JANUARY EVENTS OPENERS

MUSIC AND DANCE



Rudolf Nureyev Highlights Symphony Benefit



Dallas has had little opportunity to see that most glamorous and dashing of ballet princes, Rudolf Nureyev. Now fifty, the mystique remains, and the great Russian émigré can still dominate the stage like an uncaged panther.

Nureyev’s appearance in Dallas at the Dallas

Symphony Pension Fund Gala Benefit will feature an unusual variety of works. He and six dancers from the Ballet Monde of Paris will dance his own versions of pas de deux from Don Quixote and Sleeping Beauty as well as excerpts from ballets of the great 19th-century Franco-Danish choreographer August Bournonville. The signature work of the late George Balanchine, Apollon Musagete (better known in this country

simply as Apollo), with a score by Igor Stravinsky, is among the great ballets of the 20th century. Maurice Bejart’s Songs of a Wayfarer (to the music of Mahler) was created especially for Nureyev and has become one of his best-known vehicles. The program will also include Two Brothers, a new work by two American choreographers, Daniel Ezralow and David Parsons. Nureyev’s personal magnetism and this very strong program should please dance and symphony fans alike. January 16 at 8:15 pm. Tickets $20-$75.

And this month, Eduardo Mata conducts all the orchestra’s subscription performances. On January 5 and 7 at 8:15 pm he starts the new year with music by composers he has always played, particularly well. Aaron Copland’s Appalachian Spring and Beethoven’s Symphony No. 7 flank two pieces by the Mexican composer Revueltas. On January 13 and !4 at 8:15 pm, Mata leads the DSO in Britten’s Four Sea Interludes from Peter Grimes and Stravinsky’s Petrouchka; pianist Yefim Bronfman plays the Mozart “Coronation” Piano Concerto.

The operas of the great Russian composer Sergei Prokofiev are rarely seen in this country, and his opera The Gambler, based on a story by Dostoyevsky, is one of the least frequently produced of all. That is no doubt why the Dallas Symphony has programmed a concert version of the opera as part of its regular subscription series on January 27 and 28 at 8:15 pm.

All performances in the State Fair Music Hall, Fair Park, 1-30 and Second Ave. Tickets $8-524.50. 692-0203.

-Bill Jungman

In five decades of picture-making, Arnold Newman has photographed some of the most important and influential men and women of the 20th century. So perhaps it is not surprising that Newman’s pictures of the great are never just portraits. They are latter-day icons in which writers, artists, performers, and statesmen are not so much exposed or revealed, as held up for worship.

Piel Mondrian poses at his easel, Igor Stravinsky at his piano. They are serene, monumental, like saints shown with their attributes or martyrs with the tools of their martyrdom. Newman’s pictures, published and republished., have in large measure defined and fixed the public images of a generation of giants.

The taste today is for a harsher, more probing kind of portraiture. We like to see our heroes squirm a bit. And yet, looking at Newman’s pictures, we cannot help but wonder if something has been lost. Is it our idols or ourselves who have shrunk?

Arnold Newman: Five Decades presents 165 of the photographer’s works, including the rarely seen color portraits and abstractions. Through January 29 at the Modern Art Museum of Fort Worth, 1309 Montgomery. Tue-Sat 10 am-5 pm, Sun 1-5 pm. (817) 738-9215. -Ken Barrow



ART

Winslow Homer Goes To War



Before he was a “fine” artist, Winslow Homer was a commercial artist, churning out illustrations for the popular magazines of his day. He learned his craft during the Civil War, “covering” General George B. McClel-lan’s 1862 peninsular campaign in Virginia on assignment for Harper’s Weekly.

The sketches and drawings made in the field were to provide Homer with enough material for ten years of painting, works that earned him his first exhibit and his first critical praise. For the most part, they depict the camaraderie and tedium of life behind the lines, in camp, and on the road. But here and there the artist witnessed and recorded the kind of darker event-a sniper perched in a tree, a line of ragtag prisoners being brought in from the front-that foreshadows his later preoccupation with death.

Winslow Homer: Paintings of the Civil War samples twenty of these important works and more than thirty related studies, drawings, and sketches. The exhibit is paired with a show of paintings by another Ameri can from another war. The Flag Paintings of Childe Hassan brings together for the first time twenty works depicting the streets of New York City, ablaze with a display of flags, in the early days of World War I. Both exhibits January 7-March 12 at the Amon Carter Museum, 3501 Camp Bowie, Fort Worth. Tue-Sat 10-5 pm, Sun 1-5:30 pm. (817)7384933. -K.B.

MUSEUMS

Amon Carter museum, The Block Prim and American Illustration. 1910-1940, a show of illustrated books from the museum’s library, is on display through Feb S Ji 3501 Camp Bowie, Fon Worth. Tue-Sat 10-5 pm, Sun 1-5:30 pm. (817) 738-1933.



Dallai Museum of Art. The Art/Artifact exhibition looks at the different ways Westerners have exhibited and interpreted African objects through 160 objects of art and ethnography from three anthropology collections. Viewers will follow these different styles through the 19th-century Curiosity Room, the Natural History Museum Diorama, [he Art Museum Display, ami the Contemporary Art Gallery Through Jan 15 at 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-mil I ion-year-old Mosasaur, and a fifteen-foot mammoth elephant. The Bird Hall exhibit? more than 300 birds found in the slate. Fair Park. 1-30 and Second Ave. Mon-Sat 9-5 pm. Sun and holidays noon-5 pm. 670-8457.



Kimbell Art Museum. Flowers and fruits. gold and glassware, jewels, shells, fine linens, and foodstuffs overflowed the tables of the good burghers d” 17th-century Holland, and Dutch artsts celebrated this astonishing outpouring in still-life paintings that art banquets for the eyes. A Prosperous Past: The Sumptuous Still Life in the Netherlands, the first international exhibition ever devoted to this work, samples dozens of museum and private collections and thus is a feast for the mind as well. Through Jan 29 at 3333 Camp Bowie Blvd. Fort Worth. Tue-Sat 10-5 pm. (8I7) 332-8451.



Meadows Museum. Since the had old days of Francisco Franca Spanish an has rejoined the cultural mainstream: Epoca Nueva: Painting and Sculpture from, Spain samples the work of fourteen young artists who have come of age within the last do/en years Through Jan 29 on the SMU campus. Owen Arts Center. 6101 Bishop. Mon-Sat 10-5 pm. Sun 1-5 pm. 692-2516.



Modern Art Museum of Fort Worth. Along with a special exhibit featuring the photography of Arnold Newman, the permanent collection includes 20th-century American art after 1940 and European an after 1920 that surveys all major developments in the 20th century in figurative and abstract art The museum’s most recent acquisition is Howard Hodgkins painting. “Dinner in Palazzo Albrizzi.” 1309 Montgomery. Fort Worth Tue-Sat 10-5 pm. Sun 1-5 pm. (817) 738-9215.



Old City Park. Thirty-seven restored historic structures tell the Story of the development of Dallas and North Central Texas from I840-I910. 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, Sun 1:30-3:30 pm Tickets M adults, $2 children and senior citizens. 1717 Gano. 421-5141.



Science Place. Science Place I will host “The New Frontier: Humanizing Technology.” a design exhibition featuring a hundred of today’s best product designs in furniture, consumer products, equipment, arid concepts. This is the first time an exhibit of this type has been presented m the United States since those presented in the Fifties, Through Jan 15. Also at the Science Place are the Robot Dinosaurs, through Apr 9, and the Electric Theater. Tue-Sun9:10-S:30 pm. Admission 15 adults. $2 children and senior citizens. Science Place I in Fair Park. 1-30 and Second Ave. 421-3466.



GALLERIES



Biblical Arts Center. O Holy Night! features a collection of Nativity scenes from fine porcelain 10 pewter to papier-mache and Nativity Christmas tree ornaments as well Through Jan 8. East Gallery. 7500 Park Lane. Tue-Sat 10-5 pm. Sun 1-5 pm. 691-4661.



Eugena Binder Gallery. Dan Rizzie’s geometric abstractions somehow seem to be both playfully painted and meticulously constructed; these new works make broader use of bright colors and found objects. Through Jan 4 at 840 Exposition. Tue-Fri 10-6pm. Sat 10-5 pm. The gallery will be closed Dec 25-Jan 3. 821-5864.



Modern Dallas Art. A two-part exhibit surveys the best local contemporary work, as selected by an consultants Murray Smither. June Mattingly, and John Buxton. Through Jan 14 at the “North” section. 3004 McKinney, and the “South” section. 2015 S Edgefield. 941-9811.



Moss/Chumley Gallery. Six gallery artists-Garo Z. Antreasian. Robert Quijada. David Taylor. Genevieve Reckling. Aijiro Wakita. and Gregg Renfrow-explore a variety of media. Jan 14-Feb 11 at The Quadrangle, Suite 100. 2828 Routh. Tue-Sat 10-5:30 pm. 954-0401.

Trammell Crow Center. What happens when a French-owned cake and cookie company coomissions prominent artists from around the world to create advertisements for its products’ “LU Visions, The Contemporary International ’Art and Biscuits’ Collection” reveals the results. Jan 10-25 in the Upper West Pavilion. 2001 Ross. Tue-Sat 10-5 pm, Sun noon-5 pm. 934-1800.



MUSIC AND DANCE



Dallas Pops Orchestra. The 1989 SuperPops series kicks off on Jan 6 with Neil Sedaka Erich Kunzel. music director of the lamed Cincinnati Pops Orchestra, presents a program of “Hollywood’s Greatest Hits!” on Jan 20 Both performances begin at 8 pm. Tickets $I3-$27.50. Fair Park Music Hall. 1-30and Second Ave. 692-0203.



Brahms Festival. SMU begins a major series of concerts reexamining the music of favorite composer Johannes Brahms with a gala benefit for Ille SMI Conservatory, Pianist Yefim Bronfman will join the Dallas Siring Quartel Jan 15 at 3 pm. Tickets Stan at S20. Caruth Auditorium. Meadows School of the Arts. SMU. 692-3680.



Dallas Bech Society. The Dallas Bach Orchestra will play concert! for harpsichord by J S. Bach and his sons on historic baroque instruments. Jan 19 at 7:30 pm. Tickets $10 Dallas Museum of Art, 1717 N Harwood. 827-8886.



Dallas Chamber Music Society. The Borodin Trio-three Russian émigrés who have become one of Dallas’s best-loved chamber groups-is returning for a concert of music by Bax. Brahms, and Ravel. Jan 16 at 8:15 pm. Tickets $10, $5 student:, ami senior citizens. Caruth Auditorium. Meadows School of the Arts. SMU. 526-7301



Dallas Chamber Orchestra. A suite from Handel’s Water Music opens a concert that also includes a Mozart piano concerto played by Brady Millican and a Telemann suite played by flutist Megan Meisenbach. Jan 29 at 7 pm. Tickets S10 Caruth Auditorium, Meadows School of the Arts. SMU. 826-6974.



Dallas Civic Music Association. Prodigy Dimitris Sgouros always attracts a big crowd when be plays the piano in Dallas. Jan 10 at 8:15 pm. Tickets $4-$27. Majestic Theatre, 1925 Elm. 520-6215.



Fort Worth Symphony. José Feghali. grand pria winner of the last Van Cliburn Piano Compétition, plays the Chopin Concerta No. I John Giordano also lead* Rossini’s Overture to II Signor Bruschino and Brahms’s Symphony No. 4. Jan 28 at 8 pm. Jan 29 ai 3 pm. Tickets ?6-SI8. Convention Center Theatre. HU Houston St. Fori Worth. [817) 926-8831.

Richardson Chamber Music Society A distinguished group of musicians assembles to play Haydn’s String Quarter Op. 50. No. 1, Arensky’s Piano Trio, and Dvorak’s Piano Quintet. Jan 7 at 7:30 pm. Tickets $10, $7 for students and senior citizens. St Barnabas Presbyterian Church. 1221 W Bell Line Rd. Richardson. 517-0048.

SMU international Pianists’ Series. The Meadows School of the Arts continues its scries of recitals by internationally acclaimed pianists Yefim Bronfman will play on Jan IS and Julie Bees will perform on Jan 24. Both performances at 8 pm in Caruth Auditorium. SMU. Free. 692-3510.

Philip Brunelle. The prominent American organist and conductor will play a recital sponsored by the American Guild of Organists Jan 9 at 8:15 pm. Tickets S8. S4 students through Ticketrom and at the door. Zurn Lutheran Church, 6121 E Lovers Lane at Skillman. 827-8886.



THEATER



The Boys Nani Door. This is the regional premiere of a comedy by Tom Griffin that deals with life in a home for the mentally handicapped. Dallas Theater Center. Jan 24-Feb 19. Tue-Sat 8 pm, Sun 7:30 pm. Tickets 510-524. Kalua Humphries Theater. 3636 Turtle Creek Blvd 526-8857.

Claptrap. Laurence O Dwyer directs Ken Friedman’s screwball com-edy about a man who converts a fast-food emporium into a funeral parlor. Jan 7-Feb 18. Mon-Fri 8:15 pm. Sat 3:30 & 8:15 pm, Sun 2:30 & 7:30 pm. Tickets ID 75-?I9.75. Theatre Three, in the Quadrangle. 28(H) Routh Si. 871-3300.

Loot! A hilarious attack on sacred institutions such as money and religion by Joe Orton Through Feb 4. Thur-Sat 8 pm, Sun 7 pm. Tickets ?6.5O-S8.50. $2 discount for senior citizens and children twelve and under The “Late- Night Production” features Funeral Game, a one-act, dark-sided comedy also by Joe Orton Jan6-Feb4. Fri & Sat 11 pm. Tickets $5. Greenville Avenue Pocket Sandwich Theatre, 1611 Greenville al Ross. 821-1860.

All Dressed Up and No PISCO to Die. This comical murder-mystery by Kurt Kleinmann takes place on a luxury airship during a Halloween parry in 1932. Through Feb 4. Wed-Sat 8:15 pm, Sun 5 pm. Tickets $8 Wed. Thur, à Sun, ?I2 Fri & Sat. Pegasus Theatre. 3916 Main St. 821-6005.

Dreaming on a Hot Summer Night. A musical fantasy by artistic director Rudy Eastman and Douglas Balentine that turns the Shakespearean classic A Midsummers Night Dream into a Caribbean island summerfest. Jan I3-Feb 18. Fri & Sat 8:15 pm, Sun 3:15 pm. Tickets S8-SKI adults, ?6-?8 students and senior citizens. $4-$5 children under ten. Jubilee Theatre. 3114 East Rosedale. Fon Worth (817) 535-0168.

The Musical Comedy Murders of 1940. This comedy by John Bishop parodies the style of old Hollywood movies, Jan 27-Feb 25. Thur-Sat 8:15 pm. call for Sun matinees. Tickets $8 Thur & Sun. SI2 Fri & Sat. available through Rainbow-TicketMaster. 787-2000. Circle Theatre, I227 W Magnolia Ave, Fon Worth. (817) 92I-3040.

The Scarecrow. This comedy fantasy by Leah Buchanan and Blake Newman about the devil in 17th-century New England is based on a play by Percy McKaye that was once considered one of the major American classics. Jan 20-Feb 12. Fri-Sun 8:15 pm. Tickets $6-510 adults, $5 – $8 Studer is aril senior citizens. 54-?6 children Hip Pocket Theatre, upstairs at the White Elephant Saloon. 108 East Exchange. Fort Worth, (817)927-2833.

Slop On a Crack. Part of the Garland Civic Theatre’s “Children on Stage” series. Children perform in this popular play about a little girl adjusting to a new stepmother who looks, suspiciously wicked. Entertaining for the entire family. Jan 20-22 Fri 7:30 pm. Sat 3 & 7:30 pm. Sun 3 pm. Tickets So adults. $4 students and senior citizens. Garland Performing Arts Center. 300 N Fifth 349-1331.



SPECIAL EVENTS



Cotton Bowl Parado and Festival. This year the thirty-two-year-old Colton Bowl Parade has an added attraction. The Cotton Bowl Festival is a carnival like can featuring stree and on-stage entertainment, cart vendors, restaurant booths, and a cross-section of cultural interests, arts, and children’s attractions. The parade will feature more than Sixty Units and begins at Hallas City Hall Plaza. Both events take place Mon. Jan 2. Festival 8 am-1 pm; Cotton Bowl Parade begins at 9 am and travels east on Marilla to Ervay north to Commerce, and east to Harwood. Both events are free and the parade will be televised on CBS 871-8762.

Fort Worth Stoett Show and Rodeo. It’s time again for the annual rude? in Fon Worth New additions include “World Famous Chuck Wagon Racing” direct from Canada, sheepdog trials, Kam penning, and a draft horse show Cattle, sheep, swine, dairy goals, poultry, pigeons, and rabbits are just some of die animals that make up the 16.000 entries in the livestock categories, covering forty acres. There will be plenty of rodeo action in which contestants calf rope, bronc bust, steer wrestle, bull ride, and more for 5250,000 in prize money-Top off the day with a calf scramble. “Pork Chop Downs.” and a trip down the carnival midway Jan 20-Feb 5. 8 am-midnight. Tickets $8 Mon-Thur, $10 Fri-Sun. Will Rogers Complex. 3400Crestvine. Fort Worth. (8l7) 877-2400.

Dallas Allay Concerts. Monday night is free concert night at Dallas Alley, and this month brings in a variety of talent. Vince \&nce & the Valiants. Jan 2; John Mayall and Koko Taylor, Jan 9: the Neville Brothers. Jan 16: and Tower of Power. Jan 23 All concerts begin at 7:30 pm. 2019 N Lamar. West End Marketplace. Free. 988-WEST.

Aft History Lecture Series. The Dallas Museum (if An director. Dr. Richard Brettell will speak on “Gauguin. Beethoven, and (he Villani Exhibition of 1898” un Jan 26 at 4 pm. Own Arts Center, SMU. 692-3510.



Philosophers’ Forum. This month’s round-table discussions are on “Freudian Psychoanalysis: A Study in the Relationship of Language and Psychological Theory.” Jan 9. and “Ethical Relativism versus Ethical Absolutism-Can There Be a Compromise?” Jan 23. All meetings are held at the Taiwan Restaurant. 6111 Greenville Ave. at 7 pm. $3 for non-members. 352-9571.



LANDMARKS

Farmer’s 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 laic May to late 5epl.6am-7pm from Oct to Apr. BIOS Pearl, six blocks south of Commerce Si in downtown Dallas. 748-2082.



Reunion Tower. 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 9am-midnighi.30n Reunion Blvd. Tickets $1.88 for adults. S.80 for children under twelve. 741-3663.

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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. Tue-Sun 10-6 pm. Admission S3 adults. S2 senior citizens, and SI children six to twelve. Free on Fridays from 3-6 pm. 8617 Garland Rd. 327-3990.



Dallas Zoo. Tigers, zebras. Okapi, and 1600 other mammals, birds, reptiles, and amphibians, including many rare and endangered species, can be found at the Dallas Zoo. 9-5 pm daily Admission $3 adults. SI 50 seniors and children six to eleven, free under six. 621 E Clarendon Dr. three miles south of downtown. 670-6825.



Watt 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, fust food stops. CityGolf-an indoor, twenty-seven-hole miniature golf course, StarBase-a live-action laser lag game, and Dallas Alley-a nightclub extravaganza. Mon-Thur 11-10 pm. Fri & Sat 11 am-midnight. Sun noon-8 pm. 603 Munger Ave at Markel St. 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 Tilt, II am-2airi. Boiler Room. Froggy Bottom*, and Bobby Sox closed Sun. Cover: Mon free. Tue-Thur & Sun S3, 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, buddings, and much more. AU located in Fair Park. 1-30 and Second Ave. 426-3400.



Southfork Ranch. Visit Southfork and get a taste of “Dallas.” Take a guided lour of the Ewing Mansion and a twenty-story oil rig. or a train ride around the ranch, and don’t forget to slop 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 $749 for adults, S6.95 for senior citizens, and S4.95 for children four m twelve. 442-6536.



SPORTS

Dallas Mavericks. All eyes will be fixed on this month’s rematch with the Los Angeles Lakers, who arc nut to seize an unprecedented third straight NBA crown. However, the Mavs can’t afford to look past tough teams like Demer and Portland Reunion Arena. 777 Sport St. Tickets S5-SKI through Rainbow-TicketMaster or the Mavericks Box Office. 658-7068.

Jan 9 Philadelphia 7:30

15 Portland 7:00

18 Denver 7:30

25 LA Clippers 7:30

27 San Antonio 7:00

29 LA Lakers 12:00

31 Utah 7:30



Dallas Sittokicks. An alternative to football and basketball, indoor soccer takes on a new meaning when the Sidekicks come in play. All games at 7:35 pm. Reunion Arena. 777 Sport Si. Tickets J&-SI3 through Rainbow-TicketMaster. 787-2000 or the Sidekicks Ticket Office. 361-KICK.

Jan 6 Tacoma Stars

7 Kansas City Comets

13 San Diego Sockers

21 Los Angeles Lamers

24 Wichita Wings

28 San Diego Sockers



NIGHTLIFE

Arnn Illa. If you like lots of smoke. Madonna tunes cranked as high as Ibey go. and you’re under the age of twenty-one. then Amnizia could be the stuff your dreams are made of This hangout has to be one (if the smokiest, loudest teenage paradise1 .around. If you’re not of drinking age. they’ll let you come in and strut your young self but they won’t issue you a plastic yellow wristband. the necessary ID that must be shown in order to imbibe. 2829 W Northwest Hwy. Suite 632. 351-1262.

Andrew’s. Why mess around with a successful formula? Andrew’s Hill features obscure folk singers on the guitar. serves its well -regarded hamburgers, and offers ils strong specialty drinks with ridiculous names. Although there are now two Andrew’s locations in Dallas, only the Mc Kinne; location offers live musk. It’s still a kick to see the yuppie crowd thai packs this comfortable nightspot listening to Joan Baez tunes. 3301 McKinney. 2204)566. 14930 Midway at Belt Line. 385-I6I3.



Arthur’s. If they ever raise the drinking age in Texas to forty-one. this place could be in trouble. A tastefully appointed bar offering live entertainment. Arthur’s draws a crowd that is older and sophisticated. They know [hat if you don’t have money, you should at least look like you do. Campbel) Center. 8350 N Centrai Expwy. 36I-8S33.



Balboa Cafe.. This place knows how to cater to our hurting pocket-books with an all-day. all-night extended happy hour every Monday with drinks at half price (except for bottle beer and wine). The same rules apply daily from4to7p.m. and II p.m. to I a.m. So you truly can relax in this comfortable, no-frills bat. drink through a basketball game-even if it goes into overtime-and rest assured you can pay the bill when H comes. 3604 Oak Lawn. 521-1068.

Bolter Room. It’s easy to see how this bar got its name’ it’s the actual boiler room of the old Sunshine Biscuit Company. However, this has nothing to do with its popularity as a dance club and singles bar close to downtown Some may feel inhibited dancing in front of the floor-to-ceiling windows next to the dance floor; others won’t want to leave. Part of the Dallas Alley in the West End MarkerPlace. 2019 N Lamar. 988-0581.



Bowley & Wilson’s. If you’re looking tor 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 for a reasonably priced, humor-filled evening, Bowley & Wilson and the Blue Bathroom Humor Band are fin you. You can win free drinks by being a good sport when they ask you to join in the act. 4714 Greenville. 692-6470.



Buyers Bar. All those sharp -looking fashion buyers who flood our city have to go somewhere Otten, it’s the Buyers Bar on (he second floor of the Stouffer Hotel- a cozy 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 Stouffer Hotel. 2222 Slemmons Freeway 631-2222.



Cardinal Puffs. What a cozy place this is. In the warm months, the tree-shaded, red-bricked patio is the place to take your worries. And when that cold Northern blows in. there’s nothing more soul-soothing than to sit indoors, nestled amid the bar’s Woodand windows. This is truly a bar fat all seasons. 4615 Greenville. 369-1969.



Dave & Buster’s. ’There’s nothing quite like it” is Dave & Buster’s slogan, and they’re not kidding. The place is enormous, but the brass and dark wood decor adds a degree of sophistication. Head for the umpteen pool tables lining the walls; try shuffleboard. darts, Pente, or backgammon; or Just sip a cool one at the targe bar on the main floor. 10727 Composite, near Halma Hill at Slemmons Frwy 353-0649. 8041 Walnut Hill (at Central Expwy). 361-5553.



Dick’s Last Resort It’s easy to feel at home here. An average Dick’s crowd i which is almost always standing room only) consists of grandparents escorted by their college ace grandchildren, lawyers stepping in for a cold one, singles on the prowl, and a whole mess of folks who comeback 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. Corner of Ross ana” Record. 747-0001.



Fat Tuesday. The drinks (potent frozen slush concoctions, many of which contain 19(1 proof alcohol), Mardi Gras atmosphere, and unusual bar food (New Orleans-style Po’ Boys and other Cajun staples) have spelled survival for Fat Tuesday in these doom-and-gloom times We only wish the dance floor were bigger and the music were live every night, 6778 Greenville. 373-7377.



Froggy Bottoms. We’d really love this bar if it weren’t so small and so dark. Froggy Bottoms has ail the ingredients of being the ideal spot to rendezvous with a long-lost soul mate, and that’s why we’re confused Here’s a crank-it-up rhythm and blues club with neither the dance floor to go along with the gyrating tunes nor adequate seating for [hose who want to Sit back and enjoy the lop-notch talent on stage. But if you don’t mind dancing in a dark corner while juggling your drink, “’swell worth the trip; the R&Bplaved here is truly awesome. Part of Dallas Alley in the Hirst End Marketplace. 2019 N Lamar. 988-0581.



Gator’s. This swinging West End spot is a sure bet any night of the week. The two-story bar decorated with huge, colorful papier-mache’ fruits ami alligators, has good food, great frozen drinks loaded with a sailor’s share of liquor, lively piano players, and a usually boisterous singalong crowd. In warm weather, the rooftop tables offer a great view of the city. 1714 N Markel 748-0243.



Gershwin’ Bar & Grill. It’s not. you say. really a bar. And you’re right, it’s mil. It’s a restaurant that happens to have a couple of bars. But it’s definitely a necessary part of Dallas nightlife. The place is subdued and quiet so that you can talk without shouting. and there’s a cushion of calming sound from the elevated baby grand piano. The waitpeople are studiously unobtrusive and the tables arc spaced far enough apart to ensure quid, private conversations. Around you. groups of well-aged yuppies drink Cabernet Sauvignon and murmur and laugh like small clans of friends gathered around warm campfires to spend the evening. 8442 Walnut Hill at Greenville. 373-7171.



Highland Park Yacht Club. Whal can we say? The twentyish crowd is to-the-minute cool. bearing that air of polished affluence thai must he reassuring to BMW dealers The music (taped Top Forty with occasional live bands) is very danceable fare, though the acoustics could be belter But overall, this beach front -themed club may feel cliquish and uncomfortable unless you’re gorgeous or rich or both. And that may be precisely the point of the place. Bui if you’re over thirty. the REO Room in back may be more your style. HPYC has been converted to the Lodge at HPYC for the winter months, with a ski chalet look-among other things, they’ve ?Wed fireplaces and an enclosed patio decorated like a log cabin. 4515 Travis. 521-6071.

Lata Night In the Wait End. Late Night looks more like a dressed-up loading dock than a bar, which is pan of ils appeal. And dressed up it is-there’s so much stuff on the walls thai it’s impossible to take il all in in one visit. Ute Night’s claim to Tame is ils selection of K)5 beers (every brand we could think of plus about seventy-five more); beer, wine, wine coolers, and soft drinks are the only choices. The loyal crowd runs the gamut from SMU types 10 attorneys anil FBI agents. 1901 Laws Si. 954-1901.

Library. Sit back in the bit. cushy den chairs and sip a Manhattan or a martini or a scotch on the rocks. Na strawberry daiquiris, please: this is a bar for adults. But a beer would be fine in this comfortable, sophisticated spot tucked away in a hack corner of the Melrose Hotel. There’s even a piano player to soothe vour soul. Omni Melrose Hotel. Oak Lawn m Cedar Springs 521-5151.

The Lounge. The black futures, neon trim, glass bricks, and the hologram of Marcello Mastroianni presiding eerily over the urinal-esque streams of water chuckling along the walls make this quite the artist’s bar The cool, creative, quirky types have claimed this as their spot, and its virtually impossible to blend in here if you’re nul at least a tad bit of all three. If you’re in the neighborhood, though, and (eel daring, you really ought to stop in for one of their legendary martinis, 5460 W Loven Ln. 350-7834.

Max’s 403. We had some initial reservations about Max’s. Too many-things seemed to work against the joint: it’s in the same location where such long-forgotten drinkeries as Brio and Packard’s once stood, and then there was die obvious mailer of those colored lava lamps bubbling away in the bar’s corner. But Max’s 403 seems comfortably focused somewhere between its predecessor, not as jeansy-casual as Packard’s, not as coolly formal as Brio. A nice blend of recorded music is the club’s best asset, played at a reasonable level so that you can actually strike up a conversation with the drinker next door and know well before quitting lime if you’ve snagged a good one-or whether you need to leave by the emergency exit 5500 Greenville. Suite 403. 361-9517.

Memphis. Bands jam loud and hard on the tiny 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 I 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. Suire 500. 386-9934.

Mucky Duck. This comfortable haven won’t let you forget you’re in a British/Irish pub: the waitresses’s uniforms match the flags overhead, and hardwood furniture. Jan boards, and Guinness and Foster’s beer banners decorate die pub. On almost any evening you’ll sec people from ages twenty-one to sixty fuss through. The reason.’ Mucky Duck’s regulars, the Straight Ahead Jazz Quintel (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 tor not paying a cover. Too bad the music’s volume doesn’t compete with the conversational din. 3102 Welborn in the Centrum. 522-7200.

Pinot’s Wine Bar. If the ideal wine bar is small, rustic, and intimate, Pinot’s approaches the ideal It’s so imtimate, in fact, that we had the place to ourselves lor almost two hours one Friday evening No matter: that gave more time for our friendly, knowledgeable waiter to educate us on the pleasures of the wine collection. More than a dozen varieties are available by the glass, and there’s a limited menu with a few entrées. pati, and (he like. This is a good place to forget about the hassles of the workaday world and a great place to meet local wine connoisseurs and people in the restaurant business (at midnight Pinot’s is more crowded, but still pleasantly quiet). 2926 N Henderson. 826-1949.

Plaza Bar. This bar is the perfect spot to grab a quick brewski and flag down your friends before making the great trek through the West End. Green and black marble. Slone pillars, and black wrought-iron bar Stoots and tables make this a handsome hangout, but not a very cozy one. That’s okay, since the drinks are stiff and conveniently packaged to go. part of the Dallas Alley in the West End Marketplace. 2019 N Lamar. 988-0581.

Poor David’s Pub. Has anything changed at Poor David’s-ever? Hmm. That poster, upper right from the stage, may not have been there in 1984. Haid to say Pitcher prices have nudged upwards a bit. but not much. Other than that. Poor David’s is happily frozen in time Anson and the Rockets still provide straight-ahead blues several limes a month; name acts like Loudon Wainright and Guy Clark still drop in. In the alcove near the restrooms, there is a new video game cleverly designed to resemble a pinball machine, if you can believe it. (Wait a minute-that in a pinball machine.) 1924 S Greenville. 821-9891.

Sam’s Cafe. Yes. we know Sam’s is a restaurant. Yes. we know the burgers there cost almost $6 Yes, we know it’s die Southwestern sister of Mariel Hemingway’s chic New York bistro Bui even if you aren’t planning to eat even one bite, the bar at Sam’s will welcome you with an open lab. A cocktait at Sam’s has now become the thing to do after Sfuzzi and before San Simeon, or before Sfuzzi and after San Simeon, or before San Simeon and Sfuzzi. Get the picture’ 100 Crescent Court. Suite 140 855-2233.

State. One sign of a bar’s success is the sighting of T-shirts emblazoned with ils logo on die persons Of ils patrons and would-be patrons. By that standard. Stale is nearly as successful as-and far more hip than-the Hard Rock Cale What has made Stale’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

Stoneleigh P. Ask someone about the Stoneleigh P. and they’re likely to describe it as one of their favorite places for a casual lunch. Ask someone else, and they’ll tell you what a great bar it is for a late-night drink. Both are right. This would be a great neighborhood bar even if il weren’t in a great neighborhood It’s a long-time favorite of the downtown set and advertising types. 2926 Maple. 871-2346.

Studebaker’s. I mean, this place is gettin’ old. Johnny! I mean. I’m in there (he other night, and this woman asks for my podiatrist’s phone number! Old. I tell ya.’ Seriously, folks, while the median age here is on the darker side of forty, this nostalgia bar is still rockin’ with Chuck, Dion. Elv. Bobby. Frankie, more Bobbies, more Frankies. and of course those famous dancing waitresses. The .sound track is inching into the Seventies now. having reached the Eagles but stopped, mercifully, short of the Ike Gees. The no-jeans dress code is gone, but the generous happy hour buffet remains, now underwritten by a cover charge on most nights. The bar continues to make a major production of that loathsome classic of cutesy rock, “Hand Jive ” Arghh. But take bean: at least nobody refers to “Heard il Through the Grapevine” as “Ute raisin song.” NorthPark East. 8788 N Central Expwy. 696-2475.

Surf Club. Ten minutes hen; left us green around the gills and wishing li? a Bennigan’s. The Iess-is7e,s.v decor-surfboards and sailboards and a few dead fish, housed in a window-less building thai looks like a bomb shelter for the Balkan heads of state-is a minimalist joke that didn’t quite make “funny” We understand that owner Angus Beavers and brother Mick troubled themselves to actually go out in the Caribbean and catch some of the piscine wallhangings; better to have trolled for decorators, or thrown back the ones they caught. But in spite of the decor, bassy “thumpa-thumpa” sound system, underwater acoustics, and the cold-fish stiff the place has mamaged to hook great huge shoals of Miffies and Skippets schooling up to be someone’s catch of the day. Don’t look for anything ,as straightforward as a sign saying “Surf Club.” It’s marked only by a blue neon wave. 4919 N Central bp^y. 528-3662.

Take 5. Though we were drawn into Tafce5 by virtue of sheer volume, it’s hard to hit an off night here. The music is consistently good: on our first visit. Dalla- Brass and Electric cranked out everything from Prince 10 vintage Chicago. Even on a Sunday, there’s reason here to celebrate. Pan of Dallas Alley in the West End Marketplace. 20/9 A’ Lamar 988-0581

Tiit. This drinking man’s arcade is just the ticket if you’re experiencing withdrawal pains between visits m the Stale loir’s famous Midway. Tilt is two lung rooms lined with, among other things, pinball machines, shoot-tne-duck-as-it-bobs-in-the-water games, motorcycles-with -screens-mounted-on-their-dash-that-simulate-Obstacle-course games, and games rest 1 tic marksmanship with a water pistol thai could make you die winner of that stuffed Spuds hanging on the top row. Kick buck with your favorite libation and enjoy being a kid again, In the Hew End Marketplace. 603 Munger. 720-7276.

2826. The latest addition to the Deep Ellum nightclub scene is as cool as il comes. Sleek, chic, and a little pretentious, the twenty-five- 10 thirty-five-year-old crowd ease into this avant-garde disco to expound on the latest greatest works of literature (in all fairness, they probably do actually read) while Ibey sway to the free-flowing instrumental music. The immense floral arrangements atop the polished stone bar and leather couches add a touch of elegance 10 this otherwise nondescript red-bricked bar. 2826 Elm. 741-2826.

Video Bar If you’ve watched MTV once during the last year, you owe it to yourself m go to the Video Bar. They have found music videos that you never see anywhere else-even some absolutely weird stuff that is fraught with significant meaning and whatnot. If you consider yourself part of the new- scene -and if you promise not 10 wear anything resembling penny loafers-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 wail in line. 2812 Elm 939-9113.

Vivas. This Mexican restaurant is a great place for happy hour when you want margaritas and you want them in quantity. They’re basic margaritas-no flash. but decent-but the real draw is the price. They’re ninety-nine cents apiece from 2 p.m. till 7 p.m. Monday through Friday and from noon till 7 on Saturdays and Sundays. Vivas also has a pretty outdoor patio, good chips, hot not sauce, and some of the coldest beer in town 7050 Greenville. 692-9891.

White Rock Yacht Club. This unpretentious tavern has more to recommend it than its location, the last wet-the-whistle stop before entering the drylands of White Rock and the eastern burbs. You’ll find decent drinks at reasonable tost, an adequate burger-based menu, strategically placed TVs. a general comfort level, and a nice view of the East Dallas treetops from the second-floor balcony, which becomes a sandy “beach” in summer. We do think some of the waitpersons could have been friendlier, but maybe they weren’t having as good a lime as we were 7324 Gaston. Suite 301. 328-3866.

The Wine Press. This is the perfect place to go on a rainy night- or anytime 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 Um. 522-8720.



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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 Pon Worth. But then, die patrons 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 Filey and the Blues-blasters. 5636 Wesley (817) 732-6243.

Caravan of Dreama. Caravan of Dreams, which covers three floors of a chic Sundance Square building, has excellent live jazz/Hues (and a bar| on the first floor, a theater with movies and live drama (and a ban on the second floor, and an outdoor patio with a cactus garden (and a bar) on the roof. 312 Houlton. (817) 877-3000

The White Elephant Saloon. In I887, Luke Shon, then the owner of the White Elephant, shot it out with a former U.S. marshal. Today, the Elephant has country/western music six nights J week and lots of tourists trying desperately to learn the two-step on a small dance floor. 106 E Exchange. (817) 624-8273.