FRIDAY,
OCT. 23
12:00
PM
2015
Each Moment Matters Luncheon
Former
First Lady Laura Bush will speak at the annual Each Moment Matters Luncheon,
now in its sixth year. The Each Moment Matters Luncheon has been making a
dramatic impact by honoring a community of inspiring individuals
annually. The luncheon is the main fundraiser for the Faith Presbyterian
Hospice Caring Fund. The Faith Caring Fund allows the opportunity to provide
individuals, at no charge, a wide variety of highly-specialized supplemental
and bereavement services designed for patients, and to help their family
members cope with grief and loss.
Hilton
Anatole | 2.5 mi from Museum Tower
7:00
PM
Zhulong
Gallery presents Azuma Makoto - Shiki: Landscape and Beyond opening
reception
Japanese
floral artist Azuma Makoto will debut his internationally acclaimed
sculpture, Shiki I, in his upcoming exhibition Shiki: Landscape and
Beyond.
Makoto’s
shiki I, a 5-foot "timeless pine tree" encapsulated by an open
steel frame, will be suspended in mid-air, surrounded by large-format
photographs, shot by Azuma’s collaborator, Shunsuke Shiinoki; illustrating its
almost 10 year path around and above the globe. The exhibition will include new
photographs of the Shiki in extreme landscapes that these plants
would never naturally occur as well as documentary footage in a digital format.
Zhulong Gallery | 1.5
mi from Museum Tower
7:30
PM
Dallas
Symphony Orchestra presents Come To The Cabaret
Spend a night at the cabaret when New York
star Ashley Brown brings her unique stage show to the Meyerson with Chicago,
Make Someone Happy and Defying Gravity.
Meyerson Symphony Center
|
0.2 mi from Museum Tower
SATURDAY,
OCT. 24
3:00
PM
Fine
Arts Chamber Players presents Emerald Trio
The outstanding professional musicians of
the Emerald Trio begin Fine Arts Chamber Players' latest program with Felix
Mendelssohn’s Piano Trio No. 1 in D minor, Op. 49. This 28-minute work is
paired with Dvorak’s Trio No. 4 in E minor, op.90, & Dumky, a dizzying,
emotional piece based on a “dumka,” or Slavic folk song.
Members of the Emerald Trio include Dallas
Symphony violinist Aleksandr Snytkin, cellist Marie-Thaïs Levesque Oliver,
former principal cello of the Akron and Canton Symphonies, and pianist Andrey
Ponochevny, international soloist and Bronze Medal Winner of the 2002
Tchaikovsky International Competition in Moscow, Russia.
Dallas Museum of Art |
0.2 mi from Museum Tower
6:00
PM
St.
Jude Children's Research Hospital presents Evening Under the Stars Party
The 2015 St. Jude Evening Under the Stars
Party will kick off with a cocktail reception followed by a seated dinner, live
and silent auction. All proceeds from the party will go directly to St. Jude Children’s
Hospital.
Omni Hotel | 1.3 mi from
Museum Tower
7:00
PM
Chefs
for Farmers presents The Butcher Block Party
Chefs for Farmers will present a new
signature Downtown event, the Butcher Block Party. A dozen of the hottest local
and national chefs are serving up a meat lover's dream featuring meat
galore, world class wines, classic cocktails, cold beer, and music.
The Joule Hotel | 0.9 mi
from Museum Tower
SUNDAY,
OCT. 24
9:00
AM
Dallas
Arboretum presents 2015 Autumn at the Arboretum
Have
you been to the Arboretum this season?
The
66-acre Dallas Arboretum is a perfect place for a fun family photo in Cinderella’s
Carriage or a leisurely walk among 150,000 fall-blooming flowers such as
chrysanthemums and impatiens during Autumn at the Arboretum. This year, a
record 75,000 pumpkins, gourds and squash create the impressive and nationally
acclaimed Pumpkin Village – a collection of whimsical pumpkin houses.
Dallas Arboretum
& Botanical Gardens | 8.7 mi from Museum Tower
7:30
PM
Josh
Groban in Concert
Crooner Josh Groban will come to Dallas in
support of his new album, Stages.
Music Hall at Fair Park
| 3 mi from Museum Tower
8:00
PM
Knife
presents Sunday Cinema Series
Julie
and Julia screens as part of the Sunday series at Knife at The Highland Dallas
a culinary film-themed program. The series will continue on Sundays of select
months in 2015 and with the purchase of each ticket, guests will enjoy themed
gourmet bites by renowned Chef John Tesar and craft beer from Four Corners
Brewing Company. Prominent guest speakers from the film and food industries
will also speak before each screening.
Knife Dallas | 3.7 mi from Museum Tower
