A celebration of life in the heart of Dallas

Friday, September 18, 2015

#NEARBYMUSEUMTOWER: SEPTEMBER 18 - SEPTEMBER 20

Friday, September 18

6:00 PM – Midnight 

KOREAN THANKSGIVING

CROW COLLECTION OF ASIAN ART 
Join the Crow Collection of Asian Art as they celebrate Chuseok, also known as Korean Thanksgiving, a major holiday in Korea that celebrates family and community, and marks the beginning of the harvest season. Share in the festivities with traditional Korean food, dance performances, art activities, and more. Find relaxation and harmony by watching a Korean Tea Ceremony demonstration, listen to classical Korean folk songs with a modern twist, or show off your origami skills by creating traditional Korean clothing.

9:00 AM- 5:00 PM

AUTUMN AT THE ARBORETUM

With the welcome change of seasons comes one of the Dallas Arboretum’s most anticipated autumn events: Autumn at the Arboretum. The highlight of the Dallas fall festival is the nationally acclaimed Pumpkin Village, which is created with more than 75,000 pumpkins, gourds and squash by the talented horticulture team. This year, to continue with the ongoing Texas theme, the display will be recreated into an Old Texas Town in the Pecan Grove. New in 2015 will be a Texas mosaic made of pumpkins.



Saturday, September 19 

2:00 - 10:00 PM

THE GREAT TEXAS FOOD TRUCK RALLY

LAWN OF THE REUNION TOWER TOWER
The second annual "The Great Texas Food Truck Rally" benefitting Executives In Action. New and larger venue, greater parking options and more food trucks to reduce waiting time in lines! Live music, beer garden sponsored by The Nodding Donkey and 20+ food trucks! Munch on a multiplicity of cuisines at the second annual The Great Texas Food Truck Rally, taking place at the lawn of Reunion Tower. This is the second annual event and there will be double the amount of food trucks as last year with shorter lines and plenty of food!

Sunday, September 20

11:00 AM

CHIT CHAT DOUBLE-HEADER

DALLAS CONTEMPORARY 
CHIT CHAT with ADRIANA VAREJÃO 11.00 AM and BANI ABIDI + NADIA KAABI-LINKE 12.30 PM. Brazilian painter Adriana Varejão discusses her new exhibition Kindred Spirits with dc Adjunct Curator, Pedro Alonzo. This panel discussion will look at the overlapping themes in the work of Bani Abidi and Nadia Kaabi-Linke. These varied subjects include constructed national history, border tensions, and the relationship between cultural memory and architectural space.

3:00 PM

JURUSALEM 3D

PEROT MUSEUM
JERUSALEM gives a tour of one of the world’s oldest and most enigmatic cities. Destroyed and rebuilt countless times over 5,000 years, Jerusalem’s enduring appeal remains a mystery. To discover the truth behind the mysteries, the film takes us on a journey following three young Jerusalemites and their families, as well as noted archaeologist, Dr. Jodi Magness. Through their eyes we learn what it means to call Jerusalem home, and experience celebrations and events that mark the high points of a year in the life of the city. This awe inspiring film provides a completely unique perspective of a part of the world that captivates the imagination of billions of people.

The Hoglund Foundation Theater, a National Geographic Experience is the Museum’s cutting-edge 297-seat theater featuring brilliant 4K digital projection, immersive surround sound and incredible RealD 3D capabilities that come together to create an unmatched theater experience in both 2D and 3D formats. Through the wonders of stunning digital technology audiences are transported to the depths of the rainforest, times long before humankind existed and wild lands a world away.