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| Where: The Sixth Floor Museum at Dealey Plaza | Phone: (214) 747-6660 |
Showcasing silent moving images of President John F. Kennedy, from his 1960 presidential campaign through his funeral in 1963, "Filming Kennedy: Home Movies from Dallas" is highlighted by eleven amateur films shown in their entirety. Filmed by Abraham Zapruder, Orville Nix, Elsie Dorman and others, these reels also contain footage of family life during the early 1960s - birthday parties, ball games, and vacations. The temporary exhibition includes a narrated compilation of nearly two dozen home movies, profiles of the men and women behind the cameras, and an interactive educational area. Regular Museum admission includes this exhibition.
- Downtown @ Sundown Plano
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Saturday, 05/10/2008 thru Sunday, 11/09/2008
Where: 15th Street, between K Avenue and J Place Phone: (972) 941-5260 All of North Texas is invited to come see what downtown Plano is all about during this exciting evening of food, entertainment and shopping! The 2008 Downtown @ Sundown Series is a fun-filled mixture of live music, an Art Walk, a vendor marketplace, and many shops and restaurants...which will all be open late to accommodate shoppers and diners. The Marketplace will showcase vendors of homemade arts and crafts, gourmet foods, photography and resale items...PLUS a LIVE BAND!...2nd Saturday of each month until November 8. So come have an evening out on the town --- Downtown @ Sundown!
- Farmers Market at Chestnut Square Historic Village McKinney
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Monday, 06/23/2008 thru Saturday, 10/25/2008
Phone: (214) 544-1407 Saturdays 8 a.m. to noon, through Oct. 25; 315 S. Chestnut Street.
- The Impressionists: Master Paintings from The Art Institute of Chicago Fort Worth
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Sunday, 06/29/2008 thru Sunday, 11/02/2008
Where: Kimbell Art Museum Phone: (817) 332-8451 Some of the most celebrated Impressionist paintings are coming to the Kimbell! "The Impressionists" is an array of masterpieces by such artistic geniuses as Manet, Degas, Monet, Renoir, Cézanne, Gauguin, van Gogh, and Toulouse-Lautrec. Many are defining works of the Impressionist movement that are familiar images even to those who have never visited the Art Institute. This unprecedented loan of Chicago's greatest treasures, exclusive to the Kimbell, is truly a once-in-a-lifetime event.
- Stillness in Time: Teresa Hubbard and Alexander Birchler Fort Worth
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Sunday, 09/14/2008 thru Sunday, 01/04/2009
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.
- Sounds of Lewisville Fall Concert Series Lewisville
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Tuesday, 09/16/2008 thru Thursday, 10/16/2008
Where: Old Town Lewisville Phone: (972) 219-3401
- State Fair of Texas Dallas
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Friday, 09/26/2008 thru Sunday, 10/19/2008
Where: Fair Park Phone: (214) 565-9931 Come enjoy the largest and longest State Fair in the country. Enjoy a variety of exhibits, shows, rides, games, food and events.
- Fall Meeting of Champions Grand Prairie
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Friday, 09/26/2008 thru Saturday, 11/29/2008
Where: Lone Star Park at Grand Prairie Phone: (972) 263-7223
- Screams Halloween Theme Park Waxahachie
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Friday, 10/03/2008 thru Friday, 10/31/2008
Where: I-13E South, Exit 399A Phone: (972) 938-3247 Admission includes four Haunted Houses, Maze and Ghoulish Graveyard. Games, rides, food and drink, and the Trail of Terror are also available. Admission $19.99. FREE Parking. Just 30 minutes south of the Metroplex off of I-35E. Exit 399A. Open Fridays and Saturdays 7:00 PM to 1:30 AM.
- Possum Fest and the Great Outdoors Chili Cookoff Mineral Wells
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Friday, 10/03/2008 thru Saturday, 10/04/2008
Phone: (940) 325-2557
- AT&T & Granada Theater Present Main Street Live 2008 Dallas
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Saturday, 10/04/2008
Where: Pegasus Park, at the corner of Main & Akard in downtown Dallas. 24 Bands Total Over 4 Festival Dates Including performances by Louis XIV, Fair To Midland, Reverend Horton Heat, Mae as well many of TX's best local artists such as The Riverboat Gamblers, Black Tie Dynasty, The Crash That Took Me, Lions, The Feds, Record Hop, Vallejo and many more... FREE BEFORE 5PM
- Indian Summer Sulphur Springs
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Saturday, 10/04/2008
Phone: (903) 885-2387
- Sherman Wine and Music Festival Sherman
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Saturday, 10/04/2008
Where: Sherman Municipal Lawn Phone: (903) 957-0310
- 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.
- Columbus Day Sale Allen
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Friday, 10/10/2008 thru Monday, 10/13/2008
Where: Allen Premium Outlets Phone: (972) 678-7000 Save even more on your favorite brands at participating stores.
- 25th International BBQ Cookoff Grand Prairie
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Saturday, 10/11/2008 thru Sunday, 10/12/2008
Where: Traders Village Phone: (972) 647-2331 Barbeque smoke will fill the air for two days in five different competitions during the 25th Annual International Bar-B-Que Cookers Association Cookoff on Saturday and Sunday, October 11 - 12, 2008 at Traders Village in Grand Prairie. This is one of the largest BBQ events in Texas and this year’s event is expected to be even larger. Over 100 cookers will prepare over 600 judging samples, in the two days of competition. Thousands of dollars in prize money will attract BBQ cooks from across the state and beyond. The event is free to the public both days, with only a $3.00 parking fee. Saturday, October 11, will have the following lineup of BBQ competition: The Obie-Cue Backyard BBQ Championship, the International Bar-B-Que Cookers Association Invitational, Jackpot Beans and a kid’s cookoff. The Obie-Cue event is open to anyone with a patio, or backyard grill or smoker and will offer Obie-Cues Texas Spice products and $1,000.00 in prize money. The International Bar-B-Que Cookers Association (IBCA) Invitational is for this year’s I.B.C.A. season qualifiers (by invitations only). Sunday, October 12, will feature the I.B.C.A. Championship Cookoff, with judging in beef brisket, pork ribs, and chicken. Winners in the Sunday competition will receive cash prizes, unique awards and I.B.C.A. bonus cash money. The Traders Village event has always been a popular contest for first-time cookers attracted to the “backyarder chicken” category. It’s an event that allows anyone who wants to “get their feet wet” in the world of BBQ competition to do so with a minimum of equipment and expense. Weekend patio chefs with a secret recipe for chicken will really shine at this cookoff. Entry fees from the Obie-Cue event ($25 per cooker) will be donated to the “KASH FOR KIDS” charity. Last years' entry fees and raffle items generated $4,000, which was donated to help make Christmas more joyful for needy children in Tarrant county. The barbeque cooks and their cooking devices are a show in themselves at this culinary event. The serious beef barons will showcase custom-made, unique traveling pits with individual touches of creativity to suit the owner’s taste. While the cooking competition can become serious, the atmosphere and camaraderie will be strictly fun-filled recreation. Cookoff visitors will get a firsthand look at how seriously barbequers take their cooking and their fun. You can look, smell and often taste. If you ask when a team isn’t busy preparing an entry for the judges, you can get some practical tips on how to improve your home barbeque cooking skills. With the large number of cooks expected at this years event, there will be a need for many judges. The public is invited to sign up, at the cookoff judging area, for a free chance to judge the BBQ competition. Traders Village is located at 2602 Mayfield Road, Grand Prairie, one mile north of I-20, taking the Hwy. 360 exit. There is no admission charge to Traders Village, which is open every Saturday and Sunday, 8 AM to Dusk. Parking is only $3.00 per vehicle. For more information call 972-647-2331.
- Coal Miners Heritage Festival Bridgeport
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Saturday, 10/11/2008
Phone: (940) 683-3485
- Crazy Water Festival Mineral Wells
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Saturday, 10/11/2008
Phone: (940) 325-2557
- Celebrate Roanoke--Yesterday and Today Roanoke
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Sunday, 10/12/2008
Where: Historic Oak Street Phone: (817) 491-2411 Come join us for Celebrate Roanoke as we celebrate our heritage from yesterday and our growth and progress of today. A free street festival on Historic Oak Street features entertainment for the whole family, live music and entertainment on three stages, children's fun zone: LOCOmotion, children creative play area including magicians, storytellers, and period crafts: Imagination Station, old-fashioned fun and games at Whistle Stop. Gunfights from the locally based Trinity River Desporados, featuring Sam Bass and Gang and a street dance for the young and young at heart are among the popular events. Artisans, and fabulous food from vendors and local restaurants are another highlight of Celebrate Roanoke! Come Celebrate with us!!!
- Lonestar Storytelling Festival Frisco
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Friday, 10/17/2008 thru Saturday, 10/18/2008
Where: City Hall Plaza at Frisco Square Listeners will be spellbound by fables from ancient cultures, retellings of Native American legends, hilarious chronicles of childhood misadventures, and more. Featuring award winning storytellers, this truly entertaining and unique festival will offer two days and nights of family fun. In addition to concerts, puppet shows, folk arts and crafts and more stories ever told in one setting, the grand finale concert will leave you laughing all the way home.
- Round-Up on the Range McKinney
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Saturday, 10/18/2008
Where: 7117 County Road 166, McKinney Phone: (972) 542-0679 Round-Up on the Range - October 18, 2008 This one-day event captures the Old West traditions with chuckwagon cooking, music, animals, Western horse training and many more authentic cowboy activities. Slip on your boots, lasso up the kids, load the wagon and head the horses to Myers Park. Admission: $5.00 per person. Ages 3 and under free! Includes free parking. $15 for chuckwagon lunch. 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. at Myers Park & Event Center, 7117 County Road 166, McKinney.
- AT&T & Granada Theater Present Main Street Live 2008 Dallas
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Saturday, 10/18/2008
Where: Pegasus Park, at the corner of Main & Akard in downtown 24 Bands Total Over 4 Festival Dates Including performances by Louis XIV, Fair To Midland, Reverend Horton Heat, Mae as well many of TX's best local artists such as The Riverboat Gamblers, Black Tie Dynasty, The Crash That Took Me, Lions, The Feds, Record Hop, Vallejo and many more... FREE BEFORE 5PM
- Kiwanis Crazy Kicker Bike Ride Mineral Wells
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Saturday, 10/18/2008
Phone: (940) 325-2557
- 11th ANNUAL BUTTERFLY FLUTTERBY Grapevine
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Saturday, 10/18/2008
Phone: (817) 410-3185 Family-oriented event that celebrates the annual migration of the Monarch butterfly. Includes the release of live butterflies and a Gossamer Parade featuring children and pets dressed in butterfly costumes.
- Celebrity Art Auction Rockwall
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Sunday, 10/19/2008
Celebrity Art Auction at the Hilton Bella Harbor Hotel featuring a "Dancing with the Stars" dance competition
- Rockwall County Historical Foundations' "Cotton Pickin' Party" Rockwall
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Tuesday, 10/21/2008
- Halloween Nights, Quick Trip Park at Grand Prairie Grand Prairie
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Friday, 10/24/2008 thru Saturday, 11/01/2008
Where: Grand Prairie AirHog's Quick Trip Park Phone: (972) 237-8100 Walk-through lighted displays for the not-so-scary but oh-so-fun Halloween experience at Grand Prairie AirHog's Quick Trip Park. Located at 1600 Lone Star Parkway. Time 7-10 p.m. Call 972-237-8100 or visit www.GrandFunGP.com
- Cowgirl Christmas Holiday Market Mesquite
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Friday, 10/24/2008 thru Sunday, 10/26/2008
Where: Mesquite Exhibit Hall, 1818 Rodeo Drive Phone: (214) 282-6274
- Red Steagall Cowboy Gathering Fort Worth
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Friday, 10/24/2008 thru Sunday, 10/26/2008
Where: Fort Worth Stockyards National Historic District This top authentic cowboy festival features music, ranch rodeo, chuckwagon cooking competition, cowboy poetry and more.
- Alanis Morissette, NOKIA Theatre at Grand Prairie Grand Prairie
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Saturday, 10/25/2008
Where: NOKIA Theatre at Grand Prairie Phone: (214) 373-8000 For tickets, call 214-373-8000 or visit www.Ticketmaster.com. For information visit www.NOKIAtheatreDFW.com
- Haunted Hallway, Traders Village Grand Prairie
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Saturday, 10/25/2008
Where: Traders Village Phone: (872) 647-2331 Halloween event for younger children. $3 parking fee. Call 972-647-2331
- Bob Phillips' Texas Country Reporter Festival Waxahachie
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Saturday, 10/25/2008
Where: Historic Downtown Waxahachie Phone: (972) 937-2390
- Cowboys of Color Rodeo Mesquite
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Saturday, 10/25/2008
Where: Resistol Arena, 1818 Rodeo Drive Phone: (972) 285-8777 Promotes the historical contributions of African Americans, Hispanic Americans and Native Americans.
- Sci-Fi Expo Plano
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Saturday, 10/25/2008 thru Sunday, 10/26/2008
Where: Plano Centre Phone: (972) 941-5840
- Festival of Pumpkins Paris
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Saturday, 10/25/2008
Where: Historic Downtown Paris Phone: (903) 784-9293
- Randy Travis, NOKIA Theatre Grand Prairie
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Sunday, 10/26/2008
Where: NOKIA Theatre at Grand Prairie Phone: (214) 373-8000 For tickets, call 214-373-8000 or visit www.Ticketmaster.com. For information visit www.NOKIAtheatreDFW.com
- Jackson Browne NOKIA Threatre Grand Prairie
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Wednesday, 10/29/2008
Where: NOKIA Threatre @ Grand Prairie Phone: (214) 373-8000 For tickets, call 214-373-8000 or visit www.Ticketmaster.com. For information visit www.NOKIAtheatreDFW.com.
- Dickies 500 Fort Worth
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Thursday, 10/30/2008 thru Sunday, 11/02/2008
Where: Texas Motor Speedway Phone: (817) 215-8500 The pressure is on in the Dickies ® 500 — the eighth of 10 races in the Chase for the Sprint Cup to determine the 2008 champion. Will a championship contender rise to the occasion? A late-afternoon green flag will produce the closing laps under the lights — reuniting the popular day-night format for the Dickies ® 500 on Sunday, November 2. The weekend of racing kicks off with two days of qualifying, the Silverado 350K on Friday, October 31 and the O'Reilly Challenge on Saturday, November 1.
- Carrie Underwood Grand Prairie
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Thursday, 10/30/2008
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.
- KEGL Freaker's Ball Grand Prairie
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Friday, 10/31/2008
Where: NOKIA Theatre @ Grand Prairie Phone: (214) 373-8000 KEGL Freaker's Ball with Mudvayne, Puddle of Mudd, Theory of a Deadman, 10 Years, Five finger Death Punch, Snot. For tickets, call 214-373-8000 or visit www.Ticketmaster.com. For information visit www.NOKIAtheatreDFW.com
- Store-to-Store Trick-or-Treating Allen
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Friday, 10/31/2008
Where: Allen Premium Outlets Phone: (972) 678-7000 Costumed children are invited to stroll the sidewalks from 4pm-7pm trick-or-treating at participating stores
