Recreation Options
The Arts District (museums, opera house, theater center) www.thedallasartsdistrict.org and click on “venues”
Gustav Stickley & the American Arts & Crafts Movement 2/13/10 through 5/8/11
Links for Dallas Attractions/Dining/Shopping:
General information about Dallas
Transportation:
North Park Mall transportation information
Dallas Area Rapid Transit (DART) and the NorthPark Shuttle: NorthPark Center is accessible to and from downtown Dallas, the Dallas Convention Center, North Dallas, Richardson and Plano by the Dallas Area Rapid Transit (DART) Light Rail System.
A complimentary NorthPark Center/DART Shuttle operates to and from the nearby Park Lane DART station and the west entrance to NorthPark Center near Nordstrom Court. Runs daily every 20 minutes Monday-Saturday, 9am to 10pm, and Sunday 11am to 7pm.
Mockingbird Station stop is right next to the Shops at Mockingbird Station providing access to the shops, restaurants and cinema
The trolley links downtown to uptown with stops in-between and provides access to a variety of attractions including bars, restaurants and shops.
*No charge to ride the trolley
The Arts District
(museums, opera house, theater center)
Combination tickets are available for the Museum and Nasher Sculpture Center ($4 savings), see below.
Exhibits:
Texas Sculpture (through January 2011)
African Masks: The Art of Disguise (through February 13, 2011)
Encountering Space (through August 2012)
Jose Guadalupe Posada: The Birth of Mexican Modernism (through December)
Tierra y Gente: Modern Mexican Works on Paper (through January 2011)
The Mourners: Medieval Tomb Sculptures from the Court of Burgundy (through Jan. 2011)
Performances:
“Thursday Night Live” at the Dallas Art Museum, 1717 Harwood St., 5 p.m.- 9 p.m. Live jazz music in the atrium at 6 p.m.
Events:
Friday, November 19th is “Late Night at the Dallas Art Museum.” The third Friday of each month the museum is open until midnight.
Tours:
A 90 minute outdoor architecture walking tour of the largest urban arts district in the United States. Saturday, November 20, 10 a.m. at the ceremonial entrance to the Dallas Museum of Art (Flora and Harwood Streets). Rain or shine. (Does not include interior of any of the building).
Events:
Bollywood Bash
Date: Friday, November 19, 2010
Time: 6:00 PM - 11:45 PM
Be transported to Mumbai, the home of Bollywood, with a night of music, dance, and favorite Bollywood films. Enjoy performances, complimentary Indian beer, and Hindi karaoke with DJ Mark Ridlen.
The Crow Collection After Dark is free. Joint admission to Late Nights at the Dallas Museum of Art and ‘til Midnight at the Nasher is $16 or less. In the event of rain, outdoor activities may be moved inside the museum. No reservations required.
The first institution in the world dedicated exclusively to the exhibition of modern and contemporary sculpture.
Exhibits:
Revelation: The Art of James Magee (through November 28)
Sightings: Alyson Shotz (through January 2011)
Events:
The Center is open late the third Friday of each month in connection with the Dallas Museum of Art’s Late Nights and Crow Collection After Dark.
*Free on Thursday nights*
The Meadows Museum at Southern Methodist University houses one of the largest and most comprehensive collections of Spanish art outside of Spain. With works dating from the 10th to the 21st century, the internationally renowned collection presents a broad spectrum of art covering a thousand years of Spanish heritage.
Exhibits:
The Prado at the Meadows: El Greco’s Pentecost in a New Context (September 2010-February 2011)
Spanish Muse: A Contemporary Response (September-December 2010)
Sultans and Saints: Spain’s Confluence of Cultures (September 2010-January 2011)
Latino Cultural Center (short cab ride)
Programs:
El Ojo Fino/ The Exquisite Eye
Mizraim Cárdenas: Estampas de la Independencia
*Buy Tickets before hand on the website*
Productions:
Hubbard Street Dance Chicago: 11/19/2010 8:00PM
Productions:
Legendary Fleisher: 11/18/2010 8:00 p.m., 11/19/2010 8:00 p.m., 11/20/2010 8:00 p.m.
Dallas Theater Center (short cab ride) http://www.dallastheatercenter.org/
In the Wyly Performing Arts Center
Productions:
The Trinity River Plays: 11/19/2010 8:00PM, 11/20/2010 2:00PM, 11/20/2010 8:00PM, 11/21/2010 2:00PM
Events:
Legendary Fleisher: Pianist Leon Fleisher's return from debilitation to two-hand performance is the stuff of legend.
Organ Recital: A free organ recital given by Mary Preston, resident organist with the Dallas Symphony Orchestra on the Lay Family Concert Organ.
Dining
Fine Dining
Five Sixty by Wolfgang Puck (short cab ride) (Asian fusion atop Reunion Tower)
www.wolfgangpuck.com/restaurants/wheres-wof?search-address=75202&submit.x=8&submit.y=7#
Charlie Palmer at the Joule (walking distance from hotel)
www.charliepalmer.com (click on Charlie Palmer at the Joule)
Dining in and around the Arts District:
Southern
Steaks
Café Style
(all dining at Neiman Marcus is within walking distance of hotel)
Starbucks
Walk east out of the hotel to the intersection and cross the street.
Lunch Only
Burgers
*Along with many other restaurants in Deep Ellum (east of downtown)
Shopping
This is the historic, downtown Neiman Marcus, the flagship store for the company built at the turn of the century offering shopping, dining and a café experience. The fifth floor holds a museum detailing the history of the company.
Premier shops and dining, accessible by Dart and the NorthPark shuttle, see Transportation (DART) above for more details.
The Shops at Mockingbird Station (5 mile cab ride or accessible by DART, see Transportation above)
Where vintage meets modern- the Shops at Mockingbird Station are the Metroplex's epicenter of urban energy and fashion. National retailers and one-of-a-kind boutiques equip modern men and women with forward-thinking designs in apparel, communications, house wares, jewelry, hairstyling and more. Eight screens of avant-garde cinema at the famed Angelika Film Center provide food for thought, while inventive restaurants provide exceptionally thoughtful food.
In the heart of affluent Uptown lies a genuine in-town neighborhood catering to the urban dwellers of Dallas.
Description: The area offers a variety of restaurants, cafes and shops including Ralph Lauren, Banana Republic and Brooks Brothers. The Magnolia Theatre plays independent and main-stream movies. West Village is also accessible by trolley (see Transportation above).
Area Attractions
West End (short cab ride)
South of Downtown:
East of Downtown:
Fair Park Area (Southeast of downtown) (5 mile cab ride)
Bayou Sculptors, 5/14/10 through 1/2/11
Night Life:
(click on Cuisine)
Ghostbar (in the W Hotel) (short cab ride) http://www.starwoodhotels.com/whotels/property/dining/attraction_detail.html?attractionId=1000486576&propertyID=1521
Sports:
Sunday Nov. 21 vs. the Detroit Lions at noon
Thursday Nov. 18 vs. the San Jose Sharks at 8:00 pm
Saturday Nov. 20 vs. the Colorado Avalanche at 7:00 pm
Friday Nov. 19 vs. the Chicago Bulls at 8:30 pm
Other public courses: TPC Four Seasons Las Colinas
The Tribute Golf Club
Texas Star Golf Course
Cowboys Golf Club
Tenison Highlands Golf Club
Outdoors:
Oktoberfest Garten: Daily
Harvest Tea (reservations necessary): September 18th-November 24th
Links to Attractions in and around Fort Worth:
Fort Worth Herd in the Stockyards runs at 11:30 a.m. and 4:00 p.m. daily,
Billy Bob’s Texas, “The World’s Largest Honky-Tonk,”
The Kimball Art Museum,
https://www.kimbellart.org/MuseumInfo/About-Kimbell-Art-Museum.aspx
(admission to permanent collection is free; charge for special exhibitions)
Amon Carter Museum of American Art
(free admission)
National Cowgirl Museum and Hall of Fame
Texas Motor Speedway tour
Bass Performance Hall
Sundance Square Restaurants
Paris Coffee Shop
Zagat-rated breakfast phenomenon