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DMA To Open ‘Pursuit of Beauty: The May Family Collection’
The Dallas Museum of Art (DMA)’s Pursuit of Beauty: The May Family Collection, an exhibition of the Dallas-based collection of American art that was built over 60 years by Thomas and Eleanor May, opens this weekend.
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Apply To Be Dallas’ Youth Poet Laureate
Does your Dallas student have a flair for poetry? If so, they can enter the Dallas Public Library’s annual Express Yourself! poetry competition for a chance to be named the Youth Poet Laureate of Dallas and receive a $1,000 scholarship.
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Magic At Dallas Love Field
Dallas Love Field’s Lead With Love last week presented its first live show in addition to its podcast. The show featured tricks by award-winning magicians Dal and Cinde Sanders on the airport’s performance stage.
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Autumn at the Arboretum Returns
Autumn at the Arboretum is back and features a ‘Bugtopia’ theme this year.
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Events
Fun Facts for Friday! Fall Food Festivals for You!
Food festivals are back for fall. Don't miss these.
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Voices
Eataly Unveils New Sculpture
Eataly inspires, it’s a visual feast. And thanks to some new art, it's even moreso.
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Moving Image Installation Coming To Crow Museum
The Crow Museum of Asian Art of The University of Texas at Dallas will present the U.S. premiere of “The Critical Dictionary of Southeast Asia” by internationally renowned artist Ho Tzu Nyen featuring a moving-image installation.
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Addison Sloane Art Exhibit Features Local Talent
The husband and wife team of Karl Chiao and Elaine Romero have concocted an exhibit of artists for the inaugural Addison Sloane Dallas Art Affair.
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@properties Spreads the Love With Dallas Launch
The brokerage may be new to Dallas, but the people behind it have deep Dallas roots, and to show it, @properties is taking the opportunity to show its love for the area as it launches its Dallas franchise.
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Society
Mike and Micki Rawlings Named Honorary Co-Chairs of Heart of Teaching Campaign
Mike Rawlings, former Dallas mayor, and Micki Rawlings have been named the honorary chairs of the Dallas Education Foundation’s 2021 annual campaign – "The Heart of Teaching."
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Lighthouse Artspace, Immersive Van Gogh Dallas Partners with The Stewpot’s Art Program
Immersive Van Gogh, an experiential celebration of the work of renowned post-impressionist painter Vincent van Gogh, is partnering with The Stewpot and its signature Art program.
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Events
Turtle Creek Chorale: ‘Broadway’s Back, Baby!’
The Turtle Creek Chorale is gearing up for Broadway’s Back, Baby!, a the chorus' first performance dedicated to hits from Broadway in more than a decade.
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Finally, a Friday Food Round Up
Want to know where to grab grub this weekend? Kersten Rettig has some recommendations.
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Dallas Comedy Club: New Joke Joint Opens This Week
Will the new Dallas Comedy Club be awesome, you ask?
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Dallas Does Dante
September marks the 700th anniversary of the death of Dante Alighieri, and SMU is hosting a Dante Festival through Sept. 2.
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Coronavirus
State Fair COVID-19 Safety Guidelines
With about 30 days to go until the opening of the fair, the State Fair of Texas publicized its latest COVID-19 health and safety guidelines this week.
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DMA Exhibit Explores Postwar Era Art
Featuring 91 works from the Dallas Museum of Art’s (DMA) collection of contemporary art and important loans from local private collections, Slip Zone: A New Look at Postwar Abstraction in the Americas and East Asia explores how artists revolutionized their forms, materials, and techniques in the decades following World War II.
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“Be Bold. Be Bright. Be Brave” Preview Exhibit Features 20 Unique Artists
The Dallas Children’s Advocacy Center will present a new art exhibition, Be Bold. Be Bright. Be Brave, featuring both local and national artists at NorthPark Center through Sept. 22, the organization announced Tuesday.
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Have Strings, Will Travel
COVID-19 put the world on pause, but a Dallas Symphony Orchestra (DSO) violinist wouldn’t let it silence the music.
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‘Real Housewives of Dallas’ Not Returning In 2022
Real Housewives of Dallas won’t be returning next year, Bravo confirmed. The franchise debuted in 2016.
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