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| 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!
- Art and Love in Renaissance Italy Fort Worth
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Sunday, 03/15/2009 thru Sunday, 06/14/2009
Where: Kimbell Art Museum Phone: (817) 332-8451 Key moments in the lives of Italian men and women in the Renaissance were marked by celebrations of the highest possible degree of magnificence, and none more lavishly than betrothal, marriage, or the birth of a child. Art and Love in Renaissance Italy offers a unique look at approximately 150 paintings and art objects, dating from 1400 to 1600, that were created to celebrate love and marriage. It will include marriage portraits and paintings that extol sensual love and fertility, exquisite examples of jewelry and maiolica (tin-glazed ceramic) given as gifts to couples, and some of the rarest and most significant pieces of Renaissance glassware, cassone panels, birth trays, and drawings and prints of amorous subjects. The exhibition will be divided into three sections: Celebrating Betrothal, Marriage, and Childbirth; From Cassone to Poesia: Paintings of Love and Marriage; and Profane Love. The drawings, prints, and other objects in this exhibition were created by some of the most celebrated artists of the time, including Parmigianino, Giulio Romano, Fra Filippo Lippi, Lorenzo Lotto, Giorgione, Palma il Vecchio, and Tintoretto. Art and Love in Renaissance Italy is organized by The Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, and the Kimbell Art Museum. It is supported by an indemnity from the Federal Council on the Arts and the Humanities. The exhibition will be on view at The Metropolitan Museum of Art from November 11, 2008, through February 16, 2009. The Kimbell is its only other venue.
- Farmers Market McKinney
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Saturday, 04/18/2009 thru Saturday, 10/24/2009
Where: 315 S. Chestnut @ Anthony Phone: (972) 562-8790 Saturdays from 8 a.m. until noon during crop season (April to October) on the grounds of Chestnut Square Historic Village.
- 43rd Annual National Polka Festival Ennis
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Friday, 05/22/2009 thru Sunday, 05/24/2009
Where: Downtown Ennis, 3 Czech dance halls Phone: (972) 878-4748 The National Polka Festival, celebrating Ennis' Czech heritage, is held annually every Memorial Day weekend. This festival features arts and crafts, great food, over 13 live polka bands, horseshoe tournament, King and Queen dance contest, giant parade, and much more! The festival is held downtown Ennis and at the three participating air-conditioned Czech halls.
- Old Fiddler's Contest & Reunion Athens
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Friday, 05/29/2009
Where: Town Square - intersections of Hwys 19, 31 & 175 Phone: (888) 294-2847 Bring your lawn chairs and spend the day enjoying the sights and sounds of this 76 year old event. Stay til midnight and dance to the tunes of country western swing and more at the street dance that follows.
