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| Where: The Modern Art Museum of Fort Worth | Phone: (817) 738-9215 |
An exhibition of photographs and videos by the collaborative artistic team of Teresa Hubbard and Alexander Birchler, their first major survey in an American museum. This exhibition reveals how, by presenting picturesque, often brilliantly saturated imagery in vaguely narrative loops, Hubbard and Birchler create videos that operate in an ethereal zone between realism and reverie.
- Tutankhamum and the Golden Age of the Pharaohs Dallas
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Wednesday, 10/08/2008 thru Sunday, 05/17/2009
Where: Dallas Museum of Art Phone: (214) 922-1200 The Dallas engagement of this exhibit provides insight into the life of Tutankhamun and other royals of the 18th Dynasty (1555–1305 B.C.). Tutankhamun was one of the last kings of Egypt’s 18th Dynasty and ruled during a crucial, turmoil-filled period of Egyptian history. All of the treasures in the exhibition are between 3,300 and 3,500 years old and this exhibit marks the first time these artifacts will be seen in the Southwest region. The current exhibition includes an extensive array of more than 130 extraordinary artifacts from the tomb of Tutankhamun and other ancient Egyptian sites. The return of the exhibition to the United States will include a selection of artifacts that are new to the exhibit and have never before been seen outside of Egypt.
- Roundup on the Range McKinney
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Friday, 10/17/2008 thru Saturday, 10/17/2009
Where: Myers Park & Event Center Phone: (972) 548-4792 Authentic chuckwagon cookoff, music & family fun!
- Reconstructing the Renaissance: Five Paintings from an Altarpiece by Fra Angelico Fort Worth
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Tuesday, 11/25/2008 thru Sunday, 02/15/2009
Where: Kimbell Art Museum Phone: (817) 332-8451 In this focus exhibition, shown only at the Kimbell, the Museum reunites its great Fra Angelico painting with the ensemble to which it originally belonged. The other four paintings in the group are on loan from prestigious collections in New York, Philadelphia, San Francisco, and Florence. The panels constituted a predella, which stood at the base of a now-dismembered altarpiece. They illustrate stories from the lives of Saints James, John the Baptist, Dominic and Francis, and Lucy, with a central panel showing the death of the Virgin Mary. Such a predella would have come from an altarpiece incorporating a central Virgin and Child and images of the saints or holy figures, although the other parts of this altarpiece have yet to be conclusively identified. The occasion for the exhibition is the Kimbell’s publication this fall of Laurence Kanter’s book Reconstructing the Renaissance: Saint James Freeing Hermogenes by Fra Angelico. Kanter brought the five altarpiece panels together for the first time in living memory in a Fra Angelico exhibition at the Metropolitan Museum of Art in New York in 2005. Reconstructing the Renaissance is the second volume in the Kimbell Masterpiece Series.
- A Nativity from Naples: Presepe Sculpture of the Eighteenth Century Fort Worth
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Tuesday, 11/25/2008 thru Sunday, 01/25/2009
Where: Kimbell Art Museum Phone: (817) 332-8451 This holiday season, the Kimbell plays host to an extraordinary loan from Naples, Italy: a magnificent, 18th-century Neapolitan Nativity scene—known in Italian as a presepe after the Latin word for “manger,” praesepe. The Kimbell presepe will feature over 70 figures and animals (ranging up to about 15 inches tall) and will be displayed in the traditional manner with a realistic, rocky setting, complete with crumbling Roman arch. The tradition of presepi took exceptionally strong root in Naples during the 18th century. This was a period of great political stability and economic boom, and the wealthiest Neapolitans commissioned elaborate presepe for display in their palaces at Christmas. The presepe that will be assembled at the Kimbell will include figures by all the greatest sculptors who were active in Naples during the 18th century including Giuseppe Sanmartino and Francesco Gallo. The figures are constructed of the wooden or metal armatures and modeled in clay with miniature glass eyes. The Kimbell will bring the leading expert on presepi and presepe installation, Elio Catello, to arrange the figures in the traditional 18th-century style. Catello’s family has been collecting and installing presepi since the early 19th century.
- Whistle Stop Christmas Cleburne
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Wednesday, 11/26/2008 thru Wednesday, 12/31/2008
Where: Hulen Park Phone: (817) 645-2455
- Candlelight Home Tour Waxahachie
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Friday, 11/28/2008 thru Sunday, 12/14/2008
Where: 2 pm - 8 pm Phone: (972) 937-2390
- Merry Main Street & Christmas in the Square Frisco
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Saturday, 11/29/2008 thru Monday, 01/05/2009
Where: Frisco Square Phone: (469) 633-1721 An extraordinary holiday light show synchronized to holiday music that can be heard throughout Frisco Square. The unique Christmas light display features over 100,000 lights. Each Friday, Saturday and Sunday evening in December, this one of a kind event for kids of all ages will featured outdoor movies, carriage rides, bounce house, train rides, balloon artists and a number of other activities. Weekend activities include movies, arts & crafts fair, snow slide, appearances by Santa Claus and much more.
- Christmas in the Park Mesquite
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Thursday, 12/04/2008 thru Saturday, 12/06/2008
Where: Westlake Park, 601 Gross Road Phone: (972) 216-6260
- Bethlehem Revisited Arlington
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Friday, 12/05/2008 thru Sunday, 12/14/2008
Where: Located behind Central Presbyterian Church 402 N College Phone: (972) 937-2390
- CHRISTMAS ON MAIN STREET Grapevine
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Friday, 12/05/2008 thru Sunday, 12/07/2008
Phone: (817) 410-3185 Christmas on Main Street features carolers, holiday treats, Santa Claus, costumed characters, and decorations adorning the mile-long stretch of Grapevine’s Historic Main Street.
- NORTH POLE EXPRESS Grapevine
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Friday, 12/05/2008 thru Sunday, 12/07/2008
Phone: (817) 410-3185 Thousands of children will ride to Santa Claus, as the Grapevine Vintage Railroad becomes the North Pole Express. Children receive a surprise gift and a chance to visit with Santa Claus.
- Christmas Tree Lighting/Parade Duncanville
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Friday, 12/05/2008
Where: City Hall Phone: (972) 780-5086
- Dickens in Historic Downtown Plano Plano
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Friday, 12/05/2008
Where: Downtown Plano Phone: (972) 941-7263
- Holiday in Paris Christmas Extravaganza Paris
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Friday, 12/05/2008 thru Sunday, 12/07/2008
Where: Paris Phone: (800) 727-4789
- Historic Christmas in Roanoke Roanoke
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Saturday, 12/06/2008
Where: Oak Street and Rec. Center Phone: (817) 491-2411 Historic Christmas in Roanoke features a lighted parade at 6:00 pm. Enjoy holiday treats from Oak Street businesses, carolers and a horse drawn wagon from 5:00 pm until 8:00 pm in Historic Oak Street.. Roanoke Public Library Storytellers dressed in period costume share "A Cowboy Christmas Storytime" at the Historic Rock Building at 114 N. Oak Street. After the parade, enjoy special Christmas music at the Recreation Center at 501 Roanoke Road. Tree lighting is at 6:30 followed by refreshments, Pictures with Santa, Christmas Crafts for Kids, Children's train, bounce houses and carriage rides. This fun-filled event is free, bring your friends and family to Roanoke to celebrate Christmas!
- Christmas on the Square Weatherford
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Saturday, 12/06/2008
Where: Downtown Weatherford Phone: (888) 594-3801
- Adolphus Children's Parade Dallas
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Saturday, 12/06/2008
Where: Downtown Dallas Phone: (214) 891-2829
- Holiday at the Hall Lewisville
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Saturday, 12/06/2008
Where: Old Town Lewisville Phone: (972) 219-3401
- Mineral Wells Christmas Market Mineral Wells
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Friday, 12/12/2008
Phone: (940) 325-2557
- CHRISTMAS ON MAIN STREET Grapevine
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Friday, 12/12/2008 thru Sunday, 12/14/2008
Phone: (817) 410-3185 Christmas on Main Street features carolers, holiday treats, Santa Claus, costumed characters, and decorations adorning the mile-long stretch of Grapevine’s Historic Main Street.
- NORTH POLE EXPRESS Grapevine
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Friday, 12/12/2008 thru Sunday, 12/14/2008
Phone: (817) 410-3185 Thousands of children will ride to Santa Claus, as the Grapevine Vintage Railroad becomes the North Pole Express. Children receive a surprise gift and a chance to visit with Santa Claus.
- Holiday in Paris Christmas Extravaganza Paris
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Friday, 12/12/2008 thru Sunday, 12/14/2008
Where: Paris Phone: (800) 727-4789
- Candlelight Dallas
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Saturday, 12/13/2008 thru Sunday, 12/14/2008
Where: Dallas Heritage Village Phone: (214) 421-5141 Bring the entire family to celebrate the holidays as they were celebrated from 1840-1901 during Candlelight at Dallas Heritage Village. Visit Mrs. Blum and learn the traditions of Hanukah. Learn the 1901 Tejano holiday traditions from Mrs. de Léon. Enjoy strolling carolers, telling St. Nicholas your Christmas wishes and riding around the Village in Nip and Tuck’s donkey-pulled carriage. Kids can make an ornament for the tree or a dreidal to share with your friends. Special event pricing is $10 adults, $8 seniors (65+), $5 children (4-12 years). Discount tickets available online at www.DallasHeritageVillage.org.
- Home for the Holidays Bridgeport
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Saturday, 12/13/2008
Phone: (940) 683-3485
- Candlelight Tour of Homes Weatherford
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Saturday, 12/13/2008
Where: Historic Weatherford Phone: (817) 613-8880
- CHRISTMAS ON MAIN STREET Grapevine
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Saturday, 12/20/2008 thru Sunday, 12/21/2008
Phone: (817) 410-3185 Christmas on Main Street features carolers, holiday treats, Santa Claus, costumed characters, and decorations adorning the mile-long stretch of Grapevine’s Historic Main Street.
- NORTH POLE EXPRESS Grapevine
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Saturday, 12/20/2008 thru Sunday, 12/21/2008
Phone: (817) 410-3185 Thousands of children will ride to Santa Claus, as the Grapevine Vintage Railroad becomes the North Pole Express. Children receive a surprise gift and a chance to visit with Santa Claus.
- Playhouse Disney Grand Prairie
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Saturday, 12/20/2008
Where: NOKIA Theatre @ Grand Prairie Phone: (972) 854-5111 Tickets are available through Ticketmaster at 214-373-8000 or 972-647-5700 or at www.ticketmaster.com. For more information call NOKIA Theatre, at 972-854-5111 for schedule, 972-854-5030 voice, or visit www.NOKIAtheatreDFW.com. Ticket booth opens 1 hour prior to live shows. Parking $15 at gate.
- Dickens of a Christmas McKinney
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Friday, 12/26/2008 thru Sunday, 12/28/2008
Where: Downtown McKinney Phone: (972) 547-2660
- Cotton Bowl Parade Dallas
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Wednesday, 12/31/2008
Where: Downtown Dallas Phone: (214) 747-4288
