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| July 14, 2008 |
The Dallas Opera will keep the entertainment coming during the “off-season” with the multi-faceted series FIGARO IN FLIP-FLOPS featuring “Suzanne’s Book Club” on Monday, July 14, 2008 from 1:00 p.m. to 2:00 p.m. at Barnes and Noble Prestonwood Center, 5301 Beltline Road, Dallas. |
Join The Dallas Opera’s Suzanne Calvin as she introduces and discusses the book selection for DIE FLEDERMAUS. Featured Book: "A Nervous Splendor: Vienna 1888-1889" by Frederic Morton. There is no cost for the event. For information: 214-443-1000 or www.dallasopera.org |
| July 18 to 20, 2008 |
The 4th Annual University of North Texas Mayborn Literary Nonfiction Writers Conference of the Southwest features keynotes speakers N. Scott Momdady, Bob Shacochis, and Candice Millard from Friday, July 18, 2008 through Sunday, July 20, 2008 at the Hilton DRW Lakes Cesecutive Conference Center, 1800 Highway 26 East, Grapevine. |
N. Scott Momady, our nation's best-known Native American writer and recipient of the 1969 Pulitzer Prize, headlines the 4th Annual Mayborn Literary Nonfiction Writers Conference of the Southwest. The conference also includes National Book Award Winner Bob Shacochis; former editor and writer at "National Geopgraphic" Candice Millard; and literary jounalist for "Conde Nast Portfolio" magazine and daughter of Tom Wolfe, Ali Wolfe. Registration begins on March 15, 2008. Tickets: $295 adults, $225 students, $270 educators. For information: 940-565-4564 or www.TheMayborn.unt.edu |
| August 11, 2008 |
The Dallas Opera will keep the entertainment coming during the “off-season” with the multi-faceted series FIGARO IN FLIP-FLOPS featuring “Suzanne’s Book Club” on Monday, August 11, 2008 from 1:00 p.m. to 2:00 p.m. at Barnes and Noble Prestonwood Center, 5301 Beltline Road, Dallas. |
Join The Dallas Opera’s Suzanne Calvin as she introduces and discusses the chosen book for ROBERTO DEVEREUX. Featured Book: "Older Women, Younger Men: New Options for Love and Romance" by Felicia Brings and Susan Winter. There is no cost for the event. For information: 214-443-1000 or www.dallasopera.org
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| September 9, 2008 |
Dallas Center for the Performing Arts presents BRINKER INTERNATIONAL FORUM 2008-2009 Inaugural Season with the Diane and Hal Brierley "National Geographic Live!" Forum event on Tuesday, September 9, 2008 at 8:00 p.m. featuring critically-acclaimed actor JOHN TRAVOLTA at the Morton H. Meyerson Symphony Center, 2301 Flora Street, Dallas. |
John Travolta has starred in some of the most monumental films of our generation: from his blockbuster role in "Saturday Night Fever," wich inspired the disco phenomenon of the late '70's, to his riveting portrayal of a hitman in Quentin Tarantino's "Pulp Fiction." He continues to take on roles that demonstrate his versatility as an actor, most recently with his critically-acclaimed performance as Edna Turnblad in the 2007 musical film, "Hairspray." Season tickets: $210 to $420. For information: 214-880-0075 or www.dallasperformingarts.org |
| September 15, 2008 |
The Dallas Opera will keep the entertainment coming during the “off-season” with the multi-faceted series FIGARO IN FLIP-FLOPS featuring “Suzanne’s Book Club” on Monday, September 15, 2008 from 1:00 p.m. to 2:00 p.m. at Barnes and Noble Prestonwood Center, 5301 Beltline Road, Dallas. |
Join The Dallas Opera’s Suzanne Calvin as she introduces and discusses the book selection for LA BOHÈME. Featured Book: "Literary Cafés of Paris" by Noel Riley Fitch. There is no cost for the event. For information: 214-443-1000 or www.dallasopera.org |
| October 14, 2008 |
Dallas Center for the Performing Arts presents BRINKER INTERNATIONAL FORUM 2008-2009 Inaugural Season with the Diane and Hal Brierley "National Geographic Live!" Forum event on Tuesday, October 14, 2008 at 8:00 p.m. featuring award-winning filmmakers and naturalists Beverly and Dereck Joubert at the Morton H. Meyerson Symphony Center, 2301 Flora Street, Dallas.
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The Diane and Hal Brierley "National Geographic Live!" Forum will feature award-winning filmmakers and naturalists Beverly and Dereck Joubert, who will share highlights of over a quarter century of life in the African bush, where they have documented the behavior of Africa’s most majestic creatures. Season tickets: $210 to $420. For information: 214-880-0075 or www.dallasperformingarts.org
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| November 25, 2008 |
Dallas Center for the Performing Arts presents BRINKER INTERNATIONAL FORUM 2008-2009 Inaugural Season with the One Arts Plaza Forum event featuring Hilary Swank on Tuesday, November 25, 2008 at 8:00 p.m. at the Morton H. Meyerson Symphony Center, 2301 Flora Street, Dallas. |
The One Arts Plaza Forum event will feature Hilary Swank. Ms. Swank won the Academy Award for Best Actress for her performances in "Boys Don’t Cry" and Clint Eastwood’s "Million Dollar Baby." Season tickets: $210 to $420. For information: 214-880-0075 or www.dallasperformingarts.org |
| February 17, 2009 |
Dallas Center for the Performing Arts presents BRINKER INTERNATIONAL FORUM 2008-2009 Inaugural Season with the Diane and Hal Brierley "National Geographic Live!" Forum event on Tuesday, February 17, 2009 at 8:00 p.m. featuring leading population geneticist SPENCER WELLS at the Morton H. Meyerson Symphony Center, 2301 Flora Street, Dallas. |
Dr. Spencer Wells is a leading populaiton geneticist, National Geographic Explorer-in Residence and Director of National Geographic and IBM's groundbreaking, multiyear Genographic Project, the most ambitious study of ancient human migrations ever undertaken. Using DNA as a tool, Dr. Wells and his colleagues hope to reveal how our species came to populate the planet - before modern-day influences erase it forever. Season tickets: $210 to $420. For information: 214-880-0075 or www.dallasperformingarts.org |
| March 31, 2009 |
Dallas Center for the Performing Arts presents BRINKER INTERNATIONAL FORUM 2008-2009 Inaugural Season with the Diane and Hal Brierley "National Geographic Live!" Forum event on Tuesday, March 31, 2009 at 8:00 p.m. featuring Academy Award-nominated film maker KEN BURNS at the Morton H. Meyerson Symphony Center, 2301 Flora Street, Dallas. |
Since his Academy Award-niminated "Brooklyn Bridge" in 1981, Ken Burns has directed and produced some of the most acclaimed historical documentaries ever made. His most recent film, "The War," demonstrates that in extraordinary times, there are no ordinary lives. His series of epic documentaries began with the landmark television series "The Civil War" and continued with "Baseball" and "Jazz," a film that explores the birth of jazz music. Season tickets: $210 to $420. For information: 214-880-0075 or www.dallasperformingarts.org |
| April 28, 2009 |
Dallas Center for the Performing Arts presents BRINKER INTERNATIONAL FORUM 2008-2009 Inaugural Season with the Diane and Hal Brierley "National Geographic Live!" Forum event on Tuesday, April 28, 2009 at 8:00 p.m. featuring the most successful female musical artist of the 20th century DIANA ROSS at the Morton H. Meyerson Symphony Center, 2301 Flora Street, Dallas. |
2007 Kennedy Center Honoree, Diana Ross is the most successful female musical artist of the 20th century with 70 hit singles, fourteen consecutive number one hit records as lead singer of The Supremes, and an Academy Award nomination for her portrayal of Billie Holiday in the film "Lady Sings the Blues." Recently she published her memoir, "Secrets of a Sparrow," and continues her generous philanthropic work with children. Season tickets: $210 to $420. For information: 214-880-0075 or www.dallasperformingarts.org |
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