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See the Dorothy Draper exhibit at The Women’s Museum.
photography by Dorothy Draper & Company Inc.

Dec. 15- March 31
Dorothy Draper Exhibit

Visit The Women’s Museum: An Institute for the Future for insight into the life of one of the most influential interior designers, Dorothy Draper. Whether she lent her genius to restaurants, hotels (including the penthouse at the Stoneleigh Hotel), or even the interior of a Conair 880 jet, Draper always did it with great style. The exhibit includes room vignettes and a collection of her personal photography and furniture. Expect a show that parallels Draper’s work, exuberant and memorable. For more information, contact The Women’s Museum at 214-915-0860, or visit www.thewomensmuseum.org.

Jan. 5-Feb. 17
Inside the Texas Governor’s Mansion

Artist Cindi Holt presents a bipartisan look at the Texas Governor’s Mansion in her exhibit at the Fort Worth Community Arts Center. Self-taught, Holt’s artwork follows Matisse’s bold colors and distorted perspective in showing the governor’s mansion as a home where the powerful slept, ate, and lived. Holt impressed First Lady Laura Bush with the whimsical series and created an official White House Christmas card. Admission is free. For more information, contact the Fort Worth Community Arts Center at 817-738-1938, or visit www.fwcac.com.

Jan. 17
Dallas Architecture Forum

Some of the country’s greatest architecture patrons, including Dallas’ own Raymond Nasher and Howard Rachofsky, will speak about museum design. Presented by the Dallas Architecture Forum and moderated by Pulitzer prize-winning architecture critic for The Boston Globe Robert Campbell, the forum will talk about the challenges of commissioning and building spaces that enhance artwork without overwhelming it. 7 p.m. at the Dallas Museum of Art’s Horchow Auditorium. Tickets at the door, $15, $10 for DMA members, $5 for students, and Forum members are free. For more information, call 214-764-2406, or visit www.dallasarchitectureforum.org.

Jan. 21-April 29
Matisse: Painter as Sculptor

His colorful, fluid paintings influenced a generation of artists, but Henri Matisse’s talent extended beyond the canvas. He worked as a draftsman, printmaker, and sculptor, producing many sculptural masterpieces. Shown along with his paintings, Matisse’s sculptures reveal the creative synergy between his two- and three-dimensional works. For more information, contact the Dallas Museum of Art at 214-922-1200, or visit www.dallasmuseumofart.org or www.matisseindalls.org.

Feb. 1
Fort Worth Botanical Lecture

Thomas Croat, of the Missouri Botanical Gardens, will discuss his tropical explorations at the Fort Worth Botanical Gardens as a part of the Explorers of the 21st Century series. While with the Flora of Panama Project, Croat assembled 9,700 collections of plants. He will answer questions about plant diversity and share stories from his 40 years of exploration, including one about a river crossing that ends with a stuck truck. The lecture, “A Lifetime of Collecting in the World’s Tropics,” is free. For more information, contact the Botanical Research Institute of Texas (organizers and sponsors of the lecture) at 817-332-4441, or visit www.brit.org.

Feb. 5-Feb. 21
Flower-Arranging Class

Brookhaven College’s Essential Floral Techniques, a starter course in floral design, teaches the fundamentals of color schemes, styles, and techniques. Instructor Latreda Maxie begins with basic shapes and ends with more elaborate arrangements. Classes meet six times for about two and a half hours. Registration is $70, and students will have access to a flower wholesaler for their projects. For more information, call 972-860-4600, or visit www.brookhavencollege.edu.

Feb. 6
Mothers and Daughters: Recipes to Know by Heart

Central Market invites mother-daughter duos to spend time together and learn the how-tos of heart-healthy meals. Teams of nutritionists and culinary experts from Medical City Heart and Central Market designed the delicacies to be easy and feature seasonal fruits and veggies. Classes will be held at the Lovers Lane location and begin at 6:30 p.m. Cost is $80 per pair. For more information, contact the Central Market Cooking School at 214-361-5754.

Feb. 7-March 6
Artwork Exhibit in Plano

Artist and Plano native Corey Kent Johnson incorporates nature into his artwork by bringing the outdoors inside the museum. Johnson reconstructs natural patterns for his audiences, including ant trails in dirt. Don’t worry, the creepy crawlers are locked away. Now an art professor at Brookhaven College, Johnson first showed this exhibit to earn his Master of Fine Arts from the University of Dallas. The ArtCentre of Plano’s showing is free. For more information, call 972-423-7809, or visit www.artcentreofplano.org.

Feb. 14
Valentine’s Concert with Marvin Hamlisch

Grab someone special for an unforgettable Valentine’s evening of dinner, drinks, and music by songwriter Marvin Hamlisch, who will lead the Plano Symphony Orchestra as conductor and pianist at the Eisemann Center. Hamlisch has written scores for more than 40 motion pictures, including “A Chorus Line,” and won multiple Oscar, Grammy, Tony, Emmy, and Golden Globe awards. He also serves as the principal pops conductor of the Pittsburgh Symphony Orchestra and the conductor of National Symphony Orchestra. For ticket information and details, call 972- 473-7262, or visit www.planosymphony.org.

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