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All summer long you complained because there weren’t enough shade trees in your yard. Now, toiling with rakes and Glad Bags, you curse the ones you’ve got. Look on the bright side: your electric bill will probably be half what it was three months ago. Blighter still: you’ve got a big holiday coming up this month. And our calendar is chock full of brightness. November’s not so bad, now, is it? (If only they wouldn’t start reminding you about how many shopping days there are till Christmas.)



Tuesday, 1

You won’t find Barnum or Bailey under the big top at Valley View, but you will find Brandeis University’s used book, record and magazine sale. Donate those dusty old volumes by calling the pick-up number: 528-1432. Or go by and pick up some new dusty volumes, 9:30-9:30 p.m. through the 5th.

We could tell you the old one about “Euripides and I knocka your head offa!”, but instead we’ll suggest seeing Hippoly-tus by Euripides a la Daytime T.V., 8 p.m., at John Tatum’s, 2211 N. Lamar. Directed by Laney Yarber and Deborah Tibbets, the play is part of the Dallas New Arts Festival.



Find out how sick you really are at the Richland College Health Awareness Week. Screenings for diabetes, hypertension, oral cancer and lung capacity are a few of the tests offered by over 25 agencies. Dr. Ken Cooper presents an aerobics workshop at 9:25 p.m. in the gym. Call 746-4435 for details.

Wednesday, 2

First step towards a cordon bleu is a Cooking for Kids lesson from Lucy Cundiff. The $12 session, from 10 to 12 noon at 5409 Neola, ends with a tasting luncheon, and is part of a culinary series through the beginning of December. Talk to Lucy at 352-2940 for information and a reservation – tell her the Pillsbury Dough Boy sent you.



Satyajit Ray? Is that anything like a Gamma Ray? No. He’s the director of Two Daughters, showing tonight at Founders North Auditorium in Richardson, 7:30 and 9:30 p.m. For a schedule of UT/Dallas Tuesday. Wednesday and Thursday film series, call 690-2945.



Leonard Bernstein and Richard Wilbur collaborated on a successful Broadway musical in 1956. Reworked in 1973, the show had a second New York run, and now Candide has come to Dallas at Theatre Three. The adaptation of Voltaire stars Jac Alder as the old philosopher and Dr. Pangloss, Tom Mitchell as the naive Candide, and Connie Coit as his very naive beloved, Cunegonde. The play remains until the 19th. Call the box office at 748-5191.



The NTSU Fine Arts Series presents Julian Bream. English guitarist and lutanist at the Main Auditorium, 8:15 p.m. The NTSU Union has the answers at (817) 788-2611.



Thursday, 3



Tomorrow and tomorrow and tomorrow you will still be able to see TCU’s production of Macbeth, but you might as well see it tonight at 8:15, University Theater. Shakespeare’s tragedy runs through the 6th, and then again the 10th to 13th. Call 926-2461. ext. 245 for ticket information.



The Hip Pocket Theater in Fort Worth follows up its adaptation of Brautigan’s In Watermelon Sugar with an original play by Johnny Simons and Douglas Balentine. Nova’s Shady Grove delves into the lives and relationships of the patrons at a Lake Worth bar. Enjoy dinner at the Backdoor Restaurant, 9524 Highway 80 west of Fort Worth, followed by the $2.50 play at 9 p.m. The show, including music, is a sequel to the earlier Luke Worth Monster.



Next time you’re at the First National Bank Building for business, take a minute out for culture. Texas artists from a five-county area are displaying their works and competing for the state finals in Austin. The Texas Fine Arts Association Region 2 show will remain through the 11th.



While still an undergraduate at UT/D, Mol-lie Dillard wrote Discards, a 2-act play which has already won her the Open Circle and Promising Playwright awards from two groups in Maryland. The character study of two residents in a luxury retirement home appears tonight at 8 in the University Theater for a three-night run. Admission is S1.

Friday, 4



The Dallas Civic Opera opens its season tonight with Rigoletto. Sung in Italian, Verdi’s opera features Ingvar Wixell in the title role, with tenor Alfredo Kraus and soprano Maddalena Bonifaccio. Call 528-3200 for subscription information.



The Dallas Black Hawks wing into their second home game of the hockey season tonight at 7:45 in Fair Park Coliseum. Tonight’s foe: the Kansas City Blues. Ticket info at 823-6362.



Would you believe a Gestalt Rower Show? That’s what the lady said. The Dallas North Garden Forum presents their fall show, Christmas From a Different Point of View today and tomorrow until 5 p.m. at the Walnut Hill Recreation Center on Midway Road. Three competition sections provide an unusual holiday perspective.



When John Ford directs John Wayne through an adaptation of Eugene O’Neill in front of Gregg Toland’s camera, a masterpiece results. The Long Voyage Home is based on four of O’Neill’s early one-acts about the loneliness of a tramp freighter crew. The film is part of SMU’s Cine-mateque series at the Bob Hope Theater, 7 and 9 p.m., $2. Call 692-3090 for in-formation.



Saturday, 5



Two more days to explore the Third Annual Senior Citizens Craft Fair. Dallas County residents over 60 are selling their handiwork in the Women’s Building at Fair Park until 6 p.m., starting at 10 today and noon tomorrow. The Junior League of Dallas sponsors the event, and Mrs. Coy Martin provides information at 528-1995.



Or if you’re more interested in the younger generation, check out the Ursuline Academy annual Christmas Bazaar from 10 to 5 p.m. Featured items on sale in the school gymnasium include homebaked, homemade and homegood handicrafts.



Spend a Renaissance evening in the Margaret Jonsson Theater at the University of Dallas. Machiavelli’s farce Mandragola in the commedia dell’arte style and Marlowe’s Dr. Faustus begin at 8 p.m. for $1.50. Both plays are tonight and the 9th through 12th. Call UD at 438-1123, ext. 314 for reservations.



The SMU Mustangs tackle the Owls of Rice this afternoon at 1:30 in the Cotton Bowl. There will, of course, be plenty of seats available. Call 692-2901.

The battle for the annual Turnpike Trophy heats up the ice tonight in Fair Park Coliseum when the Dallas Black Hawks tangle with the Fort Worth Texans. Tonight’s is the second of 20 scheduled bouts between the two rivals this season. Loosen up your vocal cords – there are usually some fireworks when these two face off. 823-6362.



Sunday, 6

Sunday afternoon holds two events for music lovers on both sides of the Turnpike. The Dallas Civic Opera repeats its season opener, Rigoletto, this afternoon at 2. Call 528-3200 for subscription information. In Fort Worth, Respighi. Mozart and Berlioz are the honored guests at the Symphony’s all-orchestral 3 p.m. matinee.

The performance features the Texas Little Symphony in the Tarrant County Convention Center Theater. Musical Conductor John Giordano conducts. For tickets and information on the symphony’s season, call (817) 921-2676.



Maybe that sculpture from the attic, which you’ ve been using as a doorstop, is worth more than you think. Bring it on down to the Fort Worth Art Museum and find out. The Texas Arts Organization is holding its annual Appraisal Day and invites the public to bring in objects from 10 to 5 p.m. for the opinion of the experts.



The Spider’s Stratagem by Bernardo Ber-tolucci is the first of a five-part Saturday afternoon series beginning at the Kimbell Art Museum today at 1. Entitled “New Filmmakers: Masterpieces of the Seventies,” these commercial films by outstanding foreign directors are presented in the museum auditorium.



Novelist E. L. Doctorow, author of the best seller Ragtime, starts off the SMU Literary Festival discussing his own work at 8:30 p.m. in McFarlin Auditorium. Five poets and four novelists present afternoon and evening talks and readings throughout the week. The English Department has information at 692-2920.



Monday, 7



Paintings, prints and drawings celebrating the Kingdom Animalia are on exhibition for the last day at Cushing Galleries, 2723 Fairmount. Stop by the seven-artist Animal Show before it closes today at 4:30.



“The rain in Spain stays mainly in the plain . . .” If you’re not happy with the way you sound, try the First Unitarian Church of Dallas’ Sound Workshop. Starting tonight, 7 to 9 at 4014 Normandy, Chuck Ney begins a five-week series of breath and body exercises to improve the natural voice. Contact Linda Meazell at 528-3990 for fees and registration. The Dallas Family Guidance Center also offers adult education programs. Their six-week series concentrates on development of self-awareness and partner relationships. The sessions for single persons begin tonight at 7:30 in the Richardson office. Call the FGC at 747-8331 for information.



The SMU Literary Festival offers you a choice of poet Tess Gallagher at 3:30 or novelist Philip Levine at 8:30, both in the Grand Ballroom. Or you can bag the whole thing and make it over to Caruth Auditorium by 8:15 to hear the SMU Chamber Orchestra’s Fall Festival. Director James Rives Jones conducts, with Catherine Akos as soloist. Students $1. general public $2.50.



Tuesday, 8

Spend some time learning about UT/D student art this afternoon. Graduating seniors are displaying a wide variety of visual arts works until 5 on the main level of the McDermott Library. Or if your tastes run more to the photographic, Rodney O’Neil narrates a nature show complete with music in the Performance Hall at Richland College. Shows are at 12:30 and 6:30.



The SMU Literary Festival continues today with poet Michael Waters at 3:30 in Caruth Auditorium and novelist Richard Ford in the Grand Ballroom tonight at 8:30.

If you’re in Fort Worth tonight you’re in luck. The Symphony repeats its all orchestral program at 8. featuring the Texas Little Symphony in the Tarrant County Convention Center Theater. Call (817) 921-2676 for tickets. The Fort Worth Ballet has flown the 80-member Pennsylvania Ballet Company and Ballet Orchestra all the way to Will Rogers Auditorium for two separate programs. Call (817) 731 -0879 for information on the dance corps’ performances tonight and tomorrow night at 8:15.



For Dallas Symphony supporters, the Junior League is sponsoring a Southern Living Cooking School entitled Holiday Entertaining. Classes are held in the Dallas Convention Center today and tomorrow. 12:30 and 7:30. with a different topic each day. General admission is $2.50. preferred seating $5. Call 826-7000.



Wednesday, 9



Last chance today to catch a couple of area art exhibits. First stop by the University Gallery at Haggar Center on the University of Dallas campus for the Oriental art. Screens, ceramics, prints and garments are on display until 3 p.m. After that you still have two hours to make it over to the Fairmount Gallery. Painter and sculptor Albert Lake provides a one-man show of his stylized landscapes at 6040 Sherry Lane.



Novelists Joan Didion. Richard Ford and Ray Carver discuss the state of the art in a fiction panel at 3:30 in Caruth Auditorium at SMU. Black poet Michael Harper, Director of Creative Writing at Brown University, speaks at 8:30 in the Grand Ballroom.



We know you’ve all been waiting for this one. Kris Kristofferson and Rita Coo-lidge come on in out of the wind and rain tonight at McFarlin Auditorium, together in Dallas for the first time in three years. Tickets this time around are $7.50 and $6.50. Purchase them at Preston Ticket Agency and Preston Record Center in Dallas; Central Ticket Office and Amusement Ticket Service in Fort Worth.



Thursday, 10



Supported by three actors and a musician, British actor Sir Michael Redgrave visits the NTSU campus this evening with the production Shakespeare’s People. From the State of Denmark to the Forest of Arden, the group presents numerous scenes and soliloquies, drawing upon the magic of Shakespeare’s entire universe. The one performance is at 8:15 in Main Auditorium for $3.



More art offerings from UT/D. Seniors Richard Earnhard and Steve Ellis open their exhibition of paintings and formed canvasses today on the main level of the McDermott Library. Drop by between 8 and 5 before the 22nd.



And while you’re visiting the other colleges, don’t forget SMU. Poets Donald Justice, Michael Harper, Tess Gallagher and Michael Waters present a poetry panel at 1 p.m. in Caruth.



Friday, 11



Back to the basics: motorcycles and hippies. UT/D Films presents Dennis Hopper’s Easy Rider at 7:30 and 9:30. As the pamphlet says, “Naive even when it was made, the film nevertheless is humorous, entertaining and even touching.” Right on. Tickets $1 at the Founders North Auditorium.

Albert Lake’s gone, but now you have until December 6th to catch a four-artist show at the Fairmount Gallery. Pottery by Eric Abraham, jewelry by Jim Cotter and Dan Telleen and prints by Jane Greg-orious make up the exhibition, open 10-5 Monday through Saturday.



If you’ ve somehow missed getting out to SMU all this week, today’s the last day for the Literary Festival. Students read from their work at 3:30 in the Grand Ballroom, and novelist Joan Didion ends the week in Caruth at 8:30.



Saturday, 12

Behind every good man there’s a sorceress. Right? Theater SMU presents Medea by Euripides at the Margo Jones Theater this evening at 8:15. The Greek tragedy plays the 15th through the 19th as well, with additional matinees on the next two Sundays. Call 692-2573 for ticket information.



If your tastes run to something a bit lighter, try The Junior Players’ Guild production. The World of Winnie the Pooh. The group opens its 23rd season with A. A. Milne’s classic at the Haymarket Theater in Olla Podrida, 12215 Coit Road. Curtain time is 1 and 3:30 this afternoon, 3 tomorrow, and the same times next weekend. Purchase tickets at Sears, or call 358-3756 or 241-4619.



Decorating an apartment on a hare-walls budget? Macy Galleries’ Mini-priced Collectors’ Show opens today at 2605 Routh. Featuring works under $100, the show runs 11 to 6, Thursday through Saturday until Christmas.



The University of Dallas Center for Civic Leadership sponsors the third in a series of City Seminars today from 9:30 to 3. Education: Foundation for the Good Life is the topic in the Haggar University Center. There’s no charge to the public, so call 438-1123, ext. 224 for reservations.



Fort Worth’s Kimbell Art Museum presents the second in its series on New Filmmakers. The Salamander by Alain Tanner shows at 1 p.m. in the museum auditorium.



For all you Mustangs of yore, it’s Homecoming at the Cotton Bowl today when SMU meets Texas Tech. But be forewarned: The Red Raiders could well spoil the party. 692-2901.

Sunday, 13

Two more last chances today: The Amon Carter Museum of Western Art concludes its exhibition from its permanent collection this afternoon from 1 to 5:30. Paintings and sculpture by Frederic Remington and Charles Russell lead off a large number of western artists displayed on the main and mezzanine galleries at 3501 Camp Bowie. This evening is the last performance of Images of the New Brown Man by the Dallas Minority Repertory Theater. Short scenarios excerpted from the scripts of Teatro Campesino depict the myths and truths of the Chicano culture. Tickets for the 7 p.m. show are $3.50, $1.50 for students at the Haymarket Theater in Olla Podrida. Call 528-4084 for information.



The musical event tonight is Manon by French composer Massenet at the Temple Emanu-El, 8500 Hillcrest Road. The op-eralogue, with Director of Music Simon Sargon, begins at 7:30, admission free.



The Dallas Black Hawks host the Phoenix Roadrunners tonight at Fair Park Coliseum. Sunday games start early this season at 7 p.m. 823-6362.



Monday, 14



Sometime in the next three weeks stop by Clifford Galleries in Snider Plaza for a display of small drawings by Leah Goren. After ten minutes on the phone, we agreed it’s almost impossible to describe Leah’s unique use of dark colors and organic shapes, so you’ll have to see them for yourself sometime between 10 and 5:30.



Bach, Brahms, Bartok and Biber are the alliterative list of composers at tonight’s SMU Chamber Music Concert. The Fall Festival production features faculty members Ronald Neal and Linda Cohen on violin. Larry Palmer on harpsichord, and Harris Cohen on piano. Tickets are $2.50 for the 8:15 performance in Caruth Auditorium.



Howie, Dandy and the Giffer are in town tonight. It’s Monday Night Football time again at Texas Stadium. There will, of course, he plenty of hoopla, including Co-sell’s mouth, Meredith’s pranks. ABC’s cameras and Goodyear’s blimp. Besides that, the Cowboys will play football with the St. Louis Cardinals. Kickoff at 8 p.m.



Tuesday, 15

Cushing Galleries and Mountain View College continue their series of lecture-demonstrations tonight from 7 to 10 at 2723 Fairmount. Harry Parker, director of the Dallas Museum of Fine Arts, discusses what museums look for in choosing art for purchase or exhibition. Call 746-4112 for details on the $7.50 tickets. Or if you would rather see art than hear about it, the Kimbell Art Museum in Fort Worth begins a new exhibit today. Jazz, by Henri Matisse. The 20 brightly colored lithographs are on display 10-5 Tuesday through Saturday and 1-5 on Sunday, up until January 29th.



If you’re looking for inexpensive entertainment, the Edison Theater is usually an excellent place to drop a couple of bucks. This evening Sir Laurence Olivier directs and stars in his famous adaptation of Shakespeare’s Richard III. The film is tonight only at 7 and 9:35, but while you’re there, be sure to pick up a calendar with their fall and winter schedule.



Wednesday, 16



Looking for some after-lunch entertainment? We’ve already found it for you. The Eastfield College Percussion Ensemble performs at 12:30 under the direction of Peter Aan. It’s free and open to the public in the Performance Hall.



At Windmill Dinner Theater you can have French Dressing on your salad and the stage at the same time. The French revue includes singers, dancers and comedians in a musical extravaganza. The doors open at 6 at Loop 12 and Abrams Road. Call 363-4455.



Thursday, 17



Beginning today through January 15th, the Amon Carter Museum of Western Art is offering a retrospective exhibition of Ben Shahn’s paintings, drawings and photographs. The show was first organized by Dr. Ken Prescott of the University of Texas for the Jewish Museum in New York. Located at 3501 Camp Bowie, the museum is open from 10 to 5 Tuesday through Saturday and 1-5:30 on Sunday.



Dallas Civic Music brings Leonard Rose to McFarlin Auditorium tonight for one concert at 8:15. The master cellist is one of the country’s best and provides music lovers with a memorable evening. Call 369-2210 for DCM season information.



If classical is a little too heavy for a Thursday evening, Dallas Theater Onstage may have the answer. Leonard Gershe’s Butterflies Are Free opens tonight at the Trinity Center, 2120 McKinney at Pearl. Rod Blaydes directs the comedy running Thursday through Saturday for four weeks. 651-9766 for information.



The Dallas Black Hawks meet the Tulsa Oilers in Fair Park Coliseum at 7:45 p.m. 823-6362.

Friday, 18



One of the basic laws of survival in the Old West has always been, “Don’t ever steal Jimmy Stewart’s rifle.” Winchester .73 is the first of eight movies on which Stewart and Anthony Mann collaborated throughout the Fifties. Photographed by William Daniels, the film survives as one of the classic black and white westerns. A part of SMU’s Great Hollywood Cameramen series, the film is being shown for the next three nights at 7 and 9 p.m. in the Bob Hope Theatre.

Opera fans tonight have two major productions from which to choose. Dallas Civic Opera presents I Capuletti ed I Montecchi at the Music Hall. Bellini’s bel canto masterpiece features Maestro Rescigno, mezzo-soprano Marilyn Horne (as Romeo!) and soprano Linda Zoghby (as Juliet).Call the DCO at 528-3200. The Fort Worth Opera Association presents Puccini’s classic Madame Butterfly for the seventh time since its opening season in 1946. Japanese soprano Atsuko Azuma plays the title role with Romanian tenor Vasile Moldoveanu as her naval-officer lover. Sung in Italian, the performance begins at 8 in the Convention Center Theater. The box office number is (817) 738-6291.



The Dallas Black Hawks ice it up again with their Cowtown rivals, the Texans of Fort Worth. If you enjoy this one, you can catch Part II tomorrow night when the same two teams face off in Will Rogers Coliseum in Fort Worth.



Saturday, 19



It’s a bird, it’s a plane, it’s a turkey! The Lancaster-Kiest branch of the public library presents Thanksgiving Bird, The Pilgrims, and Day of Thanksgiving this afternoon at 2. The number at 3039 South Lancaster is 371-3446.



For those who can’t handle such holiday festivities, Adelle M. Fine Arts gallery has a better idea. Today is the final opportunity to view a selection of fiber works by artists Mary Ruth Smith and Flo Barry. Visit 3317 McKinney before 4.



Effi Briest by director Rainer Werner Fassbinder is on at the Kimbell Art Museum in Fort Worth this afternoon at 1. The film is part of the museum’s Masterpieces of the Seventies series, each Saturday afternoon through December 3.



You’ve been putting it off for weeks, and now it’s almost too late. Tonight is the last performance of Dallas Theater Center’s production of The Imaginary Invalid. Albert Millaire directs this musical adaptation of Moliere’s classic comedy. Shows are at 5 and 8. Even if you miss the play, you can pick up tickets for the remainder of the season at the DTC, 3636 Turtle Creek, 526-8920.

Sunday, 20



Organist Roger Nyquist of Santa Clara University offers a recital at Saint Michael and All Angels Episcopal Church at 10 this morning. Then for your evening listening pleasure, the Temple Emanu-El Choir and Director Simon Sargon present Ernest Bloch’s Sacred Service, an illustrated lecture exploring musical and liturgical aspects of this Jewish choral masterpiece, 7:30 at the Temple; admission free.



Unless you are prone to sending precious trinkets and priceless china crashing to the floor, catch the last day of the Christmas Antique Show in the Women’s Building at Fair Park. Extensive collections of fine glass, silver, furniture, jewelry and other collectibles are on view until 6 today, and from noon to 10 Nov. 17-19. Admission $2 or $3 for all four days.



Today is also curtains for “Bottoms Up ’78,” a musical comedy revue closing a four-week run at Granny’s Dinner Playhouse. Dinner is at 6:45 and the show at 8:15, for $11.50. Call 239-0253 for other showtimes and prices.



Monday, 21



If you liked the book, you’ll probably love the . . . show? Models featured in Dallas Nude will present a variety show and mingle with guests at a formal publication reception at 8 p.m. at the Convention Center. Model-performer Keith Underwood. 1977 runner-up for Mr. Texas, will re-enact competition poses in his almost-nude competition apparel; a seven-year-old magician, Jason Stevens, will make his model-mother disappear right before your eyes; and Dallas model Tara will dance solo and with professional dance partner Steve Brodie. Note; This gala is only for first-edition purchasers of Dallas Nude. So get hooked on the book and take a 3-D look tonight. More information at 741-5405.



Speaking of galas, a revised version of Bernstein’s Symphony No. 3, “Kaddish,” makes its U.S. premiere tonight at 8:15 in McFarlin Auditorium. The Dallas Civic Symphony, SMU choirs, St. Mark’s Boys Choir and soloists combine under the con-ductorship of James Rives Jones, Lloyd Pfautsch and James Livengood for this special scholarship benefit concert. Tickets: $4, $8, $15 and $50.



An exhibition of Carol Wilder’s paintings and drawings opens today in Eastfield Gallery and will run through Dec. 2.



Tuesday, 22



The sharp and cutting wit of Bertolt Brecht combines with Kurt Weill’s haunting score in The Threepenny Opera, staged at 8:15 in McFarlin Auditorium by the New Shakespeare Company of San Francisco. This is the fourth feature of SMU’s Community Course ’77-78 season.



If you are going, or have been, through the separation shock of divorce, the Family Guidance Center’s course on Life After Divorce may shed some light on your new life. The series of lectures at the Richardson office spans four weeks, ending Dec. 15. For times and fee information, call 747-8331.

Wednesday, 23



If you enjoyed the percussion ensemble last week, how about another musical afternoon? Guitarist and lyricist John Knowles performs at 12:30 at Eastfield College, 746-3132.



The Dallas Museum of Fine Arts opens two new exhibits today. One is 16th and 17th century Italian drawings from the Janos Scholz collection, running through January. The other is the 17th Texas crafts competition, a juried contest including works in paper, pottery and textiles. Museum hours are 10-5, Tuesday through Saturday, and 1-5 on Sundays.



Wir Wunderkinder. Repeat that ten times, or better yet, see the film tonight at 7:30 or 9:30. A part of the UT/D films program, the German movie exemplifies the post-war intellectual backlash against vestiges of fascist influence. Admission is $1 at the Founders North Auditorium.



The Dallas Black Hawks meet the Salt Lake City Golden Eagles in Fair Park Coliseum at 7:45 p.m. 823-6362.



Thursday, 24

Happy Thanksgiving. (Check your Alka-Seltzer supply.)



Friday, 25

Works of American photographer Edward S. Curtis (1868-1952) are on display at Afterimage Photographic Art Gallery until December 10th. This is a rare showing of vintage platinum and orotone prints of Curtis’ famous study of American Indians. The gallery is open 10-5:30, Monday through Saturday, in the Quadrangle.



The University of Dallas Art Department sponsors the last day of their fourth annual National Print Invitational this afternoon in the Haggerty Center on the UD campus.

Bogart, wheat and Cub Scouts can mean only one thing: It’s Woody Allen night in Dallas. Tommy Smothers stars in Play It Again, Sam at the Windmill Dinner Theater. The Edison Theater double feature is Everthing You Always Wanted to Know About Sex (7:30) and Love and Death (9:20). 2420 N. Fitzhugh, 823-9610.



Saturday, 26

This afternoon we have one heavy and one light. The Kimbell Art Museum presents Cousin Angelica by Carlos Saura. The film is at 1 in the museum auditorium. Or if you prefer live drama, the First Baptist Church presents The Turkey Who Missed Thanskgiving at the Hampton-Illinois branch library at 2, 2210 West Illinois.

Sunday, 27



If you’re planning a trip to New Orleans to see King Tut, or even if you’re not, the Dallas Museum of Natural History has an excellent way to spend a Sunday afternoon. Animal Treasures of Egypt displays photographs, illustrations, artifacts and museum specimens to explain the religious significance of such sacred animals as the lion, leopard, peregrine falcon and scarab. The show will remain through December.



Another Cowboys Sunday. Channel 4. 3 p.m. RFK Stadium. Washington Redskins.

If your sports appetite is only whetted, the Dallas Black Hawks provide some dessert with a 7 p.m. game against the Kansas City Blues in the State Fair Coliseum. 823-6362.



Monday, 28



Serenity Without Suppression is the last session in a four-part class series. How to Get Control of Your Time, Life and Energies. The SMU School of Continuing Education has information about other courses at 692-2339.



This one’s too good to be true. Woody Herman and the Thundering Herd have a one-night-only engagement at Granny’s Dinner Playhouse. Call 239-0153 about the dinner and late show.



Tuesday, 29

Tuesday offers both afternoon and evening musical events. The UT/D Jazz Ensemble assembles at the Central Dallas Public Library at 12:20 for a show. And once again, the Texas Little Symphony and the Fort Worth Symphony combine for an all-orchestral performance. Concert time is 8:15 in Orchestra Hall. 4401 Trail Lake Drive.



“Oh we see the vanities, vanities, vanities. . .”The Dallas Theater Center presents the recent hit comedy. Vanities. Texas playwright Jack Heifner follows three bright-eyed cheerleaders through their sorority days at a college situated on a hilltop, to an eye-opening reunion in New York. The show runs through January 14: call 526-8920.



Wednesday, 30

Appropriate for the last day of the monthis the last day of the University of DallasGallery Exhibition. The displays are openuntil 3 in the University Gallery. HaggarCenter.

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