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CONTENTS EDITION NO. 51 Publisher Lance Brennan Managing Editor Christopher J. Libby Advertising Managers Hedy Vanderheyden Catherine Teeling Lance Kelley 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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CONCERTS • Page 18
MUSEUMS • Page 22
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CONTENTS GALLERIES • Page 26
THEATER • Page 30
CINEMA • Page 36
EVENTS • Page 40
PREVIEW • Page 46
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Where Southside Music Hall at Gilley’s When June 22 Contact holly@chicscharity.org
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CHICS Fundraiser
for The Family Place Mark your calendar for a fun event on June 22nd at the Southside Music Hall at Gilley’s. There will be dinner and dancing, a casino, a silent auction and live music by the Chris Rivers Band. Tickets are $60 per person in advance and $70 per person at the door. All proceeds benefit The Family Place. This is the 7th year for Boots and Bling. CHICS is a Dallas-based charitable organization comprised of women with a desire to significantly give back to the community through fundraising activities. The CHICS’ mission statement is “To give back to those less fortunate in our community through volunteer and fund raising efforts.” CHICS stands for Caring Hands Invoking Community Spirit. The CHICS happy hours and annual fundraising event support The Family Place, a Dallas based 501(c) 3 non-profit organization supporting victims of domestic violence. All event proceeds support the women and children in The Family Place programs. Over the past six years, CHICS fundraisers have produced more than $100,000 in support of The Family Place. All services are provided free of charge, with exception of Supervised Child Visitation and the Battering Intervention and Prevention Program (BIPP). All services are also available in English and Spanish. They provide everything family violence victims need to be safe—a hotline, safe housing, legal help, supervised visitation, counseling for victims and abusers, and community education. Other services are transitional housing, incest recovery and legal services. Support the shelter by attending Boots and Bling 2013!
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Kid To Do
Benefit for Dallas Zoo ✯
Rob and Julie Little are chairing this annual family event that will take place in the Lacerte Family Children’s Zoo, the Giants of Savanna, Cat Green and other areas of the Dallas Zoo. Kid To Do offers kid-friendly fare and features entertainment such as bounce houses, a DJ, face painting, and arts and crafts as well as unique animal encounters, a private bird show in the Wildlife Amphitheater, and much more! This year’s event will also be a part of the Dallas Zoo’s year-long celebration of its 125th Anniversary. After the monkeys threw such a successful bash at last year’s inaugural Kid To Do, Jamie the Giraffe is raising the bar for this year’s event, Kid To Do: Party Safari. She’s even recruited fellow party animals, Kellie Rasberry from the Kidd Kraddick in the Morning show on KISS FM, and her daughter Emma Kelly, to join in the fun as honorary event chairs! The Honorary Chef Family will be Tracy and Kent Rathbun. Underwriting chairs are Bonner and Thomas Allen and Restaurant Chairs are Gretel and Justin Shipley. Ticket cost is $75 and children two and under get in for free. The Dallas Zoo, founded in 1888, began with just two deer and two mountain lions in City Park. It later moved to Fair Park in 1909 and quickly outgrew its second home, moving to Marsalis Park in 1912 where it stands today. Throughout the past 100 years, numerous upgrades have been made and collections expanded. In 1955, the Dallas Zoological Society was established as a non-profit to support the Zoo which is home to more than 2,000 animals, and today is thriving with new exhibits such as the Koala Walkabout presented by Kimberly-Clark Corporation, SOAR, A Festival of Flight, and the Giants of the Savanna. The Giants of Savanna most recently become the only exhibit in North America to mix elephants with zebras, giraffes, impalas and ostriches. Where Dallas Zoo When June 1 Contact megan.harrison@dallaszoo.com ✯ The Turtle Creek News - CITY - www.VeryBestCity.com
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Wounded Warrior Fundraiser Half Marathon at Las Colinas ✯
More than 3,000 runners are expected for the Wounded Warrior Half Marathon in Las Colinas. The event will honor our men and women of the military and help raise money for the Wounded Warrior Project and Fisher House. In addition to the Wounded Warrior Half Marathon, there will also be a 10K Run. The course start and finish will be around Williams Square. A post-race party is planned with food, drink and live music provided by country music recording artist Dave Roberts. Where Williams Square Las Colinas When June 9 Contact championwithmindy@gmail.com
CONFAB 2013
Dallas Parks Foundation Conversation ✯
The Dallas Parks Foundation take over the House of Blues Main Stage to host an engaging conversation series about public spaces, hiking & biking and recreation. Get an inside look at progress taking place in our city. There will be a cash Bar and the attire is Cocktail Casual. The $10 admission price is your donation to the Dallas Parks Foundation, a 501(c)(3) non-profit organization with a mission to achieve a premier citywide system of parks that is sustainable throughout the 21st century. Where House of Blues When June 11 Contact moonlady.com/confab ✯ The Turtle Creek News - CITY - www.VeryBestCity.com
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Pretty Muddy 5K
Obstacle Course and Mud Run ✯
The aptly named Pretty Muddy 5k is an adventurous obstacle course and mud run that is both fun and challenging for any woman. The race is only open to women and involves a 5K which participants can choose to run or walk. The course is laden with true architectural obstacles, not hay bales and plywood. At the finish line, participants get a chance to clean up and enjoy an after-party complete with live entertainment, music, drinks and a celebration of all of their hard work. Venue: Skyline Ranch Event: June 1 Details: www.PrettyMuddyWomensRun.com
Benefit Concert for Yad Eliezer Breaking the Cycle of Poverty in Israel ✯
This is Israel’s largest poverty relief agency. Yad Eliezer began in 1980 in the kitchen of the Weisel family of Jerusalem. They prepared a food basket for a neighbor who could not feed her children, and were soon delivering monthly food baskets to hungry families. Yad Eliezer has now grown to encompass nineteen primary economic and social service programs that impact tens of thousands of individuals. Almost all of the funds raised go directly to needy families. Where Eisemann Center When June 2 Contact info@zlatikrycer.com ✯ The Turtle Creek News - CITY - www.VeryBestCity.com
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Dallas Margarita Society Annual Golf Classic ✯
The Dallas Margarita Society’s 26th Annual Golf Classic is on Friday June 7th at the Twin Creeks Golf Club. Registration is at 9 a.m. with an 11 a.m. Tee Time. Player Slots are limited, so its first come first serve! This annual charity event raises money for Dallas Children’s Charities. In 1988, they hosted the First Annual Margarita Golf Tournament, now called the Dallas Margarita Charity Golf Classic. Still swinging clubs, chipping shots, and putting away, the Charity Golf Classic stands alone as one of the most fun and entertaining Golf Tournaments around. You can join in the fun by playing, hosting a hole or just being a supporter. The Dallas Margarita Society, Inc. was first formed in 1977 when a small group of business acquaintances decided to host a holiday party for associates and friends. The first Annual Margarita Festival and Ball was held at Northpark Inn on November 5th, 1977. There were more than 3,000 guests in attendance. Over the years the event has grown and it is now believed to be the largest annual invitation only charity black tie gala in the world with more the 10,000 people in attendance and providing gifts for more than 6,800 atrisk children each year. The Society is a 501(c)(3) non-profit charitable organization and says that their goals are twofold. The first is to provide at-risk Dallas/Fort Worth Metroplex children with gifts at Christmas time and the second is to help those community organizations that work with at-risk children throughout the year. The Dallas Children’s Charities is a Key Sponsor of Kids and Cops – connecting kids with cops through trading cards. The program, now in its 11th edition, features local heroes on color cards, autographed by the officers. The agencies involved include the Dallas Police Dept, Sheriffs Dept, Fire-Rescue and the FBI. Where Twin Creeks Golf Club When June 7 Contact www.DallasMargaritaSociety.org ✯ The Turtle Creek News - CITY - www.VeryBestCity.com
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SOCIETY
Moonlight Ball
Ronald McDonald House Gala Brook Hollow Golf Club ✯
The Ronald McDonald House of Dallas (RMHD) had their 2013 Moonlight Ball to raise funds for the home-away-fromhome for families of seriously ill or injured children. This celebratory black tie affair was held at Brook Hollow Golf Club with cocktails, followed by dinner and dancing. Co-chairs for The Ronald McDonald House of Dallas Moonlight Ball were Melissa and Steve Utley. Melissa serves on the Advisory Board for RMHD. The Honorary Chairmen were longtime supporters Lauri and Mike Hainsfurther. Mike is also an Advisory Board member. The Platinum Patrons were Lisa and Kenny Troutt. Top Honorary Chairs Mike and Lauri Hainsfurther Center Chairs Steve and Melissa Utley Bottom Tony and Vera Bangs ✯ The Turtle Creek News - CITY - www.VeryBestCity.com
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SOCIETY Greer Garson Gala
Texas Health Presbyterian Hospital Omni Hotel ✯
Greer Garson herself addressed the crowd gathered at the Omni Dallas Hotel on April 20, thanks to a 3-D video that was made using an old black and white video clip shot several decades ago. In the video, Garson asked the gala crowd to give generously for a great cause — and the crowd listened. A little more than $115,000 net was raised at this year’s Greer Garson Gala. All proceeds support critical needs of Women and Infant Services at Texas Health Dallas. This year’s gala theme was “An Evening in Cannes.” Top Co-Chairs Chris and Jennifer LeLash Center D’Andra Simmons and Jeremy Lock Bottom Honorary Chairs Stan and Barbara Rabin
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SOCIETY
Launchability Concert
A Special Evening with Vince Gill Meyerson Symphony Center ✯
LaunchAbility presented A Special Evening with Vince Gill hosted by Alliance Data Systems Corp. on Tuesday at the Meyerson Symphony Center. The Milton P. Levy Jr. Outstanding Volunteer Award was presented to Dr. Richard Adams, medical director of pediatric developmental disabilities at Texas Scottish Rite Hospital for Children, for promoting early childhood intervention. Bank of America received the Alliance Data Corporate Champion Award for demonstrating the benefits of hiring people with developmental disabilities. Top Co-Chairs Cecily and Scott Gooch, Vince Gill Center Co-Chairs Beth and Steve McGraw Bottom CEO Cathy Packard, Pat and Brooke O’Shea ✯ The Turtle Creek News - CITY - www.VeryBestCity.com
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SOCIETY Chick Lit Luncheon
Community Partners of Dallas Brook Hollow Golf Club ✯
Community Partners of Dallas announced that $269,000 was raised at the Chick Lit Luncheon presented by Dr. Robert and Lara Tafel. Featuring New York Times best-selling author Gigi Levangie, the annual fundraiser was chaired by Lisa Singleton with Honorary Chair Allie Beth Allman. Singleton then introduced longtime supporter of CPD, as well as other Dallas non-profits, Mersina Stubbs, who was the recipient of the Partners for Children Award. Before receiving her award, she was humbled by the special video that honored her commitment to helping others. Top Chair Lisa Singleton, Marvin Singleton Center Lori Alexander, Hadley Galt, Amanda Ward Bottom Cindy Sullivan, Aimee Cook, Joanna Clarke
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ART Ball 2013
DMA Black Tie Event Dallas Museum of Art ✯
Nearly 800 people attended the sold-out black-tie event, chaired by longtime DMA supporters Jennifer Karol and Catherine Rose. Honorary co-chairs for the 2013 event were the Honorable Mike Rawlings, Mayor of Dallas, and his wife, Micki Rawlings. Over the past 14 years, Art Ball has raised more than $20 million to support the Dallas Museum of Art’s mission of engaging and educating the community. The gala was designed by Todd Fiscus and began with cocktails, hors d’oeuvres, and a silent auction held in the DMA’s Hamon Atrium. Cartier and the Joule Hotel sponsored the event. Top Catherine Rose, Lela Rose Center Jeff and Jenny Staubach, Marianne and Roger Staubach Bottom Bob and Susan Kaminski
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SOCIETY
Shop September A Super Stylish Soiree LuminArte Gallery ✯
The fashion savvy flocked to celebrate the launch of ShopSeptember, a new women’s contemporary apparel online boutique, at LuminArte Gallery on April 18th. Hosted by ShopSeptember Owner Laura Petter and Cynthia Smoot of Oh So Cynthia, the event fed the fashion cravings with informal modeling, “fashion art,” style trend polls, an interactive lounge, video of fashion shoots, and a true shopping experience. ShopSeptember was launched in January 2013 by Laura Petter. The Showroom provides hard-to-find fashions by rising star designers featuring the hottest trends from the streets. Top Svetlana Anzak, Jim Lively, Lauren Stout Center Robyn Ford, Amanda McWilliams Bottom Lauren Essl, Heather Pondron
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Pitbull / Ke$ha
Gexa Energy Pavilion ✯
Pitbull and Ke$ha are sharing the stage for a North American Summer tour, which lands at Gexa Energy Pavilion on June 23. Pitbull’s new album, Global Warming is the highly anticipated follow-up to Planet Pit, which earned critical acclaim and enjoyed massive commercial success with sales of more than 1.7 million albums and 19 million singles. The Miami native has had #1 hits in more than 15 countries and his videos have been viewed more than 3 billion times. His world tour sold out concerts in Latin America, Canada and Europe, before bringing the party to the United States, Japan and Australia. Pitbull’s new single from Global Warming is another worldwide hit “Feel This Moment” featuring Christina Aguilera. The song is the third Top 10 hit from Global Warming which also includes his global smash “Don’t Stop The Party” and “Back In Time,” the chart-topping anthem from the action-adventurecomedy Men In Black 3. Ke$ha has taken the world by storm since the release of her debut album Animal in 2010. It has sold more than 2.5 million units worldwide and she has had 7 consecutive Top 10 hits including four #1 singles in “TiK ToK,” “Your Love Is My Drug,” “We R Who We R” and “Die Young.” That same year she was declared Billboard’s Hot 100 Artist and her smash debut single “TiK ToK” was named Billboard’s #1 Hot 100 Song, was the most played song of that year, and was the biggest-selling digital track in the world. Ke$ha has toured the world, playing more than 200 live shows in support of Animal and its companion album Cannibal (released as an EP). She has sold more than 27 million combined tracks and ringtones in the U.S alone and more than 34.5 million worldwide to date. Her latest album Warrior, features the hit single “C’Mon.” Genre: Hip Hop/Pop Date: June 23 Details: www.TicketMaster.com ✯ The Turtle Creek News - CITY - www.VeryBestCity.com
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Fleetwood mac
American Airlines Center ✯
The multi-Grammy winning Rock & Roll Hall of Fame inductees last toured in 2009 with the sold out Unleashed Tour. The current lineup includes Mick Fleetwood and John McVie – both original members since l967, Lindsey Buckingham and Stevie Nicks who joined the band in l975. In celebration of the 35th anniversary of the release of the iconic Rumours album, they recently reissued an expanded and deluxe version with a dozen unreleased live recordings. Genre: Rock Date: June 4 Details: www.TicketMaster.com
jerry seinfeld
Winspear Opera House ✯
Stand-up comedian, actor, writer, and television/film producer Jerry Seinfeld will be performing his signature standup routine at the AT&T Performing Arts Center’s Winspear Opera House in the Downtown Dallas Arts District. Seinfeld has been hailed for his uncanny ability to joke about the little things in life that relate to audiences everywhere. He is best known for playing a semi-fictional version of himself in the successful sitcom Seinfeld that ran from 1989 to 1998. Genre: Comedy Date: June 8 Details: www.AttPac.org ✯ The Turtle Creek News - CITY - www.VeryBestCity.com
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Peter frampton Verizon Theatre ✯
Peter Frampton remains one of the most celebrated artists and guitarists in rock history. At 16, he was lead singer and guitarist for British band The Herd. At 18, he co-founded one of the first super groups, seminal rock act Humble Pie. His session work includes such legendary artists as George Harrison, David Bowie, Jerry Lee Lewis, Ringo Starr and John Entwistle. His fifth solo album, Frampton Comes Alive!, is one of the top-selling live records of all time. Genre: Rock Date: June 9 Details: www.TicketMaster.com
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Winspear Opera House ✯
The Tenors, who have been performing to packed audiences and standing ovations, continue their US tour with a performance at the Winspear Opera House. Since their inception only five years ago, The Tenors have had more than 600 performances, thrilling audiences around the world with their powerful voices and memorable melodies. For this performance, they will sing selections from their new album, Lead With Your Heart, as well as some of their past hits.
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CONCERTS
New kids on the block American Airlines Center ✯
New Kids On The Block return to the AAC with their 2013 summer headlining tour with special guests, multi-platinum selling artists 98 Degrees, and Grammy Award winning Boyz II Men. This is the first tour for 98 Degrees in more than 12 years! Earlier in the year, NKOTB surprised the audience of The View with a special reveal of 98 Degrees and Boyz II Men, giving fans a taste of The Package Tour when all bands performed a capella, sending the audience into a frenzy. NKOTB released their brand new album 10 on April 2nd. “We are really excited to get back on the road together and tour with our friends in NKOTB and Boyz II Men. Looking forward to playing our hits and trying out some of our new tracks too,” said 98 Degrees’ Nick Lachey. “This summer is going to be fun and fans will not want to miss it,” said Shawn Stockman of Boyz II Men. Wanya Morris agreed saying, “This has been in the works for a while... ‘The Package’ is on its way, and we’re going to deliver.” Added Nate Morris, “We plan on bringing it, mark your calendars.” NKOTB sold more than 80 million albums worldwide -- including back-toback international #1 songs, 1988’s Hangin’ Tough and 1990’s Step By Step -- and a series of crossover smash R&B, pop hits like “You Got It (The Right Stuff),” “Cover Girl,” “Didn’t I (Blow Your Mind This Time),” “Hangin’ Tough,” “I’ll Be Loving You,” “Step By Step” and “Tonight.” The group shattered concert box office records playing an estimated 200 concerts a year, in sold out stadiums throughout the world. They were Forbes highest paid entertainers of 1990, beating out Michael Jackson and Madonna. The band boasted an extensive and highly profitable merchandise line which included everything from lunch boxes and sleeping bags to comic books, marbles and dolls. Genre: Pop Date: June 28 Details: www.TicketMaster.com ✯ The Turtle Creek News - CITY - www.VeryBestCity.com
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In commemoration of the 50th anniversary of the assassination of President John F. Kennedy, the Dallas Museum of Art has brought together the works of art installed in the president’s suite at the Hotel Texas during his fateful trip in 1963.
Of Art For The Presidential Suite 1963 Is Now On Exhibit At DMA The original installation, orchestrated by a small group of Fort Worth art collectors, was created especially for the president and first lady in celebration of their overnight visit to the city and included paintings by Vincent van Gogh, Thomas Eakins, Lyonel
Feininger, Franz Kline and Marsden Hartley with sculptures by Pablo Picasso and Henry Moore, among others. Five days prior to the presidential couple’s arrival in Fort Worth, descriptions of the presidential suite at the Hotel Texas were released to the
public. Unhappy with the couple’s accommodations, Owen Day, the art critic for the Fort Worth Press, proposed the idea of the installation to prominent art collector and leader of the Fort Worth Art Association Samuel Benton Cantey III. With the sup-
port of Ruth Carter Johnson (now Ruth Carter Stevenson), board president for the Amon Carter Museum of American Art; collector Ted Weiner; and Mitchell Wilder, the Amon Carter Director, Cantey conceived a three-part exhibition that would unfold
in the parlor, master bedroom, and second bedroom of Suite 850. Drawing on local private and public art collections, each room of the suite was outfitted with works of art that befitted the tastes and interests of President Kennedy and the first lady.
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MUSEUMS
Sightings Nathan Mabry ✯
Los Angeles-based artist Nathan Mabry installed works in the garden at the Nasher for this exhibition. Inspired by sources ranging from archaeology and ethnology to Dada and Surrealism, Mabry, fuses various aesthetics together to create sculptures that are poignant, humorous, critical and admiring. For “Sightings,” Mabry has created a new sculpture, “Two Vessels (Unpacked),” as well as install his group of six figures based on Rodin’s “Burghers of Calais, Process Art” that has never before been shown in the United States. Mabry’s work has been described as a mix between primitive sculpture and art in the style of minimalism. He derives his influence from artists such as Sol LeWitt, John McCracken and Carl Andre. American artist Sol Le Witt rose to fame in the late 1960’s with what he referred to as “wall drawings” and “structures,” a term that he preferred to the word “sculpture.” John McCracken was a contemporary artist who lived and worked in both Sante Fe, New Mexico and New York. He is perhaps best known for his early works in which he derived objects of art from company logos such as the Chevron Corporation logo. In 1966, McCracken generated his signature sculptural form which was simply a plank; a narrow, single-colored rectangular board which he leaned at an angle to the wall. Carl Andre is an American minimalist artist who is recognized for his ordered linear format and grid format sculptures. In many of Mabry’s works, it is easy to identify the elements of his influences be it the geometrical method of LeWitt’s sculptures, the simplicity or modernist adaptation of McCracken or the highly ordered grids so present in the work of Andre. Mabry’s works are exhibited in the United States, Europe and across Asia. Museum: Nasher Sculpture Center Exhibition: Closes July 7 Details: www.NasherSculptureCenter.org ✯ The Turtle Creek News - CITY - www.VeryBestCity.com
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MUSEUMS
DallasSites
Charting Contemporary Art, 1963-Present ✯
For nearly half a decade, artists in North Texas have been producing world-class works of contemporary art. Dallas, often referred to as the “third coast” has often been given the third place position behind New York and Los Angeles when it comes to cultural esteem. This exhibition will show how North Texans have blazed new trails in the field of contemporary art, creating works that are uniquely Texas, yet beloved beyond. Museum: Dallas Museum of Art Exhibition: Recently Opened Details: www.DallasMuseumofArt.com
Impressions of Europe Martin Rico ✯
This is the first ever comprehensive exhibition of the work of Martin Rico y Ortega, one of the most important Spanish painters of the 19th century. He is best known for his lightfilled paintings of the architecture and scenes of Venice. Rico is revered for completing his works en plein air and many of his most beloved works were created as he traveled the waterways selecting the very best angles and scenes from that unique perspective. Museum: Meadows Museum Exhibition: Closes July 7 Details: www.SMU.edu/MeadowsMuseum ✯ The Turtle Creek News - CITY - www.VeryBestCity.com
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From endless bluebonnets and wildflowers in Mason and Gillespie Counties, to unique perspectives of the LBJ Ranch in Stonewall, this exhibition by a trio of photographers, (Scot Miller, Alan Ross and R.P. Washburne) features a wide range of stunning Texas Hill Country imag-
Hill Country & LBJ Ranch
Photographers Capture Stunning Texas Imagery ery. Many people are familiar with the most recent Texas White House in Crawford, Texas, but the original Texas White House in the Texas Hill Country town of Stonewall, was home to our 36th President, Lyndon B. Johnson, his wife, Lady Bird, and their family. In his five-year presiden-
cy in the 1960s, LBJ spent almost 25% of his time at the ranch. President Johnson had a deep attachment for the place and its heritage. The LBJ Ranch was where he was born, lived, died, and was buried. After the President’s death in 1973, Mrs. Johnson continued
to live at the Ranch part time until her death in 2007. Visitors are now able to tour the Ranch at their own pace in their private vehicle with the ability to stop at sites along the way such as the President’s birthplace, Johnson family cemetery, and the Johnson’s ranch house.
In addition to the fine prints on display in the exhibit, HD video of the LBJ Ranch will be shown in the gallery, along with audio recordings of fascinating telephone conversations from the ranch between LBJ and others. The public is invited and admission is complimentary.
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GALLERIES
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This exhibition, curated by David McCullough is a group exhibition of new works by six North Texas artists, including: David A. Dreyer, Vincent Falsetta, David McCullough, Michael Osbaldeston, Ricardo Paniagua and Michael Tichansky. McCullough has united these works with the hope of exploring both the artist’s relationship to the concepts of abstract art as well as to highlight any relational similarities. Each of the artists, despite having works that vary greatly, has a history of exploring both traditional and modern approaches to the creation of abstract art. Consequently both their approaches and the location in which they create has contributed to an artistic means of expression that has come to define the very essence of what it means to be an abstract artist in North Texas. David McCullough is currently a PhD candidate at the University of Texas at Dallas working in the fields of Art and Technology and Aesthetic Studies. McCullough has lived and worked in the North Texas region as a practicing artist, scholar and curator for many years. Michael Osbaldeston earned his BA and MA in Art from the University of Dallas. Osbaldeston is a founder and artist in residence at the Cumulus Studios in Irving, Texas. Vincent Falsetta lives and works in Denton, Texas as a professor of Painting and Drawing at the University of North Texas. Ricardo Paniagua is a self-taught artist, informing his own work through a keen observation of the world around him and questioning its history. David A. Dreyer earned his BFA and MFA at Southern Methodist University. He was a recipient of the Moss/Chumley Award from the Meadows Museum. Michael Tichansky received his BFA from Sul Ross State University and earned his MFA from Stephen F. Austin State University. Gallery: McKinney Avenue Contemporary Exhibition: Closes June 29 Details: www.The-Mac.org
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GALLERIES
Scene of the Crime II Sequel Exhibition ✯
PDNB Gallery will present its second installment of crime scene photographs in 13 years. The first exhibition was in May of 2000. This show will feature photographs that span the 20th Century. Photographs will include very early “mug shots” from a county archive and crime scene photographs including photos of mob characters such as Albert Anastasia. Each catalog page feature three criminals represented by mug shots, a description of the person and the crime. Gallery: PDNB Gallery Exhibition: Closes June 22 Details: www.PDNBgallery.com
Walter Van Beirendonck Belgian Fashion Designer ✯
Belgian fashion designer, Walter Van Beirendonck has issued his own collections since 1993. His designs are primarily inspired by the visual arts, literature, designs in nature and ethnic influences. He is perhaps one of the most renowned trendsetters of men’s fashion after having designed the costumes for U2’s 1997 “PopMart” tour. He is known for his strong graphics, innovative cuts and unexpected color combinations. Gallery: Dallas Contemporary Exhibition: Closes August 19 Details: www.DallasContemporary.org ✯ The Turtle Creek News - CITY - www.VeryBestCity.com
RE When the wimples start quivering, the pinched mouths break into sunbeam smiles, and the nuns start rocking to raise the Gothic rafters. All lis right in the kingdom of musical comedy. - The New York Times
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EJOICE! Theater: Music Hall at Fair Park Show: June 4-16 Details: www.DallasSummerMusicals.org
Coming direct from Broadway, SISTER ACT is the feel-amazing musical comedy smash that the New York Post calls “RIDICULOUSLY FUN,” and audiences are jumping to their feet in total agreement! Featuring original music by Tony® and 8-time Oscar® winner ALAN MENKEN (Newsies, Beauty and the Beast, Little Shop of Horrors), SISTER ACT tells the hilarious story of Deloris Van Cartier, a wannabe diva whose life takes a surprising turn when she witnesses a crime and the cops hide her in the last place anyone would think to look—a convent! Under the suspicious watch of Mother Superior,
TA’REA CAMPBELL (Deloris) is best known for starring as Nala in the Lion King on Broadway and National Tour.
HOLLIS RESNIK (Mother Superior) is best known for National tours, Les Miz and Dirty Rotten Scoundrels.
FLORRIE BAGEL (Mary Patrick) has performed at a variety of theaters around the DC/MD/ VA area.
Deloris helps her fellow sisters find their voices as she unexpectedly rediscovers her own. A sparkling tribute to the universal power of friendship, SISTER ACT is reason to REJOICE!
T-Bone Walker Blues Fest
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THEATER
JUNE 21 -22, 2013
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Experience the Blues - LIVE! Tw
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American Classifieds
City of Angels Musical Comedy ✯
In this musical comedy by Cy Coleman, David Zippel and Larry Gelbart, two worlds are humorously woven together; the so called “real world” of Stine, a writer who is working on adapting his book into a screenplay and the “reel world” of his fictional film. Set in Hollywood in the late 1940s, these two stories appear to happen simultaneously connecting a Hollywood comedy with a film noirstyled detective drama. The real-life scenes occur in color while the reellife scenes occur in black and white. In the drama, a gorgeous socialite named Alaura has just appeared at Stone’s office seeking his services to find her missing stepdaughter, Mallory. The course of the case takes Stone into extremely dangerous territory as he is beaten by thugs and framed for murder. Eventually his own past catches up with him and events spiral into an increasingly complicated set of circumstances made even more perilous by the fact that the author keeps re-writing them! Meanwhile, in the reel world, Stine is struggling to create the perfect screenplay for movie mogul, Buddy Fidler. Buddy, despite claiming to be a fan of Stine’s work, keeps demanding re-writes and plot changes which frustrates Stine to the point of almost giving up. The lines between reality and “reel”ality dissolve completely when Stine fulfills Buddy’s request to remove a racially-motivated plotline from the story and Stone, his main character revolts. This develops into a heated argument between Stine and Stone, creator and creation. Stine retaliates by writing a brutal scene in which Stone is severely beaten. Buddy, in the meanwhile has taken it upon himself to rewrite the film’s ending and has given himself co-writing credit. With Stone by his side, Stine rips up the script and quits. Theater: Theater 3 Performance: June 13-July 13 Details: www.Theater3Dallas.com ✯ The Turtle Creek News - CITY - www.VeryBestCity.com
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THEATER
Lydie Marland in the Afterlife Isabella Russell-Ides ✯
As part of the Festival of Independent Theatres, Winspan Theatre Company presents their 15th consecutive entry with the World Premiere of this play by Isabella Russell-Ides. This is the third play from Ides to be selected for the festival. This entry offers a beyondthe-grave perspective on the tragic true story of the bust and boom life of Oklahoma’s audacious first lady, Lydie Marland. Ides received the 2008 Critics Forum Award for “Coco & Gigi.” Theater: Wingspan Theater Co. Performance: Closes June 22 Details: www.WingSpanTheatre.com
The Three Little Pigs The True Story ✯
Imagine that Wolf was not big and bad at all. Imagine, he was framed for the death of those pigs and the destruction of their homes. At least, that’s the song he is singing us from prison in this play that was adapted from the popular book by Jon Scieszka & Lane Smith. Apparently the Wolf was actually on his way to the pig’s house to borrow some sugar so he could bake a cake for his grandmother. Hot off its acclaimed national tour! Theater: Rosewood Center Performance: Opens June 21 Details: www.DallasChildrensTheater.org ✯ The Turtle Creek News - CITY - www.VeryBestCity.com
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DiscoVer a a Texas Texas Treasure! Treasure!
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THEATER
Se Llama Cristina Octavio Solis ✯
Visit
In this play by Octavio Solis, a man and woman awake in a strange, small, dirty apartment. They have no knowledge of each other, no memory of the apartment and no recollection or understanding of why there is an empty baby’s crib. In this mystery of sorts, names and fragments of a shared history emerge as the two work fervently to uncover their identities and piece together the circumstances that have brought them here. Theater: Kitchen Dog Performance: Closes June 22 Details: www.KitchenDogTheater.org
An Iliad
Based on Homer’s Classic ✯
Lisa Peterson and Denis O’Hare have restored Homer’s classic to a single, wandering poet who tells the tale of 3,000 years of war and destruction. Homer’s Iliad comes to life on a sparsely set stage, told by an old man who has seen far too much suffering. Through his words, we experience the clash of war weaponry, the love that has been lost, the deceit and betrayal as well as the strength that can be found between friends and family. Theater: Undermain Performance: Closes June 15 Details: www.Undermain.org ✯ The Turtle Creek News - CITY - www.VeryBestCity.com
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THEATER
Traces
7 Fingers Troupe ✯
Traces was formed by the 7 Fingers troupe, which was created by two Cirque Du Soleil members; Shana Carroll and Gypsy Snider. The troupe is based out of Montreal, which is commonly referred to as the the circus capital of North America. Seven Fingers, in French, “Les 7 Doigts de la Main” is a twist on a popular French Idiom, “the five fingers of the hand,” which primarily is used to describe a group of distinct parts, moving and operating together for the accomplishment of a unified goal. In this case, the seven fingers represent the founding directors of the performance company who, by combining their distinct talents, work towards their common artistic goals with the beautiful, yet awkward dexterity of a seven-fingered hand. Whereas most circus acts, such as Cirque Du Soleil, tend to hide the individual aspects of the acrobats, “Traces” places them front and center as each acrobat shares something personal and intimate with the audience before he or she performs an extraordinary stunt. Within the span of a show, you might learn that one performer is obsessed with kittens while another hates the scratchy feel of wool sweaters. In this manner the acrobats create an intimate rapport and connection with the audience. Set in what appears as a rundown warehouse, the show doesn’t have a set storyline in that it does not necessarily follow a traditional, linear narrative. It has been described as part poetic performance, part street performance and part acrobatic circus. The main story, set to music by Radiohead, VAST, Blackalicious, and more, is told through acrobatic feats and asks the question, “If the world ended tomorrow, what would you leave behind?” Theater: Winspear Opera House Performance: June 11-23 Details: www.ATTpac.org ✯ The Turtle Creek News - CITY - www.VeryBestCity.com
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CINEMA
the internship
Vince Vaughn / Owen Wilson ✯
Billy (Vince Vaughn) and Nick (Owen Wilson) are salesmen whose careers have been torpedoed by the digital world. Trying to prove they are not obsolete, they defy the odds by talking their way into a coveted internship at Google, along with a battalion of brilliant college students. But, gaining entrance to this utopia is only half the battle. Now they must compete with a group of the nation’s most elite, techsavvy geniuses to prove that necessity really is the mother of re-invention. Director: Shawn Levy Rated: R Opens: June 7
Man of Steel
Henry Cavill / Amy Adams ✯
A young boy learns that he has extraordinary powers and is not of this Earth. As a young man, he journeys to discover where he came from and what he was sent here to do. But the hero in him must emerge if he is to save the world from annihilation and become the symbol of hope for all mankind. Man of Steel stars Henry Cavill (Immortals) as Clark Kent/Superman, Amy Adams as Lois Lane, Michael Shannon as General Zod and Russell Crowe as Jor-El. Director: Zach Snyder Rated: PG-13 Opens: June 14 ✯ The Turtle Creek News - CITY - www.VeryBestCity.com
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CINEMA
After Earth
Will Smith / Jaden Smith ✯
A crash landing leaves teenager Kitai Raige (played by Jaden Smith) and his legendary father Cypher (played by Will Smith) stranded on Earth, 1,000 years after cataclysmic events forced humanity’s escape. With Cypher critically injured, Kitai must embark on a perilous journey to signal for help, facing uncharted terrain, evolved animal species that now rule the planet, and an unstoppable alien creature. Father and son must learn to work together and trust one another if they want any chance of returning home. After Earth begins more than one thousand years in the future – in fact, one thousand years after humanity was forced to abandon the only home they had ever known. Their new home would be the planet Nova Prime, and Nova Prime would know no greater family than the Raiges. Kitai’s father, Cypher Raige- became a legendary general in the United Ranger Corps, creating a legacy that Kitai is determined to emulate… but all is not going as planned. Cypher returns home from another long stint of service to learn that Kitai’s intense desire to succeed has led to recklessness, causing him to fail his first attempt to become a Ranger. In an attempt to bridge the rift between father and son, says Will Smith, “Kitai’s mother suggests that Cypher take him on a trip – spend some time together, bonding. But our ship crash-lands in the most inhospitable place in the universe for human beings – which is Earth.” Everything on Earth has evolved to kill human beings. With his father trapped in the wrecked ship, Kitai will have to brave these elements – and numerous highly evolved species – if he and his father are to have any chance of returning home. The lesson the father must teach his son is to conquer his fear. After Earth also stars Zoe Kravitz, Isabelle Fuhrman, Sophie Okonedo. Director: M. Night Shyamalan Rated: PG-13 Opens: May 31 ✯ The Turtle Creek News - CITY - www.VeryBestCity.com
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CINEMA
I’m So Excited
Antonio Banderas / Blanca Saurez ✯
A very varied group of people are in a precarious situation aboard a plane flying to Mexico City. A technical failure (a kind of justifiable negligence, even though it sounds contradictory, but that’s what human actions are) has endangered the lives of the passengers on Peninsula Flight 2549. The pilots, hardened, experienced professionals are striving, along with their colleagues in the Control Center, to find a solution. The flight attendants and the chief steward are atypical, baroque characters who, in the face of danger, try to forget their own personal problems and devote themselves body and soul to the task of making the flight as enjoyable as possible for the passengers, while they wait for a solution. Life in the clouds is as complicated as it is at ground level, and for the same reasons, which could be summarized in two: sex and death. The travelers in Business Class consist of a pair of newlyweds, partygoers, worn out by their wedding celebration; a financier and embezzler; unscrupulous in business but also a father afflicted by his daughter’s estrangement; an inveterate Don Juan with an uneasy conscience who is trying to say goodbye to one of his women (girlfriends); a rural psychic; a queen of the gossip magazines and a Mexican with an important secret. Each of them has a project in Mexico City, either to work or to escape. They all have some kind of secret, not just the Mexican. Their defenselessness in the face of danger provokes a general catharsis among the passengers and the crew, and this ends up becoming the best way to escape from the idea of death. This catharsis, developed in the tone of a riotous, moral comedy, fills the time with sensational confessions that help them forget the anguish of the moment. I’m So Excited was written and directed by Pedro Almodovar. Director: Pedro Almodovar Rated: PG-13 Opens: June 28 ✯ The Turtle Creek News - CITY - www.VeryBestCity.com
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CINEMA
This is the end
Seth Rogen / James Franco ✯
This Is The End follows six friends trapped in a house after a series of strange and catastrophic events devastate Los Angeles. As the world unravels outside, dwindling supplies and cabin fever threaten to tear apart the friendships inside. Eventually, they are forced to leave the house, facing their fate and the true meaning of friendship and redemption. This Is The End also stars Jonah Hill, Jay Baruchel, Danny McBride, Craig Robinson and Michael Sera. Director: Seth Rogen Rated: R Opens: June 14
White House Down
Channing Tatum / Jamie Foxx ✯
Capitol Policeman John Cale (played by Channing Tatum) has just been denied his dream job with the Secret Service of protecting President James Sawyer (played by Jamie Foxx). Not wanting to let down his little girl with the news, he takes her on a tour of the White House, when the complex is overtaken by a heavily armed paramilitary group. Now, with the nation’s government falling into chaos and time running out, it’s up to Cale to save the president, his daughter, and the country. Director: Roland Emmerich Rated: R Opens: June 28 ✯ The Turtle Creek News - CITY - www.VeryBestCity.com
The The Largest
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Small Business Expo exists to refine and enhance small business owners’ ability to improve their companies. If gether business owners from around the world working
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gather in gigantic exhibition halls around the country to
meet with vendors and other
exhibitors providing valuable products and services to har-
ness their companies’ potential. These business to busi-
ness networking events and trade shows bring together people and ideas in a series
of workshops, seminars, and meet-ups all geared towards
improving and expanding small business. Small Business Expo is the largest B2B
trade show of its kind, with
exciting events like speed
you’re a vendor with a product
or service targeting small business, Small Business Expo is a must-attend opportunity for
face to face marketing and on-
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contacts and reconnect with
old ones in the huge exhibitor hall and numerous business
networking events. Addition-
ally, the many workshops and seminars help to keep small business people on top of the
latest trends and technologies to put your business ahead of the pack.
Venue: Dallas Convention Center Event: June 20 Details: www.TheSmallBusinessExpo.com
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EVENTS
Annual Summer Block Party Late Nights in the Dallas Arts District ✯
This annual summer block party includes Late Nights at the DMA, the Crow Collection of Asian Art’s monthly evening program entitled, “Crow Collection After Dark” and the Nasher Sculpture Center’s monthly event, “til Midnight at the Nasher.” During this party, all three venues will stay open until midnight. They will also close down the streets in the Dallas Arts District for outdoor musical and dance performances, outdoor cinema screenings, food trucks and so much more. Guests are welcome to stay late for a live concert by San Antonio’s indie rock band, “Girl in a Coma.” Currently they perform on Joan Jett’s record label, “Blackheart.” This band has performed at the SXSW music festival in 2007, 2009 and again in 2010. In 2008, their song “Clumsy Sky” won in the 7th Annual Independent Music Awards. Every Late Night at the Dallas Museum of Art, on the third Friday of the month includes: performances, concerts, yoga sessions, readings, kid-friendly programs, film screenings, tours and family activities. Every Crow Collection After Dark features: live music, dancing, film screenings and tours of Asian Art. Every ‘til Midnight at the Nasher includes: tours of the current exhibitions, live outdoor concerts from many of the top regional acts, film screenings in the Nasher Garden, family picnics as well as food from the Nasher Cafe by Wolfgang Puck. The guest band will be Salim Nourallah & the Treefort 5 and the film will be Moonrise Kingdom. This annual block party is a great opportunity for people to get to know all three participating museums and see their world-class collections of fine art and sculpture. It is also an excellent way for the whole family to get to know the Dallas Arts District. Venue: Dallas Arts District Event: June 21 Details: www.TheDallasArtsDistrict.org ✯ The Turtle Creek News - CITY - www.VeryBestCity.com
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EVENTS
Giants of the Savanna
Elephants and Giraffes and Zebras, Oh My! ✯
The Dallas Zoo is the first zoo in North America to combine African elephants with zebras, giraffes, impalas and ostriches in the same habitat, where these animals can co-exist side by side, just as they would in the wild. This unique habitat was built, in part, in response to national attention the Dallas Zoo received in 2009 regarding Jenny, an African elephant that has been in the Dallas Zoo’s care since 1986. Venue: Dallas Zoo Event: Continuous Details: www.DallasZoo.com
Swim Across America For Cancer Research ✯
This national non-profit organization is dedicated to raising money for cancer research, prevention and treatment. Swimmers of all ages will learn swimming techniques from some of the best swimmers in the world, including Josh Davis and Neil Walker. Participants will get a chance to wear real Olympic medals, race and swim with Olympians in the pool, get autographs, participate in a Q&A and get photos taken with the special guests. Venue: Dallas Town North YMCA Event: June 7 Details: www.SwimAcrossAmerica.org ✯ The Turtle Creek News - CITY - www.VeryBestCity.com
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EVENTS
Belmont STakes Day
Third and Final Jewel of the Triple Crown ✯
The third and final jewel in this year’s Triple Crown, the 144th running of the Belmont Stakes takes place on Saturday, June 8th. Watch, wager and win on the live races at Lone Star Park and catch the live simulcast on the 17’ by 60’, high-definition Daktronics Board. Advance wagering will be available on the Belmont Stakes all day Friday, June 7. Drive-thru wagering is available Saturday at Gate 2 from 8:00 a.m. until post time of the Belmont Stakes. Venue: Lone Star Park Event: June 8 Details: www.LoneStarPark.com
2013 Living History Series A Conversation with Ernest McMillan ✯
This educational series commemorates the life, death and legacy of President John F. Kennedy with stories from those who witnessed the assassination or experienced other historic events of the early 1960s. Ernest McMillan was a prominent member of the Student Nonviolent Coordinating Committee. He was an outspoken AfricanAmerican activist attending Morehouse College in Atlanta at the time of President Kennedy’s assassination. Venue: Sixth Floor Museum Event: June 8 Details: www.JFK.org ✯ The Turtle Creek News - CITY - www.VeryBestCity.com
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EVENTS
Discovery Lecture Series Moth Tales From the Dark ✯
Explore the night with mysterious creatures of the dark. Of course you will do so with one of the area’s most experienced entomologists, John Watts and you will also enjoy cocktails and hors d’oeuvres as you tour the Texas Discovery Gardens after hours. During this fun and informative discovery series, participants will learn about the fascinating behaviors, genetic and physiological adaptations and even the wide amount of diversity among moths. While most people think of the venue as a haven for the study and preservation of solely butterflies, moths are insects that are related to butterflies as they are both in the order Lepidotera. Experts have catalogued more than 160,000 species of moths which exceeds known species of butterflies by almost ten times. This event will be held in the evening as most moths are nocturnal. Moths are perhaps known best for two distinct behaviors; they eat your sweaters and they circle your porch light at night. Of all 160,000 species of moths, only a few are known to reside in closets and it isn’t actually the adults eating clothes. It’s the eggs they produce which hatch into hungry larvae that devour tiny holes in the sweaters you have stored for the summer. These particular moths avoid light at all costs, often hiding in dark corners of your house. This is primarily because they do not fly well and exposure to light might also make them visible to predators. They choose wool sweaters and other selective fabrics because they are one of the few organisms in the world which can digest keratin. As for the moths which circle your porch light, it still remains unknown to entomologists why moth’s do this. Learn amazing facts like these and more while enjoying a warm evening stroll through the gardens. Venue: Texas Discovery Gardens Event: June 18 Details: www.TexasDiscoveryGardens.org ✯ The Turtle Creek News - CITY - www.VeryBestCity.com
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Cinema
The Way Way Back
July 5- Steve Carell, Sam Rockwell
Selling some of the finest homes in Dallas to some of the most financiallyminded individuals... Personally.
An introverted teenage boy comes into his own over the course of a summer through an unlikely friendship with a gregarious man who is in charge of a water park. Rated PG13 for thematic elements
Theater FLY
Opens July 2- Wyly Theatre Proscenium
In this new musical, Peter Pan flies Wendy and John on an actionpacked journey to Neverland that is both fun and scary making Peter Pan a story that’s not just for children.
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www.AttPac.org
Concerts John Mayer
July 13- Gexa Energy Pavillon
For his Born and Raised Tour, Mayer will be performing hits off his samenamed 5th studio album which was released last May. He will be performing with special guest, Phillip Phillips. www.LiveNation.com
Events
Addison Kaboom Town July 3- Addison Circle Park
This 30-minute fireworks show is choreographed to music and a live radio simulcast. Plus food vendors, live music and a spectacular Air Show featuring the Warbird Flyover. www.AddisonTexas.net
Galleries
Soner: Electric Circus
Closes August 18- Dallas Contemporary
Local graffiti artist SONER was inspired by the graffiti of California gang culture. He keeps a low profile but uses graffiti as a mark-making technique in his day-to-day life. www.DallasContemporary.org
Museums
Katharina Grosse: Wunderblock Closes September 1- Nasher Sculpture Center
For more than two decades, Grosse has been making large installations consisting of brightly colored acrylic paints sprayed onto walls, ceilings, dirt, and sculpted styrofoam. www.NasherSculpture.com
RSVP
Taste of Dallas July 12-14- Fair Park
This year the Taste of Dallas beneficiary is the American Heart Association and is your ticket to experience fare from some of the area’s best restaurants. www.TasteOfDallas.org ✯ The Turtle Creek News - CITY - www.VeryBestCity.com
Through October 6
“ See the most chiseled physiques in Dallas.”
—Gay List Daily
DMA.org
The Body Beautiful in Ancient Greece: Masterworks from the British Museum is a collaboration between the British Museum and the Dallas Museum of Art. The exhibition in Dallas is supported by an anonymous donor. Air transportation is provided by American Airlines. The Dallas Museum of Art is supported, in part, by the generosity of DMA Partners and donors, the citizens of Dallas through the City of Dallas Office of Cultural Affairs, and the Texas Commission on the Arts. Image (detail): Marble statue of a discus thrower (diskobolos), Roman period, 2nd century AD, after a lost Greek original of about 450–440 BC, © The Trustees of the British Museum (2013). All rights reserved