Events Wednesday, October 15, 2008
Art of Living Yoga - Meditation
7 a.m. to 10 a.m., UTD Student Union Center (Free)
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Greenhill Student Art Exhibit
7 a.m. to 9 p.m., Dream Cafe (Addison) (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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“Weaving – A Soft Touch”
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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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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Dinosaurs Alive!
9 a.m. to 5 p.m., Heard Natural Science Museum & Wildlife Sanctuary (Free - $8)
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4th Annual Heart of the West Art Exhibition
9 a.m. to 5 p.m., National Cowgirl Museum and Hall of Fame
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Going Places
9 a.m. to 5 p.m., Old Red Museum of Dallas County History & Culture ($1 - $8)
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Collin County High School Art Teachers
9 a.m. to 8 p.m., The ARTS Gallery at CCCC (Free)
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Denise Fleming: Painting with Paper
In the Dupree Theater Lobby
9 a.m. to 5 p.m., Irving Arts Center (Free)
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Quiltmania II - Blending the Old and the New: Quilts by Paul D. Pilgrim
In the Main Gallery
9 a.m. to 5 p.m., Irving Arts Center
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Quiltmania II - Quilts by Irving Quilt Guild Members
In the Focus Gallery
9 a.m. to 5 p.m., Irving Arts Center (Free)
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Quiltmania II - New Beginnings: Quilts by Texas Quilt Artists
In the Carpenter Performance Hall
9 a.m. to 5 p.m., Irving Arts Center (Free)
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Alchemy or Change
9 a.m. to 10 p.m., The Visual Arts Building (UT Dallas) (Free)
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Painter & Mentor: Ron Tomlinson, Distinguished Texas Artist
9 a.m. to 5 p.m., Fort Worth Community Arts Center (Free)
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Life Through the Eyes of a Child with Neuroblastoma
9 a.m. to 5 p.m., Fort Worth Community Arts Center (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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Our Park, Fair Park
9 a.m. to 5 p.m., Hall of State (Free)
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Barkitecture Dallas 2008 Exhibit
Fundraiser for White Rock Lake Dog Park
9 a.m. to 5 p.m., Dallas Arboretum (Free)
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John Comito Photography Exhibit
Featuring the photography of Addison police officer John Comito
9 a.m. to 5 p.m., Addison Conference Center (Free)
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"Best on the Block" Quilt Mania II
9 a.m. to 5 p.m., Old Red Museum of Dallas County History & Culture ($5 - $8)
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Introduction To The Internet
9 a.m. to noon, Mesquite Public Library (Free)
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Fabric Design with Valery Guignon
Fall Session I
9:30 a.m. to 12:30 p.m., Creative Arts Center of Dallas ($145 - $175)
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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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Exploring Sacred Space
Godbey Lecture Series
9:30 a.m. to 4 p.m., Southern Methodist University (SMU) ($98 - $130)
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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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Stillness in Time: Teresa Hubbard and Alexander Birchler
10 a.m. to 5 p.m., Modern Art Museum of Fort Worth ($4 - $8)
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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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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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TVAA Annual Citation Show
10 a.m. to 6 p.m., Art Centre of Plano (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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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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Sentimental Journey: The Art of Alfred Jacob Miller
10 a.m. to 5 p.m., Amon Carter Museum (Free)
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Treavor Holdman & Michael Stoddard- Hot Glass Rondels
10 a.m. to 6 p.m., Gallery 2910 (Free)
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New Works by Michael O’Keefe
Also featuring New Works by Elisabeth Smith
10 a.m. to 5:30 p.m., Norwood Flynn Gallery (Free)
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From Manet to Miró: Modern Drawings from the Abelló Collection
10 a.m. to 5 p.m., Meadows Museum (SMU) (Free - $8)
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Master Drawings from the Meadows Collection
10 a.m. to 5 p.m., Meadows Museum (SMU) (Free - $8)
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Spain's War of Independence 1808-1814
10 a.m. to 5 p.m., Meadows Museum (SMU) (Free - $8)
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Unified Field: The Border by Beatriz Ezban
10 a.m. to 5 p.m., Latino Cultural Center (Free)
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Joseph Havel: Two Sheets (to the wind)
10 a.m. to 5 p.m., The Dallas Center for Contemporary Art
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Meqoanint Negatou
10 a.m. to 4 p.m., Texas Visual Arts Association Gallery (Free)
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Carl Ortman: Bent Out of Shape
10 a.m. to 4 p.m., The Cameron Gallery (Free)
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The People Choose: 1860 & 1900
Today's Lives Shaped by Historical Presidential Campaigns
10 a.m. to 4 p.m., Dallas Heritage Village at Old City Park
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The Deceptive Eye
10 a.m. to 4 p.m., El Centro College Art Gallery (Free)
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Los Barrios: The Impact of the Mexican-American Barrios in Dallas, 1907-1970
10 a.m. to 7 p.m., Museum of Nature & Science ($1 - $2)
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Texas Tour
10 a.m. to 4 p.m., Valley House Gallery & Sculpture Center (Free)
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Skies of Butterflies Live Butterfly Exhibit
10 a.m. to 5 p.m., Texas Discovery Gardens (Free - $3)
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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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Tending the Afterlife: Chinese Tomb Art from the Neolithic Period to the Ming Dynasty
10 a.m. to 5 p.m., The Trammell & Margaret Crow Collection of Asian Art (Free)
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Garden Mosaic Wrokshop with Katrina Doran
Four Day Workshop
10 a.m. to 4 p.m., Creative Arts Center of Dallas ($375 - $405)
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2008 State Fair of Texas
10 a.m. to 10 p.m., State Fair of Texas (Free - $17)
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College Transfer Fair
10 a.m. to 2 p.m., Collin County Community College (Spring Creek Campus) (Free)
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Paula Crevoshay Personal Appearance
10 a.m. to 5 p.m., Neiman Marcus NorthPark (Free)
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Invitation to Romans Class
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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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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The Human Form with Caroline Ometz
Fall Session I
10:30 a.m. to 1:30 p.m., Creative Arts Center of Dallas ($165 - $195)
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Kelly Riley: "Singing Cowboy"
Dallas Public Library Children's Activity Series
10:30 a.m., NorthPark Center (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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Children's Storytime
11 a.m. to 11:30 a.m., Carrollton Public Library (Hebron & Josey) (Free)
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Tutankhamun and the Golden Age of the Pharaohs
11 a.m. to 5 p.m., Dallas Museum of Art (DMA) ($15 - $32.50)
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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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Light and Easy Exercise
11 a.m., Mansfield Activities Center
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Scott Anderson / Daniel Mirer / Joe Pflieger
11 a.m. to 6 p.m., Light & Sie (Free)
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Aaron Parazette / Matthew Sontheimer
11 a.m. to 5 p.m., Dunn and Brown Contemporary (Free)
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In Pursuit of the Masters: Stories from the Raymond and Patsy Nasher Collection
11 a.m. to 5 p.m., Nasher Sculpture Center ($5 - $10)
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Jools Rocks - Egypt
Local artists compete annually in making pieces with either the same stone or theme. This year's theme: King Tut
11 a.m. to 7 p.m., Jools (Free)
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Victorian Sporting Events: Bicycles, Tennis & Football What to wear? What to eat? Whom to see?
11 a.m. to 11:45 a.m., Bayless-Selby House Museum (Free)
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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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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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Allison V. Smith: "Hall Pass"
Noon to 5 p.m., Barry Whistler Gallery (Free)
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Annual Faculty and Staff Exhibition
Noon to 5 p.m., University of North Texas Art Gallery (Free)
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Beyond Green: Toward a Sustainable Art
Noon to 6 p.m., White Rock Lake Museum (Free)
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Gary Patterson Luncheon Series
Noon, Dee J. Kelly Alumni and Visitors Center (TCU) ($15)
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Brown Bag Book Club
Noon, Emily Fowler Denton Central Library (Free)
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Annual IAA Wildlife Juried Art Competition
12:30 p.m. to 4:30 p.m., Jaycee Park Center for the Arts (Free)
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Lecture: Images Without Legs: The Dancer in Impressionist and Post-Impressionist Art
12:30 p.m., Kimbell Art Museum
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Knit This - Crochet That
1 p.m. to 4 p.m., Grauwyler Park Branch Library (Free)
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Art Along El Camino Real
1 p.m. to 5 p.m., Arlington Museum of Art (Free)
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Ellen Driscoll
1 p.m., Barnes & Noble (Fort Worth / Sundance Square) (Free)
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Pastels with Caroline Shaw Ometz
Fall Session I
2 p.m. to 4:30 p.m., Creative Arts Center of Dallas ($165 - $195)
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America Through the Eyes of Jewish American Women Writers
2 p.m. to 3:30 p.m., Preston Royal Branch Library (Free)
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Gallery Talk: The Figure and the Body
3 p.m., Dallas Museum of Art (DMA) ($5 - $10)
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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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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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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)
Search within: Self defense
DJ Pendergrassin
Board Game Wednesdays
5 p.m., Club Dada (Free)
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Sold On Soylent (Sculpture's Back In Town)
5 p.m. to 8 p.m., and/or gallery (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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LifeSavers Writers Group
6 p.m., Barnes & Noble (Dallas / Prestonwood) (Free)
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Soo Youn Kim Guest Artist Recital
Concert Hall
6 p.m., University of North Texas College of Music (UNT) (Free)
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The Marriage Boot Camp
6 p.m. to 11 p.m., Plano Centre ($400 - $600)
Search within: Dating / Relationships
Origins of the Environmental Movement
With Jill Jordan and Dr. Larry Allums
6 p.m. to 7:30 p.m., Dallas Institute of Humanities and Culture ($5 - $20)
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"Different Perspectives"
6 p.m. to 10 p.m., Janette Kennedy Gallery
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Writer's League Writing Group
6:30 p.m., Barnes & Noble (Lewisville) (Free)
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Mother & Daughter Book Club
6:30 p.m., Barnes & Noble (Plano / Preston & Park) (Free)
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Youth "Crossover!"
6:30 p.m. to 9:30 p.m., The Episcopal Church of the Transfiguration (Free)
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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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Colin Boyd
7 p.m. to 11 p.m., J. Pepe's (Dallas / Lower Greenville) (Free)
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Runnin' Behind
The Cowboys Dance Hall house ban