Events Wednesday, August 20, 2008
Art of Living Yoga - Meditation
7 a.m. to 10 a.m., UTD Student Union Center (Free)
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Ali Lassen's Leads Club North Dallas Chapter Meeting
7:15 a.m., La Madeleine (Addison)
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EarlyNet
Richardson Chamber of Commerce Networking Session
7:30 a.m., Highland Springs Residences ($5)
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“Look Who’s Painting”
8 a.m. to 5 p.m., Mesquite Arts Center (Free)
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My Home Planet Earth
A bilingual, hands-on traveling exhibit for children
9 a.m. to 5:30 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 5:30 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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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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8th Annual Art Connection Members’ Show
9 a.m. to 5 p.m., Irving Arts Center (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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Jana Miller / Manuel Pecina
9 a.m. to 10 p.m., The Visual Arts Building (UT Dallas) (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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Stroller Strides
Fitness for mom, fun for baby
9:30 a.m. to 10:30 a.m., Town East Mall
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Wednesday Moms Group
9:30 a.m. to 11:30 a.m., The Episcopal Church of the Transfiguration (Free)
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Toddler Storytime
10 a.m., Irving Public Library (Valley Ranch Branch) (Free)
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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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Babies & Books: Newborn to First Steps
10 a.m. to 10:30 a.m., Frisco Public Library (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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Listener Story Time
10 a.m. to 10:30 a.m., George W. Hawkes Central Library (Arlington) (Free)
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Children's Storytime
10 a.m., Borders Books & Music (Dallas / Preston & Royal) (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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The Impressionists
Master Paintings from the Art Institute of Chicago
10 a.m. to 5 p.m., Kimbell Art Museum (Free - $16)
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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)
Search within: Art and Sculpture, Movies / Film
Chick + Clix: mostly women photographers
10 a.m. to 5 p.m., The Dallas Center for Contemporary Art (Free)
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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 8 p.m., Arlington Museum of Art (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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Eyes on Earth
10 a.m. to 5 p.m., Museum of Nature & Science ($5.50 - $8.75)
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Art of Mosaic Using Stained Glass with Drew Perez-Tubens
Fall Session I
10 a.m. to 1 p.m., Creative Arts Center of Dallas ($185 - $215)
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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 9 p.m., Manske Library (Free)
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Mirtha Aertker / Sharon Stevenson / Gabrielle Castaneda Pruitt
10 a.m. to 6 p.m., 14th Street Gallery (Free)
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Saved by Rock and Roll
10 a.m. to 4 p.m., The Cameron Gallery (Free)
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Family Festival Days
10 a.m. to 5 p.m., The Trammell & Margaret Crow Collection of Asian Art
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Introductory Computer Classes
10 a.m. to 11:30 a.m., Paul Laurence Dunbar Lancaster-Kiest Branch Library (Free)
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Toddler Storytime
10:15 a.m. to 10:35 a.m., Grapevine Public Library (Free)
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Toddler Storytime
10:15 a.m. to 10:35 a.m., Carrollton Public Library (Hebron & Josey) (Free)
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Storytime for Listeners
10:15 a.m. to 10:45 a.m., Burleson Public Library (Free)
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Storytime
10:30 a.m. to 11 a.m., Fort Worth East Regional Library (Free)
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Toddler Storytime
10:30 a.m., Irving Public Library (Central Library) (Free)
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Preschool Storytime
10:30 a.m. to 11 a.m., Watauga Public Library (Free)
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Children's Storytime
10:30 a.m., Barnes & Noble (Dallas / NorthPark area) (Free)
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Children's Storytime
10:30 a.m., Barnes & Noble (Garland / Firewheel Towne Center) (Free)
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Listener Story Time
10:30 a.m. to 11 a.m., Woodland West Branch Library(Arlington) (Free)
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Toddler Story Time
10:30 a.m. to 11 a.m., Southeast Arlington Branch Library (Free)
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Toddler Storytime
10:45 a.m., Irving Public Library (Valley Ranch Branch) (Free)
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Preschool Storytime
10:45 a.m. to 11:15 a.m., Grapevine Public Library (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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Children's Storytime
11 a.m. to 11:30 a.m., Carrollton Public Library (Hebron & Josey) (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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Listener Story Time
11 a.m. to 11:30 a.m., George W. Hawkes Central Library (Arlington) (Free)
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Storytime
11 a.m. to 11:30 a.m., Carrollton Public Library (Josey Ranch Lake) (Free)
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Toddler Story Time
11 a.m. to 11:30 a.m., East Arlington Branch Library (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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Light and Easy Exercise
11 a.m., Mansfield Activities Center
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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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Bouncing Babies Story Time
11:15 a.m. to 11:45 a.m., Southeast Arlington 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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Children's Storytime
11:30 a.m., Borders Books & Music (Fort Worth / West Freeway & Hulen) (Free)
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Storytime with Miss Lindy
11:30 a.m., Barnes & Noble (Arlington / Parks Mall area) (Free)
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Commercial Real Estate Women (CREW) Dallas Luncheon
Featuring speaker Doug Howe
11:30 a.m., Park City Club ($50 - $55)
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Texas Trailblazer Awards Luncheon
11:30 a.m., Frontiers of Flight Museum ($100 - $1500)
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African Chamber of Commerce weekly business luncheon
Noon to 1 p.m., Bill J. Priest Institute for Economic Development ($7 - $10)
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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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Tonybones: A Solo Exhibition of New Work
Noon to 7 p.m., The Public Trust (Free)
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Geomorph
Noon to 5 p.m., Centraltrak (Free)
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Frank Frazier - New Images; Old Conversations
Noon to 7 p.m., South Dallas Cultural Center (Free)
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Karen Piloto: Spectrum / Christopher Lee Martin Celestial Visions
Noon to 5 p.m., The Haley-Henman Gallery (Free)
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Seven Wonders & New Horizons
12:15 p.m., Museum of Nature & Science Planetarium ($4)
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Gallery Talk: Director’s Cut: Museum Edition
12:15 p.m. to 1 p.m., Dallas Museum of Art (DMA) (Free - $10)
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Maryanne Meltzer / IAA Board Members
12:30 p.m. to 4:30 p.m., Jaycee Park Center for the Arts (Free)
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Knit This - Crochet That
1 p.m. to 4 p.m., Grauwyler Park Branch Library (Free)
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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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Career Center UT Dallas Work-Study Hiring Expo
1 p.m. to 4 p.m., UTD Student Union Center (Free)
Search within: The Economy / Employment, University of Texas at Dallas
Wonders of the Universe & Secrets of the Sun
1:15 p.m., Museum of Nature & Science Planetarium ($4)
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Summer Story Time with Arturo
1:30 p.m., Dallas Museum of Art (DMA) ($5 - $10)
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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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7th Annual Asian Film Festival of Dallas - Shorts Block 2
3 p.m., Landmark Magnolia Theater and Bar
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Stars of the Pharaohs & Universe
3:15 p.m., Museum of Nature & Science Planetarium ($4)
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Preschool Storytime
4 p.m., Irving Public Library (Valley Ranch Branch) (Free)
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Introduction to Dance
4 p.m. to 5 p.m., Watauga Community Center ($30)
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Meet and Greet Mules Bill and Pete
4 p.m. to 5 p.m., Heritage Farmstead Museum
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BCA Nine Ball Tournament
4:30 p.m. to 2 a.m., Coconuts Night Club and Sports Bar ($4)
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Westover Hills Town Council Meeting
4:30 p.m., Westover Hills Town Hall (Free)
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7th Annual Asian Film Festival of Dallas - The Rebel
Truc Nguyen 2006
4:50 p.m., Landmark Magnolia Theater and Bar ($9)
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Circle of Success Homework Center
Celebrating ten years of providing homework and tutoring assistance
5 p.m. to 6:30 p.m., Gladys Harrington Library (Free)
Search within: Kids / Family, Plano ISD
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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DJ Pendergrassin
Board Game Wednesdays
5 p.m., Club Dada (Free)
Search within: Dance / DJ / House, Board Games/ Role Playing
Art of Mosaic Using Stained Glass with Drew Perez-Tubens
Fall Session I
5 p.m. to 8 p.m., Creative Arts Center of Dallas ($185 - $215)
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Youth "Crossover!"
5 p.m. to 9 p.m., The Episcopal Church of the Transfiguration (Free)
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Tommy Hill
WC Handy-winning Bluesman
6 p.m. to 9:30 p.m., Bread Winners Cafe and Bakery (Dallas / McKinney & Hall) (Free)
Fingerprints / Francis J
Smooth Night Out
6 p.m. to midnight, Maxwell's
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Residential Life Sophomore Challenge
6 p.m. to 9 p.m., UTD Student Union Center (Free)
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2008 Puro Tejano
Featuring David Lee Garza / Texas Latino / Prestigio
6 p.m. to 11 p.m., West End (Free)
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80th North Texas State Fair and Rodeo
Come celebrate the "Cowboy Way" at the North Texas State Fair and Rodeo 80th Anniversary
6 p.m. to midnight, North Texas State Fairgrounds ($5 - $90)
Search within: Country, Kids / Family, Rodeo
LifeSavers Writers Group
6 p.m., Barnes & Noble (Dallas / Prestonwood) (Free)
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Writer's League Writing Group
6:30 p.m., Barnes & Noble (Lewisville) (Free)
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Made By Hand with Kathy Loucas
Fall Session I
6:30 p.m. to 9:30 p.m., Creative Arts Center of Dallas ($185 - $215)
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Figure Drawing A to Z with Al Kraayvanger
Fall Session I
6:30 p.m. to 9:30 p.m., Creative Arts Center of Dallas ($185 - $215)
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Fabric Painting with Vet
Fall Session I
6:30 p.m. to 9:30 p.m., Creative Arts Center of Dallas ($185 - $215)
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Intermediate and Advanced Fused Glass with Rebecca Romanek Johnson
Fall Session I
6:30 p.m. to 9:30 p.m., Creative Arts Center of Dallas ($165 - $195)
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Metal Sculpture with Dan Sellers
Fall Session I
6:30 p.m. to 9:30 p.m., Creative Arts Center of Dallas ($185 - $215)
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Mother & Daughter Book Club
6:30 p.m., Barnes & Noble (Plano / Preston & Park) (Free)
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Ray Wiley Hubbard / Mark McKinney
6:30 p.m., 8.0 Restaurant and Bar
Search within: Alt-Country / Americana, Country
Animanga Club
6:30 p.m., Denton Public Library (North Branch) (Free)
Search within: Anime, Comic Books
Art Talk: Gail Sachson
Is There Good Taste in Art? A Critical Look at the Gastronomia Show
6:30 p.m., The MAC (McKinney Avenue Contemporary) (Free)
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The Leeways
6:30 p.m. to 10:30 p.m., Nate's Seafood & Steakhouse
Search within: Cover and Tribute Bands, Rock
Dance Lessons with Lori Hayner
6:45 p.m. to 8:30 p.m., W.W. Fairfield's
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2ChangeU Toastmasters
6:45 p.m. to 8:15 p.m., Custer Road United Methodist Church (Free)
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