February Euents OPENERS

THE TOREADOR

The Dallas Ballet’s only production this month will be the lively ballet. The Toreador. Dallas Ballet Artistic Director Flemming Flindt is a pioneer in the renaissance of the ballets of 19th century Danish choreographer August Bournonville. Flindt has choreographed the Dallas production in the style of Bournonville.

Originally created by Bournonville in 1840 for the Royal Danish Ballet, this striking production of Spanish dance (with music by Erling Bjerno) is a character ballet with musical comedy overtones. The touchingly simple plot revolves around a romance between Maria, the daughter of a Spanish innkeeper, and Alonzo, the handsome toreador. The plot becomes humorously complicated when Celeste, a beautiful French ballerina, arrives in the village.

The plot takes a further turn with the arrival of two Englishmen who both fall in love with the ballerina. After a case of mistaken identity and an arrest by the bumbling local police, all turns out happy in the end. Feb 20-22 at 8 pm; Feb 23 at 2 pm at the Majestic Theatre, 1925 Elm. Tickets $40-$5 available at the Dallas Ballet Box Office and at all Dallas area Ticketron outlets. 744-4430.

-Alan Peppard



RARE WORKS BY GERALD MURPHY

Scholars know of only eight paintings by the American artist Gerald Murphy, and of those, two of the best hang in the Dallas Museum of Art. Where better, then, to bring together all of Murphy’s works for one of the few exhibits ever devoted to the work of this gifted artist? Murphy was a member of the “lost generation” of Americans, the artistic and intellectual expatriates such as Hemingway and Fitzgerald and Pound who gravitated to Paris in the Twenties, searching for the Bohemian life, the good life. In Paris, Murphy came under the influence of Picasso. Braque, Gris and Leger. He studied with that formidable Russian avant-gardist, Natalia Gontchharova, and worked on the scenery for Diaghilev’s Ballet Russe. Despite this immersion in European culture, his own work remained distinctively American-hard-edged, colorful, jazzy, more like a neon-lit American street than a Parisian boulevard. Then, late in the Twenties, Murphy’s life came unraveled in sickness and misfortune- you can read all about it in Tender is the Night, since Fitzgerald based the character of Dick Diver on Murphy- and he never painted again. Today his rare paintings are especially prized, sought after by scholars and collectors alike. Two were recently discovered, and they have been included in “An American in Paris: Gerald Murphy.” which has been organized by Dr. Rick Stewart, the museum’s curator of American art. The exhibit runs Feb 16-April 20 at the Dallas Museum of Art, 1717 North Harwood. Tue, Fri. Sal 10-5; Thur 10-9; Sun noon-5. 922-0220.

-Ken Barrow



STARS APPEAR WITH DSO

Musical stars will be shining brightly at the Dallas Symphony Orchestra this month. The symphony is sponsoring special non-subscription appearances by two of the leading musicians of our time.

Violin buffs will have their day on February 4, when violinist Itzhak Perlman performs with the Dallas Symphony under the baton of Music Director Eduardo Mata. The concert, billed as a “Double Concerto Gala,” will feature the Tchaikovsky Violin Concerto and other works to be announced and will take place at 8:15 pm at Fair Park Music Hall.

Two weeks later, on February 16. piano fans will turn out when Vladimir Ashkenazy, the crown prince of the Russian pianistic tradition, appears in a solo recital, performing Beethoven’s Appassionato Sonata and Schumann’s Carnaval. This program will be held at 8:15 pm at McFarlin Auditorium, SMU. Tickets to each event are $25-$10. 692-0203.

-Wayne Lee Gay

ART

The Cone Collection. One of the world’s great collections of modern painting and sculpture, assembled by a pair of Baltimore sisters with the help of Leo and Gertrude Stein, is now on !he road. Through Feb 5 at the Kimbell Art Museum, 3333 Camp Bowie, Fort Worth. Tue-Sat 10-5. Sun 11-5. (817) 332-8451.

Ray Metzger. One of photography’s most restless ex-penmenters transforms familiar subjects into striking and sometimes baffling images. Through Feb 23 at Allen Street Gallery. 4101 Commerce St. Wed-Fri noon5, Sat 10-4, Sun 1-5 821-8260.

Tom Giebink. Originally a painter, Giebink began wondering what would happen if the chairs and beds in his two-dimensional works sprang to three-dimensional life; the result is functional, but not practical, furniture. Through Feb 28 at Foster Goldstrom. 2722 Fairmount. Tue-Sat 10:30-5:30. 744-0711.

Contemporary Masters. The Los Angeles County Museum of Art is rebuilding its modern galleries, and so it has sent a selection of its best works- by Matisse. Picasso. Chagall. Gris, Magritte and contemporary masters-on the road. Through Feb 16 at the Fort Worth Art Museum. 1309 Montgomery St. Tue 10-9, Wed Sat 10-5. Sun 1-5 (817)738-9215.

Joseph Levi. A witty sense of déja vú hovers over these graphite drawings of famous ladies of painting, and they are paired with another exhibit of art about art, the ultra-realistic still-lifes of a paint-spattered artist’s studio, by Oscar Lakeman Feb 13-March 8 at Adams-Middleton, 3000 Mapte Ave. Tue-Fri 10-6, Sat 10-5. 742-3682.

Nic Nicosia. Creating sets, costumes and characters, Nicosia creates droll little dramas in the studio, no! for television but for the eye of the still camera. Feb 1 -March 30 at the Dallas Museum of Art, 1717 N Har-wood. Tue, Fri. Sat 10-5; Thur 10-9; Sun noon-5. 922-0220.

Laura Gilpin. During her 60-year career, she staked her claim on the Amencan Southwest, documenting not only the land, not just its people, but the relationship between the two. Through April 13 at the Amon Carter Museum, 3501 Camp Bowie, Fort Worth. Tue-Sat 10-5; Sun 1-5 30 (817)738-1933.

Durer to Delacroix. The most recent in a series of superb drawing exhibits features 118 masterworks from one of Europe’s greatest repositories of graphic art. Stockholm’s National Museum Feb 1 -April 13 at the Kimbell Art Museum. 3333 Camp Bowie, Fort Worth Tue-Sat 10-5, Sun 11-5. (817)332-8451.

Ancestral Art of Gabon. From Geneva’s excellent Barbier Mueller Museum comes this loan exhibit of 40 works, representing a diversity of tribes and styles but all of extraordinary aesthetic quality Through June 15 at the Dallas Museum of Art. 1717 N Harwood Tue, Fri, Sal 10-5; Thur 10-9. Sun noon-5 922-0220.

Rodin’s Thinker. Rodin’s great masterpiece, on loan from the B.G Cantor Collection, finds a temporary-and welcome -home, contemplating Dallas’ own Ross Avenue Through April 1986, on the Ross Avenue Plaza. Dallas Museum of Art. 1717 N Harwood. Tue. Fri, Sat 10-5: Thur 10-9, Sun noon-5 922-0220.

Donatello at Kimbell

Donato di Niccolo di Betto Bardi. who was called Donatello, was the greatest Italian sculptor before Michelangelo and one of the founders of the Renaissance. “Italian Renaissance Sculpture in the Time of Donatello” at the Kimbell Art Museum marks the 600th anniversary of his birth by bringing together a choice selection of some 70 small works by this genius, along with works by his followers, rivals and contemporaries. Bronze, marble, terra cotta and stucco, this is one of the most impressive exhibits of Renaissance sculpture ever assembled in this country. Feb 22-April 27 at the Kimbell Art Museum, 3333 Camp Bowie, Fort Worth. Tue-Sat 10-5, Sun 1-6. (817) 332-8451.



The Reves Collection. From Renaissance furniture to impressionist pamings. the tabled treasures of the Wendy and Emery Reves Collection go on exhibit in a replica of La Pausa. the Reves’ villa in the South of France Continuing display in the Decoraiive Art Wing. Dallas Museum of Art, 1717 N Harwood. Tue, Fri. Sat 10-5; Thur 10-9. Sun noon-5 922 0220.

Sid Richardson Collection. Here’s a prime collection ’ of Remingtons and Russells in a prime location, amid ; the restored 19th century splendors of Fort Worth’s Sundance Square. Permanent show at 309 Main St Tue-Fri 10-5. Sat 11-6. Sun 1-5 (817)332-6554.



THEATER

Extremities This strong, well conceived play by William Mastrasimone presents an apparently life-or-death conflict between a rapist and the woman he attacks who turns the tables and holds him hostage It raises, among other things, uneasy questions about man’s instinct for revenge Through Feb 16 at New Arts The-alei 702 Ross at Market in the West End Warehouse District Wed & Thur at 8 pm. Fri at 8 & 11 pm; Sat at 5 & 9 pm. Sun at 2 30 pm Tickets $14.25 Fri at 8 pm & Sal at 9 pm, S10.75 Wed. Thur. Sat at 5 pm, Sun at 230 pm & Fri at 11 pm 761-9064.

Little Shop Of Horrors. In this doo-whopping sendup of Fifties schlock sct-fi movies. Seymour is our drippy but likable hero. Audrey is our drippy but likable heroine, and Audrey II is the man-eating plant (likable still) that causes all the trouble. The script is intelligent and clever, and the music is a delight Through Feb 16 at Theatre Three in the Quadrangle, 2800 Routh Tue-Satal3 15 pm, Sun at 2 30 & 7 pm Tickets $14.50 Fri $ Sat; $13 50 Sun; $12 50 Tue-Thur. 871-3300.

The Marriage of Bette and Boo. Satirist and cynic Christpher Durang takes a swipe at marriage and its accompanying – to his thinking – horrors Some have liked this play immensely, others have found it jaundiced Through Feb 23 at the Dallas Theater Center’s Frank Lloyd Wright Theater, 3636 Turtle Creek Blvd. Tue & Thur at 8 pm; Wed a! 8 pm. Fri at 8:30 pm; Sat at 4 & 8:30 pm. Sun at 230 & 7 30 pm Tickets $22 Fri & Sat at 8 30. $16 Tue. Wed at 8. Thur. $13 Wed at 2:30. Sat at 4 & Sun 526-8857

On the Verge. Three staunch Victorian ladies trek off through space and time in this recent work by the very articulate Eric Overmyer whose surreal Native Speech entraneed audiences at Stage #1 last year Through Feb 13 at Stage #1, Greenville Avenue Theater, 2914 Greenville. Tue-Fri at 8; 15 pm; Sat at 530 & 9 pm, Sun at 7 pm Tickets $ 15 Fri & Sat at 9; $12 50 Tue Thur. Sat at 5:30 & Sun 824-2552



MUSIC

American Guild of Organists. The Dallas chapter presents the Boston Museum Trip in concert. Feb 25 at 8 15 pm at Caruth Auditorium. SMU. Tickets $8. 821-3450.

Cliburn Concert Series. Pianist Murray Perahia performs Beethoven’s “Tempest” Sonata. Scnumann’s Sonata No 2inGminor and works of Chopin, Feb 18 at 8 pm at Ed Landreth Auditorium, University at Cantey. TCU, Fort Worth. Tickets $20-$15. (817) 738-6533

Dallas Bach Society. The Vienna Choir Soys appear in concert. Feb 8 at 8:15 pm at the Maiestic Theatre. 1925 Elm. Tickets $16-$7.50 640-7500.

Dallas Chamber Music Society. The Bartok Quartet performs Barlok’s String Quartet No 5. Beelhovens Ouater. Op. 18. No 3, and Brahms Quarter. Op 51, No 1. Feb 3 at 8:15 pm at Caruth Auditorium. SMU. Tickets $8. 526-7301

Dallas Chamber Orchestra. A subscription series concert includes Chausson’s Concerto tor violin, Bar-tok’s Duos, and Mozart’s Quintet in G minor. Feb 16 at 7 pm at Caruth Auditorium SMU. Tickets $10 826-6974,

Dallas Classic Guitar Society. Duo-guitarists Sergio and Odair Assad appear in concert Feb 11 at 8:15pm at the Majestic Theatre. 1925 Elm Tickets $11-$6.50. 855 5013.

Dallas Museum of Art. Feb 6: Pianist Jeffrey Siege presents ’Debussy The Sublime Sensualist” in a speoat Keyboard Conversation’ program Feb 27 Composer-artist John Cage appears with Dallas-based avant-garde chamber ensemble BL Lacerta. Both concerts are at 7:30 pm in the Museum Auditorium, 1717 N Harwood. Tickets $8 922-0220, ext 229.

Dallas Symphony Orchestra Special Events. Feb 4: Eduardo Mata conducts a concert featuring violinist Itzhak Perlman performing the Tchaikovsky Violin Concerto and other works, at 8:15 pm at Fair Park Music Hall. Feb 16. Pianist Vladimir Ashkenazy performs a solo recital including Beethoven’s Appassionata Sonata and Schumann’s Camaval at 8:15 pm at McFarlin Auditorrum SMU Tickets $25-$10 to both events 692 0203.

Dallas Symphony Orchestra Subscription Concerts. Jan 30 & Feb 1: Eduardo Mala conducts a concert featuring Beethoven’s Piano Concerto No 4 in G ma/or (with soloist Claudio- Arrau) and Copland’s Third Symphony Feb 7 & 8. An all-Brahms program includes the First Piano Concerto in D minor (with soloist John Lill) and the First Symphony in C minor with Mala conducting. Feb 13 & 15: Paavo Berglund conducts Sibelius Oceanides and Violin Concerto in D minor (with soloist Ida Haendel) and Nielsen’s Fourth Symphony (“The Inextinguishable”). Feb 21. 22&23; Cellist Janos Starker pertorms Dorati’s Cello Concerto on a concert also featuring Handel’s Royal Fireworks Suite. Schubert’s Symphony No 6 in Cmajor, ana Kodaly’s Dances of Galanta, with Kirk Trevor conducting. Feb 27 & Mar 1: Walter Hendl conducts Berlioz’s Excerpts from Romeo and Juliet in a concert also featuring Frederick Moyer. the winner of the Bachauer Award for pianists Feb 23 at 2.30 pm. all other dates at 8 15pm at Fair Park Music Hall. Tickets $18-$6 50.692-0203.

Dallas Symphony SuperPops. Feb 14: The Canadian Brass Feb 28: Comedian Jerry Lewis. All per-formances at 8 pm at Fair Park Music Hall. Tickets$21.

Eastfield College. Feb 8: Maynard Ferguson, virtuoso iazz artist, appears in concert. Tickels $10-$8. Feb 17: The Chicago Chamber Brass performs Free. All performances at 8 pm at the Eastfieid College Perform ance Hall, 3737 Motley, Mesquite. 324-7185.

Jazz Legend Plays

Maynard Ferguson has been making waves in the jazz world since the Fifties. This month, the famed bandleader and virtuoso trumpeter makes waves in Dallas with his new band, appearing Feb 7 at 7:30 & 9:30 pm at the Eastfield College Performance Hall. 3737 Motley. Mes-quite. Tickets $10-$8. 324-7185.



Fort Worth Chamber Orchestra. Pianist Jean Ber nard Pommier performs Mendelssohn’s Piano Concerto No. 1 in G minor under the baton of Jose-Luis Garcia in a concert also including Ravel’s Mother Goose Suite and R Strauss’ Le bourgeois Gen-Mhomme Feb 25 at 8 pm at Ed Landreth Auditorium University at Cantey. TCU, Fort Worth. Tickets $12-$8 (817)926-8631.

Fort Worth Opera. Verdi’s La Traviata rounds out the 1985-86 season with Richard Buckley conducting and Albert Takazauckas directing a cast including Mary Jane Johnson as Violet!. Denes Stnny as Alfredo and John Brandstetter as Germont. Feb 7 at 8 pm ana Feb 9 at 2:30 pm at Tarrant County Convention Center Theatre. 1101 Houston, Fort Worth Tickets $35-$5. (817)335-9000, (B17) 737-0775.

Fort Worth Symphony Orchestra. John Giordano conducts a concert featuring Hovhaness’ Mysterious Mountain, Debussy’s La Mer and Liszt’s Piano Concerto No. 1 in E flat major, with soloist Ruth Laredo, Feb 15 at 8 pm and Feb 16 at 3 pm at Tarrant County Convention Center Theatre. 1101 Houston, Fort Worth Tickets $15-$9 (817)429-1181

Meadows School of the Arts. Feb 2; Faculty members Barbara Moore and Horst Gunter appear in a joint vocal recital. Feb 8. SMU Chamber Orchestra performs works of Mozart Feb W Perspectives New Music Ensemble Feb 11. Violinist Enck Friedman “and friends” present chamber music. Feb 17: Harpsichordist Jennifer Paul appears in recital, Feb 19: SMU Wind Ensemble Feb24 Faculty organist Robert Anderson appears in recital Feb26: SMU Symphony Orchestra. Alt concerts are at 8 15 pm at Caruth Auditorium, SMU. Free, 692-3510.

Richardson Symphony Orchestra. Winners of the McCarty Young Artist Competition appear on a concert also featuring Britten’s Young Person’s Guide to the Orchestra and Copland’s El Salon Mexico. Feb 8 at 8 pm at Richardson High School Auditorium, Belt Line at Coit. Richardson Tickets $13-$8 50. 234-4195. Texas Baroque Ensemble. A Valentine’s concen features Daroque music of love and lovers. Feb 15 at 8.15 pm at the LTV Center, 2001 Ross Ave. Tickets $8 at Ticketron. 278-2458.



DANCE



TITAS. This month The International Theatrical Arts Society will close out its Celebration Dance Subscription Series with two performances by the renowned Feld Ballet Guided by founder Eliot Feld [he 23-member troupe has a diverse repertoire that defies labeling. Feb 21 & 22 at 8 pm at McFarlin Auditorium, SMU Tickets $25 $5. 528-5576



ENLIGHTENMENT



Evangelical Women’s Caucus. Linda May, director of the Genesis Women’s Shelter, will speak on the church’s responsibility to battered women Feb 20 at 7 pm at the Royal Lane Baptist Church, 6707 Royal Lane at Hillcrest. 490-1076 or 264-7456.

Peopte: The First Decade. An exhibit of outstanding photographs taken from the first 10 years of People magazine will be on dtsplay at the Central Dallas Public Library in the Plaza Level Community Showcase. Selected from 48,000 pictures appearing in the weekly since its launch in 1974. the exhibit will feature photos of such Texas luminaries as Farrah Fawcett, Larry Hagman, Tom Landry. Stanley Marcus. Willie Nelson. Danny White and more. Through Feb 27 at the Central Library. 1515 Young 749-4404.

SMU Distinguished Lecture Series. Muled psychoanalyst, author, lecturer and philosopher Rollo May will speak on the current state of American society on Tuesday, Feb 11 at 8 pm. The final speaker in this year’s series will be comedian, musician and writer Steve Allen The Grammy Award-winning Allen will present a lecture-concert reflecting “The Rise and Influence of Television in America” March 18 at 8 pm in McFarlin Auditorium on the SMU campus. Subscription price lor reserved sealing, post-lecture receptions and parking for the entire four-speaker series is $125 per person. General admission is S45. 692 3793



RECREATION



Fourth Annual North Texas Irish Festival. This pre-St. Patrick’s Day festival will once again feature two full days of Irish music dancing exhibitions and work- ’ shops, traditional foods, cultural events and hundreds of arts and crafts booths Internationally acciaimed acts from Ireland, headlined by the best-known of all Irish musicians-Tommy Makem and Liam Clancy- will appear at the festival Sat. March 1, and Sun. March 2 at Fair Park. Gates open at noon Admission is $10 for adults and $7 for senior citizens and children 12-18. for the entire weekend. $6 for adults and $4 for senior citizens and children 12-18 for one day. Children under 12 admitted free 942-6687.



SESQUICENTENNIAL CALENDAR



Last of the Big Gunfights. Relive the gunfight be-twsen Saloon owner Luke Short and Marshal “Long Hair” Jim Courtright at the White Elephant Saloon in the Fort Worth Stockyards This re-enactment of the famous gunfight that look place on February 8, 1887. is presented by the Legends of the West Gunfighters or Saturday. February 8, at 7 pm in front of the White Elephant Saloon at 106 E Exchange Ave in the Fort Worth Stockyards National Historic District. Free. (817) 624-8241.

Cowtown Marathon & 10K Run. More than 5,000 ruuers are expected to participate in this run. which begins and ends at the Cowtown Coliseum in the Stockyards National Historic District. Feb 22 at 9:30 am. Entry fee $10. (817) 927-1986.



SPORTS



SMU. All home games played in Moody Coliseum onSMU campus. For ticket information, contact the SMUAthletic Ticket Office, Moody Coliseum, SMU.692-2902.

Feb 1 vs Arkansas 1 pm

5 vs Baylor 7:30 pm

15 vs TCU 3 pm

26 vs Houston 8 pm

TCU. All home games played in Daniel Meyer Coliseum on TCU campus. Tickets $7 adults and $4 high school age and younger. For more information, contact the TCU Athletic Ticket Office (817) 921-7967 Feb 8 vs Baylor 1 pm

12 vs Texas AS M 7:30 pm

22 vs University of Texas 1 pm

Dnllas Mavericks. All home games in Reunion Arena Tickets $7 & $5 available at Rainbow-Ticketmaster or Reunion Arena box office, 777 Sports St. 988-0117 Feb 2 vs Utah Jazz 2:30 pm

9 – All-Star Game 12 30 pm

12 vs Denver Nuggets 7:30 pm

19 vs Milwaukee Bucks 7:30 pm

21 vs Houston Rockets 7 pm

26 vs Los Angeles Lakers 7 35 pm

28 vs Philadelphia 76ers 7 pm



NIGHTLIFE

ENTERTAINMENT/DANCING



Amnizia. A perfect name for its location, because who can remember how many nightclubs have come and gone along here? This latest addition, with its Madonna-like dance music bouncing off the fluorescent painted walls, is going for the young 20ish singles crowd You won’t find the chic types who hang around Upper Greenville, but the music is the same. And the dance floor is just as crowded (3829 W Northwest Hwy. 351-1262. Nightly 7pm-2am. No credit cards.)

Barney Oldfield’s. Barney Oldfield’s relentlessly pushes on, no matter what other clubs are doing, with its “straight from Las Vegas” theme. Everyone who appears on the stage seems to be either from Reno or Vegas But while other similar supper clubs in Dallas have only had short lives, this one continues to thrive with its basic pop music act (1893 W Mockingbird 634-8850. Mon-Thur A pm-1 am. Fri-Sun 7pm-2 am Shows.Tue-Thur9& 11. Fri $ Sat 9-30 & 1130,Sun9. MC, V. AE.)

Boardwalk Beach Club. You thought preppies were dying out? Head over in your BMW to Boardwalk and you will find them, hiding out from the real world. More than 1.000 of the prep set. from college kids to holdovers in their early 30s, jam the place every weekend night. The disc |ockey plays good beach music, if you can hear it above the noise o1 the preppy talk. Dress is essential to a successful bar evening here, so button down tight. (6332 La Vista. 833-5340 Wed-Sat 8 pm-2 am. Fri 5 pm-2 am. Closed Sun-Tue. MC. V.AE.)

Bowley & Wilson’s. If you’re looking lor a place to have your church social, don’t come here. Not for the faint of heart or timid o1 ear, Bowley and Wilson dish out hysterical music and humor that landed them in jail on one occasion If you’re looking for a reasonably priced, humor-filled evening, Bowley & Wilson and the Blue Bathroom Humor Band are for you You can win free drinks by being a good sport when they ask you to join in the act. Win free Kamikazies by successfully singing “Old Ben Lucas” in front of the audience. (4714 Greenville 692-6470. Tue-Sat 7:30 pm-2 am. Show starts at 945.)

Bow Ties. We know what you’re asking. Where can you get that first drink after a rough flight into Love Field? Drive right across the street to this new club in the Executive Inn. It’s loud, raucous and filled with a variety of ages up to 40-all of them the kind of party people you see on airplanes And if you get tired of talking to them, go stand by the band. They’re about as loud as a 747 This live music Top 40 dance club has potential. (3232 W Mockingbird. 357-5601- Mon-Sat 11 am-2 am, Sun noon-midnight. All credit cards.)

Cafe Dallas. The club that was at one time the hottest disco in town (a title Cafe Dallas held back in 1980) has overhauled its image to bring back clientele But Cafe Dallas has stuck with its dark decor and driving dance music and same drink specials-and ama2ingly has staged a sort of popular comeback on the always-changing Greenville strip. (5500 Greenville in Old Town Shopping Village. 987-0066 Mon-Fri 4 pm-2 am. Sat & Sun 7 pm-2 am. MC. V. AE.)

Callaghan’s. Ah, the sweet mysteries of Dallas nightlife. At Callaghan’s. part of the West End live music renaissance, you used to gel pure Irish music. Now you never know what will be coming out of the loudspeakers. The little Irish bands play sporadically, and there’s jazz on Sundays, but the rest of the week could be anything. When we went, there was a Top 40 group early in the week, then a flat-out rock ’n’ roll group by the weekend. But it’s still worth the gamble. (1701 Market at Ross. 761 -9355 Mon-Fri 11 am-2 am. Sat noon-2 am. Sun 4 pm-2 am. AE, DC )

Confetti. Look what’s happened to Dallas’ meat market It went upscale. No more wild-looking waitresses in nasty outfits. No more best-body contests. No more teenager-looking types. Now sleekly redesigned for the young office crowd, the club still throws a good party. (5201 Matilda off Lovers Lane. 369-6969, 369-6977. Mon- Thur 5 pm-2 am. Fri 5 pm-4 am. Sat 7 pm-4am, Sun 6 pm-2 am. Cover-$2 Mon after 7 & Tue-Thur after 7, $3 Fri & Sat. $2 Sun. MC. V. AE. DC.)

Court Five. This place could be one of your great discoveries. A hole in the wall hidden among the North Dallas apartment complexes, this little bar attracts non-swingle-style partiers who have a roaring great time dancing to such decent little rock ’n’ roll bands as the Vinyl Tops and Silent Partners. There’s a large outdoor patio, hilarious photos on the wall of the owner with his friends and even bad pool tables in the back. (7108 Holly Hill. 363-0174. Tue-Fri 5 pm-2 am. Sat & Sun 7 pm-2 am. MC, V. AE.)

Dick’s Last Resort. The appeal of this newest nightspot in downtown’s West End district comes from the owner himself In this charmingly hectic, casual atmosphere, where everyone sits at long tables, presides loud-mouthed Dick – he teases you. roars happily at you from across the bar and puts together a terrific combination of drinks with a hefty chicken-ribs-crab menu Dixieland jazz groups nightly (Coiner of Ross and Record. 747-0001. Mon-Wed 1V30am-midmght, Thur Sat 11 30am-2am. Sun5pm-midmght. MC, V, AE DC)

Encounters. The burning question in North Dallas is: Will the young hotspot lovers take an elevator up 21 floors in a hotel to go to a European styled disco? The Doubletree Inn is betting on it. with the kind of flashing lights, sleek waitresses and pounding dance music that we know so well. On our lirst visits, the crowd was older than other Upper Greenville clubs The bar food is not typical – there is a dish called “vegetable cheese cake.” (8250 N Central Expwy in the Doubletree Inn. 691-1309. Mon-Thur430pmt.30am, Fri4:30pm-2 am, Sat 8 pm-2 am All credit cards.)

Fast and Cool. This Greenville Avenue creation, located in the old Nick’s Uptown building, is a dance club with naked light bulbs hanging down from the ceiling and female dancers in cages They play everything from the Animals to the Eurythmics to Motown hits. (3606 Greenville. 827-5544. Sun-Thur 7pm-2 am. Fri 5 pm-4 am, Sat 7-4. Cover: S3 Thur-Sat MC. V. AE.)

500 Cafe. Everyone likes to think they’re part of the eclectic crowd, but you can find the real thing at the 500 Cafe A combination o1 the city’s intelligentsia, New Wavers and Deep Ellumites, this little bar near Fair Park offers live entertainment Thursday through Saturday and such unusual delights as poetry readings and short films during !he week (408 Exposition Ave. 821-4623 Tue-Thur 5 pm-midnight. Fri & Sat 5 pm-2 am Closed Sun & Mon. AE only.)

Four Seasons Ballroom. This place offers big-band music for ballroom dancing A strict dress code is enforced: dresses for the ladies and coats and lies for the gentlemen Only setups, beer, wine and soft drinks are served, except on Fridays, when food is available. Cover varies, and free dance lessons are offered. (4930 Military Pkwy. 349-0390 Wed 8:45 11 45 pm, Fn9pm-12.30 No credit cards.)

In Cahoots. All of us serious North Dallas nightclub watchers are starting to wonder. Is In Cahoots going to beat the trend and last? Almost every Greenville club that plays off contemporary dance music has a hot period and then fades, but the parking lot at NorthPark East is still packed Great laser show, sophisticated decor, blackjack labies-but most important, they have hot, swealy. single dancing bodies. (NorthPark East. 8796 N Central Expwy 692-5417. Mon-Thur 5 pm-2 am, Fri 5 pm-3 30 am. Sat 7.30 pm-3.30 am, cover on weekends MC. V. AE.)

Memphis. Don’t let the tiny dance floor (literally about the size of a two-door foreign car) and the dark hue of the bar disturb you People dance in the aisles, on the chairs, by the bar – mainly because this is the best live |azz-dance bar in North Dallas Great local groups are regulars-like Emerald City and Schwanlz Lefantz. (Quorum Plaza, 5000 Belt line, Suite 500 386-9517 Mon-Fri 4 pm-2 am, Sat & Sun 7 pm-2 am. Cover: S3-S5 All credit cards.)

Mistral. Without question, the most expensive dance club in Dallas. Weekend cove’ is now $10, and though it’s a very slick European-styled club with a fabulous light show (aren’t you tired of people calling light shows fabulous?”) and a huge video screen, it still has a tendency to draw more people from the suburbs than from the beautiful crowd The revamped adjoining restaurant now serves food “by the ounce ” (Loews Anatole. 2201 Stemmons 760-9000 Tue-Thur 5 pm-2 am. Fri 5 pm-4 am, Sat 7 pm-4 am Closed Sun & Mon. MC. V. AE.)

Monopoly’s Park Place. Here’s a bar that cries out for the 19-year old-young partiers who have finally reached bar age. Regularly, funky, slick, Madonna-styled (or is she already out?) kids flock here to celebrate their own vision of heaven There is dancing on a game board floor, chic lights, etc.. but the best show comes from the post-high school posturing (6532 E Northwest Highway 696-3720 Tue&Wed7 pm-2 am, Thur 5 pm-2 am, Fri 5 pm-3 am, Sat 7 pm-3 am. Sun 7 pm-2 am Closed Mon. All credit cards.)

Nairobi Room. Are you adrift from reality, are you in louch with your true sell, or are you just sticking safety pins through your ears because everyone else is doing it? Find out here, at the most well-known New Wave and punk bar in the city Sometimes the Nairobi Room 15 a parody of itself A lot of people here try exceedingly hard to make themselves look too cool During the day. no doubt, they wear business suits Dress any way you wan! and they’ll let you in (Beer and wine only. BYOB. 2914 Harry Mines, in the Town House Motor Hotel. 748-9567. Mon-Sat 7 pm-2 am, Sun 7 pm-midmght. Entertainment and cover varies No credit cards.)

Poor David’s Pub. In a city where live music clubs close quicker than real estate deals, Poor Davids has been hanging on tor eight years. It’s still the leader in blues artists, progressive-country singers and touring folk singers. (1924 Greenville. 821-9891 Mon-Sat 7 pm-2 am Closed Sun. Cover vanes. No credit cards)

Popsicle Toes. After taking one look at the seamy ex-lerior. people have been afraid of walking in here, which is a mistake. Fealuring rhythm and blues and funk bands like Phyrework and Buster Brown, Popsi-cie Toes brings together a lively group from every social strata. This is one of the best places to dance you’ll find. (5627 Dyer. 368-9706. Tue-Thur & Sat 8 pm-2 am; Fri 4 pm-2 am. Sun 7 30 pm-midmght. MC, V, AE.)

Prohibition Room. Long regarded as the place in the basement next door to the Starck Club, the Prohibition Room has developed an aura of its own For one reason, it has begun to regularly draw some of the top local bands, like Robert Lee Kolb. When you enter, you think it’s another pool-and-shuffleboard bar, but when you run out of quarters, go to the back by the stage and listen to an evenings worth of fine music. (703 McKin-ney in the Brewery. 954-4407 Mon-Fri 4 prn-2 am, Sal 7 pm-2 am MC. V.AE)

Razi Ma Tazz. The nightclub assault continues in the West End district of downtown Dallas. The latest. Razz Ma Tazz, offers one of the most intriguing interiors we’ve seen in a while a combination of a Havana show room from the Fifties and a plain old Sixties rock n’ roll hangout. The live music you get, though, ranges from rock to R&B to dance-styled pop. Good local bands, ornate bar, restaurant menu also available, (1714 N Market 748-7112.Mon-Fn 11 am-2 am. Sat 6 pm-2 am. Closed Sun. MC, V.AE. DC.)

Redux. The green frog band has come down for good and Tango is no more But luckily, Redux has risen from the ashes. Unlike its predecessor, Redux has become the top nightclub for live, very upbeat regional music in less than a year, drawing the best Southwest bands and solo acts. (1827 Greenville 827-1591. Tue-Sat 7 30 pm-2 am. MC, V. AE.)

Rick’s Casablanca. At first glance, you may think you’ve come to one of those old-fashioned tropical bars (with perhaps the best ceiling fans in Dallas). But Rick’s is quickly becoming one of the best small clubs in which to hear good bands, from reggae to rhythm and blues. The place is often crowded early in the week, since Robert Lee Kolb and Local Heroes perform Monday through Wednesday nights. (1919 Greenville. 824-6509. Daily 6 pm-2 am Cover vanes. MC, V.AE)

Starck Club. You waited three years for the high-tech, beautiful-peoples bar to open, and now you want to go there Here’s what you need to know First the $10 weekend cover – and that’s only if they let you inside. Second: the most decadent bathroom lounges in town. Third: the sunken dance floor, down a flight of stairs. Fourth: the variety of people, from gays to straights to Nuevo Wavo to models to just normal Joe Blows (the place is huge enough to accommodate all types). Best time: Saturday night, it becomes incredibly packed Despite the hype, it’s still the hottest chichi nightclub in the city (703 McKinneyin the Brewery. 720-0130. Thur 7 pm-2 am, Fri 7 pm-4 am, Sat 9 pm-4 am. Sun 9 pm-2 am Closed Mon-Wed Cover: $5 Thur & Sun after 9 pm, $10 Fr\ after 9 pm & Sat MC, V.AE,DC.)

Strictly TaBu. One of the longest-fasting jazz clubs in Dallas (with the best pizza you’ll ever find at a jazz club), Strictly TaBu continues to present, in its dark, badly decorated interior, some of the best contemporary jazz in town. Groups play every night, the most regular being Jeanette Brantley and Clockwork, which plays with such a unique style that it often takes a survey in the middle of a performance asking people what they think they’re listening to. (4111 Lomo Alto, Lemmon at the Tollway. 528-5200. Tue-Sun 6 pm-2 am. Closed Mon. MC, V.AE)

Studebaker’s. Can this good-times emporium be slipping so soon into senescence? Say it ain’t so. Elvis. Actually, news of Studebaker’s demise may be greatly exaggerated. True, new clubs have cut deeply into its crowds; the patrons are older and less chic than before. But the passion for nostalgia seems undying, so aging rock lovers still gather at such shrines to bop and stroll their way to bliss The non-stop mix of Mo- ’ town, cutesy rock {“Hand Jive.” “Hokey-Pokey.” etc.) and the old gold of various Frankies and Bobbies can still pack ’em in. And don’t forget the generous happy hour buffet. (NorthParh East, 8788 N Central Expwy. 696-2475 Mon-Fri 11 am-2 am. Sat & Sun 7 pm-2 am. Dress code after 4 pm. MC, V. AE.)

Studio E. When you’re ready for a change of pace in live jazz music, you have to make it to Studio E. You aren’t going to get the snobbery here that goes with some jazz clubs. This is strictly a BYOB affair (setups are available). By day. it’s a music store that sells amplifiers, band instruments, etc. But at night, local |azz groups come in and try out their new material on willing audiences It’s a chance to see what may become tomorrow’s headliner groups (919 N Haskell 824-8483 Fri-Sun 9 pm-2 am. No credit cards.)

Taheetl’s. You live on the cutting edge of Dallas night life but somehow you feel empty You’re bored with video bars, light shows and happy hour buffets. This Lower Greenville comedy club is the perfect change for you The house troupe, the Guava Bomblets (formerly of the Pocket Sandwich Theater), performs Thursday Friday and Saturday nights, dishing out creative, intelligent improvisations! humor at breakneck speed There’s a constantly changing line-up of acts on other nights Friendly waitpeople are attentive and anxious to please with plentiful drinks and light food from the preservative-(ree health food menu (2106 Greenville 823-6626. Daily 7pm-1 am. MC. V, AE Cover varies.)

Venetian Room. The old king of the Dallas showroom supper clubs. the Venetian Room still consistently brings in the most recognizable names in pap-jazz-comedy acts. The posh, elegant place, with its frescoes on the walls and tuxedoed waiters, might be mtimidat-inc. to some, but the dress code has been loosened (you can get by wilhout tie or fancy dress), the cover charge ranges from $12-$2Q, and you don’t have to buy the full-course dinner (which starts at $20) to come to the show. (Fairmont Hotel. Ross and Akard 723-2020 Mon-Sat. two shows nightly at 9 pm and 11 pm MC. V, AE. DC.)



NIGHTLIFE

DRINKING



Adair’s. The great old beer joint of Dallas continues to pull in us rednecks, fourd-mouthed attorneys, chic city women who act country, and all-around fun-loving people who like to drink beer and spill it on the pool tables Since Adair’s moved to its Deep Ellum location, cynics had been predicting its demise. But its half-pound hamburgers and whiny jukebox still draw a crowd (2624 Commerce 939-9900. Mon-Sat 10 am-2 am Closed Son. No credit cards)

Andrew’s. Why mess around with a successful formula? Andrew’s still features obscure folk singers on the guitar, it keeps serving its well-regarded hamburgers, and it keeps offering its strong specially drinks with riciculous names Although there are now four Andrew’s locations in Dallas, only the McKmney location oflers live music. Us still a kick to see the Yuppie crowd that packs this comfortable nightspot listening to the old Joan Baez tunes. (3301 McKmney. 521-6535. 14930 Midway. 385-1613. 7557 Greenville. 363-1910; 10723 Composite, 351-4804 Mon-Sat 11:15 am-2 am; Sun 10:30 am-2 am. All credit cards.)

Arthur’s, The ideal spot for you to meet that rich middle-aged man, Arthurs has for years been the sophisticated gathering place for the stngle upper-class crowd in their 40s and up who don’t believe that wearing a thick gold chain around your neck is the way to show your charm. (1000 Campbell Center. 361-8833 Mon-Fri 11.30 am-1:30 am; Sat 6 pm-1:30 an. All credit cards.)

Biff’s. II you’ve lived in Dallas longer than five years, you’ll recognize the unique thing about Biff’s. It’s the only Greenville club north of Park Lane that has not changed its name Since 1978, Biff’s has provided m ngling at the bar, a menu of about any food you can name and upscale clientele Now it adds another popular feature, an outdoor veranda overlooking a grove of trees, not a parking lot (7402 Greenville. 696-1952. Sun-Tue 11 am-midmght. Wed& Thur 11 am-1 am. Fri & Sat 11 am-2 am MC, V. AE.)

Buyers. All those sharp-looking fashion buyers who flood our city have to go somewhere. Offen it’s the Buyers bar on the second floor of the Wyndham-a cozy little spot where the patrons sip wine and chat about hem lines. You’d better look right here. Fakes are spotted all the way across the room (Wyndham Hotel 2222 Stemmons Freeway. 631-2222. Daily 11 am-1 am. All credit cards.)

Cactus. Are you ready to gel down in Richardson? At the end of the work day. it seems that everyone who must drive Central all the way from downtown slops here to unwind By Friday, the place is a madhouse, with Richardson residents packed two-deep at the bar talking mortgages and landscaping and sex. like all good suburbanites. (13929 N Central Expwy. Richardson 234-1055 Daily II am -2 am All credit cards)

Cheers. A neighborhood bar on Upper Greenville? This darts-pool-horseshoes-and-jukebox bar has all the trappings of a place where you want to hang out and not necessarily get picked up. A popular place with the SMU set, it’s still a good all-around bar and the drinks are hefty. Try a lace-down or two and then try to play pool. (5118 Greenville 692-5738 Daily 11 am-2 am. MC. V. AE. DC.)

Chelsea Corner. In the block where upper McKmney Avenue runs into Highland Park, there is the perfect club to blend the two cultures A quiet, candle-on-lhe-table place, with little sandwich or quiche dinners, all kinds of colorful fruit drinks and a guitarist playing folk-pop songs on an elevated stage. Chelsea Corner is great for a peaceful moment belore you hit the fast lane, or a way to unwind if you’re coming off it. (4830 McKmney 522-3501 Mon-Sat 11:15 am-2 am, Sun 530pm-2am. Live music Tue-Sat. MC. V, AE. DC}

Greenville Bar & Grill. This no-frills bar still remains the centerpiece of the Lower Greenville crowd. After you hit all the funky nightspots on the strip, you always seem to head back over to the Bar 8. Grill for one last drink or hamburger Hal Baker’s Gloomchasers continue with Dixieland music on Sundays and Thursdays (2821 Greenville 823-6691. Mon-Sat 11 30 am-2 am, Sun noon-2 am MC, V,AE)

Juan Murphey’s. Across from the Wine Press on Oak Lawn comes a self-styled ’Mexican Bar and Grill,” And the cheap margantas are staggering. The bar is making a play for the Oak Lawn crowd that doesn’t have a Tex-Mex place to call its own Sleek, high-tech interior, along wifh your standard Mexican food menu. (4216 Oak Lawn 559-3160. Mon-Sat 11 am-midnight. Closed Sun. All credit cards)

Knox Street Pub. Here, across the street from such Yuppie delights as On the Border and Hoffbrau, is a bar still lighting to be laid back. And what is laid back these days? How about a varied jukebox with rock ’n’ roll. English New Wave, counlry/western and Sixties pop? How about terrible restrooms and old pool tables? How about a motley clientele? The pub is a classic neighborhood bar, a vanishing species. (3230 Knox 526-9476 Mon-Sat 11 am-2am. Sun 5 pm-2 am. No credit cards.)

The Library. An elegant spot m the renovated Meirose Hotel, this bar has done some sprucing up of its own. It opened the windows and doors, and put in a soothing, piano-jazz act Perfect for a comforfable after-work drink (Melrose Hotel Oak Lawn at Cedar Springs 521-5151 Daily 11-30 am-2 am All credit cards

The Lounge. Want to throw down a beer with young intelligentsia? Here’s what you do First, dress chic, but don’t let it look elegantly chic Casual chic is the style here (unless you’re in the New Wave crowd and you come in so everyone can have a look at what they’ve been told is “gloriously outrageous” fashion). Then, you’d better see one of those foreign movies playing next door at the Inwood Theatre so you’ll have something to talk about at the bar. And you’d better show a little poise. This is as close as Dallas gets to one of those sophisticated, high-tech upper West Side bars in New York where you wish you could eavesdrop on the conversation at every table. (5458 Lovers Lane 350-7834 Sun-Wed 5 pm-1 am Thur-Sat 5 pm-2 am. AE. DC. CB.)

Mimi’s. This is the perfect spot for European beer lovers Also Asian beer lovers. Caribbean beer lovers and, if you must be boring. American beer lovers. At this quiet spot, in the heart of the noise-blasting Greenville clubs, you can play a game called “Around the World,” where you drink beer from dozens of countries -more than 130 brands Mimis also has line sandwiches and snacks. Bartender plays albums (not singles} and is open to any request (5111 Greenville 696-1993. Daily 11 30am-2 am. MC. V, AE. DC.)

Nana. It’s hard to imagine a hotel bar that’s romantic, but elevator up to the 27th floor of the Anatole In one of his racier moves. Trammell Crow had a huge painting of a nude woman named Nana put behind the green marble-topped bar. You’d probably stare at the painting, but the view of Dallas through the huge windows is better. Fine jazz trio plays Thursday through Sunday. (Loews Anatole Hotel, 2201 Stemmons Fwy. 748-1200 Mon-Fn 11 am-2 am, Sat & Sun 6 pm-2 am All credit cards)

Plus Fours. McKmney Avenue provides a sophisticated gathering spot for a group other than the Yuppies. With an English-styled, woodsy inferior, it almost seems that the ’intelligent’’ thing to do is watch the non-stop sports you find on the bar’s televisions Opened recently. Plus Fours has already proven immensely popular There’s also great Sinatra music on the |ukebox. (2504 McKmney 871-2757 Mon-Sat 11 am-2 am, Sun noon-6. All credit cards.)

Pyramid Lounge. Where else can you go to remerrv ber the posh elegance ot the Sixties. The what? Yes, the Pyramid Room Lounge, at the Fairmont, still displays a wall-length mural featuring such reminders of the Sixties as the Beatles. Lyndon Johnson and bell-bottom pants It’s one of the oddest bar decorations in Dallas – but the executive-type customers who come here tor cocktails are strictly Eighties-styled. (1717 N Akaid in the Fairmont Hotel 720-2020 Mon-Fri 11:30 am-2 am Sal & Sun 6 pm-2 am Ail credit cards)

San Franciaco Rose. The conlinued success of Dallas’ oldest fern bar defies rational analysis. The inside seating is some of the worst in town: the food ranges from so-so to no-no, the service can be forget-lui; and the at Iresco scene outside is only for those who Iike their drinks with carbon monoxide. The one strong poirt we discovered is the drink list Some of Roses concoctions blend imagination with hefty shots to produce a reduced level of critcal awareness Hey. maybe thats the answer. (3024 Greenviile 826-2020 Mon-Sat 11 sm-2 am, Sun noon-2 am. All credit cards.)

SRO. What would the Yuppie downtown business crowd do if they couldn’t have an after work drink at SRO (which should stand for Smashtngiy Respiendent-ty Ordinary)? Here, you may tap your manicured fingernails against the sleek bar and wonder who that han dsome man is in the Armani suit or what kind of soul lurks beneath that Neiman Marcus mannequin looka like who is sipping wine by herself Everyone looks good in the track lighting of SRO That, of course, doesn’t help the food, and you’d better be ready to talk barking or real estate principles if you want to last here (2900 McKinney 748-5014. Mon-Sat 11 am-2 am. Sun 5 pm-2 am All credit cards.)

Stan’s Blue Note. The best beer-drnking joint on Lower Greenville. this place has been discovered mostly by the post-SMU crowd But you’ll still find your quota of eccentrics and plain old barflies who love the shuffleboard and pool tables and the surprisingly lively atmosphere (3908 Greenville. 824-9653, Mon-Sat 11 am-2 am, Sun noon-2 am. No credit cards.)

Steak Pit. In the midst of hectic Harry Hines. here is a country/western bar that should be located in a small town it’s the country bar for people who can never get enough country. The bar opens at 11 am, and the drinks flow till 2 am. Lonnie Dean and Silvercreek. which plays there most nights, is one of the most venerable country bands in Dallas, and there’s a great talent contest on Tuesdays where truckers, housewives and a few guys who’ve had a little too much to drink prove that it ain’t how well you sing that makes a song good, but whether you know all the lyrics. The restaurant, which has great steak, is open 24 hours (8121 Harry Hines. 631-8225. Mon-Sat 11 am-2 am. Sun noon-2 am. V.)

FORT WORTH NIGHTLIFE

Caravan of Dreams. Caravan of Dreams, which covers three floors of a chic Sundance Square building, has excellent live jarz/blues (and a bar) on the first floor, a theater with movies and live drama (and a bar) on the second floor and an outdoor patio with a cactus garden (and a bar) on the roof, (312 Houston. (817) 877-3000. Wed & thur 4 pm- 12:30 am. Fri & Sat 4 pm-2 am. Sun 7pm-10 pm Closed Mon & Tue Cover lor shows only MC. V. AE)

The Chateau Club- So you thought that John Dillinger had bit the big one. He’s just been hiding out at the Chateau Club, an obscure establishment connected to the Jacksboro Highway via a winding driveway and lots of cover. The history of this club is |ust as obscure as its location, but the only thing you really need to know is that for the past few months it’s been one of the few bright lights on the Fort Worth live music scene. Athough the clubs in a basement and the dance floor is small, we’re just glad that local R&B has a place to rock {Wednesday. Friday and Saturday). Good luck finding this one. (5409 Jacksboro Highway. (817) 624 0597 Mon-Sat noon-2 am MC. V. DC)

The White Elephant Saloon. In 1687, Luke Short, then the owner of the White Elephant, shot it out with a former U.S marshal. Today the Elephant has coun- try/western music six nights a week and lots of tourists trying desperately to learn the two-step on a small dance floor (106 E Exchange (817)624-8273. Mon- Sb! 11 am-2 am. Sun noon-midnight Happy hour: Mon-Fri 11 am 7 pm MC. V. AE.)