Friday, March 29, 2024 Mar 29, 2024
58° F Dallas, TX
Advertisement
Publications

FEBRUARY EVENTS OPENERS

By D Magazine |

THE ATER



Julie Harris Returns to Form



Sadly, actress Julie Harris is best known now for her role on one of those dreadful evening soaps (we won’t mention which one, out of respect for decency and good taste). But theater connoisseurs know that Harris is the most honored American stage actress of all time, with five Tony awards to her credit. And-back in the Fifties and Sixties, the golden days of television-she turned in memorable live performances of many great plays.

Now Julie Harris is back on the stage in the national company of Alfred Uhry’s Driving Miss Daisy. The play is about as gentle and genteel a look at race relations as one could ask for. (The principal characters are a Southern Jewish lady and her black chauffeur, played by Brock Peters, and the work is comic, albeit with a message.) The play won the 1988 Pulitzer Prize for drama, too, so if credentials can guarantee a satisfying evening in the theater. Driving Miss Daisy is a sure winner.

Driving Miss Daisy will drive through Dallas February 7-12. The Dallas Broadway Series is sponsoring the performances at the Majestic Theatre, 1925 Elm. Performances Tue-Sat at 8 pm and Sat & Sun at 2 pm. Tickets $12.25-$33.75 from Rainbow-TicketMaster, 787-2000. -Bill Jungman

ART



The Art and Anguish of Frida Kahlo

Of all the artists represented in the Dallas Museum of Art’s big, popular exhibit of Mexican paintings late last year, perhaps the most intriguing was Frida Kahlo. a slender, fragile woman whose meticulously painted canvases-mostly self-portraits-are marked by an almost unbearable psychological intensity.

Though often overshadowed by her lifelong companion, muralist Diego Rivera, Kahlo produced works that stick in the mind long after the larger, more vigorous paintings of Rivera have been forgotten. In picture after picture, she gazes out at the viewer with the fierce serenity of a medieval saint, one of those martyrs shown triumphant in the midst of his tortures.

It is this self-possession that, finally, is most remarkable in Kahlo’s works. Despite the emblems of loss, the large, luminous eyes and the thin pencil-line of a mustache are recorded as matters of fact, without evident sentimentalizing. One has the feeling she used her art much as a surgeon uses a scalpel, to peel back the layers of pain and find the truth.

Much admired, Kahlo is also much collected these days. Frida Kahlo in U.S. Collections at the Meadows Museum is the first exhibit of works by this artist in a Dallas museum. Curated by Dr. Salomon Grimberg, a local Kahlo scholar, it includes about forty paintings and drawings by the artist, as well as a number of photographs of the artist, all selected from U.S. collections.

February 28-April 16 in the Owen Arts Center, 6101 Bishop on the SMU campus. Mon-Sat 10-5 pm, Sun 1-5 pm. 692-2516. – Ken Barrow

MUSIC AND DANCE



Japan’s Dynamic Drummers



TITAS (The International Theatrical Arts Society) has been branching out lately from the standard dance events that were the principal offerings over its first few seasons. This year the group is presenting a whole mini-season of music events-but they are hardly your garden variety opera and chamber music attractions. Instead, TITAS is introducing Dallas audiences to such offbeat shows as the Kodo Drummers-the Japanese ensemble that combines ferocious percussion with dance, mime, and even elements of the martial arts.

They are primarily a percussion company, performing on the “taiko,” the traditional Japanese drum, and the “o-daiko,” an enormous, 900-pound decorated drum, carved from the trunk of a single tree. They employ a variety of other instruments including the bamboo xylophone, gong, shamisen, bamboo flute, and wooden clacker that make for a balanced and electrifying performance. Is this music? Is it dance? Is it athletics? It’s hard to say, but judging from the enthusiastic response the TITAS audience gave to last year’s Sankai Juku (another offbeat Japanese theatrical spectacle), nobody is going to care much if the Kodo Drummers burst through standard expectations.

The Kodo Drummers will perform at McFarlin Auditorium at SMU at 8 pm on February 14 & 15. Tickets $4-$20. 528-5576.

-B.J.

MUSEUMS



Amon Carter Museum. The Block Print and American Illustration, 1910-1940, a show of illustrated books from the museum’s library is on display through Feb 5. Winslow Homer: Paintings of the Civil (tor. a show of works made while the artist covered George B McClellan’s 1862 peninsular campaign in Virgina for Harper’s Weekly, and The Flag Paintings of Childe Hassam, a series of works depicting the streets of New York ablaze with Old Glory on the eve of World War 1. will be on exhibit through March 12 at 3501 Camp Bowie. Fort Worth. Tue-Sat 10-5 pm. Sun 1-5:30 pm. (817) 738-1933.



Dallas Museum of Art. Large-scale objects by Donald Judd, a series of contemporary sculptures by one of the masters of minimal an. will be on exhibit Feb 12-April 18. The DMAs entire collection of post-World War II art is once again on petmanent display in Now/Then/Agan, a striking new installation on the museum’s second floor. 1717 N Harwood. Tue. Wed. Fri, Sat 10-5 pm. Thur 10-9 pm. Sun noon-5 pm. 922-0220.



Dallas Museum of Natural History. Major exhibits of fifty habitat groups representing the plant and animal life of Texas are a part of the permanent collection. The museum also boasts one of the world’s largest reconstructed prehistoric sea serpents, a thirty-two-foot. seventy-five-million-year-old Mosasaur. and a fifteen-fool mammoth. The Bird Hall exhibits more than 300 birds found in the state. Fair Park. 1-30 and Second Ave. Mon-Sat 9-5 pm, Sun and holidays noon-5 pm. 670-8457.



of Science and History, What Makes Music? explores the art of music and the science of sound in a fascinating hands-on display of instruments. Feb 10-April 30 at 1501 Montgomery St. Fort Worth. Mon-Thur 9-5 pm, Fri & Sat 9-8:30 pm. Sun noon-5pm. 654-1356.



Kimbell Art Museum. Holy Image. Holy Spare: tana and Frescoes from Greece, the most important exhibition of early Byzantine icons features works from more than a thousand years, gathered from every comer of Greece, Feb ll-April 2 at 3333 Camp Bowie Blvd. Fort Worth. Tue-Sat 10-5 pm. (817) 332-8451.



Meadows Museum. The permanent collection of the museum features Spanish an from the 15th to 20th centuries, including artists such as Picasso. Miró, and Goya. SMU campus. Owen Arts Center. 6101 Bishop. Mon-Sat 10-5 pm. Sun 1-5 pm 692-2516,



Old City Park. Thirty-seven restored historic structures tell the story of the development of Dallas from 1840 to 1910. The schoolhouse. bank, doctor’s office, and more take you back to the days of pioneer and Victorian living. Guided tours available Tue-Sat 10-3 pm. Tickets $4 adults, $2 children and senior citizens. 1717 Gano. 421-5141.



Modam Art Museum of Fort Worth. German Expressionism After the Great war: The Second Generation, features some 200 paintings, sculptures, prints, drawings, and posters exploning the brief period between World War I and the rise of Miller when German expressionists created a new art. Feb 12-April 9 at 1309 Montgomery. Fort Worth. Tue-Sat 10-5 pm. Sun 1-5 pm. (817) 738-9215.



Science Place. Wheels at Work is a hands-on exhibit that demonstrates the physical principles of leverage, torque. rotational momentum, and work. Through Feb 12 at Science Place II. Tue-Sat 9:30-5:30 pm. Sun noon-5 pm. Admission $1 adults. $-50children seven to sixteen and senior citizens. At Science Place I are the Robot Dinosaurs through Apr9 and the Electric Theater. Tue-Sun 9:30-5:30 pm. Admission $5 adults. $2 children and senior citizens. Science Place I & II in Fair Park. 1-30 and Second Ave. 421-3466.



GALLERIES



Biblical Arts Confer. If You Low Peace is an exhibit of words, in posters and books, brought to lift by the calligraphy of Gretchen Green-wood Weber. Through Feb 26 at the East Gallery. 7500 Park Lane. Tue-Sat 10-5 pm. Sun 1-5 pm. 691-4661.



Adelle M. Two of the gallery’s newest artists, Marilyn Jolly and Victoria Taylor-Gore, exhibit paintings on paper and canvas. Feb 3-28 at 3317 McKinney Ave. Mon-Fri 9-5 pm. Sal 10-4 pm. 220-0300.



Afterimage. Local arist Stephen Sellars mixes media by painting with acrylics on photographs. Through March 4 in The Quadrangle, 2800 Routh St. Suite 250. Mon-Sat 10-5:30 pm. 871-9140,

Eugene Binder Gallery. Ann McCoy’s sculpture and drawings will be on display through Feb 25 at 840 Exposition. Tue-Fri 10-6 pm. Sat 10-5 pm. 821-5864.

Metropolis. One of Dallas’s newest galleries features a group show of works by seven photographers: Stephen Albair, Pamela Susan Hawkins, David Kwasigroh, and Meike Williams from New York; Gibbs Milliken and Carrington Weems from Austin; Andrea Miskiewicz from Philadelphia. Through March 2 at 3702 Fairmount, Mon-Sat 10-5 pm. 528-2864.



Moss/Chumtey Gattery. Six gallery artists-Garo Z. Antreasian. Robert Quijada. David Taylor, Genevieve Reckling. Aijiro Wakita, and Gregg Renfrow-enplore a variety of media. Through Feb II in The Quadrangle. 2828 Routh. Suite 100. Tue-Sat 10-5:30 pm. 954-0401.



Barry Whistler Gallery. James Surls lives out in the woods near Sptendora. Texas, and the works he produces there-wood sculptures, prints, and drawings-are wild, witty, and downright spooky. Through Feb 25 at 2909-A Canton St. Tue-Fri 10-5:30 pm Sat 11-5 pm. 939-0242.



MUSIC AND DANCE



Dallas Symphony Orchestra. The orchestra is sponsoring visits by the world’s two favorite violinists this month-Itzhak Perlman on Feb 5 and Pinchas Zukerman on Feb 25. both at 8:15 pm. Tickets $10-$30. Two hot Brits-conductor David Atherton and violinist Nigel Kennedy-leam up for the Walton Violin Concerto and music by Brit-ten and Franck, Feb 2 & 4at 8:15pm. David Shifrin returns to Dallas to play the Copland Clarinet Concerto, and conductor Hiroyuki Iwaki leads the famous Barber Adagio and Strauss’s Alpine Symphony. Feb 10 & II at 8:15 pm. Cellist Natasha Gutman plays Shostakovich’s Concerto No. 2 and Zderek Macal conducts Glinka’s Russian and Ludmilla Overture and Beethoven’s Eroica Symphony, Feb 16 & 18 at 8:15 pm and Feb 19 at 2:30 pm. Tickets $8-$24.50 All performances at Fair Park Music Hall, 1-30) and Second Ave. 692-0203.



SuperPops. The Dallas Pops Orchestra hosts Pia Zadora on Feb 17 and the Canadian Brass on Feb 24. All concerts at 8 pm. Tickets $13-$27.50 Fair Park Music Hall. 1-30 and Second Ave. 692-0203



Cilburn Concerts. Shortly after his eighty-sixth birthday, the great Claudio Arrau will return to Fort Worth for a recital. Feb 14 at 8 pm. Ed Landreth Audilorium.TCU. Fort Worth. The winner of the 1970 Tchaikovsky Competition. British pianist John Lill, will play a recital Feb 28 at 8 pm. Kimbell Art Museum 3333 Camp Bowie Blvd. Fort Worth. Tickets for both performances $15-$20. $10 teachers and senior citizens. (817) 738-6533.



Dallas Bach Soclety. The Dallas Bach Orchestra and Choir will present Dallas’s first complete performance of J.S Bach’s “Passion According to St. John” on Shrove Tuesday with soloists that include tenor Jeffrey Thomas and soprano Judith Nelson, Feb 7 at 7:30 pm. Tickets $15 through Ticketron or at the door. St Thomas Aquinas Church, 6306 Kenwood at Abrams. Later in the month, the society sponsors the Dallas debut of the award-winning Locke Consort of Amsterdam. Feb 17 at 7:30 pm. Tickets $10, $6 students. Kurth Recital Hall. Samrnons Center for the Arts. 3630 Harry Hines. 827-BACH.



Dallas Chamber Music Society. The Emerson Quartet-fast becoming America’s number one chamber group with its much-praised recordings on Deutsche Grammophon-will join forces with formidable pianist Menahem Pressler. Feb 13 at 8:15 pm. Tickets $10, $5 students and senior citizens Caruth Auditorium Meadows School of the Arts, SMU. 526-7301



SMU International Planists Series. Meadows School of the Arts continues its series of recitals by internationally acclaimed pianists with a recital by Panayis Lyras. Feb 20 at 8 pm. Caruth Auditorium. Meadows, School of the Am, SMU. Free. 692-3510.



Dallas Claaaic Guitar Soelety. The Romeros, the premier family of the classical guitar, give a concert Feb 14 at 8 pm at the Majestic Theatre. 1925 Elm Tickets $5-$15. Jose Luis Merlin plays an afternoon recital Feb 4 at 3 pm at the Dallas Museum of Art, 1717 N Har-wood. Tickets $2-$3. The D’Jazz Club has a members’ showcase Feb 6 at B pm at Caruth Plaza. Suite 208, Park Lane at Central. Free. 739-5975.



Tesoro String Quartet. The city’s new chamber group continues its first season with works by Mozart. Beethoven, and Ravel. Feb 5 at 3 pm. Tickets $5. S3 students and senior citizens. Jonsson Center Performance Hall, The University of Texas at Dallas. Floyd at Campbell. Richardson. 690-2982



Texas Baroque Ensemble. We get a rare chance to hear music by the 18th-cenlury French composer Mondonville when Texas Baroque Ensemble performs his “Pieces de Clavecin” with voice and violin accompaniment. Feb 12 at 7:30 pm. Christ United Methodist Church, 2640 Glencliff Dr, Piano. Free. 278-2458.



Voices of Change. Dallas’s new-music chamber group gives the city a chance to hear music by hot young composer Michael Torke. as well as pieces by Enesco. Cowell, Mamlock. and Kurtag. Feb 6 at 8:15. Tickets $12. $10 senior citirens. Caruth Auditorium, Meadows School of the Arts. SMU. 692-3189.



New Philharmonic Orchestra of Irving. This community or-chestra achieved instant fame by following conductor Yves L’Helgoual’ch when he and the Board of the Irving Symphony parted company. L’Helgoual’ch leads his volunteer orchestra in performances of Bach. De Falla, Ravel. and Schumann. Feb 25 at 8:15 pm. Tickets $7.50 adults. $3 students and senior citizens. St Luke’s Calholic Church, 204 S MacArthur Blvd. Irving. 252-7497



Richardson Chamber Mualc Soclety. Violinist Philip Lewis and Austin pianist Gregory Allen will join forces for sonatas by Leclair, Franck. and Prokofieff. Feb II at 7:30 pm. Tickets $10, $7 students and senior citizens. St Barnabas Presbyterian Church, 1221 W Belt Line Rd. Richardson. 517-0048.



Fort Worth Symphony. Cristina Ortiz, the top woman prize winner in the history of the Van Cliburn Piano Competition, plays Rachmaninoffs Rhapsody on a Theme of Paganini. Richard Buckley also leads Kodaly’s Galatua Dances and Nielsen’s Symphony. No. 5. Feb 18 at 8 pm, Feb 19 at 3 pm. Tickets $6-$18. Convention Center Theatre, 1111 Houston, Fort Worth. (817) 926-8831.



Fort Worth Civic Orchestra. Thomas Hinds. director and con-ductor of the Montgomery Symphony in Alabama, will conduct Le Tombeau De Couperin by Ravel and Brahms’s Symphony No. 2. Yves L’Helgoual’ch will open the concert with the Julius Cacsar Overture by Castenuovo-Tedesco. Feb 18 at 8:15 pm. Tickets S6 adults. S3 students and senior citizens. Orchestra Hall. Granbury Rd at Trail Lake. Fort Worth. (817) 923-5979

Fort Worth Ballet. The first of three programs of repertory in the Fun Worth Ballet season features “Brahms Waltzes” by artisttc director Paul Mejia and two great ballets by George Balanchine to music of Igor Stravinsky: the early, classic ’Apollo” and the late. jazzy “Capriccio for Piano and Orchestra.” better known as the -Rubies” section of Balanchine’s full-length jewels. Feb 10 & II at 8pm. Feb 12at 2 pm. Tickets $5-$25. Convention Center Theatre. IIII Houston St. Fort Worth. (817) 763-0207.



Alvin Alley Repertory Danca Ensemble. This cool and classical dance group performs Feb 3 at 8 pm. Tickets $9 & $10. $6 students. Brookhaven College. 3939 Valley View Ln. 620-4118.



National Tap Dance Company of Canada. This Canadian group is dedicated to reviving the an of tap dancing. Dallas Symphony Super Pops. Feb 3 at 8pm. Tickets $13-$27.50. Fair Park Musie Hall. 1-30 and Second Ave. 692-0203.



Brawn Bag Dance Serles #2. The second in a series of free lunchtime dance presentations by the SMU Dance Department. Feb 20-24at 12:10pm, Owen Arts Center Lobby. SMU. Free. 692-3510.



THEATER



The Idiot’s Tale. The world premiere of a new adaptation of Dostoyevsky’s profound novel The Idiot will be directed by Lithuanian expatriate Jonas Jurasas. Dallas Theater Center Feb 14-March 12. Tue-Sat 8 pm, Sun 7:30 pm. Tickets $10-$24. Arts District Theater. 2401 Flora At the Kalita Humphries Theater is the regional premiere of The Boys Next DOOR a comedy by Tom Griffin that deals with life in a home for the mentally handicapped. Dallas Theater Center. Through Feb 19. Tue-Sat 8 pm, Sun 7:30 pm. Tickets $10-$24. Kalita Humphries Theater. 3636 Turtle Creek. 526-8857.



Merrily Wa Roll Atong. This is one of Stephen Sondheim’s most talked about but least seen musicals-a paean to youth and (for Sond-heim. at least) high spirits. Feb 25-April 8. Mon-Fri 8:15 pm. Sat 3:30 & 8:15 pm. Sun 2:30 & 7:30pm. Tickets $13,75-$19.75. Theatre Three, in The Quadrangle. 2800 Roulh St. 871-3300.

Sweeney Todd-The Flend of Fleet Street. Joe Dickinson’s comical melodrama, based on the same tale that inspired the famous Broadway musical. Feb 10-March 25. Fri & Sat 8 pm. Sun 7 pm. Tickets 16.50- $8.50. $2 discount for senior citizens and children twelve and under The “Late-Night Production” Funeral Game continues through Feb 4 followed by The Guava Bomblets, comedy improy troupe Feb 24-April 8. Fri & Sat II pm. Tickets $5. Greenville Avenue Pocket Sandwich Theatre. 1611 Greenville at Ross. 821-1860.



A Streetcar Named Mesrop.Kesdekian.one of SMU1s finest. directs Tennessee Williams’s classic play about desire in the French Quarter. Feb 7-12. Tue-Sat 8 pm, Sun 2:15 pm. Tickets $3. Margo Jones Theatre. SMU. 692-2573.



Two Small Bodies. This joint venture of the Moving Target Theatre Company and The Undermain Theatre is a play by Neal Bell dealing with a mother whose children are missing and an obsessive detective who suspects her. Feb 16-March 5. Tue-Sat 8 pm. Sun 2 & 7 pm. Tickets $10 Tue-Thur & Sun, $12 Fri & Sat. Undermain Theatre. 3200 Main St. 979-2599.



Dreaming on Hot Summer Night. A musical fantasy by artistic director Rudy Eastman and Douglas Balenline that turns the Shakespearean classic A Midsummers Night Dream into a Caribbean island summerfest. Through Feb 18. Fri & Sat 8:15 pm. Sun 3:15 pm. Tickets $8-$10 adults, $6-$8 students and senior citizens. $4-$5 children under ten. Jubilee Theatre. 3114 Bast Rosedale. For! Worth (817) 535-0168.



The Musical Comedy Murders of 194a This comedy by John Bishop parodies the style of old Hollywood movies. Through Feb 25. Thur-Sat 8:15 pm. call Tor Sun matinees Tickets $8 Thur & Sun. $12 Fri & Sat. available through Rainbow-TicketMaster. 787-2000. Circle Theatre, 1227 W Magnolia Ave. Fort Worth. (817) 921-3040.

The Adventures of the Shadow. Starring Lamont Cranston and Margo Lane, this is an attempt to re-create the famous old radio serial that originally starred Orson Wills and Agnes Moorehead. Feb 24-April 2, Through Feb 12 is The Scarecrow. a comedy-farnasy about the devil in 17th-century New England based on a play by Percy McKaye. Both productions Fri Sun 8:15 pm. Tickets $6-$10 adults. $5-$8 students and senior citizens, $4-$6 children. Hip Pocket Theatre. upstairs at the White Elephant Saloon. 108 East Exchange, Fort Worth. (817) 927-2833.



SPECIAL EVENTS



Tr-Delta Charity Antiques Show. This fourteenth annual show features a vast array of antiques-from furniture and accessories to an, jewelry, Oriental rugs, and American Indian relics-from more than fifty dealers across the country. Feb 23-26. Thur-Sat 10-8 pm. Sun noon-6 pm. Tickets $8. Dallas Convention Center, W Halt off Griffin St. 691-1083.



Cowtown Marathon and 10K Run. It’s time for the eleventh annual 26.2-mile “tour around the city.” For the less health-conscious there’s a 6.2-mile run through downtown Fort Worth. Feb25. Marathon begins at 9 am in the Stockyards District. The 10K run begins at 9:20 am and 9:30 am near Main and Exchange. Registration $25 marathon. $15 10K. (8I7) 735-2033.

Sixth Floor Exhibit. The sixth floor of the Texas School Book Depositary, where Lee Harvey Oswald allegedly fired the shot that killed John F Kennedy, is scheduled to open this month. The exhibit presents an educational display of the events surrounding the 1963 assassination. Opens Feb20. 9:30-4:30 pm daily. Tickets $4 adults. $3 senior citizens, $2 children twelve and under. Texas School Book Depository, 8301 Ambassador Row. 653-6666.



500, Inc.’s Auction Party. “Simple Treasures and Worldly Pleasures” is the theme of 500. Inc.’s auction. Friday night features a casino, silent and live auctions, open bar. and entertainment. Saturday night includes the same, as well as a sit-down dinner. Items to be auctioned include fur coats, trips to the Caribbean and Europe, furniture. Oriental rugs, antiques, and works of art. Feb 10 & II. Fri at 7:30pm. tickets $45. Sat at 7pm. tickets $125. westin Galleria Hotel, 13340 Dallas Pkwy. 361-2011.



Busch Texas Cup. The race to find the fastest skier in Texas takes place at Ski Apache ski reson in Ruidoso, New Mexico. More than 140 skiers from throughout the stale will compete for the title. Feb 10-12. Feb 10 ski clinic; Feb II. races begin at 9 am; Feb 12. finals begin at 10am. fallowed by awards ceremony. Entry fee of $25 includes clinic, social events, awards, races, professional bib, and souvenirs. 696-3869.



SPORTS



Dallas Mavericks. The Reunion Rowdies will shift into byperspace this month. With cripples like Miami. Washington, and the Clippers limping into town, a six-for-six home sweep is possible. Only division rival Houston should bother the Mavericks now that Roy Tarpley’s back in harness. Reunion Arena. 777 Sport St. Tickets $5-$10 through Rainbow-TicketMaster. 787-2000 or the Mavericks Box Office. 658-7068.

Feb 3 Phoenix 7:30

14 LA Clippers 7:30

16 Miami 7:30

18 Houston 7:30

24 Golden State 7:30

25 Washington 7:30

Dallas Sidekicks. An alternative to football and basketball. indoor soccer takes on a new meaning when the Sidekicks come to play. This month features the Sidekicks against Locomotive Moscow, a Soviet Union First Division team, in its first trip to the United States. All garnet at 7:35 pm. Reunion Arena. 777 Sport St. Tickets $6-$13 through Rainbow-Ticket Master. 787-2000 or the Sidekicks Ticket Office. 361-KICK.

Feb 4 Wichita Wings

13 Locomotive Moscow

17 Baltimore Blast

22 MISL All-Star Game

LANDMARKS



Fanner’s Market. An open-air market featuring more than a hundred Texas farmers and their wares. Fresh, homegrown fruits and vegetables abound year-round. 5am-7pm 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.



ReunionTower, The lower’s observation deck and revolving restaurant, fifty stories above the city. are the best places to gel a breathtaking view of Dallas and a memorable photo. Mon-Fri 10 am-midnight, Sal & Sun 9 am-midnjght. 300 Reunion Blvd. Tickets $1.88 for adults. $.80 for children under twelve 741-3663.



Dallas Arboratum 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. Tue-Sun 10-6 pm. Admission S3 adults. $2 senior citizens, and $1 children six to twelve. Free on Fridays from 3-6 pm. 8617 Garland Rd. 327-3990.



Dallas Zoo. Tigers, zebras. Okapi. and 1.600 other mammals, binds, reptiles, and amphibians, including many rare and endangered species, can be found at the Dallas Zoo. 9-5 pm daily. Admission $3 adults, $1.50 seniors and children six to eleven, free under six. 621 E Clarendon Dr. three miles south of downtown. 6X1-6825.



West End MarketPlace. 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. StarBase-a live-action laser tag game, and Dallas Alley-a nightclub extravaganza. Mon-Thur 11-10 pm. Fri & Sat II am-midnight. Sun noon-8 pm. 603 Munger Ave at Market St. 954-4350.



Dallas Alley. 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 Tilt. II am-2 am. Boiler Room. Froggy Bottoms, and Bobby Sox closed Sun. Cover: Mon free. Tue-Thur & Sun $3. Fri & Sat $5. 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. All located in Fair Park. 1-30 and Second Ave. 426-3400.



Southfork Ranch. Visit Southfork and get a taste of “Dallas.” Take a guided tour of the Ewing Mansion and a twenty-story oil rig. or 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, $6.95 for senior citizens, and $4.95 for children four to twelve. 442-6536.



NIGHTLIFE



Adalr’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. When Adair’s moved to its Deep Ellum location, cynics predicted its demise. But the half-pound hamburgers and whiny jukebox still draw a crowd. 2624 Comment. 939-9900.



Bar of Soap. This place is reasonably hip without getting right up in your face with it: any bar that has “American Pie” on the jukebox- the bartender’s favorite-can’t be just too cool for school. A nice touch here is the interesting work of local artists decorating the walls. The objets are for sale on consignment. 3615 Parry. 823-6617.



Belle Starr. With wave after New Wave of music rolling in yearly, the old country/western culture might be fading. Are you kidding? Belle Starr, packed with a middle-aged 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 ol’ boy swoon. There’s also free beer Tuesday through Thursday, which means you’ll have trouble squeezing into the place. 7724 N Central Expwy at Southwestern. 750-4787.



Chaste Lounge Well, chaste may be pushing it. but the successor to the popular Chaise Lounge does seem somehow cleaner, airier, more spacious. That may be due to some cosmetic changes: the long dorm tables are out. booths are in. and a wall has been removed to create a new vista on the now-tidy pool room. They pour decent drinks and serve some good bar food, including a standout sandwich of smoked sausage, red pepper, and marinara sauce The bar’s high Cutesy Fac-tor (7.3) results from the list of pretty ordinary drinks named after local media celebs and wannabees. 3010 N Henderson. 823-2411.



Club Clearview. The centerpiece of Deep Ellum’s alternative music and social scene. Club Clearvicw has been scorned and laughed at, but never ignored. Nowhere in Dallas can you find such a delightful combination of the outrageous and innovative, of modern music groups, weird shows, and nouveau fashion victims. But let none of it intimidate you. You can go in there in a business suit, lean against the wall, watch the parade, and nobody will bother you 2806 Elm. 939-0006



Dave’s. Dave’s is casual, friendly, and comfortable-not because of the surroundings, but by virtue of a friendly staff, a casual, eclectic crowd, and great bartenders. No one sits in the uncomfortable metal chairs unless the place is too crowded to sit or stand at the bar, and no one can accuse Dave’s of being pretty, but the attraction’s still there- and the neighborhood crowd loves it 2812 N Henderson 826-4544.

The Den. This is Da lias’s bell little dark, intimate bar, and it hasn’t changed in years. lt’s perfect just the way it is, from the strong drinks and attentive service to the funky autographed photos of celebs on the wall. When it’s 106 and steamy outside. The Den is the coolest bar in town, and when it’s rainy and cold, this is the coziest haven we can think of. Stoneleigh Terrace Hotel. 2927 Maple Ave. 871-7111.



Dick’s Last Resort. lt’s easy to feel at home here. An average Dick’s crowd (which is almost always standing room only) consists of grandparents escorted try Their college-age grandchildren, lawyers stepping in for a cold one, singles on the prowl, and a whole mess of folks who come buck time and again for some of the best bar food around (the barbequed shrimp are a stand-out). But be prepared for the unisex bathroom upstairs-it’s not that we’re so old-fashioned, but it would have been nice to know beforehand. Cornet of Ross and Record. 747-0001.



Empire. At Dallas’s, latest club to the beautiful people, ereryone wears black, they all look worldly, they don’t all look straight, and they absolutely adore this former dinner theater on the edge of Deep Ellum The owners call Empire “elegant” “classical.” “modern.” ” minimal.” and “intcenaibnat,” and the truth is it’s all these things: the most ornate, fashionable nightclub we’ve ever had. It’s worth an evening just to come look at the fixtures, let alone the people. 2424 Swiss Ave. 328-1879.

Greenville Avenue Bar&ft Grill. If Dallas had a Watering Hole of Fame, this bar would certainly be in it. The kingpin of the Lower Greenville circuiti won’t disappoint if you’re looking far a good burger, a longneck beer, and a band that won’t let you hear yourself think. 2821 Greenville. 823-669I.



Greenville Avenue Country Club. Chic. Understaiedly elegant. Exclusive. None of these words have anything to do with the GACC. and they’ll throw anyone in the pool who pretends otherwise. Despite the name, this remains one of the best beer-and-sandwich bars in (own. The patio’s now covered, and the restrooms, thankfully, have been brought into the 20th century. Otherwise, this is the friendly, comfortable joint it always was. 3619 Greenville. 826-5650.



Harpers Cornet A wall of glass outlined by strips of tiny white lights lends a spectacular southbound view of downtown. Elegant older couples ate always found doing the fox trot or the waltz or that risque tango while the younger ones sit ogling on the sidelines. Hilton Inn. 5600 N Central Expwy. 823-9180.



Joe Mitter’s. The more things change, the more they stay the same. That’s certainly true of Joe Miller’s, It’s still one of the best places in town for a real drink, and as always, after work there are plenty of good conversations going on that anyone can enjoy. That is unless you can1! say anything but ’”What’s your sign?” 3531 McKinney, 521-2261.

Late Night in the West End. Late Night looks more like a dressed-up loading dock than a bar. which is pan of its appeal. And dressed up it is-there’s so much stuff on the walls that it’s impossible to take it all in in one visit. Late Night’s claim to time is its selection of 105 beers (every brand we could think of plus about seventy-five more); beer. wine, wine coolers, and soft drinks are the only choices. The Ioyal crowd runs the gamut from SMU types to attorneys and FBI agents. 1901 Laws St. 954-1901.



Louie’s. The crowd is an odd mix of media and legal lypes. neighborhood folks, and barflies, but it works. Louie’s has great drinks, cheap prices, good service, and wonderful pizza. What more could one ask for? 1839 N Hendersom. 826-0505.



Memphis. Bands jam loud and hard on the liny stage while the crowd cuts a path through this crammed singles headquarters. A fairly hip-looking pack (about two-to-one male, mostly twenty-five and older) was on hand the Saturday night we hit the Addison spot. Although many seemed mesmerized by the heavy metal/jazz band on stage that evening, tew lonely faces were seen. This group is also serious about partying Quorum Plaza, 5000 Belt Line. Suite 500. 386-9934.



Metropol. Strobe lights, clouds of colored smoke, an incessant dance beat Must be a nostalgia bar, right? Au contraire. The theme of this new venture (in the spacious shell of Confetti and R-n-R USA and. ..) seems to be The Future, judging from the stark, angular decor and the newest-wave music. Call it techno-hedonism. We’ve seen the future and it works pretry well, especially if you’re into mass contortion on the snug dance floor. The migratory herds of Beautiful People are here. or were, at least on our last visits. 5201 Matilda. 369-6969.



Mucky Duck. This comfortable haven won’t let you forget you’re in a British/Irish pub: the waitresses’s uniforms math the flags overhead, and dart boards and Guinness and Foster’s beer banners decorate the pub. On almost any evening you’ll see people from ages twenty-one to sixty pass through. The reason? Mucky Duck’s regulars, the Straight Ahead Jazz Quintet (Wednesday through Sunday nights). This band plays a broad spectrum of jazz classics and contemporary favorites. and Heather Patterson’s voice makes you feel guilty for not paying a cover. Too bad the music’s volume doesn’1 compete with the conversational din.3102 Welborn in the Centrum. 522-7200.



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, the drinks are excellent and reasonably priced, and the service is flawless. If you work late. beware-this place closes at 8 p.m. Adolphus Hotel. 1321 Comment. 742-8200.



Randy’s. One of our female scouts said she felt like Peter Cottontail walking into a den of hungry woives on her first outing at Randy’s, a private club located in the shadows of Prestonwood Mall. The crowd is oh-so-chic, dressed to kill, and well-monied (or at least they all act like they’re sitting on a gold mine). wear something naughty (the club enforces a dress code but that doesn’t seem to cover women’s breasts, which we saw plenty of) and you’ll go far. 15203 Knoll Trail, Addison 907-2639.



Stan’s Blue Note. Stan’s is a Dallas tradition. It’s a refreshingly tasteless celebration of inelegance eschewing all pretense of polish to serve up cheap beer in Mason jars, beer signs from many nations, loud billiards, cheesecake posters, rickety shuffleboard tables, pickled eggs, pig’s feel. Slim Jims, beef jerky, and Fat Freddie sausages, It also has an International Standard of Drunk Certification: if you drink one of each of the 150-odd brands of beer from all comers of the globe, you get a Sun’s Blue Note T-shirt, which will make you the envy of idiots everywhere. Fewer than 200 people have been able to do that in the bar’s twenty-year history, perhaps choking on the huge Fosters and Black Mambas. though 2.500 are currently engaged in the attempt. Another perfectly weird touch: the bar has one of those coin-ope rated “dragline” games in which you snag cheap trinkets. People actually play it. 2908 Greenville Ave. 824-9653.



State. One sign of a bar’s success is the sighting of T-shirts emblazoned with its logo on the persons of its patrons and would-be patrons. By that standard. Slate is nearly as successful as-and far more hip than-the Hard Rock Cafe. What has made State’s martini-glass trademark omnipresent is simple: this is a bar for low-key Bohemians who want to have civilized conversation while gazing out picture windows facing the fairgrounds across the street. The subdued lighting- there are rheostats at each booth-and moderate volume of the music make this possible. All in all. the effect is of a gallery opening without the pictures. 3611 parry. 821-9246



Tejas Cafe. This is a great after-work bar for McKinney-Avenue types-it’s not as cool as Sfuzzi. but it’s not as crowded either. There’s a good selection of beer, happy hour prices from 5-7 weekdays and noon-7 weekends, and passable margaritas 2909 McKinney. 871-2050.



2826. The latest addition to the Deep Ellum nightclub scene is as cool as it comes. Sleek, chic, and a little pretentious, the twenty-five- to thirty-five -year-old crowd eases into this avant-garde disco to expound on the latest greatest works of literature (in all fairness, they probably do actually read) while they sway to the free-flowing instrumental music. The immense floral arrangements atop Che cool, polished stone bar and the living-room-style grouping of leather couches add a touch of elegance to this otherwise nondescript red-bricked bar. 2826 Elm. 74I-2826.



The Voodoo Bar. This is one of our favorite places in the West End. It’s dark as a cave, with candles, blue neon lights, and eerie masks on the walls, so it’s a great change of pace from the office. Voodoo features live music late at night-reggae. New Age jazz. and Latin. And there’s even a saltwater aquarium behind the bar to help soothe your soul. 302 N Market. 655-2627.



White Rock Yacht Club. This unpretentious tavern has more torecommend it man its location, the last wet-the-whistle stop beforeentering the drylands of White Rock and the eastern burbs. You’ll finddecent drinks at reasonable cost, an adequate burger-based menu,strategically placed TVs, a general comfort level, and a nice view ofthe East Dallas treetops from the second-floor balcony, which becomesa sandy “beach” in summer. We do think some of the waitpersonscould have been friendlier, but maybe they weren’t having as good atime as we were. 7324 Gallon, Suit, 301. 328-3866

Related Articles

Image
Arts & Entertainment

Here’s Who Is Coming to Dallas This Weekend: March 28-31

It's going to be a gorgeous weekend. Pencil in some live music in between those egg hunts and brunches.
Image
Arts & Entertainment

Arlington Museum of Art Debuts Two Must-See Nature-Inspired Additions

The chill of the Arctic Circle and a futuristic digital archive mark the grand opening of the Arlington Museum of Art’s new location.
By Brett Grega
Image
Arts & Entertainment

An Award-Winning SXSW Short Gave a Dallas Filmmaker an Outlet for Her Grief

Sara Nimeh balances humor and poignancy in a coming-of-age drama inspired by her childhood memories.
By Todd Jorgenson
Advertisement