CITY Magazine - January 2013

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Dallas At Its Very Best J A N U A RY 2 0 1 3 GALLERIES CONCERTS MUSEUMS CULTURE THEATER SOCIETY CINEMA EVENTS GALAS RSVP

2013 Society Preview A Sneak Peek At The New Year’s Slated Soirees

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CONTENTS EDITION NO. 46 Publisher Lance Brennan Managing Editor Christopher J. Libby Director of National Sales Brian Sides Advertising Managers Hedy Vanderheyden Chad Ellis 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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SOCIETY• Page 10

CONCERTS • Page 16

MUSEUMS • Page 20

CITY Magazine is published monthly by The Turtle Creek News, LLC., 1812 North Haskell Avenue, Dallas, Texas 74204. The entire contents of CITY, is Copyright© 2013 by The Turtle Creek News.

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CONTENTS GALLERIES • Page 24

THEATER • Page 30

CINEMA • Page 36

EVENTS • Page 42

PREVIEW • Page 46

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Society preview Sneak Peak At 2013 ✯

The year 2013 promises to be a great one for those in the society circuit.

Here are just a few highlights...In February, we will see every form and fashion of red dresses and slacks as women show their support for the American Heart Association’s “Go Red for Women” on February 1st. Our very own Former First Lady Laura Bush will be the keynote speaker. Likewise, red will surely be a popular theme for the St. Valentine’s Day Luncheon and Fashion Show on February 12th. The benefit for Leukemia and Lymphoma will be chaired by Angela Choquette, Maggie Kipp and Paige Slates. Once again, Yvonne Crum will chair the event she created for Suicide Prevention- Fresh Faces of Fashion- at Stanley Korshak on March 22. The evening includes a fabulous fashion show featuring some of Dallas’s most lovely young women.

There are so many Spring soirees in this town! For instance seven or eight during just one Saturday night in April.

The Moonlight Ball is an excellent example on the 6th of April. Everyone can show their support for the Ronald McDonald House by buying tickets to the Black Tie gala at Brook Hollow. In May, the A-Listers will dress in formal attire for the Celebrity Waiter Gala at the Ritz-Carlton on the 4th. This is a benefit for Family Compass which helps prevent child abuse. Art Lovers and loyal patrons always look forward to the Black Tie TACA (The Arts Community Alliance) Custom Auction Gala in September at the Rosewood Mansion. This year, the date is September 20th. October brings us the best costume party in Texas with The Bone Bash, raising money for Arthritis (Date TBA). Also Treasure Street for Texas Scottish Rite Children’s Hospital, held in an enormous tent, will be October 10th. Chairs will be Stacy and Dan Branch. So 2013 promises to be a banner year for the Fete’ Set and those working to help North Texas non-profits achieve their goals in a difficult economy. It’s “all ahead forward,” with great anticipation for the year to come. See you on the red carpet.

--Sally Blanton

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Soup’s On!

Stewpot Alliance Luncheon ✯

The participating chef’s have been announced for this year’s benefit. Led by Chair Brian Luscher of The Grape, he will be joined by chefs from the following restaurants: The Mansion, Oak, Café Pacific, Parigi, Komali, Salum, Restaurant Ava and the Omni. The Chairs are Kay Lunceford and Patricia Weigand. Honorary Chairs are Joan and Elvis Mason. Fundraising from the past has resulted in the Stewpot purchasing a new building which remains a haven for at-risk individuals in Dallas.

Where Omni Hotel When January 29 Contact Krl1@me.com

Bingo Bash

Teen CONTACT Program Benefit ✯

The theme is Country or Rock & Roll casual for this fundraiser for CONTACT, which is instrumental in preventing suicide in teens. The event is chaired

by Maureen Crowley and tickets are $85. As a program of CONTACT Crisis Line, Teen CONTACT’S Mission is to offer North Texas teens a free 24-hour telephone help line, staffed by trained volunteers who can respond to the concerns of young people in the midst of a crisis or conflict, 24 hours a day, 365 days a year.

Where Dallas Country Club When January 29 Contact Benaye Rogers, 972-233-0866 ✯ The Turtle Creek News - CITY - www.VeryBestCity.com

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TACA Grant Awards The Arts Community Alliance ✯

This event is open to the public, but reservations are required. TACA is pleased to announce that three inaugural grants totaling $100,000 will be awarded from the first round of applications. TACA champions artistic excellence in the performing arts and encourages innovation, collaboration, and engagement through financial support, stewardship and resources. Last year, TACA distributed $1,000,000 to North Texas performing arts organizations for the fourth consecutive year.

Where Wyly Theatre When January 28 Contact amy.kendrick@taca-arts.org

Carson Leslie Foundation “A Sunny Place for Shady People” ✯

The Carson Leslie Foundation is dedicated to raising funds for research of pediatric cancer and enriching the lives of pediatric cancer patients. Carson was a high school student who had a cancerous brain tumor. He fought the disease for three years. At the end of his life he wrote Carry Me, published six days before he died. This is the 3rd annual benefit and will include a Texas Hold’em Tourney, Casino Games, Music, Dancing and Auctions. It’s $75 for a single ticket and $150 per couple.

Where Fashion Industry Gallery When January 18 Contact keyea.webster@gmail.com ✯ The Turtle Creek News - CITY - www.VeryBestCity.com

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Life Lessons Luncheon Overcoming Eating Disorders ✯

This year’s Elisa Project event features writer, activist and philanthropist Katherine Schwarzenegger. In her best-selling book, Rock What You’ve Got: Secrets to Loving Your Inner and Outer Beauty from Someone Who’s Been There, Katherine candidly articulates the struggle for young women to develop positive body image in a culture that places so much emphasis on appearance. As the keynote speaker, Katherine will share with us her personal experiences as well as discuss body image, women’s issues and youth activism. Katherine is the Global Youth Ambassador for the Dove Campaign for Real Beauty which works create a world where beauty is a source of confidence, not anxiety. She has been awarded Seventeen Magazine’s Body Peace Award and the Girl Scouts of America appointed her as the youngest member of their Blue Ribbon Commission on Healthy Media for Youth. Chaired by Ellen Cook and Jackie Moore, this much-anticipated event helps to raise awareness about the problem of eating disorders and provides funds to support the programs and services provided by The Elisa Project, which has touched the lives of more than 40,000 people in 2012. The three most prevalent types of eating disorders are anorexia nervosa, bulimia nervosa and binge eating disorder. Though eating disorders usually manifest during adolescence or young adulthood, they can also show up in childhood or later adulthood. Females are statistically more likely to develop an eating disorder, though boys/ men account for up to 15% of patients with anorexia or bulimia and almost half of those with binge eating disorder.

Sponsorship and underwriting opportunities are available and range from $2,500 to $25,000. Regular tables may be purchased for $1,500 and individuals tickets for $150.

Where Omni Hotel When January 22 Contact tanya@thefosters.net ✯ The Turtle Creek News - CITY - www.VeryBestCity.com

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SOCIETY

TWO x TWO

First Look for AIDS and Art Rachofsky House ✯

The 14th annual gala dinner and art auction jointly benefiting the Dallas Museum of Art and amfAR, the foundation for AIDS Research. Drawing prominent artists, art collectors and philanthropists from around the world, TWO x TWO for AIDS and Art has evolved into a week full of social events aimed at recognizing the progress of amfAR and engaging the arts community in Dallas. The eagerly anticipated event quickly sold out. The gala benefit featured a seated dinner for 450 guests with both a live and silent auction of major works of contemporary art and unique luxury items.

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SOCIETY Sponsor Party

Luncheon for The Senior Source Home of Debbie and Nickey Oates ✯

The Spirit of Generations Award is presented annually by The Senior Source to an individual, or group of individuals, who have contributed significantly in “thoughts, words and deeds” to all generations of the Dallas community, past, present and future. This year’s luncheon paid tribute to T. Boone Pickens, who, in addition to representing the true message of award, has played a special role in the agency’s history- including being a lead donor and supporter in The Senior Source 2006 Capital Campaign.

Top Patti Jo and John Turner Center Suzy Gekiere, Nancy Carter, Ann Dyer Bottom T. Boone Pickens, Debbie and Nickey Oates

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SOCIETY

March of Dimes

Signature Chefs Event Omni Hotel ✯

The 2012 Signature Chefs Auction raised $620,000 for March of Dimes, including a record of $145,000 during Fund the Mission. The event featured signature samplings from lead chef Kent Rathbun and his brother Kevin and 22 of Dallas’s top chefs, a big board and live auction.

The Signature Chefs Auction Dallas was under the leadership of event chairs Diane Brierley, Shannon Brame, Anita Braun and Dean McSherry. The evening was highlighted by Rathbun, who celebrated his 15th anniversary as lead chef, auctioning his Taste of the Derby package for $62,500.

Top Robert and Kathleen Gibson Center Bob and Mellie Baggett Bottom Jamie Jones and Ryan Harmon ✯ The Turtle Creek News - CITY - www.VeryBestCity.com

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SOCIETY Salvation Army Luncheon Doing the Most Good Hilton Anatole ✯

The Salvation Army DFW Command 2012 Annual Doing The Most Good Luncheon was held at the Hilton Anatole Hotel with Amy Grant as the keynote speaker. The luncheon raised more than $2.5 million for the 70 different programs and services. Of all The Salvation Army groups worldwide, this local luncheon is the top Salvation Army fund-raising event. Guest speaker Amy Grant came to the stage and combined her guitar-playing and story-telling to share about her family, faith and forgiveness.

Top Amy Grant, Margot Perot Center Merrie Ann King, Amy Grant, Frank King Bottom Elaine Agather, Bernice Washington and Lynn McBee

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SOCIETY The Art of Film Dallas Film Society Hall of State ✯

The Dallas Film Society partnered with the American Film Institute in 2006 to create the AFI DALLAS International Film Festival, now known as The Dallas International Film Festival. It is now recognized as one of the fastest growing film festivals in the world. The Dallas Film Society has expanded its scope to include educational programming for future filmmakers, the annual Art of Film fundraising gala that has honored Robert Duvall and John Lithgow, and year-round screening series and cinematic events for the public and DFS members. It is open to anyone who has an interest in films and filmmaking.

Top Co-Chairs Kate Rose Marquez, Jennifer Houser, Mersina Stubbs Center Lynn McBee, Lee Papert, Ruth Mutch Bottom Steve and Barbara Durham, Val Kilmer

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SOCIETY

Urban Revival

Benefit for Habitat for Humanity Near Margaret Hunt Hill Bridge ✯

Over 250 guests crossed the Margaret Hunt Hill Bridge to attend the inaugural Urban Revival on Thursday, November 8, which raised over $100,000 benefiting Dallas Area Habitat for Humanity. Event co-chairs Ann and Trey Fielder and Paige and John Slates welcomed partygoers to Chef Sharon Van Meter’s new culinary center, 3015 at Trinity Groves, which had been transformed into a chic urban lounge by event designer extraordinaire Tom Addis. Patrons sipped specialty cocktails courtesy of Cinco vodka and tunes by local DJ’s Jennifer Miller and Paul Paredes while perusing a special silent auction.

Top CEO of Habitat for Humanity Bill Hall and Kelli Hall Center Adam and Sarah Losinger Bottom Jeff Cameron, Courtney and Edward Slater ✯ The Turtle Creek News - CITY - www.VeryBestCity.com

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CONCERTS

Daughtry/3 Doors Down Verizon Theatre ✯

Multi-platinum rock bands Daughtry and 3 Doors Down continue their joint co-headline tour into 2013. The excursion began November 17 in Tunica, MS at 3 Doors Down’s 9th Annual Better Life Foundation event, and night after night has attracted packed houses in venues across The U.S. “We’re very happy to continue the tour with 3 Doors Down, and look forward to getting this show to the fans that we missed on the first leg of this tour!” says lead singer Chris Daughtry.

3 Doors Down singer Brad Arnold shares, “This tour with Daughtry has been amazing, and we are excited to keep it rolling into 2013! See you on the road my friends!” Daughtry’s set features the band’s new single “Start of Something Good,” from their new gold certified album Break The Spell along with a plethora of smash hits and fan favorites including “Home,” “It’s Not Over,” “Feels Like Tonight” and “No Surprise” from platinum-selling Leave This Town and its blockbuster-selling and record-breaking self titled debut.

3 Doors Down has just released the quintet’s first ever Greatest Hits package, and the band’s set brings repertoire from their nine #1 chart-toppers to the stage, including “Kryptonite,” “It’s Not My Time,” “When I’m Gone, “Here Without You” alongside others and new tracks “One Light” and “Goodbyes.” The band’s lead single from The Greatest Hits “One Light” has hit the Top 15 at Active Rock radio and continues to make strong moves at the format. The band often performs more than 300 concerts a year. Since the start of their career, 3 Doors Down have sold more than 20 million albums worldwide. The band rose to international fame with their first single, “Kryptonite”, which charted in the top three on the Billboard Hot 100 chart. Their debut album, released in 2000, went 6x platinum.

Genre: Rock Date: January 25 Details: www.TicketMaster.com ✯ The Turtle Creek News - CITY - www.VeryBestCity.com

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From The Top

Meyerson Symphony Center ✯

Hosted by acclaimed pianist Christopher O’Riley, From the Top celebrates the amazing performances and captivating stories of extraordinary young classical musicians. Join the Dallas Symphony Orchestra for a concert of amazing and magical music-making, recorded live for broadcast, including a performance by cellist Russell Houston of Dallas, who recently was named the winner of the 2012 Lynn Harrell Concerto Competition. Photo courtesy of the Edy Perez.

Genre: Classical Date: January 5 Details: www.DallasSymphony.com

Guster with the dso Meyerson Symphony Center ✯

Twangy guitars and precocious rhythms percolate feel-good pop by Guster. The American alternative rock band shines with new luster on stage with the DSO, when instrumental textures and vocal harmonies blend for songs of hope, happiness, wit and affirmation. Hailing from Boston, Massachusetts, Guster is known for their live performances and onstage humor. The band’s latest live album, Guster: Live Acoustic, will be released on January 8. Photo courtesy of the DSO. Genre: Alternative Date: January 5 Details: www.DallasSymphony.com ✯ The Turtle Creek News - CITY - www.VeryBestCity.com

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ryan cabrera

Coach Joe’s Hat Tricks ✯

“I See Love” singer/songwriter Ryan Cabrera is out on tour again, this time with “For You I Will” singer Teddy Geiger, and One Tree Hill actor Tyler Hilton. The three will steal the hearts of ladies across the country with their 2013 acoustic series tour. Earlier this year, Ryan released his first single in five years, “I See Love,” putting him back on top. While touring for his new single, Ryan is also working on his newest album to be released later in 2013.

Genre: Pop Date: January 11 Details: www.HatTricksDallas.com

Reckless Kelly House of Blues ✯

For fifteen years Reckless Kelly has been doing things their way, bucking the mainstream system and playing by their own rules, straddling the fence between country and rock as if they built it themselves. Throughout the years their old school approach to recording has always adhered to one main objective: make each record better than the last. Their latest, Good Luck & True Love is no exception. This is their 9th album and the 3rd they have produced by themselves.

Genre: Alternative Country Date: January 11 Details: www.HOB.com

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CONCERTS

lady gaga

American Airlines Center ✯

Five-time Grammy Award winner Lady Gaga returns to the American Airlines Center with The Born This Way Ball tour. In this brand new tour, Gaga performs her latest album Born This Way as well as music from both The Fame and The Fame Monster. Lady Gaga’s last tour – The Monster Ball – captivated audiences around the globe, receiving rave reviews in every city. Pollstar’s 2012 Mid Year report ranked the Born This Way Ball as the top grossing tour by any female artist worldwide this year. The UK’s Daily Telegraph called the Ball “quite spectacular,” while affirming that “Lady Gaga occupies pole position as the 21st century’s ultimate pop star.” “The Haus of Gaga and I have worked for months conceiving a spectacular stage,” said Mother Monster. “The Born This Way Ball is an Electro-Metal Pop-Opera; the tale of the Beginning, the genesis of the Kingdom of Fame. How we were birthed and how we will die celebrating.” The Born This Way Ball will be Lady Gaga’s first tour since the release of her album Born This Way, which has sold nearly 6 million copies worldwide since its release in May 2011. The album is the follow-up to back-to-back Grammy Award-winning albums 2009’s The Fame Monster, and 2008’s The Fame. Combined, The Fame and The Fame Monster have sold 15 million albums worldwide, while Lady Gaga’s hit singles have combined sales of over 65 million worldwide. Gaga was named Forbes’ Most Powerful Woman in the World 2011 and was included in Time’s annual “The 2010 Time 100” list of the most influential people in the world. With 2.2 billion views of all her videos online, Lady Gaga is one of the biggest living people on Facebook with 50 million ‘likes’ and 22 million followers on Twitter. She is the only artist in the digital era to top the 5 million sales mark with her first two hits.

Genre: Pop Date: January 29 Details: www.TicketMaster.com

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MUSEUMS

Lass Blumen Sprechen Hans J. Schnitzler ✯

The title of this exhibition, “Let Flowers Speak”, is- in the artist’s native tonguea reference to the way that nature photographer, Hans J. Schnitzler believes his camera allows him to capture living entities in extraordinary ways and that nature itself often serves at the best subject for photography. The artist, who has had a long fascination with the art of photography and believes that his camera is his best friend, presents a collection of color photographs of nature and flowers that he has produced through the years as he traveled across Eastern and Western Europe and across the United States. He uses his camera lens to tell the stories of the various flowers he has captured on film, thus allowing the flowers to “speak.” In his position as a research photographer at the Dallas Arboretum, Schnitzler enjoys a seemingless endless array of subjects and boundless inspiration for his artistic natural photographs, many of which are featured in this exhibition.

Hans J. Schintzler is an award-winning artist who moved to the United States from Germany in the 1960s. He has exhibited in multiple national and international exhibitions, including shows in Germany, Austria, Russia and the United States. He also co-authored the book First-Exposure and has organized a number of gallery shows.

Enrique Fernández Cervantes curated this exhibition. The White Rock Lake Museum opened in 2004 inside the Bath House Cultural Center. The mission of the museum is to preserve and present the human and natural history of White Rock Lake Park and its surrounding environment.

Museum: White Rock Lake Museum Exhibition: Closes January 26 Details: www.DallasCulture.org ✯ The Turtle Creek News - CITY - www.VeryBestCity.com

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MUSEUMS

Posters of Paris Jules Cheret ✯

In the 1890s, Paris was celebrated as a City of posters. These colorful, rapidly changing artistic posters lined the streets, creating a free museum to be enjoyed by the masses. Critics praised these new artistic posters for bringing joy and color to daily life. This exhibition focuses on the works of Jules Cheret, known as the father of the poster and his influence on other artists such as Henri de Toulouse-Lautrec who advanced the art of the poster.

Museum: Dallas Museum of Art Exhibition: Closes January 20 Details: www.DallasMuseumofArt.com

Early Court Portraits Diego Velázquez ✯

Spanish painter Diego Rodriguez de Silva y Velázquez, became the leading artist in the court of King Philip IV. On August 16, 1623, King Philip IV posed for his portrait which was completed in one day. Velázquez was moved to Madrid and it was declared that no other painter would ever portray the royal portrait, and that all other works were to be removed from circulation. Velázquez was only 24 years old when he painted King Philip IV for the first time.

Museum: Meadows Museum Exhibition: Closes January 13 Details: www.SMU.edu/MeadowsMuseum ✯ The Turtle Creek News - CITY - www.VeryBestCity.com

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Faces of Classical Music William McEwen ✯

Local photographer, William McEwen has been photographing classical musicians in personal portrait settings, often in the artist’s own home, for nearly a decade. This exhibition will show the black and white intimate images of some of the areas top classical musicians. McEwen uses a Wisner 8x10 view camera and makes contact prints in his traditional wet darkroom. This is the first public exhibition of this body of work.

Museum: Irving Arts Center Exhibition: Closes January 27 Details: www.IrvingAtrsCenter.com

Celebrating Classic Toys American Childhood ✯

Young and old alike will enjoy this exhibition that celebrates a century worth of playthings from the past. This showcase of mass-produced toys features over 100 of America’s favorite toys dating from the 1880s to the 1980s.

Iconic favorites such as Play-doh, Lincoln Logs, Barbie dolls, Slinkies, Legos and Silly Putty will be highlighted alongside classic board games such as Scrabble, Candyland, Monopoly, Life and more.

Museum: Old Red Museum Exhibition: Closes January 13 Details: www.OldRed.org ✯ The Turtle Creek News - CITY - www.VeryBestCity.com

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MUSEUMS

Co- Re-Creating Spaces

Carolyn Sortor & Michael A. Morris ✯

This exhibition, curated by Carolyn Sortor & Michael A. Morris, was created to examine the way in which artists question and alter the reality of items or even entire spaces, and in doing so, they not only create, but re-create a work or area. By examining this mutable present or permeable reality, the exhibition serves to illustrate that what is commonly perceived as “now” can serve as both art medium as well as art subject or object. In essence, that which changes in the perception may also simultaneously change in the reality. That is, if there is actually a “reality” to perceive. This exhibition is the result of an enormous amount of collaboration. The artists who will be featured in the exhibition include: Art activist, Morehshin Allahyari; Inter-media artist, Nadav Assor; social critic Amy Balkin, digital artist Aram Bartholl, cross disciplinary artist Zanny Begg, public installation artist Oliver Ressler, avant-garde artist Linda Bilda, performance artist Irina Botea, filmmaker Martha Colburn, artist and curator Danette Dufilho, Director of the Contemporary Art Dealers of Dallas Anne Lawrence, Meadows art instructor Bernie Diaz, video installation artist Cao Fei, multi-disciplinary conceptual artist Yevgeniy Fiks, art writer Olga Kopenkina, photographic installation artist Alexandra Lerman; an assortment of contributing artists from the Institute for Wishful Thinking; Art lecturer Greg Metz; sketch composition artist Kristin Cochran; installation artist Cassandra Emswiler; Visual and performance artist, Martha Rosler; revolutionary artist, Dread Scott; Creative activist, Yes Lab/Steve Lambert; and Reading Room founder, Karen Weiner.

CentralTrak, The University of Texas at Dallas Artists Residency, provides space for eight artists to live, work and exhibit, and serves as a community center for broad intellectual discourse around the arts.

Museum: CentralTrak Exhibition: Closes January 5 Details: www.CentralTrak.com ✯ The Turtle Creek News - CITY - www.VeryBestCity.com

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GALLERIES

The Color of My Memory Du Chau ✯

The artist Du Chau was born in Vietnam and came to the United States in 1981 to pursue a career in medical pathology and is currently serving as a Pathology Technical Coordinator at the Methodist Hospital of Dallas. He discovered his love of art by taking classes at Brookhaven College. Art moved him so much that he actually took a sabbatical from medicine to get his Fine Arts degree and then a Master in Fine Arts from the New York State College of Ceramics at Alfred University in 2003. His latest exhibition presents a strong narrative composed of artwork focusing on peace, war and violence.

He uses a series of silkscreen prints that combine historical images of the past and blends them together with the present. Many of them crossreference China, Vietnam as well as the United States. He does this in an effort to blend his memories with his present works. Du Chau’s prints comprise multiple layers of color. The title of the exhibition comes from Du Chau’s description of his prints. When discussing them, Chau states, “They are the color of my memory. I want the work to be saturated with color until we can no longer breath. Just like the war, we can breath again once it’s over.” The artist strongly feels that by paying attention to the way that history repeats itself and even nature itself uses repetition, we can learn how to relate ourselves and our work to that reality. As a result, the artist frequently uses repetitive shapes and patterns to create his exhibitions. Du Chau’s works can be found in the collections of the Schein-Joseph International Museum of Ceramic Art, the Allen Steinheim Museum, the Dallas County Community College District Service Center and also in the collections at Brookhaven College.

Gallery: Kirk Hopper Fine Art Exhibition: Opens January 5 Details: www.KirkHopperFineArt.com ✯ The Turtle Creek News - CITY - www.VeryBestCity.com

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GALLERIES

White Noise William McEwen ✯

The artists in this show will use painting as a framework by which public information such as history, media and even figures of speech can be used and misused as artistic content. By examining art derived in this way, the viewers consider the work as it relates to themselves. By taking something familiar, filtering it, deciphering it, deconstructing it and reassembling it, the artist creates a visual equivalent to “white noise.”

Gallery: Circuit 12 Exhibition: Closes January 12 Details: www.Circuit12.com

Limbo

Aja Martin ✯

Aja Martin has curated a juried exhibition including nine local, regional, national and international artists. The title, “Limbo,” is a derivative of the term ‘liminal,’ which was coined in the 19th century. This selective installation of contemporary drawing, painting, mixed media sculpture, and photography serves to speak to the thresholds, that which is in-between, transitional and that which is impending, but yet to come.

Gallery: W.A.A.S. Gallery Exhibition: Closes January 18 Details: www.WaasGallery.com ✯ The Turtle Creek News - CITY - www.VeryBestCity.com

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Architectural Preservation ✯

This exhibition, aptly titled, focuses on the fact that despite the enormity and importance of the City of Dallas, through the years, the city’s older buildings- which were once at the heart of this thriving metropolis- began to decay. Some have been restored, some have been revered, but more often than not, they are torn down and replaced. Beginning in 2011, five fine art photographers decided to explore our “Vanishing Dallas”.

Gallery: Bath House Cultural Center Exhibition: Closes January 26 Details: www.DallasCulture.org

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Holiday Show

Carolyn Ashton & Elisabeth Smith ✯

This annual holiday exhibition will feature works from one new artist and one returning artist. Carolyn Ashton, from Houston was raised in South America. Her art can be found in numerous exhibitions around the U.S., across Europe and South America.

Elisabeth Smith, also from Houston, is returning after a two-year absence.

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Gallery: Norwood Flynn Gallery Exhibition: Closes January 19 Details: www.NorwoodFlynn.com ✯ The Turtle Creek News - CITY - www.VeryBestCity.com

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GALLERIES

Frontline Report Jansen ✯

In Jansen’s solo exhibition, the artist will focus upon two-dimensional large and small urban-style works he created between 2008 and 2012.

With a gestural quality, Jansen’s paintings bring the urban landscape to life and he creates a critical dialog with his depictions of the cruelty and often fleeting nature of urban street life. The artist’s use of oil enamel paint lends his paintings a rich quality which entices the viewer to enter the urban landscape and experience the realism of life as it happens there. The artist was born in Manhattan, New York, but he was raised in Germany. In 1988, he joined the United States Armed Forces and did a combat tour in the first Gulf War. In 1991, he was diagnosed with Post Traumatic Stress Disorder and was sent to Walter Reed Hospital in Washington DC for treatment which utilized art therapy. He has since devoted himself fully to redefining the urban landscape through his work.

In doing so, the artist has become part of a generation of artists who explore urban expressionism by using urban landscapes and the connection between street art and contemporary art disciplines. His work can be found amongst the collections of the Moscow Museum of Modern Art (MMOMA), The New Britain Museum of American Art, The Kemper Museum of Contemporary Art, The Museum of Contemporary Art PERMM, and The National Taiwan Museum of Fine Art. His most recent commission from the ABSOLUT VODKA company, has brought him increasing global attention. With this commission his name joins the ranks of other artists who have painted for the company including: Damien Hirst, Andy Warhol, and Keith Haring. Gallery Director/ Owner Ree Willaford invited Jansen to show in November at the Gallery, making it his first solo show in Texas.

Gallery: Galleri Urbane Exhibition: Closes January 4 Details: www.GalleryUrbane.com ✯ The Turtle Creek News - CITY - www.VeryBestCity.com

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GALLERIES

Painting God’s House

The Folk Barogue Churches of Mexico ✯

Carolyn Brown has been photographing ancient architecture since 1980 when her work was showcased in two books on Egypt. In search of such subjects closer to home, she worked over a ten year period to assemble an exhibition with the Dallas Historical Society and the Mexican Institute for International Cooperation that included more than 200 muralsized photographs. That exhibition was entitled “Sacred Space: Man and the Divine in Mexico, Guatemala and Southwestern United States.”

Through her photography, she seeks to highlight the vibrant culture of these areas as it is so often characterized by the old colonial churches and missions that can be found in the small towns and quiet villages that speckle the country. With this current exhibition, the artist will focus on the multi-hued, tiled and painted church fronts from the central Mexican regions of Puebla and Queretaro. This area was founded by the Spanish in the 16th century to secure a trade route between Mexico City and the Port of Veracruz. Starting in the mid-1600s, this region had embraced the newly imported baroque forms of art and architecture from throughout Spain and Europe, but with the color and Mexican flourishes as evidenced by the ornate stucco and painted tiles.

The photographs of Carolyn Brown seek to capture the splendor of the glittering tiled churches of Puebla and its surroundings as well as the painted folkloric facades that can be found in the smaller villages throughout the region. The second set of photographs were taken in Queretaro, in the NorthCentral region of Mexico. They focus upon the sculpted polychrome facades of five unique missions that are nestled in the remote subtropical valleys of the Sierra Gorda de Queretaro.

Gallery: Bath House Cultural Center Exhibition: Closes January 26 Details: www.DallasCulture.org ✯ The Turtle Creek News - CITY - www.VeryBestCity.com

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GALLERIES

Forty Years in the West Alan Ross ✯

Alan Ross, known for his tonally exquisite black-and-white photographs of the American western landscape, served as Ansel Adams’s photographic assistant in Carmel from 1974 to1979.

He knows Adams’s techniques and artistic approach better than any photographer today. He specializes in helping photographers at any level, using all formats and styles to realize each artist’s own photographic vision.

He will host a workshop January 11.

Gallery: Sun To Moon Gallery Exhibition: Opens January 10 Details: www.SunToMoon.com

Across the Universe Lea Fisher & Allen Kirsch ✯

In their premiere exhibition, contemporary artists, Lea Fisher and Allen Kirsch, will present a series of bold new abstract paintings that vary from 3-D oils to mixed media works. By using a mix of Lea Fisher’s sculpted oil techniques and Allen Kirsch’s spatially complex compositions with dramatically deep color, the combined effect and overall feeling of the exhibition is that of a vehicle which transports the viewer across the universe.

Gallery: Samuel Lynne Galleries Exhibition: Closes in January Details: www.SamuelLynne.com ✯ The Turtle Creek News - CITY - www.VeryBestCity.com

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THEATER

The Velveteen Rabbit

Award-Winning Children’s Tale ✯

Adapted from Margery William’s award-winning children’s book of the same name, The Velveteen Rabbit chronicles the story of a toy rabbit who wants desperately to become real. A stuffed rabbit which was given to a young boy at Christmas is shunned and snubbed by many of the boy’s more intricate and expensive toys.

The rabbit wants nothing more than to become “real” and he learns from a conversation with the Skin Horse, that a toy can only become real if it is truly loved by a child for a very long time.

After Christmas, the rabbit gets forgotten in favor of the mechanical toys until one day when the young boy’s china dog goes missing and “Nana,” the ruler of the nursery selects the rabbit to serve as a replacement for the china dog. The boy falls asleep with the rabbit in his arms and soon he begins to take the rabbit everywhere he goes. One day he gets left in the garden and the young boy won’t sleep until he has his trusty rabbit back in his arms. Nana, who is very frustrated after having searched fervently finds the rabbit and cleans the dirt off of him before giving him back to the boy, saying “It’s only a toy.” Much to the delight of the rabbit, the boy declares, “How can you say that. He isn’t a toy, He is real!”

The rabbit is so excited he can hardly sleep that night knowing that just as the Skin Horse said, the nursery magic has transformed the velveteen rabbit into “Real.” Is isn’t until he encounters some other rabbits who hop and jump near the house that he doesn’t have hind legs or a wiggly nose. Will he ever become a real rabbit?

Theater: Winspear Opera House Performance: January 27 Details: www.ATTpac.org ✯ The Turtle Creek News - CITY - www.VeryBestCity.com

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THEATER

The Winter’s Tale William Shakespeare ✯

A royal family is ripped apart when King Leontes imprisons Queen Hermione on suspicions of infidelity and exiles his newborn daughter. But callous hearts are redeemed, and broken ones mended, when the king’s abandoned orphan falls in love with a Bohemian prince. This play is part of the Complete Works of William Shakespeare which is being presented in collaboration with Shakespeare Dallas over a five-year span at Hamon Hall.

Theater: Winspear-Hamon Hall Performance: January 13-14 Details: www.ATTpac.org

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Murder Mystery ✯

This production is part of Kurt Klienmann’s Living Black & White™ murder mystery series which chronicles the adventures of a hapless wanna-be actor named Harry Hunsacker, who has been turned into a quasi detective. It’s opening night for a world premiere and the tyrannical director announces that he wants to make a change to the most important scene in the play; the climax!

At that moment, a shot rings out and an unsuspecting victim falls dead.

Theater: Eisemann Center Performance: Closes January 24 Details: www.EisemannCenter.com

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THEATER

Joffrey Ballet Presented by TITAS ✯

The Joffrey Ballet is known for its unique, inclusive perspective on dance.

The company, the audiences and the repertoire reflect America’s rich diversity through story ballets, reconstructions of masterpieces and contemporary works.

Now under Artistic Director Ashley C. Wheater and Executive Director Christopher Clinton Conway, the Joffrey Ballet is one of America’s most recognizable arts institutions and one of the top dance companies in the world.

Theater: Winspear Opera House Performance: January 18-19 Details: www.ATTpac.org

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The lives of two American Marines and an Iraqi translator are forever changed by an encounter with a quick-witted tiger who haunts the streets of war-torn Baghdad attempting to find meaning, forgiveness and redemption amidst the city’s ruins. Rajiv Joseph’s new American play explores both the power and perils of human nature. This play was a finalist for the 2010 Pulitzer Prize and ran on Broadway in a limited engagement in 2011 starring Robin Williams.

Theater: Theater Three Performance: Opens January 10 Details: www.Theater3Dallas.com ✯ The Turtle Creek News - CITY - www.VeryBestCity.com

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THEATER

Musical Comedy

I Love You, You’re Perfect, Now Change ✯

This musical comedy by Joe DiPietro and Jimmy Roberts is the secondlongest running Off Broadway musical revue. In 1997, it was nominated for the Outer Critics Circle Award as an Outstanding Off-Broadway musical.

It has been translated into at least 14 different languages and has played internationally in more than 250 cities since it first opened at the Westside Theatre in New York City on August 1, 1996. The production closed after more than 5,000 performances in 2008. Despite the vast array of characters, the show is typically done with a very small cast, for example, the original Off-Broadway production only uses a cast of four people. The show is presented in a series of vignettes, all connected by the central theme of love and relationships in Manhattan.

Act one deals with the hilarious ins and outs of meeting, dating and then mating to marriage. Act two details all of the surprises that are hidden within marriages from dealing with difficult in-laws to colicky babies, family car trips, shuffling off to soccer practice, home ownership, divorce and even pick-up lines for the geriatric. The vignettes could operate independently from one another. For example, one scene focuses on women bemoaning the lack of a viable single dating pool, while another focuses on the ugly array of bridesmaid dresses. The play’s tagline is: “Everything you have ever secretly thought about dating, romance, marriage, lovers, husbands, wives and in-laws, but were afraid to admit.” In addition to having a long run time and critical acclaim, it is also known as the most proposal-friendly show. The official website for the show states that 57 times, a young man has taken the stage to make a surprise proposal and in every case, the girl said “yes”!

Theater: Theater Too Performance: Opens January 18 Details: www.Theater3Dallas.com ✯ The Turtle Creek News - CITY - www.VeryBestCity.com

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King Lear

William Shakespeare ✯

Written by William Shakespeare between 1603 and 1606, King Lear is widely regarded as one of the world’s greatest tragedies. Aging King Lear of Britain decides to divide his kingdom among his three children; Goneril, Regan and Cordelia. Before granting a portion of his kingdom, however, he puts his daughters to the test; asking for professions of their love to him.

Goneril and Regan flatter their father with their declarations of love to him.

Cordelia is his youngest and also his favorite, but she remains quiet for the most part, saying that she has no basis of comparison and no words to express how much she loves her father.

Incensed by her unwillingness to show affection, King Lear disowns Cordelia and banishes her from the kingdom. King Lear quickly learns that he has made a terrible mistake as the truth is revealed that Goneril and Regan never truly loved him.

Together they begin to undermine his authority and the realization of their betrayal forces him slowly into insanity.

Meanwhile, under intense struggles of power, jealousy and false pretenses, the ruling family wages war and murder against one another and eventually leaves the kingdom to be ruled under a great cloud of sorrow and regret by a nobleman named Kent and Edgar, the son of Gloucester. Because of the intensely prevailing themes of human cruelty and meaningless disasters, many believe that King Lear was a tragedy that was written to ask the question, “Can there be any possibility of justice in the world, or is the nature of the world merely indifferent or even hostile to humankind?”

Theater: Charles and Dee Wyly Theater Performance: Opens January 18 Details: www.DallasTheaterCenter.org

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THEATER

Penelope Enda Walsh ✯

Written by Enda Walsh, Penelope is adapted from Homer’s account of Penelope, the wife of Odysseus in the Odyssey who tricked her suitors for 20 years while awaiting the return of her husband. In this modern version, Penelope’s suitors are four men of varying ages who battle each other for her affections as they live life at the bottom of a drained swimming pool on her estate with a BBQ grille, a rolling bar, a stereo and CCTV camera.

Theater: Undermain Performance: January 12-26 Details: www.Undermain.org

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Goodnight Moon Margaret Wise Brown ✯

This puppetry play was adapted from Margaret Wise Brown’s American children’s poem about a bunny rabbit who has a evening bedtime ritual in his great green bedroom that includes saying goodnight to various objects throughout his bedroom. In this musical, Bunny’s room comes to life as he dances and sings his way through his nighttime well-wishes and the constellations of the evening sky, all on his way to sweet dreams.

Theater: Dallas Children’s Theater Performance: Closes January 25 Details: www.DCT.org

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a guided tour observing the animals as they move from savanna to wooded hillsides.

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CINEMA

DECO

JAPAN Shaping Art & Culture 1920 – 1945

Texas Chainsaw 3D

Alexandra Daddario / Trey Songz ✯

Texas Chainsaw 3D continues the legendary story of the homicidal Sawyer family, picking up where Tobe Hooper’s 1974 horror classic left off in Newt, Texas, where for decades people went missing without a trace.

The townspeople long suspected the Sawyer family, owners of a local barbeque pit, were somehow responsible. Their suspicions were finally confirmed when a young woman escaped the Sawyer house following the brutal murders of her four friends.

Director: John Luessenhop Rated: R Opens: January 4

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stand up guys

Al Pacino / Christpoher Walken ✯

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This exhibition is drawn from The Levenson Collection and is organized and circulated by Art Services International, Alexandria, Virginia. Support has been provided by The Chisholm Foundation and the E. Rhodes and Leona B. Carpenter Foundation.

Morimura Toriz (1897-1949), Ornament of a Hare, 1940, cast bronze. Courtesy of the Levenson Collection.

Val is released from prison after serving twenty-eight years for refusing to give up one of his criminal associates. His best friend Doc is there to pick him up, and the two soon reteam with another old pal, Hirsch. Their bond is as strong as ever, and the three reflect on freedom lost and gained, loyalties ebbed and flowed, and days of glory gone by. But one of the friends is keeping a dangerous secret - he’s been put in a quandary by a mob boss, and his time to find an alternative is running out.

Director: Fisher Stevens Rated: R Opens: January 11 ✯ The Turtle Creek News - CITY - www.VeryBestCity.com

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CINEMA

a dark truth

Andy Garcia / Eva Longoria ✯

Andy Garcia, Kim Coates, Deborah Kara Unger, Eva Longoria and Forest Whitaker star in A Dark Truth, written and directed by Damian Lee. Garcia plays a former CIA operative turned political talk show host, who is hired by a corporate whistle blower to expose her company’s cover-up of a massacre in a South American village. When he arrives, he is plunged into a violent and chaotic situation, with the military cracking down on a group of protesters led by a pair of activists (played by Eva Longoria and Forest Whitaker).

The ever-increasing depletion of earth’s natural resource of water serves as the backdrop for this tense environmental thriller. In a story filled with a core mythical ethos of family, power and corruption, the provocatively titled thriller A Dark Truth focuses on the exposure of evil corporate deeds, greed and misconduct in the third world being brought to light. The film draws attention to man’s inhumanity and unconscious actions against the environment and questions if there is a moral and ethical obligation when talking about boundaries, borders and human interaction. With the ever-increasing depletion of earth’s natural resource of water serving as the backdrop, a multi-national corporation disregards basic human needs that result in widespread illness and a people’s uprising.

The distress causes unlikely allies to conspire and seek redemption for past deeds. Writer/director Damian Lee was researching a project dealing with water problems and concerns on a global basis when he discovered the real-life South American water wars which happened when a major multinational corporation bought up the water rights in a couple of countries. “I looked at this as there being a terrific water story dealing with the abuse of power, selling out your fellow countrymen and corporate greed,” said Lee. Director: Damian Lee Rated: R Opens: January 11 ✯ The Turtle Creek News - CITY - www.VeryBestCity.com

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CINEMA

Gangster Squad

Ryan Gosling / Sean Penn ✯

Los Angeles, 1949. Ruthless, Brooklyn-born mob king Mickey Cohen runs the show in this town, reaping the ill-gotten gains from the drugs, the guns, the prostitutes and—if he has his way—every wire bet placed west of Chicago. And he does it all with the protection of not only his own paid goons, but also the police and the politicians who are under his control. It’s enough to intimidate even the bravest, street-hardened cop… except, perhaps, for the small, secret crew of LAPD outsiders led by Sgt. John O’Mara and Jerry Wooters, who come together to try to tear Cohen’s world apart. Under the direction of Ruben Fleischer, Gangster Squad is a colorful retelling of events surrounding the LAPD’s efforts to take back their nascent city from one of the most dangerous mafia bosses of all time. The film stars Oscar nominees Josh Brolin and Ryan Gosling as the LAPD’s Sgt. John O’Mara and Jerry Wooters, and Academy Award-winner Sean Penn as real-life mobster Mickey Cohen. The film also stars Oscar nominee Nick Nolte as LAPD Chief “Whiskey Bill” Parker, and Emma Stone as Grace Faraday, Cohen’s moll and the object of Wooters’ attention. The movie also stars Anthony Mackie as Coleman Harris, a switchblade-wielding cop who proudly patrols one of the most crime-ridden areas of the city; Giovanni Ribisi as the force’s Conwell Keeler, an electronics expert who takes as much pleasure in fixing his son’s bike as he does tinkering with experimental, military-grade equipment; Robert Patrick as Officer Max Kennard, a deadly cop who patrols the Olvera Street beat; Michael Peña as Kennard’s overeager sidekick, Navidad Ramirez; and Mireille Enos as O’Mara’s wife, Connie.

The screenplay by Will Beall is based on the book Gangster Squad by Paul Lieberman.

Director: Ruben Fleischer Rated: R Opens: January 11 ✯ The Turtle Creek News - CITY - www.VeryBestCity.com

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CINEMA

MAMA

Jessica Chastain / Nioklaj Coster-Waldau ✯

The day their father killed their mother, sisters Victoria and Lilly vanished near their suburban neighborhood. For five long years, their Uncle Lucas and his girlfriend, Annabel, have been madly searching for them. But when, incredibly, the kids are found alive in a decrepit cabin, the couple wonders if the girls are the only guests they have welcomed into their home. As Annabel tries to introduce the children to a normal life, she grows convinced of an evil presence in their house.

Director: Andy Muschietti Rated: R Opens: January 18

Broken City

Mark Wahlberg / Russell Crowe ✯

In a broken city rife with injustice, ex-cop Billy Taggart (played by Mark Wahlberg) seeks redemption and revenge after being double-crossed and then framed by its most powerful figure, the mayor (played by Russell Crowe). Billy’s relentless pursuit of justice, matched only by his streetwise toughness, makes him an unstoppable force - and the mayor’s worst nightmare. Broken City also stars Catherine Zeta-Jones, Jeffrey Wright, Barry Pepper and Kyle Chandler (Friday Night Lights).

Director: Allen Hughes Rated: R Opens: January 18 ✯ The Turtle Creek News - CITY - www.VeryBestCity.com

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CINEMA

The Last Stand

Arnold Schwarzeneggar / Johnny Knoxville ✯

Action icon Arnold Schwarzenegger makes his much-anticipated return to the big screen in Korean director Kim Jee-Woon’s hard-hitting U.S. directorial debut, The Last Stand.

After leaving his LAPD narcotics post following a bungled operation that left him wracked with remorse and regret, Sheriff Ray Owens (played by Arnold Schwarzenegger) moved out of Los Angeles and settled into a life fighting what little crime takes place in sleepy border town Sommerton Junction. But that peaceful existence is shattered when Gabriel Cortez (played by Eduardo Noriega), the most notorious, wanted drug kingpin in the western hemisphere, makes a deadly yet spectacular escape from an FBI prisoner convoy. With the help of a fierce band of lawless mercenaries led by the icy Burrell (played by Peter Stormare), Cortez begins racing towards the US-Mexico border at 250 mph in a specially-outfitted Corvette ZR1 with a hostage in tow.

Cortez’ path: straight through Summerton Junction, where the whole of the U.S. law enforcement, including Agent John Bannister (played by Forest Whitaker) will have their final opportunity to intercept him before the violent fugitive slips across the border forever. At first reluctant to become involved, and then counted out because of the perceived ineptitude of his small town force, Owens ultimately rallies his team and takes the matter into his own hands, setting the stage for a classic showdown.

The Last Stand is directed by Kim Jee-Woon (I Saw The Devil, A Tale of Two Sisters) and written by Andrew Knauer (Ghost Team One). The film also stars Johnny Knoxville, Harry Dean Stanton, Rodrigo Santoro, Jaimie Alexander, Daniel Henney, Luis Guzmán, Zach Gilford and Genesis Rodriguez.

Director: Kim Jee-Woon Rated: R Opens: January 18

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CINEMA

Parker

Jason Statham / Jennifer Lopez ✯

Set amidst the unparalleled wealth and glamour of Palm Beach, Jason Statham and Jennifer Lopez team up to get their cut in the crime thriller Parker based on the series of bestselling novels by Donald E. Westlake.

Parker is a professional thief who lives by a personal code of ethics: Don’t steal from people who can’t afford it and don’t hurt people who don’t deserve it. The film is directed

by Taylor Hackford and also stars Michael Chiklis and Nick Nolte.

Director: Taylor Hackford Rated: R Opens: January 25

john dies at the end Rob Mayes / Paul Giamatti ✯

In John Dies At The End, it’s all about the Soy Sauce, a drug that promises an out-of-body experience with each hit. Users drift across time and dimensions. But some who come back are no longer human. Suddenly a silent otherworldly invasion is underway, and mankind needs a hero. What it gets instead is John and David, a pair of college dropouts who can barely hold down jobs. Can these two stop the oncoming horror in time to save humanity? No. No, they can’t.

Director: Don Coscarelli Rated: R Opens: January 25 ✯ The Turtle Creek News - CITY - www.VeryBestCity.com

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EVENTS

Late Nights at the DMa Third Friday of Every Month

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On the third Friday of every month, the Dallas Museum of Art stays open until Midnight to provide hundreds of experiences for visitors of all ages. January 18th, the museum will be celebrating its 110th birthday with a special live concert performance by Grammy-Award winning music group Brave Combo. In addition to live musical performances, every Late Night includes special art tours called “Insomniac Tours,” that feature the DMA’s collection of art as well as traveling and special exhibitions. The Late Night Special Event for this month is a Twitter Treasure Hunt. Guests are invited to keep an eye on their twitter accounts for “@DallasMuseumART” and “#DMAnights” to pick up on clues for the Twitter Treasure Hunt. The first person who finds the proper work of art will win a special prize. Arts and Letters Live will be presenting a program called, “Fresh Ink.” This series showcases new works from both highly acclaimed and emerging authors. On every Late Night, kids can join the museum’s resident yogini, Michelle Mock, as well as Arturo and learn meditation, relaxation pretzel-like poses during the very popular Yoga for Kids. Families are welcome to explore different creative techniques to create their own works of art that are inspired by both the permanent collection and special exhibitions at the museum through a program called “Studio Creations.” During Tinker Tots, kids, ages 2-4, can drop into Arturo’s nest for storytime, games, sensory explorations and art projects. The museum also hosts a program called Bedtime Stories with Arturo where kids can wear their pajamas and bring their pillows for a bedtime story by Ann Marie Newman.

General admission is $10 or less, Dallas Museum of Art members and children under the age of 12 get in free. Late Night programs are included in general admission to the Museum unless otherwise noted.

Venue: Dallas Museum of Art Event: January 18 Details: www.DallasMuseumOfArt.com ✯ The Turtle Creek News - CITY - www.VeryBestCity.com

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EVENTS

Dallas Safari Club

Annual Convention and Expo ✯

On Jan. 3, the DSC convention and expo begins a four-day run at the Dallas Convention Center. The publicwelcome expo offers hunters and their families a chance to extend New Year’s festivities with more than nine football fields worth of worldwide hunting opportunities, sporting gear, firearms, art, collectibles, entertainment, seminars, auctions and more. A crowd of more than 40,000-50,000 is expected. Admission is $20 per person per day and free for children under 12.

Venue: Dallas Convention Center Event: January 3 - 6 Details: www.BigGame.org

Spanish Film Festival

Event Focuses on Spanish Art and Culture ✯

The Latino Cultural Center, which serves as a regional catalyst for the preservation, development and promotion of Latino and Hispanic arts and culture, will host a film festival comprising contemporary award-winning films from Spain. This program is made possible through the Spanish Embassy in Washington, D.C., and the Honorary Consulate of Spain in Dallas. Focusing on important developments in Spanish film, this program is part of the center’s focus on Spanish art and culture.

Venue: Latino Cultural Center Event: January 22 - 30 Details: www.DallasCulture.org ✯ The Turtle Creek News - CITY - www.VeryBestCity.com

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EVENTS

Big d Climb

Biggest Stair Climb in North Texas ✯

This rapid-paced race up 52 flights of stairs (1,040 steps) serves to raise money for blood cancer research and patient services as the Leukemia & Lymphoma Society strive to find cures for leukemia, lymphoma, Hodgkin’s disease and myeloma. Last January, more than 1,000 climbers raced and helped to raise more than $145,000.

This year will mark the event’s 5th year and the goal is to have more than 1,500 climbers raise more than $200,000.

Venue: Fountain Place Event: January 26 Details: www.BigDClimb.org

Dallas Bridal Show

Bridal-Themed Consumer Trade Show ✯

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 Event: January 26 - 27 Details: www.BridalShowsInc.com ✯ The Turtle Creek News - CITY - www.VeryBestCity.com

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EVENTS

Battle of Vicksburg

Sesquicentennial Commemoration Fine Art Auction

Annual Event Hosted by David Dike ✯

Noted Dallas/Ft Worth art dealer David Dike hosts his Annual Exhibition and Auction of Texas Art on Saturday, January 19, 2013. For more than twenty years David Dike Fine Art, located in the arts district on Fairmount, has been educating collectors, specializing in late 19th and early 20th Century American and European oil paintings with a special emphasis on Texas artists. An annual tradition in Texas art since 1996, the auction includes early traditional, regional and modern Texas art. Artwork by such prominent Texas artists as Reveau Bassett, Florence McClung, Julian Onderdonk, Porfirio Salinas, Jerry Bywaters, William Lester, Everett Spruce, Robert Wood, Alexandre Hogue, Charles Umlauf, Frank Klepper, Otis Dozier and Olin Travis are among the more than 293 works to be featured. Bidding starts on January 19th at 4:00 PM CST. The auction will be held at Wildman Art Framing, 1715 Market Center Blvd., Dallas, TX 75207.

Preview will be January 14-18, 2013 at Wildman Art Framing. The auctioneer is Louis Murad. Live, phone and Internet bidding will be available. David Dike, a native of Fort Worth and a graduate of TCU has made it his mission to spread the enthusiasm of Texas art. David prides himself on bringing quality art to corporate clients and collectors alike. His mission is to better educate the general public on the importance of Texas and American art.

David Dike Fine Art, which opened in 1986, brings American and European art to Dallas and introduces Texas art to collectors. Dike is a contributor to two prominent books on Texas art. As an art consultant, David has helped assemble important collections for historic hotels and other public buildings.

Considered the leading expert on early Texas art, David has seen his annual event spur Texas art auctions throughout the state.

Venue: David Dike Fine Art Event: January 19 Details: www.daviddikefineart.com ✯ The Turtle Creek News - CITY - www.VeryBestCity.com

Vicksburg Commemorates 150 Year Anniversary: • April 1-30: Tapestry: The Pilgrimage to Vicksburg tour of homes • April 5-7: Vicksburg Sesquicentennial Heritage Fair at Pemberton’s Headquarters, the Southern Cultural Heritage Foundation Complex and the Old Courthouse Museum • May 23-26: Vicksburg Sesquicentennial Signature Event at the Vicksburg National Military Park • June & July: Living History Presentations Fridays – Tuesdays at the Vicksburg National Military Park • July 4: Anniversary of Vicksburg Surrender • July 4: Fireworks Show at the Waterfront

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PREVIEW NEXT MONTH

RSVP

CHAIRity Friendraiser February 20, BELO Mansion

The Dallas Furniture Bank is celebrating its 10th anniversary as an agency with this charity luncheon featuring emcee Ron Corning of WFAA and Broadway star Liz Mikel. www.DallasFurnitureBank.org

Museums

Chagall: Beyond Color

Opens February 17, Dallas Museum of Art

This exhibition places the artist’s beloved paintings alongside his works in sculpture, ceramics, and collage to explore his relationship with space and volume. www.DallasMuseumofArt.com

Theater

The Triumph of Love

Opens February 7, MBS Productions

Leonilde, dresses as a man to be her lover, but a woman accidentally falls in love with her and when the King discovers her secret, he too falls in love with her in this comedy. www.MBSproductions.net

Cinema

Safe Haven

February 14, Josh Duhamel, Julianna Hough

Katie moves to a small town and keeps to herself until an encounter forces her to integrate. When the demons of her past arise she must decide to accept love or flee.

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Galleries

Michael Kenna

Closes February 17, PDNB Gallery

British photographer, Michael Kenna is best known for his unusual black and white landscapes that are taken with ethereal lighting, achieved by 10-hour exposures. www.PDNBgallery.com

Concerts P!NK

February 22, American Airlines Center

Since her debut in 2000, P!nk has released seven albums, sold over 40 million albums, 65 million singles, over 1 million DVDs and has had 12 singles in the top 10 on Billboard. www.AmericanAirlinesCenter.com

Events

2013 Dallas Boat Show February 1-10, Dallas Market Hall

This trade show that features all things watercraft, will feature sporting legends Walt Garrison, Randy White, Peter Gluszek and Mike Iaconelli and $30,000 in giveaways. www.DallasBoatShow.net ✯ The Turtle Creek News - CITY - www.VeryBestCity.com

The bed of your dreams

Where sleep comes naturally There’s something romantic about falling asleep on the beach, under a naked, starlit sky.

It’s called nature. And if you want to experience truly natural sleep – from the comfort of your own bedroom – then the choice is easy. Hästens. It’s where sleep comes naturally.

The hÄsTens sTore Dallas 4252A Oak Lawn Ave Dallas, TX 75219 214.252.0101 store hours: Monday - saturday, 10:00 a.m.-6:00 p.m. and by private appointment www.mydreambeds.com Request a Catalog and DVD: dallas@hastensstores.com

Final Weeks! Closes January 20

Posters of Paris: Toulouse-Lautrec and His Contemporaries is organized by the Milwaukee Art Museum.

Air transportation in Dallas is provided by American Airlines.

The Dallas Museum of Art is supported in part by the generosity of Museum members and donors, the citizens of Dallas through the City of Dallas Office of Cultural Affairs, and the Texas Commission on the Arts.

Image (detail): Jules ChĂŠret, Pantomimes lumineuses, 1892, color lithograph, Milwaukee Art Museum, Gift of Dr. and Mrs. Milton F. Gutglass, M1998.160, Photo by John R. Glembin, Milwaukee Art Museum

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