Aurora Light Show Tonight




Join us for a spectacular evening in the Arts District as lights will transform the buildings along Flora Street. This is the first year to present this magical event. Artists from around the country will create site-specific installations of light, sound, performance and projection art. Come down to One Arts Plaza and enjoy the facade installation and live music by a group called Waterfalls. Click here for a sample of their music. It's FREE & open to all!

DIFFA's Burgers & Burgundy Event - Sunday



It's the 3rd Annual Sizzling Celebrity Chef event featuring grilled burgers and wine tasting. Chefs including Matt McCallister, Scott Romano, Teiichi Skuari, Tim Byres, David McMillan, Sharon Van Meter, Kevin Williamson, Michelle Mireles and John Tesar will be preparing their very own best, delicious burgers. DJ Jen will be on site spinning some great music. Tix are $75 pp so log onto www.diffadallas.org or call 214-748-8580!

Jorge's Celebrates Texas-OU


Texas-OU festivities start early at Jorge's! Come by tomorrow to enjoy the teams' rivalry with delicious Tex-Mex and refreshing margaritas. And on Saturday come on out for brunch and watch the game on their special televised set-up. Enjoy this glorious Fall weather, cool breeze and fountains and watch the game with a patio full of fans!

Ways of Seeing Indian Paintings - Lecture at Crow Collection Tonight



I received a very special e-mail from my friend at The Crow Collectin of Asian Art telling me about this very special lecture tonight. Dr. B.N. Goswamy is a world-renowned scholar of Indian painting and will be discussing the connoisseurship of the beautifully exquisite Indian paintings that always take my breath away. His is co-curator of the Wonder of the Age exhibition that began this Spring in Zurich and is now on display at the Met in NYC.
Lecture: Like a Mirror in the Hand: Ways of Seeing Indian Paintings
Wednesday, October 5, 2011
7:00 pm - 9:00 pm
$10 for the public, FREE for Friends of the Crow Collection + students
Space is limited. Call 214-979-6438

Fall Block Party - Oct 30




It's Fall and it's time for all the goodness that comes along with the season, including pumpkin and cinnamon flavored delights. One Arts Plaza is hosting it's 2nd annual FALL BLOCK PARTY and will feature all sorts of edible treats from all of our five plaza chefs and a variety of local specialty food vendors including Empire Baking Company, Dallas Mozarella Company, Ham I Am, Round Top Honey, Diageo Liquors, Virtuoso Wines, Hasty Bakes and more.




1 PM - Creative Halloween Spirits - cocktail competition


2 PM - Live Jazz - Hunter Sullivan & his band


3 PM - Dog Halloween Costume Contest - Paws In The City will be on-site (2 PM registration)




Park Place will display some luxury cars on the plaza and we'll have a variety of craft and food vendors including Missing Q Press, The Trinity Trust, face painters, organic dog treats, cigar rollers and more. Some offering free samples for everyone to enjoy!

ART IN MOTION




Join us tomorrow morning for the kick-off event of a month-long series of ART IN OCTOBER celebrations. We're meeting in the plaza bright and early (Jorge's breakfast tacos at 8:30 am, procession down Flora at 10:00 am). So get this, you are encouraged to bring anything with a wheel (bike, stroller, any artistically decorated human-powered vehicle) that is dec'd out and stroll on down Flora Street in a whimsical procession. Fun right?! Click here for details.

Tei-An's Weekly Imports From Japan



We all know Tei-An is one of Dallas' top Japanese restaurants and has been recognized both locally, regionally and even nationally. However, when I found out that he actually flies his fish fresh in EVERY Tuesday & Thursday straight from Japan (yes, e-v-e-r-y week) I was blown away. It always bewilders me to think how fortunate we are to live in an era when this is a possibility. Check out this video to see a sampling straight from Fukuoka's fish maket.

Mexican Independence Celebration - Tonight at Jorge's



So today is "16 de septiembre", Mexican independence day and the fiesta is at Jorge's tonight starting at 6 pm. There will be tequila samples from Republic Tequilla from 6-8 pm, complimentary small bites from 6-7 pm, karaoke in English AND Spanish (how fun & hilarious) and music, music, music and prizes including gift certificates, tickets to Arts District Events and bottles of Tequila.

Tonight



So tonight's the big night for all fashionistas. Weather you're shopping downtown, Uptown or anywhere nearby, swing by any of our patios to enjoy this glorious weather. F!D & Gilt City Dallas are hosting a late night (10 pm - 2 am) par-tay at House os Blues' Foundation Room. Click here for more details.

Pig On A Plate Day - TODAY



Screen Door's delicious SQUEELS ON WHEELS food cart is taking advantage of this early, cool Fall weather to serve PIG ON A PLATE day starting at 11 am & serving until 3 pm. Swing by the patio and pick up a mouth-watering plate of overnight pig box roasted pork shoulder with coleslaw, pinto beans, choice of BBQ sauces and cornbread for $5. Iced tea is $2 & Strawberry Short Cake is $2. Come on down! www.screendoordallas.com

Four Course Beer Dinner Tonight at Screen Door



Tonight, Screen Door and Belukus Beer are partnering up to offer a savory 4-course beer dinner at 7 pm. The menu will include four different beer pairings with grilled skewered peaches + bacon, coffee brinded quail, pickled onion bread pudding and bitters gastrique, tender pork shoulder, cabbage & dumplings & a bittersweet chocolate fondant with candied oats. Mouthful indeed. Yum! $45 + pp. Call 214-720-9111 to reserve your spot!







Tesar's Hater's Party Tonight



Okay, you gotta admit....the cover title (and image) is a bit harsh but Tesar is handling this in such a great manner. So much so that he's EVEN hosting a "Haters Party" for himself tonight at The Commissary! (love that). So come on down tonight from 7-9 pm. If you bring a copy of the magazine you can get some free tacos + wine. Not a bad deal for a Monday night!

Renee Rouleau's Sale - One Week Only!



Ladies, all the ladies...yes, it's true. Renee Rouleau is having her Annual Anniversary Sale ONE WEEK ONLY which means 15% discount on ALL of her fabulous products. If you haven't tried them or if you haven't had a facial there you're missing out. They are fab! Seriously fab. A to-tal delight. Click here to view all of her products and just use promo code AS2011 at checkout to receive a 15% discount.