Art
Dallas Museum of Fine Arts. Robert Smithson exhibit includes 154 drawings, constituting the largest body of
the artist’s work left after his death in 1973. The drawings reveal elements of humor and fantasy not apparent in
his pioneering “earthworks” of the 1960’s. Jan. 15-Feb. 23. The Norbert Schimmel Collection of Antiquities
(Greek, Roman, Hittite & Egyptian) opens Jan. 22-Mar. 2. Open Tues.-Sat. 10-5. Free tours Wednesdays at 11 a.m.
includes a lecture. Fair Park/ 421-4187.
Fort Worth Art Museum. Ar-man-Selected Works: 1958-1974. This exhibit, Jan. 18-Feb. 23, features the
French artist Arman’s noted object accumulations-three dimensional constructions of ordinary objects in
extraordinary forms, from doorknobs to toothbrushes, from clarinets in concrete to shattered violins. The Stephen
Anto-nakos exhibit of neon light forms continues through Feb. 2. Selections from the Permanent Collection
exhibition, Jan. 7-Feb. 27, emphasizes works from the 19th and early 20th centuries and includes works by Picasso,
Inness, and Sloan. Tues.-Sat. 10-5, Sun. 1-5. 1309 Montgomery/ (817) 738-9215.
Kimbell Art Museum. Fort Worth. Venetian Drawings from American Collec-tions, including Titian,
Guardi, Copellini and more, continues on exhibit through Feb. 9. Museum’s permanent collection includes masterpieces
spanning 4500 years of man’s art, from pre-Columbian objects to Asian works to 20th Century graphic arts. The $7.5
million building was designed by the late Louis I. Kahn and is generally considered his masterpiece. Hours
Tues.-Sat. 10-5, Sun. 1-5. 1101 Will Rogers Rd./ (817) 332-8451.
Owen Fine Arts Center. SMU. Includes the University Gallery of changing exhibits and the Meadows Museum
(housing a permanent collection of Spanish painting from 15th to 20th centuries by Goya, Picasso, Valesquez,
Zurburan and others). Open 10-5 weekdays, 1-5 Sun. The Elizabeth Meadows Sculpture Garden displays a permanent
collection of modern sculpture by Rodin, Lipchitz, Claes Oldenburg, Henry Moore and others. 692-2516.
GALLERIES
Afterimage. One-man show by Thomas F. McNease opening in early Feb. The Louisiana photographer specializes in
view camera black & white close-up nature studies. Gallery handles prints by Ansel Adams, Edward Weston, Chris Regas
& more. Mon.-Sat. 10-5:30. Thurs. till 8:30. 2800 Routh/ Quadrangle/748-2521.
Arthello’s Art Gallery. Grouping of area black artists. Ethnic originals and prints by gallery owner Arthello
Beck, Louis Ray Potts, Taylor Gurley and others. Mon.-Fri. 6-9 p.m. Sat. & Sun. 10-6 p.m. 2801 Ramsey at Saner/
375-4786.
Atelier Chapman Kelley. Changing works by Frank Stella, Jules Olitski, Henry Moore, Jeanne Koch, Patricia
Beck, John Cunningham, Arthur Koch, Cornelia De Lee, Willie Young and others. Mon.-Sat. 10:30-5 p.m. Sun. 1-5. 2526
Fairmount/ 747-9971.
Contemporary Gallery. Hans Rauch (Frankfort) one-man exhibit, includes the artists well-known cartooning and
examples of his more serious works. (Note the nude body formed by groups of standing monks!) Feb. 9 into early Mar.
Mon-Sat. 10:30-5. Thurs. till 8:30. 2900 Routh/ Quadrangle/ 747-0141.
Dupree Gallery. Show by New Mexico landscape photographers Paul Capo-nigro, Edward Ranney, William Clift.
Jan. 17-Feb. 420 Northgate Plaza Village, Irving/252-8481.
Fairmount Gallery. Group of gallery regulars including Wayne Amerine, Janet Montgomery, Barbara Wright, Lu
Ann Barrow, Steve Stower, Carl Embrey, Mildred Cooke. Tues.-Sat. 11-5. 6040 Sherry Lane/ 369-5636.
Lee Ethel Gallery. Harold Quiram show, Number One of a Series of One, contin-ues through Feb. 15.
Two-man show opens Feb. 23-late Mar. Dan Brown, dry-brush watercolorist and the neo figurative paintings of Sherna
Cockrill. Mon.-Sat. 12-6. 3115 Routh/ 742-4091.
Little Gallery on the 5th Floor. El Cen-tro Faculty and Friends art exhibit, Feb. 3-21. Mon.-Thur. 8 a.m.-8
p.m., Fri. til 5 p.m. El Centro College.
Stewart Gallery. One-man show by Robert Nidy includes his metallic paintings, tempera over gold leaf. Jan.
23-Feb. 20 (replacing the cancelled Don Ruffin show.) A new show by Roger Gentry of oils and sepia drawings, opens
Feb. 20-Mar. 13. Gallery also carries Gentry’s stained-glass windows. Tues.-Sun. 12-7 or by appt. 12610 Coit Rd./
661-0213.
2719 Gallery. 10th Anniversary show continues through Jan. Includes J. Wayne Brown, Martha Gilbert, William
Dakin, James Stover, Ted Naos, Darrell Smith, Helen Van Buren, and a new collection of Toys for Adults by Ward
Mayborn. In Feb. there will be available new American Indian print editions by Bart Forbes and print edition by
William Erwin. Tues.-Sat. 11:30-5. Sun. 2-5 and by appointment. 2719 Routh/ 748-2094.
Music
Dallas Chamber Music Society presents the Julliard String Quartet. Feb. 5, 8:15. Tickets $2.75/ $1.50
students. Preston Ticket Agency. Caruth Auditorium/ Owen Fine Arts Center, SMU.
Dallas Symphony Orchestra, though still undergoing negotiations at press time, has scheduled concerts for
Feb. 1 & 2, 8 & 9, 22 & 23 at State Fair Music Hall. In addition, they are scheduled for a Week-In Residence at
Mountain View College, with 8 p.m. concerts in Performance Hall Feb. 11, 14 & 15. (Call 826-7000 for
confirmation).
Dallas Jazz Orchestra plays a noon gig at El Centro College Main Lobby. Jan. 29. Free.
Eastfield College recitals in Performance Hall, all at 12:30 p.m. and free, include: Jan. 29, Highland Park
Orchestra; Feb. 5, Reginald Jackson, saxophonist; Feb. 12, Joan Tallis, soprano & Edna Termolen, piano; Feb. 19,
East-field music faculty recital; Feb. 26, Eastfield music students recital.
Fort Worth Symphony plays Beethoven’s Symphony No. 9. John Giordano conducting. Feb. 11, 8:15, Tarrant
County Convention Center Theater.
French classical guitarists Ako Ito and Henri Dorigny will perform a benefit concert sponsored by the Dallas
Symphony Orchestra Guild. Feb. 9, 7:30 p.m. at Caruth Auditorium/ Owen Fine Arts Center, SMU. For ticket prices and
reservations, call 826-7000
Musica Dominica, organ recital series features Norma Stevlingson. Feb. 2, 4 p.m. Christ Episcopal Church/ 534
Tenth St./941-0339. Free.
SMU Recital Series. Pianist David BarIllan and the Dallas Woodwind Quintet join in concert on Feb. 3 to
benefit members of the Dallas Symphony Orchestra. Tickets $3/ students $1. Ronald Neal, violin recital on Feb. 11,
free. Larry Palmer, harpsichordist, Feb. 16, free. Robert Anderson, organ, Feb. 24, free. Patricia Montero, pianist,
in recital sponsored by Alianza Cultural de Artes y Letras de Mexico. Tickets $3/ students $1. All concerts at 8:15
in Caruth Auditorium/ Owen Fine Arts Center, SMU/ 692-3342.
Sunday Concert Series at Dallas Museum of Fine Arts. All concerts 3 p.m. Free. Feb. 2, Anne Jackson, voice &
piano. Feb. 9, Mu Phi Epsilon student recital. Feb. 16, Louise Bianchi, preparatory piano, SMU. Feb. 23, Rebecca
Childers, voice.
Barbershop singing by the Vocal Majority of the Society for the Preservation & Encouragement of Barber Shop
Quartet Singing in America. They return for another evening at Granny’s Dinner Playhouse. Feb. 17, 8 p.m. $6
reserved seats include all-you-can-eat-and-drink menu of beer, soft drinks, popcorn & pretzels. 12205 Coit Rd./
239-0153.
Blue grass music by the Silver Moon (4-piece combo) can be heard Feb. 25 at El Centro Main Lobby. Times:
Noon-1 p.m., 5:15-6:15 & 6:45-7:45 p.m. Free.
Jethro Tull in concert, Jan. 23, 8 p.m. Ft. Worth Tarrant County Convention Center. Tickets at Preston Ticket
Agency 363-9311 & Central Ticket Agency in Ft. Worth.
Frank Zappa in concert, Feb. 19, 8 p.m. Memorial Auditorium. Tickets at Preston Ticket Agency, 363-9311.
Theater
Dallas Theater Center. Inherit The Wind, the classic Clarence Darrow courtroom drama, Jan. 14-Feb. 22.
Tues.-Fri. 8 p.m. Sat. 5 & 8:30. Tickets $3.75-$5. Kalita Humphreys Theater/ 3636 Turtle Creek/ 526-8857. The
Center’s intimate Down Center Stage will open a new original production Feb. 13 (details pending at press time). See
Kids section for Magic Turtle Series in Feb.
Dallas Repertory Theatre. Death of a Salesman by Arthur Miller. Jan. 16-Feb. 16. Fri. & Sat. 8:15.
$3.75. Sun. 3 p.m. $3.25. Student, senior citizen & group discounts. This production will be staged as part of the
dedication of the new Decherd Fine Arts Building on the campus of St. Mark’s School of Texas, 10600 Preston Rd. For
reservations call 369-8966 after 1 p.m.
Garland Civic Theater. Butterflies Are Free, a comedy. Blind boy making it in the big city
meets kooky girl. Directed by Kyle McClaran. Feb. 21-Mar. 8. Fri. & Sat. performances at 8:15. $2.50/ $1.75
students. Theater located in Central Park/ Ave. F off Garland Rd./ 278-5057.
Theatre SMU. The Physician. In Spite Of Himself. Romance, spoof by the master of farce, Moliere. Jan.
31 & Feb. 1, 8:15. Feb. 1 & 2, 2:15. Tickets $2/ kids & SMU students $1. Amphitryon 38 by Jean Giraudoux, a
sophisticated high comedy about fidelity in marriage, plays Feb. 25-Mar. 1 & Mar. 4-8 at 8:15. Mar. 2 & 9 matinees
2:15. Tickets $3/ SMU students $2.50. Both productions in Margo Jones Theater/ Owen Fine Arts Center/ 692-2573.
Oak Lawn Community Theatre. Bus Stop by William Inge, directed by Rod Blaydes. Feb. 27 & 28 & Mar. 1,
6, 7, 8. Curtain 8 p.m. Tickets $2.50/ students $1.50. Old Trinity Methodist Church (Pearl & McKinney)/ 350-2559.
Margaret Jonsson Theater, U. of Dallas. The Trojan Women by Euripides. Feb. 12-15,8:15. Matinee 2 p.m.
on Feb. 15. Tickets $1/ 50c students. 3113 University Ave., Irving/ 253-1123 ext. 314.
Theatre Three. The Misanthrope by Moliere, starring Larry O’Dwyer. Jan. 17-Feb. 16. The southwestern
premiere of That Championship Season opens Feb. 21. Winner of the New York Drama Critics Award in ’72 and the
Pulitzer in 73. Written by Jason Miller, who played the movie role of the young priest in The Exorcist. Drama
about the annual reunion of a high school championship basketball team (approaching middle age) with their old
coach. Wed.-Sat. 8:30. Sun. 7 p.m. & 2:30 matinee on alternate Sundays. Tickets $3-$5.50/ student & group discounts.
Quadrangle/ 2800 Routh/748-5191
DINNER THEATERS
Country Dinner Playhouse. Paris Is Out with Pat O’Brien. Jan. 14-Feb. 23. Ruta Lee opens Feb. 25 in a
new show pending at press time. Tues.-Sun. Dinner 7 p.m., show 8:30. $6.95-$9.75. Group rates for 24 or more.
Reservations. 11829 Abrams Rd. at LBJ/ 231-9457.
Crystal Palace Dinner Theater. The rock musical Godspell has been such a success that management is
extending the run through Jan. 28. Tues.-Sun. dinner 7 p.m., show 8 p.m. Sat. & Sun. matinee lunch 12:30, show 2
p.m. $6.50-$10. Reservations. 6532 E. Northwest Highway (off Abrams Rd.)/ 369-5153.
Granny’s Dinner Playhouse. George Hamilton opens Jan. 28 in 6 RMS RIV VU through Mar. 9 Tues.-Sat.
dinner 7 p.m., show 8:30. Sun. matinee lunch 12:30, show 2 p.m. & dinner 6:30, show 8 p.m. $6.85-$10.25. (Matinee
$5.50 for under age 21.) Reservations. 12205 Coit Rd./ 239-0153.
Windmill Dinner Theater. Schedule after mid-Jan, unavailable at press time. Shows Tues.-Sun. Dinner 6:30,
show 8:30. Sun. matinee lunch 12:30, show 2 p.m. $6.50-$9.75. (Students under 21 for $3.50 on Sun.) Reservations.
4811 Keller Springs Rd./ 239-9104.
El Centro Corner Theater. Dallas’ only downtown dinner theater. The Apple Tree, a musical playlet
opens Feb. 26 & 27. Lunch 11:30, show noon-1 p.m. $1.25. Feb. 28 & Mar. 1, dinner 6:30, show 7:45. $3. Reservations
746-2354. El Centro College/ Main & Lamar.
Dance
Modern dance performance by the Don Redlich Dance Company of New York. Sponsored by the Dallas Dance Council
and DISD’s Artists in Schools Program under a grant from National Endowment for the Arts. Jan. 25, 2:30. McFarlin
Auditorium/ SMU. $4 adults/ $2 students at the door and Preston Ticket Agency, 363-9311.
SMU Dance. Recital by dance majors and graduate students will include selections in ballet, modern and jazz.
Feb. 7, 4:30-6 p.m. Free. Caruth Auditorium/ Owen Fine Arts Center, SMU.
Film
Classic Films at branches of the Dallas Public Library. All shows are free and open to the public. For
further information, call 748-9071, ext. 287.
Audelia Rd. Branch, 10045 Audelia Rd. Wednesdays, 6:30 p.m.
Jan. 22 Cat and the Canary (1927) with Laura LaPlante.
Jan. 29 The Eagle (1925) with Rudolph Valentino.
Feb. 19 The General (1925) with Buster Keaton.
Feb. 26 The Gold Rush (1927) with Charlie Chaplin.
Casa View Branch, 10355, Ferguson Rd. Tuesday, 6:30 p.m.
Feb. 11 Citizen Kane (1941) with Orson Welles.
Park Forest Branch, 3421 Forest Lane. Saturdays, 2:30 p.m.
Jan. 25 The Black Pirate (1926) with Douglas Fairbanks.
Feb. 8 Stagecoach (1939) with John Wayne.
Feb. 22 Thief of Baghdad (1924) with Douglas Fairbanks.
Pleasant Grove Branch, 1125 S. Buckner. Saturday, 3 p.m.
Feb. 8 King Kong (1933)
Polk Wisdom Branch. 7151 Library Lane. Monday, 7 p.m.
Jan. 27 The Thirty-Nine Steps (1935) by Hitchcock.
Preston Royal Branch, 5626 Royal Lane. Saturdays, 3 p.m.
Jan. 25 Mark of Zorro (1920) with Douglas Fairbanks.
Feb. 1 Hunchback of Notre Dame (1923) with Lon Chaney.
Feb. 8 Blood and Sand (1922) with Rudolph Valentino.
Feb. 15 The Thirty-Nine Steps (1935) by Hitchcock.
Walnut Hill Branch, 9495 Marsh Lane. Saturdays, 2 p.m.
Jan. 25 Variety (1925) with Emil Jannings.
Feb. 8 The Black Pirate (1926) with Douglas Fairbanks.
Feb. 22 King Kong (1933)
Feb. 29 The Blue Angel (1929) with Mar-lene Dietrich.
U.T.-Dallas Film Series, Wednesdays at 7:30 p.m. in Founders North Auditorium on UTD campus, Campbell Rd. in
Richardson (Exit 26 west of N. Cen. Expwy.). Adults $1/ Children 50c. Discount tickets available. Call 690-2281 for
further information.
Jan. 22 Peter Rabbit and the Tales of Beatrix Potter (G. Britain, 1971), a film ballet.
Jan. 29 Notorious (USA, 1946), the Hitchcock thriller with Cary Grant and In-grid Bergman.
Feb. 5 The Ritual (Sweden, 1969), Ingmar Bergman’s fantasy about a troup of itinerant players.
Feb. 12 Sons of the Desert (USA, 1933), Laurel and Hardy in their most highly acclaimed misadventure. Plus
Tillie’s Punctured Romance (USA, 1914), a Charlie Chaplin short featuring the Keystone Kops.
Feb. 19 Three Penny Opera (Germany, 1931), From the Brecht play of low life and corruption in Victorian
England, with Lotte Lenya.
Feb. 26 And Then There Were None (USA, 1945). A suspense classic (from Agatha Christie’s Ten Little
Indians) about a group of people trapped on an island by an unknown murderer, with Walter Huston, Barry
Fitzgerald, Louis Hay-ward, Dame Judith Anderson.
Cinematheque SMU, Bob Hope Theatre, Owen Fine Arts Center. Showings at 7 & 9 p.m. on Fridays, Saturdays, and
Sundays. Tickets, $1.50. The current series consists of first-run foreign films in their Dallas premieres. Film
titles not yet booked at press time, but show dates are as follows: Jan. 31, Feb. 1 & 2; Feb. 21, 22, 23; and Feb.
28, March 1 & 2. Call 692-2979 for further details.
Dallas/ SMU Cinema Society, a membership organization, meets once each month at 7:30 p.m. in the Bob Hope
Theatre for film and discussion. This month’s film, on Feb. 4, is The Maltese Falcon, the 1942 suspense
classic with Humphrey Bogart, Peter Loire, Sidney Greenstreet, Mary Astor. One-year membership: $20 individual/ $35
couple. For further information, call 692-3090.
New American Cinema features an interesting variety of unusual films and shorts that you generally won’t see
elsewhere-experimental, student, underground, offbeat. Saturday nights at 11:30 p.m. at the Festival Theater, 3104
Maple. 742-4201. $2.25. Jan. 18: Nine Films By Women including films by Coni Beeson and Linda Feferman.
(Later schedule not yet booked at press time.)
Mountain View College Film Series, Performance Hall, Thursdays at 12:15 p.m. (evenings showings scheduled
tentatively; call 746-4185 for confirmation). $1.50/ Mountain View students free.
Jan. 30 Soldier Blue (1970), a study of the Anglo-Indian territorial conflict of the 19th Century. Starring
Candice Bergen and Peter Strauss.
Feb. 6 Chapayev (1934), a Soviet film account of the Russian Revolution.
Feb. 13 Cleopatra (1934), the Cecil B. de-Mille original with Claudette Colbert and Warren William.
Feb. 20 The Trial (1962), from the Kafka novel, produced and directed by Orson Welles, starring Anthony
Perkins.
Feb. 27 Triumph of the Will (1934-36), a film extravaganza, made at Hitler’s bidding, of the history of
Naziism and the psychology of the Third Reich.
Between Time and Timbuktu, a 90-minute color videotape presentation of Kurt Vonnegut’s grim comedy of a young
poet who wins a trip to outer space. Featuring Bob & Ray, Bill Hickey, Kevin McCarthy. Feb. 10-14, El Centro College
Main Lobby. Call 746-2230 for show times.
Wild West Film Festival presented by the Fort Worth Art Museum in the Scott Theater (adjoining Museum),
featuring some of the great U.S. westerns plus western cartoons. Jan. 24-26. Series $8/ Individual shows $2.
Jan. 24 2 p.m. The Ox Bow Incident (1943) with Henry Fonda.
8 p.m. High Noon (1952) with Gary Cooper and Grace Kelly.
Jan. 25 2 p.m. Red River with John Wayne and Montgomery Clift. 8 p.m. The Great Train Robbery (1903),
one of the first films ever made, a ten-minute silent.
The Iron Horse (1924), directed by John Ford.
Jan. 26 2 p.m. My Darling Clementine (1946) with Henry Fonda, directed by John Ford.
8 p.m. Shane with Alan Ladd and Jean Arthur.
American Film Theater presents its first productions of the 1975 season, a series of five films of plays from
the Broadway and London stage. Jan. 27 & 28: In Celebration by David Storey, directed by Lindsay Anderson,
starring Alan Bates. One night in the lives of a mining family in northern England. Feb. 24 & 25: The Maids
by Jean Genet, directed by Christopher Miles, starring Glenda Jackson and Susannah York. A story of two sisters
striving desperately to put themselves in their mistress’ place. Show times at 2 p.m. and 8 p.m. at the Northtown
Six and Northwood Hills Theaters. Tickets by season subscription only (at theatre box offices), but single tickets
may be available at box office just prior to show time.
Sports
BASKETBALL
SMU Mustangs, Moody Coliseum. All games at 7:30 p.m., except Jan. 25 at 2 p.m. Tickets $1.50 & $3.
Jan. 18 vs. Oklahoma City
Jan. 21 vs. Texas
Jan. 25 vs. Arkansas (2 p.m.)
Feb. 1 vs. Rice
Feb. 8 vs. TCU
Feb. 18 vs. Texas Tech
Feb. 25 vs. Baylor
HOCKEY
Dallas Black Hawks, State Fair Coliseum. All games at 8 p.m. except Feb. 9 at 7 p.m. and Feb. 16 at 3 p.m.
Tickets $2.50-$5.50. 823-6362.
Jan. 18 vs. Seattle
Jan. 22 vs. Denver
Jan. 25 vs. Ft. Worth
Jan. 31 vs. Seattle
Feb. 1 vs. Ft. Worth
Feb. 5 vs. Oklahoma City
Feb. 9 vs. Omaha (7 p.m.)
Feb. 14 vs. Ft. Worth
Feb. 16 vs. Salt Lake City (3 p.m.)
Feb. 21 vs. Salt Lake City
Feb. 22 vs. Denver
Feb. 25 vs. Tulsa
QUARTER HORSE RACING
Ross Downs, Hwy. 121, 4 miles southwest of Grapevine. 481-1071. From 9-19 races every Sunday, year round,
beginning at 1 p.m. Adults $2, children $1.
SOCCER
Dallas Tornado hosts the first of four North American Soccer League indoor tournaments. The four-team
tournament will be held in the State Fair Coliseum, Jan. 24 & 26. Tickets $2-$5, available from Tornado office, 8350
N. Cen. Expwy., 691-8197. Two-day discount package also available. Indoor soccer features several variations from
the outdoor game such as only six men per side and off-the-wall passing. It’s a fast-paced form with an average of
11 goals per game by the two teams.
Jan. 24 St. Louis Stars vs. Denver Dynamos, 7 p.m.
Dallas Tornado vs. Philadelphia Atoms (immediately following the first match)
Jan. 26 Consolation Game, 2 p.m.
Championship Game (immediately following the first match)
SWIMMING
SMU Mustangs, Perkins Natatorium. Adults $2/ students $1 except Feb. 8, Adults $3/ students $1.50.
Jan. 25 vs. Rice, 4:30 p.m.
Jan. 31 vs. Kansas, 7:30 p.m.
Feb. 1 vs. Texas Tech, 3 p.m.
Feb. 8 vs. Indiana/ N. Carolina St., 3 p.m.
Feb. 14 vs. U. of Houston, 7:30 p.m.
Feb. 15-16 SMU Invitational
Feb. 19vs.TCU, 7:30 p.m.
Feb. 26 vs. UTA, 7:30 p.m.
THOROUGHBRED HORSE RACING
Louisiana Downs, Bossier City, La., IH 20. Nine races daily, Thurs.-Sun. Season ends Jan. 26. Post
time: 1:05 p.m. Grandstand, $1. Clubhouse, $2. For reservations and information, call collect (318)742-5555.
Kids
Kathy Burks Marionettes continue Winnie the Pooh show through Jan. The Frog Prince, an original
love story for Valentine’s, runs throughout Feb. Every Wed. & Sat. 11:30 a. m. and 1, 3, & 4 p.m. Tickets 75c. Olla
Podrida/ 12215 Coit Rd./ 387-0807.
Junior Player’s Guild presents Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs, a special production by Kathy Burks
Marionettes, Feb. 16, 2 & 4 p.m. Walnut Hill Lutheran Church Auditorium/ Webbs Chapel at Royal Ln./ 363-4278. The
Guild’s trouping production of The Land of the Dragon, a Chinese fantasy play, will be showing Jan. 25: 10:30
a.m. at Bryan Adams High School/ 2101 Millmar; 2:30 p.m. at McCullough Middle School/ 3520 Normandy. Admission both
locations $1.
Magic Turtle Series at the Dallas Theater Center continues Grimms’ Fairy Tales through Feb. 1. Hans
Brinker & The Silver Skates opens Feb. 8 through Mar. 29. Saturdays 10:30 a.m. $1.75. Reservations. Kalita
Humphreys Theater/ 3636 Turtle Creek/ 526-8857.
Young People’s Series at Casa Manana Playhouse presents Biff Painter, Magician, a live show of
daredevil feats and slight of hand. Feb. 8, 11 a.m. & 2 p.m. $1.50 students/ $1.75 adults. Reservations. University
Dr. at Lancaster/ Ft. Worth/ (817) 332-6221.
Rag Rat Special KERA-FM 90 keeps the kids spellbound (and quiet) on Sundays, 7-10 a.m. Short stories and
poems for every young children begin the show. Later material is geared to kids over 10. Feb. 2: 8:45 a.m. The
Hoss-mackerel & Bassoon Bobby read by Ed Begley; 9 a.m. Claire Bloom reads Heidi, the classic story of
life in the Swiss Alps. Feb. 9: 8:45 a.m. The Sooner Hound & Flying Jib read by Ed Begley; 9 a.m. Peter
Ustinov reads James Thur-ber’s Many Moons, tale of the princess who wanted the moon to play with. Feb. 16:
8:45 a.m. Squonks, Moskittos & Gillygaloos; 9 a.m. Glynis Johns tells the story of Peter Pan with the
music of Dick Hyman. Feb. 23: 8:45 a.m. Rattlers & Rollers; 9 a.m. Peter Ustinov reads The Great Quillow,
James Thurber’s story of little Quillow the toy maker and his conquest of the evil giant Hunder.
Valentine’s Day programs & stories will be held at Casa View Branch Library, Feb. 12 & 14 at 10:30, and at
Walnut Hill Branch Feb. 11, 7:30 p.m. Black History Week will be observed at Crossroads Community Learning
Center, Feb. 10 at 7 p.m.; Dallas West Branch Feb. 12, 6 p.m. and Feb. 15, 12 noon; Jefferson Branch Feb. 10 & 13,
10 a.m. Plants, macrame, puppet shows, films, stories and more. Call your nearest branch library for their schedule.
Everything is free.
Send in the Clowns, an eight-week workshop exploring the world of clowning, for ages 9-16. Wednesdays, 4:30-6
p.m. Jan. 22-March 12. Fee $40. Sponsored by the Junior Players Guild. First Unitarian Church/ 4015 Normandy. Call
363-4278 for registration.
The Rootabaga Bookery will celebrate Valentine’s Day with a visit from the SMU Children’s Theater Players.
Kids of all ages are invited to join the actors for make-believe fun. Feb. 14, 3-5 p.m. Also during Feb., the
Bookery walls will be covered with art by children involved in the SMU Experimental Arts Program. 6715 Snider Plaza/
361-8581.
Enlightenment
Congressman Alan Steelman will address the Dallas County Republican Men’s Club monthly luncheon Jan. 24. 12
noon. Marriott Hotel/ 2101 Stem-mons. Public attendance invited. (Women encouraged to attend and/or join.) Call
369-9555 for reservations. Feb. luncheon date indefinite at press time pending confirmation of “name” political
speaker from Washington.
Friday Forum presents Mario Braggiotti in a light musical program, Life Begins at Pianoforte, Feb. 14.
Forum is a subscription series of six annual programs on Friday mornings at 10:30 in Cinema I Northpark. Call
369-2210 for further details.
Conference On Environmental Impact Statements will be sponsored jointly by SMU Center for Urban &
Environmental Studies and SMU School of Business. Interpretation of current laws and requirements, aimed primarily
at business and government. Jan. 29, 5-9:30 p.m. Jan. 30, 9 a.m.-3:30 p.m. SMU Student Center. Fee $35. Call
692-2532 for registration.
World economics today and tomorrow will be the focus of an all-day seminar co-sponsored by Dallas Council On
World Affairs and the U.S. Department of State. Knowledgeable Department representatives will speak on different
world areas, highlighted by a major luncheon speaker. Feb. 18, 8:30 a.m.-4 p.m. Sheraton-Dallas Hotel. Fee nominal.
Call 521-2171 for reservations.
Local author and critic, Evelyn Op-penheimer interviews visiting authors and reviews the latest books on
WRR-FM 101 Sundays. 5:45 p.m. Show enters its 26th year and is also broadcast in Phoenix, Los Angeles and San
Francisco.
Vegetable Gardening will be the topic Feb. 19, 7 p.m. and a short course in Home Repair will be held Feb. 18
& 25 and Mar. 4, 7 p.m. All for free at the Agricultural Extension Service Field-house (4.2 mi. north of LBJ on
Coit)/ 235-7108.
Dallas United Nations Association will sponsor the Dallas Committee For Foreign Visitors annual workshop,
Feb. 21. The 21-year-old Dallas Committee is considered a model in aid to foreign visitors of the city. The sessions
include exchange of ideas with volunteers from other cities. Public welcome. Call 692-2344 for details and
reservations.
NorthPark exhibits include the American Institute of Architects art exhibit Jan. 27-Feb. 7; Junior
Achievement Sellathon, young arts and crafts displayed for sale Feb. 3; Weavers and Stitchers of Dallas Craft
Exhibit, Feb. 14-23; Dallas Camellia Society Annual Flower Show, Feb. 23. All on the North-Park Mall.
Philosophy Short Course with Dr. Josef Pieper, one of the most widely read philosophers of our time. An
original and lively Thomistic thinker, writer of television plays in the German-speaking world, many of his books
have been translated into English. Feb. 17-22. $35 auditing fee. Call 253-1123, ext. 241 to register. Pieper will
summarize the day’s lecture in a free lecture nightly, 7:30 in Lynch Hall. U. of Dallas/ Irving.
Plain Speaking An Oral Biography of Harry S. Truman. Rabbi Gerald J. Klein will discuss this book by Merle
Miller and the history lessons abounding in the vivid language of the late president. Feb. 5, 10:30 a.m. The same
evening at 8 p.m., Abba Eban, recently-resigned Israeli Minister of Foreign Affairs, will speak (Sanctuary). Feb.
16, 7 p.m., Ellis Rivkin, professor of Jewish history at Hebrew Union College (Cincinnati) will speak on the Dead
Sea Scrolls (Tobian Auditorium). All lectures are free, open to the public and child care is provided. Temple
Emanu-El/ 8500 Hillcrest/ 368-3613.
W.C. Fields, 80 Proof! The comedian’s grandson, Ronald Fields, has written a theatrical piece drawn from
Fields’ classic comedy routines and family memories. A live presentation will be performed by longtime stage and
radio personality, Richard Paul, and off-Broadway actor, Peter Mitchell. Feb. 5, 12 noon. Free in the El Centro
College Main Lobby/ Main & Lamar, downtown.
Wednesday Noon Forum at the Downtown YMCA invites downtowners to grab a cafeteria tray, brown-bag it or just
drop in to listen to the brief, informal speaker sessions: Feb. 5, Great Expectations: The Unnoticed Economic
Crisis, economics with a touch of humor, by Dr. Paul Heyne (SMU). Feb. 12, The How & Why of the Legal
Services Foundation, with Silvia Demerest, executive director. Feb. 19, an interview with the Dallas
Bluebonnets, a women’s football team. Feb. 26, Astrology, with Kath-erine Utroska.
Creative Divorce seminar begins Feb. 2, 7-9:30 p.m. Eight weeks for $20/ $15 church members. A course in
Altered States of Consciousness begins Feb. 10, 7:30-9 p.m. Ten weeks $20 non-church members/ $25 families/ $2 per
single lecture. That and much more happening at First Unitarian Church/ 4015 Normandy at Preston Rd./ 528-3990.
William Gass, poet-novelist, is the featured guest of the Espejo speaker series at SMU. Feb. 26, 8 p.m.
Student Center Grand Ballroom. Free.
Women For Change Center will sponsor a popular repeat course, How To Go To College When You’re Over 25,
beginning in early Feb. at both U. of Texas at Dallas and the U. of Texas at Arlington. Call 522-3560 for
details. The Center’s monthly meeting on Feb. 18, 7:30, will focus on feminist involvement in the Bicentennial.
Public invited. 3220 Lem-mon Ave./ 522-3560. Ongoing sessions in transactional analysis, career counseling for women
and more. Center hours are Mon-Thurs., 10 a.m.-3 p.m. and Tues. evenings 7:30-9 p.m.
Dallas Garden Center will sponsor a seminar on garden and plant care on Jan. 28, 9 a.m.-12:30. Dr. Robert
Moon, County Extension Service agent, will talk about vegetable gardening on Feb. 13, 7:30-9 p.m. Both free. Garden
Center/ Fair Park/ 428-7476.
My Mother The Freezer, a course in easy, elegant cooking, begins Feb. 6, Thursdays 6:30-8:30 for 8 weeks ($25
with supplies). How To Fight Food Inflation begins Feb. 4, Tuesdays 6:30-8:30 for 8 weeks ($7). Single
Again, a course designed for the newly-single male, begins Feb. 12, Wednesdays 7-9 p.m. for 6 weeks ($20). Call
746-2191 to register. El Centra College/ Main & Lamar.
Negro Texans: Institute of Texan Culture will be exhibited at the Mountain View College Student Center Art
Gallery, Feb. 3-28. It’s all part of Black Emphasis Week on campus and will include videotape showings of Stevie
Wonder in concert. (Call 746-4185 for times and locations.) Feb. 7, another live presentation of W.C. Fields-80
Proof (also at El Centro, see above), 7:30 p.m. in Performance Hall. Campus located at 4849 W. Illinois Ave.
Human Sexuality Week at Eastfield College includes daily noon speakers and panel discussions on The Sexual
Minorities, The Sexual Contract and more. Public invited. Call 746-3185 for details. Feb. 24-28.
How to be a TV star. Channel 8 is looking for people interested in issues to make up the weekly studio
audience for At Issue, the new panel discussion show. Moderator Tracy Rowlett and two invited panelists will talk
and field questions from the audience. Topics are usually local in context. Past and future programs include
What’s Wrong with Local TV?, UFO’s, What Kind of Sports City is Dallas?, Rape, and more. Shows are taped
Mondays 7-8:30 p.m. and shown Saturdays 6:30-7 p.m. Call 748-9631 to reserve a studio seat.
David Raskin, noted Hollywood composer, will be at SMU for a one day seminar on Saturday, Jan. 18. $10 fee.
Call 692-3090 for further details.
MUSEUMS
Dallas Aquarium. More than 2,000 specimens of marine life. Mon.-Sat. 8 a.m.-5 p.m. Feeding schedule Mon. &
Thurs. 3 p.m. Guided tours by arrangement. Free. (Fair Park/ 428-3587.)
Dallas County Heritage Center. Features the restored and refurnished Millermore mansion (1862) as well as
restored log cabins, a depot, railroad section house, and drummer’s hotel dating from 1847-1900. Open for tours
Tues.-Fri., 10:30-1:30 p.m. Sun. 1:30-4:30 p.m., Sat. 1:30-4:30 p.m. Complete tour, adults $1, kids 50c. Sponsored
groups of children free by arrangement. (Old City Park, Ervay & Gana Streets/ 421-7800 or 528-0143.)
Dallas Health and Science Museum and Planetarium is the second oldest health museum in the U.S. It houses
more than 115 major exhibits. Mon.-Sat. 9-5. Sun. 1-5. Planetarium shows Sat. & Sun. 3 & 4:15, adults $1, children
(under 12) 75￠. (Fair Park/428-8351.)
Dallas Museum of Natural History. More than 50 life-size dioramas of Texas wildlife and a complete collection
of Boehm porcelain birds. Special programs. Mon.-Sat. 8 a.m.-5 p.m., Sun. & holidays noon-6 p.m. Free. (Fair Park/
421-2169.)
Dallas Zoo. Over 2,000 mammals, reptiles, amphibians and birds. Animals fed throughout the day. Admission
50c, children under 12 free with parent. Daily 9 a.m.-5 p.m. (Marsalis Park, 621 E. Clarendon/946-5155.)
Fort Worth Botanic Garden. 77 acres of formal gardens and spacious ornamental landscaping. Public park,
always open. $1 entrance fee for Japanese garden, open Sat. 10 a.m.-5 p.m. & Sun. 1-5 p.m. (University Dr. adjacent
to Trinity Park, (817)737-3330.)
Texas Hall of State. 400 years of Texas history in exhibits and decorum, housed in Dallas’ most impressive
historical building. Mon.-Sat. 9 a.m.-5 p.m., Sun. & holidays 2-6 p.m. Free. (Fair Park/ 421-0730.)
Out and About
(Credit card notations: MC -Master Charge, BA-BankAmericard, AE – American Express, DC – Diner’s Club, CB-Carte
Blanche. “All credit cards” indicates that all of the above are accepted.)
Adobe Flats. Two bands every night playing rock and country rock, seven nights a week. Good game room, often
crowded. Cover charge: $1 weekdays, $2 men/ $1 women on weekends. Sandwiches, pizza, and snacks. (4422 Lem-mon/
526-2080/ 11 a.m.-2 a.m.)
Aunt Emma’s. Formerly the Levee, it’s been remodeled in both decor and music, now featuring good-time
bluegrass bands. Still a hand-clappin’ place. Burgers, chili, etc. available all hours. (5616 Mockingbird/
827-7777/ 11 a.m.- 2 a.m. seven days a week).
Bobby McGee’s Conglomeration. Quite a scene: Four completely different and lavishly decorated dining rooms
(one features upholstered toilets as chairs), a disc-jockey discotheque dance floor, a 70-foot-long bar, and
costumed waiters and waitresses. The food (prime rib, steak, shrimp) is a secondary feature. Great capuccino coffee.
(512 Hillside Village/ 826-9020/ 5:30 p.m.-2 a.m. seven days a week/ MC, BA, AE, DC)
Bowley & Wilson’s Alley. A new name for an old favorite (Up Your Alley). A popular college and twenties spot
featuring Bowley & Wilson playing progressive country laced with stand-up comedy. Most weekends are standing room
only. Cover varies, Thurs.-Sat. (Yale & Greenville/ 688-9598/ Tues.-Sat. 7 p.m.-2 a.m.)
Bully’s. A juke box pub with a college crowd. Features half-price drinks all day Sunday. Good imported beer
selection and sandwiches. (4814 Greenville/ 261-5979/ 11 a.m.-2 a.m. seven days a week/ BA, AE)
Chelsea Corner. Quiet and comfortable. A refreshingly diverse clientele sparks lots of good conversation.
Atmosphere of an English pub on the wharf. Live en-tertainment, usually a solo singer/guitarist. Good sandwiches and
a cheese and sausage snack tray. (4830 McKinney/ 526-9327/ weekdays 11:30 a.m.-2 a.m., weekends 2 p.m.-2 a.m./
MC)
Cherry Tree Pub. Live entertainment ranging from folk to soft rock draws a mixed crowd. Good chess and games
bar that specializes in imported beers. Snacks. (7717 Inwood/ 352-0244/ Noon-2 a.m. seven days a week)
Copperwinkles. Las Vegas style show bands. Cover charge: $2 men/$l women. (Royal Coach Inn, 3800 W.
Northwest Hwy./ 357-9561/ All major credit cards)
Cuzzin’s. The remodeled version of the long-time Dallas fixture, the Loser’s Club. In the supper club
tradition, featuring a beef kabob flambe at dinner and a late night (or early morning) breakfast from 1-4 a.m.
Dancing, live entertainment, occasionally big name performers. (5436 E. Mockingbird/ 821-9560/ music 9 p.m.-2
a.m./ AE, DC, CB)
The Den. A distinctive spot in the old Stoneleigh Hotel with a New York hotel bar flavor. Attracts a
semi-chic, semi-business crowd. Growing popularity, especially during the after-work hours. (2927 Maple/
742-7111/ Weekdays 11 a.m.-2 a.m., weekends 4 p.m.-2 a.m./ MC, DC, AE, CB)
Ethyl’s. Bluegrass bands Wed.-Sat. nights. 50c cover charge. Jam session Sunday, varied entertainment Mon. &
Tues. More and more older bluegrass fans are joining in with the good-time, down-home atmosphere. Live radio
broadcast on Wednesday nights. (3605 McKinney/ 522-8900/ 4 p.m.-2 a.m. seven days a week)
Fannie Ann’s. Progressive country is the musical fare, live bands every night. The popular house band,
Summerfield, plays 2 weeks out of each month. A mixed but mainly mid-twenties crowd. Flashing dance floor and silent
movies. Crowded on weekends. Willie Nelson and other noted visitors have been known to show up after hours. 50￠
cover charge weekdays, $l-$1.50 weekends. (4714 Greenville/ 368-9003/ Mon.-Sat. 4 p.m.-2 a.m., Sun. 8 p.m.-2
a.m.)
1520 A.D. Enter at your own risk. A “theater-restaurant,” but definitely not the place for a relaxing
evening. A virtual melee of frivolity in the bawdy style of Henry VIII. Audience participation ranges from screaming
for your singing wench (waitress) to pelting offenders in the stocks with hunks of bread. All the activity helps
obscure the fact that the food is very poor. Show and dinner $6.95-$8.95, extra for beer and wine, served by the
pitcher or carafe. (9410 Marsh Lane/ 350-5748/ Wed.-Fri. 8 p.m.; Sat., two shows, 6:30 and 9:30/ Reservations/
MC, BA).
Gatsby’s Bicycle Bar. A downtown piano bar in ’20’s decor. Silent movies and slides on three screens. Good
spot for afternoon, after business drink. The Coco Loco is the house specialty. (Stat-ler Hilton/ 747-2011/
Mon.-Sat. 11 a.m.-2 a.m., Sun. 12 noon-2 a.m./ All major credit cards)
Gerties. Dance til 5 a.m. to live and loud rock ’n roll. 2 bands each weekend night. $1 cover weekdays/ $2 on
weekends. (3911 Lemmon/ 526-5943/ Sun.-Wed. 8 p.m.-2 a.m., Thurs.-Sat. 8 p.m.-5 a.m.)
General Store. Live entertainment nightly playing folk and country rock. Good bands and fantastic sandwiches.
50￠ cover weekdays, $1 on weekends. (4820 Greenville/ 368-9686/ 11 a.m.-2 a.m. seven days a week)
The Great Indoors. The Jerry Hitt Trio entertains in an atmosphere of sophistication. Dancing to a musical
range from pop to classic from Hitt’s concert grand piano. Second Sunday of every month is a concert style
presentation-shows at 8, 10, and 12. (5728 E. Lovers Ln./ 692-0557/ Mon.-Sat. 7 p.m.-2 a.m.)
Greek Key. Greek belly dancers in an atmosphere that can get downright festive at patron participation time.
Join in with the staff in traditional Greek dances. Live music, Greek & American. Full menu of Greek cuisine, steak,
lobster. (2920 Northwest Hwy./ 358-5177/ Mon.-Sat. 11 a.m.-2 a.m./ All major credit cards)
Harper’s Corner. Drinking, dining and dancing with a panoramic view. An atmosphere of relaxed elegance. The
Rio Pardo group performs a variety of musical selections nightly. (Hilton Inn, 5600 N. Cen. Expwy/ 827-4100/
Mon.-Sat. 8 p.m.-1 a.m./ All major credit cards)
Headquarters. One of the better downtown bars, popular with the business set. Good lunch spot. Live jazz on
Friday evenings from 5-8. (1725 Live Oak/ 651-8031/ Mon.-Fri. 10 a.m.-8 p.m., Closed weekends/ MC, BA, AE)
J. Alfred’s. A boisterous beer bar. Ever popular and always crowded. Good juke box with some eccentric
nostalgic flourishes. Big sandwiches and a limited selection of mixed drinks. (4417 Oak Lawn/ 526-9222/
Sun.-Thur. 11 a.m.-1 a.m., Fri. & Sat. til 2 a.m.)
J. Mulkey’s. A delightful beer garden and restaurant serving sandwiches and home-style hot lunches that
change daily. Happy hour from 5-7 weekdays features fruit & cheese and 25￠ beer. A new offering is steak on the
dinner menu. Live entertainment at lunch and in the evenings, usually a solo musician or small group. (3136 Routh
St. at Woodrow (Che/sea Square)/ 748-3500/ Mon.-Fri- 8 a.m.-10 p.m., Sat & Sun. 8-5.)
King’s Club. Downtown supper club with a warm and regal atmosphere. Private club, but temporary memberships
easily available (fee). Live entertainers include vocalists, comedians, and musical groups. Jan. 27-Feb. 8: The Ink
Spots. Steaks & seafood. $1.50 cover Mon.-Thur., $2 Fri. & Sat. (Adolphus Hotel, 6th floor/ 742-2884/ Mon.-Sat.
11 a.m.-12:15 a.m.)
Knox St. Pub. Nostalgic without really trying. Stew, chili, salads and sandwiches are generous. Growing
popularity with the noon crowd. Quiet sipping and talking atmosphere. (3230 Knox/ 526-9476/ Mon.-Sat. 10-2
a.m.)
Maxine Kent’s. Small groups, usually duos and trios, playing easy listening music from pop to country for a
thirty-ish clientele. Dancing. Jazz jam session every Sunday. (5405 Lemmon/ 526-2200/ Mon.-Fri. 2 p.m.-2 a.m.,
Sat. Noon-2 a.m., Sun.5 p.m.-2 a.m./ AE, DC, CB)
Maze’s Pub. A comfortable neighborhood bar with live folk music. Darts, lots of games, and some exotic
drinks. Mainly a college clientele. (4912 Cole/ 522-0203/ Mon.-Sat. 3 p.m.-2 a.m.)
Mickey Bicker’s Suite 113. A dine, drink, and dance club, popular with the thirties age group. Lunches and
dinners from sandwiches to prime rib. Live entertainment is usually a versatile 2-piece pianist/guitarist band. A
sister club, Mickey Bicker’s Suite 101, is very similar. (Suite 113, 5224 Green-ville, 691-1311/ Suite
101, 3039 W. Northwest Hwy., 358-3461/ Both clubs: 11 a.m.-2 a.m. seven days a week/ AE, MC)
Mother Blues. Moved to a new location with a more slick and elaborate setting (where Machine Gun Kelly’s used
to be) and a stronger emphasis on national name bands. Jan. 16-18: Tim Davis. Jan. 20 & 21: Memphis Blues Caravan.
Jan. 23-25: Lightnin’ Hopkins. Jan. 27-29: Biff Rose. Jan. 30-Feb. 1: Billy C. and Band. Cover varies for name
performers, $2-$4. No cover on weeknights with local bands. Weekend cover good at Gerties after hours. Sunday
special: hamburger plate and all-you-can-drink beer, $2. (4015 Lemmon/ 528-3842/ 6 p.m.-2 a.m. seven days a
week).
N.F.L. Headquarters for the local darts circuit. If you want to join, this is where the big boys play. A
really off beat pub with an Irish ethnic flair. (3520 Oak Lawn at Bowser/ 526-9444/ 4 p.m.-2 a.m. seven days a
week)
The Old Church. A beautiful 1909 church building turned into a great looking bar. Music by jukebox, a loud
one. A limited lunch menu with great burgers and clam chowder. Half-price drinks all night Mondays. (4501 Cole/
526-9332/ Mon-Thur. 11 a.m.-1 a.m., Fri. & Sat. til 2, Sun. 5 p.m.-1 a.m./ MC, BA, AE)
The Old Theater. They call themselves a “disco-flick.” A rejuvenated movie the-ater with two dance floors,
two bars, and 14 levels. Old movies, slides, and cartoons on the full-size screen. A new feature is occasional live
entertainment by local and big name bands on Tuesdays, Wednesdays, or Thursdays with varying cover, $l-$4. Weekends
are always discotheque with no cover and big crowds. (2711 Storey Ln./ 358-1771/ Sun.-Sat. 7p.m.-2a.m./MC,
AE)
Omar’s. The official name is Omar’s Discotheque & Backgammon Club and that’s exactly what it is. This slick
new club (located where James Comedy used to be) features a large dance floor with an overhanging “sheik’s tent,”
music by DJ, and a special backgammon room with eight handmade tables and an instructor always on hand for lessons.
Tournament every Tuesday night at 8. Never a cover. 21 and over only. (Greenville Ave. across from Old Town/
369-6202/ Daily 8 p.m,2 a.m./ MC, BA)
Oz. New and elaborate discotheque trimmed in ultra-modern style with neon and mirrors. Eleven different
levels offer music, dancing, film and conversation spots. The noted NTSU One O’Clock Lab Band performs on weekends
from 8-midnight. On weeknights, smaller sections of the Lab Band entertain. Disc jockey from midnight-2 a.m.
Memberships are $25 per year or $5 for a temporary (3 day). (5429 LBJ Freeway/ 233-5755/ Tue-Fri. 4 p.m,2 a.m.,
Sat. & Sun. 7 p.m.-2 a.m./ MC.BA.AE)
The Point. A newcomer to the swingles scene. Two live bands (Top 40 stuff). Dancing on two levels. A very
personalized club with a clientele of many regulars. Cover: $1.50 weekends, $1 weekdays. (5915-A E. Northwest
Hwy./ 363-7924/ 7 p.m.-2 a.m. seven days a week/ MC, AE)
The Quiet Man. Chic it’s not, but widely diverse devotees call it comfortable for beer, darts and animated
conversation. Patrons are apt to entertain with a guitar or a bagpipe. Outdoor tables. (3120 Knox/ 526-9115/
Mon.-Sat. 9 a.m.-2 a.m., Sun. noon-2 a.m.)
Silver Eagle Mining Co. Progressive country and light rock bands nightly. A popular games bar with a very
young (under 20) crowd. Midnight happy hour with half-price drinks and 25c beer. 50c cover, $1 on weekends. (3122
lnwood/ 257-1911/ Mon.-Fri., Noon-2 a.m., Sat. 7 p.m.-2 a.m.)
Stoneleigh P. A pharmacy from 1926-1973, furniture and fixtures have been restored to recreate an old time
pharmacy setting, complete with relaxed and congenial atmosphere. As much a restaurant as it is a bar, the unusual
menu includes provelone cheeseburgers on pumpernickel buns and grilled, marinated chicken breasts, plus soup, salad,
and sandwiches -all very good. An expansive magazine rack with browsing encouraged and a fabulous juke box ranging
from Bach to Stones. (2926 Maple/ 741-0824/ 11 a.m.-2 a.m. seven days a week)
Tavern of the Fierce Sparrow. A small and pleasant hotel piano bar with some imaginative bartending. Antique
automotive theme keyed to a car called the Pierce Arrow (get it?). (Hilton Inn, 4500 N. Cen. Expwy./ 827-4100/
Mon.-Sat. 10 a.m.-2 a.m., Sun. Noon-midnight/ All major credit cards)
T.G.I. Friday’s. Big, slick, and popular bar/restaurant. No live entertainment, but there’s always plenty of
activity. Half-price drinks on Thursday beginning at midnight. Champagne brunch ($1.95, all you can drink) on
Sundays. Sunday night is rock ’n roll night with old tunes and dance contests. The food’s gotten better, especially
the steaks. (Old Town, 550 Greenville/ 363-5353/ 11 a.m.-2 a.m. seven days a week/ MC, BA, AE)
Travis St. Electric Co. Concert night is Thursday when name rock bands are brought in. Other nights a
discotheque with disc jockey, drummer, and lighted dance floor. (4527 Travis St./ 522-6120/ Tue.-Sun. 8:30 p.m.-2
a.m.)
Venetian Room. Gloria Loring, Jan. 22-Feb. 1 (note change from last month’s listing due to cancellations).
Ruth Buzzi, Feb. 3-11. Tony Bennett, Feb. 12-22. Two shows nightly: weekdays 8:30 & 11, weekends 9 & 11:30. Cover
varies, $8-$15. Reservations. (Fairmont Hotel, Ross & Akard/ 748-5454/ MC, BA, AE, DC)
Wellington’s. The rooftop bar provides a nice drinking spot. Dancing to varied pop music by disc jockey.
(3120 W. Northwest Hwy./ 351-9935/ noon-2 a.m. seven days a week/ MC,BA, AE, DC)
Western Place. Country & western music in a city slicker setting. Top name performers with an occasional
variation from country. Cover varies. (6651 Skill-man/ 341-7100/ 4 p.m.-2 a.m. seven days a week/ MC, AE)
Wintergarden Ballroom. Ballroom dancing to the big band sound. $3.50 cover,BYOB. Free dance lessons
(rhumba,tango, waltz, swing, etc.) on Wednesdays and Fridays at 8 p.m. (1616 JohnWest Rd./ 327-6265/ 8 p.m.-1
a.m., Wed.,Fri., and Sat.)
