays, Kids / Family, Mexico
A Covey Oktoberfest
3 p.m. to 10:30 p.m., The Covey Restaurant & Brewery
Search within: Beer, Oktoberfest
Stephenie Meyer Book Club
4 p.m., Barnes & Noble (Lewisville) (Free)
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Nature. Beauty. Bold
4 p.m. to 8 p.m., Gallery 2910 (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)
Search within: Self defense
Renzo Piano's "Modern Wing" for the Art Institute of Chicago: A Proud Civic Museum Transformed
6 p.m., Kimbell Art Museum
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Opening Reception - Unified Field: The Border by Beatriz Ezban
6 p.m. to 8 p.m., Latino Cultural Center (Free)
Search within: Arts Event Opening, Art and Sculpture
Artist's Reception - West by Southwest
6 p.m. to 9 p.m., Artists' Showplace (Free)
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Steven Rizzo / Burton Tyler
6 p.m. to 9 p.m., Central Market (Southlake) (Free)
Search within: Singer / Songwriter
Small-Batch Bourbon Tasting
6 p.m. to 7:30 p.m., Victory Tavern ($15)
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Geezers
6 p.m. to 9 p.m., Central Market (Fort Worth) (Free)
Search within: Cover and Tribute Bands, Rock
Date Night: Candlelight Dinner Cooking Class
6:30 p.m. to 10:30 p.m., Milestone Culinary Arts Center ($119)
Search within: Dating / Relationships, Recipes / Cooking
Texas Weather
Live music before & after Hip Pocket Theatre's The Island of Dr. Moreau
6:30 p.m., Hip Pocket Theatre ($5 - $15)
Search within: Country
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)
Search within: Karaoke
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
ArtSQrd Preview Party
7 p.m. to 10 p.m., Gallery 2910
Search within: Arts Event Opening, Art and Sculpture
We Came As Bears / Josephine Burning / Aynsley / My Last Vendetta / Brady LaRock
7 p.m., The Door (Plano) ($10)
Search within: Alternative / Indie, Rock
40 Mile Road
7 p.m. to 11 p.m., Strokers Ice House
Search within: Blues, Cover and Tribute Bands, Rock
Danny Bingham
Randy Owen/Alabama tribute artist
7 p.m. to 9 p.m., The Ladies Room at Arlington ($10 - $25)
Search within: Country, Cover and Tribute Bands
Free Film Screening of Forgotten Lives
7 p.m. to 9 p.m., Unitarian Universalist Church of Oak Cliff (Free)
Search within: Independent Films
OrangeCup Grand Opening
Featuring Patrick Ryan Clark
7 p.m., Stonebriar Centre
Search within: Singer / Songwriter, Dining / Restaurants
Four Day Weekend Comedy Troupe
Improv comedy featuring pianist Ray Sharp
7:30 p.m., Four Day Weekend Theater ($20)
Search within: Comedy
"Write Between the Eyes"
Murder mystery dinner
7:30 p.m., Riverwalk Cafe ($55)
Search within: Dining / Restaurants, Murder Mystery Games
Karaoke with Big Tex
7:30 p.m. to 11:30 p.m., Little Pete's Lake Grapevine (Free)
Search within: Karaoke
Menopause: The Musical
In the Countrywide Theatre
7:30 p.m., Eisemann Center for Performing Arts ($45)
Search within: Musicals
Peter Pan
Presented by Artisan Center Theater
7:30 p.m., Artisan Center Theater ($6 - $15)
Search within: Musicals, Children's Performance
Sabrina & Gypsy Bleu
7:30 p.m. to 11:30 p.m., Little Pete's Lake Grapevine
Search within: Cover and Tribute Bands, Rock
A is For Alibi / A Prodigal Son / If Names Were Numbers / FromDateToBulletin / Electric Vengeance
FromDateToBulletin and Electric Vengeance's CD release
7:30 p.m., The Door (Fort Worth) ($10)
Search within: Alternative / Indie, Rock, Screamo
I Hate Hamlet
Presented by Labyrinth Theatre
7:30 p.m., Labyrinth Theatre ($10 - $25)
Search within: Plays
Arsenic and Old Lace
Presented by Denton Community Theatre
7:30 p.m., Campus Theatre ($10 - $17)
Search within: Plays
R.L. Griffin / Hal Harris & the Lowlifers
8 p.m., R.L. Griffin's Blues Palace #2
Search within: Blues
