Join the Dallas Museum of Art on March 19, 2010, at our Late Night for a trip through the looking glass as we celebrate the release of Tim Burton’s new film Alice in Wonderland. Enjoy concerts, performances, family activities, and Fresh Ink lectures inspired by Lewis Carroll’s Alice’s Adventures in Wonderland and Through the Looking-Glass, and What Alice Found There. Stay late for a screening of Disney’s Alice in Wonderland, open mic, and karaoke.
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Kids of all ages are invited to invent, explore, tinker, adventure … and have fun on Art Thinkers’ Day at Dallas Contemporary on Saturday, March 27, 11 a.m. ~ 1 p.m. This FREE event encourages children of all ages to use their eyes, hands, and imagination to enter the world of contemporary art. Families & friends can enjoy gallery adventures and hands-on art making that draw inspiration from the artspace’s current exhibition, James Gilbert: Warnings & Instructions.
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Join the Amarillo Museum of Art for Third Thursday on Thursday, March 18, 2010, from 6:30 to 9:00 p.m.
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The Crow Collection of Asian Art has kicked off a brand, spankin’ new monthly program and I love it! Last Thursday evening the indoor courtyard of Gallery III transformed into the Silk Road Lounge, complete with dim mood lighting, silk covered café tables and hypnotic world music spun by DJ Woodtronic.
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Within seven weeks of President John F. Kennedy’s death in 1963, Jacqueline Kennedy received nearly one million condolence letters. Two years later, the volume of messages would nearly double. Written on elegant stationery, scraps of paper, in black ink or in pencil smudged by tears, the correspondence would remain essentially untouched for the next forty-six years.
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Ever wanted to examine a mock crime scene and study evidence like fingerprints, hair, documents and eyewitness testimony? Now’s your chance! For the fourth straight year, CSI Family Day at The Sixth Floor Museum at Dealey Plaza gives visitors the chance to solve a hypothetical crime. Guests can examine a mock crime scene, receive a police report about what happened and perform forensic analysis at evidence stations.
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Spice up the night with world music, tours, complimentary wine and beer tastings at Silk Road Lounge, a free monthly event premiering Thursday, March 4, from 6 – 9 p.m. at the Crow Collection of Asian Art (2010 Flora Street, Dallas, 75201). Showcasing local and international eclectic musical groups, the monthly series will feature sounds from Asia, North Africa, the Middle East and beyond. Enjoy music from DJ Woodtronic as he opens and closes the evening. Silk Road Lounge continues every first Thursday through December, featuring a different artist each month.
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All aboard for the Dallas Art News Museum Express Tour. The tour will visit eight Dallas and Fort Worth museums in one day using the Fort Worth Transportation Authority (The T), Trinity Railway Express (TRE) and Dallas Area Rapid Transit (DART) as transportation between the institutions. The Dallas Art News Museum Express Tour will visit the Amon Carter Museum, Crow Collection of Asian Art, Dallas Museum of Art, Kimbell Art Museum, Modern Art Museum of Fort Worth, Meadows Museum, Nasher Sculpture Center and The Women’s Museum. The tour starts at 9:30 a.m. on Saturday, April 3, 2010, when all tourists gather for a coffee kick-off at the Fort Worth Community Arts Center.
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Invite your friends to listen to live jazz and sip a cool cocktail in the beautiful setting of the Kimbell Art Museum at “After Hours at the Kimbell” on Saturday, March 13, from 5:30 to 7:30 p.m. The event features music by Los Noviembres, docent tours, gift giveaways, light hors d’oeuvres, and a cash bar (featuring this month’s signature cocktail—the “Hawaiian Sea Breeze,” plus wine and beer).
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Fort Worth Community Arts Center, with the help of Carter BloodCare, is hosting a special patient blood drive benefitting Elaine Taylor! Elaine has been a regular blood donor for many years but due to recent surgery, which she has made an excellent recovery from, she will not be able to give as much as she has in the past. Let’s help donate what she can’t!
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Ed Whitacre, CEO and Chairman of General Motors Company, will keynote the first session of the 2010 Leadership America program, at The Women’s Museum in Dallas, Texas. Whitacre’s daughter, Jessica Whitacre Thorne, will conduct a rare interview of her father for the Leadership America class.
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Make our February Late Night Your Date Night on Friday, Feb 19 when the Dallas Museum of Art is open until midnight and offers hundreds of experiences for visitors of all ages with performances, concerts, readings, film screenings, tours, family programs, and more!
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The Crow Collection After Dark: Chinese New Year Celebration set for Friday, February 19, from 6 to midnight. Free family event featuring glow-in-the-dark dragon and lion dance parade, music, arts and crafts including Chinese lanterns and paper cutting, plus fortune telling, face paintings, exhibitions and more
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In February (continuing into early March), we celebrate the important contributions of African American artists to the visual arts, music, drama, and dance. Of special note is our “Art from Africa to America” Family Day Celebration on Saturday, Feb. 27; two programs with photographer David Herman, Jr., the DMA’s Center for Creative Connections visiting artist of the month; and the March 4 “Arts & Letters Live” appearance of the renowned Samella Lewis & Madison Smartt Bell to discuss Toussaint L’Ouverture, the Haitian Revolution, and the art of Jacob Lawrence.
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An exciting afternoon of free hands-on activities and classical guitar performances by Christopher McGuire awaits families at the Kimbell Art Museum’s Free Family Festival, Saturday, February 20, from 1 to 4 p.m.
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