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[ April 3, 2009; 7:00 pm to 9:00 pm. ] Strokes for a Cure is an event featuring two artists: a musician and a painter. Together they will originate a work of art for a worthy cause. Seth Simmons, pianist, will play his original compositions while Rolando Diaz, Cuban-American artist, paints an original oil on canvas. A silent auction for the painting will follow their performance. Strokes for a Cure is a benefit for The Leukemia and Lymphoma Society.

Good Records is definitely a unique Dallas place to check out. It is an independent music store located at 1808 Lower Greenville. It is a small, inviting store, tucked away from the street. Inside, random cotton candy colors and rows of light bulbs decorate the walls and CD racks. Good Records is known for their selection. Think of an obscure band... They probably carry it!

[ March 26, 2009; 7:00 pm to 9:00 pm. ] Art Garfunkel is a singer, songwriter, poet, actor, long-distance walker, avid walker and reader. If you just had one question to ask this man, what would it be? And if you didn't even have to think about that one, take your chance and ask him in person. Garfunkel is making an appearance for NasherSALON's Lecture series on March 26th, 2009.

[ April 3, 2009; 8:00 pm to 10:30 pm. ] This was it - the best news I have heard, and probably will hear, all year. Leonard Cohen will play at Nokia Theatre on April 3rd and I didn't miss buying the tickets. Which means I will see Cohen live in concert! Tickets go on sale Friday, February 27th @ 10am through Ticketmaster.

[ March 15, 2009; 7:00 pm to 9:00 pm. ] M. Ward is making a stop in Dallas before heading down to Austin for the annual SXSW Music Festival. The concert will be at the DMA Horchow Auditorium (capacity around 300) on Sunday, March 15th @ 7pm. Tickets go on sale tomorrow morning at 10am. (Presale tix were released today.) General admission is $19.95. Purchase tickets through Ticketmaster.

[ February 19, 2009; 8:00 pm to 10:00 pm. February 20, 2009; 8:00 pm to 10:00 pm. February 21, 2009; 8:00 pm to 10:00 pm. February 22, 2009; 2:30 pm to 4:30 pm. ] Classical meets jazz this weekend when the Dallas Symphony plays with Grammy Award-winning saxophone player Branford Marsalis.

[ February 10, 2009; 7:30 pm to 9:00 pm. ] Arts & Letters Live: Artful Musings Series
Tuesday, February 10, 2009. 7:30 p.m.
General Admission: $32-$37.00
Horchow Auditorium, Dallas Museum of Art, 1717 N. Harwood Street, Dallas, TX 75201
From Dallas Museum of Art
Alex Ross, the music critic for the New Yorker, received the 2007 National Book Critics Circle Award for his landmark book The Rest Is Noise: [...]

[ February 9, 2009; 8:00 pm to 9:30 pm. ]

Dallas Chamber Music Society presents Miró Quartet at Caruth Auditorium (6101 Bishop Boulevard, Dallas, 75275) on Monday, February 9, 2009 at 8pm.

"...one of America's highest-profile chamber groups, has risen to the top of the international chamber music scene in only a decade, captivating audiences and critics around the world with its youthful intensity and mature [...]

[ December 21, 2008; 11:00 am to 3:00 pm. ] For the last two months I have been doing my holiday shopping online to avoid the malls and crowds. What's ironic about this year's avoidance of Christmas shopping is how "the malls are not even crowded." Actually, it's not ironic; I'm happy to see people finally get smart (scared?) and actually think before spending their [...]

[ December 4, 2008; 5:00 pm to 10:00 pm. December 5, 2008; 6:00 pm to 10:00 pm. December 6, 2008; 11:00 am to 10:00 pm. December 7, 2008; 11:00 am to 6:00 pm. ] "Think Global. Shop Local. Be Independent."
Ever since I lived in Austin have I been a big supporter for local businesses. Austin is doing it right - actually, the people of Austin are doing it right - buying from local vendors instead of from monster Corporations that eat up the little guy. Something is changing - [...]