Meadows Museum--SMU
by VeronicaG
The Meadows Museum is part of Southern Methodist University's School of Art and was established in 1965. The galleries and collection of Spanish Art were a gift to the University by Algur H. Meadows, a Dallas businessman and founder of General American Oil Company of Texas.
This striking structure is designed in the neo-Palladian style. I was impressed to learn that the museum's collection of Spanish art is one of the largest outside of Spain. Some of the masterpieces are painted by Picasso, Valazquez, El Greco, Miro, Goya, Murillo and Ribera.
Renaissance altarpieces, wood sculptures, medieval art, Baroque and Impressionist pieces and sculptures by major twentieth century masters are also housed here.
FYI: Meadows Museum is located at 5900 Bishop Boulevard, three blocks west of Mockingbird Station and off North Central Expressway.
Hours are Tues.-Sat. 10am-5pm; Thurs. until 8pm; Sun. 12 noon-5pm. Closed Mondays, Easter Sunday, Thanksgiving, Christmas Eve and Day, New Year's Day. Admission is $8 per person, but kids under 12 are free; there is no charge after 5 pm on Thursdays.
JFK Assassination 40th Anniversary
by keeweechic
This date had significant value to Dallas' this was the 40th anniversary date of John F Kennedy's assassination. Large crowds gathered in Dealy Plaza to mark the time (12.30pm) when Lee Harvey Oswald shot the President. Visitors came from near and far to lay flowers and mementos at a makeshift shrine on the grassy knoll. The flag at John F. Kennedy Memorial Plaza was flown at half staff.
The Sixth Floor Museum opened a special exhibit of Jacques Lowe's Pictures. Lowe was the personal photographer for John and Robert Kennedy and more than 40,000 of his negatives were in vaults at the World Trade Centre in New York. They were all destroyed on 9/11 but fortunately he had saved contact sheets which were through modern technology were restored to become bigger-than-life displays.
Bibliophiles Take Note!!!!
by lonestarlola
Go to the original Half Price Books on E. Northwest Hwy. (just east of Central Expressway, you can see the sign as you whizz by.) It's huge, it's cheap, and it's not Barnes and Noble. Inventory? No, they don't have one of those. This is a treasure hunt, that's where the fun lies. They buy used books all day long and you never know what you'll find. There are also a lot of new books at half price - look at the display tables for these. This place is just amazing, I've spent entire days in there shopping and finding tons of bargains. It's also an ecologically sound company that takes an active interest in the community and its employees, so you can spend your money there and feel good about it. You can't buy anything off the website but it usually has some interesting tidbits posted on it.
Cox School of Business
by keeweechic
The Cox School of Business MBA program is one of only 27 programs in the US to appear in rankings released by 6 major publications which include Business Week Forbes and the Wall Street Journal. It also ranks in the top 30 nationally.
Address: SMU Campus, 6425 Boaz Lane
Gypsy Tea Room - Fantastic Live Music Venue
by geanster about Gypsy Tea Room
This is just an amazing live music venue. The club is comprised of 2 different rooms, The Tea Room and The Ballroom. The Tea Room is the smaller of the two and provides a cozier setting. Either way, you get a great view of the musicians.
They have a schedule of some of their headlining acts hand-painted on the side of the building. If you'd like to see some samples of these paintings as well as get an idea of the acts who appear at Gypsy, visit http://www.franksart.net/tearoom.html
Otherwise, please visit their website for hours, calendar, ticket info., etc. Information you probably want to know:
* Minimum age requirement for admittance is 17 (unless otherwise noted) with valid ID
* To order tickets through Star Tickets call 1-888-597-STAR, go to www.startickets.com, or any Albertsons location, Good Records, or CD World at Greenville & Mockingbird. They strongly recommend calling ahead to the music stores to make sure they have them in stock before you make the trip.
* Shows are general admission and standing room only.
* Attire is casual
Doors open at 9pm for all shows unless otherwise noted !!!!
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Meyerson Symphony Center
Park surrounding performance
Having a beer and watching the parade
