THE Magazine - Dallas / Forthworth

This important, enchanting play shows one evening in the courtship of two unlikely lovers, Sally Talley and Matt Friedman. Set during other uncertain times (World War II), this American couple -- from different religious backgrounds and even more different life experiences -- becomes brave enough to seek happiness joining their lives together (despite all) in this hopeful, uplifting 1980 Pulitzer Prize-winning play. ...more info

Originally from Ohio, Rob Tarbell now resides in Crozet, Virginia, and has spent the better part of his life pursuing, teaching and creating art. Tarbell currently creates and exhibits a variety of artwork, including painting, works on paper, and the porcelain figurative animals, the "Struggles". The Smokes have been shown nationally from New York to San Francisco, and internationally in Korea and China. In 2007, he was awarded a VMFA Fellowship for the smoke on paper work. The February 2008 issue of R-Home Magazine included Rob in the "Ones to Watch" article highlighting 12 "Emerging local artists to collect before it's too late". ...more info

The Fort Worth Symphony Orchestra takes music lovers on an exciting journey Nov. 20-22, exploring three centuries of music influenced by the culture and landscapes of the Inca Trail countries....more info

Dallas artists Cathey Miller, Diane Sikes, Jonathan Brooks, Nicole Arendt, Oliver Bradley, Stephen Hartzler, Tony Bones, and VET will be exhibiting new work in a group show entitled FUNCTION, curated by Nicole Cullum Horn and Scott Horn, and produced by Herschel Alan Weisfeld and Sarah Jane Semrad. The event will be held at the CorinthPark warehouse located at 1837 Corinth at Park. It is a part of the Cedars Open Studios Tour and will be open during the day from 10AM to 5PM for the tour and again from 7PM to 10PM for an artist’s reception on Saturday, November 21, 2009. ...more info

Long time Dallas resident, Marci Crawford Harden, is presenting a continuation of her landscape paintings on canvas and board. Her growth with this body of work is evident not only in her continuing study of the exploration of light, shade and shadow, but also presenting the work in a much larger format than before. These larger paintings have presented a challenge for Harnden in the past but now she has been able to maintain the details and intimacy of what she feels is so important to present to the viewer. Harden studied at the Glassell School of Art, Museum of Fine Arts: Houston, University of Missouri: Columbia, MO, and Richland College: Dallas. ...more info

HCG Gallery invites you to view a group exhibition entitled Caps Lock. The show features acclaimed artists Gary Bishop, Roberta Harris, Yui Kugimiya and George Schroeder. Caps Lock is an eclectic blend of iconic photographic images, paper collage works, abstract painting, digital stop-motion animation and steel sculpture. ...more info

Holly Johnson Gallery in Dallas, Texas is pleased to announce the opening of Reading Between the Lines, an exhibition of recent paintings and works on paper by Dallas based artist Kim Cadmus Owens. ...more info

Calculated gesture, palpable process and lively color struggle to contain and define the dynamism of Eric Sall’s collection of paintings on display at Marty Walker, November 21 – December 23, 2010....more info

From the Private Collections of Texas: European Art, Ancient to Modern, opening at the Kimbell Art Museum on November 22, 2009, surveys the history of private art collecting in Texas from the oil boom days of Spindletop to the present day. The exhibition tells the stories of the men and women in the state who have collected European paintings and sculpture at the highest level. Many of the resulting collections might seem more at home in Paris, France, than Houston, Texas, or on an English country estate than a West Texas cattle ranch....more info

The very best of Forever Plaid wrapped up in a nifty package with a big bow on top! Filled with Christmas standards that have all been “Plaid-erized,” the boys of Forever Plaid are back to do their Christmas Special. Sent back to Earth to add a little harmony to the world, Forever Plaid: Plaid Tidings is one holiday treat that is truly “heaven-sent!”...more info

When a group of travelers get stranded in the airport over the holidays, each one has their own story to tell about where they are headed and from where they have come. Among the group is a soldier eager to return home to his family and the hero’s welcome that awaits him. ...more info

Steven Jay Crabtree gives a Yuletide twist to the already twisted lives of his “Dysfunctional Divas: Six Characters From One Sick Mind.” His one man, six character, multi-wig show, has tickled open-minded Pocket patrons for years, and will be performed at the Pocket Sandwich Theatre on Friday and Saturday, December 4 and 5, at 11:15 P.M. ...more info

The show will present a collection of nearly a dozen new works, including large-scale paintings and works on paper featuring Hassell's familiar themes of birds and other wildlife in their natural habitats-habitats that have been stylized and intricately reconstructed to reveal a visual conversation through inherent patterns, bold colors, and spatial relationships. ...more info