The Amon Carter Museum presents today Barbara Crane: Challenging Vision, the first major retrospective in more than 25 years of the photographer’s work. This exhibition features nearly 200 photographs, from Crane’s internationally heralded early studies of human form through her chronicle of Chicago city life to her recent explorations of nature. The exhibition will be on view through May 10, 2009, before moving on to the organizer’s venue, the Chicago Cultural Center.

Elizabeth Gilbert will be speaking at the Charles W. Eisemann Center on Tuesday, February 24 at 7:30 p.m. Tickets are still available for $37/each. The Eisemann Center is located at 2351 Performance Drive, Richardson, Texas 75082. Purchase Tickets online or by calling 972.744.4650.

Start your Sunday morning off by visiting Malcolm’s Back Alley Swap Meet – going on from 11am-3pm. Malcolm’s BASM is located on the corner of MalcolmX Blvd. and Elm St. in the historic art district of Deep Ellum.

“Preservation Dallas Announces its Newly Released Historic Postcard Book and Tour of a Memorable Dilbeck House!” Tour one of Dallas Landmarks, the Ralph J. and Mary Powers House, a 1936 Charles Dilbeck design inspired by the country farmhouses of Normandy. The tour/talk is Wednesday, February 11 from 6-8pm. Location is 1125 Canterbury Court, Dallas, TX […]

Go green for spring! Experience a burst of organic selections at Uptown Wellness Bazaar on Saturday, March 21st. Benefiting La Reunion. An organic shopping haven, showcasing a mosaic of products from 20 local artists and designers who are new players in the green scene. Mark your calendar and cure your “need for green” with a […]

In its 5th year, alley’s house will be presenting its Annual Art Auction this Saturday, February 7th from 7-10pm. The Auction will be at the American Fine Art Gallery, 1611 Dragon Street, Dallas, TX 75207

Art works will be available for viewing one week prior to and following the event at American Fine Art Gallery or online at alleyshouse.org. Tickets may be purchased either at the door ($30) or online ($25).

Pillow Quilting @ the Ice House Cultural Center, 1925 Elm Street, Suite 500 February 21 (1- 3 p.m.) Join instructor Lydia Regalado, creator of the Skirt Project, as she exposes participants to various cultures through textiles and the art of pattern making and sewing. In this one day workshop, participants will create their own small, […]

L’ Francaise de Dallas will be presenting the film L’homme Du Train on Thursday, February 26, 7:00 pm at The MAC. The event is free and open to the public.

Man on the Train, as known in the US, won audience awards at the Venice Film Festival for “Best Film” and “Best Actor” (Jean Rochefort) in 2002. The film was officially released in the US in 2003 and grossed over $2.5M in theaters. Miramax Films is producing an English remake of this film.

Arts & Letters Live: Artful Musings Series Tuesday, February 10, 2009. 7:30 p.m. General Admission: $32-$37.00 Horchow Auditorium, Dallas Museum of Art, 1717 N. Harwood Street, Dallas, TX 75201 From Dallas Museum of Art Alex Ross, the music critic for the New Yorker, received the 2007 National Book Critics Circle Award for his landmark book […]

Dallas Chamber Music Society presents Miró Quartet at Caruth Auditorium (6101 Bishop Boulevard, Dallas, 75275) on Monday, February 9, 2009 at 8pm. “…one of America’s highest-profile chamber groups, has risen to the top of the international chamber music scene in only a decade, captivating audiences and critics around the world with its youthful intensity and […]