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hepkat's handy guide to local creativeness

at popular request here is my compilation:

Things I find more underground than others are listed with a (*)

^^ART^^

Good general lists:
www.dallasartsrevue.com (*)
http://www.guidelive.com/section/arts
http://www.dallasartdealers.org/listing.htm

galleries & museums I am fond of:
www.plush01.com (*)
http://www.the-mac.org/ (*)
http://www.bathhousecultural.com/
http://www.thecontemporary.net/
http://www.mamfw.org/
http://www.webbartgallery.com/ (*)
http://www.clstudios.com/1308/ (*)
Angstrom, 500x, conduit

3 Monthly Events not to miss:
(1) dma open all nite long
http://www.dm-art.org/events_pp_spec_events.htm#Late Nights

(2) Downtown arts district walk first Saturday of month at 10:30 meeting at Crow Collection of Asian Art & visiting all the museums & galleries downtown
http://www.artsdistrict.org/stroll/index.asp

(3) Uptown arts district walk every 3rd Friday happy hour per month takes u to the (25) galleries around Oak Lawn
http://www.uptowndallas.net/docs/offthewallrackcard.pdf

^^THEATRE^^

Dallas Shakespeare Festival (at Samuell Grand Park each Summer)
http://www.shakespearedallas.org/

Festival of Independent Theatres (at Bath House CC has performances by like 10 dif troupes that u can wander between & sample)
http://www.guidelive.com/profile/359...nk=cs_arts_1_0

Kitchen Dog Theatre (at MAC) this month's play "porn for puritans" (*)
http://www.guidelive.com/profile/359...nk=cs_arts_1_0

Hip Pocket Theatre (*)
http://www.hippocket.org/

http://www.westendcomedy.com/
http://www.theatre3dallas.com/

^^FILM^^

Video Rental:
Premiere Video (Mockingbird across from Krogers @ 75) (*)
Dallas Public Library Main Branch (Young St. Downtown)

the last two operating authentic drive-ins in texas (*)(*):
(to the west in granbury) http://www.thebrazos.com/home.htm
(to the south ennis) http://www.galaxydriveintheatre.com/

Festivals (only come along once a year so donˇ¦t miss it!):

USA Film Festival (april) (*)
http://www.usafilmfestival.com/

24 Hour Video Race (may)
http://www.dallasvideo.org/videorace/

Ft. Worth Gay & Lesbian Film Festival (qcinema) (june) (*)
http://www.qcinema.org/

Dallas Video Festival (july) (*)
http://www.videofest.org/2004/

DEFMAN (Deep Ellum Film Festival) (october)
http://www.def2.org

Art House Theatres:

Magnolia ˇVor- Inwood (*) Theatres
http://www.landmarktheatres.com/Mark...s_Frameset.htm

Angelika (plano ˇVor- mockingbird)
http://www.angelikafilmcenter.com/plano/

Dinner & a Show:
http://www.movietavern.com/greenoaks/index.php
http://www.studiomoviegrill.com/

^^SPOKEN WORD^^
(mustafa & I compiled the poetry list by day)

Mondays
* Open Mic Session at Dallas Urban Art, 12101 Greenville Ave., $ 5.00, 8.00pm-10.00pm
* Open Mic (sufi poetry) at Cosmic Cup on Oak Lawn Av. 8-10 pm. No cover. (*)
* Barnes & Noble Lewisville - "Poets Corner" (!) last Monday of each month, 2325 S. Stemmons, Free, 7.30 pm

Tuesdays
* Paperbacks Plus poetry "discussion group" on the 2nd and 4th Tues of the month. 6115 La Vista, free, 7.00-9.00pm

Wednesdays
* poetry workshop 2nd Wedn. of each month at Half Price Books, 5803 NW Hwy., free, 7.00 pm
* Barnes & Noble Plano - "Poets Corner"(!!) 3rd Wednesday of ea. month, Creekwalk Village, 801 W. 15th Street, Free, 7.30 pm

Thursdays
* Frisco - "Poets Corner" open mic and feature poets, 2nd Thursday of each month, Barnes & Noble Stonebriar Center, 2601 Preston, Free, 7.30 pm

Friday
* Friday Night Slam at Clearview (Art Bar), $ 2.00; 8.30 pm-10.30 pm
* Open Mic poetry at Half Price Books (same location as above), 1st Fridays only, free, 7.00-9.00pm
* Afterhours Readings are only on Fridays, don't start until 11 p.m and can last until 3 a.m. Reciprococity 214-941-4428 210 S Tyler St (Oak Cliff) Dallas, TX 75208 (*)

Saturday
* "open mic readings" hosted by Karen X at Bill's Records and Tapes, 8118 Spring Valley, Free, 10.00 pm (*)
* Open mic at Sankofa, 1908 MLK Blvd. at Harwood, $ 7, 9.00 pm * Oak Cliff Circle of Poets meet at Suenos Sabrosos Ice Cream Parlor, 408 N. Bishop, Free, 8.00-10.00pm.

Sunday –
open mic reading with GNO and Emotion Brown at Sankofa, 1908 MLK Blvd., $ 7.00, 8.00 pm Join Sankofa for poetry, open mic, and musical performances by a live band. Special admission: 2 for $10. Sankofa Arts Kafé is located at 1908 MLK Jr. Blvd. Call 214.421.0013 for further details. (*)

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