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[ March 4, 2010; 8:00 am to 8:00 pm. ] Here at ILiveinDallas.com, we have traditionally promoted and reported on the Dallas art scene, advocacy, musical performances, education, literary talks, and cultural events in order to encourage the creative and expansive growth of the community. We are now opening a new category: technology and the social web. We want to offer our readers educational and networking opportunities in order to learn everything they can about using social media, web tools, and ways to collaborate with like-mined individuals to expand their knowledge. With that said, here is our first official article in this new category.

[ February 28, 2010; 2:00 pm to 4:00 pm. ] GuerillaArts, the nonprofit space committed to increasing art awareness and support in Dallas, will be giving tours of their 5,000 sqft building this Sunday - even the upstairs artist studio space, which has been closed off at past events.

Stop by between 2 and 4pm - meet and mingle with the people behind GuerillaArts and your local artist community. They will be talking about the great things GuerillaArts will be launching this spring, including the artist in residency program, spring classes and their summer institute for high school aged artists.

[ February 17, 2010 10:00 am to March 14, 2010 10:00 am. ] As the lights dimmed at The Music Hall at Fair Park, the familiarly haunting opening refrain of one of America's most famous contributions to musical theater began to fill the air. As the richness of the pipe organ soared above the crowd, the eyes of all were drawn upward as the stage and the room were magically transformed into an opera house reminiscent of early 20th century France; as the all too famous chandelier took its place above the crowd, it became suddenly and undeniably clear- the Phantom of the Opera had once again arrived in Dallas.

[ February 6, 2010; 10:00 am to 12:00 pm. February 7, 2010; 10:00 am to 12:00 pm. ] The controversy that has accompanied the publication of the Noyola collection of Frida Kahlo material has raised numerous questions. This panel will bring together the owners of the Noyola material, experts who have examined the objects, the publisher of the related book (Finding Frida Kahlo), as well as scholars, dealers, and journalists who are familiar with the artist’s oeuvre. The discussion will range from the specific — a description of the Noyola archive — to more general questions about how newly discovered artworks are received and evaluated by the scholarly community and the market.

[ February 5, 2010; 12:00 pm to 9:00 pm. February 6, 2010; 11:00 am to 4:00 pm. February 7, 2010; 11:00 am to 4:00 pm. ] The 1st Annual Dallas Art In The District Art Fair features an array of contemporary emerging art galleries and artists. Art In The District provides participating galleries with a platform to present new works to a strong and growing audience. Art In The District is for everyone from the first-time buyer to the art savvy collector.

[ November 20, 2009; 7:00 pm to 9:00 pm. December 17, 2009; 7:00 pm to 9:00 pm. January 28, 2010; 7:00 pm to 9:00 pm. February 11, 2010; 7:00 pm to 9:00 pm. ] State of the Arts will be held at 7:00 p.m. in the Museum’s Horchow Auditorium on four different evenings. Each lecture will present a pair of arts leaders and will be moderated by KERA’s Jeff Whittington. The lectures are free with general admission to the Museum, but reservations are encouraged. To reserve tickets, call 214-922-1826 or visit www.tickets.DallasMuseumofArt.org.