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Pink and yellow, pink and yellow

The Downtown-to-Oak Cliff Shuttle launches Nov. 4 and may turn some heads as it makes its way through our neighborhood. DART’s “D-link” has seven 30-foot buses painted pink and yellow. The shuttle will cost about $1.4 million to operate on a two-year pilot program, which will determine whether similar services could be used in other areas of the city. The shuttle makes stops Downtown, including at the Sixth Floor Museum, before heading to Oak Cliff. The free shuttle will run every 15 minutes, 11 a.m. to 10:30 p.m., Monday-Saturday, making a loop from Davis to Edgefield to Jefferson to Zang and back Downtown. When the Oak Cliff Streetcar begins operation sometime between October 2014 and February 2015, it will connect with the shuttle at Methodist hospital, moving passengers to Bishop Arts.

Opera and contemporary art at Turner House

The Oak Cliff Society of Fine Arts kicked off its fall salon series last month with Dallas Arts District executive director Catherine Cuellar. Next up is Dallas Muesum of Art assistant curator of contemporary art Gabriel Ritter, on Nov. 14. And then Dallas Opera general director and CEO Kieth Cerny Dec. 12, with performances by Dallas Opera vocalists. The salons start at 7 p.m. at Turner House and include refreshments. Tickets cost $14 for students and Oak Cliff Society of Fine Arts members, and $20 otherwise. Series tickets cost $35 for members and $50 otherwise.