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Dallas At Its Very Best OCTOBER 2011 GALLERIES CONCERTS MUSEUMS CULTURE THEATER SOCIETY CINEMA EVENTS GALAS RSVP BUZZ
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CONTENTS EDITION NO. 31 Publisher Lance Brennan Managing Editor Christopher J. Libby Advertising Director Brian Sides Advertising Managers Max Ameastah Tiffany Carter Ginger Pye Society Editor Sally Blanton Assignments Editor Lisa Gail Barnes Photo Editor Coco Mynoako Community Outreach Lesley Lake Administrative Phone 214.887.0737
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CONTENTS MUSEUMS • Page 32
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cattle Baron’s Ball Saddle Up For Rhinestone Cowboy ✯
There will hopefully be clear skies at Southfork on October 15th. Headliners on the Main Stage are Darius Rucker and Dierks Bentley. The Auction Stage entertainer this year is Clint Black. Jennifer Dix will be chairing the 38th annual Cattle Baron’s Ball, a single-night fundraiser for cancer research benefiting the American Cancer Society. The first Cattle Baron’s Ball was held in 1974 at the Star Brand Ranch and raised $56,000. In 2009, the Cattle Baron’s Ball at South Fork Ranch raised $3.5 million. As of today, the Cattle Baron’s Ball has raised about $43 million for cancer research. Country music’s most revered performers have entertained at the ball, including Tammy Wynette, Johnny Cash, Willie Nelson, George Strait, Waylon Jennings, Brooks & Dunn, Clint Black, Dwight Yoakam, Big & Rich, Toby Keith, Sugarland and Brad Paisley. More than $32 million of the money raised has been allocated to UT Southwestern Medical Center. The Ball holds a raffle featuring donated luxury items, which, in the past, have included Christie’s, Winstar, and Eisemann Jewelers. Given the time of year and outdoor location of the event, guests often dealt with inclement weather and muddy roads. The 2009 Cattle Baron’s Ball was particularly plagued with limousines and other vehicles getting stuck in the mud. It was estimated that between 500 and 1000 vehicles required towing. Now that was an unforgettable night! --Sally Blanton Where: Southfork Ranch When: October 15th Contact: Cattle Baron’s Ball 214-443-9222 ✯ The Turtle Creek News - CITY - www.VeryBestCity.com
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Mission Ole’
Benefiting the Trinity River Mission ✯
Mission Olé is the annual fundraiser benefiting the Trinity River Mission, featuring cocktails and dinner, Latin music, live and silent auctions and casino. Trinity River Mission is a volunteer-based community-learning center dedicated to supporting the development of educational success for the children, youth, and families of West Dallas. Caroline Rose Hunt is the Honorary Chair. Laurie Sands Harrison is the Event Chair. Underwriting and volunteer opportunities available. Where: Home of Laurie Sands Harrison When: October 1 Contact: Naomi Scott 214-744-6774
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Prom Night
Reading & Radio Resource ✯
A major fundraising event which supports recordings for the blind. Tickets are $100 a person. Underwriting opportunities are available. Prom chic or cocktail attire. The mission of Reading & Radio Resource is to enrich the lives of children and adults who because of physical, learning or vision limitations cannot read for themselves. Reading & Radio Resource was founded in 1969. For 32 years, the agency produced Talking Books for the Library of Congress. Where: The Starlight Room When: October 1 Contact: Jane Mullins at jane@readingresource.org ✯ The Turtle Creek News - CITY - www.VeryBestCity.com
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Holiday Kick-Off Luncheon Friends of Wednesday’s Child ✯
This luncheon is the kick-off event for the Friends of Wednesday’s Child benefit in December. Patrons can buy an “Angel” to place on the designer-decorated Angel Tree. Each Angel will send one child to summer camp in 2011. Friends of Wednesday’s Child makes a difference in the lives of North Texas foster children and youth every day. The programs, events and partnerships help prepare and position foster children and youth for today’s challenges and tomorrow’s successes. Where: Bent Tree Country Club When: October 7 Contact: karolwilson526@aol.com
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Trailblazer Awards Benefiting The Family Place ✯
This year’s guest speaker at the Anatole is Sheryl WuDunn, Pulitzer Prizewinner and author of Half the Sky. Chairing the event are Hadley Falt. The Family Place Texas Trailblazer Award recognizes a local woman who has achieved significant success in life despite having to overcome the obstacles she has faced along the way. She is a woman who has accomplished a first and promoted healthy relationships thus opening doors of opportunity for other women. Where: Hilton Anatole When: Octrober 6 Contact: klcruse@familyplace.org ✯ The Turtle Creek News - CITY - www.VeryBestCity.com
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Komen Race For The Cure 29th Annual Fundraiser ✯
What do the Dallas Cowboy Cheerleaders, HGTV’s Design Star series and Komen Dallas County have in common? The answer: Leslie Ezelle, 2011 Honorary Chair for the Komen Dallas Race for the Cure. Leslie, a former Dallas Cowboys Cheerleader is no stranger to stressful moments. Perhaps her most stressful moment was being diagnosed with breast cancer. Today, Leslie is a proud cancer survivor and mother of four, living in Dallas. The Komen Dallas Race for the Cure is the annual 1K and 5K fundraising walk/run event held at NorthPark Center. It is a co-ed race and great fun for the entire family. The Race is in its 29th year and is part of a national 5K series sponsored by Susan G. Komen for the Cure. The goal of the event is to raise funds, heighten awareness and educate people about breast health as well as to recognize and celebrate breast cancer survivorship. The Race and its associated events are the largest fundraising drive for local breast cancer screening, treatment, education and research in Dallas County. Last year, $1,912,000 went to the immediate Dallas community for these vital services. $679,829 was directed to cutting edge research at the national level. Susan G. Komen for the Cure ranked number one in a recent Harris Interactive poll as the most valued non-profit brand and the charity to which people are most likely to donate. Where: NorthPark Center When: October 15 Contact: www.komen.org ✯ The Turtle Creek News - CITY - www.VeryBestCity.com
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treasure street
Texas Scottish Rite Hospital for Children ✯
The attire is casual chic and the tickets are just $100 for this fun benefit chaired by Carolyn and Karl Rathjen, M.D. Texas Scottish Rite Hospital for Children, (TSRHC) is excited to host the 16th annual Treasure Street, their annual signature fundraising event benefiting our patients. This year marks a special milestone, TSRHC is turning 90! On Thursday, October 13, 2011, they invite you to a big tent in the front yard to help wish TSRHC a very happy birthday. Party guests will mix and mingle as they stroll from delicious food offerings to bidding on fabulous finds in the silent auction. A live performance by Grammy award winning artist Lee Ann Womack will headline the evening. They are honored to have President & Mrs. George W. Bush as honorary event chairmen to help them celebrate TSRHC’s rich history. More surprises throughout the night are sure to thrill you as they create a birthday party you won’t soon forget. So put on your dancing shoes and get ready to celebrate TSRHC in style! TSRHC treats Texas children with orthopedicconditions, such as scoliosis, clubfoot, hand disorders, hip disorders and limb length differences, as well as certain related neurological disorders and learning disorders, such as dyslexia. Where: Scottish Rite Hospital When: October 13 Contact: cory.lukens@tsrh.org ✯ The Turtle Creek News - CITY - www.VeryBestCity.com
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Equest Luncheon
Benefit for Therapeutic Riding Programs ✯
Barbara Stuart and Melissa Macatee will chair this annual event that always attracts dedicated patrons and sponsors. Last year the luncheon and fashion show raised $175,000 which was record breaking. The mission of Equest is to empower, enrich and educate through horses. Equest Therapeutic Horsemanship was founded in 1981, and was the first therapeutic riding center in Texas for children and adults with all types of disabilities and learning differences. Where: Brookhollow Country Club When: October 4 Contact: Equest Center 972-412-1099
Animals Make Us Human Guide Dogs for the Blind Benefit ✯
Dr. Temple Grandin, a well-known animal activist and subject of a movie, will be the keynote speaker. The money raised will go to Lone Star Puppy Raisers and Guide Dogs for the Blind. The Animals Make Us Human talk promises to be a delightful, touching and very informative evening with a Worldrenowned author, professor and advocate for numerous causes, she will speak her mind about the incredible human-animal bond. Additional underwriting opportunies available. Where: McFarlin Auditorium, SMU When: October 6 Contact: Kelly Fordham 214-528-5600 ✯ The Turtle Creek News - CITY - www.VeryBestCity.com
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A Spirited Tasting
Lee Park & Arlington Hall Conservancy ✯
This is a casual reception to be held in the Allie Beth & Pierce Allman Pavilion. It is $25 for members and $35 for nonmembers. Peter Dauterman will be the chair. Every season at Lee Park means sampling the best in Dallas food, beverage and entertainment. From supporting good causes and making new human and canine friends, you’ll find it all at Lee Park. They have exciting Conservancy offerings, and are proud to host events all during the year; teas, luncheons, speaker series and festivals. Where: Lee Park When: October 13 Contact:
Rock the Red Door Bash
Cancer Support Community of North Texas ✯
Party to the max in support of Cancer Support Community North Texas at the 4th Annual Rock the Red Door Halloween Bash at the House of Blues. The party will feature 1980s wicked tunes courtesy of The Spazmatics, righteous food and drinks, a totally rad fortune teller, photo booths and super fresh raffle and silent auction items. Tickets are $75 a piece, which includes 1 free drink coupon, or purchase two tickets for $125 and receive 2 free drink coupons. Where: House of Blues When: October 27 Contact: Michelle Metzger 214-219-8877 ✯ The Turtle Creek News - CITY - www.VeryBestCity.com
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The Bone Bash
Arthritis Foundation Gala ✯
This annual costume party is a blast, due to the creative effort put into the outrageous outfits; and for a wonderful cause. The Fairmont is the venue for the auction, dinner and entertainment. There are various sponsorships available and patron tickets are $250 each. Doctor Doctor provides the tunes and prizes will be awarded for scariest, most creative, funniest, best couples and best group costumes. The presenting sponsor is The Carrell Clinic. The Arthritis Foundation is the only national not-for-profit organization that supports individuals afflicted with the more than 100 types of arthritis and related conditions. The foundation helps people take control of arthritis by providing public health education, pursuing public policy and legislation and conducting evidence-based programs to improve the quality of life for those living with arthritis. The Arthritis Foundation offers information and tools to help people live a better life with arthritis. Whether it’s advice from a wide variety of medical experts to specialized arthritis self-management or exercise classes, the Arthritis Foundation promotes the solution. Where: The Fairmont Hotel When: October 29 Contact: clittle@arthritis.org ✯ The Turtle Creek News - CITY - www.VeryBestCity.com
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Dallas United Way Gets Chief The region’s largest United Way branch has a new leader, and for the first time in its nearly nine decades, the agency is headed by a woman. The United Way of Metropolitan Dallas Board of Directors recently, unanimously elected Jennifer Hilton Sampson as its Chief Executive Officer and President. Sampson has served as acting CEO since July 1st, when Gary Godsey stepped down from the post after 11 years. “I’m eager to lead United Way as we continue to achieve the groundbreaking ‘United 2020’ community goals,” Sampson said. “I’m committed to making these bold, goals a reality.” The United Way of Metropolitan Dallas relies on donations to fund more than 120 social-service agencies, with a special emphasis on education, income and health.
A Summer For The Record Books Dallas hotfooted into the weather record books last month, according to the National Weather Service, with an unprecedented number of 100-degreeor-above days. The mercury hit at least 100 degrees
70 times this year, a new record for most 100 F days in a year for the city. The record was broken on Septmeber 13.
Texting & Driving In Arlington took a final vote on the measure, which had received preliminary approval in August. Violators will face a $200 fine. The ordinance does not restrict talking on a handheld cell phone while driving. Opponents of the Starting in late No- measure cite civil liberties for their opvember, it will be position. They also against the law in contend that the law Arlington to text, is virtually uninforcee-mail or surf the able. The measure web while driving. Last month, The Ar- is slated into effect lington City Council by Thanksgiving. ✯ The Turtle Creek News - CITY - www.VeryBestCity.com
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BUZZ Big Moose Is Loose In Big D ness move off the field. Coming down from the Colorado mountains, the Smiling Moose Deli has migrated to the Dallas area and has found a perfect co-owner in Daryl “Moose” Johnston. The home for their first Metroplex location is in West Plano at Hebron Parkway and Park Boulevard, one block west of Midway. The deli opened its doors September 15. Additional locations are promised to be coming soon.
Former Dallas Cowboys Legendary running back Daryl “Moose” Johnston is known for his momentous moves on the field and later in the broadcasting booth. Now he will be known for his most recent busi-
Wolfgang Puck To Cater Perot Museum Of Nature & Science Internationally renowned Wolfgang Puck Catering has been named the exclusive caterer for the new Perot Museum of Nature & Science, and sister organization Restaurant Associates will operate the Museum’s family-oriented, value-priced café. The $185-million Perot Museum, currently under construction in Dallas’ Victory Park, is expected to open in early 2013. Beginning January 2, 2012, the Perot Museum will begin taking reservations for special events of all kinds and groups of all sizes – from weddings and convention galas, to birthday parties and receptions.
Fried Bubblegum...No Kidding The winners for the Big Tex Choice Awards are in. The best tasting is the Buffalo Chicken in a Flapjack and the most creative is Fried Bubblegum. The two items were among 8 foods selected as finalists in the competition. Other selections available during this years 125th State Fair of Texas include Deep Fried Texas Salsa, Deep Fried Pineapple Upside Down Cake and Fried Autumn Pie. The Fair ends October 23. ✯ The Turtle Creek News - CITY - www.VeryBestCity.com
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BUZZ Wow! One Million Margaritas all 5 Blue Goose locations featured all day $3.00 house margaritas and the lucky customer who was the recipient of the millionth pour also got a $500 gift card. The estimated calculation that was applied to reach the final tally is: Juan’s Blue Goose employment began in September of 1986 (24 years), he works (roughly) 5 days a week, he pours an average of 160 margaritas per shift, there are 52 weeks in year – in Blue Goose arithmetic : X equals a millionth pour by September 22.
The definition of a million is a thousand thousands; the phrase is especially compelling when doing the math for the millionth margarita that was poured by Juan Valdez on Thursday, September 22 at approximately 7:00pm at the Blue Goose on lower Greenville. In celebration of this historical event,
The Seven Year Crash Dallas residents weren’t given any accolades for their driving abilities, according to the seventh annual “Allstate America’s Best Drivers Report” released last month. The report ranked Dallas motorists 167th out of drivers in America’s 200 largest cities in terms of car collision frequency, defining an auto crash as any collision resulting in damage. Dallas drivers experience an auto collision every 7 years.
New Body Scanners At DFW mer scanners installed last fall that revealed detailed pictures of a person’s body, these new scanners produce a more generic image. The new system makes the images visible to travelers. More are planned for installation in airports around the country in the next few months.
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Mad Men In West Village Don & Betty Draper won’t be making an appearence, but their fashion statement is. Created by Banana Republic in collaboration with the Mad Men show’s Emmy-winning costume designer, Janie Bryant, the limited edition Mad Men® Collection is now available at the Banana Republic store in West Village. The capsule collection offers a modern take on ‘60s style for both men and women. The men’s collection includes tailored suit separates and fitted trousers, as well as classic accessories such as a money clip, cotton pocket squares, silk ties, tie bars and fedora hats. The women’s pieces include a chic trench coat, tailored dresses, high-waisted skirts and silk tie-neck blouses.
Vice President In Dallas Obama’s re-election campaign. Arriving at Dallas Love Field, Biden went directly to the home of attorney Pete Krause, quite close to where Vice President Joe former President Biden made a brief Bush lives. Among stop in Dallas last those attending the event, former Dallas month to pick up a cool quarter of a Mayor Laura Miller and her husband, million dollars for Steve Wolens. President Barack
Dictators Digs Sold In Dallas A uniform that once belonged to Italian dictator Benito Mussolino was recently sold for $6,325 at a Dallas auction. Heritage Auctions sold the uniform that Mussolino had in a suitcase when he and Claretta Petacci were captured while trying to flee Italy in 1945. The suitcase, which also included a dress worn by Petacci, was later acquired by a Rochester, N.Y. physician who died in 2010. The recent sale to an anonymous buyer gained international attention. ✯ The Turtle Creek News - CITY - www.VeryBestCity.com
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Simply Summer
Turtle Creek Recovery Center Neiman Marcus NorthPark ✯
Simply Summer… Fashionably Fall was held in August at Neiman Marcus Summer. It was fabulous evening including cocktails, delicious bites from NM Cafe, music by DJ Jennifer Miller and DJ Paul Paredes, informal fashion show featuring designs by Lafayette 148 New York, Le Métier de Beauté lash bar, Lipstick Fortune Teller, the photo stand and other great surprises. TCRC is the only residential program in North Texas that is wholly dedicated to serving both men and women who have co-occurring disorders of severe mental illness and alcohol or drug addiction. Top: Monti Konen, Megan Flanagan, Blaire Hohenshelt Center: Allison Volk, Jennifer Buxton, Shay Geyer Bottom: Cindy Stager, Kristi Bare, Maggie Cooke Kipp, Nancy Gopez, Edward Wilkerson, and Margaret Keliher ✯ The Turtle Creek News - CITY - www.VeryBestCity.com
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SOCIETY Each Moment Matters Faith Presbyterian Hospice Home of Cathy and Bill Davis ✯
The recent soiree at the home of Cathy and Bill Davis honored the 53 Each Moment Matters Honorees for 2011. Also honored were their guests and Patrons. The second annual Each Moment Matters Luncheon benefiting Faith Presbyterian Hospice was held last month at the Hilton Anatole. Dallas native, film and TV actress Brynn Thayer shared touching stories about her father, William Paul Thayer, who was cared for by the Faith Presbyterian Hospice team. Last year, the luncheon was held to honor Local billionaire, oilman T. Boone Pickens and told of plans for the Palliative Care Center, Dallas’ first stand-alone hospice. This year’s honorary chairs were Susan and Bill Montgomery. Luncheon chairs were Nell Carvell and Cyndie Monie. Top: Clare and Dwight Emanuelson Center: Lynn McBee Jennifer Fowler Bottom: Jan Myers, Susie Hardie, Milton Key
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Kick Off for Pegasus Ball Bobby Norris Event for Autism Pinto Ranch ✯
Bobby Norris Roundup for Autism is one of states largest fundraisers for autism, The event benefits the Autism Treatment Center of Greater Dallas. The spate of happenings were kicked-off with a VIP Party in the heart of Fort Worth’s Historical Stockyards District on September 8, after a full day of Ranch Sorting. Friday night, September 9, a much larger group of attendees experienced the excitement of a complete cowboy themed parade and the thrill of the country’s top cowboys and cowgirls competing in a rodeo at Cowtown Coliseum. Carrying over into the weekend, events concluded in Dallas with the black tie Pegasus Ball at the beautiful Fairmont Hotel on Saturday, September 10th. Top: Julie Blankenship, Bill Pickens Center: Tomas and Pamela de la Mata Bottom: Artist Mindy Page ✯ The Turtle Creek News - CITY - www.VeryBestCity.com
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Young Guns Casino Party Commercial Realtors Organization 3811 Turtle Creek ✯
The Real Estate Council Young Guns Casino Night held ‘em, hit ‘em and let it ride on August 25 when the ninth floor of 3811 Turtle Creek was transformed into a very cool, industrial-themed casino with all the trappings of Las Vegas. More than 300 Young Guns members and their guests came to play, mingle and roll ‘em. The party kicked off around 7 p.m., and there was plenty of networking with business cards flying as fast as the roulette wheel an poker chips. After the night’s big winners were announced and the lights came up, guests headed to the after-party at McKinney Avenue Tavern where the fun continued well into the wee hours. Top: Ami Singh, Silvia Portugal Center: Kate Hough, Daniel Krauland, Lindsey Mathias Bottom: Travis Baxter, Brian Smith, Emily Henry, Anthony Roman ✯ The Turtle Creek News - CITY - www.VeryBestCity.com
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Elie Saab and VOGUE Event Le Parfum Launch W Hotel ✯
Elie Saab and VOGUE hosted an intimate gathering at the W Hotel in Dallas on August 2 to showcase the launch of the designer’s first fragrance, Le Parfum. Dallas style-maker and VOGUE brand ambassador, Lauren Manford, hosted the event. Guests sipped champagne on white leather couches while given an introduction to the brand from Beauté Prestige International’s Kory Marchisotto. After five short films, everyone was greeted by models in Elie Saab couture and led to a reception featuring Lebanese-inspired appetizers in honor of Mr. Saab’s heritage. Top: Kari Schlegel Kloewer, Krystal Schlegel, Kimberly Whitman Center: Liz Secrest, Lauren Manford Bottom: Graysha Assoun, Anais Assoun ✯ The Turtle Creek News - CITY - www.VeryBestCity.com
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SOCIETY Daughters of World War II Veteran Relives Experiences Frontiers of Flight Museum ✯
To commemorate the 66th anniversary of V-J Day, the Daughters of World War II presented a special program on August 16 at the Frontiers of Flight Museum featuring 91-year-old Lt. Fiske Hanley, WW II Veteran and former Japanese POW. On August 14, 1945, it was announced that Japan had surrendered to the Allies, effectively ending World War II. Since then, August 14 has been known as “Victory over Japan Day,” or simply “V-J Day.” With more than 100 people in attendance, 24 veterans were recognized and honored with medallions on ribbons that were hung around their necks. Top: Dick Maddox, Susan Magilow, Walt Tiedeman, Susan Grant, Alton Jordan Center: James Simon, Kay McCrary, Aubrey Stewart Bottom: Pat and Roger Reid, Ron and Nancy Natinsky
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Cabaret Gala that was held the end of September. Marilyn Maye had a triumphant return to the legendary Venetian Room. The event was chaired by Julie and Ken Hersh and co-chaired by Emily Wyly and John Clutts. About the headline entertainer, Rex Reed once said, “She can belt and can sing ballads with the kind of warmth that makes your heart smile. She’s the real deal.” This was the year’s largest fundraiser for Dallas Children’s Theater. Top: John Clutts, Barbara Brice Center: Yvonne Crum, Artie Olaisen, Alison Volk Bottom: Jill Rowlett, Carolyn Tillery ✯ The Turtle Creek News - CITY - www.VeryBestCity.com
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SOCIETY Women of WaterTower Summer Receptions Kittrell Riffkind Art Glass ✯
Over 100 members and prospective members attended a wine and cheese reception followed by the dress rehearsal of Little Shop of Horrors. On August 3, WOW! members, along with other WaterTower Theatre supporters, were invited to an Open House at the Kittrell/ Riffkind Art. Chair Suzie Oliver presented WOW!’s first honorary membership to Diana Sheehan who appeared on the WaterTower Theatre’s stage in Grey Gardens, Black Pearl Sings! and most recently in Shooting Star. WOW! members applauded Diana for her magnificent performances and for her devotion to the Theatre. Top: Barbara Daseke, Shannon Brame Center: Chair Suzie Oliver, Diana Sheehan Bottom: Alan and Linda Hunn, Barbara Daseke, Greg Patterson
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Duran duran Verizon Theatre ✯
Duran Duran has sold over 80 million records, 18 American hit singles, 30 UK top 30 tunes, and has proved to be one of the most successful bands in the 1980s. Their flashy and suggestive music videos helped usher in the new era in television when MTV hit the airwaves. On their latest album, All You Need Is Now, Duran Duran reconnected with the sounds, the textures, the melodies and the lyrical evocation that first propelled them to the top of the charts the world over. The result, produced by Mark Ronson, already sounds like an instant classic. And the new tracks on their 13th studio album prove it. You listen to new songs such as Girl Panic!, Blame the Machines, Leave a Light on, the Man who Stole a Leopard, Other People’s Lives, Being Followed and the title track, and find yourself thinking: where have these songs been hiding? They sound both instantly familiar, and powerfully new. “One of the things I like about this record,” says Simon Le Bon, “is that it’s unself-consciously pop, it’s catchy without trying to be. To me, this sounds like an alternative album – and that’s what we were successful for in the first place. Mark just said, ‘Relax, and you’ll find it’.” The producer recalls his delight that, within only a couple of hours of working together, it was clear that they were onto something. “Sometimes there can just be an energy in the studio, where everybody is thinking the same thing and wanting it to be the same way – andante happened that first day.” All You Need Is Now is a record, says its producer, “that sounds more energetic and youthful and vibrant than any other band I can imagine of their age making.” Genre: Rock Date: October 6 Details: www.VerizonTheatre.com ✯ The Turtle Creek News - CITY - www.VeryBestCity.com
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Blondie
Granada Theater ✯
Inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame in 2006, Blondie emerged as one of the great pop icons of New York’s celebrated late ‘70s new wave punk scene by defying easy categorization. Blondie has come a long way from the days of CBGB, having sold more than 40 million albums globally and repeatedly reaching the top of the charts over the course of four decades with such hits as “One Way Or Another,” “Heart Of Glass,” “Rapture” and “Maria.” Genre: Pop Date: October 1 Details: www.GranadaTheatre.com
Dionne warwick Verizon Theatre ✯
Dionne Warwick received her first Grammy Award in 1968, and won the prestigious award for Best Contemporary Female Vocal Performance. She is proudly celebrating her 40th year in the recording industry. She is ranked second as the most charted female vocalist- with 56 singles making the Billboard Hot 100- with the first being Arethra Franklin. Some of her most popular hits include: “Do You Know The Way To San Jose,” and “I’ll Never Fall In Love Again.” Genre: Pop Date: October 6 Details: www.VerizonTheatre.com ✯ The Turtle Creek News - CITY - www.VeryBestCity.com
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CONCERTS
Bela fleck & the fleckstones Annette Strauss Square ✯
For the first time in nearly two decades, groundbreaking banjoist/composer/bandleader, Béla Fleck has reassembled the extraordinary initial line-up of his incredible combo, The Flecktones. Far from being a wistful trip back in time, the album sees the Grammy Award-winning quartet creating some of the most forward thinking music of their long, storied career. Simply put, it is The Flecktones, the music made only when these four individuals come together. Genre: Instrumental Jazz, Bluegrass Date: October 14 Details: www.ATTpac.org
Keyboard confessions Bank of America Theater ✯
This performance explores the many moods of the Beethoven, from the lighthearted, humorous “Sonata Op. 31 No. 3;” the tragic, “Sonata Pathetique” and the transcendent “Sonata Op. 109.” Jeffrey Siegel’s Keyboard Conversations are concerts with broad, popular appeal and lively commentary, making the music more accessible and meaningful for all. Each piece is performed in its entirety and there is a question and answer session following the concert. Genre: Classical Date: October 17 Details: www.EisemannCenter.com ✯ The Turtle Creek News - CITY - www.VeryBestCity.com
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amy grant
Meyerson Symphony Center ✯
Not many artists can make the leap from Christian contemporary to pop artist, much less being able to cross into Country music with success, yet Amy Grant is a timeless artists whose charm endures. Amy Grant’s career spans over 25 years and stretches from her roots in gospel into an iconic pop star, songwriter, television personality, and philanthropist. Grant has sold more than 30 million albums and has won Grammys in multiple categories, beginning with the platinum selling Age to Age in 1982. She also has six #1 hits, including “Baby, Baby,” and “Every Heartbeat” and is one of only two Christian artists to be awarded a star on the legendary Walk of Fame in Hollywood. Grant released her first live recording in 25 years with Time Again… Amy Grant Live in September 2006. In 2008 she released her first new Christmas music in 9 years, The Christmas Collection, which in addition to four new songs, features tracks that were hand-picked by Grant to include the best songs from her previous albums that result in a classic Christmas album reminiscent of the Bing Crosby, Frank Sinatra, etc. albums of old. Her lastest album, Somewhere Down The Road, contains of all new music. “It’s all about the idea,” she says. “I love the song ‘Better Than A Hallelujah.’ I love the opportunity to get to do a song with my daughter. I love the concept of Somewhere Down the Road. I am personally moved by the concept of our journey through life and because of all the years that have come before, I find myself in a unique and somewhat rare position to be able to sing about that journey, and that’s an opportunity I don’t want to miss.”
Fall into Color Now through November 23
featuring Cinderella’s Pumpkin Village Autumn at the Arboretum features the only pumpkin village in the world and dazzling floral displays! Festival activities include Concerts at the Arboretum, children’s activities, Oktoberfest Garten, and the grand opening
www.dallasarboretum.org
of the iconic new red maple rill this month!
Genre: Contemporary Date: October 14 - 16 Details: www.DallasSymphony.com ✯ The Turtle Creek News - CITY - www.VeryBestCity.com
The Dallas Arboretum is a non-profit organization that is supported, in part, by funds from the Dallas Parks & Recreation Department.
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benise: the spanish guitar Charles W. Eisemann Center ✯
Benise’s The Spanish Guitar has been hailed as “The Latin Riverdance!” A former street musician who is now a celebrated international guitarist, Benise and his Emmy award-winning Nights of Fire cast, perform the world music and dance spectacular The Spanish Guitar. This epic tale will transport the audience to exotic places: a Parisian cafe, a Flamenco Tapas Bar in Spain, an Arabian desert, a Venetian Masquerade ball and cobblestone streets of Old Havana. This new show features Benise’s guitar as the keeper of the stories through time and worlds gone by. Brilliantly choreographed dance numbers and orchestral pieces accompany the stories that were sealed inside this magical instrument. Benise’s The Spanish Guitar takes us on a journey to worlds both far and away and reminds us that hope can be the healing thread in all our lives. The dancers in The Spanish Guitar were carefully hand-picked from a global pool of some of the most brilliantly diverse talent to be found. Traditional Flamenco dancers, Broadway performers, and soloists previously featured with headliners artists like Madonna, Gloria Estefan, and Ricky Martin, have all joined forces to make up Benise’s female dancers - The Gitanas. Great additions to The Spanish Guitar will be appearances by renowned violinist Karen Briggs and Cuban drummer and percussionist Daniel de los Reyes. Accompanying the tour is the release of The Spanish Guitar CD and DVD via One World Music and PBS video, which was filmed over three years and across 10 countries. The Spanish Guitar is directed by Raj Kapoor, who has previously worked with singer Josh Groban, American Idol, Dancing With The Stars and Britney Spears and choreographed by Brazilian-born and Emmy-nominated Alex Magno. Genre: Classical Guitar Date: October 15 Details: www.EisemannCenter.com ✯ The Turtle Creek News - CITY - www.VeryBestCity.com
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Enrique iglesias Verizon Theatre ✯
His most diverse, eclectic collection to date, Enrique Iglesias’ latest album, Euphoria is also his first album to feature songs sung in both Spanish and English, which the artist says is “an experiment.” The album, which proved to be an international success, topped the charts with hits like, “I Like It,” “Cuando Me Enamoro” and “Tonight (I’m Loving You).” Euphoria, his ninth studio album, features collaborations with Akon, Usher, Ludacris and Pitbull among others. Genre: Pop Date: October 18 Details: www.VerizonTheatre.com
Herbie hancock
Meyerson Symphony Center ✯
Herbie Hancock kicked off his North American tour, marking the first time in his artist’s career that he will be touring solo, incorporating elements of both his acoustic and electric musical heritage and culling material from throughout his legendary career. Hancock will re-arrange and reinterpret his contributions to the canon of modern jazz, funk and electronic music for an evening of unprecedented virtuosity. Some of his best known songs are “Rockit” and “Cantaloupe Island.” Genre: Jazz Date: October 31 Details: www.DallasSymphony.com ✯ The Turtle Creek News - CITY - www.VeryBestCity.com
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MUSEUMS
mark bradford
Support From Andy Warhol Foundation ✯
Mark Bradford has emerged in the past decade as one of the most inventive and accomplished artists of his generation, extending and transforming the traditions of 20th-century American painting into an empathetic yet demanding reflection of the urgency, tension, and vibrancy of our present moment. This five-venue national exhibition marks the first major survey of this Los Angeles–based artist whose multifaceted practice encompasses painting and sculpture as well as media and sound installation. In addition to providing a comprehensive account of Bradford’s career to date, with an emphasis on his work as a painter, this exhibition will foreground new works, including an environmental installation with sound entitled Pinocchio Is on Fire, which examines key moments in the history of the black community in Los Angeles from the early 1980s to the present. Additionally, two new works related to Mithra, his monumental, ark-like public art project installed in the Lower Ninth Ward of New Orleans for the Prospect.1 exhibition in 2008, will be featured: a major new sculpture titled Detail, which incorporates elements from Mithra, and a film titled Across Canal, which examines the conception, production, and reception of that work. Also commissioned for this exhibition are an ambitious suite of new paintings and four inventive new drawings incorporating graphite. Museum: The Dallas Museum of Art Exhibition: Opens October 16 Details: ww.DallasMuseumOfArt.org ✯ The Turtle Creek News - CITY - www.VeryBestCity.com
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charles dee mitchell Three Exhibition Curatorial ✯
The MAC hosts three new exhibitions curated by Charles Dee Mitchell. Bill Davenport and the Golden Treasures of the Pharaohs by Bill Davenport, Selections from the Seals of the Philosophers by Douglas MacWithey and Between Covers: An Exhibition for Smart Phones and the Internet presented by WordSpace. Charles Dee Mitchell is a freelance art writer based in Dallas, Texas. He is a regular contributor to The Dallas Morning News and Art in America. Museum: The McKinney Avenue Contemporary Exhibition: Closes October 22 Details: www.The-Mac.org
Petticoats and Slide Rules The History of Women Engineers ✯
The exhibition highlights the history of women engineers’ evolving roles in American society and in the engineering profession and areospace technologies. It also walks through the development of the Society of Women Engineers (SWE), the first American national engineering society dedicated to promoting women. This exhibit celebrates women in engineering, their struggles for equal rights, and their mission to introduce young women to a rewarding career. Museum: The Women’s Museum of Dallas Exhibition: Closes November 3 Details: www.TheWomensMuseum.org ✯ The Turtle Creek News - CITY - www.VeryBestCity.com
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Form/Unformed
Design From 1960 to Present ✯
Including over thirty works drawn largely from the Museum’s collections dating from the 1960s to the present, this exhibition reveals the transformation of ideology and forms that have shaped international design of the last half century. From the technological and formal ideals of modernism to the influence of the handmade object, the works reflect increasingly complex and vibrant relationships between concepts of function, aesthetics, and material expression. Museum: The Dallas Museum Of Art Exhibition: Closes January 2012 Details: www.DallasMuseumOfArt.com
Ribera In A New Context Works of Jusepe de Ribera ✯
The Magdalene (1641) is the center piece of an exhibition highlighting the works of by Jusepe de Ribera (1591– 1652), a Valencian painter of Spain’s Siglo de Oro. The exhibit also includes three additional paintings by the artist. Of particular note from the Museo de la Real Academia de Bellas Artes de San Fernando in Madrid is the Assumption of the Magdalene (1636), which, like the Prado’s Magdalene by Ribera, was last exhibited in America at The Metropolitan Museum of Art in 1992. Museum: The Prado - Meadows Museum Of Art Exhibition: Closes January 2012 Details: www.MeadowsMuseumDallas.org ✯ The Turtle Creek News - CITY - www.VeryBestCity.com
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The Color of Memory
Art by Two Daughters of the Holocaust ✯
The exhibition consists of the work of two artists, Julie Meetal and Veronique Jonas, whose paintings and sculptures embody the searing effect of the Holocaust on their families and on the Jews of Europe during World War II. The artists employ differing styles to achieve their aims. Meetal paints imaginatively, creating a dream-like nexus of figures, symbols, and saturated color, while Jonas paints with a heightened realism to depict the buildings of the Jewish quarter of Rhodes. For Meetal and Jonas, their art expresses the personal and emotional repercussions of the Holocaust for their parents and for them. Through their eyes, the viewer is able to understand the Holocaust not just as history, but as the story of real families and specific individuals. These artists give us both the facts of memory, and its ineffable color of loss and remembrance. Meetal and Jonas want the testimony of their art to refute those who try to deny the Holocaust, and to awaken all of us to the threat of genocide around the world today. Both artists live in the Dallas-Fort Worth area, but created the work in this exhibition independently. In 2005 when they were both participating in an exhibition in Israel, they found each other engaged in the same mission, and joined together to create the exhibition. Museum: The Dallas Holocaust Museum Exhibition: Closes October 31 Details: www.DallasHolocaustMuseum.org ✯ The Turtle Creek News - CITY - www.VeryBestCity.com
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Qiu Anxiong
Animated Narratives ✯
This exhibition of work by emerging Shanghai-based artist Qui Anxiong includes paintings and video art. Qui’s unique videos are created by a stopmotion animation technique from images of his paintings. Together the paintings and videos in this exhibition offer insight into Qiu’s process: how he creates an image in paint, how it evolves and is recorded, and its final result in video as part of an everchanging series of images. The result is hauntingly beautiful moving images that range from mythical stories to urban transformation. Although the paintings are acrylic on canvas, they appear at first glance to be ink paintings. The landscape images in particular refer to traditional Chinese landscape scroll paintings, with their craggy mountains and still lakes. In some of his videos, Qiu shows the transformation of an idyllic natural landscape to one that is polluted, industrialized, and urban. u came to international prominence when his work was shown in the 2006 Shanghai Biennial. With a video titled New book of the Mountains and Seas, 2006, he was able to capture an approach to tradition in China at a time when few artists were considering the subject. He writes: “These days, most people consider new and old to be mutually exclusive concepts. The new is completely novel; the old, totally outdated....No one has really thought deeply enough about the intimate relationship between the new and the old. Most people in China automatically equate new with all things Western.” One can argue that Qiu’s art, through both his chosen medium and subjects, sets out to question prevailing assumptions about tradition and change in Chinese society. Museum: The Crow Collection OF Asian Art Exhibition: Opens October 15 Details: www.CrowCollection.org ✯ The Turtle Creek News - CITY - www.VeryBestCity.com
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Echoes of the Past
Buddhist Cave Temples of Xiangtangshan ✯
The exhibit represents the culmination of a six-year project that began in 2004 at the University of Chicago. In a unique mix of art and technology, a “Digital Cave” virtually unites the sixthcentury Buddhist sculptures surrounding it with their original locations in the limestone mountains of northern China. Sculptures has been brought together from museum collections in the United States and Europe for the first time since they were taken from the caves a century ago. Museum: The Meadows Museum of Art Exhibition: Closes January 2012 Details: www.MeadowsMuseumDallas.org
seeing things
Sculpture Works of Tony Cragg ✯
This is the first U.S. museum exhibition in nearly 20 years of the work of the award-winning, internationallyacclaimed artist, Tony Cragg. Featuring approximately 30 large- and moderately-scaled sculptures dating from 1993 to the present, the exhibition provides a rare opportunity to see and better understand the artist’s work since his last U.S. museum exhibition in the United States in 1990-92. The exhibition is underwritten by the Dallas Foundation. Museum: The Nasher Sculpture Center Exhibition: Closes January 8 Details: www.NasherSculptureCenter.org ✯ The Turtle Creek News - CITY - www.VeryBestCity.com
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GALLERIES
Dan Burkholder
Precious Metals & Pigments ✯
Combining the old with the new has been a trademark of photographer and master printer Dan Burkholder for many years and, once again, he has taken his craft to a new level. For Burkholder, discovering a new way to combine historic photographic printing processes—like platinum/palladium— with yet another precious metal—gold leaf—has been nothing short of thrilling. His platinum/palladium over 24k gold leaf prints on acid-free vellum are unique in the world of works on paper and are stunning jewels to behold. The small 4” x 6” and 9” x 13” hand-made gold prints appeal to collectors and individuals alike. In the early 1990’s, Burkholder’s book Making Digital Negatives for Contact Printing opened the door for legions of artists and photographers striving to combine the beauty of traditional photographic prints with the precision of digital imaging. And he has never looked back! Other printing techniques Burkholder has pioneered are Pigment over Platinum, combining handmade platinum prints with digitally applied archival color pigments, and Platinum/Palladium over Gold Leaf on Vellum prints. Gallery: Sun To Moon Gallery Exhibition: Closes October 15 Details: www.SunToMoon.com ✯ The Turtle Creek News - CITY - www.VeryBestCity.com
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forest bess
A 100 Year Celebration ✯
Forrest Bess’s own words set the stage for this wryly beautiful, richly poetic show: “I close my eyes and paint what I see on the insides of my eyelids.” In celebration of the centennial of Bess (1911-1977), Kirk Hopper Fine Art brings together a collection of the artist’s visionary paintings—small baffling images unequivocally derived from his inner being, from dreams and a private symbolism based on obscure sexual references. Bess’s paintings are romantic and intense. Gallery: Kirk Hopper Fine Art Gallery Exhibition: October 1-22 Details: www.KirkHopperFineArt.com
steel
Fun with Guns and Pachinko Machines ✯
This exhibition, which is subtitled “Fun with Guns and Pachinko Machines,” will feature works by New York artist, Margaret Evangeline and Texas artist, Suguru Hiraide. Margaret Evangeline has long experimented with aesthetically resistant material. Her primal batterings of form result in a surprisingly feminine voice, attuned to simplicity at the service of complex social and psychic concerns. Evangeline is perhaps best known for her use of gunshot and mirror polished stainless steel. Gallery: Cohn Drennan Contemporary Gallery Exhibition: Closes October 8 Details: www.CohnDrennanContemporary.com ✯ The Turtle Creek News - CITY - www.VeryBestCity.com
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Kirk Hayes
trompe l’oeil (Three Dimensional) Works ✯
Kirk Hayes is an artist whose work appears to be a slapdash collage of torn paper, tape, wood and metal. Or so the eye tells you. In reality, the work is the product of oil paint, applied with incredible skill, to look exactly like something it is not. The images Hayes paints assault your senses by their bold, dark humor. A self-taught painter who works as a grounds keeper at Tarrant County College in Fort Worth, Hayes, 52, creates witty and amazingly effective trompe l’oeil paintings. Gallery: The Conduit Gallery Exhibition: Closes October 8 Details: www.ConduitGallery.com
trio exhibition
Connally, Stallings and Fegan ✯
This trio exhibition features works by abstract painter Connie Connally whose plein-air pastel drawings are done along the shorelines, hiking trails, parks and gardens on the west coast. The paintings are filled with a fusion of spontaneity, startling color and gestural mark making; giving life to the painted image. Also featured are natural abstract painter, Bill Fegan and painter Kendall Stallings, who intends to capture appearances based on physical and visceral features. Gallery: Craighead Green Gallery Exhibition: Opens October 15 Details: www.CraigheadGreen.com ✯ The Turtle Creek News - CITY - www.VeryBestCity.com
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Daryl Howard
Japanese Woodblock Prints and Mixed ✯
Austin based artist Daryl Howard authentically presents an East Asian technique of woodblocking, which dates back to 2nd century B.C. in China, and brings it to the 21st century to reflect nature’s forms. The show incorporates Howard’s Japanese woodblock prints as well as mixed media collage inspired by the natural Texas landscape. Her prints exude a brilliance of color juxtaposed by compelling black, and her architectural scenes and landscapes are refreshing visions close to her heart, drawing inspiration from world travel to the beauty of her home state. Howard was introduced to this art form while teaching art in Tokyo in the 1970’s after receiving her BFA from Sam Houston State University. Howard was inspired by the 18th and 19th century Ukiyo-e woodcuts, and promptly began studying the technique by way of an apprenticeship with master print maker Hodaka Yoshida. After her studies with Yoshida and now proficient in the medium, she returned to her home state and graduated from the University of Texas with an MFA. Since that time, “This is a rare opportunity to view her work outside of Austin,” says David Dike, a leading expert on Texas artists and their art. Howard has traveled the globe nurturing her passion for the medium as well as mixed media collage. She has been exhibited and represented internationally since 1999, and her work is cur rently housed in over 75 permanent collections. Her art has also been reproduced in national publications. Gallery: David Dike Fine Art Exhibition: Closes October 21 Details: www.DavidDike.com ✯ The Turtle Creek News - CITY - www.VeryBestCity.com
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Installed By Award Winning Craftsmen
Poets and Cattle
Paintings By Ray-Mel Cornelius ✯
Those cattle smaller than a Bee, That herd upon the eye...So begins the poem by Emily Dickinson that inspired this series of paintings. Cattle are symbols of the pastoral American mythology we all carry in our collective subconscious, regardless of whether or not we have first hand experience with them. In painting terms, the forms of cattle provide an opportunity to explore mass and shape, as well as color, texture and composition, their rectangular geometry creating contrast to the organic landscape serving as the base. Ray-Mel Cornelius, originally from Northeast Texas, lives in Oak Cliff. He has shown at Norwood Flynn Gallery since its inception. Ray-Mel Cornelius has received commissions from clients as diverse as The Boy Scouts of America, The Dallas Opera, Dell Publishing, Electra Records, Frito Lay, GTE, Hyperion Press, The Los Angeles Times, Minute Maid, The New York Times, Ocean Spray, Samsung, Time Inc., The Washington Opera, and many other corporate and non-profit concerns. His work has received recognition from the New York Society of Illustrators, Graphics, Communication Arts and Print Magazines. His work has also been exhibited in New York, Scottsdale, Arizona, Taos, New Mexico, Austin and San Antonio. His paintings of landscapes and various other subjects are included in private collections throughout the United States, United Kingdom and Germany.
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Gallery: Norwood Flynn Gallery Exhibition: Closes October 15 Details: www.NorwoodFlynnGallery.com ✯ The Turtle Creek News - CITY - www.VeryBestCity.com
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Michael Kalish Legends & Lonestars ✯
From the rolling Hollywood Hills to the heart of the Lone Star State, internationally-acclaimed artist, Michael Kalish, returns to Dallas with a unique exhibition of sculptures depicting various iconic personalities, as well as a tribute to classic Americana with salutes to symbolic Texas traditions. Artfully created from a collection of vintage license plates, tailgates and reclaimed auto parts, Kalish captures the essence of “Legends & Lone Stars” in his latest offering. Gallery: Samuel Lynne Gallery Exhibition: Closes October 31 Details: www.SamuelLynne.com
Art With A View
Paintings Of Christopher Bingham ✯
The Belmont hotel is the perfect venue for this exhibition as several of Christopher Bingham’s paintings depict vintage, retro neon signage which captures the essence of the seedy motels and smoke filled rooms of the past. Viewers receive a glimpse of the glory days, in this series that captures the essence of a growing urban landscape whose nightlife once laid fame to these signs. Gallery: The Norwood Flynn Gallery Venue: The Belmont Hotel Exhibition: Closes October 19 Details: www.NorwoodFlynnGallery.com ✯ The Turtle Creek News - CITY - www.VeryBestCity.com
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THEATER
west side story
Dallas Summer Musicals ✯
More than fifty years ago one musical changed theater forever. Now it’s back on Broadway mesmerizing audiences once again. From the first note to the final breath, West Side Story soars as the greatest love story of all time. Directed by its two-time Tony Awardwinning librettist Arthur Laurents, West Side Story remains as powerful, poignant and timely as ever. The new Broadway cast album of West Side Story recently won the 2010 Grammy Award for Best Musical Show Album. The Bernstein and Sondheim score is considered to be one of Broadway’s finest and features such classics of the American musical theatre as “Something’s Coming,” “Tonight,” “America,” “I Feel Pretty” and “Somewhere.” The classic tale of “Romeo and Juliet” set in New York City in the 1950s. The two feuding families are replaced by brawling street gangs. The Montagues become the Anglo Jets, led by Riff, and the Capulets become the Puerto Rican Sharks, led by Bernardo. At a dance, Tony, former leader of the Jets and Riff’s best friend, and Maria, Bernardo’s little sister, see each other across the room and it’s love at first sight. With opposition from both sides, they meet secretly and their love grows deeper. However, the gangs are plotting one last rumble, a fight that will finally end the battle for control of the streets. Will Tony and Maria’s love carry through a battle that threatens to destroy the people they love around them? Venue: Music Hall At Fair Park dates: October 4 - 23 Details: www.DallasSummerMusicals.org ✯ The Turtle Creek News - CITY - www.VeryBestCity.com
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THEATER
hair: the Musical Winspear Opera House ✯
Hair tells the story of the “tribe”, a group of politically active, long-haired hippies in the “Age of Aquarius” living a bohemian life in New York City and fighting against conscription into the Vietnam War. A product of the hippie counter-culture and sexual revolution of the 1960s, this award-winning production is an electric celebration of love, life and freedom. Songs include “Let the Sun Shine In,” “Easy to be Hard,” “Good Morning,” and “Starshine.” Venue: Winspear Opera House Dates: Closes Oct 2 Details: www.ATTpac.org
Motherhood the musical Eisemann Center For Performing Arts ✯
Motherhood the Musical is a funny, yet loving look at being a mom at any age, written by Sue Fabisch. It’s climbing the emotional mountain only to find that there’s laundry at the top. It’s discovering how powerful your love can be and how quickly they grow up. It’s helping them find their way and not losing yours. It’s about laughing and crying, craziness and calm, smiles and tears . . . and all before breakfast. Having a baby is just the beginning… motherhood is for life. Venue: Bank of America Theatre, Eisemann Center Dates: Closes October 9 Details: www.EisemannCenter.com ✯ The Turtle Creek News - CITY - www.VeryBestCity.com
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THEATER
The Tempest
Dallas Theater Center ✯
Shakespeare’s magical masterpiece follows the great wizard Prospero and his daughter Miranda who have been banished to a distant and isolated island. Prospero uses his sorcery to cause a shipwreck and lure the wreck’s survivors to the heart of the island, where they are drawn into an intricate web of mystical, magical spells, love at first sight and old revenges that only Prospero’s forgiveness – and some otherworldly assistance – can remedy. Venue: Dee and Charles Wyly Theatre Dates: Closes October 9 Details: www.DallasTheaterCenter.org
Alexander ...Bad Day Dallas Children’s Theater ✯
Just when you think it can’t get any worse, there are lima beans for supper and kissing on TV. Alexander and The Terrible, Horrible, No Good, Very Bad Day- the musical for young people based on the acclaimed children’s book by Judith Viorst- tells the story of Alexander, a kid who has a day when absolutely nothing goes right. Written with humor and insight, it is sure to teach the important lesson that some days are just like that. Venue: Dallas Children’s Theater Dates: Closes October 23 Details: www.DCT.org ✯ The Turtle Creek News - CITY - www.VeryBestCity.com
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THEATER
Pillow Talk
Garland Civic Theatre ✯
Based on the 1959 award-winning movie of the same name, the characters in the play are the same as the movie. Songwriter Brad Allen, played by Rock Hudson in the film, and interior decorator Jan Morrow, played by Doris Day in the film, share a telephone party line. Brad continually ties up the line singing love songs to his many girlfriends. Jan has become increasingly annoyed by this and complains to the phone company, to no avail. Meanwhile Brad’s millionaire best friend, Jonathan, coincidentally happens to be a would-be suitor to Jan. When Brad finally sees Jan, he has fallen head over heels for her. To avoid revealing that he is actually her telephone rival, Brad decides to pose as a wealthy Texan named Rex Stetson. Under his assumed identity he begins to turn on the charm, but when he starts making romantic advances, Jan instantly recognizes all the lines Brad has used with his other girlfriends. Realizing that he is the one from the party line, she decides to get even with him by offering to decorate Brad’s apartment. She intentionally does a bad job decorating, turning his home into a stereotypical bachelor pad. Undeterred by this, Brad then parades her through the streets of Manhattan in her nightgown in full view of everyone, and praises Jan’s terrible interior decoration job. Jan realizes Brad’s true intentions and that he really does love her. At this point Jan simply cannot help but give in to his marriage proposal. The script for the stage production is virtually the same as the screenplay for the film. The original story was adapted for the theater by playwright Christopher Sergel. Evelyn Davis directs The Garland Civic Theatre production of Pillow Talk. Venue: Garland Civic Theatre Dates: October 6 - 29 Details: www.GarlandCivicTheatre.org ✯ The Turtle Creek News - CITY - www.VeryBestCity.com
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THEATER
A Catered Affair Theatre Three ✯
In the Bronx in 1953, young lovers Jane Hurley and Ralph Halloran decide to get married. Meanwhile Jane’s father, Tom, who owns a third-share in a taxi, agrees with one of his partners, Sam, that they will buy out the share of the third driver, Pasternak. The couple does not want a large, expensive wedding, and Tom needs the money to buy out Pasternak. Jane’s mother Aggie decides to give the couple a huge formal affair, committing her and Tom’s life’s savings .The bride’s Uncle Winston, initially hurt and furious at having been left off the original guest list, becomes a support for Aggie. Aggie feels guilty about having neglected Jane and sees an opportunity to plan the white wedding that she herself never had. Jane is initially beguiled by the attention, and happily picks out a wedding dress (“One White Dress”). But soon relationships are strained to the breaking point under the pressure of costly bridesmaids’ dresses, cake layers and each detail. Aggie confesses to Jane that she and Tom were married because she was pregnant (“Vision”), and because her father bought Tom his share in the taxi. Finally Jane and Ralph decide to call off the elaborate wedding and party and marry quietly as they had planned. The quiet and unemotional Tom finally expresses his love and caring for Aggie (“I Stayed”), and Tom and Aggie come closer together. As they get ready for the small wedding ceremony, Aggie secretly makes arrangements for Tom to buy his share of the taxi, which arrives in time for him to drive her to their daughter’s wedding.The musical shows the touching but impractical sacrifices of parents to provide their beloved daughter a wedding. All its powerful emotions are elevated by Bucchino’s gorgeous score and evocative lyrics. Venue: Theatre Three Dates: Opens October 13 Details: www.Theatre3Dallas.com ✯ The Turtle Creek News - CITY - www.VeryBestCity.com
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THEATER
Spring Awakening WaterTower Theatre ✯
This rock musical adaptation of an 1891 German play is set against the backdrop of a progressive and provincial late 19th century Germany. Spring Awakening tells the timeless story of teenage self-discovery and budding sexuality through the eyes of three teenagers. Haunting and provocative, Spring Awakening celebrates an unforgettable journey from youth to adulthood. The musical won eightTony Awards including Best Musical. Venue: WaterTower Theatre, Addison Dates: Closes October 23 Details: www.WaterTowerTheatre.org
Dial “M” For Murder Richardson Theatre Center ✯
Tony Wendice has married his wife, Margot, for her money and now plans to murder her for the same reason. He arranges the perfect murder. He blackmails a scoundrel into strangling her for a fee, and arranges a brilliant alibi for himself. When the murderer gets murdered and the victim survives, Tony tries to have his wife convicted for the murder. Luckily, the police inspector from Scotland Yard and a young man who is in love with the wife discover the truth. Venue: Richardson Theatre Centre Dates: October 6 - 30 Details: www.RichardsonTheatreCentre.net ✯ The Turtle Creek News - CITY - www.VeryBestCity.com
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CINEMA
IDES OF MARCH
Ryan Gosling / George Clooney ✯
During the course of a presidential campaign, a young communications director (played by Ryan Gosling) finds himself involved in a political scandal that threatens to upend his candidate’s shot at the presidency. Oscar®- and Golden Globe-nominated writer-director George Clooney has assembled the leading actors of our generation to star in this riveting thriller. In the film, George Clooney plays Governor Morris, a candidate running in the presidential primary race for the Democratic Party ticket. Ryan Gosling plays his press spokesman, Philip Seymour Hoffman plays his campaign manager, Paul Giamatti plays a rival campaign manager, Marisa Tomei plays a reporter for the New York Times, Evan Rachel Wood plays an intern for the Morris campaign, Jeffrey Wright plays a key senator, and Max Minghella plays Ben Harper, a campaign worker for Morris. “I would call this movie a political thriller. I wouldn’t think of it necessarily as a political movie,” says George Clooney, who directs, produces, co-writes, and stars in The Ides of March. As it focuses more on process than platform, Clooney says that “the story will appeal to members of both parties. It walks that line of picking on everybody.” In that way, politics serves as a backdrop to the character arc and changes in motivation experienced by the main character, Stephen Meyers. In The Ides of March, Meyers finds his idealism and belief in his man taking a back seat to sultry backroom political dealing and stern manipulative power plays. Director: George Clooney Rated: R-Violence, Mature Themes Opens: October 7 ✯ The Turtle Creek News - CITY - www.VeryBestCity.com
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THE big year
Steve Martin / Jack Black ✯
Three avid bird watchers (Steve Martin, Jack Black and Owen Wilson), decide to leave their unfulfilled lives and dedicate a year to spotting the rarest birds in North America. The treck takes them on a journey of wild and life-changing adventures. The film is based on the book The Big Year: A Tale of Man, Nature and Fowl Obsession by Mark Obmascik. The Big Year is directed by David Frankel (Marley & Me, The Devil Wears Prada). Director: David Frankel Rated: PG-13-Language, Mature Themes Opens: October 14
The rum diary
Johnny Depp / Amber Heard ✯
The long awaited adaptation of Hunter S. Thompson’s novel of the same name stars Johnny Depp as Paul Kemp, an American Journalist who defects from New York to write for a newspaper in San Juan, Puerto Rico. While working for the The San Juan Star, Kemp succumbs to the power of rum and the mystique of the island. It’s not long before he becomes obsessed with the beautiful Chenault (played by Amber Heard) and finds himself in a costly love triangle. Director: Bruce Robinson Rated: R-Language, Mature Themes Opens: October 28 ✯ The Turtle Creek News - CITY - www.VeryBestCity.com
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THE SKIN I LIVE IN
Antonio Banderas / Elena Anaya ✯
Dr. Robert Ledgard (played by Antonio Banderas), an eminent plastic surgeon, has been interested in creating a new skin. After twelve years, he manages to cultivate a skin that is a real shield against every assault. In addition to years of experimentation, Robert needed three more things: no scruples, an accomplice and a human guinea pig. Scruples were never a problem. Marilia, the woman who looked after him from the day he was born, is his accomplice. And as for the guinea pig… Director: Pedro Almodovar Rated: R-Mature Themes, Strong Violence Opens: October 14
FOOTLOOSE
Andie McDowell / Dennis Quaid ✯
When Ren MacCormack (played by up-and-comer Kenny Wormald) moves from the east coast to the small southern town of Bomont, he experiences a heavy dose of culture shock. A few years prior, the community was rocked by a tragic accident that killed five teenagers after a night out and Bomont’s local councilmen and the beloved Reverend Shaw Moore (played Dennis Quaid) responded by implementing ordinances that prohibit loud music and dancing. Director: Craig Brewer Rated: PG-Mild Thematic Elements Opens: October 14 ✯ The Turtle Creek News - CITY - www.VeryBestCity.com
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REAL STEel
Hugh Jackman/Evangeline Lilly ✯
Set in the near future, where combatants control human-like 2000-pound robots that battle in the ring, a father and son take their robot to the Bot Boxing Championship. A gritty, whiteknuckle, action ride set, Real Steel stars Hugh Jackman as Charlie Kenton, a washed-up fighter who lost his chance at a title when 2000-pound, 8-foot-tall steel robots took over the ring. Now nothing but a small-time promoter, Charlie earns just enough money piecing together low-end bots from scrap metal to get from one underground boxing venue to the next. When Charlie hits rock bottom, he reluctantly teams up with his estranged son Max (played by Dakota Goyo) to build and train a championship contender. As the stakes in the brutal, noholds-barred arena are raised, Charlie and Max, against all odds, get one last shot at a comeback. Real Steel is directed by Shawn Levy (Night at the Museum franchise and Date Night). Exploring the deeper depths of the story, Levy experienced it as a tale of redemption for three lost and forgotten souls. “The main characters––a father, his son and a machine––are each abandoned beings,” the director says. “All three of them have been cast aside and forgotten. The substance of the story is about how this trinity has a chance of returning to grace.” Real Steel is an action drama about a former boxer who, against all odds, gets one last shot at a comeback when he teams up with his estranged son to build and train the perfect contender for the new high-tech sport of robot boxing. Director: Shawn Levy Rated: PG-13-Violence, Language Opens: October 7 ✯ The Turtle Creek News - CITY - www.VeryBestCity.com
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trespass
Nicolas Cage / Nicole Kidman ✯
A husband and wife are taken hostage by four brutal perpetrators who are seeking easy cash, but complications arise when betrayal and deception are unexpectedly revealed. In a private, wealthy community, priority is placed on security and no exception is made for the Miller family’s estate. Behind their pristine walls and manicured gardens, Kyle (played by Nicolas Cage), a fast-talking businessman, has entrusted the mansion’s renovation to his stunning wife, Sarah (played by Nicole Kidman). But between making those big decisions and keeping tabs on their defiant teenage daughter (played by Liana Liberato), Sarah often finds herself distracted by a young, handsome worker (played by Cam Gigandet) at their home. Nothing is what it seems, and it will take a group of coldblooded criminals led by Elias (played by Ben Mendelsohn), who have been planning a vicious home invasion for months, to bring the Miller family together. When they storm the manor, everyone is tangled up in betrayal, deception, temptation and scheming. Kyle, Sarah and Avery will take the ultimate risk to make it out with their lives – and their family – intact. Trespass is directed by Joel Schumacher and stars Nicolas Cage, Nicole Kidman, Ben Mendelsohn, Cam Gigandet, Liana Liberato, Jordana Spiro, Dash Mihok, Emily Meade and Nico Tortorella. The film was written by Karl Gajdusek, produced by Rene Besson, Irwin Winkler and David Winkler and was executive produced by Avi Lerner, Danny Dimbort, Trevor Short, Boaz Davidson and John Thompson. Director: Jim Sheridan Rated: R-Language, Violence Opens: October 14 ✯ The Turtle Creek News - CITY - www.VeryBestCity.com
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THE THREE MUSKETEERS Orlando Bloom / Milla Jovovich ✯
Based on the classic novel by Alexandre Dumas, Porthos, Athos and Aramis discover an evil conspiracy by the Cardinal (played by Christoph Waltz), the Duke of Buckingham (played by Orlando Bloom) and the assassin Miladay (played by Milla Jovovich) to overthrow the King of France. With the help of a young hero by the name of D’Artagnan, the elite warriors embark on a dangerous mission to stop the plot that threatens the Crown as well as the future of Europe. Director: Paul W.S. Anderson Rated: PG-13-Mild Thematic Elements Opens: October 21
In time
Justin Timberlake / Amanda Seyfried ✯
In the not too distant future, science switches off the aging gene. To avoid overpopulation, time becomes the new currency. The rich can live forever, the poor must negotiate for their immortality. No one lives past 25. When a poor man (played by Justin Timberlake) is given more time, he becomes the subject of a manhunt by the authorities and finds himself wanted for murder. Now he must do everything he can to survive while taking down the whole system. Director: Andrew Niccol Rated: R-Language, Mature Themes Opens: October 28 ✯ The Turtle Creek News - CITY - www.VeryBestCity.com
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State Fair Of Texas
125th Annual Texas Tradition ✯
The State Fair of Texas theme this year is Timeless Tradition. This year will feature more than 70 rides, 200 food locations, livestock shows, cooking competitions and the State Fair Auto Show. In addition, the Chevrolet Main Stage will feature top entertainers every weekend plus live bands throughout the week. All concerts are free for fairgoers. Eating is one of the great traditions during the Fair’s 24-days and the focus on food began before the Fair’s host, Big Tex, assumes his official duties. On Labor Day, State Fair concessionaires vied for top honors in the Big Tex Choice Awards. This year’s winner’s include Buffalo Chicken in a Flapjack and Fried Bubblegum. Since its inception in 2005, the contest has captured the attention of food enthusiasts with an ever-growing list of headline grabbing culinary concoctions. Past contest winners include Fried Beer, Fried Frito Pie, Fried Coke, and Chicken Fried Bacon. Football is one of the timeless traditions of the Fair and fans will have their eyes on the Cotton Bowl when Prairie View A&M meets Grambling State game on Saturday, Oct. 1. One week later on Saturday, Oct. 8 – is the annual contest between the University of Texas and the University of Oklahoma. This year’s State Fair Musical is one of the greatest of all time, West Side Story. The new Broadway cast album recently won the Grammy Award for Best Musical Show Album. Performances will be offered daily, Oct. 4 - 23 in the Music Hall at Fair Park. Gates to the 2011 State Fair of Texas will open at 10 a.m. on Friday, September 30. Venue: Dallas Fair Park Dates: Closes October 23 Details: www.FairPark.org ✯ The Turtle Creek News - CITY - www.VeryBestCity.com
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Mary Kay 5k
Run & Walk Benefits Foundation ✯
The 7th annual Dallas MK5K and One Mile Fun Run. Proceeds from this event go to The Mary Kay Foundation. The Foundation has a two-fold mission: to fund research of cancers affecting women and help prevent domestic violence while raising awareness of the issue. Since the Foundation’s inception, it has awarded nearly $25 million to shelters and programs addressing domestic violence and $14 million to cancer researchers and related causes throughout America. Venue: Mary Kay Headquarters, Addison Date: October 1 Details: www.MaryKayFoundation.org
Mecum Auction
Classic Cars And Motorcycles ✯
Mecum Auctions, the world’s largest collector car auction company, has teamed up with MidAmerica Auctions, the world’s largest seller of antique motorcycles, for a collaborative effort to bring collectors the greatest auction experience for both market platforms under one roof. For this event, they will offer a total of 600 classic and collector cars. Among the motorcycles being offered is a 1973 Triumph X-75 Hurricane, one of the finest, untouched original Hurricanes available. Venue: Dallas Convention Center Dates: October 6 Details: www.Mecum.com ✯ The Turtle Creek News - CITY - www.VeryBestCity.com
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Fiesta Latinoamericana! Multiple Exhibitors And Workshops ✯
The 5th annual Fiesta Latinoamericana! is the only Latino cultural festival held in the Dallas area. It offers entertaining interactive and hands-on activities for the entire family that revive vibrant artistic traditions from Latino cultures. Built around the motif of a ‘traditional plaza’ with its strolling musicians, indigenous dancers and drummers, clowns and balloon vendors, food carts, and other activities for children and adults, the festival incorporates many aspects of Latino culture. Venue: Dallas Arts District Date: October 8 Details: www.DFWinternational.org
Costume Art Ball
Annual Costume Party And Fundraiser ✯
This annual costume party and fundraiser celebrates Halloween with a costume party and competition. The theme for this year is Sideshow, Get Your Freak On. Once upon a time, circuses and carnivals traveled with a remarkable troupe of performers who headlined the sideshows. Attend in costume as your favorite sideshow performer. Eat, drink, play games, enjoy the music of the sideshow and compete in the costume competition! Venue: Creative Arts Center Date: October 22 Details: www.CostumeArtBall.com ✯ The Turtle Creek News - CITY - www.VeryBestCity.com
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Hanger Dance
1940s Swing Music Danceathon ✯
Greatest Generation Aircraft is hosting its 1st annual Hangar Dance fundraiser on Saturday, Oct. 1 at Cavanaugh’s Flight Museum in Addison from 6 pm to midnight. This 1940s-style hangar dance will feature music by Buddy’s Big Band. Tickets include swing dance lessons by Studio 22 from 6:30 -7:15 pm, dance, food, band, costume & dance contest. Association Members: $40 donation. Non-Members: $45 donation. At the Door: $50 donation. O’Club Tables: $1,000 donation per seat. O’Club Seats include a B-25 & DC-3 ride the night of the event, 2 drink tickets, 2 raffle tickets, as well as admission to dance, food, band, costume/dance contest, etc. Greatest Generation Aircraft is a 501(c)(3) nonprofit, educational foundation. The Association currently operates the DC-3 Southern Cross and the B-25 Pacific Prowler. The organization is in the process of restoring two DC-3s for private owners. One called “JR” after the last two letters in the aircraft designation, is a Market Garden WWII veteran, and includes a Vargas Girl that was glued inside the aircraft more than 60 years ago! The second DC-3 is the only surviving member of the Thirsty 13th aircraft that were sent to Europe early in WWII. Pending projects include restoration of the only flyable A-26A Counter Invader. This is a WWII Aircraft that saw duty in WWII, Korea and early in Vietnam. In 1964 they were rebuilt and ‘zero timed’. These aircraft have been variously named A-26B to B-26K to A-26A. Currently this aircraft is referred to with its Vietnam name as A-26A. Buddy’s Big Band is a 19 piece band specializing in Swing, Latin, Pop, and Rock music from the last 75 years. The Hanger Dance will feature swing music from the 1940s. Venue: Cavanaugh Flight Museum Dates: October 1 Details: www.GreatestGenerationAircraft.org ✯ The Turtle Creek News - CITY - www.VeryBestCity.com
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Barbeque smoke will fill the air for two days in five different competitions during the 28th Annual International BarB-Que Cookers Association Cookoff at Traders Village in Grand Prairie. This is one of the largest BBQ events in Texas and this year’s event is expected to be even larger. Over 100 cookers will prepare over 600 judging samples, in the two days of competition. Thousands of dollars in prize money will attract BBQ cooks from across the state and beyond. The event is free to the public both days, with only a $3.00 parking fee. The Traders Village event has always been a popular contest for first-time cookers attracted to the “backyarder chicken” category. The barbeque cooks and their cooking devices are a show in themselves at this culinary event. The serious beef barons will showcase custom-made, unique traveling pits with individual touches of creativity to suit the owner’s taste. While the cooking competition can become serious, the atmosphere and camaraderie will be strictly fun-filled recreation. With the large number of cooks expected at this years event, there will be a need for many judges. The public is invited to sign up, at the cookoff judging area, for a free chance to judge the BBQ competition. Venue: Traders Village, Grande Prairie Dates: October 8 - 9 Details: www.TradersVillage.com ✯ The Turtle Creek News - CITY - www.VeryBestCity.com
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Concerts In The Garden Picnic and Concert ✯
Pack a picnic, load up the family and enjoy a concert on the Martin Rutchik Concert Stage overlooking White Rock lake with the popular Bon Jovi Tribute band, Blaze of Glory, a Dallas-based group who pay homage to one of the greatest rock bands ever. Playing a wide variety of Bon Jovi’s catalog, Blaze of Glory has audiences singing along to the rock anthems of the ‘80s that made the band famous. Blaze also mixes in plenty of love songs, along with Bon Jovi’s modern hits. Venue: The Dallas Arboretum Dates: October 6 Details: www.DallasArboretum.org
Bachata Dance Festival Dance Workshops and Shows ✯
Learn to dance the Bachata with over 20 National and International dance instructors, with three days of workshops and four nights of shows. Bachata is a style of dance that originated in the Dominican Republic. Similar, yet more intense than the Tango, it is danced widely all over the world but not identically. The first Non-Caribbean style developed in the United States and Europe around the year 2000. In recent years a variety of Bachata styles have come into vogue. Venue: Park Inn Hotel Date: October 13-17 Details: www.DallasBachataFestival.com ✯ The Turtle Creek News - CITY - www.VeryBestCity.com
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Cinema J. Edgar
November 9, Leonardo DiCaprio , Naomi Watts
Director Clint Eastwood delves into the personal life of J. Edgar Hoover with this biopic starring Leonardo DiCaprio as the controversial FBI director. Rated R for strong language
Museums
Fashion World of Jean Paul Gaultier
Opens November 13, Dallas Museum of Art This is the first exhibition devoted to Jean Paul Gaultier, who draws inspiration from dance, pop-rock, cinema, television, photography, and world cultures. www.DallasMuseumofArt.com
Concerts
Cirque Musica
November 4-5, Meyerson Symphony Center
Cirque Musica features top circus performers from around the world and veterans of Ringling Bros. and Barnum & Bailey and Cirque du Soleil with all-time musical favorites. www.DallasSymphony.com
Events
Dallas Veterans Day Parade November 11, Dallas City Hall
In 1998, the veteran community re-established this parade. The organization is comprised of a cross section of veteran organization leaders of all ranks and service branches. www.VetsDayinDallas.org
Theater
Lucia di Lammermoor November 6, Dallas Opera
Based on an epic Scottish romance by Sir Walter Scott, this tale propels us into a world where women are reluctant pawns in a dynastic quest for powerful family alliances. www.DallasOpera.org
Galleries
Tre Milagros
Closes November 18, Oak Cliff Cultural Center
Tres Milagros comprises a body of work by three mosaic artists, whose works are a study of symbolism, an inquiry into meanings and an honoring the union between art and prayer. www.DallasCulture.org âœŻ The Turtle Creek News - CITY - www.VeryBestCity.com
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