MAY EVENTS OPENERS

The Blood Of Kings

1986 is not only the Texas Sesquicentennial; for area museums it is also the Year of the Maya. Close on the heels of the Maya exhibit at the Dallas Museum of Art early this year comes an altogether different kind of exhibit of Maya art and artifacts, “The Blood of Kings” at Fort Worth’s Kimbell Art Museum.



Subtitled “A New Interpretation of Maya Art,” “The Blood of Kings” capitalizes on recent breakthroughs in Maya research to penetrate the mind of an ancient people in a way few archaeological exhibits have ever attempted. Thanks particularly to advances over the past twenty-five years in reading the Mayas’ mysterious pictographic language, the Mayas have at last entered history. Scholars now know the names and deeds and even something of the personalities of individual Maya rulers. Their rituals, marriages, births, ball games, conquests, deaths, and beliefs about the afterlife are recorded in their art.



That art-110 works in the show-has been gathered from major collections all over the United States and Europe. From the immense holdings of the British Museum, for example, come a number of stone relief sculptures almost never seen by non-specialists. The Rijksmuseum voor Volkenkunde in Leiden, Holland, has sent the “Leiden Plaque,” a near-legendary incised jade celt. Honduras’ Instituto Hondureno de Antropologiaé Historia has lent a rare carved ball court marker. Polychrome figurines, ceramic vessels, stone and jade portrait masks, jade necklaces and earflares, and ceremonial objects in shell and flint-each a masterpiece of its kind-fill out the show.



The exhibit has been organized by guest curators Professor Linda Schele of the University of Texas at Austin and Professor Mary Ellen Miller of Yale University. “The Blood of Kings” runs May 17-Aug 24 at the Kimbell Art Museum, 3333 Camp Bowie, Fort Worth. Tue-Sat 10-5, Sun 11-5. (817) 332-8451.

-Ken Barrow



G.B. Dealey Competition

Some of the best young pianists in America will be crowding into Dallas early in May. They’ll all be after the recognition, prestige, and prize money offered in The Dallas Morning News G.B. Dealey Awards for Young Pianists, an event co-sponsored by the News and the Dallas Symphony Orchestra, and now in its forty-third year. After several days of preliminaries, the. field will be narrowed to six finalists, These will be presented to the public in the final stage of competition, when each will perform with the Dallas Symphony Orchestra under Eduardo Mata. The first prize winner will receive $7,500 and a performance with the orchestra; second and third place winners will receive $4,000 and $1,500 respectively.

The final phase and announcement of awards is set for May 2 at 3 pm at Fair Park Music Hall. Tickets to the finals are free, but must be obtained in advance from the publicity office of The Dallas Morning News. 977-7141.

-Wayne Lee Gay



Celebration 150



Downtown Dallas steeps itself in Texas tradition during the six-week mélange of special Sesquicentennial celebrations, aptly named “Celebration 150.” From City Hall to the Arts District to Farmers Market, downtown salutes Texas’ beginnings by hosting a succession of events that culminate May 25 with the 1986 annual Dallas Folk Festival.



Every Tuesday is “Texas Tuesday,” as outdoor vendors and area restaurateurs in western wear dish up Texas food at lunchtime. Noontime entertainment is provided at various downtown locations, and includes a chili cook-off and country-western music May 13 at the Plaza of the Americas atrium and mariachi music May 20 at One Main Place.

Fresh food shopping is at its best during “Down on the Farm” at the open-air Farmers Market, May 10 and 11. More sophisticated palates can enjoy traditional British tea-turned Texan. The Plaza of the Americas Passerelle hosts a week-long, late-afternoon repast featuring gourmet Texas tidbits. Tea-time is 3 to 6 pm from May 12 to 16.

Noted chefs from area hotels and restaurants will compete in a first-ever ice-carving contest to be called the “Texas Shave-Out.” The Plaza of the Americas Ice Capades will become an ice corral as tons of ice are chiseled into familiar symbols of Texas, at noon on May 12. On May 14, the Plaza of the Americas again is host-this time to a somewhat more tranquil affair, the Texas Authors Autograph Party. Prominent Texan writers of western lore will be on hand to greet readers in a signing celebration hosted by B. Dalton Booksellers May 14 in the Plaza’s atrium.

The Guinness Book of World Records has been notified that what may be the world’s largest choir will perform as Dallas area schools, churches, and choirs join in a massive Sesquicentennial sing-along of Texas’ most beloved tunes, May 17 at 2 pm in Heritage Park at the corner of Pearl and Bryan. Celebration 150 signs off with the 1986 Dallas Folk Festival, a commemoration of the state’s vast cultural diversity with ethnic food, music, dance, and arts. The three-day event takes place at the City Hall Plaza, beginning Friday, May 23, from noon to 10 pm. and continues through the weekend from 11 am to 10 pm Sat., Sun., and Mon. For a complete listing of Celebration 150 events, call 720-2232.

-Leane Costello

Art



Henri Laurens. The least known and appreciated of he originators of cubism turns out to be a surprisingly resh and original artist in this show of constructions ind collages. Through May 4 at the Fort Worth An Museum, 1309 Montgomery St. Tue 10-9. Wed-Sat 10-5, Sun 1-5. (817)738-9215.

Treasures of San Marco. Some fifty precious objects-religious vestments, reliquaries, and other items gathered by the Republic of Venice during the centunes when that city was the most formidable naval and economic power in the Mediterranean – make the final stop of a world tour. Through May 4 at the Dallas Museum of Art, 1717 N Harwood. Tue, Wed, Fri, Sat 10-5; Thur 10-9; Sun noon-5. 922-0220.

Francesco Clemente



Francesco Clemente is one of the most exciting of a younger generation of artists who, in the last ten years or so. have returned to painting the human figure. This is not, however, the human figure of classic or romantic art, but an altogether new kind. In Clemente’s astonishing paintings, the human form is the subject of multiple metamorphoses-transformed, often ravaged and mutilated, trading sexes and identities. Through May 11 at the Dallas Museum of Art, 1717 N Harwood. Tue, Wed, Fri, Sat 10-5; Thur 10-9; Sun noon-5. 922-0220.



David Hickman. Familiar religious themes and Bible stones take on a new hue in the hard-edged, brightly colored paintings by this contemporary artist. Through May 4 at the Biblical Ads Center, 7500 Park Lane. Tue-Sat 1C-5.Sun 1-5 691-4661.

Valton Tyler. One of the most independent artists around, Tyler has stubbornly ignored art world fashion for ten years to paint his own eccentric visions-of imaginary objects, part machine and part beast, in imaginary settings. Through May 8 at DW Gallery. 3200 Main St. Tue-Sat 11 -5. 939-0045.

Life at Court. This exhibit of jewel-like paintings and precicus objects that served the rulers of India from the 16th to the 19th centuries was organized to mark the two-year Festival of India, an international cultural exchange Through May 11 at the Dallas Museum of Art, 1717 N Harwood. Tue, Wed, Fri, Sat 10-5; Thur 10-9; Sun noon-5 922-0220.

Jamie Wyeth. An established Dallas gallery inaugurates ts new location with an exhibit of landscapes, animal portraits, and rural scenes by the youngest member of the Wyeth Family art business Through May 12 at Hall Galleries Inc The Crescent, Suite 370. 2200 Cedar Springs Mon-Sat 10-6 871-3400.

New Works on Paper. From a ten-foot-long Italian landscape to spray-enamel abstractions, these works-by nationally known and local artists – demonstrate that a drawing is not necessarily a sketch. Through May 17 at Adams-Middleton Gallery, 3000 Maple Ave. Tue-Fri 10-6, Sal 10-5. 871-7080.

Texas Lithographs. The image of a state, from frontier to republic to statehood, is recorded by stone, ink, and paper. Through May 18 at the Amon Carter Museum, 3501 Camp Bowie. Fort Worth Tue 10 am-8 pm, Wed-Sat 10-5, Sun 1-5:30.(817) 738-1933.

Hearshall Seals. From his home in Belton, a native-born artist travels the state painting its landscapes. Through May 19 in the Sheraton Gallery, Sheraton Dallas Hotel, 400 N Olive St. Daily 10-10. 922-8000

Folk Textiles of Japan. These 19th-century objects, by anonymous craftsmen and craftswomen, testify to the uncanny visual sense of the Japanese. Through May 17 at Patagonia. 2818 Elm. Thur-Sat noon-5:30. 939-0226.

Drawings and Watercolors from the Carnegie Institute. An exhibit of some eighty choice works spans the history of American draftsmanship from mid-18th century to the present. Through June 1 at the Amon Carter Museum, 3501 Camp Bowie, Fort Worth. Tue-Sat 10-5. Sun 1-5:30. (817)738-1933.

Fifth Annual Open Show. The spirit is pretty much come one, come all, and naturally the quality of the work varies, but there are always a few surprises in this non-juried show. May 10-June 1 at 500X Gallery. 500 Exposition. Thur-Sun noon-5. 828-1111.



David Smith Drawings



David Smith is recognized as one of the greatest American sculptors of the 20th century. What is not known is that Smith also drew constantly. This exhibit of eighty-four of the artist’s drawings was selected to take the viewer behind the scenes in Smith’s studio, as it were, to watch as the first creative sparks appear on paper. May 17-June 22 at the Fort Worth Art Museum, 1309 Montgomery St. Tue 10-9; Wed-Sat 10-5. Sun 1-5. (817) 738-9215.



René Lalique. From one of the world’s greatest Lalique collections come these fifty-seven brooches, bracelets, pins, pendants, and other objects by one of the 20th century’s greatest jewelry-makers. Through June 8 at the Kimbell Art Museum, 3333 Camp Bowie, Fort Worth. Tue-Sat 10-5, Sun 11-5 (817) 332-8451.

Morris Louis. Veils and bands of translucent acrylic color dominate these sixteen works, newly acquired by the museum as part of its 75th anniversary. Through June8 at the Fort Worth Art Museum, 1309 Montgomery St. Tue 10-9. Wed-Sat 10-5, Sun 1-5. (817) 738-9215.

Francisco Goya. An unusual exhibit features photographs of lost drawings by Goya, from the house in Bordeaux, France, where the artist spent his final years. Through mid-June in the Meadows Museum, Meadows School of the Arts, SMU Mon-Sat 10-5. Sun 1-5. 692-3510.

Clonard and Bruce Thomas. A husband-and-wife team uses polyester resin, fiberglass, automotive acrylics, bronze, and silver to make sculpture that evokes;-without copying-nature and the natural landscape. May 23-June 21 at Nimbus Gallery. 1135 Dragon St Mon-Fri 10-5. Sat 11-4. 742-1348.



Eugene Binder Gallery



Now that Laura Carpenter has closed the Dallas Carpenter + Hochman Gallery, her former director, Eugene Binder, has opened his own gallery in the same space. His first exhibit is an exhibition of eight contemporary Italian artists. Although the work of these artists has been shown extensively in galleries and museums throughout Western Europe and New York, this exhibition will be the first time their work has been seen in Texas. Eugene Binder Gallery. 2701 Canton. Tue-Fri 10 am-6 pm, Sat 10 am-5 pm. 939-1820.



Gertrude Blom. A crusading photographer fled Nazi Germany to find – and tor forty years to photograph -the last surviving descendants of the classic Maya, living in isolated Mexican rain forests. May 23-June 22 at the Amon Carter Museum, 3501 Camp Bowie, Fort Worth. Tue 10 am-8 pm. Wed-Sat 10-5, Sun 1-5:30. (817)738-1933.

Connemara. Each spring ten sculptors are invited to create on-site works for this seventy-two-acre “landscape museum” north of Piano Through June at Con-nemara Conservancy, Central Expwy north to exit 34 (McDermott Drive), west 1 6 miles, left on the dirt road for 1 mile. Open daily 521-4896.

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



Ancestors. In this play by Ted Shine commissioned by Stage #1 in honor of the Texas Sesquicentennial, a Stave joins Sam Houston’s army to fight for his independence in hopes of gaining a reward of land to begin his new life. The betrayal of promises and life’s disappointments are examined against the backdrop of the Mexican War. Through May 18 at Stage #1. Greenville Avenue Theatre, 2914 Greenville. Tue-Fri at 8:15 pm; Sat at 5:30 & 9 pm; Sun at 7 pm. Tickets $15 Fri & Sat at 9; $12.50 Tue-Thur, Sat at 5:30 & Sun. 824-2552.

Biloxi Blues. This is Neil Simon’s 1985 Tony-winning sequel to his also-popular Brighton Beach Memoirs. Here his semi-autobiographical hero, young Eugene, finds himself miles from his home of New York doing basic training in Mississippi during World War II. In addition to that adjustment, there’s the problem of his virginity and a few other vestiges of youth that he shakes in a most funny and touching way. May 13-25 at the Majestic Theatre. 1925 Elm. Tue-Fri at 8 pm; Sat at 2 & 8 pm; Sun at 2 & 8 pm. Tickets S27.50-S20.50 Fri & Sat evenings; $26.50-$19.50 Tue-Thur. Sat matinee and Sun. available at Rainbow Ticketmaster outlets. 880-0137.

Master Harold… and the boys. Dallas gets a second opportunity to see this line and affecting play by Athol Fugard. Set in a tearoom in contemporary South Africa, it concerns an adolescent white boy and his suddenly changed relationship with an older black man who helped raise him. At the plays heart is the injustice of apartheid ana the responsibility that comes with vison. Through May 9 at New Arts Theater, 702 Ross at Market in the West End Warehouse District. Wed, Thur, Fn ai 8 pm; Sat at 5 & 9 pm; Sun at 2:30 pm. Tickets $14.25 Fri at 8 pm & Sat at 9 pm, $10.75 Wed. Thur. Sat at 5 pm & Sun 765-9064.

The Tavern. This final play of the Dallas Theatre Center’s “Made in America” season is a comic mystery by Mr. Broadway himself, George M. Cohan. Through May 11 at the Dallas Theater Center’s Arts District Theate’. 2401 Flora at Fairmounl. Tue-Thur at 8 pm. Fri at 8:30 pm, Sat at 4 pm & 8:30 pm. Sun at 2:30 pm & 7:30 pm Tickets $22-$20 Fri & Sat evenings; $16-$14 Tue-Thur evenings: $13-$11 all matinees end Sun evening. 526-2610.



Music



Dallas Chamber Orchestra. Viofinst J Patrick Rafferty performs Schubert’s Rondo in A and harpist Mary Emily Mitchell performs an arrangement of Mozart’s Piano Concerto no. 12 in A in a program also featuring Rossiri’s Third Sonata for strings and Debussy’s Dances Sacrees et Profane, May 11 at 7 pm at Caruth Auditorium. SMU. Tickets $10 for adults, $5 for students and children. 826-6974.

Dallas Symphony Orchestra. May 2 & 3: Eduardo Mata conducts a concert including R Strauss’ suite Le Bourgeois Gentilhomme, Mozart’s Piano Concerto no. 15 in B flat (with soloist Garrick Ohlsson), and Dvoraks scherzo Capriccioso. May 8 & 10: Soprano Lorna Haywood, tenor Stanley Cornett. and baritone John Shirley Quirk join forces with the Texas Boys Choir and the Dallas Symphony Chorus when Mataconducts Britten’s War Requiem. All concerts at 8:15 pm at Fair Park Music Hall Tickets $18-$6. 692-0203.

Dallas Symphony Special Events. Teenage prodigy Dimitris Sgouros performs Beethoven’s Variations in C minor, Chopin’s Ballad no. 1. and the Harmonies du Soir and Sonata in B minor of Liszt in a solo recital. May 5 at 8:15 pm at the Majestic Theatre. 1925 Elm. Tickets $25-$8. 692-0203.

Dallas Symphony Superpops. Kirk Trevor conducts a program featuring Jorge Tyller and stars of the Ballet Folklorico Mexicano May 9 at 8 pm at Fair Park Music Hall, Tickets $21-$9.50.

Fort Worth Civic Orchestra. Yves L’Helgoual’ch conducts Mozart’s Overture to The Marriage of Figaro,three of Brahm’s Hungarian Dances. Wagner’s Siegfried Idyll, waltzes from ,R Strauss’ Der Rosenkavalier, and Brahm’s Symphony no. 1 in C minor, May 17 at 8:15 pm at Ed Landreth Auditorium,University at Cantey, TCU. Fort Worth Tickets $7.50.Students and senior citizens $4. (817) 292-6071.

Fort Worth Symphony Orchestra. May 10 & 11: John Giordano conducts an all-orchestral program featuring Mozart’s Symphony in D major (“Hoffner”) and Mahler’s Symphony no. 5 in C sharp minor. Sat at 8 pm and Sun at 3 pm at Tarrant County Convention Center, 1101 Houston, Fort Worth. Tickets $15-$4. May 20: The Fort Worth Chamber Orchestra features orchestra members as soloists in a concert including Mozart’s Oboe Concerto in C major and Horn Concerto in E flat. Haydn’s Sinfonia Concortante. and Dvorak’s Czech Suite in D major, with John Giordano conducting, at 8 pm at Ed Landreth Auditorium, University at Cantey, TCU, Fort Worth. Tickets $12-$8 May 30 & 31: Chuck Mangione performs with the Fort Worth Symphony Pops at 8 prn at Tarrant County Convention Center Tickets $18.50-$10 50. 429-1181 or (817) 335-9000 for Symphony and Pops concerts. (817) 926-8831 for Chamber Orchestra.

Garland Symphony Orchestra. A pops concert features music from operetta, Broadway, and film scores. May 10 at 8 pm at Garland Performing Arts Center, 5th and Aust’n, Garland. Tickets $6.50-238-3132.



André Previn Conducts



Fort Worth crowns its musical season this month when one of the world’s most notable musical celebrities conducts one of the world’s greatest orchestras. In a concert sponsored by the Fort Worth Symphony Orchestra Association. Andre Previn will conduct the Los Angeles Philharmonic in Ellen Taaffe Zwilich’s Celebration for orchestra, Mozart’s Piano Concerto in G (with Previn as both soloist and conductor), and Prokofiev’s . Fifth Symphony. May 23 at 7 pm at Tar-rant County Convention Center, 1101 Houston. Fort Worth. Tickets $25-$10. 429-1181, (817)335-9000.



Meadows School of the Arts. May 4: SMU Mustang Chorale and Choir at 4 pm. 692-3510. May 10: SMU Conservatory Concertino Orcheslra, Violin Ensemble, and Chamber Orchestra at 4 pm. 692-3680. All events are free and are a! Caruth Auditorium. SMU.

Schota Cantorum. Congressman Jim Wnght joins the Fort Worth chorus as narrator for Thompson’s Testament of Freedom in a concert also including Mozart’s Requiem, with Gary Ebensberger conducting, May 19 at 7:30 pm a( Ed Landreth Auditorium, University at Cantey, TCU. Fort Worth Tickets S8. (817) 737-5788.



Dance



Dallas Black Dance Theatre. ’Salute to the 30s.” a new work by Melvin Purnell, to the music of Biilie Holiday and Gershwin’s An American in Pans. May 8,9 & 10 at 8:15 pm at the Majestic Theatre. 1925 Elm. Tickets $30-$15- 371-1170.

Dancers Unlimited. The seasons final concert will include Christine Lidvall’s Vroom and a new work by Lori Darley Hughes entitled Fifth Passage, as well as Bill Evans’ TinTal and John Perpener’s /con. May 15,16& 17 at 815 pm at the Plaza Theater, Snider Plaza. Tickets $27-$10. 742-7821.

Deborah Hay and BL Lacerta. Improvisatory dance meets improvisatory music-and anything could happen. BL Lacerta, Dallas’avant-garde chamber ensemble, joins Heloise Gold. Barbara Hofrenning, and Dianna Pretcher, all members of the Austin-based Deborah Hay Company, for four consecutive evenings of improvised dance with improvised music. May 21 -24 at 8 pm at the Bath House Cultural Center on White Rock Lake. Tickets $3. 328-8427.



Film



Great Silent Movies. Relive a bygone era Sundays in May at the Dallas Museum of Art. These early silent films orovide a special kind of entertainment, as they are truly classics in every sense of the word. May 4: ! Greed. May 11: Blood and Sand. May 18: Orphans of the Storm. May 25: The Thief of Baghdad Dallas Museum of Art. 1717 N Harwood All films begin at 2 pm in the Museum Auditorium. Admission is $2 for DMA members, $3 for non-members. 922-0220.



Recreation



Artfest. This sixteenth annual extravaganza of art, food, and entertainment, sponsored by the 500 Inc., will be held over Memorial Day weekend this year at the Cotton Bowl Plaza a! Fair Park in Dallas. Last year over 50,000 people from all parts of the city and across the state attended Artfest. Fri May 23, 6 pm-10 pm; Sat May 24, 10 am-8 pm; Sun May 25. 11 am-7 pm. 361-2011.

Gridiron Show. The Dallas Press Club presents the thirty-sixth annual Gridiron Show. The show is a fully staged and orchestrated musical comedy roasting prominent Dallas citizens, institutions, and current events. The main Gridiron performance is a formal dinner by invitation only to some 1,000 prominent citizens and politicians The dress rehearsal is open to the public and usually draws a sell-out crowd. The dress rehearsal will be Thursday, May 1 at 8 pm. Tickets $10 at the door and $7 in advance. Hyatt Regency Grand Ballroom. 748-3329.

Scarborough Faire. The drawbridge is lowered for the sixth season of fun and fantasy at this re-creation of an old Renaissance festival featuring period entertainment, authentic jousting, crafts, games, food, and drink. Every weekend April 26-June 8, 10 am-7 pm. Thirty miles south of Dallas/Fort Worth near Waxa-hachie. 1.6 miles west of 1-35E, exit 399A. $9 adults; $4 children 5-12; children under 5 free. 937-6130.



Sesquicentennial Calendar



Texas Sesqulcentennial Quotes The North Dallas Quota Club hosts a fun-packed evening aboard the Sesquicentennial’s official boat, the “Texas Queen” at Lake Ray Hubbard. Celebrate Texas-style with dancing to live country-western music, a barbecue dinner with all the trimmings, and a performance by Byron Moms of the Dallas Opera. Proceeds from an auction of “Texana” items will benefit hearing-impaired students in Dallas County. May 4 at Chandler’s Landing in Rockwall Tickets $35. 357-1781.

Western Days Celebration and Rodeo. Parades, an old tiddlers’ contest, square dancing, and rodeo at Trader’s Village in Grand Prairie May 10-18.263-5221.

Cowtown Balloon Round-Up. A hot-air balloon race benefiting Cook-Fort Worth Children’s Medical Center. May 23. 24, and 25 at the corner of Hulen and Briarhaven streets a few blocks from I-20 Races are at sunset on Friday, all day Saturday, and sunrise on Sunday Admission is free. (817) 589-0218.



Sports



Byron Nelson Golf Classic. Benefiting the Salesmanship Club Youth and Family Centers, The Byron Nelson once again brings the PGA’s lop players to Las Colinas. May 8-11 at Las Colinas Sports Club Tickets can be purchased at all Rainbow-Ticketmaster outlets and Sears ticket outlets. 742-3896.Colonial Invitation Tournament. Some of the world’s greatest golfers will gather at Fort Worth’s Colonial Country Club for the 40th annual Colonial Invitation Tournament. This year’s purse has been increased to $600,000 including a winner’s share of $108,000 Tickets are $60 for the entire tournament. Daily tickets are $22 Wed-Fri. $30 Sat & Sun. Colonial Country Club, 3735 Country Club Circle. Fort Worth. (817) 927-4280, 927 4281

International Rugby Match. Dallas will host the first international rugby match in Texas when the Japanese national rugby team takes on the United States Junior Eagles The Junior Eagles are the best players in (he U.S. under twenly-five Sat May 24 at 2 pm at the Willow Bend Polo & Hunt Club. Tickets at Rainbow-Ticket-master outlets and at the gate. Adults $5, children under 12 free. 526-3586.



Live Music



Charlie Sexton at Fast & Coot. Charlie Sexton makes his only Dallas appearance of this tour at Lower Greenville’s famed Fast & Cool Club Sexton’s fifteen-year-old brother’s band. The Kill, will be opening the show. May 19 at the Fast & Cool Club, 3606 Greenville. $15. 827-5544.



Jerry Jeff Walker



Jerry Jeff Walker is one of a group of Texas musicians, including Willie Nelson , who are responsible for taking some of the spotlight away from Nashville and opening a second front for country music in Austin. Not as well known as Nelson, Walker has been quietly putting out quality albums for years now. As comfortable performing other people’s songs. like Guy Clark’s “L.A. Freeway” and Ray Wylie Hubbards “Up Against the Wall” as he is his own songs like “Sangria Wine,” Walker is probably associated least with his most well-known song, “Mr. Bojangles,” made famous by the Nitty-Gritty Dirt Band and Sammy Davis Jr., to name a few. Walker brings his own brand of Texas music to the Venetian Room at the Fairmont Hotel this month. May 14-20. Dinner show at 9 pm, cocktail show at 11 pm. Fairmont Hotel; 1717 N Akard. 720-2020.



Johnny Reno at Redux. Fort Worth resident Johnny Reno brings his Sax Maniacs and their energetic show to Lower Greenville this month with a threenight appearance at Redux. May 8, 9 & 10. 1827 Greenville. $6. 827-1591.



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 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. (2829 W. Northwest Hwy 351-1262 Tue-Thur 5 pm-2 am. Fri 5 pm-4 am, Sat & Sun 7 pm-4 am. No credit cards.)

Baby’s. The slickest new dance club in Dallas is (surprise!) found amid the laid-back nightlife on McKinney Avenue It will probably bother some that most of the clientele is gay-but there are sprinklings of all the eclectic types here. This place has every trapping of cool-a sunken dance floor (a la Starck Club), video screens, neon lights, a separate room in the back for a quiet drink, and bottom-shaking music. (3501 McKinney. 521-4748. Mon, Wed & Thur 9 pm-3 am, Fri & Sat 9 pm-4 am. Sun 5 pm-3 am Closed Tue AE.)

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 11 am-1 am, Fri 11 am-2 am. Sat & Sun 4:30-2 am. Shows Tue- Thur 9 & 11, Fri & Sat9:30 & 11:30, Sun 9 MC. V.AE)

Belle Starr. As much as we talk about new trends and New Wave, you would think that the old country-western life is verging on death. Are you kidding us? Belle Star, packed with the thirty- to forty-five-year-old boot-kicking crowd, continues to be a huge money maker. There are bands every night, urban cowboys everywhere, and women in those tight-fitting jeans that would make any good old boy swoon There’s also free beer Tuesday through Thursday, which means you’ll have trouble squeezing into the place. (7724 N Central at Southwestern 750-4787 Mon8pm-2am. Tue-Sat 7 pm-2 am. Sun 4 pm-2 am All credit cards.)

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 hold-overs in their early thirties, jam the place every weekend night The disc jockey plays good beach music, if you can hear it above the noise of the preppy talk Dress is essential to a successful bar evening here, so button down tight. (6332 La Vista. 823-5340. Wed-Sat 8 pm-2 am, Fri 5 pm-2 am MC.V.AE.)

Bowley & Wilson’s. If you’re looking for a place to have your church social, don’t come here. Not for the faint of heart or timid of ear, Bowley and Wilson dish out hysterical music and humor that landed them in jail on one occasion. If you’re looking tor 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 9: 45)

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 forty -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. (3434 W Mockingbird. 357-5601. Mon-Sat 11 am-2 am, Sun 3:30 pm-midnight. All credit cards.)Café 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 the same drink specials-and amazingly 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 7 pm-2 am. Closed Sun. 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 get pure Irish muse. Now you never know what will be coming out of the loudspeakers. The little Irish bands play sporadically, and there’s azz 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 Hat-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, CB.)

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 leases 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. (Corner of Ross and Record. 747-0001. Mon-Thur 11:30 am-midnight, Fri & Sat 11 am-2 am. Sun 5 pm-midnight MC, V, AE, DC.)

Encounters. The burning question in North Dallas is: will the young hotspot lovers take an elevator up twenty-one 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 first 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-Thur 4:30 pm-1:30 am, Fri 4:30 pm-2 am, Sat 8 pm-2 am All credit cards.)

Fast & Cool Club. After a meteoric rise to stardom, Fast & Cool is now undisputably the King of Lower Greenville. Apparently, the management has decided that patrons don’t want to hear an eleven-minute “danco-mix” version of the latest pop-chart bullet. The music here is predominantly Motown sound and authentic soul from artists like James Brown and Ike and Tina Turner. The dance floor is the center of this tiny universe and it has a magnetic effect on anyone who walks in the door It’s hard to imagine even the most hard-core Baptist resisting this dance floor. Unlike countless dance clubs that have come and gone on Greenville Avenue, this place has staying power. (3606. Greerville. 827-5544 Sun-Thur 7 pm-2 am. Fri & 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 of the city’s intelligentsia, New Wave’s, 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 the week. (408 Exposition Ave. 821-4623 Wed-Sun 7 pm-2 am. Closed Mon & Tue. V.AE.)

Fox Chase. All right, suburban cowboys! We’ve found your heaven on earth And it’s in the most typical suburb of all Here in Richardson, you can dance to a live country-western band, play your pool, your shuffle-board, even your blackjack game. And best of all: there are no kids. This is for real suburbanites who have been acting like honky tonk cowboys for most of their lives. (Keystone Park Shopping Center, 13931 N Central Expwy 699-1593, Mon-Fri 11 am-2 am. Sat & Sun 4 pm-2 am Bar membership $5 per year MC, V.AE, DC.)

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 decoi. blackjack tables – but the most important ingredients are the hot, sweaty, single dancing bodies. (NortnPark 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. Sun 7.30 pm-2 am: cover an weekends. MC, V.AE)

Jazz City. There are nightclubs galore that offer a sprinkling of jazz, but until now, none has tried so diligently to recreate New Orleans’ French Quarter atmosphere. Here, on far Lower Greenville, you’ll find a place that serves New Orleans food and drinks and offers pure, straight jazz. Every major jazz group in the area comes through, so you can get a taste of just about all Dallas has to offer. (1518 Greenville, south of Ross. 823-7474. Mon-Sat 11 am-2 am, Fri 11-2, Sat 4 pm-2. Live music Thur-Sat Cover varies depending on act MC, V )

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 jazz-dance bar in North Dallas Great local groups are regulars-like Emerald City and Schwantz Lefantz. (Quorum Plaza. 5000 Belt Line. Suite 500. 386-9517. Mon-Fri 4 pm-2 am. Sat & Sun 7 pm-2 am. Cover: $3-$5. All credit cards.)

Monopoly’s Park Place. Here’s a bar that cries out for the nineteen-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. Sun, Wed & Thur 7 pm-2 am. Fri & Sat 7 pm-3 am, Closed Mon & Tue All credit cards.)

Nairobi Room. Are you adrift from reality, are you in touch with your true self, 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 is 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, But, hey, ’ dress any way you want and they’ll let you in. (Beer and wine only. BYOB. 2914 Harry Hines, in the Town House Motor Hotel 871-7900. Mon-Sat 7 pm-2 am, Sun 7 pm-midnight. Bands and cover charge are sporadic. No credit cards.)

Poor David’s Pub. In a city where live music clubs close quicker than real estate deals, Poor David’s has been nanging on lor 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 varies. No credit cards.)

Popsicle Toes. After taking one look at the seamy extenor, people have been afraid of walking in here, which is a mistake. Featuring rhythm and blues and funk bands like Phyrework. Popsicle Toes brings together a lively group from every social strata. This is one of the best places to dance you’ll find. (5627 Dyer. 368-9 706 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’ll 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 evening’s worth of fine music. (703 McKinney in the Brewery. 954-4407 Mon-Fri 4 pm-2 am, Sat 7 pm-2-am MC, V, AE, DC.)

Prophet Bar. Haunted by the threat of nuclear war? The lines of Dylan Thomas? The lines at the Starck Club? If you’re tired of that scene, then retire to the peaceful artistic confines of the Prophet, where people gather coffeehouse style to discuss, oh, what they did last night at the Starck Club. This is a fine Deep Ellum-watching place, which means you try to guess who over at table three is the real artist and who is the downtown office worker who just likes to play dress up. But by 11, you don’t have to worry about “cool” talk. The live music will-thank God-drown you out. (2713 Commerce 742-2615. Tue-Thur & Sun 3 pm-2 am. Fri & Sat 8 pm-4 am. MC. V. AE.)

Razz 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. (1714 N Market. 748-7112. Mon-Fri 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. Wed-Sat 7:30 pm-2 am. MC. V.AE)

Rick’s Casablanca. You would think such a tiny club couldn’t come up with such consistent and slick entertainment. But it’s true, and the word has spread-|ust try getting in here on a Monday night. The management has, thank heavens, taken down all the oalms that were supposed to make you think about Casablanca. And they’ve spread out the stage so that, to go to the bathroom, you have to literally walk right between the people in the band: the best reason we’ve heard yet to powder our noses. (1919 Greenville. 824-6509. Daily 6 pm-2 am MC. V.AE)

Rusty Pelican. The large bar in this restaurant can best be described as having a California surf motrf: lots of plants, wood, and surfing pictures, dancing to pop-music bands every night except Monday, and mind-boggling beach drinks (14655 Dallas Pkwy. 980-8950. Mon-Fri 11:30 am-1:30 am. Sat 4:30 pm-1:30 am, Sun 4:30 pm-midnight MC. V.AE, DC)

Strictly TaBu. One of the longest-lasting 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, a band 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. 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-lown. 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. (NorthPark East. 8788 N Central Expwy 696-2475. Mon-Fri 11 am-2 am. Sat 7 pm-2 am. Sun 5 pm-2 am Dress code alter 4 pm MC. V, AE)

Studio 67. The hottest disco in South Dallas, Studio 67 is regularly packed, with everyone wanting to dance. Dance music is new. not filled with the old disc jockey favorites. Membership required to buy liquor. (3939 S Polk, 374-1200 Wed-Fri 5 pm-2 am, Sat 7 pm-3 am. Sun 7 pm-2 am. MC. V, AE.)

Taheeti’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), perform Thursday, Friday, and Saturday nights dishing out creative, intelligent improvisational humor at breakneck speed There’s a constantly changing lineup of acts on other nights. Friendly waitpeople are attentive and and anxious to please with plentiful drinks and light food from the preservative-free health food menu. (2106 Greenville. 823-6626. Tue-Sun 7 pm-1 am Closed Man MC. V. AE. Cover vanes.)

Venetian Room. The old king of the Dallas showroom supper clubs, the Venetian Room still consistently brings in the most recognizable names in pop-jazz-comedy acts The posh, elegant place, with its frescoes on the walls and tuxedoed waiters, might be intimidating to some, but the dress code has been loosened (you can get by without tie or fancy dress), the cover charge ranges from twelve to twenty dollars, and you don’t have to buy the full-course dinner (which starts at twenty dollars) to come to the show. (Fairmont Hotel, Ross and Akard. 720-2020. Mon-Sat, two shows nightly at 9 pm and 11 pm. MC. V. AE, DC.)

Video Bar. If you’ve watched MTV once during the last year, you owe it to yourself to go to the Video Bar. They have found music videos that you never see anywhere else-even some absolutely weird stuff that is all fraught with significant meaning and whatnot. If you consider yourself part of the new scene, and if you promise not to wear anything resembling penny loafers, then this is your Deep Ellum kind of place. All the funky regulars from the old “On the Air” bar have already found their spots, so be prepared to wait in line. (2812 Elm. 939-9113. Daily 8 pm-2 am. MC, V, AE.)



Nightlife



DRINKING



Affair’s. The great old beer joint of Dallas continues to pull in its rednecks, loud-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 Sun. 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 ham-burgers, and it keeps offering Us strong specialty drinks with ndicutous names. Although there are now four Andrew’s locations in Dallas, only the McKinney location offers live music it’s still a kick to see the yuppie crowd that packs this comfortable nightspot listening to the old Joan Baez tunes. (3301 McKinney. 521-6535. 14930 Midway, 385-1613; 7557 Greenville, 363-1910; 10723 Composite, 357-9994. 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, Arthur’s has for years been the sophisticated gathering place for the single upper-class crowd in their forties and up who don’t believe that wearing a thick gold chain around your neck is the way to show your charm. (8350 Central Expwy, Suite 1000. 361 -8833. Mon-Fri 11:30 am-1.30 am; Sat 6 pm-1:30 am All credit cards.)

Biff’s. If you’ve lived in Dallas longer than five years, you’ll recognize the unique thing about Biffs. It’s the only Greenville club north of Park Lane that has not changed its name Since 1978. Biffs has provided mingling 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 Often, 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 Mon-Sat 11 am-1 am. Sun noon-1 am. All credit cards.)

Cactus. Are you ready to get 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 11 am-2 am. All credit cards.)

The Den. The great all-time dark bar of Dallas is the place to go for your after-work liaison. You can barely see oast your own table, and the bartender pours doubles all night at single-drink prices. (The Stoneleigh Hotel. 2927 Maple. 871-7111. Mon-Sat 11 am-mid-nigh;, Sun noon 11 pm. All credit cards )

Greenville Avenue Country Club. Take one step inside :he door of this low-key, easygoing place, and the nams “country club’ takes on a new meaning. Drinks are served inside the “clubhouse,” where the surroundings are warm and comfortable. But the only big shots at this country club are the ones poured into your glass (3619 Greenville. 826-5650. Mon-Sat 11 am-2 am. Sun noon-2 am MC, V.AE.)

Greenville Bar & Grill. This no-frills bar still remains the centerpiece of the Lower Greenville crowd. After we hit all the funky nightspots on the strip, we always seem to head back over to the Bar & 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.)

Joe Miller’s. Why does Joe Miller’s get more press than any other bar in the city? Because it’s the hangout of the middle-aged news media crowd. Walk through the door and wait two minutes until your eyes adjust to the darkness. Sit on those simulated leather couches. Lister to John Anders and Blackie Sherrod talk about the good old days. Actually, the bar is far from exclusive. The bartenders and waitresses make everyone feel welcome, even if you didn’t just finish a story on deadline. (3531 McKinney. 521-2261. Mon-Fri noon-2 am, Sat 6 pm-2 am. Closed Sunday. MC, V. AE.)

Juan Murphy’s. Across from the Wine Press on Oak Lawn comes a self-styled “Mexican Bar and Grill,” And the cheap margaritas are staggering. The bar is making a clay for the Oak Lawn crowd that doesn’t have a Tex-Mex place to call its own. Sleek, high-tech interior, along with your standard Mexican food menu. (4216 Oak Lawn. 559-3160. Mon-Sat 11 am-midntght. 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 fighting to be laid back. And what is laid back these days” How about a varied jukebox with rock ’n’ roll. English New Wave, country/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-2 am. Sun 5 pm-2 am. No credit cards.)

La Cave. When you’re in the mood to linger over a bottle of good wine, La Cave is a great place to go. The bistro atmosphere is relaxed, unhurried, and conducive to conversation Appetizers and meals are offered, but the real value is the selection of foreign and domestic wines found in the walk-in wine cellar. (2019 N Lainar, 871-2072. Mon-Thur 11:30 am-10:30 pm, Fri & Sat 11:30 am-midnight Closed Sun All credit cards)

The Library. An elegant spot in the renovated Melrose Hotel, this bar has done some sprucing up of its own. It opened the windows and doors and put in a soothing, quiet piano-jazz act. Perfect for a comfortable 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 !he 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. (5460 Lovers Lane. 350-7834. Sun-Thur 5 pm-1 am. Fri & Sat 5 pm-2 am. AE. DC. CB)

Mariano’s. If nachos and frozen margaritas are your pass on. this is the place for you. Mariano’s remodeled bar is; a bright, airy place to en|oy some of the best Tex-Mex munchies in town. The chips and hot sauce are exemplary, and the margaritas are so famous that the mix is available for sale. (Old Town, 5500 Greenville. 691-3888. Sun-Thur 11:30 am-11 pm .Fri & Sat 11:30 am-midnight. MC, V. AE.)

Milo Butterfinger’s. This is one of the few remaining ’bar” bars on the Upper Greenville strip. Milo’s has outlined the disco and the fern – even the upscale meat market. It’s a comfortable pint where you can wear your jeans (even if they’re faded) and play a game of pool, fuseball, or shuffleboard with a buddy while sipping a longneck. A few years ago, owner Ned Smith moved Milo’s off of Greenville to a spacious, but modest, location around the corner. But judging by the fresh-faced college clientele, you’d swear he’d moved into the basement of the SMU student center. (5645 Yale 368-9212 Daily 11:30 am-2 am MC, V.AE.)

Mimi’s. This is the perfect spot for European beer loveis. 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. Mimi’s also has fine sandwiches and snacks. Bartender plays albums (not singles) and is open to any request. (5111 Greenville. 696-1993. Daily 11:30 am-2 am. MC. V.AE.DC.)

Nana. It’s hard to imagine a hotel bar that’s romantic, but elevator up to the twenty-seventh floor of the Anatole In one of his racier moves. Trammell Crow had a huge painting of a nude woman named Nana put behind !he 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 Stem-mons Fwy. 748-1200. Mon-Fri 11 am-2 am, Sat & Sun 6 pm-2 am. All credit cards.)

The Palm Bar. If you’re downtown, few places are as nice as this for a drink after work. If you’re not downtown, it’s worth the trip The decor is elegant but not pompous, the drinks are excellent and reasonably priced, and the service is flawless. There is also a menu of lignl dishes available at lunchtime as well as finger foods at happy hour If you work late, beware-this place closes at 7 pm. (Adolphus Hotel, 1321 Commerce. 742-8200. Mon-Fri 11 am- 7 pm. Closed Sat & Sun. All credit cards.)

Plus Fours. McKinney Avenue provides a sophisticated gathering spot for a group other than the yuppies. With an English-styled, woodsy interior, it almost seems that the “intelligent” thing to do is watch the nonstop 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 jukebox. (2504 McKinney 371-2757. Mon-Sat 11 am-midnight Closed Sun. All credit cards.)

Pyramid Lounge. Where else can you go to remember the posh elegance of 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 types who come here for cocktails are strictly Eighties-styled. (1717 N Akard in the Fairmont Hotel- 720-2020 Mon-Fri 11.30 am-2 am. Sal & Sun 6 pm-2 am. All credit cards.)

San Francisco Rose. The continued 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 beforget-ful; and the al fresco scene outside is only for those who like their drinks with carbon monoxide. The one strong point we discovered is the drink list: some of Rose’s concoctions blend imagination with hefty shots to produce a reduced level of critical awareness. Hey. maybe that’s the answer. (3024 Greenville 826-2020. Mon-Sat 11 am-2 am. Sun noon-2 am. All credit cards.)

Shuckers. The new McKinney Avenue spot, Shuckers wants you to order from its Continental seafood menu while you drink This place’s forte, however, is the bartending staff. They put together sensational Bloody Marys and Martinis. Don’t let the establishment’s ugly exterior prevent you from trying it out. (4620 McKinney. 522-7320. Mon-Thur 11 am-Wpm, Fri & Sat 11 am-midnight, Sun 5 pm-10 pm. 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 Smashingly Resplendent-ly Ordinary)? Here, you may tap your manicured fingernails against the sleek bar and wonder who that handsome 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 banking 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. MC.V.AE.)

Stan’s Blue Note. The besl beer-drinking 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. (2908 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 twenty-four hours. (8121 Harry Hines. 631-8225. Mon-Sat 11 am-2 am, Sun noon-2 am. V.)

Stoneleigh P. This is an artist’s bar. And a businessman’s bar. And a construction worker’s bar And a housewife’s night-out-on-the-town bar. And just about anyone’s bar There are no pretenses here, just a lot of open space with room to “do your own thing.” There’s a great jukebox, a varied selection of magazines, and always an interesting assortment of people. (2926 Maple. 871-2346 Mon-Thur 11 am-1 am. Fri & Sat 11 am-2 am. Sun noon-midnight. AE.)

TGI Friday’s. Remember how this was “the” singles place in the mid-Seventies? TGI Friday’s got a lot of national attention then, and the management hasn’t messed with the formula. This is practically the training school for all singles bar patrons in Dallas. Like clockwork, one group of singles replaces another: whoever you saw hanging around the bar (still packed three-deep) six months ago probably won’t be there tonight. When you’re exhausted, you can take a table in the dining room, where the sandwich food remains supreme. (5500 Greenville in Old Town Shopping Village, with locations in Addison and Piano. 363-5353 Mon-Sat 11:30 am-2 am,Sun 11 am-2 am MC V. AE. DC.)

Vickery Feed Store. This deli/bar has an odd but appealing mixture of country and class. Wooden walls and a hometown atmosphere are combined with burgundy vinyl booths and slick black tabletops in what turns out to be a very pleasant watering hole Vickery has good drinks, great deli/snack food, and some of the friendliest service in town. (6918 Greenville. 363-9198. Mon 6 am-midnight, Tue-Fri 6 am-2 am, Sat 8 am-2 am. Sun 8 am-midntgbt. MC. V. AE.)

Wall Streets. Ah, for those grand old days of the dimly lit bar and bartenders whose best-made drink was a double scotch on the rocks. At Wall Streets (tailored explicitly for those who dig tailored suits) you get hard drinks and bedrock American business talk. There isn’t much fooling around here. This is the business lunch, business drink, business conversation crowd-and they love it. (725 N Olive in the Bryan Tower Parking Garage (also in the Frito Lay Tower. Mockingbird and Stemmons). 754-0199. Mon-Fri 11 am-9 pm. Closed Sal & Sun. MC, V, AE, DC.)

The Wine Press. This is the perfect place to go on a rainy night – or any time you’re looking for romance, intimacy, and spirits. The Wine Press is decorated with wine bottles from floor to ceiling on almost every wall. The atmosphere is low-key and elegantly casual; the service, friendly but not hovering; the wine selection, extensive-to say the least. (4217 Oak Lawn. 522-8720. Tue-Sat 1 1 am-2 am Sun & Mon 11 am-mid-night. MC, V, AE.)

Zanzibar. A fresh face on the burger-spattered strip of Lower Greenville Avenue, Zanzibar offers drinks and good deli food in a colorful cafe setting. The decor-neon, glass bricks, and pink-and-green walls-is odd enough to work. And even though Zanzibar looks cosmopolitan, it has a neighborhood bar feel to it that leads 10 discussions among perfect strangers from table to table. (2912 Greenville. 828-2250. Mon 6 pm-1 am, Tue-Sat 11:30 am-2 am. Sun 4 pm-midnight: Sun brunch: 1030-3. MC. V. AE.)



Fort Worth Nightlife



Billy Bob’s Texas. This huge country/western club in the Fort Worth Stockyards has a lot going for it. two restaurants, forty-two bar stations, a real bull-riding arena, and several shops. It also draws some of the best country/western acts you’ll see in this area. With so much to do. and so much space to do it in, its nearly impossible to have a bad time at Billy Bob’s. It’s bigger than Gilley’s, more citified than the Longhorn Ballroom ever was. and a “must-see” if you’re in Fort Worth And even if you’re not, it’s still welt worth the excursion. (2520 N Commerce in the Stockyards. Metro 429-5979. Mon-Sat 9:30 am-2 am. Sun noon-2 am. MC. V. AE.)

The Blue Bird. Even when the band’s not playing, you’ll feel like dancing at The Blue Bird: the jukebox is the best in Fort Worth. But then, the patrons of this near-South Side club don’t want that to get around; they know a good thing when they’ve found it. The club is packed nearly every weekend with regulars dancing to the infectious music of Robert Ealey and the Blues-blasters. This is rhythm and blues at its finest, but sssshhh! (5636 Wellesley. (817) 735-9705. Fri & Sat 7 pm-2 am. No credit cards.)

Camp Bowie Country Club. Give us a break We come to Fort Worth, expecting only the best in blue jeans, boots, and conversation about patching the fence, and dadgummit if they haven’t fallen in love with the new music scene. Fort Worth kids, who we thought would never change, are dressed in the latest high-tech, dancing from the moment they walk in the door to that kind of energetic music no one has yet to find a name for. Occasionally you’ll find a lost button-down soul wandering aimlessly through the two-story club, but the night we were there, we didn’t see one person chewing tobacco. Is civilization lost? (4615 Bryce. (817) 737-5227 Mon-Fri 4 pm-2 am. Sat & Sun 6 pm-2 am. Cover and live music on weekends. MC. V. AE. DC.)Caravan of Dreams. Caravan of Dreams, which covers three floors of a chic Sundance Square building, has excellent live jazz/blues (and a bar) on the first door, 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 5 pm-2:30 am, Fri & Sat 5 pm-2 am, Sun 6 pm-11 pm Closed Mon & Tue. Cover for shows only. MC. V. AE. DC.)

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 behind lots of cover. The history of this club is 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 tights on the Fort Worth live music scene. Although the club’s 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 Hop. In three words, The Hop is warm, woody, and wonderful. It has the air of a typical college hangout (it’s |ust one block from TCU). but lacks the cutesy crowd or trendy atmosphere. A stage tucked in the corner features national and local bands, with music ranging from folk to reggae, rock to country. Although all the food is good, none of it can surpass the pizza. (2905 W Berry (817)923-7281. Mon-Sat 11 am-2 am. Sun 4 pm-1 am. All credit cards.)

The Pickln’ Parlour. Just up the road from the popular White Elephant Saloon is a club that is unusually devoid of the hordes of Yankees who invade this touristy area each weekend. The reason? They take their beer drinkin’ and two-steppin’ seriously here, folks. Those who can’t get their feet to move to the one-two, one-two-three beat get lost in the shuffle. There’s no room on the dance door for lessons, either But once you get the hang of it, you’ll never go back to rock ’n’ roll. (103 WExchange in the Stockyards. (817) 624-2592. Mon-Sat11 am-2 am. Closed Sun All credit cards.)

The White Elephant Saloon. On Feb. 8 1887, LukeShort, then the owner of the White Elephant, shot it outwith former U.S. Marshal “Long Hair” Jim Courtnght.Today, the Elephant has country/western music sixnights a week and lots of tourists trying desperately tolearn the two-step on a small dance floor. (106 E Exchange. (817) 624-8273. Mon-Sat 11 am-2 am, Sunnoon-midnight. Happy hour Mon-Fri 11 am-7 pm.MC, V. AE.)