[ December 11, 2008; 6:30 pm to 9:00 pm. ] Support the Grace Unlimited by attending their first Holiday Movie Fundraiser this Thursday, December 11, 2008 at 6:30pm. The event will be at the Angelika Film Center and will begin with a reception and silent auction. Following the reception will be the feature classic film A Christmas Story.
Tickets are $20 and are available online. Call [...]
Help support DFW Toys for Tots by bringing an unwrapped new toy to the Angelika Film Center anytime before December 24, 2008 and receive a free film pass!
About DFW Toys for Tots
The mission of Marine Toys for Tots Foundation is to raise funds to provide toys to supplement the collections of local Toys for Tots [...]
[ December 4, 2008; 7:00 pm to 9:00 pm. ] Free Event: TCM (Turner Classic Movies) at The Magnolia will be showing the 1953 film Gentlemen Prefer Blondes, starring Jane Russell and Marilyn Monroe.
When: Thursday, December 4th at 7:00pm
Where: The Magnolia in West Village (next to Mi Cocina and Taco Diner), 3699 McKinney Avenue, Suite 100, Dallas, TX 75204, (214) 764-9106
Pick up your tickets the [...]
[ November 20, 2008; 8:00 pm to 10:00 pm. ] What: Dallas Cinemania presents the 1973 film The Holy Mountain
When: Thursday, November 20, 2008 at 8pm
Where: Angelika Film Center, 5321 E Mockingbird Ln, Dallas, TX 75206 (map it!)
Admission Price: $8 at the door - cash only. Seats are limited.
[From Angelika Film Center]
THE HOLY MOUNTAIN (1973) Mexico/USA, 114 min 35mm, Dir: Alejandro Jodorowsky
Jodorowsky’s psychedelic 1973 follow-up [...]
The shops at Mockingbird Station will be hosting a Toy Drive to help support the DFW chapter of Toys for Tots, November 3rd - December 8th. Drop off a new, unwrapped toy at one of the 3 locations below and receive a gift for your donation.
TOYS FOR TOTS drop-off locations at the Station:
Angelika Theater [...]
[ November 3, 2008; 7:00 pm to 9:00 pm. November 4, 2008; 6:00 pm to 8:00 pm. November 7, 2008; 7:00 pm to 9:00 pm. November 10, 2008; 7:00 pm to 9:00 pm. November 11, 2008; 6:00 pm to 8:00 pm. November 14, 2008; 7:00 pm to 9:00 pm. November 17, 2008; 7:00 pm to 9:00 pm. November 18, 2008; 6:00 pm to 8:00 pm. November 21, 2008; 7:00 pm to 9:00 pm. November 24, 2008; 7:00 pm to 9:00 pm. November 25, 2008; 6:00 pm to 8:00 pm. November 28, 2008; 7:00 pm to 9:00 pm. December 1, 2008; 7:00 pm to 9:00 pm. December 5, 2008; 7:00 pm to 9:00 pm. December 8, 2008; 7:00 pm to 9:00 pm. December 12, 2008; 7:00 pm to 9:00 pm. December 15, 2008; 7:00 pm to 9:00 pm. December 19, 2008; 7:00 pm to 9:00 pm. ] Starting November 3rd through December 19th, Mockingbird Station will host events & feature promotions Mon-Friday from 5pm-9pm. The website currently only lists the events happening for November - I’ll post December events as soon as they are made public. Valet parking is free, however, parking has never really been a problem on weeknights at Mockingbird [...]
[ November 6, 2008 to November 9, 2008. ]
The 21st Annual Dallas Video Festival will be showcased at Anglika Film Center in Mockingbird Station. The 4 day festival will feature “cutting-edge, fiercely independent work by local, regional, national and international video artists…. Programs range from imaginative 30-second television commercials to mesmerizing video art, compelling documentaries, surrealistic animation, innovative digital features, and narrative shorts [...]
[ October 30, 2008; 7:30 pm to 9:30 pm. ] Thursday, October 30th, The Jewish Community Center of Dallas will have a special screening of the film “The Monster Among Us.” The event will be at the Jewish Community Center’s Zale Auditorium and will begin at 7:30pm. Tickets are $9 in advance and $10 at the door. Purchase tickets online or email Judy Cohn for more information.
From [...]
Recently I posted about the November 8th Festival of Ideas hosted by The Dallas Institute of Humanities and Culture. It wasn’t long after that post I was contacted by DIHC and invited to a recent event with Au Courant, Dallas Institute’s newest membership group. Originally inspired by The Insitute’s vision, Au Courant heightened my inspiration [...]
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This Sunday WRR is presenting the 14th Annual Picnic in the Park at the Dallas Arboretum.
The Dallas Wind Symphony will be playing at 7pm and at 8:30pm AFI Dallas will present The Princess Bride.
Download the WRR program for this Sunday.
WRR will be giving away promotional prizes as well as 2 free Lufthansa [...]
Jerry Levitan was 14 yrs old when he skipped school to find & interview John Lennon. You could say this kid was quite a fan; and intelligent and brave. Lennon was staying in Toronto and Levitan had takena guess as to where Lennon would be staying. He went to the top floor and knocked on [...]
I recently posted about one of the current books I am reading, “Hell’s Angels”, by Hunter S. Thompson. The story is fascinating and the writing is poetically justifiable. Thompson captures beauty, fear, and hate in describing his first hand experiences with the Hell’s Angels. His life is truly one to pay attention to and study.
AFI [...]
Tonight at the Studio Movie Grill in Addison, AFI Dallas will be presenting the “Best of Fest“. Admission is free and you’ll get the chance to win free prizes by entering yourself in the door drawing. Here is the schedule for tonight’s Best of Fest:
5:30pm
Family Day Highlight JUMP
7:30pm
Target Filmmaker Award Winner for Best Documentary [...]
Last night Rachel and I went to see Young@Heart. Our goal was to get as far away from sappy love movie’s, and I think we succeeded. Here’s the plot summary from IMDB:
Documents the true story of the final weeks of rehearsal for the Young at Heart Chorus in Northampton, MA, whose average age is 81, [...]
