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[ October 18, 2009; 11:00 am to 8:00 pm. ] The AT&T Performing Arts Center's week long grand opening is coming to a close Sunday with an all day/all free festival.

The complete calendar schedule is below and it is chock full of entertainment for those who have been looking forward to seeing the Performing Arts Center in full swing.

Events begin at 11AM and museums in the Dallas Arts District will be free of charge!

[ September 26, 2009; ] Enjoy free general admission for you and a guest to 6 museums and cultural venues in Dallas this Saturday, September 26th.

All you have to do is fill out the admission card, print, and present your card at each entry. The admission card is available for download on the Smithsonian website and in September's issue.

This is the 5th annual Museum Day presented by Smithsonian magazine.

[ September 3, 2009; 7:00 pm to 10:00 pm. ] Join DALLAS Film Society and the Nasher Sculpture Center for "Free Films on First Thursdays" featuring the very best in cinematic entertainment with a star-studded line-up of award-winning American movie classics, based on American novels.

This month is the 1975 classic by Miloš Forman featuring the one and only Jack Nicholson. Yes, it's One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest. The film is based off the 1962 novel of the same name by Ken Kesey.

[ September 5, 2009; 10:30 am to 11:30 am. October 3, 2009; 10:30 am to 11:30 am. November 7, 2009; 10:30 am to 11:30 am. December 5, 2009; 10:30 am to 11:30 am. ] Join the Dallas Arts District this Saturday, August 08, 2009 for a walking tour of the Dallas Arts District, the largest urban arts district in the United States. Listen to experienced docents share the area's history and architecture while strolling by the Crow Collection of Asian Art, Nasher Sculpture Center, Dallas Museum of Art, Meyerson Symphony Center, historic Belo Mansion and Cathedral Shrine of the Vrigin of Guadalupe. Get a close up view of the Winspear Opera House and Wyly Theatre under construction and set to open in fall 2009.

[ August 21, 2009; 6:00 pm to 11:00 pm. ] Do something memorable on Friday, August 21st! Learn how to dance to the beat of Indian classical and Western hip-hop, get a custom henna design, or share some of your latest poetry during open mic.

Want to just chill out and watch a movie? You can do that, too. Under the stars and in a garden! The Nasher Center is showing The Princess Bride. And in the DMA auditorium catch the Hitchcock classic movie, Rear Window.

There will be food, drinks, lectures and tours. The last late night summer block parties in the Dallas Arts District is going to be a night to remember.

[ August 6, 2009; 5:00 pm to 9:00 pm. ] The Dallas Film Society has partnered with the Nasher Sculpture Center to show one of the best American movie classics in history, The Grapes of Wrath. This movie made an enormous impact on me and if you haven't read the book or seen the movie in your adult years, I highly recommend it. Arrive around 6:00pm to secure yourself a seat and chat with award-winning film critic, Gary Cogill.

[ July 17, 2009; 6:00 pm to 11:59 pm. ] Friday, July 21st is another late night summer block party in the Arts District! Celebrate with the DMA, Crow Collection, and Nasher Sculpture Center as they offer a night filled with activities and entertainment. There will be concerts, film showings, lectures, artist demonstrations, open mic poetry readings, film trivia, and soundtrack karaoke. Oh boy. The festivities begin at 6 PM and the party goes until midnight.

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Monday

Museums are closed

Tuesday

Dallas Museum of Art - First Tuesday of each month* 11 AM- 5PM
The Trammell Crow Collection 10 AM- 5 PM
The African American Museum 12 PM- 5PM
Amon Carter Museum 10 AM–5 PM
Kimbell Art Museum* 10 [...]

Join DALLAS Film Society and the Nasher Sculture Center for Free Films on First Thursdays featuring the very best in cinematic entertainment with a star-studded line-up of award-winning American movie classics, based on American novels.

Schedule of Events:

5:00 p.m. Nasher Cafe Dining and Cocktails
6:30 p.m. Film Chat
7:00 p.m. Classic Movie Screening
9:00 p.m. Film Discussion

[ March 26, 2009 to April 2, 2009. ] AFI Dallas is around the corner. Literally. From NorthPark to Victory Park to Nasher Sculpture Center, beginning on March 26th through April 2nd AFI will premier films, host events, and feature free panels and lectures. Stay tuned to ILiD - I will be posting events/films as I see them.

One of the things I didn’t attend last year was the lecture series they offered to filmmakers and filmgoers, called Talk/Show. This year, I have listed the complete schedule and plan to attend a couple. The panel discussions are free and open to the public.