Events Friday, August 8, 2008
Eagles Toastmasters
6:45 a.m. to 8 a.m., Denny's (Dallas / Meadow & 75)
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Unique Toastmasters Meeting
7 a.m., Mimi's Cafe (Lewisville) (Free)
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Plano Chamber of Commerce Business Interchange
7:30 a.m., Plano Chamber of Commerce ($1)
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“Look Who’s Painting”
8 a.m. to 5 p.m., Mesquite Arts Center (Free)
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Commencement ceremonies for Summer Term
8 a.m. to 9 p.m., University of Texas at Arlington (UTA) (Free)
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Make a Movie Workshop
8:30 a.m. to 6 p.m., Rhythm Nation Studios ($230)
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My Home Planet Earth
A bilingual, hands-on traveling exhibit for children
9 a.m. to 8 p.m., Fort Worth Museum of Science and History ($7 - $8)
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Treasures from the Attic
9 a.m. to 5 p.m., Heard Natural Science Museum & Wildlife Sanctuary
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A Bird in the Hand
9 a.m. to 5 p.m., Heard Natural Science Museum & Wildlife Sanctuary
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Filming Kennedy: Home Movies from Dallas
9 a.m. to 6 p.m., The Sixth Floor Museum at Dealey Plaza (Free - $13.50)
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Walk and Talk
9 a.m. to 10 a.m., Mansfield Activities Center (Free)
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The Blues/Jazz Experience: Paintings by Earnest “Ernie” Benton and Daggi Wallace
9 a.m. to 5 p.m., Irving Arts Center (Free)
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Dinosaur Roundup
9 a.m. to 8 p.m., National Cowgirl Museum and Hall of Fame (Free - $8)
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KidsArts/Kids’ Works 2008
9 a.m. to 5 p.m., Irving Arts Center (Free)
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Children's Art Exhibit/Competition - Transportation Summit
9 a.m. to 5 p.m., Irving Arts Center (Free)
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The Civil War Through the Eyes of North Texans
9 a.m. to 5 p.m., Old Red Museum of Dallas County History & Culture ($5 - $8)
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Special Collections - Mapping the "Red Menace
Cold War news maps
9 a.m. to 5 p.m., UTA Central Library
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Ma Teresa Gomez-Martorell
9 a.m. to 5 p.m., Fort Worth Community Arts Center (Free)
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Lisa Nersesova
9 a.m. to 5 p.m., Fort Worth Community Arts Center (Free)
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Rat Snakes to Rattlers
9 a.m. to 5 p.m., Heard Natural Science Museum & Wildlife Sanctuary (Free - $8)
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Animals of the World: A Conservation Exhibit
9 a.m. to 5 p.m., Heard Natural Science Museum & Wildlife Sanctuary (Free - $8)
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Native Texas Butterflies
9 a.m. to 5 p.m., Heard Natural Science Museum & Wildlife Sanctuary (Free - $8)
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Works of Rick Rembisz: Photo Exhibit
9 a.m. to 5 p.m., Patty Granville Arts Center
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Variation & Theme: New Prints by Vance Wingate
9 a.m. to 5 p.m., Mildred Hawn Exhibition Gallery (Free)
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You There With Your Plastic Bag
9 a.m. to 10 p.m., The Visual Arts Building (UT Dallas) (Free)
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Charlotte Dubin: Character and Legacy
9 a.m. to 5 p.m., Forum Gallery (Brookhaven College) (Free)
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The Land that Shaped the People: Texas ranching heritage
9 a.m. to 5 p.m., Hall of State (Free)
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Mexican Folk Art
9 a.m. to noon, North Richland Hills Recreation Center ($69)
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Stroller Strides
Fitness for mom, fun for baby
9:30 a.m. to 10:30 a.m., Town East Mall
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The Art of Mosaic with Katrina Doran
Session Four
9:30 a.m. to 12:30 p.m., Creative Arts Center of Dallas ($145 - $175)
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Wagon Wheels West
Presented by Company of Rowlett Performers
9:30 a.m., Plaza Theatre ($8 - $10)
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Marsden Hartley and the West: The Search for an American Modernism
10 a.m. to 5 p.m., Amon Carter Museum (Free)
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Texas Collects ASIA 2008: Chinese Art
10 a.m. to 5 p.m., The Trammell & Margaret Crow Collection of Asian Art (Free)
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JUMPSTART for Arts Summer Childrens Exhibit
10 a.m. to 6 p.m., Art Centre of Plano (Free)
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Tim Noble and Sue Webster
10 a.m. to 6 p.m., The Goss-Michael Foundation (Free)
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Documenting China: Contemporary Photography and Social Change
10 a.m. to 5 p.m., The Trammell & Margaret Crow Collection of Asian Art (Free)
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Group Exhibition
10 a.m. to 5 p.m., William Campbell Contemporary Art (Free)
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Dallas Video Festival Art Video Series
10 a.m. to 5 p.m., Conduit Gallery (Free)
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Chick + Clix: mostly women photographers
10 a.m. to 5 p.m., The Dallas Center for Contemporary Art (Free)
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2008 Summer Rock Camp
10 a.m. to 2 p.m., Zounds Sounds Inc. ($400 - $750)
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Nell Dorr: From Everlasting to Everlasting
10 a.m. to 5 p.m., Amon Carter Museum (Free)
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Kara Walker: My Complement, My Enemy, My Oppressor, My Love
10 a.m. to 5 p.m., Modern Art Museum of Fort Worth (Free - $10)
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BIG! Himalayan Art
10 a.m. to 5 p.m., The Trammell & Margaret Crow Collection of Asian Art (Free)
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David Keens, Texas Artist of the Year
10 a.m. to 5 p.m., Arlington Museum of Art (Free)
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Margo Sawyer: Synchronicity of Color
10 a.m. to 5 p.m., Holly Johnson Gallery (Free)
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Texas Tour: 100 Years of Texas Landscape (1908-2008)
10 a.m. to 5 p.m., Valley House Gallery & Sculpture Center (Free)
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Summer Reading Club
10 a.m. to 8 p.m., Arlington Northeast Branch Library (Free)
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Summer Reading Club
10 a.m. to 8 p.m., George W. Hawkes Central Library (Arlington) (Free)
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Summer Reading Club
10 a.m. to 8 p.m., Lake Arlington Branch Library (Free)
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Revisualizing Westward Expansion: A Century of Conflict, 1800–1900
10 a.m. to 5 p.m., Amon Carter Museum (Free)
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Summer Exhibition: Gallery Artists Show
10 a.m. to 5:30 p.m., Artizen Fine Arts (Free)
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Daniel Blagg A Marriage of Convenience
10 a.m. to 5 p.m., Artspace111 (Free)
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Eyes on Earth
10 a.m. to 5 p.m., Museum of Nature & Science ($5.50 - $8.75)
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Jack Kilby: The Eye of Genius Photographs by the Inventor of the Microchip
10 a.m. to 5 p.m., Meadows Museum (SMU) ($8)
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3 D & More
10 a.m. to 4 p.m., Texas Visual Arts Association Gallery (Free)
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Westward HO!
A photo exhibit by the Gutsy Broads of Creative Focus
10 a.m. to 6 p.m., Manske Library (Free)
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Teen Potrait Class with Anne Weary
Session Four
10 a.m. to 12:30 p.m., Creative Arts Center of Dallas ($155 - $185)
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Infant/Toddler Development Time
10:15 a.m. to 10:45 a.m., Skillman Southwestern Branch Library (Free)
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Toddler & Preschool Storytimes
10:30 a.m., Frisco Public Library (Free)
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Family Storytime
10:30 a.m., Irving Public Library (Southwest Branch) (Free)
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Willy Wonka
Presented by Slappy's Puppet Playhouse
10:30 a.m., Slappy's Puppet Playhouse ($8 - $9)
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Charisma Chorus
Voices needed!
10:30 a.m., Heritage Senior Center
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Preschool Story Time
10:30 a.m. to 11:30 a.m., Fort Worth Library (Ridglea Branch) (Free)
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Making It New: The Art and Style of Sara and Gerald Murphy
11 a.m. to 5 p.m., Dallas Museum of Art (DMA) ($5 - $10)
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Family Storytime
11 a.m., Irving Public Library (Northwest Branch) (Free)
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Infant/Toddler Development Time
11 a.m. to 11:30 a.m., Skillman Southwestern Branch Library (Free)
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Children's Storytime
11 a.m., Barnes & Noble (Fort Worth / Hulen Shopping Center) (Free)
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On Kawara: 10 Tableaux and 20,834 Pages
11 a.m. to 5 p.m., Dallas Museum of Art (DMA) ($5 - $10)
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Children's Storytime
11 a.m. to 7 p.m., Barnes & Noble (Denton / Golden Triangle Mall) (Free)
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Summer Solstice: a Group Show
11 a.m. to 4 p.m., Dahlia Woods Gallery (Free)
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Beyond the Grasp: Sculpture Transcending the Physical
11 a.m. to 5 p.m., Nasher Sculpture Center (Free - $10)
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Gastronomia / erotica y estimulante
11 a.m. to 9 p.m., The MAC (McKinney Avenue Contemporary) (Free)
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John Albok Gallery
11 a.m. to 6 p.m., Photographs Do Not Bend Gallery (Free)
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Contemporary Czech Photography
11 a.m. to 6 p.m., Photographs Do Not Bend Gallery (Free)
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Resisting Color: Textiles Tied and Dyed
11 a.m. to 5 p.m., Dallas Museum of Art (DMA) (Free)
Search within: Textile / Woven Arts, Historical Exhibits
Lone Star Legacy II: The Barrett Collection of Contemporary Texas Art
11 a.m. to 5 p.m., Dallas Museum of Art (DMA) (Free - $10)
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Tour Fort Worth's 2008 Southern Living Idea House
11 a.m. to 5 p.m., Southern Living 2008 Idea House ($10)
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Sehnsucht (Aspiration)
Curated by Georges Armaos
11 a.m. to 6 p.m., Light & Sie (Free)
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Jacques Lipchitz: A Gift from the Artist's Estate
11 a.m. to 5 p.m., Nasher Sculpture Center (Free - $10)
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Let Art Talk
11 a.m. to 6 p.m., Visual Arts Coalition of Dallas (Free)
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Daniel De Cordoba Bailes Espanoles
11 a.m., Fretz Park Branch Library (Free)
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Serginho do Teclado e Companhia
Enjoy live music with lunch
11:30 a.m., Betchee's Brazil (Free)
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Toddler & Preschool Storytimes
11:30 a.m., Frisco Public Library (Free)
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The Impressionists
Master Paintings from the Art Institute of Chicago
Noon to 8 p.m., Kimbell Art Museum (Free - $16)
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2008 Summer Rock Camp
Noon to 4 p.m., Zounds Sounds Inc. ($400 - $750)
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Summer Show by Gallery Artists
Noon to 5:30 p.m., Norwood Flynn Gallery (Free)
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Impressions of White Rock Lake
Noon to 6 p.m., White Rock Lake Museum (Free)
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Salon du FIT 5
Noon to 6 p.m., Bath House Cultural Center (Free)
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Redefining the Disfranchised: The Political Art of Nina Allender
Noon to 5 p.m., The Women's Museum ($5)
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Frank Frazier - New Images; Old Conversations
Noon to 7 p.m., South Dallas Cultural Center (Free)
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Seven Wonders & New Horizons
12:15 p.m., Museum of Nature & Science Planetarium ($4)
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Tracks of the Jaguar: Molina High School Art Exhibition
1 p.m. to 6 p.m., Ice House Cultural Center (Free)
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Wagon Wheels West
Presented by Company of Rowlett Performers
1 p.m., Plaza Theatre ($8 - $10)
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Wonders of the Universe & Secrets of the Sun
1:15 p.m., Museum of Nature & Science Planetarium ($4)
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Teens Film Acting Camp
2 p.m. to 6 p.m., KD Studio Actors Conservatory ($695)
Children Film Acting Camp
2 p.m. to 6 p.m., KD Studio Actors Conservatory ($695)
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2008 Summer Rock Camp
2 p.m. to 6 p.m., Zounds Sounds Inc. ($400 - $750)
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Texas Coin Show
2 p.m. to 6 p.m., Grapevine Convention Center ($2)
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The Creature Teacher: Animals from the Americas
2 p.m., Preston Royal Branch Library (Free)
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Journey to Infinity & The Future is Wild
2:15 p.m., Museum of Nature & Science Planetarium ($4)
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The Peddler Show
3 p.m. to 8 p.m., Arlington Convention Center (Free - $6)
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Cooking with Katy
3 p.m., Barnes & Noble (Dallas / NorthPark area) (Free)
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Stars of the Pharaohs & Universe
3:15 p.m., Museum of Nature & Science Planetarium ($4)
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Stephenie Meyer Book Club
4 p.m., Barnes & Noble (Lewisville) (Free)
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Wine and Cheese Pairing
4 p.m. to 11 p.m., Farpointe Cellar (Frisco) ($15 - $30)
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Wine and Cheese Pairing
4 p.m. to 11 p.m., Farpointe Cellar (Southlake) ($15 - $30)
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Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu at the DFW Gun Range
5 p.m. to 7:30 p.m., DFW Gun Range ($20 - $75)
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Starbucks Coffee Seminars
5 p.m. to 6 p.m., The Parks at Arlington (Free)
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Crazy Eights Party
5 p.m. to 9 p.m., George W. Hawkes Central Library (Arlington) (Free)
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Forgotten Space
Grateful Dead tribute band
6 p.m. to 8 p.m., Club Dada
Search within: Cover and Tribute Bands, Folk, Jam Bands
Moving Colors
6 p.m. to 8 p.m., Uptown Village at Cedar Hill
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Opening Ceremony Watching Party
6 p.m. to 11 p.m., The Trammell & Margaret Crow Collection of Asian Art (Free)
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Kobushi Drummers
6:30 p.m., First United Methodist Church (Garland) ($15)
Runnin' Behind
The Cowboys Dance Hall house band
7 p.m. to 2 a.m., Cowboys Arlington ($10)
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Live Music
Cowboys' house band
7 p.m. to 2 a.m., Cowboys Red River ($8 - $10)
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Karaoke
7 p.m. to 11 p.m., Riscky's Barbecue (Fort Worth / Camp Bowie) (Free)
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Christian Songwriters Night
Sponsored by Hope Fellowship Church
7 p.m. to 10 p.m., The Pigeon Hole ($2)
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River Legacy Friday Night Rides
7 p.m. to 9 p.m., River Legacy Living Science Center (Free)
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Deep Ellum Good Buy
7 p.m. to 10 p.m., Kettle Art (Free)
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River Legacy Friday Night Bicycle Rides
7 p.m. to 9 p.m., River Legacy Parks (Free)
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The Mourning Report / Let's Get It / The Blues and Royals / Mason and Kevin / Devin Dildine
7 p.m., The Door (Plano) ($10)
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Seabird / The Cost / Criminal Shift (CANCELED)
7 p.m., Mokah Coffee Bar
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Deep South Union / Check the List / Final Cry / Dividing The Stone / Timothy Moffett
7 p.m., Skillman Street Pub
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Hindu Leader to Speak on 'The Essence of Spirituality'
7 p.m. to 9 p.m., DFW Hindu Temple (Free)
Global Talent Show
Scott Theatre
7 p.m., Fort Worth Community Arts Center ($15 - $25)
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Jeffrey Spencer: Turn It Up!: How to Perform at Your Highest Level
7 p.m., Barnes & Noble (Dallas / NorthPark area) (Free)
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Best of Broadway
Presented by Plano Community Theatre
7:15 p.m., Plano Children's Theatre ($7 - $14)
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