Events Thursday, July 31, 2008
BNI Preston Park Weekly Meeting
7 a.m. to 8:30 a.m., La Hacienda Ranch (Dallas)
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Drumbeats and Eastern Mysteries Summer Camp
8 a.m. to 5 p.m., Irving Arts Center ($191)
Search within: Arts and Crafts, Kids / Family
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)
Search within: Kids / Family, Nature, Hispanic / Latino
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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Children's Theatre Workshop
Presented by Rotunda Theatre
9 a.m. to noon, First United Methodist Church ($100)
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Medicare Assistance & Benefits Counseling
AARP trained Medicare volunteer advisors will be here.
9 a.m. to noon, Heritage Senior Center
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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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The Blues/Jazz Experience: Paintings by Earnest “Ernie” Benton and Daggi Wallace
9 a.m. to 8 p.m., Irving Arts Center (Free)
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Beginning Fused Glass with Rebecca Romanek Johnson
Session Four
9 a.m. to noon, Creative Arts Center of Dallas ($165 - $195)
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Jungles: The Photographs of Frans Lanting
9 a.m. to 8 p.m., Irving Arts Center (Free)
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Photography Scholarship
9 a.m. to 8 p.m., The ARTS Gallery at CCCC (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 8 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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Free HIV Testing
Thunderduck Hall 110
9 a.m. to 5 p.m., Richland College (DCCCD) (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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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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The Land that Shaped the People: Texas ranching heritage
9 a.m. to 5 p.m., Hall of State (Free)
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Cardio Fitness
9:30 a.m. to 10 a.m., Mansfield Activities Center
Search within: Health and Fitness, Seniors
Figurative Sculpture with Tomas Bustos
Session Four
9:30 a.m. to 12:30 p.m., Creative Arts Center of Dallas ($175 - $205)
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Advanced Jewelry with Rebecca Swann
Session Four
9:30 a.m. to 12:30 p.m., Creative Arts Center of Dallas ($165 - $195)
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Marsden Hartley and the West: The Search for an American Modernism
10 a.m. to 8 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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Children's Storytime
10 a.m., Borders Books & Music (Dallas / Greenville & Lovers) (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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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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Tis of Thee: Flagged by Emotion
10 a.m. to 4 p.m., Texas Visual Arts Association Gallery (Free)
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Documenting China: Contemporary Photography and Social Change
10 a.m. to 9 p.m., The Trammell & Margaret Crow Collection of Asian Art (Free)
Search within: Photography Exhibits, China
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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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 8 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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14th Annual Goblet Invitational
10 a.m. to 6 p.m., Kittrell/Riffkind Art Glass (Free)
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BIG! Himalayan Art
10 a.m. to 9 p.m., The Trammell & Margaret Crow Collection of Asian Art (Free)
Search within: Art and Sculpture, Asia / Asian-American
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)
Search within: Books / Authors / Literary events
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 8 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)
Search within: Kids / Family, Space
Jack Kilby: The Eye of Genius Photographs by the Inventor of the Microchip
10 a.m. to 8 p.m., Meadows Museum (SMU) ($8)
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Teen Culinary Boot Camp
10 a.m. to 12:30 p.m., Central Market (Dallas) ($45 - $200)
Search within: Recipes / Cooking, Teen
Flour on your nose baking
10 a.m. to 12:30 p.m., Central Market (Plano) ($40 - $280)
Search within: Recipes / Cooking, Kids / Family
Jack and the Beanbag
Presented by Artie's Playhouse
10 a.m., Artisan Center Theater ($5)
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Dallas Needlework & Textile Guild
10 a.m. to noon, The Episcopal Church of the Transfiguration (Free)
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Toddler Storytime
10:15 a.m. to 10:35 a.m., Grapevine Public Library (Free)
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Listener Story Time
10:15 a.m. to 10:45 a.m., Lake Arlington Branch Library (Free)
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Children's Storytime
10:30 a.m., Barnes & Noble (Dallas / Preston Royal) (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 Story Time
10:30 a.m. to 11 a.m., East Arlington Branch Library (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 9 p.m., Dallas Museum of Art (DMA) ($5 - $10)
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On Kawara: 10 Tableaux and 20,834 Pages
11 a.m. to 9 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 9 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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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 9 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 9 p.m., Dallas Museum of Art (DMA) (Free - $10)
Search within: Art and Sculpture
Tour Fort Worth's 2008 Southern Living Idea House
11 a.m. to 5 p.m., Southern Living 2008 Idea House ($10)
Search within: Home and Garden
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 9 p.m., Nasher Sculpture Center (Free - $10)
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Retrospective: Oil Portraits & Harley Davidson Motorcycle Commissions by Rick Timmons
11 a.m. to 6 p.m., Gallery 2910 (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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Team Networking Richardson Weekly Meeting
11:30 a.m. to 1 p.m., Texas Land & Cattle Steakhouse (Richardson) ($15)
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2008 Summer Rock Camp
Noon to 4 p.m., Zounds Sounds Inc. ($400 - $750)
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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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Frank Frazier - New Images; Old Conversations
Noon to 7 p.m., South Dallas Cultural Center (Free)
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Big Thought's Creative Solutions Live Performance & Art Exhibit
Noon to 3 p.m., Meadows School of the Arts (SMU) (Free)
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Seven Wonders & New Horizons
12:15 p.m., Museum of Nature & Science Planetarium ($4)
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Intermediate and Advanced Fused Glass with Rebecca Romanek Johnson
Session Four
12:30 p.m. to 3:30 p.m., Creative Arts Center of Dallas ($165 - $195)
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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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Wonders of the Universe & Secrets of the Sun
1:15 p.m., Museum of Nature & Science Planetarium ($4)
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Modeling Camp
1:30 p.m. to 4:30 p.m., KD Studio Actors Conservatory ($650)
Search within: Fashion / Beauty, Kids / Family
Homeschool Book Club
2 p.m., Fort Worth Central Library (Free)
Search within: Books / Authors / Literary events, Schools
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)
Search within: Theater, Kids / Family
2008 Summer Rock Camp
2 p.m. to 6 p.m., Zounds Sounds Inc. ($400 - $750)
Search within: Rock, Children's Performance
Adventures in Art Camp
2 p.m. to 4:45 p.m., Boys Ranch Activity Center ($100)
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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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Stars of the Pharaohs & Universe
3:15 p.m., Museum of Nature & Science Planetarium ($4)
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Dallas ISD Board of Trustees Meeting
3:30 p.m., Dallas ISD Administration Building (Free)
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Family Support and Aging Issues Family Roundtable
4 p.m. to 7 p.m., Heritage Senior Center (Free - $7)
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Heritage Tappers Dance Class
4:15 p.m. to 6 p.m., Heritage Senior Center
Doubles 8 Ball Tournament
4:30 p.m. to 2 a.m., Coconuts Night Club and Sports Bar ($2)
Search within: Pool / Billiards
Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu at the DFW Gun Range
5 p.m. to 7:30 p.m., DFW Gun Range ($20 - $75)
Search within: Self defense
Family Support and Aging Issues Family Roundtable
5 p.m. to 6:30 p.m., Heritage Senior Center (Free - $7)
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Opening Reception - Sehnsucht (Aspiration)
Curated by Georges Armaos
5 p.m. to 8 p.m., Light & Sie (Free)
Search within: Arts Event Opening, Art and Sculpture
Electric Campfire Fun
Acoustic Jam
6 p.m. to midnight, Sons of Hermann Hall
Search within: Folk, Singer / Songwriter
Senior Center Thursday Night Dances
6 p.m. to 9:30 p.m., Carrollton Senior Center ($5)
Search within: Seniors, Social Dancing
Thursday Senior Dances
6 p.m., Grand Prairie Senior Center ($5)
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Preschool Playhouse
6 p.m. to 9:30 p.m., Grapevine Community Activities Center
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The Heritage Swinger Practice
A Performing Senior Dance Group
6 p.m. to 9 p.m., Heritage Senior Center
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The Marriage Boot Camp
6 p.m. to 11 p.m., Plano Centre ($400 - $600)
Search within: Dating / Relationships
Friends of the Plano Public Library 25th Annual Book Sale
6 p.m. to 10 p.m., Plano Centre (Free)
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Telegraph Canyon / Doug Burr
Thursday Night Live
6 p.m. to 9 p.m., Central Market (Fort Worth) (Free)
Search within: Alt-Country / Americana, Folk
Honoring his Legacy: Artist Inventor and Master Carver, Tomas Bustos
6 p.m. to 9 p.m., Center for Community Cooperation ($8)
Search within: Art and Sculpture, Charity
Teen Game Day
6 p.m., Mesquite Public Library (Free)
Search within: Board Games/ Role Playing , Teen
Russian Masters Auction
6 p.m. to 9 p.m., Hotel Palomar Dallas (Free)
Search within: Art and Sculpture, Russia
Dallas Singles Toastmasters Club
6:30 p.m. to 8 p.m., Ozona Bar & Grill (Free)
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Ross Allen Wolfe
6:30 p.m., PappaRotti's Wine Room (Free)
Search within: Lounge, Singer / Songwriter
Natural Change
Swagger Thursdays
6:30 p.m. to 8:30 p.m., Sting Dallas
Search within: Jazz, R&B / Soul
Mugs, Jugs and Building Large with Earline Green
Session Four
6:30 p.m. to 9:30 p.m., Creative Arts Center of Dallas ($165 - $195)
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Quickdraw with Al Kraayvanger
Session Four
6:30 p.m. to 9:30 p.m., Creative Arts Center of Dallas ($165 - $195)
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Beginning Fused Glass with Rosanne Taylor
Session Four
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
Session Four
6:30 p.m. to 9:30 p.m., Creative Arts Center of Dallas ($165 - $195)
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Mosaic Fountain with Katrina Doran
Session Four
6:30 p.m. to 9:30 p.m., Creative Arts Center of Dallas ($165 - $195)
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Abstract Painting with Robert Moore
Session Four
6:30 p.m. to 9:30 p.m., Creative Arts Center of Dallas ($165 - $195)
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Stone Sculpting with Art Wells
Session Four
6:30 p.m. to 9:30 p.m., Creative Arts Center of Dallas ($165 - $195)
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Crowley ISD Board of Trustees Meeting
6:30 p.m., Crowley ISD Administration Building (Free)
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Demi Lovato
6:30 p.m., Music Mill Amphitheatre (Six Flags Over Texas) (Free)
Regional Rail System Update
District 4 Town Hall Meeting
6:30 p.m., Arlington Fire Training Center (Free)
Search within: Arlington
A Taste of Latin America - World Affairs Council of Dallas/Fort Worth Social
6:30 p.m., Cuba Libre
Search within: Food and Drink, Social Networking, Hispanic / Latino
Barry Pearson Trio Jazz Band
7 p.m., Bread Winners Cafe and Bakery (Dallas / McKinney & Hall) (Free)
Search within: Jazz