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Arts & Culture in the Dallas Area

With dozens of museums and theatres, festivals and parades year-round, and professional opera and ballet companies and symphonies, Dallas arts and culture offers something for everyone.
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Cool Thursdays at the Dallas Museum of Art
Cool Thursdays is a great way to enjoy the summer and save money at the Dallas Museum of Art.

Jimmy Buffett Concert DFW - Jimmy Buffett 2011 Concert Tour - Jimmy Buffett...
Jimmy Buffett Concert DFW - Jimmy Buffett 2011 Concert Tour - Jimmy Buffett and the Coral Reefer Band - Concerts at Pizza Hut Park Frisco

Fair Park Fourth Fireworks Display Set to Dazzle Dallas
Dallas' Official Independence Day Celebration is July 4, 2011

"Dallas" TV Series Remake Currently Shooting in Dallas, Texas
A remake of the TV series "Dallas" is shooting in Dallas.

Looking For Something Fun To Do This Independence Day Weekend?
Bank of America is offering free admission to DFW area museums July 2-3, 2011.

Winter in DFW Offers Many Fun Events
Winter in DFW offers many fun events including parades, rodeos, concerts and more. Celebrate MLK Day, Valentine's Day and Spring Break!

TCU Grad Tim Halperin - American Idol Hopeful Tim Halperin - Top 24 American...
TCU Grad Tim Halperin - American Idol Hopeful Tim Halperin - Top 24 American Idol Contestants 2011 - Texans in American Idol

DFW Area Residents Make American Idol Top 24 in 2012
Who made the Top 24 in Season 11 of American Idol? Baylie Brown and Hollie Cavahagh! I love American Idol. Do you?

Hollie Cavanagh Nails "Rolling in the Deep" by Adele on "American Idol"
Hollie Cavanagh nails Adele "Rolling in the Deep" as part of American Idol's Top 7.

"Autumn at the Arboretum" Brings Spectacular Fall Colors to the Dallas Arboretum

Dallas TV: Season 3 of "Big Rich Texas" Airs October 7 on Style Network
"Big Rich Texas" Season 3 airs October 7, 2012.

Historic Fort Worth Stockyards
The historic Fort Worth Stockyards offers fun for all ages.

DFW Holiday Concerts and Shows
DFW has some great Christmas shows, musicals and comedies. My pick: "A Tuna Christmas."

DFW Holiday Gift Ideas Guide: My Favorite Things
Here's a list of my favorite things for the 2012 holidays? What's on your list? Share please!

Trinity River Art Contest
The Trinity River Art Contest is open to children ages kindergarten through 8th grade to illustrate things found in and around the Trinity River.

Granada Theater
The Granada Theater in Dallas.

Dallas-Fort Worth Events Calendar December
There are lots of great things to do each December in Dallas-Fort Worth. Pencil in some fun.

Singer/Vocal Coach Chloe Colman Talks About American Idol's Hollie Cavanagh
I sat down with the lovely and talented Chloe Colman who happens to be the voice coach for McKinney's Hollie Cavanagh in the 2012 season of "American Idol."

DFW July Calendar 2012
There are lots of concerts and events taking place in DFW in July 2011. Here are just a few great events.

DFW Bridal Shows 2011

Bridal shows are the perfect place to find everything you need to make your big day perfect. Representatives are on hand to answer questions, make suggestions, discuss options and make appointments. You'll leave with fresh ideas, a purseful of business cards and maybe some swag.

May Festivals in the Dallas-Fort Worth Area
May is a great time to celebrate spring and enjoy an outdoor festival.

American Idol Contestant Tim Halperin - Fort Worth TCU Grad Tim Halperin -...
American Idol Contestant Tim Halperin - Fort Worth TCU Grad Tim Halperin - Top 24 American Idols - Tim Halperin Frogs for the Cure

Mockingbird Station’s What To Wear 2012 Fashion Event
It's time to see and be seen in Dallas at 2012's first What to Wear Fashion Event.

Chihuly Exhibit Extended Until December 31, 2012
The Chihuly Exhibition has been extended until December 31, 2012 at the Dallas Arboretum.

DFW Celebrates Cinco de Mayo 2012
Cinco de Mayo, Spanish for "the fifth of May," is a Hispanic cultural celebration of the defeat of the French at the Battle of Puebla in Mexico.

Where to buy King Cakes - Mardi Gras Food in DFW - Where to Celebrate Mardi...
Where to buy King Cakes - Mardi Gras Food in DFW - Where to Celebrate Mardi Gras in DFW

Don't Miss "Chihuly at the Dallas Arboretum" Through November 5, 2012

Earth Day Events in the Dallas Fort Worth Metroplex - Earth Day Events for...
Earth Day Events in the Dallas Fort Worth Metroplex - Earth Day Events for 2011 DFW - Reduce Carbon Footprint DFW

Profile: Cindy Davis is a New Cast Member of "Big Rich Texas" Season 3
Cindy Davis is a new cast member of "Big Rich Texas" in Season 3.

DFW Celebrates New Year's Eve
Have you made plans yet for New Year's Eve? Here are some suggestions to help you r ing in the New Year. Some celebrations are elegant sit-down dinners and some are on-your-feet-dancing parties. Some are some combination of the two. There are also a couple of non-traditional ways to celebrate with the entire family -- like driving through...

Memorial Day Weekend Events 2012
Memorial Day was established to honor our veterans. DFW pays tribute to our veterans by hosting events like concerts and parades. Memorial Day is Monday, May 31, 2010.

Spring in DFW
There are lots of fun things to do in Dallas-Fort Worth this spring. Take advantage of the beautiful North Texas weather and go outdoors, to a festival, or Spring Break at Six Flags Over Texas or one of DFW's great attractions.

Margaret Hunt Hill Bridge Celebration: March 2-4, 2012
The Margaret Hunt Hill Bridge Celebration is the debut of Dallas’ newest architectural icon connecting Downtown Dallas to West Dallas over the Trinity River. The Santiago Calatrava-designed bridge is a landmark, and the festivities will be fittingly spectacular.

Cinco de Mayo Celebration Marks New Era for Downtown’s Burnett Park
Downtown Fort Worth’s Burnett Park reopens with Cinco de Mayo celebration.

America's Thanksgiving Bells to Ring Again
The bells of Thanks-Giving Square, which have rung in joy bringing in the year 2000 as the International Year of Thanksgiving and tolled our national grief after September 11th, were taken down for major repairs and will be installed and a special ceremony is set for November 24, 2010.

Blues Guitar Legend Stevie Ray Vaughan
Stevie Ray Vaughan was a legendary blues guitarist/musician from Dallas who died on August 27, 1990 in a tragic helicopter crash. One of his first musical influences was his older brother Jimmy Lee Vaughan of the Fabulous Thunderbirds.

DFW Earth Day Celebrations 2010
Forty years after the first Earth Day, the world is in greater peril than ever. Join in the Earth Day celebrations to make this world a better place.

Dallas Museum of Art Celebrates Super Bowl XLV with Art, Special Events
To celebrate the arrival of the Super Bowl in February 2011 to Cowboys Stadium, the Dallas Museum of Art will present "Big New Field: Artists in the Cowboys Stadium Art Program," on view December 5, 2010 through February 20, 2011. A broad schedule of varied activities will complement this exhibition of contemporary work by the artists whose...

Stevie Ray Vaughan
Stevie Ray Vaughan's life and music influenced everyone from fans to musicians to the world.

Dallas Kwanzaa Celebrations
Celebrate Kwanzaa at the annual parade and celebration at the South Dallas Cultural Center.

Barkitecture Dallas 2008
Barkitecture 2008 brought together several of Dallas' most creative architects to create unique dog houses. The dog houses were raffled off at $5 a ticket and the proceeds went to correct the annual flooding of White Rock Lake Dog Park.

Auditions for "Evita" at Casa Mañana Theatre Scheduled for December 5, 2010
Singers and dancers will want to participate in an open casting call for the production of "Evita" at Fort Worth's Casa Manaña Theatre.

Murals at Union Station in Downtown Dallas
Alexander Hogue and Jerry Bywaters created ten murals in 1934 depicting the history of Dallas. These murals were originally at City Hall, but were destroyed in 1954 when City Hall relocated. Philip Lamb recreated the murals in 1995 and now they can be seen on the platforms at Union Station.

Summer Fun
Summer is here, the kids are out of school, and there's lots of fun things to do around Dallas. Try these summer activities.

Film Festivals
In the last decade, Dallas has put itself on the map with these internationally-known film festivals.

Angelika Film Center
The Angelika Film Center, located at Mockingbird Station, shows independent and foreign films and hosts events for the community.

Spring Activities DFW - Things to do in the Spring in Dallas Fort Worth -...
Spring Activities DFW - Things to do in the Spring in Dallas Fort Worth - Dallas Blooms - DFW Dog Parks - Bike Trails

Fort Worth Opera
The Fort Worth Opera performs at Bass Hall in downtown Fort Worth.

September Calendar 2012
There are many great activities in September.

February Events Calendar for Dallas-Fort Worth
February may be short on days but it's long on fun activities in DFW. Enjoy shopping the President's Day sales. Spend time with your sweetie on Valentine's Day and much more.

House of Blues -- Dallas
Dallas's very own House of Blues is located in the historic White Swan building in Victory Park, just across Woodall Rodgers Freeway from the West End. This incredible venue hosts shows by some of music's finest talents while serving excellent Southern food.

IMAX Theatres
For a really big screen experience, check out an IMAX theatre. The screen is so wide and so high that you will feel you are inside the film, but the size of the image does not diminish the quality. IMAX films come in all varieties, from museum-quality documentaries to the latest Hollywood blockbusters.

Magnolia Theatre
The Magnolia Theatre is a popular venue for foreign films and art films. Tucked back in an upscale shopping center on McKinney Avenue, the theatre is surrounded by snazzy restaurants that were hopping even on Monday night and the parking garage for the West Village. Plenty of seating in the upstairs lobby and the bar gives you a place to chat with friends before going in to the movie.

The Murals at Union Station, Part I
These murals were originally at City Hall, but were destroyed in 1954 when City Hall relocated. Philip Lamb recreated the murals and now they can be seen on the platforms at Union Station. This series covers the murals depicting the nineteenth century in Dallas.

The Murals at Union Station, Part II
These murals were originally at City Hall, but were destroyed in 1954 when City Hall relocated. Philip Lamb recreated the murals and now they can be seen on the platforms at Union Station. This series covers the murals depicting the twentieth century in Dallas.

Memorial Day Events in Dallas
Memorial Day was established in 1971 to honor our veterans. Each year we celebrate with barbecues and picnics, concerts and parades. Here are a few things taking place this weekend.

Earth Day Events in the Dallas Fort Worth Metroplex
Earth Day, April 21, is a time to remind ourselves to live lightly on the planet. Several celebrations are happening around the area this year.

Hanukkah in Dallas
Hannukah begins at sundown December 1, 2010 and ends at sundown on December 9, 2010.

Dallas Opera
Dallas's professional opera company

Dallas Symphony
Dallas's professional symphony for over 100 years.

Fort Worth Symphony
Cowtown's professional symphony.

The Day I Met Stevie Ray Vaughan
Stevie Ray Vaughan was a legendary Texas blues rock musician from Dallas who died in a tragic helicopter crash at the age of 35.

Urban Street Bazaar 11 - The Final Event!
An outdoor street market featuring modern crafters and handmade products in the Bishop Arts District.

Uptown Players Close 2010 Season With "Closer to Heaven"
Uptown Players closes its 2010 season with the U.S. premiere of the Pet Shop Boys musical, "Closer to Heaven" at the historic Kalita Humphreys...

Autumn in the Arboretum
The Great Pumpkin Festival gets bigger and bigger in Dallas. Each year the Arboretum gets a fall makeover with thousands of pumpkins, gourds and beautiful fall flowers.

Dallas Art Fair: “You Can Touch the Music!”
Families and children are invited to attend one of the most exciting musical events of the year Saturday, November 20 from 10 a.m. to 6 p.m. at the Artists’ Quarter at South Side on Lamar.

Texas Bluebonnets - Bluebonnets in DFW - State Flower of Texas - Bluebonnets...
Texas Bluebonnets - Bluebonnets in DFW - State Flower of Texas - Bluebonnets in DFW Metroplex - Dallas Fort Worth Bluebonnets - Texas Wildflowers

Dallas' Cortez Shaw Makes the Top 40 American Idol 2013
Cortez Shaw is a contestant on American Idol 2013 from Dallas, Texas.

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