When France meets Texas to celebrate the Beaujolais harvest, guests know they’ll find DFW’s most delectable fare. They expect to fill their souvenir glass with the freshest Beaujolais that ever passed their lips.
Location: Dallas Market Hall

Experience all of the joy the Dallas Symphony Orchestra and the holiday season have to offer as the DSO debuts its beloved annual Christmas Celebration at the Meyerson Symphony Center. The season's most popular and festive holiday concert, titled The Stories of Christmas, will feature the Dallas Symphony Orchestra, Chorus and Children's Choir. The spectacular concert will be filled with familiar Christmas music - both holiday classics and popular favorites - and a surprise visit from "the big guy himself," aka Santa Claus. Don't miss out on what MSNBC.com touted as one of the "Top 10 Holiday Concerts in America!" Led by David R. Davidson and featuring soloist Angela Simpson.

Thursday,Dec 11, 7:30 PM
Friday, Dec 12, 7:30 PM
Saturday, Dec 13, 7:30 PM
Sunday, Dec 14, 2:30 PM & 7:30 PM
Monday, Dec 15, 7:30 PM
Tuesday, Dec 16, 7:30 PM
Thursday, Dec 18, 7:30 PM
Friday, Dec 19, 7:30 PM
Saturday, Dec 20, 2:30 PM & 7:30 PM
Sunday, Dec 21, 7:30 PM

Location: Morton H. Meyerson Symphony Center

Savor a mellow concoction of soul and R&B as Grammy Award-winner and Motown legend Smokey Robinson takes the stage at the Morton H. Meyerson Symphony Center.

Location: Morton H. Meyerson Symphony Center

The former Byrds singer and guitarist touches down at McDavid Studio for a two-night stand of Byrds classics, solo material and his wonderfully distinctive 12-string guitar playing.

Location: Bass Performance Hall

Bernstein's overture to his comic opera Candide is a bright and sassy start to the program. Ingrid Fliter, 2006 Gilmore Competition winner and one of the most talented pianists on the circuit, performs Ravel's jazzy Piano Concerto in G Major. Prokofiev's towering Fifth Symphony provides a powerful finale.

Location: Bass Performance Hall

Candlelight - Seniors
December 11th, 2008

Candlelight
December 13th - 14th, 2008

Location: Dallas Heritage Village at Old City Park

Selections from the Permanent Collection
The Kimbell Art Museum’s holdings include artworks ranging in period from antiquity to the 20th century. The collection includes masterpieces by Fra Angelico, Caravaggio, El Greco, Cézanne, Matisse, and Picasso, as well as antiquities, Asian, African, and pre-Columbian art.

Location: Kimbell Art Museum

LONE STAR CHRISTMAS invites all to enjoy a winter wonderland featuring lights, ornaments, train sets, ginger-bread house, Santa and Mrs. Claus, live reindeer and much more.

THE “ICE”EXHIBIT is truly spectacular and you will feel as though you have been transported to the North Pole as you enter this winter wonderland with two million pounds of ice and kept at a wintry 9 degrees. Discounted tickets avail-able through Susan Varsel, Concierge 214.880.4505.

THE MAGIC OF CHRISTMAS holiday production with the city of Grapevine at the Palace Theatre. Fantasy becomes reality in this spectacular production that celebrates the warm and cozy sights and sounds of the season with song and dance.

Location: Gaylord Texan Resort & Convention Center

Teresa Hubbard and Alexander Birchler
September 14th, 2008 through January 4th, 2009

Location: Modern Art Museum of Fort Worth

Harvest Tea
Through November 23rd, 2008
Autumn Festival finds the DeGolyer Garden Café busy again with a wonderful Tea service. Crisp scents of autumn greet you as you are seated for this special seasonal “Harvest Tea.”

Holiday at the Arboretum
Through January 4th, 2009
A fantasy world filled with more marionettes, ornaments and figurative art than even the most seasoned collector can imagine, awaits guests at The Dallas Arboretum this holiday season.

Location: Dallas Arboretum

In Pursuit of the Masters: Stories from the Raymond and Patsy Nasher Collection
September 20th, 2008 through January 4, 2009

Location: Nasher Sculpture Center

Documenting China: Contemporary Photography and Social Change
Through December 2008

Texas Collects China
Through January 4th, 2009

BIG! Himalayan Art
Through January 4th, 2009

Location: Trammell and Margaret Crow Museum of Asian Art

KIDSPACE
Opening November 23rd, 2008
The exhibit provides an informal atmosphere for children and families to play, explore, and learn together. During Museum construction a number of the exhibit's popular components can be found on the lower level of the National Cowgirl Museum and Hall of Fame.

Hands on Lab
Opening November 23rd, 2008
Investigate the new Design Lab, an ever-changing studio space that celebrates the curious spirit in all of us. Construct a towering structure out of wooden planks. Gently float a bubble on a cloud of air.

Top Secret: Mission Toy
November 8th through January 5th, 2009
We’re calling in the experts! Children will have the opportunity to don a lab coat and use their investigative skills to inspect toys from around the world.

Location: Fort Worth Museum of Science And History

Late Nights at the Dallas Museum of Art
The 3rd Friday of each month:
July 18th, August 15th, September 19th, October 17th and November 21st, 2008

Tutankhamun and the Golden Age of the Pharaohs
October 3rd 2008 through May 17th, 2009
utankhamun and the Golden Age of the Pharaohs will return to the United States for a three-city encore tour. The exhibition will return from its current London engagement to open at the Dallas Museum of Art in October 2008, followed by visits to two yet to be named museums. Group Tickets NOW ON SALE for Dallas, October 2008! See over 130 amazing artifacts belonging to Tutankhamun and his royal ancestors, many never before seen outside of Egypt.

Two x Two x Ten
October 12th through January 4th, 2009

Take your time: Olafur Eliasson
November 9th through March 15th, 2009

Location: Dallas Museum of Art