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A Photographer's Story: Bob Jackson and the Kennedy Assassination
Feb 17, 2009 to Jul 31, 2010
The Sixth Floor Museum at Dealey Plaza
Downtown > Central Business District
Using photos, artifacts, and film footage, this exhibit highlights Jackson's personal and professional perspective of three chaotic days in November of 1963 from President Kennedy's arrival at Dallas Love Field to accused assassin Lee Harvey Oswald's murder. (CLOSED THANKSGIVING AND CHRISTMAS DAY).
Cornell Bird Biology - Trinity River Audubon Center
Feb 19, 2009 to Nov 19, 2009
Course is the 3rd Thursday of each month for 10 classes on learning bird behavior, migration, ecology, conservation and many other topics. We'll cover one chapter per month. Includes comprehensive textbook, 10 graded tests, etc. along with a certificate of completion. Fee: $400. 6:30-8pm.
Science of Spying
May 23, 2009 to Jan 4, 2010
Museum of Nature & Science
Downtown > Fair Park
The interactive Science of Spying exhibit is part James Bond, part Jack Bauer and part "Lie to Me." It gives eager spy-wannabes of all ages an opportunity to experience the latest spy gadgets and techniques - including remote-control spy planes, night-vision goggles, and more. They also learn how to detect liars, crack safes and find hidden clues. (CLOSED THANKSGIVING AND CHRISTMAS DAY).
Busker Program at Dallas Farmers Market
May 30, 2009 to Dec 19, 2009
Dallas Farmers Market
Downtown > Central Business District
A new "Busker" program offering residents and visitors to the Market a unique entertainment experience through a diversity of performers: musicians, artist, mimes, minstrels, clowns, actors, and other like entertainers while complementing the Market's vibrant scene. 9 to 3 pm. (CLOSED THANKSGIVING DAY).
Handcrafter Market in Dallas
May 30, 2009 to Dec 19, 2009
Dallas Farmers Market
Downtown > Central Business District
The Dallas Farmers Market brings you Handcrafter Market which will provide a marketplace for an exclusive segment of specially skilled and artistic merchants ready to sell their handcrafted items and quality merchandise to the public. The Handcrafter Market will run every Saturday from May until December 2009. (CLOSED THANKSGIVING DAY).
The Visionary Art of Willie Young
Jun 1, 2009 to Nov 29, 2009
African American Museum at Fair Park
Downtown > Fair Park
Works by the Dallas, Texas folk artist, curated by Ms. Edleeca Thompson. The work of Dallas artist Willie Young defies explanation or formal description. These very personal works reveal a keen sense of space, line, and shape that Willie has intuitively developed over the last 50 years of drawing on a daily basis. (CLOSED THANKSGIVING DAY).
Private Universes: Media Works
Jun 14, 2009 to Nov 8, 2009
Dallas Museum of Art
Downtown > Central Business District
Featureing six media works selected from the collections of both the DMA and its patrons that represent an important chapter in the recent history of art, that of the moving image becoming a powerful and accepted form of contemporary artistic expression.
Within the Emperor's Garden: The Ten Thousand Springs Pavilion
Jul 12, 2009 to Jun 30, 2010
Irving Arts Center
Northwestern Dallas > Las Colinas/Irving
This exhibit on loan from the Smithsonian Institution, features a stunning one to five model of the Ten Thousand Springs Pavilion, the classic pavilion found within the Imperial Garden in the Forbidden City in Beijing. (CLOSED THANKSGIVING, CHRISTMAS and NEW YEAR'S DAY).
There Was A Forest - Jewish Life in Eastern Europe Today
Aug 24, 2009 to Nov 15, 2009
Owen Fine Arts Center - SMU - Meadow School of Arts
North Dallas > Park Cities
An exhibit of works by Fort Worth-based photographer/artist Loli Kantor. The exhibit is co-sponsored by the Meadows School of the Arts and the SMU Human Rights Education Program.
All the World's a Stage: Celebrating Performance in the Visual Arts
Aug 30, 2009 to Feb 28, 2010
Dallas Museum of Art
Downtown > Central Business District
Featuring 100 works spanning 5,000, this exhibit will demonstrate how the performing arts have been captured in various forms of fine art. (CLOSED THANKSGIVING, CHRISTMAS and NEW YEAR'S DAY).
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