Events Saturday, January 3, 2009
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
Kids' Shorin Ryu Karate
9 a.m. to 10 a.m., Boys Ranch Activity Center ($40)
Search within: Kids / Family, Martial Arts
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
Dinosaurs Alive!
9 a.m. to 5 p.m., Heard Natural Science Museum & Wildlife Sanctuary (Free - $8)
Search within: Nature
ESL/Citizenship Classes
9 a.m., Pleasant Grove Branch Public Library (Free)
Search within: Immigration
"Best on the Block" Quilt Mania II
9 a.m. to 5 p.m., Old Red Museum of Dallas County History & Culture ($5 - $8)
Search within: Arts and Crafts
Charles M. Russell and the Art of Counting Coup
9 a.m. to 8 p.m., Sid Richardson Museum (Free)
Search within: Art and Sculpture
Tai Chi
9 a.m. to 10:30 a.m., The Trammell & Margaret Crow Collection of Asian Art (Free)
Search within: Health and Fitness
Deck the Halls
9 a.m. to 5 p.m., Old Red Museum of Dallas County History & Culture ($1 - $8)
Search within: Christmas Season
Top Secret: Mission Toy
9 a.m. to 5 p.m., National Cowgirl Museum and Hall of Fame ($7 - $8)
Search within: Kids / Family
Gallery Group Show & New Year Celebration Sale
9:30 a.m. to 6 p.m., Artplace Gallery and Framing (Free)
Search within: Art and Sculpture
North Richland Hills Animal Adoption & Rescue Center (AARC) Off-Site Adoption
Find a new best friend
10 a.m., Petco (Free)
Search within: Pets
Children's Storytime
10 a.m., Barnes & Noble (Arlington / Lincoln Square) (Free)
Search within: Kiddie
Stillness in Time: Teresa Hubbard and Alexander Birchler
10 a.m. to 5 p.m., Modern Art Museum of Fort Worth ($4 - $8)
Search within: Photography Exhibits
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)
Search within: Art and Sculpture
Capoeira Classes
10 a.m. to 12:30 p.m., South Dallas Cultural Center ($15 - $45)
Search within: Social Dancing
Citizenship Classes
10 a.m. to 1 p.m., North Oak Cliff Branch Library (Free)
Search within: Immigration
Adults Shorin Ryu Karate
10 a.m. to 11:30 a.m., Boys Ranch Activity Center ($40)
Search within: Health and Fitness, Martial Arts
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)
Search within: Art and Sculpture
Dallas Works by David Leonard
Also featuring new works by Ray-Mel Cornelius
10 a.m. to 5 p.m., Norwood Flynn Gallery (Free)
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Bilingual Introductory Computer Class
10 a.m. to noon, Arcadia Park Branch Library (Free)
Search within: Computers, Hispanic / Latino
Mary Lucier: The Plains of Sweet Regret
10 a.m. to 5 p.m., Amon Carter Museum (Free)
Search within: Art and Sculpture
Plazas Comunitarias en su Biblioteca
10 a.m. to 3 p.m., Lakewood Branch Library (Free)
Quiltmania II - New Beginnings: Quilts by Texas Quilt Artists
In the Carpenter Performance Hall
10 a.m. to 5 p.m., Irving Arts Center (Free)
Search within: Arts and Crafts
Native Words, Native Warriors
10 a.m. to 5 p.m., Frontiers of Flight Museum
Search within: Historical Exhibits, Local History
FOCUS: Ranjani Shettar
10 a.m. to 5 p.m., Modern Art Museum of Fort Worth ($4 - $10)
Search within: Art and Sculpture
16th Annual Holiday Exhibition & Tree Decorating Competition
In the Main Gallery
10 a.m. to 5 p.m., Irving Arts Center (Free)
Search within: Christmas Season
Gwendolyn Brooks Reading Club
10 a.m. to noon, South Dallas Cultural Center (Free)
Search within: Kids / Family
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
David H. Gibson: Along Cypress Creek / Philip John Evett: Recent Sculpture
10 a.m. to 5 p.m., Valley House Gallery & Sculpture Center (Free)
Search within: Art and Sculpture
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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Kenneth Holder / Group Show / Mary Emma Hawthorne
10 a.m. to 5 p.m., Conduit Gallery (Free)
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Visions of Ireland: Photographs by Darla Bostick
In the Focus Gallery
10 a.m. to 5 p.m., Irving Arts Center (Free)
Search within: Photography Exhibits, Ireland
Exhibition by the Enclave of Breckinridge Artists
10 a.m. to 6 p.m., Eisemann Center for Performing Arts (Free)
Search within: Art and Sculpture
Rusty Scruby
10 a.m. to 5:30 p.m., Pan American Art Projects (Free)
Search within: Art and Sculpture, Photography Exhibits
Air Transportation Art Exhibit
10 a.m. to 6 p.m., American Airlines C.R. Smith Museum
Search within: Art and Sculpture
Texas Bridal Show
Hall A, B
10 a.m. to 5 p.m., The Dallas Convention Center
Search within: Weddings and Engagements, Shopping
Willy Wonka
Presented by Slappy's Puppet Playhouse
10:30 a.m., Slappy's Puppet Playhouse ($8 - $9)
Search within: Kids / Family
Children's Storytime
10:30 a.m., Barnes & Noble (Dallas / Prestonwood) (Free)
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Spanish Conversation Club
11 a.m. to noon, Fort Worth Central Library (Free)
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Family Day Story Time
11 a.m., Borders Books & Music (Colleyville) (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
Take Your Time: Olafur Eliasson
11 a.m. to 5 p.m., Dallas Museum of Art (DMA) ($5 - $10)
Search within: Art and Sculpture
A Different Breed : Adopt-A-Pet
11 a.m. to 4 p.m., Pepper Square Shopping Center (Free)
Search within: Pets
Tutankhamun and the Golden Age of the Pharaohs
11 a.m. to 5 p.m., Dallas Museum of Art (DMA) ($15 - $32.50)
Search within: Historical Exhibits
Children's Storytime
11 a.m., Barnes & Noble (Fort Worth / University & 30) (Free)
Search within: Kids / Family
Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu at the DFW Gun Range
11 a.m. to 12:30 p.m., DFW Gun Range ($20 - $75)
Search within: Self defense
Mark Stephen Smith: In Search of Memory: New Work in Color
11 a.m. to 4 p.m., William Campbell Contemporary Art (Free)
Search within: Art and Sculpture
Humane Society of Dallas : Adopt-A-Pet
11 a.m. to 4 p.m., PetSmart (Dallas) (Free)
Search within: Pets
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)
Search within: Art and Sculpture
Molas of the Kuna People of Panama
11 a.m. to 4 p.m., Latino Cultural Center (Free)
Search within: Textile / Woven Arts
Bill Owens: New Suburbia
11 a.m. to 6 p.m., Photographs Do Not Bend Gallery (Free)
Search within: Photography Exhibits
Papel Chicano: Works on Paper
11 a.m. to 4 p.m., Latino Cultural Center (Free)
Search within: Art and Sculpture
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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Legends of Texas Summer Gunfight Shows
11:45 a.m., Stockyards Station Gallery (Free)
Search within: Kids / Family
Animal Guardians of America : Adopt-A-Pet
Noon to 5:30 p.m., PetSmart (Lewisville) (Free)
Search within: Pets
Don Diego
Jazz, Chicken & Waffles
Noon to 2 p.m., South Dallas Cafe
Search within: Jazz, Dining / Restaurants
Animal Guardians of America : Adopt-A-Pet
Noon to 5:30 p.m., PetSmart (Lewisville) (Free)
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Partisan Pieces: Quilts of Political and Patriotic Persuasion
Noon to 5 p.m., The Women's Museum (Free - $5)
Search within: Arts and Crafts, Textile / Woven Arts
Guitar Lessons For Kids and Adults
Noon, Ice House Cultural Center ($12 - $15)
Search within: Classical Music
Andy Don Emmons and Paul Greco
Noon to 5 p.m., mighty fine arts (Free)
Search within: Art and Sculpture
The In/Materiality of the Everyday
Noon to 6 p.m., Bath House Cultural Center (Free)
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DallasArtsRevue's Winter Show
Noon to 6 p.m., Bath House Cultural Center (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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On Solid Ground
A Group Exhibition of Work by Kevin Bell, Colin Chillag, Christi Haupt and Steven Larson
Noon to 7 p.m., The Public Trust
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Peter Barrickman / Petra Cortright
Noon to 6 p.m., and/or gallery (Free)
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Diana Walker: Photojournalist
Noon to 5 p.m., The Women's Museum
Search within: Photography Exhibits
Mayan Performance Troupe
12:15 p.m., Dallas World Aquarium ($10.95 - $18.95)
Search within: Historical Exhibits
Jimmy Eaves & Pure Country / Frankie Miller
1 p.m. to 5 p.m., Ernest Tubb Record Shop No. 6 (Free)
Search within: Country
Kumaasi African Ensemble
West African dance classes for all ages.
1 p.m. to 3 p.m., Exline Recreational Center ($10)
Search within: World, Kids / Family, Social Dancing
Willy Wonka
Presented by Slappy's Puppet Playhouse
1 p.m., Slappy's Puppet Playhouse ($8 - $9)
Search within: Kids / Family
Rahr & Sons Brewery - Free Tour and Tasting
1 p.m. to 3 p.m., Rahr & Sons Brewery (Free)
Search within: Food and Drink
ESL/Citizenship Classes
1 p.m., Pleasant Grove Branch Public Library (Free)
Search within: Immigration
Wine Tasting: Pinots, Ports and Stickies
1 p.m. to 11 p.m., Farpointe Cellar (Frisco) ($15 - $30)
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Wine Tasting: Pinots, Ports and Stickies
1 p.m. to 11 p.m., Farpointe Cellar (Southlake) ($15 - $30)
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Mayan Performance Troupe
1:15 p.m., Dallas World Aquarium ($10.95 - $18.95)
Search within: Historical Exhibits
Universe & Live Sky Show
1:15 p.m., Museum of Nature & Science Planetarium ($4)
Search within: Space
Wonders of the Universe & Live Sky Show
1:15 p.m., Museum of Nature & Science Planetarium ($4)
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English Conversation Club
2 p.m. to 3:30 p.m., Fort Worth Central Library (Free)
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Family Films
In the Center for Creative Connections
2 p.m., Dallas Museum of Art (DMA) (Free - $10)
Search within: Kids / Family
False Pretense
2 p.m. to 5 p.m., La Buena Vida Vineyards Tasting Room
Search within: R&B / Soul, Rock
"Jazz Informance"
2 p.m., Tarrant County College (South Campus) (Free)
Search within: Tarrant County College, Jazz
Mayan Performance Troupe
2:15 p.m., Dallas World Aquarium ($10.95 - $18.95)
Search within: Historical Exhibits
Free to Be You and Me
Presented by Creative Arts Theatre & School
2:30 p.m., Creative Arts Theatre & School ($5 - $7)
Search within: Theater, Children's Performance
Trysts in Toledo
Presented by Theatre Three
2:30 p.m., Theatre Three ($25 - $40)
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Performances in the Galleries
3 p.m., Dallas Museum of Art (DMA) ($5 - $10)
Search within: Classical Music
Trans-Siberian Orchestra
3 p.m., American Airlines Center ($39.50 - $49.50)
Search within: Classical Music, Rock, Christmas Season
Magazine Exchange
3 p.m. to 5 p.m., Emily Fowler Central Library (Free)
Search within: Books / Authors / Literary events
Boar's Head & Yule Log Festival
3 p.m., University Christian Church ($12)
Search within: Christmas Season, Christianity
Eagle's Ashtanga Yoga Workshop
3 p.m. to 5 p.m., Tsada Yoga ($40 - $45)
Search within: Health and Fitness
Mayan Performance Troupe
3:15 p.m., Dallas World Aquarium ($10.95 - $18.95)
Search within: Historical Exhibits
Slappy & Monday Unwrapped!
A variety show
4 p.m., Slappy's Puppet Playhouse ($8 - $9)
Search within: Children's Performance
Boar's Head & Yule Log Festival
5 p.m., University Christian Church ($12)
Search within: Christmas Season, Christianity
Louisiana Shrimp Boil
5:30 p.m. to 9:30 p.m., Central Market (Plano) ($10.99 - $12.99)
Search within: Dining / Restaurants
Necromantic Sin / Heather May / xTriceratopsx / Falling into Winter
In the Cowtown Rock Lounge
6:30 p.m., The Door (Fort Worth) ($10)
Karol Dyess & Friends
6:45 p.m., Rodeo City Music Hall ($4 - $8)
Search within: Country, Cover and Tribute Bands
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)
Search within: Country
APL No Limit Texas Hold Em
7 p.m., Randy White's Hall of Fame Barbecue (Addison) (Free)
Search within: Poker
Kids Out On Saturday Night
7 p.m. to midnight, American Indoor Sports Facility ($12)
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Saturday Night Rec-N-Roll
7 p.m. to 11 p.m., Joe Farmer Recreation Center ($8)
Search within: Kids / Family
Castillan / Chandeliers / Criminal Shift / The Hot Tickets
7 p.m., The Door (Dallas) ($10)
Search within: Alternative / Indie, Rock
Devouring Plague / Marietta / Goodnight Hollywood / Lizard Professor
7 p.m., The Door (Fort Worth) ($10)
Dawn of Calamity / Of Human Descent / Knighting Dawn / Beyond Reckoning / Heir of Ivory
7 p.m., The Door (Plano) ($10)
Search within: Screamo
Silence to the Skies / Building the Architect / For the Love of Sarcasm / Llymbo
7 p.m., Eisenbergs Skatepark ($10)
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Keith and Margo's Murder Mystery Adventures (Fair Park)
Interactive comedy / dinner show
7:30 p.m., The Old Mill Inn ($64)
Search within: Dining / Restaurants, Murder Mystery Games
Klassic Kountry Saturday Night
All performers welcome!
7:30 p.m., Rodeo City Music Hall ($4 - $8)
Search within: Country
Free to Be You and Me
Presented by Creative Arts Theatre & School
7:30 p.m., Creative Arts Theatre & School ($5 - $7)
Search within: Theater, Children's Performance
I Love A Piano
Presented by Artisan Center Theater
7:30 p.m., Artisan Center Theater ($6 - $15)
Search within: Musicals
R.L. Griffin / Hal Harris & the Lowlifers
8 p.m., R.L. Griffin's Blues Palace #2
Search within: Blues
Weekly "Best Of" Showcase
Stand-up Comedy
8 p.m., Doubletree Hotel (Dallas / Northwest Hwy and Central) ($14)
Search within: Comedy
Saturday Night Racing
8 p.m. to 11:30 p.m., Devil's Bowl Speedway (Free - $10)
Search within: Auto Racing
The Andersons
8 p.m. to midnight, Little Pete's Lake Grapevine
Search within: Cover and Tribute Bands, Rock
Trans-Siberian Orchestra
8 p.m., American Airlines Center ($39.50 - $49.50)
Search within: Classical Music, Rock, Christmas Season
The Code of the Woosters
Presented by Stage West
8 p.m., Stage West Theatre ($15 - $28)
Search within: Plays
Dan Dyer / Emily Elbert
8 p.m., Backbeat Cafe & Listening Room (Free)
Search within: Singer / Songwriter
The Kick Back / One Act Play
On the side stage in the main room
8 p.m., The Door (Dallas) ($10)
Search within: Alternative / Indie, Rock
A Skull in Connemara
Presented by Second Thought Theatre
8 p.m., Addison Theatre Center ($20)
Search within: Plays
Zombie Dearest or The Caper of the Living Dead
Presented by Pocket Sandwich Theatre
8 p.m., Pocket Sandwich Theatre ($10 - $18)
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Murder in Paradise, A Murder Mystery Dinner Show
8:30 p.m. to 10 p.m., Paradise Event Center ($69 - $79)
Search within: Murder Mystery Games
Les Americains / The O's / Menkena / The Gang / Parallel Play
8:30 p.m., The Prophet Bar ($8 - $10)
Search within: Alternative / Indie, Rock
Captain Karl
Downstairs Tuesdays through Saturdays
9 p.m., Gator's Croc & Roc
Search within: Singer / Songwriter
Invasion of the Naughty School Girls
9 p.m., Lizard Lounge ($10 - $15)
Search within: Dance / DJ / House, Hotties
Fair to Midland / The House Harkonnen / The Timeline Post / Dragna
9 p.m., Curtain Club ($20)
Search within: Alternative / Indie, Metal, Rock
Tequila Sunrise: A Tribute to Eagles
9 p.m., House of Blues ($15 - $50)
Search within: Cover and Tribute Bands, Rock
!DANCeReGINA!
9 p.m., Sherlock's Pub (Dallas)
Search within: Cover and Tribute Bands, Dance / DJ / House
Richard & Vicki
9 p.m., White Rhino Coffee Company & Coffee House
Search within: Singer / Songwriter
Steve Solomon and the Boys
Swing dancing
9 p.m. to 1:30 a.m., Pearl's Dancehall & Saloon ($10)
Search within: Country, Social Dancing
Razorblade Dolls / Ebola Zaire
9 p.m., Rock Star Sports Bar
Search within: Gothic / Industrial, Metal
Damaged Good$ / Picnic Tyme / Headkrack / Klick Klack
9 p.m., The Lounge
Search within: Rap / Hip-Hop
Professor D & the Playskool
9 p.m., Glass Cactus
Search within: Cover and Tribute Bands, Dance / DJ / House
Tres Hombres
ZZ Top tribute band
9:30 p.m., Flying Pig Roadhouse
Search within: Cover and Tribute Bands, Rock
APL No Limit Texas Hold Em
10 p.m., Randy White's Hall of Fame Barbecue (Addison) (Free)
Search within: Poker
The Hormones Limited / True Widow / Cocky Americans
10 p.m., The Cavern ($6)
Search within: Alternative / Indie, Rock
Weekly "Best Of" Showcase
Stand-up Comedy
10:15 p.m., Doubletree Hotel (Dallas / Northwest Hwy and Central) ($14)
Search within: Comedy
Free Style Read - Adult Reading Program
Time TBA, Polk Wisdom Branch Library (Free)
Search within: Books / Authors / Literary events
Erik Lee Thompson: “Black Jesus and Others”
Time TBA, Landmark Magnolia Theatre and Bar (Free)
Search within: Art and Sculpture
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