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Texas Calendar of Events - June 2008
1—BORGER:
Downtown Merchants Beach Bash
Includes fun, antique and ugly vehicle contests; food; games;
competition sand volleyball; basketball and more. Hours are 10 a.m. to 4 p.m.
Main Street. E-mail: hcmuseum@cableone.net 806/273-0130
Panhandle Plains
1—BUFFALO
GAP: Vintage Base Ball
Interpreters and volunteers illustrate how baseball has changed
between 1883 and the present. Buffalo Gap Historic Village, 133 N. William.
325/572-3365
Panhandle Plains
1—CANTON:
First Monday Trade Days
Show for antiques, collectibles, gift items, arts & crafts,
decor, furnishings and even junk from about 7,000 vendors. Grounds at Canton,
290 E. Tyler St. www.firstmondaycanton.com 903/567-2826
Prairies and Lakes
1—CANYON:
24-Hour Bike Race
Palo Duro Canyon State Park. 806/674-4926 or 806/488-2227
Panhandle Plains
1—DALLAS:
CATS
Musical takes place in a junkyard where the local cats are auditioning to be
chosen by their leader to journey to the Heavyside Lair to be reborn. Music Hall
at Fair Park. www.dallassummermusicals.org 214/217-1536
Prairies and Lakes
1—DALLAS:
African Unity Festival
Enjoy Africa Day with interactive workshops for children, African
arts & crafts and cultural booths from 1 to 5 p.m. at J. Erik Jonsson Central
Library. Taste of Africa Food Festival & Cultural Evening features African
dishes, parade of nations, DFW Africa Unity Cup awards, African DJ and regional
music for dancing at 6 p.m. at SMU’s Hughes-Trigg Student Center.
www.dfwinternational.org/AfricanUnity 972/661-2764
Prairies and Lakes
1—EL
PASO: Ballet Folklorico
Ballet Folklorico Paso del Norte presents an evening of song and
dance celebrating the different regions of Mexico. Theatre at Chamizal National
Memorial. 915/588-5743
Big Bend Country
1—ENNIS:
Autobahn VW Bug In
Texas Motorplex. www.visitennis.org 972/878-4748
Prairies and Lakes
1—FLATONIA:
Sacred Heart Spring Picnic
Includes live music, country store, auction, games, horseshoe
tournaments and more. Sacred Heart Church. www.flatoniachamber.com 361/865-3568
or 361/865-3920
Prairies and Lakes
1—FORT
WORTH: Fifth Annual Hidden Gardens of Fort Worth Tour
Six featured gardens offer a variety of styles to be enjoyed by
gardening and architecture aficionados alike. Hours are 9 a.m. to 3 p.m.
Saturday and noon to 4 p.m. Sunday. www.historicfortworth.org 817/336-2344
Prairies and Lakes
1—FORT
WORTH: Fourth Annual Fort Worth Postcard & Paper Show
Features thousands of postcards, paper ephemera and Texana from
10 a.m. to 6 p.m. Saturday and 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. Sunday. Lockheed-Martin
Recreation Center, 3400 Bryant Irvin Road. www.ftworthshow.com 281/565-0771
Prairies and Lakes
1—HOUSTON:
Mr. Marmalade
This is a play about playing grown up in which a precocious 4-year-old enacts a
wild vision of adult dysfunction as seen through a child’s eyes.
www.stagestheatre.com 713/527-0123
Gulf Coast
1—HOUSTON:
The Drowsy Chaperone
Hobby Center for the Performing Arts. www.tuts.com 713/558-TUTS or 888/558-3882
Gulf Coast
1—HOUSTON:
Three Classics, Five Tangos
Includes a world premiere by James Kudelka,
Falling
and
Five Tangos.
Wortham Theater Center. www.houstonballet.org 713/227-2787
Gulf Coast
1—JOHNSON
CITY: Arts Encounters at Beninis
Sculptors, painters, musicians, poets and more share information
about their work. The Benini Foundation Galleries and Sculpture Ranch, 377
Shiloh Road. www.artsencountersatbeninis.com 830/868-5244
Hill Country
1—KERRVILLE:
Kerrville Art Club Annual Juried Show
Features fine art paintings from area artists. Kerr Arts &
Cultural Center. www.kacckerrville.com 830/895-2911
Hill Country
1—MIDLAND:
Bob “Daddy-O” Wade
Features large-scale photographic works enlarged to heroic
proportion and large scale outdoor sculptures created by Wade. Museum of the
Southwest. www.museumsw.org 432/683-2882
Big Bend Country
1—ODESSA:
Noises Off
Permian Playhouse. 432/550-5456
Big Bend Country
1—PORT
ARTHUR: Oh Boy! Oberto Redfish Cup 2008
This is the nation’s premier inshore saltwater fishing
championship. Includes a youth fishing tournament and fish art competition.
Pleasure Island. 800/235-7822
Gulf Coast
1—WAXAHACHIE:
Country Thunder USA
Features more than 50 country music recording artists live in
concert, including Tim McGraw, Pat Green, and Jason Aldean. Long Branch Circle
and Griffin Road. www.countrythunder.com 262/279-6960 or 972/878-4748
Prairies and Lakes
1—WEATHERFORD:
First Monday Trade Days
Find unique gifts, crafts, antiques and more. 100 Santa Fe Drive.
www.weatherfordparks.com 817/598-4124
Prairies and Lakes
1-3—DALLAS:
False Space & Time of the Apartment
Features the work of 10 U.S. and European artists. Central Trak: The UT Dallas
Artists Residency. www.centraltrak.org 972/883-2476
Prairies and Lakes
1-3—ODESSA:
Junior/Senior Art Exhibition
Art Gallery Exhibits at UTPB, Visual Arts Building. 432/552-2290
Big Bend Country
1, 5, 7, 12, 14-15, 19, 21, 26, 28-29—BURNET:
Devil’s Waterhole Canoe Tour
Take a guided canoe tour and see many of the unique geological
and natural features of the Hill Country and the park. Reservations required.
Inks Lake State Park. 512/793-2223
Hill Country
1-7—GONZALES:
Texas Wrangler Junior High Rodeo Finals
J.B. Wells Park, U.S. 183 S. E-mail: info@gonzalestexas.com
830/672-6532
Prairies and Lakes
1-7—SAN
MARCOS:
The Molly Ivins Library
Illustrates the wide range of interests Ivins had over the years. Highlights
include her own personal notations and commentary. The Wittliff Collections,
Alkek Library Seventh Floor, Texas State University-San Marcos.
www.thewittliffcollections.txstate.edu 512/245-2313
Hill Country
1, 7—FORT
WORTH: Fort Worth Opera Festival presents
Lucia Di Lammermoor
Bass Performance Hall. 817/731-0726
Prairies and Lakes
1-8—DALLAS:
Butterflies
Get an up close view of the life cycle of butterflies. Become
immersed in a garden of living jewels while touring this limited-engagement
exhibit. Dallas Zoo. 214/670-5656
Prairies and Lakes
1-8—GEORGETOWN:
Festival of the Arts
Features lectures and music with a free concert in the park
followed by a spectacular fireworks display. www.georgetowntexassymphony.org
512/864-9591
Hill Country
1-8—KERRVILLE:
37th Annual Kerrville Folk Festival
This is a Mecca for songwriters and music enthusiasts alike.
Includes camping, concerts, songwriting competitions and workshops, arts &
crafts, food and more. Quiet Valley Ranch. www.kerrvillefolkfestival.com
830/257-3600
Hill Country
1-8—PORT
ARTHUR:
Destination Anywhere: How We Travel
Explores travel from the turn-of-the-century to the present. Museum of the Gulf
Coast. www.museumofthegulfcoast.org 409/982-7000
Gulf Coast
1, 8, 15, 22—SEGUIN:
Sunday Concerts in the Park Series
Features local talent offering a variety of music. Begins at 7
p.m. Downtown Historic District. E-mail: cvb@seguintx.org 830/401-5000,
830/379-6382 or 800/580-7322
Prairies and Lakes
1, 8, 15, 22, 29—SANTA
FE: Summer Concerts at Haak Winery
Haak Winery, 6310 Ave. T. www.haakwine.com 409/925-1401
Gulf Coast
1-14—INGRAM:
Quilters
Presents a magical musical about a pioneer woman and her daughters who share
stories and songs through their handmade quilts. The Point Outdoor Theater, Hwy.
39. www.hcaf.com 830/367-5120 or 800/459-HCAF
Hill Country
1-14—IRVING:
Proof
A troubled 25-year-old woman, grieving over her father’s death, finds herself
dealing with her estranged sister and the attention of her father’s former math
student. Dupree Theater. www.irvingartscenter.com 972/252-ARTS
Prairies and Lakes
1-14—NAVASOTA:
Grimes County Fair Livestock Show & Sale
E-mail: kgruner@navasotatx.gov 936/825-7055
Prairies and Lakes
1-14—SAN
ANTONIO: Paula Cox/Solo Exhibition
Exhibits Cox’s playful use of linoleum prints in cut-out form.
Ursuline Hall Gallery, Ursuline Campus, Southwest School of Art & Craft.
www.swschool.org 210/224-1848
South Texas Plains
1-15—FORT
WORTH: Jubilee Theatre presents
Blue
Using the music of fictional jazz singer Blue Williams as part of the
storytelling, this performance spans nearly 20 years in the life of an affluent
African-American family in rural South Carolina. 506 Main St.
www.jubileetheatre.org 817/338-4204
Prairies and Lakes
1-15—KERRVILLE:
Artistry of Holton & Holton
Features wall art, wood turnings and gourd fine artworks by Jimmy
and Barbie Holton. Kerr Arts & Cultural Center. www.kacckerrville.com
830/895-2911
Hill Country
1-15—SAN
ANTONIO: All School Exhibition
Highlights current works of school artists, faculty and students.
Russell Hill Rogers Gallery, Navarro Campus, Southwest School of Art & Craft.
www.swschool.org 210/224-1848
South Texas Plains
1-19—MIDLAND:
Going to Texas: Five Centuries of Texas Maps
Features 64 Texas maps that date from 1548 to 2006. Museum of the Southwest.
www.texasstudies.org 817/257-6295
Big Bend Country
1-22—IRVING:
Winners’ Exhibit: Award-Winning Artwork from IAA’s 2008 Juried Membership Show
Irving Arts Center Focus Gallery, 3333 N. MacArthur Blvd.
www.irvingartscenter.com
Prairies and Lakes
1-28—FORT
WORTH: Circle Theatre presents
Chesapeake
Tale of a struggling performance artist, a conservative Southern politician and
a Chesapeake Bay retriever. Circle Theatre. www.circletheatre.com 817/877-3040
Prairies and Lakes
1-30—GARLAND:
Art Exhibit Featuring Works of Todd L. Thomas
Thomas is known for his progressive visionary work influenced by
the master of the classic area. Granville Arts Center Gallery.
www.artful-designs.com 972/839-4031
Prairies and Lakes
1-30—SAN
AUGUSTINE:
Russell Lee Photographs: Images from the Russell Lee Photography
Collection
Features 38 black-and-white documentary photographs. “Lee is widely acclaimed as
one of the most outstanding documentary photographers of the 20th century.”
Mission Dolores Visitors Center. 936/275-3815
Piney Woods
1-Jul. 5—BIG
SPRING: Heritage Museum presents Railroad Exhibits
www.bigspringmuseum.com 432/267-8255 or 866/430-7100
Panhandle Plains
1-Jul. 5—FORT
WORTH: Concerts in the Garden
Bring a picnic basket and relax under the stars while listening
to great music provided by the Fort Worth Symphony Orchestra. Fort Worth Botanic
Garden. www.fwbg.org 817/871-7686
Prairies and Lakes
1-Jul. 5—ODESSA:
Vintage Vanity Cases, Compacts & Accessories
White-Pool House Museum Exhibits, 112 E. Murphy St. 432/333-4072
Big Bend Country
1-Jul. 6—BROWNSVILLE:
Dinosaur Special Exhibit
More than nine seemingly live, robotic dinosaurs and static
prehistoric reptiles are juxtaposed with dinosaur fossils. Gladys Porter Zoo.
www.gpz.org 956/546-2177 or 956/546-7187
Gulf Coast
1-Jul. 6—KERRVILLE:
Southwest Gourd Fine Art Show
Features artists from all over the United States. Kerr Arts &
Cultural Center, 228 Earl Garrett. www.kacckerrville.com 830/895-2911
Hill Country
1-Jul. 13—BEAUMONT:
Art Museum of Southeast Texas presents Sharon Kopriva
Recipient of the 2005 State of Texas 3-D Artist Award, Kopriva is
dedicated to making sense out of death and inspiring her audience to re-examine
this taboo subject. www.amset.org 409/832-3432
Gulf Coast
1-Jul. 13—BEAUMONT:
The Art Museum of Southeast Texas presents Frank Tolbert
For more than 30 years, this Houston artist has worked in what he
calls a narrative style. www.amset.org 409/832-3432
Gulf Coast
1-Jul. 13—ROUND
TOP: 38th Annual International Festival-Institute at Round Top
The Texas Festival Orchestra will perform eight different
programs and the Texas Festival Chamber Orchestra will perform three different
programs with world-renowned conductors and soloists. www.festivalhill.org
979/249-3129
Prairies and Lakes
1-Jul. 20—DALLAS:
Julian Onderdonk: Bluebonnets & Beyond
Onderdonk is one of Texas’ most important painters and one of the most
overlooked landscape artists of the early 20th century. Dallas Museum of Art.
www.dallasmuseumofart.org 214/922-1200
Prairies and Lakes
1-Jul. 20—VICTORIA:
Madeline O’Connor Exhibit
McNamara House Museum. www.victoriaregionalmuseum.com
361/575-8227
Gulf Coast
1-Jul. 27—FORT
WORTH: 100 Years of Autochrome
See a selection of photographs and other materials celebrating
the 100th anniversary of the first commercial viable color photographic process.
Amon Carter Museum. www.cartermuseum.org 817/738-1933
Prairies and Lakes
1-Jul. 27—IRVING:
Robert Sabuda: Travels in Time & Space
Exhibit showcases the rich designs and detailed production techniques used by
Sabuda, the nation’s premier designer/illustrator of children’s pop-up books.
Irving Arts Center Dupree Theater Lobby. www.irvingartscenter.com
Prairies and Lakes
1-Jul. 27—KERRVILLE:
Annual Kerr County Camp Exhibit
Reflects area camp history. Kerr Arts & Cultural Center.
www.kacckerrville.com 830/895-2911
Hill Country
1-Jul. 31—PECOS:
Local Artists Exhibit & Sale
West of the Pecos Museum. www.westofthepecosmuseum.com
432/445-5076
Big Bend Country
1-Jul. 31—SAN
MARCOS:
Rivers of Texas
Exhibition includes vintage archival materials from John Graves. Also
represented is Pulitzer Prize-winning author Cormac McCarthy, plus other
published works about the state’s rivers. The Wittliff Collections, Alkek
Library Seventh Floor, Texas State University-San Marcos.
www.thewittliffcollections.txstate.edu 512/245-2313
Hill Country
1-Aug. 2—EL
PASO:
Loomed Dress: Bhutanese Textiles from the Peabody Essex Museum &
Other Collections
Presents traditional, village-based weavings from the Kingdom of Bhutan. Stanlee
and Gerald Rubin Center for the Visual Arts in the “L” Gallery, University of
Texas at El Paso. www.utep.edu/artsculture 915/747-6151
Big Bend Country
1-Aug. 2—EL
PASO:
The Third Lie: Chromatic Deflections
Chilean artist Monica Bengoa creates a site-specific, wall-sized installation
that combines text, drawing and her handcrafted embroideries. Stanlee and Gerald
Rubin Center for the Visual Arts, Project Space, University of Texas at El Paso.
www.utep.edu/artsculture 915/747-6151
Big Bend Country
1-Aug. 2—EL
PASO:
UnKnitting: Challenging Textile Traditions
Focuses on performative knitting practice in the creation of avant-garde,
contemporary sculpture. Stanlee and Gerald Rubin Center for the Visual Arts in
the Rubin Gallery, University of Texas at El Paso. www.utep.edu/arts
culture 915/747-6151
Big Bend Country
1-Aug. 3—AMARILLO:
Amarillo Museum of Art Exhibits
This Anguished World of Shadows: Georges Rouault’s Miserere et
Guerre
in the Childers Gallery.
Grace Hartigan: An Original
is shown in the Johnson Gallery. www.amarilloart.org 806/371-5050
Panhandle Plains
1-Aug. 3—AUSTIN:
Inside El Salvador
Exhibition features 67 black-and-white photographs that depict those directly
involved in the conflict, as well as the impact on the civilian population. The
Ransom Center. www.hrc.utexas.edu 512/471-8944
Hill Country
1-Aug. 3—AUSTIN:
On the Road with the Beats
Exhibition takes visitors on a journey through the cities, landscapes and
communities that fostered and shaped the most important works of the Beat
Generation, from the 1940s to the mid-1960s. Harry Ransom Center.
www.hrc.utexas.edu 512/471-8944
Hill Country
1-Aug. 3—ODESSA:
The Art Guys: What’s the Big Idea?
Presents a 20-year survey of the works of the Houston artist team. 4909 E.
University Blvd. 432/550-9696
Big Bend Country
1-Aug. 10—HOUSTON:
Max Neuhaus: Drawings
Neuhaus will create a site-specific work for the exterior of The Menil
Collection building. Drawings from his installation of this work along with
those from earlier projects will be exhibited at the museum from April to July.
The Menil Collection. www.menil.org 713/525-9400
Gulf Coast
1-Aug. 19—GRUENE:
Two Ton Tuesdays
Features the popular rockabilly band Two Tons of Steel every
Tuesday. Begins at 8:30 p.m. Gruene Hall. 830/606-1281
Hill Country
1-Aug. 24—DALLAS:
On Kawara: 10 Tableaux & 20,834 Pages
Kawara’s art is a record of life, not through self-expression, but through
everyday numbers, words and images. Dallas Museum of Art.
www.dallasmuseumofart.org 214/922-1200
Prairies and Lakes
1-Aug. 31—BEAUMONT:
Somethin’ Out of Nothin’: Felix “Fox” Harris Exhibition
For more than 20 years, Harris crafted totem-like sculptures of recycled
materials and displayed them in his yard, creating a forest-like environment.
Art Museum of Southeast Texas. www.amset.org 409/832-3432
Gulf Coast
1-Aug. 31—TEXARKANA:
Mayan Medallion
Exhibit
This is a hands-on traveling exhibit for kids to uncover the mystery of the
Mayan empire. Dig for treasurers, study jungle critters and early objects, and
more. Discovery Place Children’s Museum. www.texarkanamuseums.org 903/793-4831
Piney Woods
1-Sep. 1—CANYON:
Samuel Colt: Arms, Art & Invention
Documents the unique Colt firearms collection — the majority of these rare
firearms were in Colt’s armory office at his death in 1862. Panhandle-Plains
Historical Museum. www.panhandleplains.org 806/651-2244
Panhandle Plains
1-Sep. 6—FRISCO:
Farmer’s Market
Hours are 8 a.m. to 2 p.m. every Saturday. 8856 Coleman Boulevard
and Frisco Square. www.friscosquare.com
Prairies and Lakes
1-Sep. 7—EL
PASO:
Tut’s Treasure
Discover the riches and artifacts of the most well-known pharaoh from ancient
Egypt. Lynx Exhibit, 300 W. San Antonio. 915/533-4330
Big Bend Country
1-Sep. 7—HOUSTON:
Sterne & Steinberg
Exhibition will bring together approximately 40 drawings by these two artists,
including sketches of one another and drawings from their life and travels
together. The Menil Collection. www.menil.org 713/525-9400
Gulf Coast
1-Sep. 14—AUSTIN:
Play It By Ear
Explore how sound is produced, what makes music and how people hear. Touch,
experiment and interact with musical works of art. Austin Children’s Museum, 201
Colorado St. www.austinkids.org 512/472-2499
Hill Country
1-Sep. 21—IRVING:
The Blues/Jazz Experience: Paintings by Earnest “Ernie” Benton &
Daggi Wallace
Features 30 original paintings. Carpenter Performance Hall.
www.irvingartscenter.com
Prairies and Lakes
1-Sep. 30—TEXARKANA:
Main Treasures
Exhibit
Features downtown’s greatest treasures with its historic hotels, early
businesses and residences using original artifacts from recent renovations.
Museum of Regional History. www.texarkanamuseums.org 903/793-4831
Piney Woods
1-Oct. 1—MARBLE
FALLS:
Sculpture on Main
Historic Main Street. www.historicmainstreet.org 830/693-9544
Hill Country
1-Oct. 19—DALLAS:
Filming Kennedy: Home Movies from Dallas
Showcases 23 amateur films, some shown in their entirety for the first time.
Features an interactive education area and profiles of the photographers. The
Sixth Floor Museum at Dealey Plaza. www.jfk.org 214/747-6660
Prairies and Lakes
1-May 31—LA
PORTE: Developing Houston: Photographic
Treasures from the Cecil Thomson Collection San Jacinto Museum of History.
www.sanjacinto-museum.org 281/479-2421 GULF COAST
Gulf Coast
2—GIDDINGS:
Country Music Monday
Talented musicians perform an Opry-style show. Begins at 7:30
p.m. Sons of Hermann Hall, Hwy. 77 S. www.countrymusicmonday.com 979/366-9341
Prairies and Lakes
2—NACOGDOCHES:
Getting It Right Bull Riding
Begins at 6:30 p.m. Nacogdoches Expo Center. E-mail:
info@visitnacogdoches.org Ґ
www.nacexpo.net 936/564-0849
Piney Woods
2—THE
WOODLANDS: Fourth Annual “Swing for the Arts” Golf Tournament
This is an 18-hole, four-man scramble in which participants have
two options for tournament play. New this year is the Pavilion Cup Challenge.
The Woodlands Country Club Palmers Course. E-mail: cgalle@woodlandscenter.org
281/210-1113
Piney Woods
2-8—THE
WOODLANDS: Wine & Food Week
Features more than 50 events in seven days. The Woodlands Market
Street and Marriot Waterway. www.wineandfoodweek.com 832/435-0095 or
713/557-5732
Piney Woods
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