OCTOBER EVENTS OPENERS

ART



A Local Artist Comes Home



For all his success in museums and galleries elsewhere and for all his immense popularity, Dallas-born David Bates has had few shows here in his home territory. This oversight, however, is about to be corrected at the Modern Art Museum of Fort Worth, which has assembled the first traveling exhibit of the artist’s paintings.

He seems to have found the perfect style to go with his chosen subject, which is the rural life of East Texas and adjacent Louisiana and Arkansas. It is a leisurely land, full of fishermen, hunting dogs, backyard barbeques, and country flea markets, and Bates paints it with affection and skill. An SMU-trained artist whose works hang in New York’s Metropolitan Museum of Art and in half a dozen other important museums, David Bates knows exactly what he is doing.

In the recent works featured in this exhibit, he has turned his attention to one corner of this country, remote Grassy Lake in Arkansas. In a series of pure landscapes that are marked by some of Bates’s most gorgeous paint handling yet, he explores a primordial world that seems to belong only to birds, the occasional alligator that breaks the silvery water’s surface, egrets, and-yes-plenty of bass and catfish and gar.

David Bates: Forty Paintings, October 16-December 31 at the Modern Art Museum of Fort Worth, 1309 Montgomery. Tue-Sat 10-5 pm, Sun 1-5 pm. (817) 738-9215.

-Ken Barrow

MUSIC



Musical Drama By Philip Glass



Philip Glass is the first classical composer in many years to attract the kind of attention usually reserved for pop stars. This month Dallas will get its first taste of the musical-theater side of Philip Glass when his new music drama called “1000 Airplanes on the Roof” comes to town. The work, based on H.G. Wells’s novel The War of the Worlds, deals with an earthling’s encounter of unknown beings. The surrealistic science-fiction atmosphere is enhanced by more than 2,500 photographic projections by scenic designer Jerome Sirlin. Before the performance, Glass, librettist David Henry Hwang (who just won the Tony Award for his play M. Butterfly), and Sirlin come to town for a joint panel discussion on October 4 at 7 pm at Caruth Auditorium. SMU-there’s no admission charge, but call 528-6112 for information.

Then the Philip Glass Ensemble will roll into Dallas (without the composer, however) to perform “1000 Airplanes on the Roof” on October 27 at 8 pm in McFarlin Auditorium, SMU. The event is cosponsored by TITAS (The International Theatrical Arts Society) as part of its first all-music series, and by Voices of Change. Tickets S4-$20. 528-6112. –Bill Jungman



DANCE



“Cinderella” Goes To The Ballet



With the Dallas Ballet apparently gone for good, thank heaven for the Fort Worth Ballet. The troupe is starting its second season under artistic director Paul Mejia, who has continued the style of the company (which focuses on the works of the late, great choreographer George Balanchine) while bringing in some impressive new soloists.

The company is increasing its offerings to five different programs this season and is talking about becoming more of a regional company now that its rival troupe is gone. In the meanwhile, the quality of the dancing and most of the ballets it presents are well worth a trip to Fort Worth.

The 1988-89 Fort Worth Ballet season opens with Mejia’s own choreographic version of Serge Prokofiev’s “Cinderella.” The music is a sweet-and-sour compendium of waltzes and exciting allegros in the Soviet composer’s most genial style. The story expands on the classic tale of the cinder-smudged maiden, her ugly stepsisters, and her prince.

October 14 & 15 at 8 pm and October 16 at 2 pm at the Fort Worth/Tarrant County Convention Center Theater, 1111 Houston St, Fort Worth. Tickets $3-$24. (817) 763-0607.

-B.J.



Aft Overdue Tribute to Mexican Art



Aside from its famous muralists-Rivera, Siqueiros, Orozco-Mexico is the great terra incognita, the unexplored country, of modern art. North of the border, Mexican artists are seldom seen and often misunderstood. This is unfortunate, not only because Mexico has been uncommonly blessed with artists of genius, but because Mexican art is beginning to be recognized as a major cultural achievement. Images of Mexico, the most comprehensive exhibit of its kind, drew record crowds earlier this year in Frankfurt, West Germany, and Austria’s Messepalast.

Now the exhibit comes to the Dallas Museum of Art, bringing more than 350 works by more than sixty painters, print-makers, and photographers. The works provide a survey of the range and depth of Mexican art, a dazzling spectacle that demonstrates, convincingly, that this show has been long overdue.

To accommodate the exhibit, Dr. Richard Brettell, the Dallas museum’s new director, has cleared all of the second-floor galleries. Though many of the museum’s most popular impressionist and American works have been stored for the duration, Images of Mexico is worth the sacrifice.

Images of Mexico: The Contribution of Mexico to 20th-century Art, through October 30 at the Dallas Museum of Art, 1717 N Harwood. Tue, Wed, Fri, Sat 10-5 pm, Thur 10-9 pm, Sun noon-5 pm. 922-0220. -K.B.



SPECIAL EVENTS



“The Winning Ticket”-The State Fair



Ail’s fair in love and…Texas. At least, that is, during the State Fair of Texas. This year’s theme, “The Winning Ticket,” salutes the 198S presidential election. Fairgoers can start the day at the cultural exhibit from the People’s Republic of China and make their way to the Pan American Livestock Exposition’s cattle shows, then relax while watching the fireworks display over the lagoon.

In between, visitors face some tough decisions while munching on those great corny dogs. What should be first? Perhaps one of the Creative Arts Attractions like the new “Breakfast and Brunch Bake,” the old Best Texas Pie Competition, or the infamous celebrity lookalike contest. There are also the free three-ring circus, the outdoor ice skating show, the new llama performance classes, the draft horse show, and six museums located on the fairgrounds.

And as if that’s not enough Fair fare, special events abound. The bronc riding and steer wrestling of the State Fair Rodeo take place in the afternoons during the fair’s second weekend. And on October 8, the Texas Longhorns and the Oklahoma Sooners will clash in their age-old rivalry for a spot in the Cotton Bowl. At the Music Hall, everyone can enjoy the multimedia folkloric musical on the life and times of Elvis Presley. “Elvis: An American Musical” will play nightly at the fair on its national pre-Broadway tour. October 7-23 at Fair Park, First Ave and Parry. 7 am-U:30 pm daily. Tickets, adults $4, kids (5-12) $1, Mon-Fri; adults $5, kids $2, Sat & Sun. 421-8715.

-Stefanie Barenblat



MUSEUMS



Amen Carter Museum. Images of Plants futures an intriguing group of images from the romantic to the elegant to the experimental, all selected from the museum’s vast collection of photographs. Through Oct 23. George Bellows is the first public showing of lithographs, from boxers to nudes, from the outstanding collection of 220 prints by this most American of American artists. Through Nov 13. Sarah Ann Lillie Hardinge arrived in Texas m 1852 and for the new four years faithfully recorded what she saw in charming watercolors and drawings. Through Nov 27. Amon Carter Museum. 3501 Camp Bowie, Fort worth. Tue-Sat 10-5 pm, Sun 1-5:30 pm. (817) 738-1933.



Dallas Museum of Art. Georgia O’Keeffe’s images, by now, are practically as familiar as the view out a favorite window, but still they look fresh and vibrant in the first survey of the artist’s work since her death. Through Oct 16 at the Dallas Museum of An. 1717 N Harwood. Toe. Wed, Fri, Sat 10-5 pm, Thur 10-9 pm, Sun noon-5 pm. 922-0220.



Kimbell Art Museum. Golden gods and goddesses and robed Old Testament prophets were the stuff from which Nicolas Poussin, greatest French painter of the 17th century, wove these matchless tales in paint and canvas. Through Nov 27 at the Kimbell An Museum. 3333 Camp Bowie Blvd, Fort Worth. Tue-Sat 10-5 pm, Sun11-5 pm.(817) 332-8451.



Meadows Museum. selection of drawings and watercolors from the sketchbooks and daily journals of Spanish artist Pedro Cano serve as visual diaries of his travels through Spain, Greece, and Italy, and his life in New York City Oct 6-Nov 27. Meadows Museum. SMU. Mon-Sat 10-5 pm, Sun 1-5 pm. 692-2516.



Modern Art Museum of Fort Worth. Bronze somehow lakes on the liquid grace of water and the human form in these abstract sculptures, and thirty drawings as well, by Bryan Hunt, one of the country’s brightest young sculptors. Through Nov 6 at the Modern Art Museum of Port Worth, 1309 Montgomery. Fort Worth. Tue-Sat 10-5 pm, Sun 1-5 pm. (817) 738-9215.



GALLERIES



Afterimage. In an age in which everything runs to the gigantic and the colorful, Michael Kenna works small and in black and white to give his surrealistic photographs a big impact. Through Oct 22 at the Afterimage, in the Quadrangle, 2800 Routh St, Suite 250. Mon-Sat 10-5:30 pm. 871-9140.



Brookhaven College. KERA’s an critic Jane Davidow has curated this exhibit of outdoor sculpture, drawings, and models, all collaborative work by Dallas artists Frances Bagley, David Didear, Susan Kae Grant, Pam Nelson Tom Orr, Sherry Owens. Mark Rawls. and Kerb Rogalla. Oct 20-Nov 11 at the Forum Gallery. Brookhaven College. 3939 Valley View Lane Mon-Thur 7 am-10 pm. Fri 7-5 pm, Sat 7-4 pm. 421-5046.



Jorge Castillo. A monumental, forged iron-plate sculpture, “Mu-jer Torn” (Woman-Bull), by (his major contemporary Spanish artist, is on long-term exhibit courtesy Adams-Middleton Gallery. Through Dec 31 on the main quad at SMU. 692-3510.



Moss/Chumley Gallery. Chairs, lables. boxes, and fragments of commonplace architecture assume significant. but elusive meanings in the oil paintings of Pedro Cano. Oct 14-Nov 26 at Moss/Chumley Gallery. Suite 390 in The Crescent, 2200 Cedar Springs. Mon-Wed and Fri & Sat. 10-6 pm, Thur 10-7 pm. 871-3777.



Peregrine Gallery. Fort Worth artist Linda Blackburn presents her view of ordinary and exotic birds and animals, as well as characters From magazines and cartoons through paintings, works on paper, and ceramics. Through Nov 30 at Peregrine Gallery. 2200 Cedar Springs. Suite 344. Mon-Sat 10-6 pm. 871-3770



Plaza Gallery. A forty-print exhibit. Visual Extensions 11, features the works of fourteen local emerging photographers. Through Oct 14 at the Plaza Gallery in Plaza of the Americas. 600 N Pearl. Suite 420. Mon-Fri 11-4 pm. 880-0088.



Trammell Crow Center. The Flores a Desabrochar (Blooming Flowers) exhibition will feature a stunning collection of flora! paintings by Chilean artist Anita Briones de Justiniano and Dallas artists Ann Cantz, Chapman Kelley, Charles McGough, and Carol Vystreil Scon. View the cultures, customs, and traditions of the fifteen republics of the Soviet Union through Glasnost Scene: New Art from the Soviet Union and Bulgaria, an exclusive representation of Russian contemporary artists from 1978-1987. Both at the TrammelI Crow Center, 2001 Ross Tue.Wed, Fri, Sat 10-5 pm, Thur 10-9 pm, and Sun noon-5 pm. 979-6197.



Sheraton Gallery. Eggs turn up in the darnedest places in Pat Wood’s paintings, from fairy tales to everyday scenes. Oct 6-Nov 7 in the Sheraton Gallery, second floor of the Sheraton Dallas Hotel. 400 N Olive. Daily 10 am-10:30 pm. 922-0380.



Barry Whistier Gallery. In meticulous drawings, written texts, photos, and free-standing sculpture. Dallas artist Douglas MacWithey conducts a relentless inquiry into what we know, what we think we know, and how we think we know it. Through Oct 15, Rare charm and grace mark the intricate paintings of Danny Williams. Oct 21-Nov 26. Barry Whistler Gallery. 2909-A Canton. Fri 11 Sat 11-5 pm. 939-0242.

MUSIC AND DANCE



Dallas Symphony Orchestra. The great Verdian soprano Leontyne Price has retired from the opera stage, but she still gives occasional concerts. She will sing with the Dallas Symphony Orchestra on Oct 16 at 8:15 pm at McFarlin Auditorium, SMU. Tickets $10-530. 692-0203.



Dallas Bach Society. Baritone Timothy Seelig, accompanied by Paul Riedo, will perform a Liederabend featuring songs by Brahms and Poulencand the complete “Dicterliebe” by Schumann on Oct 27 at 7:30 pm at the Sammons Center tor the Performing Arts, 3630 Harry Hines Blvd at Oak Lawn. Tickets $9, $6 for students, senior citizens, and museum members. Marie-Claire Alain. one of the world’s premier exponents of her instrument, will play a program of French organ music on Oct 30 at 7:30 pm at St Thomas Aquinas Church, 6306 Kenwood at Abrams. Tickets SB. 827-8886.



Dallas Chamber Orchestra. A special joint concert features the Turtle Creek Chorale on Oct 8 & 9 at 8 pm at Caruth Auditorium, Meadows School of the Arts, SMU. Tickets $12, $10 for subscribers. A week later, an evening of Russian chamber music includes the Borodin Quintet with Vivian Hornik Weilerstein on piano, the Prokofiev Overture on Hebrew Themes, and the Tchaikovsky Souvenir of Florence. Oct 14 at 8 pm at Church of the Transfiguration, Hillcrest at Spring Valley. Oct 15 at 8 pm at Cliff Temple Church Chapel. Zang at Sunset. Oct 16 at 7 pm. Caruth Auditorium. Tickets $10. 826-6974.



Fort Worth Chamber Orchestra. Robert Davidovici-the orchestra’s concertmaster and a prize-winning soloist in his own right-will play the Prokofiev Violin Concerto No. 2. The all-concerto program will also feature works by Vivaldi. Honegger, and Benjamin Lees. Oct 23 at 8 pm at Ed Landreth Auditorium, TCU. Fort Worth. Tickets $10-$15. (817) 926-8831.



Cliburn Concerts. Czech-born Rudolf Firkusny, one of the world’s most under-appreciated pianists, will play a recital Oct 11 at 8 pm. Ed Landreth Auditorium, TCU, Fort Worth. Tickets $15-$20, $10 for teachers and senior citizens. (817) 738-6533.



Dallas Chamber Music Society. The New York Chamber soloists begin the society’s new season on Oct 24 at 8:15 pm at Caruth Auditorium, Meadows School of the Arts. SMU. Tickets $10 for adults. $5 for students. 526-7301.



Fine Arts Chamber Players. Robert Bloom, the oboe soloist in the NBC Orchestra under Arturo Toscanini, will perform in a program of music of Dvorak. Telemann, Brahms, and Stravinsky. Oct 29 at 3 pm at the Dallas Museum of An auditorium. Free. 327-1744.

Dallas Civic Music Association. The first performer in the 1988-89 season is the great Spanish pianist, Alicia De Larrocha. Oct 21 at 8:15 pm at the Majestic Theatre, 1925 Elm. Tickets $4-$27. 520-6215.

Walden Chamber Music Series. This group comprising pianist Jo Boatright and members of the Dallas Symphony will play music of Beethoven. Martinu, and Dvorak on Oct 2 at 7:30 pm at the First Unnarian Church, 4015 Normandy. Tickets $8, $6 for students and or citizens. 528-3990.



Voices of Change. This contemporary chamber group will be featured in the world premiere of “Shema” by Dallas composer Simon Sargon. Oct 9 at 8:15 pm at Temple Emanu-EI, 8500 Hillcrest. 692-3189.



Feid Ballet. TTTAS and the SMU Dance Division present America’s most interesting roving ballet company in a program of lyrical, softedged works. Oct 7 & 8 at 8 pm. McFarlin Auditorium, SMU. Tickets $5-$25. 528-6112.



SMU Brown Bag Danes Series. The first in a series of lunchtime programs. Oct 10-14 from 12:10 to 12:50 pm in the Owen Arts Center Lobby. SMU. Free 692-3510.



THEATER



Ah, WIlderness! Eugene O’Neill’s only comedy is coming back into vogue again after being dismissed for years as too sweet and cheerful. It’s an idyllic portrait of a sensitive young man in a happy family during a New England seaside summer. Oct 11-30. Tue-Sat 8 pm, Sun 7:30 pm; matinees Sat & Sun 2:30 pm. Tickets $13-$24. Dallas Theater Center, Arts District Theater. 2401 Flora. The “in the basement series” offers Christopher Durang’s Laughing Wild, about two people involved in bizarre situations as they search for a connection in life. Through Oct 9. Tue-Sat 8 pm, Sun 7:30 pm. Tickets $10 & $12. In the basement of the Kalita Humphreys Theater. 3636 Turtle Creek Blvd 526-8857.



Taking Steps. A contemporary English farce by Alan Ayckbourn that interweaves a seductive ghost, a real estate agent, and a couple whose marriage is faltering. Through October 8. A Quarrel of Sparrows. Playwright James Duff got his start acting on this stage a decade ago. His firs* drama was a big hit in London It was a heavy number about coming home from Vietnam; this newest play- though, is a comedy. Mon-Fri at 8:15 pm, Sat at 3:30 & 8:15 pm, Sun at 2:30 & 7:30 pm. Tickets $5-$1975. Theatre Three, in the Quadrangle, 2800 Routh St. 87I-3300.



Mad Dog Blues. The Hip Pocket Theatre is returning to some of the most successful plays of its earliest years for this anniversary season. This play by Sam Shepard includes appearances by actors impersonating Marlene Dietrich. Mae West, Paul Bunyan, Jesse James, and Captain Kidd. Through Oct 30. Fri-Sun 9 pm. Tickets $4-$10. Hip Pocket Theatre. Oak Acres Amphitheatre. 1620 Las Vegas Trail N, one block north of Hwy 820, Fort Worth. (817) 927-2833.



SMU and Shakespeare. SMU’s Meadows School of the Arts will present Shakespeare’s Richard III, Oct 11-16 and Winters Tale, Oct 25-30. Richard /// at the Bob Hope Theater, SMU. Tickets $5 & $8. Winter’s Tale at the Margo Jones Theater, SMU. Tickets S3. All performances Tue-Sat 8 pm, Sun 2:15 pm. 692-2558.



Frankenstein-The Musical. Rodney Dobb’s and Mary Duncan’s musical spoof of that man-made monster. Oct 7-Nov 19. Thur-Sat at 8 pm, Sun at 7 pm. Tickets $6.50-$8.50, $2 discount for students and senior citizens. Also join the late night productions featuring the comedy improv troupe, Guava Bomblets, Oct 7-Nov 19. Fri & Sat 11 pm. Tickets $5. Greenville Ave Pocket Sandwich Theatre, 1611 Greenville. 821-1860.



Freddie Breaks Bread with the Dead. In an award-winning soloperformance. Fred Churchack performs Hamlet Kathakali-Shakespeare in the style of South Indian dance theater: encounters a gorilla in a reenactment of Eugene O’Neill’s conclusion of The Hairy Ape; and presents his own adaptation of Antone Chekhov’s lecture on “The Harmlessness of Tobacco.” Oct 1 & 2. Also in Oct, a hilarious comedy about an old-time Mississippi elopement based on Eudora Welty’s novella, The Robber Bridegroom, will be presented. Oct 13-Nov 6. All performances Thur-Sun at 8:15 pm. Tickets $7. Deep Ellum Theatre Garage, 3411 Main St. 744-3832.



Bus Stop. William Inge’s romantic comedy about a young cowboy who wants to lake a beautiful young girl-played in the movie by Marilyn Monroe-back to Montana. Through Oct 15. Thur-Sat at 8 pm. Tickets $5-$10. Stageworks, Bath House Cultural Center on White Rock Lake. 238-0110 or through Rainbow-Ticket Master, 787-2000.



Cyberspace II. Set in the near-future, the heart of the age of information, this play carries the theme of the seven deadly sins into the seven deadly thoughts of the space age. Oct 1 at 8 pm. Tickets $8. Caravan of Dreams. 312 Houston. Fort Worth. (817) 877-3000 or metro 429-4000.



Thurber. Emmy-award -winning actor William Windom will perform his one-man show based on the fantasies of humorist James Thurber. Oct 14 at 8 pm. Tickets $9 & $10. The Performance Hall at Brookhaven College, 3939 Valley View. 620-4118.



True Beauties. A lyrical play by Julie Herbert tells the story of a Louisiana woman’s life through a series of flashbacks from her deathbed. Oct 27-Nov 26. Thur-Sat at 8:15 pm. Tickets $9.50. Addison Cen-tre Theatre, Mildred &. Julian. Addison. 934-3913.



Once Upon a Mattress. The wacky musical based on the fable of the princess and the pea is directed by Janet Kopec. Oct 28-Not 13. Fri-Sun at 8 pm. Tickets S9 for adults. $6 for students and senior citizens. Piano Repertory Theatre, Palisades Square, 15th St and Central Expwy, Piano. 422-7460,



Empress of the Blues. Blueswoman Bessie Smith pours out her lite history between drinks at a 1937 roadhouse. Through Oct 22. Fri 4 Sal 8:15 pm, Sun 3:15 pm. Tickets $10 for adults. SB for students and senior citizens. Sun $8 & $6. Jubilee Theatre, 3114 East Rosedale. Fort Worth. (817) 535-0168.



Baby. A musical comedy exploring the impending parenthood of three couples ranging from their mid-twenties to mid-forties. Oct 7 4 8 at 8:15 pm, Oct 9 at 3:15 pm, Oct 14 & 15 at 8:15 pm. Tickets $7 for adults, $6 for students and senior citizens Irving Community Theater. 3333 N MacArthur Blvd, Suite 300. Irving. 252-7558.



SPECIAL EVENTS



Robot Dinosaurs. Roaring and moving through historic times, nine new “robotic” dinosaurs are featured at Science Place I. Tue-Sun 9:30-5:30 pm. Tickets $5 for adults, $2 for children and senior citizens, under seven free. Discover the lives and times of dinosaurs with a Fbr-(ies private eye at the planetarium’s show “Death of


Chi Omaga Carousel. This “market-go-round” will feature fifty exhibitors selling antiques, collectibles, jewelry, linens, arts and crafts, toys, folk art, and regional food. Oct 21-23. Fri 10-5 pm,Sat 10-6 pm. Sun noon-5 pm. Tickets $3 in advance, $4 at the door, children under twelve free. Amon G Carter Jr Exhibits Hall, 3400 Crestline Rd, Fort Worth. (817) 763-0436.



Oktoberfeat. Fort Worth’s nineteenth annual German fall festival offers a carnival-like atmosphere where food, beer, and entertainment abound, from nachos to turkey legs to baklava and continuous singing and dancing. The “Market Platz” offers more than a hundred carnival games and “Kinderplatz” is the festival for the kids. Oct 1 and 2 Sat noon-midnight, Sun noon-7 pm. Tickets $3, children under six free. Fort Worth/Tarrant County Convention Center, Illl Houston St. Fort Worth. (817) 496-6368.



Vineyard Fair. Designed around a Fifties theme, this year’s fair promises a smorgasbord of fun-from big-finned Cadillacs to puppy dog skirts. Five stages will provide continuous Fifties entertainment with dancing and music. Also not to be missed is the exhibit of cars from the Fifties and an outdoor sculpture garden by local artists. Oct 22 and 23, 10-6 pm. Tickets $3, children under twelve free. The Quadrangle and surrounding streets between Cedar Springs. McKin-ney Ave, and Routh St. 997-2799.



Italian Car Day. A chance to meet your favorite Italian cars and motorcycles at this beauty pageant of sorts. More than 145 Alfa Romeos, Ferraris, Fiats, Lamborghinis, Maseratis, and other favorites will be on display. Motorcycle contestants include more than thirty Ducatis, Moto Guzzis, and Laverdas. to name a few, Oct 23, noon-4 pm. Tickets $2. Willow Bend Polo and Hunt Club. 5845 W Park Blvd (FM 544), Piano. 689-1439.



Autumn at the Arboretum. Witness the beginning of fall at the Arboretum’s annual festival. Thousands of colorful chrysanthemums, ashes, oaks, and crape myrtles provide a beautiful backdrop for the opening of the Arboretum’s newest attraction, the Amelia Lay Hodges Ornamental Garden, an English-style garden featuring more than 250 perennials, a hidden garden. and small ponds. Dancers and strolling musicians will also be on hand every weekend as accompaniments to the wonderful scenery. Near the end of the month keep an eye out for the thousands of monarch butterflies that descend on the Arboretum- attracted by the scent of the chrysanthemums’ nectar-on their annual migration from Canada to Mexico. Oct 1-23. Tue-Sun 10-6 pm. Tickets S5 for adults. $4 for senior citizens, and $2 for children six to twelve. Dallas Arboretum and Botanical Garden. 8525 Garland Rd. 327-3990.



Victorian Halloween. Door-to-door trick or treating is back, courtesy of Old City Park. Kids can go from one historic building to another receiving treats provided by area organizations and corporations. There will also be games, prizes, and a costume contest to com-plete the evening. Oct 29,4-8 pm. Tickets $2 for children. SI for adults. Old City Park. 1717 Gano. 421-5141.



Dr. Blood’s Asylum Of Fear. Let Dr. Blood, the physician of fright, lake you on a fun and fearsome tour of his Asylum of Fear and the Theatre of Horrors. Oct 21-31 at 7 pm. Tickets $4,50. The Wax Museum, 601 E Safari Parkway. 263-2391.



Grapefest. Grapevine’s annual “grape” festival featuring Texas wine usting and judging, a country fair with grape’ products such as cobbler and jellies, live entertainment, arts and crafts, games, and plenty of food. Oct 28, 7-10 pm.Oct 29, 11-5 pm. Wine tasting Oct 29, 1-5 pm. Historic Main Street District, Grapevine. Free. 481-0454.



Dallas Junior Forum. Forum Fantasy showcases traditional and contemporary American crafts including paintings, jewelry, wood carvings, dolls, quilts, and other handmade specialty items. Oct 22-23, 10-6 pm. Tickets S3. Richardson Civic Center, Central Expwy at Arapaho. 699-9704.



Wellesley Book and Author Luncheon. Featuring several authors including conservationist and Western writer Edward Abbey, mystery writer Sara Paretsky, and etiquette maven Charlotte Ford. Oct 22 at noon Tickets $30 $7.50 for authors” program only Sheraton Park Central Hotel. LBJ and Coit Rd. 969-2738.



SMU Distinguished Lecture Series. Former Secretary of Defense Caspar Weinberger speaks on “The Checks and Balances of United States Military Power.” Oct 18 at 8 pm. Tickets $25. McFarlin Auditorium, SMU. 987-3712.



LANDMARKS



Farmers Market. An open-air market (featuring more than a hundred Texas farmers and their wares. Fresh, homegrown fruits and vegetables abound year-round. 5 am-7 pm daily from late May to late Sept. 6 am-7 pm from Oct to Apr. 1010 S Pearl, six blocks south of Commerce St in downtown Dallas 748-2082.



Reunion Tower. The tower’s observation deck and revolving restaurant, fitfty stories above the city art the best places to get a breath-taking view of Dallas and a memorable photo. Mon-Fri 10 am-midnight. Sat & Sun 9 am-midnight. 300 Reunion Blvd. Tickets $1.88 for adults. $80 for children under twelve. 741-3663-



Dallas Arboretum and Botanical Garden. Set on the eastern shore of White Rock Lake, the Arboretum offers a picnicker’s paradise with more than twenty-five beautifully landscaped acres filled with flowers, herbs, trees, gardens, and two historic homes; the DeGoyler House and the Camp Estate. Tours arc available of the eighty-nine-year-old DcGoyler House, which is included in the National Register of Historic Places. Tue-Sun 10-6 pm. Admission S3 for adults. $2 for senior citizens, and SI for children. Free for all visitors on Fridays from 3-6 pm. 327-3990.



Dallas Zoo. Tigers, zebras, Okapi, and more than 1,600 other mammals, birds, reptiles, and amphibians, including many rare and endangered species, can be found at the Dallas Zoo. Train rides, food concessions, and picnic areas are available. 9 5 pm daily Free Mon-Fri, S2 Sat, Sun, and holidays. 621 E Clarendon Dr, three miles south of downtown 946-5155.



West End Market Place. Once a turn-of-the-century candy and cracker factory, this three-building, multilevel complex is host TO more than seventy-five shops, fast-food stops, CityGolf-an indoor, twenty-seven-hole miniature golf course. Star Base-a live-action laser tag game, and Dallas Alley-a nightclub extravagant. Mon-Thur 11-10 pm, Fri & Sat 11-midnight, Sun noon-8 pm. 603 Munger Ave at Market St, West End Historic District. 954-4350.



Dallas Allay. Located in the West End Marketplace. Dallas Alley offers eight diverse clubs featuring technopop, oldies, rhythm and blues, rock, and even singalongs; a video bar and restaurant, a video arcade, free Monday night concerts, and plenty of people-watching, all for one low charge. Most clubs open 6 pm-2 am daily. Plaza Bar and Till. 11 am-2 am daily. Boiler Room. Froggy Bottoms, and Bobby Sox closed Sun. Cover Mon free. Tue-Thur & Sun S3. Fri & Sat S5. 988-9378.



Fair Park. The result of the 1936 Texas Centennial Exposition, this 277-acre park is a year-round salute to Texas’s past, present, and future through a number of museums, exhibitions, buildings, and much more. Some of the permanent attractions include: Age of Steam Railroad Museum is centered around a Dallas railroad station built in 1903 with a large passenger train, two steam locomotives. and a trolley car. 421-8754. Dallas Aquarium features more than 300 species of marine, tropical, and freshwater fish. 670-8441. Dallas Museum of Natural History includes major exhibits of Fifty habitat groups representing the plant and animal life of Texas. 670-8457. Science Place I features in-lenient exhibits on science and technology. Permanent attractions in-clude the Electric Theater, Hands-On Physics, and Looking at the Light. 428-7200. Science Place II is a museum and planetarium with permanent exhibits examining energy, astronomy, and a transparent man and woman. 428-5555. All located at Fait Park. Robert B Cullum Blvd and Pennsylvania.

Twos School Book Depository. The sixth-floor window on the southeast corner of (his building is a solemn reminder of the darkest day in the city’s history: November 22. 1963, the day President John F Kennedy was assassinated as his motorcade traveled down Elm Street. All Elm St. 653-6666.



Southfork Ranch. Visit Southfork and get a taste of “Dallas.” Take a guided tour of the Ewing Mansion and a twenty-story oil rig, a train ride around the ranch, and don’t forget to stop in at the “Dallas” Museum and see props used on the set of the TV show. Lucy’s wedding dress, and the gun that shot J.R. Parker Rd and FM 2551. 9 am-dusk, daily. Admission $7.49 for adults, $4.95 for senior citrons, and $4.95 for children four to twelve. 442-6536.



SPORTS



Dallas Cowboys. On up this month: the locals try their luck against the always-tough Redskins, hoping that Super Bowl success may have left the ’Skins fat and happy. Then come the former St. Louis Cardinals. who hope to rise like a Phoenix in their new home. Texas Stadium. 2401 E Airport Frwy, Irving. Tickets $24.85 through Rainbow-TicketMaster, 787-2000 or through Texas Stadium Ticket Office, 556-2500.

Oct 9 Washington 12:00

30 Phoenix 12:00



Willow Bond Polo. There are only three more chances to catch the polo players in action this season. The last games are scheduled for Oct 2,9, & 16; all the games begin at 4 pm, A “Friends of Polo” demonstration is held an hour before each game to educate new spectators. Oct 16 is “Polo Fest” with an after-the-match celebration to close out the 1988 season. Willow Bend Polo and Hunt Club, 8515 W Park Blvd (Farm Road 544), Plano. General admission tickets $6, free for kids twelve and under. 248-6298.



Race for the Cure. One of the largest all-women’s competitions in the Southwest. Participants have the option of running or walking either a five-kilometer or one-mile course. Trophies, door prizes, and refreshments will be provided, and all proceeds benefit the Susan G. Knmen Foundation. Oct 22 at the Galleria, LBJ and Dallas Parkway. Aerobic warm-up at 8:10 am. race begins at 8:30 am. Registration for the races is S12 if postmarked by Oct 15, after that, $15. Race day registration 7-8 am. 980-8541.



Bicycle Trek. Tour the backroads of Texas and Oklahoma at the Red River Valley Bicycle Trek. A three-day, two-night trip for all cyclists-beginner to expert. Riders set their own pace on the 160-mile round trip that will take them to Lake Texoma and Lake Murray Sate Park in Oklahoma. Check-in Oct 1 at 7 am at the University of NorthTexas in Demon. $30 registration fee includes everything but your bicycle. 239-5864.