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The 2012 Society Preview
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CONTENTS EDITION NO. 34 Publisher Lance Brennan Managing Editor Christopher J. Libby Advertising Director Brian Sides Advertising Managers Hedy Vanderheyden Max Ameastah Ginger Pye Society Editor Sally Blanton Assignments Editor Lisa Gail Barnes Photo Editor Coco Mynoako Administrative Assistant Simone Garner Administrative Phone 214.887.0737
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CONTENTS GALLERIES • Page 30
THEATER • Page 36
CINEMA • Page 42
EVENTS • Page 48
PREVIEW • Page 54
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Society preview Quick Look At 2012 ✯
Even at the outset, it is clear that 2012 will be another year of non-stop charity events which Dallas is so known for. Philanthropy is alive and well in this big city. So let’s take a quick look at the highlights for the upcoming hot 2012 social calendar. January, is the ideal time for “Soup’s On” which benefits the Stewpot Alliance. In February buy your ticket for St. Valentine’s Day Luncheon and Fashion Show, as well as the Junior League Ball and Karaoke Lounge for Turtle Creek Recovery Center. In March we will finally get to attend the opening celebration of the Margaret Hun Hill Bridge presented by the Trinity Trust Foundation. Other notable events in March are Fresh Faces, AWARE Luncheon and Curtain Call. April has a crowded calendar, such as The Art Ball for DMA, along with Greer Garson Gala, Celebrity Waiter Gala, Sweetheart Ball, and the Park Cities Historic Home Tour. The Children’s Cancer Fund Luncheon is scheduled for May 2. Also in May, TACA Party on the Green supports the performing arts. After the lull of summer we are back in town and geared up for September where there is way-too-much going on: The Crystal Charity Fashion Show, Pegasus Ball, Kidney Texas Luncheon, The Symphony Gala, and SPCA Fur Ball, among many others. October brings us an array of benefits such as Cattle Baron’s Ball, Kappa Tablescapes, Partner’s Card and Bone Bash for Arthritis. As we dash through Autumn and race toward the holidays, the November calendar is packed with fabulous soirees like Zoo to Do, and the Beat Leukemia Ball. December always finishes the year strong and 2012 is no exception. Already, we can make plans for the Ballet’s Tutu Chic, Wednesday’s Child Luncheon and the Crystal Charity Ball, just to name a few. Okay, champagne toast to a great 2012.-- Sally Blanton ✯ The Turtle Creek News - CITY - www.VeryBestCity.com
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Coffee In The Garden
Dallas Arboretum Women’s Council ✯
The Dallas Arboretum’s Women’s Council supports the Arboretum with fundraising and programs. The Council, 29 years old, with over 900 members, welcomes new members and guests. They also maintain “A Woman’s Garden,” the area which draws national recognition each year as one of the top 14 places to visit in the world during the spring. Coffee is at 10:00 and a program at 10:30. There is no charge for members and guests will pay $15. Where: Dallas Arboretum, Rosine Hall When: January 24 Contact: mslj01@sbcglobal.net
Soup’s On
Stewpot Alliance Luncheon ✯
The Stewpot Luncheon features speaker Jeanette Walls, author of Glass Castle. She describes the nomadic family life of her childhood which chronicles many issues familiar to The Stewpot’s clients. Chef Brian C. Luscher of the Grape Restaurant acts as Chef Chair along with eight chefs who prepare and serve soup. SOUP’S ON! includes a silent auction of paintings and handmade jewelry from the artists of the Stewpot Art Programs and additional items. Where: Union Station When: January 24 Contact: Tonya Meier, 214-762-1368 ✯ The Turtle Creek News - CITY - www.VeryBestCity.com
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Silver Supper Gala
Benefiting The Dallas Museum of Art ✯
Peggy Sewell is chairing the 20th anniversary of the annual benefit dinner for the DMA. She says “no one knows about the fabulous silver collection at our museum.” It has the most comprehensive 19th and 20th century American silver collection of its kind in the world. “The Silver Supper” is the one time a year that it is brought out and used, says Peggy. This event has raised $1 million over the years. Individual tickets are $1,500. Tables are $1,500. Where: Dallas Museum of Art When: January 27 Contact: Debbie Stack, 214-922-1295
The Wizard of Paws SPCA Benefit ✯
The theme “The Wizard of Paws” will lead guests on a journey to a place where every adoptable animal has a loving home. Sambuca Uptown is the magical location. This event will feature a Silent auction, “Bone” Appetit prize drawing of restaurant certificates, wine pull and more! Business casual dress. Tickets for the event are $150 per person, in advance or at the door. All of the proceeds from the Wizard Campaign will go directly to the SPCA of Texas Clinic spay/neuter programs. Where: Sambuca Uptown When: January 29 Contact: Karol Wilson, 214-321-1971 ✯ The Turtle Creek News - CITY - www.VeryBestCity.com
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Bishop’s Gala
What’s that spring in your step?
Catholic Charities of Dallas ✯
Mary Linn Clifford will be chairing this 14th annual event for Catholic Charities at the Hilton Anatole. The ticket price is $250 and about 1200 guests are expected. Honorary Chairs are Deloitte and Sr. Mary Anne Owens. The mission of Catholic Charities of Dallas is to be a family of human services working together to strengthen families by providing help and creating hope, regardless of faith. The organization is a non-profit organization and a United Way partner agency. It is nationally accredited by the Council on Accreditation. Catholic Charities of Dallas has been serving the Dallas community for over 120 years and now extends its reach through four main service divisions: Elderly and Family Services, Refugee and Empowerment Services, Immigration and Legal Services, Children & Adoption Services and Community Outreach. From humble beginnings as an orphanage in Oak Cliff, the organization serves more than 70,000 people annually, regardless of race, age, gender, disability, national origin, or religious belief. This year the headline entertainer for the gala is comedian and actor Martin Short. Mr. Short is best-known for his comedy work, particularly his long stint on the television program Saturday Night Live. He starred in such comedic films as Three Amigos, Innerspace, Pure Luck, Jungle 2 Jungle, Mars Attacks!, Father of the Bride and Father of the Bride Part II. The evening will include a seated dinner, auctions, raffle prize drawing for a world class trip to Ireland, live entertainment, and music and dancing to local Dallas Band, Day Job Refugees. Where: Hilton Anatole When: January 21 Contact: rtarangioli@ccofdallas.org ✯ The Turtle Creek News - CITY - www.VeryBestCity.com
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Zoo To Do
Patron Party Home of John and Jennifer Eagle ✯
The Dallas Zoo’s largest fundraiser was held November 5 at the Wilds of Africa Plaza at the Dallas Zoo. Zoo to Do Goes Hollywood showcased exquisite food prepared by Honorary Chef Jim “Sevy” Severson and a team of 25 top chefs. Throughout the evening, guests participated in the exciting live and silent auctions, and discovered their adventurous side with continuous music and dancing. With the proceeds, the Society is able to continue its mission to support the Zoo as a center of education and conservation. Top Co-Chairs Diane and Mike Gruber Center Steve and Barbara Durham Bottom Nancy Suastad, Diane Gruber and Amy Meadows ✯ The Turtle Creek News - CITY - www.VeryBestCity.com
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SOCIETY The Art of Film Dinner John Lithgow Honored Hall of State ✯
Award-winner John Lithgow was presented the Dallas Star Award during an evening that celebrated the achievements of his career. The Art of Film, presented by the Dallas Film Society, was a rare opportunity for 400 film lovers to be part of an intimate conversation with Lithgow and film critic, Elvis Mitchell. Lithgow is a two-time Academy Award nominee with two Golden Globe Awards, five Emmy Awards, two Tony Awards and two Screen Actors Guild Awards. Top Tanya Foster, John Lithgow, Lynn McBee Center Stubbs and Holly Davis, John Lithgow, Randy Travis and Mary Beougher Bottom Faye Briggs, Randy Travis, Carmaleta Whiteley
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St. Jude Children’s Hospital Evening Under the Star Cowboy Stadium ✯
The Evening Under the Stars Party raised more than $620,000. The proceeds go directly to St. Jude to help fund the research and treatment of children. More than 700 guests walked onto the field of Cowboys Stadium in Arlington where they enjoyed cocktails, dinner and a chance to bid on exclusive items during a live and silent auction. In addition, Dallas Cowboy Cheerleaders encouraged the cowboy chic clad guests to punt and throw the football. Top Holly Brooks, Rick and Anne Shadyar, Doug Brooks Center Erica Hoelscher and Cindy Field Bottom Faryn and Andrew Clark ✯ The Turtle Creek News - CITY - www.VeryBestCity.com
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SOCIETY Junior League Luncheon 90 Year Anniversary Celebration Brook Hollow Country Club ✯
The Junior League of Dallas celebrated 90 years of service to the Dallas community by honoring and remembering its volunteers and leaders at a luncheon November 15 at Brook Hollow Golf Club. Letot Girls’ Residential Treatment Center was recognized as the beneficiary of the special JLD 90th Anniversary grant. In addition, Lori Whitlow was presented with the Sustainer of the Year Award, and past president Lyda Hill was honored with the Junior League of Dallas’ Lifetime Achievement Award. Top Heather Hicks, Joanna Clarke, Leigh Ann Haugh and Katie Robbins Center Lyda Hill and Lida Custard Bottom Lori Whitlow and Jan Langbein
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A.W.A.R.E
Patrons Hear Luncheon Plans Home of Jerry and Gene Jones ✯
The Alzheimer’s Women’s Association for Resources and Education (A.W.A.R.E.) will honor two legendary football rivals and friends- Frank Broyles, Arkansas Razorback Coach and Darrell Royal, Texas Longhorns Coach- as the Honorary Chairmen of its luncheon, set for March 23 at the Hilton Anatole. The event will commemorate the gridiron battles between Arkansas and Texas in 1964 and 1969 – including the “Game of the Century” - and will highlight the coaching history of these two extraordinary men. The announcement was made at a party hosted by Gene and Jerry Jones. Top Co-Chair Susan Holman, Gene Jones, Co-Chair Sandra Cude Center Bob and Myrna Schlegel Bottom Henry and Rita Hortenstine, Kay and Jim Hammond ✯ The Turtle Creek News - CITY - www.VeryBestCity.com
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SOCIETY TWU Leadership Reception Virginia Chandler Dykes Program Home of Myrna and Bob Schlegel ✯
Myrna D. Schlegel and Kimberly Schlegel Whitman have been named the recipients of the 10th Annual Virginia Chandler Dykes Leadership Award, presented by Bank of Texas, and TWU and the Texas Woman’s University Foundation. Texas Woman’s University Chancellor Dr. Ann Stuart will present the award at the Virginia Chandler Dykes luncheon event in February, at the Belo Mansion. This outstanding duo is known for their numerous leadership roles and ongoing support of nonprofit organizations and charitable causes. Top Jeanne Marie Clossey and Shelle Sills Center Rachel Trowbridge, Carol Seay and Susan Stanzel Bottom Suzy and Larry Gekiere
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SOCIETY Point of Excellence Awards Wilson Foundation Benefit Ritz-Carlton ✯
Wilson Associates, a global hospitality interior architectural design firm, held its 15th annual Point of Excellence Awards Luncheon at The Ritz-Carlton. This year, more than 250 people attended the luncheon, which honored Chip Norton of Norton Enterprises N.A. LLC and Ron McDaniel of Townsend Leather. All proceeds from the Point of Excellence Awards Luncheon benefit The Wilson Foundation, a 501(c)(3) non-profit organization founded in 1997. Top Ron McDaniel, Trisha Wilson, Chip Norton Center John Canterbury, Mary Stephenson, Dr.Kathy Kordy, July Letsche, Trisha Wilson Bottom Rylan Hill, Bethany Kastanek, May Poon, Rod Slavicek
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Art, Antique & Jewelry A World Class Exhibition Irving Convention Center ✯
The Irving Convention Center was transformed into one of the finest art, antique and jewelry exhibits in the world. Guests at the show were impressed at the size, quality and caliber of the show. With approximately 100 international exhibitors, it was a show that exceeded all expectations. The DALLAS International Art, Antique & Jewelry Show was the perfect fit for the sophistication and culture of the Metroplex. Barbara Daseke, chaired the private preview party on Wednesday evening benefiting TACA. A $15,000 check was presented to TACA by Scott Diament and Rob Samuels. Top Scott Diament and Rob Samuels Center Kelly and Norm Green Bottom Shannon Jones, Ramona Jones and Joyce Fox
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David blaine
Winspear Opera House ✯
David Blaine, a master illusionist best known for his street magic and feats of extreme endurance, brings his show David Blaine: The Art of Magic to the Winspear Opera House for one night only. David Blaine has redefined magic around the world with his unique brand of intimate, close-up magic and his challenges that have set new boundaries of human endurance. Born in Brooklyn, New York, Blaine discovered his passion of magic at the age of five. He began performing professionally for private parties when he turned thirteen. At nineteen, he did his first television appearance and then immediately after, he began doing private parties in St. Tropez and traveling around the world with his magic. By the age of 23, Blaine had created, directed and produced an original television program titled Street Magic, which was broadcast as an one-hour primetime special by ABC. Street Magic revolutionized the way magic is portrayed on television around the world and garnered rave reviews by critics. In April 1999, Blaine was buried alive on Manhattan’s West Side in New York for seven days and seven nights. Donald Trump provided the land and this became a highly publicized spectacle in New York. When Blaine was released, he was quoted as saying, “What I saw was every race of people, every age group, and every religion all gathered together smiling; and that made all of this worth it.” From that point on, his name became synonymous with modern magic. Blaine has been the special guest performer for President Bill Clinton and Hillary Clinton, Governor Arnold Schwarzenegger, Mayor Michael Bloomberg, Henry Kissinger, Bill Gates, Lance Armstrong, Prime Minister Gordon Brown and many others. Genre: Magic Date: January 12 Details: www.AttPac.org ✯ The Turtle Creek News - CITY - www.VeryBestCity.com
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Brian regan Majestic Theatre ✯
Brian Regan, one of the most popular comedians performing to date, brings his comedy tour to the Majestic Theatre. Known for his observational and self-deprecating humor, Regan has been filling theaters nationwide for years. His theater tour has visited more than 80 cities a year since 2005. His first album, Brian Regan Live, was released in 1997 and has sold more than 150,000 copies. On December 7, 2011, he released his second album, All By Myself. Genre: Comedy Date: January 7 Details: www.TicketMaster.com
the legend of zelda
Meyerson Symphony Center ✯
Video game fans in the Lone Star State will be able to experience Nintendo’s musical tribute to The Legend of Zelda video game series. The Dallas Symphony Orchestra will perform orchestral arrangements of music from the game’s 25-year history accompanied by video content from the games themselves. The concerts will be conducted by Irish-born conductor Eímear Noone, and the multimedia show will pair iconic music and gorgeous visuals from classic Zelda titles. Genre: Classical Date: January 10 Details: www.DallasSymphony.com ✯ The Turtle Creek News - CITY - www.VeryBestCity.com
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Lorrie Morgan & Pam tillis Eisemann Center ✯
Spend a hit-filled evening with country stars Lorrie Morgan and Pam Tillis on their Grits & Glamour Tour Saturday, Jan. 14, 2012 at 8:00 p.m. Pam Tillis was one of the first women in Nashville to produce her own album, and she was awarded the coveted Female Vocalist of the Year by the CMA in 1994. Lorrie Morgan made her first appearance on the Grand Ole Opry with her father George Morgan as a teenager in 1975 and has built a reputation as a bona fide country star. Genre: Country Date: January 14 Details: www.EisemannCenter.com
THE civil wars House of Blues ✯
The Civil Wars, a singer/songwriter duo from Nashville, were recently nominated for “Best Folk Album” and “Best Country Duo/Group Performance” for the 54th annual GRAMMY Awards. Their debut album, Barton Hollow, has sold over 215,000 units to date and reached #12 on the Billboard 200 and #1 on iTunes’ overall Albums chart. The album’s first single and title track ‘Barton Hollow’ was nominated for “Duo Video of the Year” at the 2011 CMT Music Awards. Genre: Folk/Country Date: January 17 Details: www.HOB.com ✯ The Turtle Creek News - CITY - www.VeryBestCity.com
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Mark Twain tonight Winspear Opera House ✯
AT&T Performing Arts Center brings you Mark Twain Tonight, the one-man show he starred in on Broadway. Hal Holbrook portrays Mark Twain as a 70year old humorist who skewers politicians, newspapermen and so-called patriots in an intimate look behind the famed author and American treasure. Holbrook adapted Twain’s own words for a commentary on slavery, religion and politics, mixing the satire with comic yarns about life on the Mississippi and a very effective ghost story. Holbrook’s Mark Twain characterization grew out of an honors project at Denison University after the War. Holbrook and his first wife, Ruby, had constructed a two-person show, playing characters from Shakespeare to Twain. After graduation they toured the school assembly circuit in the Southwest doing 307 shows in 30 weeks and traveling 30,000 miles by station wagon. His first solo performance as Mark Twain was at the Lock Haven State Teachers College in Pennsylvania in 1954. While hunting for a job in New York, the show was his desperate alternative to selling hats or running elevators to keep his family alive. After five years of researching Mark Twain and honing his material in front of countless audiences in small towns all over America, he opened at a tiny theatre off-Broadway in New York. He was a stunning overnight success, as stunning to Holbrook as anyone else. In 1966, on Broadway, his second New York engagement won him a Tony Award and a Drama Critics’ Circle Award. This was followed in 1967 by a 90- minute CBS television special of Mark Twain Tonight! which was nominated for an Emmy Award and seen by an audience of more than 30 million. Genre: Humor Date: January 13 Details: www.AttPac.org
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loretta lynn
Winspear Opera House ✯
This year marks the 50th anniversary of Loretta’s arrival on the music scene with her 1960 debut single, “I’m a Honky Tonk Girl.” Almost on the exact date of her golden anniversary in show business, the Recording Academy gave her its Lifetime Achievement Award. The honor was presented in Los Angeles on January 31, 2010. Loretta Lynn signed her first recording contract on February 1, 1960, and within a matter of weeks, she was at her first recording session. In addition to being “first,” she was also “great” and “different.” Loretta’s instantly recognizable delivery is one of the greatest country-music voices in history. As for “different,” no songwriter has a more distinctive body of work. In lyrics such as “Don’t Come Home A-Drinkin’” and “Your Squaw Is on the War Path,” she refused to be any man’s doormat. She challenged female rivals in “You Ain’t Woman Enough” and “Fist City.” She showed tremendous blue-collar pride in “Coal Miner’s Daughter” and “You’re Lookin’ at Country.” She is unafraid of controversy, whether the topic is sex (“Wings Upon Your Horns”), divorce (“Rated X”), alcohol (“Wouldn’t It Be Great”), war (“Dear Uncle Sam”), or “The Pill,” her celebration of sexual liberation, which were among some of her songs to be banned by many radio stations. Like the lady herself, Loretta Lynn’s songs shoot from the hip. One of the most remarkable things about Loretta is how she renews her creativity time and again. Two years after she was inducted into the Nashville Songwriters Hall of Fame in 1983, she was back on the charts with the hit, “Heart Don’t Do This to Me.” In 1988, the year she entered the Country Music Hall of Fame, Loretta recorded with k.d. lang. She earned a Gold record in 1994 with Honky Tonk Angels, a trio CD with Dolly Parton and Tammy Wynette. Genre: Country Date: January 22 Details: www.AttPac.org ✯ The Turtle Creek News - CITY - www.VeryBestCity.com
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kenny g
Verizon Theatre ✯
For the past two decades, Kenny G has become the biggest selling instrumentalist in the world, with more than 75 million albums sold. Over the years he has collaborated with various artists, including Andrea Bocelli, Whitney Houston, Aaron Neville, Michael Bolton, Celine Dion, Frank Sinatra and Smokey Robinson- just to name a few. In 2003, Kenny G was named the 25th-highest selling artist in America by the RIAA, with 48 million albums sold in the USA alone. Genre: Smooth Jazz Date: January 19 Details: www.TicketMaster.com
Bryan adams Majestic Theatre ✯
With a career spanning more than three decades and selling 75 million albums worldwide, Bryan Adams brings his Bare Bones tour to the Majestic Theatre for a rare acoustic concert. With hits like, “Cuts Like a Knife,” “Summer of ‘69,” and “Everything I Do (I Do It For You),” Adams has been selling out arenas and climbing the charts for years, becoming one of the most recognizable voices in rock. Bare Bones, his fifteenth album, was released in 2010. Genre: Rock Date: January 28 Details: www.LiveNation.com ✯ The Turtle Creek News - CITY - www.VeryBestCity.com
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MUSEUMS
QIU ANXIONG
Animated Narratives ✯
This exhibition of work by emerging Shanghai-based artist Qiu Anxiong includes paintings and video art. Qiu’s unique videos are created by a stopmotion animation technique from images of his paintings. Together the paintings and videos in this exhibition offer insight into Qiu’s process: how he creates an image in paint, how it evolves and is recorded, and its final result in video as part of an everchanging series of images. The result is hauntingly beautiful moving images that range from mythical stories to urban transformation. Although the paintings are acrylic on canvas, they appear at first glance to be ink paintings. The landscape images in particular refer to traditional Chinese landscape scroll paintings, with their craggy mountains and still lakes. In some of his videos, Qiu shows the transformation of an idyllic natural landscape to one that is polluted, industrialized, and urban. Qiu came to international prominence when his work was shown in the 2006 Shanghai Biennial. With a video titled New book of the Mountains and Seas, 2006, he was able to capture an approach to tradition in China at a time when few artists were considering the subject. He writes: “These days, most people consider new and old to be mutually exclusive concepts. The new is completely novel; the old, totally outdated....No one has really thought deeply enough about the intimate relationship between the new and the old. Most people in China automatically equate new with all things Western.” One can argue that Qiu’s art, through both his chosen medium and subjects, sets out to question prevailing assumptions about tradition and change in Chinese society. Qiu Anxiong has shown his work internationally, including in contemporary art biennials in Sydney, Thessaloniki, Seoul, Sáo Paulo, Busan, and Nanjing. Museum: The Crow Collection of Asian Art Exhibition: Closes February 5 Details: www.CrowCollection.com ✯ The Turtle Creek News - CITY - www.VeryBestCity.com
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ImPaCtfUL. SOLiD. aRTIStiC.
Ribera In A New Context Works of Jusepe de Ribera ✯
The Magdalene (1641) is the center piece of an exhibition highlighting the works of by Jusepe de Ribera (1591– 1652), a Valencian painter of Spain’s Siglo de Oro. The exhibit also includes three additional paintings by the artist. Of particular note from the Museo de la Real Academia de Bellas Artes de San Fernando in Madrid is the Assumption of the Magdalene (1636), which, like the Prado’s Magdalene by Ribera, was last exhibited in America at The Metropolitan Museum of Art in 1992. Museum: The Prado - Meadows Museum of Art Exhibition: Closes January 15 Details: www.MeadowsMuseumDallas.org
MARTIN SCHREIBER A Look Back ✯
This exhibition is a reflection on the career of the late Martin Schreiber. Known for his highly disciplined art form, his work, through subtle changes of color and intensity, produces soft edge light vibration and illusions of spatial expansion. Born in 1924, Mr. Schreiber enjoyed a long and successful art career both as a commercial art director in New York City with Dell Publishing and as a visual artist working in hard-edge geometric abstraction. Museum: Geometric Madi Museum Exhibition: Closes January 8 Details: www.GeometricMadiMuseum.org ✯ The Turtle Creek News - CITY - www.VeryBestCity.com
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Qualities of Jade
Qianlong Period (1736-1795) ✯
Jade is more than a precious stone; it is what is considered to be an ideal. Some 2,500 years ago, Confucious (Kong Qiu or Kongzi, 551-479 B.C.) provided a list of likenesses between particular sensual qualities of carved jades such as luster, surface angularity, and veining patterns and qualities of perfected human character such as benevolence, loyalty, and virtue. Confucius went on to elaborate on his meaning in a passage from the Book of Rites. Museum: The Crow Collection of Asian Art Exhibition: Recently Opened Details: www.CrowCollection.com
JEAN PAUL GAULTIER
From the Sidewalk to the Catwalk ✯
This is the first ever exhibition devoted to renowned fashion designer, Jean Paul Gaultier, who is easily one of the most important fashion designers in the world. Gaultier draws inspiration from dance, pop-rock, cinema, television, photography, and world cultures, and he does it with a keen respect for tradition as evidenced by his highly tailored designs. This exhibition highlights a selection of approximately 130 haute couture dresses and ready-to-wear pieces. Museum: Dallas Museum of Art Exhibition: Closes February 12 Details: www.DallasMuseumofArt.org ✯ The Turtle Creek News - CITY - www.VeryBestCity.com
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mark bradford
Support From Andy Warhol Foundation ✯
Mark Bradford has emerged in the past decade as one of the most inventive and accomplished artists of his generation, extending and transforming the traditions of 20th-century American painting into an empathetic yet demanding reflection of the urgency, tension, and vibrancy of our present moment. This five-venue national C exhibition marks the first major survey M of this Los Angeles–based artist whose Y multifaceted practice encompasses painting and sculpture as well as me- CM dia and sound installation. In addition to providing a comprehensive account MY of Bradford’s career to date, with an CY emphasis on his work as a painter, this CMY exhibition will foreground new works, K including an environmental installation with sound entitled Pinocchio Is on Fire, which examines key moments in the history of the black community in Los Angeles from the early 1980s to the present. Additionally, two new works related to Mithra, his monumental, ark-like public art project installed in the Lower Ninth Ward of New Orleans for the Prospect.1 exhibition in 2008, will be featured: a major new sculpture titled Detail, which incorporates elements from Mithra, and a film titled Across Canal, which examines the conception, production, and reception of that work. Also commissioned for this exhibition are an ambitious suite of new paintings and four inventive new drawings incorporating graphite. Museum: The Dallas Museum of Art Exhibition: Closes January 15 Details: www.DallasMuseumofArt.org ✯ The Turtle Creek News - CITY - www.VeryBestCity.com
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Echoes of the Past
Buddhist Cave Temples of Xiangtangshan ✯
Echoes of the Past: The Buddhist Cave Temples of Xiangtangshan represents the culmination of a six-year project that began in 2004 at the Center for the Art of East Asia at the University of Chicago. The project’s aim was to research and “reconstruct” Xiangtangshan, a series of six-century Buddhist cave temples hollowed out from the living rock in a mountainous region in northeast China. Although they survive to the present day, the temple interiors were severely damaged in the early twentieth century when large numbers of stone figures and fragments were removed and offered for sale on the international art market. Using advanced technology in conjunction with straightforward research, the team studied the history of these grotto temples and investigated their subsequent despoliation in an effort to reconstruct the original appearance of the caves’ interiors. A focal point of the exhibition is the digital recreation of one of the largest cave temples of Xiangtangshan, by which visitors can better understand the architectural setting in its original context. The results of these efforts form the basis of this exhibition. The works on view are on loan from the Asian Art Museum of San Francisco, the Cleveland Museum of Art, the Metropolitan Museum of Art, the University of Pennsylvania Museum of Archaeology and Anthropology, the San Diego Museum of Art, the Victoria and Albert Museum, and the Virginia Museum of Fine Arts. Xiangtangshan, or the “Mountain of Echoing Halls,” is a Buddhist devotional site created during the brief Northern Qi dynasty (550-577). Carved into the mountains in the southern Hebei province of Northeastern China, Xiangtangshan originally comprised a total of eleven man-made caves divided between two main locations, Bei Xiangtangshan and Nan Xiangtangshan. Museum: The Meadows Museum of Art Exhibition: Closes January 8 Details: www.MeadowsMuseumDallas.org ✯ The Turtle Creek News - CITY - www.VeryBestCity.com
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MUSEUMS
TONY CRAGG Seeing Things ✯
This is the first museum exhibition featuring the works of acclaimed sculptor, Tony Cragg. The exhibit features 30 large and moderately-scaled sculptures dating from 1984 to the present and provides an opportunity to better understand his work. Also included is a selection of drawings that are integral to the artist’s method and rarely seen in this country. Cragg is often praised for his innovative and varied forms, which draw upon his broad intellectual interests in science and literature. Museum: Nasher Sculpture Center Exhibition: Closes January 8 Details: www.NasherSculptureCenter.org
Form/Unformed
Design From 1960 to Present ✯
Including over thirty works drawn largely from the Museum’s collections dating from the 1960s to the present, this exhibition reveals the transformation of ideology and forms that have shaped international design of the last half century. From the technological and formal ideals of modernism to the influence of the handmade object, the works reflect increasingly complex and vibrant relationships between concepts of function, aesthetics, and material expression. Museum: The Dallas Museum of Art Exhibition: Closes Fall 2012 Details: www.DallasMuseumofArt.org ✯ The Turtle Creek News - CITY - www.VeryBestCity.com
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GALLERIES
SOLID FLUIDITY Lilian Garcia-Roig ✯
This exhibition includes paintings depicting water in the landscape, from rushing rivers to crystal clear lakes to wetlands vegetation, in the artist’s Maximalist style of “more is more.” The Cuban-born, Houston-raised artist is currently a Professor in the Department of Art at Florida State University in Tallahassee, Florida. Garcia-Roig has had over 30 solo exhibitions, and her work has been included in 214 group exhibitions to date; a list that grows steadily each year. She points to the opinion of prominent critics and painters, such as Robert Storr and Gerhard Richter, who say the biggest issue in painting in the last half of the 20th century has been the attempt to reconcile the abstract nature of painting with its representational role. Garcia-Roig says the reconciliatory idea has been at the core of her on-site landscape paintings in which the figure is the ground and the ground is the figure, and both are gestural marks and paint which look and feel like a specific place. She says she works on-site (Plein-air) because it is the only way for a painter to capture the multi-dimensional experience of a landscape, focusing in and out at various depths, noticing and trying to balance various relations among spatial elements such as color, size, shape and visual weight. The perceptual melting or push-pull that occurs when the viewers are continuously forced to focus in and out of her paintings parallels the experience of being in dense, tangled woods. An opening reception for the artist will be held on January 14 from 6-8 p.m. Gallery: Valley House Gallery Exhibition: Opens January 14 Details: www.ValleyHouse.com ✯ The Turtle Creek News - CITY - www.VeryBestCity.com
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GALLERIES
Sublimation Simulacrum Angel Fernandez and Kit Reisch ✯
Angel Fernandez draws inspiration for art from religion; both Catholicism and Jehovah’s Witness. According to Fernandez, the work “is a sublimation of the repressed aspects of the artist’s childhood. It narrates a personal mythology of self-fulfillment and creation composed of childhood and adult experiences through the use of festive forms and colors.” Installation artist, Kit Reisch, practices the art of simulacrum by pairing real objects with artificial contexts. Gallery: Cohn Drennan Contemporary Exhibition: Opens January 7 Details: www.CohnDrennanContemporary.com
Martin Delebano
2011 Selected New Works ✯
Martin Delabano is a Dallas-based artist, teacher and active community member. In 2010, he received the Distinguished Texas Artists award. Delabano grew up in a house of Pre-Colonial African and New Guinea sculptures, which had a profound influence on his work. His father was the Curator of Installation at the Dallas Museum of Art for 33 years as well as a gifted painter. He is also a middle school teacher. Gallery: Kirk Hopper Fine Art Exhibition: Closes January 7 Details: www.KirkHopperFineArt.com ✯ The Turtle Creek News - CITY - www.VeryBestCity.com
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GALLERIES
The Sum Of Its Parts Jerry Skibell ✯
Jerry Skibell was raised in Lubbock, Texas. He received his BFA in Studio Art from the University of Texas at Austin in 1968 and continued for a year in graduate school, majoring in graphic design. Skibell has exhibited in numerous galleries in Texas and New Mexico. He incorporates a wide range of various materials and collage elements in his work as well as a relatively new artistic process called “solar plate etching.” Gallery: McKinney Avenue Contemporary Mercantile Coffee House Exhibition: Closes January 14 Details: www.The-MAC.org
Fresh Faces 2X2 Local Talent Exhibition ✯
This exhibition sets out to highlight the exceptional talent and innovation of many discovered and yet-to-bediscovered artists from the north texas region in a diverse mixed media invitational event organized by Dallas curator, Rita Barnard. One of the goals of the center is to create opportunities for emerging artists. Many artists, correspondingly, seek new venues with which to present their varied works of art. Gallery: Bath House Cultural Center Exhibition: Closes January 28 Details: www.DallasCulture.org ✯ The Turtle Creek News - CITY - www.VeryBestCity.com
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GALLERIES
On The Streets of Paris Fine Art Exhibition ✯
This is an exhibition of original antique oils and works by artists that focused on the busy, robust life that can be found on Parisian streets. Highlighted among the collected works are remarkably vivid street scenes in Paris from the 1900s by French postimpressionist artist Edouard Cortès. Cortès was born in Lagny, France on April 26, 1882. During his early lifetime, Paris was the center of the art world. Artists from across the globe traveled to France to study and paint its beautiful countryside and cities. The Cafe de la Paix was once a fashionable restaurant during the Belle Epoque. Housed in the Grand Hotel, the historic landmark had been situated on the corner of the Boulevard des Capucines and the Place de l’Opera. An awning anchors the site of the restaurant while busy shoppers stroll by the corner, dressed in colorful late fall attire. Cortès was known as “Le Poete Parisien de la Peinture” or “the Parisian Poet of Painting.” His father, Antonio Cortès, was a painter for the Royal Court of Spain. He said, “I was born from and for painting.” All of his siblings became artists, as well. His beautiful depictions of Paris and the French countryside were always in demand and he continued to paint them until his death in 1969. Views of Paris, or as it became known ‘the City of Light,’ were in great demand by both collectors and tourists, alike. Cortès, along with other artists like Eugene Galien-Laloue (18541941), Luigi Loir (1845-1916) and Jean Beraud (1849-1936) answered their call. Specializing in diverse Paris street scenes, each of these artists captured the city during its heyday and continued with these scenes well into the 20th century. “On the Streets of Paris” offers a nostalgic look at one of the greatest and most beautiful cities in the world. Gallery: Banks Fine Art Exhibition: Opens January 2 Details: www.BanksFineArt.com ✯ The Turtle Creek News - CITY - www.VeryBestCity.com
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GALLERIES
Good Fortune
Britten Roetzel & Maya Eventov ✯
Artist Britten Roetzel strives to express an intangible and ethereal moment. She aims to translate emotion into a visual language, capturing the essence and transmitting it onto the canvas with application of multiple layers. Fearless in her exploration, Britten embraces universal elements of nature – earth, water, sky, air, ether, metal and fire, resulting in magical landscapes with underlying imagery of timeless ancient symbols. Britten’s passion for color in interplay of brilliant hues mirror her aesthetic sensitivity. Every painting is an invitation to discover new possibilities. Contrastly, artist Maya Eventov was born in Leningrad in 1964. She developed her unique technique of etching on oil after being inspired by the Fabergé eggs that fascinated her as a child when she would visit them in a Russian museum. Her works evoke feelings of happiness and well-being. In the hands of this artist, interiors and still life become extra-ordinary. The chairs, flowers, harps and roman pillars, that have been interpreted by generations of artists, take on personas that could be sophisticated and rich, whimsical and fun, having their own independent life within the painting. She works in watercolors and oils, using her own unique technique that combines oil painting and etching. Gallery: Galerie Zuger Exhibition: Closes January 9 Details: www.GalerieZugerDallas.com
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GALLERIES
Pacific Meets TORREY pINES Anne C. Weary ✯
After visiting Torrey Pines State Natural Reserve in San Diego, California, Anne C. Weary became entranced with its distinct topography. Using a red conté crayon to draw the landscape, she created beautiful and unhurried portraits of this natural beauty. With its distinct topography of pine trees, ocean and cliffs, Weary became entranced with the area and created these detailed drawings on site, working outdoors. This is the artist’s fourth solo exhibition. Gallery: Valley House Gallery Exhibition: Closes January 7 Details: www.ValleyHouse.com
The Cologne Portfolio Thomas Zitzwitz ✯
Painter Thomas Zitzwitz, lives and works in Koln, Germany. His paintings are characterized by his natural interest in that which is ephemeral. The everchanging impressions of multiple layers of color on top of one another and the actual change of color, depending on the view one chooses and the way the light falls, insinuate the impression of a fleeting moment. Standing in front of these paintings, viewers realize that they are not simply observers. Gallery: The Gremillion Gallery Exhibition: Closes January 7 Details: www.Gremillion.com ✯ The Turtle Creek News - CITY - www.VeryBestCity.com
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THEATER
THE DIARY OF ANNE FRANK WaterTower Theatre ✯
The Diary of Anne Frank is a stage adaptation of the book The Diary of a Young Girl. The play is a dramatization written by Frances Goodrich and Albert Hacket. It premiered at the Cort Theatre, Broadway, on October 5, 1955, in a production by Kermit Bloomgarden. The play received the 1956 New York Drama Critics Circle award for Best Play and ran until 1957. The stage production was revived in October 1997, in a new adaptation by Wendy Kesselman, directed by James Lapine. The revival was nominated for a Tony award in 1999 for Best Revival of a Play. Anne Frank is undoubtedly an icon of the Holocaust; her diary has been published in many languages, and millions of people are familiar with her story. In this powerful new adaptation, the young Anne Frank emerges from history as a living, lyrical, intensely gifted girl who confronts her rapidly changing life and the increasing horror of her time with astonishing honesty, wit and determination. This impassioned drama about the lives of eight people hiding from the Nazis in a concealed storage attic captures the claustrophobic realities of their daily existence. Each day for two dark years, Anne Frank’s voice shines through: “When I write I shake off all my cares. But I want to achieve more than that. I want to be useful and bring enjoyment to all people, even those I’ve never met. I want to go on living even after my death!” The cast includes Molly Franco as Anne Frank, Stan Graner as Otto Frank, Emily Scott Banks as Edith Frank, Jessica Renee Russell as Margot Frank, Travis Tope as Peter Van Daan, Lucia Welch as Mrs. Van Daan, Paul T. Taylor as Mr. Van Daan, Ted Wold as Mr. Dussell, Dana Schultes as Miep Gies, Andrew J. Kasten as Mr. Kraler, Arvin Combs as the Nazi Officer, and Jacob Aaron Cullum and Wes Cantrell as soldiers. Theater: WaterTower Theatre Performance: January 6-29 Details: www.WaterTowerTheatre.org ✯ The Turtle Creek News - CITY - www.VeryBestCity.com
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THEATER
I LOVE YOU, YOU’RE PERFECT, NOW CHANGE Theatre Too ✯
Celebrating its 10 year anniversary, Theatre Three’s mega-hit production returns for a limited engagement with all performances in Theatre Too, Theatre Three’s intimate downstairs playspace. I Love You, You’re Perfect, Now Change is the hilarious musical revue about all of love’s greatest challenges: dating, sex, marriage, and family life. The theater is happy to have original cast member, Carrie Slaughter, reprise her role. Theater: Theatre Too Performance: Opens January 20 Details: www.Theatre3Dallas.com
IF YOU GIVE A MOUSE A COOKIE Dallas Children’s Theater ✯
Home alone and warned NOT to make a mess, a young boy discovers if you give a mouse a cookie...anything can happen! After eating a cookie, the mouse has some milk. Then he decides to clean his face. This starts simply enough, but the mouse keeps getting distracted and is constantly moving on to other projects, leaving unfinished ones behind. In the end, the mouse wants another cookie and the boy falls asleep on his desk. Don’t miss this DCT Family Favorite. Theater: Dallas Children’s Theater Performance: Opens January 20 Details: www.DCT.org ✯ The Turtle Creek News - CITY - www.VeryBestCity.com
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THEATER
A LITTLE NIGHTMARE MUSIC The Eisemann Center ✯
Aleksey Igudesman and Hyung-ki Joo are classical musicians who have taken the world by storm with their theatrical shows, which combine comedy with classical music and popular culture. Their clips on YouTube have gathered over 15 million hits and they have appeared live on television, including an exclusive interview for CNN. Equally comfortable performing in classical concert halls, as well as in stadiums in front of crowds of 18,000, they appeal to a diverse range of audiences. Theater: Hill Performance Hall Performance: January 28 Details: www.EisemannCenter.com
La Bête
Theatre Three ✯
La Bête (The Beast) is set in a stunning palace in 17th century France, where Elomire, the intellectual head playwright of the castle’s resident acting troupe, is told by the court’s Princess that he must meet with Valere, a local clown the Princess discovered performing in the streets. Elomire is disgusted by the idiotic and vulgar antics of the clown, whom he believes would ruin the troupe’s reputation. The Princess is upset by Elomire’s refusals and demands. Theater: Theatre Three Performance: Ends January 14 Details: www.Theatre3Dallas.com ✯ The Turtle Creek News - CITY - www.VeryBestCity.com
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THEATER
GIANT
Charles and Dee Wyly Theatre ✯
Giant, a musical based on the 1952 Edna Ferber novel of the same name, takes the stage at the Dee and Charles Wyly Theatre and will go down in history as Dallas Theater Center’s biggest production ever. Co-produced with The Public Theater and directed by three-time Tony nominee Michael Greif (Rent, Grey Gardens, Next to Normal), the story of ambition and romance comes to the stage with music and lyrics by Michael John LaChiusa and book by Sybille Pearson. Edna Ferber’s great-niece, Julie Gilbert, had approached LaChiusa to write a musical based on the novel Giant. Pearson used the novel, rather than the famous film version of the story, as the basis for their adaptation because “the movie, in its own greatness, changes some of the plot.” The production instead follows the novel, rejecting the many plot changes that were made for the popular 1956 film of Giant starring Rock Hudson, Elizabeth Taylor and James Dean. In Dallas Theater Center’s production Aaron Lazar will star as the lead character, Bick. Lazar has appeared in seven Broadway productions and was recently seen in the revival of Stephen Sondheim’s A Little Night Music. He was nominated for a Drama Desk Award for his role in the revival of Les Miserables and can now be seen in Clint Eastwood’s film J. Edgar. Tony Award nominee Kate Baldwin (Finian’s Rainbow) will play Leslie. Baldwin has performed at theaters across the country and has appeared on Broadway in several productions including The Full Monty. The role of Jett will be played by P.J. Griffith, who recently starred in the original Broadway production of American Idiot. Greif will reunite with costume designer Jeff Mashie. The rest of the design team includes set designer Allen Moyer, lighting designer Ken Posner, sound designer Brian Ronan and choreographer Alex Sanchez. Theater: Charles and Dee Wyly Theatre Performance: Opens January 18 Details: www.DallasTheaterCenter.org ✯ The Turtle Creek News - CITY - www.VeryBestCity.com
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THEATER
DEATH BY CHOCOLATE Garland Civic Theatre ✯
Members of the newly renovated Meadowbrook Health Resort are dropping like flies! On the eve of the grand re-opening, head cook Edith Chiles drops dead. This is not the best advertisement! It’s up to John Stone, the manager, to find the cause and the murderer. Delightfully sarcastic and cynical, Stone finds himself teaming up with Ed Parlor, a writer of murder mysteries with a cheery disposition who enjoys the chance to play “Sherlock” and try to solve the deaths by chocolate. Together, the two men engage in a wacky race against time. The clues point to a sinister box of chocolates, and the suspects include all the outlandish characters working for the resort. Could it be Lady Riverdale, the new owner of the Meadowbrook Health Resort? She is the pompous, high society type, except when she is required to use her vicious street shrewdness in order to survive (which serves as a hint to her mysterious past). Maybe it is Ralph Deadwood, gym instructor and all around cad? Dick Simmering, the aerobics instructor? Anne, the panic stricken nurse? Perhaps it is Margaret Daniels, a writer for Elite magazine and Alfred Mellox, trusted companion of the late Henry Meadowbrook. Last, but not least is Sweet pea Meadowbrook, daughter of the late Henry Meadowbrook; she is extremely overweight and seems to be trying to eat herself to death because of the trauma of losing her father. Rounding out the cast of whacky characters is Lady Riverdale’s long-suffering, eccentric secretary, Dyslexia, famous for her unusual clothing choices. Death by Chocolate is a new, fun, and different comedy that will delight audiences all the way to its oh so “sweet” finish line! Theater: Garland Civic Theatre Performance: Opens January 19 Details: www.GarlandCivicTheatre.org ✯ The Turtle Creek News - CITY - www.VeryBestCity.com
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THEATER
JUNIE B. JONES
Hill Performance Hall ✯
This musical production is filled with funny songs about Junie B. (which stands for Beatrice) Jones and the things she does throughout her stint in first grade. Junie writes everything down in her Top-Secret Personal Beeswax Journal. Junie lives with her parents, her dog, Tickle, and her baby brother, Ollie. Her best friends at school are Herb, Jose and Lennie; and together they battle against Junie’s tattle-telling rival, May. The musical was adapted the popular book series. Theater: Hill Performance Hall Performance: January 22 Details: www.EisemannCenter.com
THE FREQUENCY OF DEATH Grand Theater ✯
This story takes place in the studios of radio station WKIL during a live broadcast of “The Mystery Challenge.” The program is hijacked by a mysterious voice, that of Dr. Big, a demented but brilliant scientist who has crossed paths with Harry, Nigel, and Lt. Foster before. Dr. Big is bent on revenge at any cost. He has rigged the building to explode if anyone tries to come in or leave. The only hope the heroes have is to stop Dr. Big before the program signs off, permanently. Theater: Grand Theater Performance: January 26-29 Details: www.ATTpac.org ✯ The Turtle Creek News - CITY - www.VeryBestCity.com
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CINEMA
DArling Companion Diane Keaton / Kevin Kline ✯
Darling Companion tells the story of a woman (played by Diane Keaton) who saves a lost dog from the side of the freeway. Suffering from empty nest syndrome and dealing with a self-involved husband (played by Kevin Kline), she forms a special bond with her new pet. After her husband loses the dog at a wedding, a distraught Beth and some remaining guests form a search party to look for the animal. Darling Companion is directed by Lawrence Kasdan. Director: Lawrence Kasdan Rated: PG 13 - Language Opens: January 1
Red tails
Terrence Howard / Cuba Gooding, Jr. ✯
Red Tails is the true story of a crew of African American pilots in the Tuskegee training program during World War II. As the war in Europe continues to take its toll on Allied forces, the Pentagon brass has no recourse but to consider unorthodox options – including the untried and untested pilots of the experimental Tuskegee training program. Just as the young Tuskegee men are on the brink of being shut down, they are given the ultimate chance to show their courage. Director: Anthony Hemingway Rated: PG-13 - Violence Opens: January 20 ✯ The Turtle Creek News - CITY - www.VeryBestCity.com
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CINEMA
contraband
Mark Wahlberg / Kate Beckinsale ✯
Mark Wahlberg leads the cast of Contraband, a fast-paced thriller about a man trying to stay out of a world he worked so hard to leave behind and the family he’ll do anything to protect. Set in New Orleans, the film explores the cutthroat underground world of international smuggling—full of desperate criminals and corrupt officials, highstakes and big payoffs—where loyalty rarely exists and death is one wrong turn away. Chris Farraday (played by Mark Wahlberg) long ago abandoned his life of crime, but after his brotherin-law, Andy (played by Caleb Landry Jones), botches a drug deal for his ruthless boss, Tim Briggs (played by Giovanni Ribisi), Chris is forced back into doing what he does best—running contraband—to settle Andy’s debt. Chris is a legendary smuggler and quickly assembles a crew with the help of his best friend, Sebastian (Ben Foster), to head to Panama and return with millions in counterfeit bills. Things quickly fall apart and with only hours to reach the cash, Chris must use his rusty skills to successfully navigate a treacherous criminal network of brutal drug lords, cops and hit men before his wife, Kate (played by Kate Beckinsale), and sons become their target. Contraband is written by Aaron Guzikowski and is based upon the Icelandic film Reykjavik: Rotterdam by Arnaldur Indriðason and Óskar Jónasson. Baltasar Kormákur directs the thriller which also stars Ben Foster, Giovanni Ribisi, Lukas Haas, Caleb Landry Jones, Diego Luna and J.K. Simmons. Director: Baltasar Kormakur Rated: R - Violence, Language Opens: January 13 ✯ The Turtle Creek News - CITY - www.VeryBestCity.com
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CINEMA
Joyful noise
Queen Latifah / Dolly Parton ✯
Oscar® nominees Queen Latifah (Chicago, Hairspray) and Dolly Parton (Steel Magnolias, Nine to Five) star in Joyful Noise, a funny and inspirational story of music, hope, love and renewal. The small town of Pacashau, Georgia, has fallen on hard times, but the people are counting on the Divinity Church Choir to lift their spirits by winning the National Joyful Noise Competition. The choir has always known how to sing in harmony, but the discord between its two leading ladies now threatens to tear them apart. Their newly appointed director, Vi Rose Hill (played by Latifah), stubbornly wants to stick with their tried-and-true traditional style, while the fiery G.G. Sparrow (played by Parton) thinks tried-and-true translates to tired-and-old. Shaking things up even more is the arrival of G.G.’s rebellious grandson, Randy (played by Jeremy Jordan). Randy has an ear for music, but he also has an eye for Vi Rose’s beautiful and talented daughter, Olivia (played by Keke Palmer), and the sparks between the two teenagers are causing even more heat between G.G. and Vi Rose. If these two strong-willed women can overcome their differences and find a common voice, they–and their choir–may make the most joyful noise of all. Starring with Latifah and Parton are Keke Palmer (Akeelah and the Bee), Courtney B. Vance (Extraordinary Measures), Jeremy Jordan (Broadway’s Rock of Ages), and Kris Kristofferson (Dolphin Tale). Rounding out the main cast are Dexter Darden, Angela Grovey, Paul Woolfolk and Jesse L. Martin. Todd Graff (Bandslam) directed Joyful Noise from his original screenplay. The film is produced by Oscar® nominee Michael Nathanson (L.A. Confidential), Joseph Farrell, Catherine Paura, and Oscar® nominees Broderick Johnson and Andrew A. Kosove (The Blind Side). Director: Todd Graff Rated: PG-13- Mild Rude Humor Opens: January 13 ✯ The Turtle Creek News - CITY - www.VeryBestCity.com
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CINEMA
Underworld awakening Kate Beckinsale / Stephen Rea ✯
Underworld Awakening brings a stunning new dimension to the epic battle between Vampires and Lycans, as the first film in the franchise to shoot in 3D. Kate Beckinsale, star of the first two films, returns in her lead role as the vampire warrioress Selene, who escapes imprisonment to find herself in a world where humans have discovered the existence of both Vampire and Lycan clans, and are conducting an all-out war to eradicate both immortal species. Director: Mans Marlind & Bjorn Stein Rated: PG - Mild Violence Opens: January 20
HAywire
Gina Carano / Channing Tatum ✯
Mallory Kane (played by Gina Carano) is a highly trained operative who works for a government security contractor in the dirtiest, most dangerous corners of the world. After successfully freeing a Chinese journalist held hostage, she is double crossed and left for dead by someone close to her in her own agency. Suddenly the target of skilled assassins who know her every move, Mallory must find the truth in order to stay alive. Haywire also stars Ewan McGregor, Michael Fassbender, Antonio Benderas and Michael Douglas. Director: Steven Soderbergh Rated: R - Violence Opens: January 20 ✯ The Turtle Creek News - CITY - www.VeryBestCity.com
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Katherine Heigl brings Stephanie Plum - the popular heroine of Janet Evanovich’s worldwide best-selling seventeenth-book mystery series - to vibrant life in One For The Money. A proud, born-and-bred Jersey girl, Stephanie Plum’s got plenty of attitude, even if she’s been out of work for the last six months and just lost her car to a debt collector. Desperate for some fast cash, Stephanie turns to her last resort: convincing her sleazy cousin to give her a job at his bail bonding company...as a recovery agent. True, she doesn’t even own a pair of handcuffs and her weapon of choice is pepper spray, but that doesn’t stop Stephanie from taking on Vinny’s biggest bail-jumper: former vice cop and murder suspect Joe Morelli - yup, the same sexy, irresistible Joe Morelli who seduced and dumped her back in high school. Nabbing Morelli would be satisfying payback - and a hefty payday - but as Stephanie learns the ins and outs of becoming a recovery agent from Ranger, a hunky colleague who’s the best in the business, she also realizes the case against Morelli isn’t airtight. Add to the mix her meddling family, a potentially homicidal boxer, witnesses who keep dying and the problem of all those flying sparks when she finds Morelli himself...well, suddenly Stephanie’s new job isn’t nearly as easy as she thought. Starring Katherine Heigl, One For The Money is a fresh, funny action-comedy directed by Julie Anne Robinson (The Last Song) and also starring, Daniel Sunjata (Rescue Me), John Leguiziamo (Ice Age), Debbie Reynolds and Debra Monk. Screenplay by Stacy Sherman & Karen Ray and Liz Brixius. One For The Money is based on the novel by Janet Evanovich. Director: Julie Ann Robinson Rated: PG-13-Mild Rude Humor Opens: January 27 ✯ The Turtle Creek News - CITY - www.VeryBestCity.com
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CINEMA
man on a ledge
Sam Worthington / Elizabeth Banks ✯
An ex-cop and now wanted fugitive (played by Sam Worthington) stands on the ledge of a high-rise building while a hard-living New York Police Department negotiatior (played by Elizabeth Banks) tries to talk him down. The longer they are on the ledge, the more she realizes that he might have an ulterior objective. Man On A Ledge also stars Jamie Bell (The Eagle), Anthony Mackie, Edward Burns (Saving Private Ryan), Kyra Sedwick and Ed Harris. Director: Asger Leth Rated: PG -13 - Violence Opens: January 13
in the grey
Liam Neeson / Dermot Mulroney ✯
In The Grey, Liam Neeson leads an unruly group of oil-rig roughnecks when their plane crashes into the remote Alaskan wilderness. Battling mortal injuries and merciless weather, the survivors have only a few days to escape the icy elements – and a vicious pack of rogue wolves on the hunt – before their time runs out. In The Grey also stars Dermot Mulroney and is directed by Joe Carnahan (The A-Team, Smokin Aces). It is based on the short ghost story Ghost Walker by Ian Mackenzie Jeffers. Director: Joe Carnahan Rated: This film is not yet rated Opens: January 27 ✯ The Turtle Creek News - CITY - www.VeryBestCity.com
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EVENTS
BIG D CLIMB
52-FLIGHT STAIR CLIMB ✯
DALLAS WIND SYMPHONY
A Gershwin Valentine PRESENTS
Jeff Hellmer, Piano & Conductor George Gershwin, Piano
Tuesday, February 14 8:00 pm Meyerson Symphony Center
For more information,
call 214-428-2263 www.dws.org
The first and largest stair climb in North Texas is back for a fourth year and promises to be better than ever. Join 1,000 fellow climbers from the area as they charge up the stairs at Fountain Place. The Big D Climb is a 52 flight footrace up the stairs of Fountain Place. Participants of all ages will race individually or in a team. The event benefits The Leukemia & Lymphoma Society, (LLS), the world’s largest voluntary health organization dedicated to funding blood cancer research, education and patient services. LLS’s mission is to cure leukemia, lymphoma, Hodgkin’s disease and myeloma, and to improve the quality of life of patients and their families. LLS created the Information Resource Center (IRC) to provide blood cancer patients, their families and health professionals accurate, current disease information and support. IRC information specialists are social workers, nurses and health educators. Since its founding, The Leukemia & Lymphoma Society has provided more than 600 million dollars for research on blood cancers and has coordinated a nationwide informational clearinghouse for medical professionals, caregivers, and patients. LLS also advocates public policy positions that accelerate progress toward cures for leukemia, Hodgkin and non-Hodgkin lymphoma and myeloma, and to improve the quality of life of those with blood cancer, their friends and families. After the event, a party will be held. Venue: Fountain Place Events: January 28 Details: www.BigDClimb.org ✯ The Turtle Creek News - CITY - www.VeryBestCity.com
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HUNTING AND FISHING EXPO Annual Outdoors Expo ✯
This annual exposition will feature a 4,000 gallon aquarium that has been transformed into a natural habitat which holds 30-40 fish from different species. Participants will have a chance to see and learn about an array of eagles, hawks, falcons and owls. Kids can also fish for catfish from a catfish tank. Seminars will be conducted by Wally Marshall, who is also known as Mr. Crappie, and by Zell Rowland, who is known as the King of Topwater. Venue: Dallas Market Hall Events: January 6-8 Details: www.TexasFishingShow.com
CHEERLEADERS CHAMPIONSHIPS National Competition ✯
The National Cheerleading Association Championships provide high school and junior high school cheer teams the opportunity to compete with teams around the world in top-rate competitions. Participants will be scored on the degree of difficulty and originality of their stunts, pyramids and tosses, tumbling, jumps, dance routines, showmanship, team spirit, overall performance, crowd appeal, school representation and the team’s overall impression upon the judges. Venue: Dallas Convention Center Events: January 7-8 Details: www.NCAVarsity.com ✯ The Turtle Creek News - CITY - www.VeryBestCity.com
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MEET THE MUSEUM Bob Ray Sanders On JFK ✯
January’s program features a lecture by Bob Ray Sanders who will speak about his experience during the time of Kennedy’s death. A respected longtime newspaper, radio and television journalist in the Dallas-Fort Worth area, Sanders was attending high school in Fort Worth in 1963. On Thanksgiving Day that year, his marching band performed a memorial tribute to President Kennedy. Sanders was later an active supporter of the civil rights and peace movements of the 1960s and 1970s. Venue: The Sixth Floor Museum Events: January 13 Details: www.JFK.org
VOLLEYBALL CHALLENGE National Tournament ✯
This volleyball challenge will hold division competitions for all ages from 12 to 18. Saturday will feature a round of volleyball competitions and Sunday will conclude the event with bracket competitions based upon Saturday’s tournaments. Five matches/ten sets are guaranteed and in Sunday’s playoff brackets, matches will be two out of three sets. Sunday evening will feature an awards presentation in which awards will be granted to the winner of each bracket in each age division. Venue: Dallas Convention Center Events: January 28-29 Details: www.SummitVolleyBall.com ✯ The Turtle Creek News - CITY - www.VeryBestCity.com
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LATE NIGHTS AT THE DMA Birthday Bash ✯
On the third Friday of every month, the museum stays open until midnight to offer performances, concerts, readings, film screenings, tours and family programs. This month is the annual Birthday Bash, featuring the Jean Paul Gaultier exhibit, highlighted by The Divas of Gaultier Costume Contest. Guests can release their inner diva and dress as Madonna or Lady Gaga. Prizes will be awarded to the best Madonna and best Lady Gaga, who will then compete head-to-head for the best overall costume. The winner will receive a Museum store gift card and a Fashion World of Jean Paul Gaultier exhibition catalogue. The evening also includes an exciting musical and theatrical performance featuring award-winning Madonna tribute artist Chris America accompanied by dancers from Bling Divas Entertainment. In the Center for Creative Connections, local milliner Cassandra MacGregor of the House of MacGregor will conduct a hands-on exciting evening of hat making workshops. General admission is $10 or less; DMA members and children under 12 free. Late Night programs are included in general admission to the Museum unless otherwise noted. The Dallas Museum of Art is supported in part by the generosity of Museum members and donors, by the citizens of Dallas through the City of Dallas/Office of Cultural Affairs, and the Texas Commission on the Arts. Venue: Dallas Museum of Art Events: January 20 Details: www.DallasMuseumofArt.org ✯ The Turtle Creek News - CITY - www.VeryBestCity.com
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Elliott hundley
Nasher 360 Speaker Series ✯
The Nasher Sculpture Center brings art world speakers for conversations or lectures about sculptural themes. Learn about the ever-expanding definition of sculpture and the thoughtprocess behind some of today’s most innovative contemporary artwork, architecture and design. This month, the Nasher welcomes artist, Elliott Hundley. Elliott Hundley (born 1975) is an American artist, living and working in Los Angeles. Hundley earned an MFA in the Department of Painting and Drawing at the University of California, Los Angeles in 2005, with a 1997 BFA in printmaking from the Rhode Island School of Design. He also attended the Skowhegan School of Painting and Sculpture in 2002, and had fellowships from the Fine Arts Work Center in Provincetown, MA, the Vermont Studio Center, and Bemis Center for Contemporary Art in Omaha, NE. Hundley’s work has been exhibited at Daniel Reich Gallery, New York, the Andrea Rosen Gallery, New York and various venues in Los Angeles, including group exhibitions at Peres Projects. Hundley has been part of the LAXed exhibition at the Peres Projects Berlin in April 2006 and the Hammer Museum in May 2006. His work is in the permanent collection of the Museum of Contemporary Art, Los Angeles, the Judith Rothschild Foundation Collection at the Museum of Modern Art, New York, and the Guggenheim Museum, New York. Venue: Nasher Sculpture Center Exhibition: January 28 Details: www.NasherSculptureCenter.org ✯ The Turtle Creek News - CITY - www.VeryBestCity.com
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DALLAS BRIDAL SHOW Annual Bridal Exposition ✯
This bridal-themed consumer trade show is held twice annually to provide brides and their wedding parties a one-stop shopping opportunity to plan every aspect of the wedding in one weekend at one location. From invitations to photography, catering, musicians and entertainment, bachelorette parties, wedding dresses, reception favors, wedding and reception venues, and even honeymoon destinations, brides can view, taste and feel samples from thousands of vendors. Venue: Dallas Market Hall Events: January 28-29 Details: www.BridalShowsinc.com
PARTYFEST EXTRAVAGANZA Annual Hospitality Exposition ✯
This is the largest one-day exhibition of its kind. The annual event will feature more than 200 of D/FW’s top party and event suppliers. See the hottest party and entertainment trends such as table decor, entertainment, venues, lighting, music, food service and invitations while networking with party planning professionals from around the world. Seminars, food and beverage samplings, a silent auction and exciting new product demonstrations will be highlighted throughout the day. Venue: Dallas Market Hall Events: January 11 Details: www.ApplauseProductions.com ✯ The Turtle Creek News - CITY - www.VeryBestCity.com
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PREVIEW NEXT MONTH
RSVP
The Billiard Ball
February 18, The Ritz-Carlton
Celebrating its 9th year, The Billiard Ball features cocktails, dinner, silent auction, award presentation and dancing to the big band tunes of the Hunter Sullivan orchestra. Contact: thebilliardball@bgcdallas.org
Cinema 4438 mckinney ave dallas tx 214.443.0605
Safe House
February 10, Denzel Washington, Ryan Reynolds
A CIA agent is guarding a prisoner in a CIA safe house and is attacked by a group of rebel soldiers, leaving everyone dead but the agent and his prisoner. This film is not yet rated
Theater
The Farnsworth Invention Opens February 16, Theatre Three
The year is 1929. Two ambitious visionaries, Philo T. Farnsworth and David Sarnoff, battle fervently to discover and develop the greatest invention of all time: the television.
now open Lunch on Weekends!
parking available in back
www.sushionmckinney.com
www.Theatre3Dallas.com
Museums Nigel Cooke
Closes February 18, Goss-Michael Foundation
Nigel Cooke’s paintings construct a dark and melancholic world. At its core, it is an allegorical conception of creativity and production as ambivalent human traits. www.GossMichaelFoundation.org
Galleries
An Archive Of Shadows: Underwood Closes February 5, Hawn Gallery
In his first solo exhibition, Andrew Douglas Underwood brings his research together in the form of folio boxes, books and framed works that compile discrete dossiers. www.SMU.edu
Concerts
Kelly Clarkson
February 10, Verizon Theatre
In ten years, Kelly Clarkson has released five studio albums, sold more than 20 million albums worldwide, 10 million albums in the U.S. and has had nine singles in the top 10. www.VerizonTheatre.com
Events
Dallas Winter Boat Show February 3-5, Dallas Market Hall
The 2012 Dallas International Boat Show has the most comprehensive selection of boats, as well as fishing gear, hunting equipment and a full range of outdoor equipment. www.DallasBoatShow.net ✯ The Turtle Creek News - CITY - www.VeryBestCity.com
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For more information, call Larry Friedman 972-788-1400
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