Late Nights at the Dallas Museum of Art
Presented by Starbucks Coffee
Friday, March 17, 2006
6:00 p.m.?midnight
CONCERTS AND PERFORMANCES
Happy Hour featuring the Manny Rodriguez Group
6:00?7:00 p.m., Atrium
Salsa to Latin jazz with the Manny Rodriguez Group.
Late Night Main Stage featuring Grupo Pakal
8:00?9:00 p.m., Atrium
Experience authentic Maya ritual dance performances by Grupo Pakal Mayan Performing Arts Company. After the performance, have your photo taken with the dancers.
Performances in the Galleries
9:00 p.m. Mariachi Music, Mariachi Rosas Divinas, Barrel Vault
11:00 p.m. Latin Guitar, Chris Carrington, Level 4 Landing
Late Night Listening Party featuring Hear Music/Concord artist Sergio Mendes
10:00?11:30 p.m., Atrium
DJ Viz spins the new Sergio Mendes album Timeless, produced by will.i.am of the Black Eyed Peas. Register to win prizes from Hear Music and Universal Music Group.
SPECIAL EVENTS
Literary Cafe
6:45 p.m., Horchow Auditorium Foyer
Be transported to India with the music of Spundun School of Classical Indian Music.
7:00 p.m., Horchow Auditorium
Join Elizabeth Gilbert, author of the memoir Eat, Pray, and Love: One Woman?s Search for Everything Across Italy, India and Indonesia, as she discusses her yearlong journey around the world to find happiness, balance, and spiritual enlightenment. Meet the author during a book signing outside the Museum Store following her talk.
Radio Disney Appearance
7:00?9:00 p.m., Gateway Gallery
Join Jay Jenson and the Radio Disney team and sign up to win prizes.
Laptop Cafe featuring DIG! The Maya Project
8:00?10:00 p.m., Outside Museum Library, Level M2
Explore Maya art and culture as you play an interactive Web-based game created by Museum staff and students from UTD?s Institute for Interactive Arts and Engineering.
100.3 Jack FM Radio Station Appearance
8:00?10:00 p.m., Concourse
Meet the street team and win prizes!
Late Night Open Mic
10:30?11:30 p.m., Orientation Theater
Hear Dallas's hottest poets or share some of your own verses. Hosted by Tisha Crear of Reciprocity, Dallas's underground poetry cafe. Readings may contain adult themes and language.
FILMS
Latin American Double Feature
8:30 p.m.?midnight, Horchow Auditorium
Enjoy a double-feature of Oscar-nominated foreign-language films from Latin America. Film titles and screening times to be announced.
TOURS & TALKS
Ancient Americas Collection
7:00 p.m., Meet at the Visitor Services Desk
Learn about our ancient American collection featuring works from Mexico, Peru, and Guatemala with DMA docent Margaret Anne Cullum.
Art & Travel: Exploring Elizabeth Gilbert?s Memoir
9:00 p.m., Meet at the Visitor Services Desk
Join DMA curator Dr. Anne Bromberg to explore works of art in the Museum?s collections related to the cultures visited in Gilbert?s memoir: Italy, India, and Indonesia.
Insomniac Tour
11:00 p.m. Meet at the Visitor Services Desk
Tour the collections until the wee hours with the Dallas Museum of Art's resident night owl, Deputy Director Bonnie Pitman.
FAMILY ACTIVITIES
Late Night Creations
6:00?10:00 p.m., Gateway Gallery
Create your own masks inspired by works in the exhibition Lords of Creation: The Origins of Sacred Maya Kingship.
Yoga for Kids!
6:30?7:00 p.m., Gateway Gallery
Bring your yoga mats and join Arturo for meditation, relaxation, and some very pretzel-like poses.
Art Stop: Olowe of Ise
7:00?7:45 p.m., African Galleries, Level 3
Take a walk through the galleries and visit the Olowe of Ise Art Stop. Museum staff will be on hand to talk in-depth about this work of art. Learn the history and create an art activity. Great for all ages!
Bedtime Stories with Arturo
7:30 p.m., Orientation Theater
Kids, wear your pajamas and bring your pillows for Bedtime Stories with Arturo. Join our adorable mascot for some digital storybooks created and performed by DISD elementary students.
FOOD SERVICE, EVENTS, AND TASTINGS
Atrium Cafe
Food service until 10:30 p.m.
Bar service until 11:30 p.m.
The Late Night menu special is Chicken Flautas and Spanish Rice with Iceberg Slaw and Pico de Gallo.
Complimentary Starbucks Beverages
6:00 p.m.?midnight, Atrium and Cook Boardroom
Artist in the Kitchen
Demonstration and Tasting
7:30 p.m., Seventeen Seventeen Restaurant
Join Seventeen Seventeen Executive Chef David Uygur as he demonstrates how to make Cured Salmon in two different styles, one with traditional flavors of Irish whisky and dill and one with tequila and chile.
Guided Starbucks Coffee Tasting
Cook Boardroom
Meet and Greet with Starbucks Baristas
6:30?8:30 p.m.
Coffee Seminars with a Starbucks Coffee Master
9:00 p.m., 10:00 p.m., 11:00 p.m.
Learn the subtleties of coffee and tea tasting and brewing while enjoying Starbucks pastries.
EXHIBITIONS ON VIEW
Lords of Creation: The Origins of Sacred Maya Kingship
Through May 7, 2006, J. E. R. Chilton Galleries
Robert Ryman
Through April 2, 2006, Barrel Vault and Hanley, Lamont, Rachofsky, and Stoffel Galleries
Charles Sheeler?s ?Power? Series
Through April 9, 2006, Focus Gallery I
Alternating Identities: The Figure in 20th-Century Mexican Art
Through April 16, 2006, Concourse
Concentrations 49: Miguel Angel Rios, A Morir (?til Death)
Through May 21, 2006, Contemporary Galleries
The Branch and the Scorpion: Maya Textiles from Guatemala?s Pacific Coast
Through June 4, 2006, Focus Gallery II
There and Back Again: Selections from the Graham D. Williford Collection of American Art Through August 20, 2006, Tower Gallery
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Save the Date:
April 21
Join us as we celebrate the exhibition Lords of Creation: The Origins of Sacred Maya Kingship with a Latin dance night featuring salsa and merengue lessons, films, and family activities. Enjoy guided Starbucks Coffee tastings, tours of the exhibition, open mic poetry, and much more.
Late Nights at the Dallas Museum of Art is presented by Starbucks Coffee Company. Additional support provided by JCPenney. Air transportation provided by American Airlines. Promotional support provided by CBS 11, CBS Radio: Infinity Broadcasting: JACK-FM, KLUV, KOAI, KRLD, KVIL, The Dallas Morning News, and Radio Disney. In-kind support provided in part by Lea Danielson Lighting and Daughter Entertainment.