Archive for January, 2008

The Trammell & Margaret Crow Collection of Asian Art is now hosting the Texas Collects Asia 2008 exhibit which is a year-long display including other private Asian art collections from throughout Texas.

This is the first time that The Crow Collection has personally organized this broad exhibition, which honors the legacy of private collectors like the Crows, who love Asia and have shared that with Texans.

The year-long exhibition will be divided into five segments:

Through paintings, figures, scrolls, swords, and printed screens, the exhibition will provide a glimpse into Asian culture and bear witness to the appeal that Asian art has to these Texas collectors. More than 30 families, individuals, and institutions are loaning their art to the Crow Collection to make this exhibition possible, along with the collaboration and partnership of the Dallas Museum of Art, the San Antonio Museum of Art, Sotheby’s, the World Affairs Council, the Greater Dallas Asian American Chamber of Commerce, the Asia Society and various other Asian associations in the Dallas area.

In tandem with each exhibition of Texas Collects Asia, The Crow Collection will also host an Asian Art in Texas lecture series, fortifying the bridge between East and West through educational public programs. Discover how these Texans, brought together for the first time, developed their own passion for the arts of Asia, and hear from the curators who selected the works for these landmark exhibitions.

With the 2008 Beijing Olympics just around the corner, the opportunity for Texas collectors to share their love for Asian art and culture could not be timelier. The exhibition will showcase Chinese art from mid-July through September to correlate with the Olympic games.

A catalogue for the full exhibit will be released on April 19, 2008, with the opening of Texas Collects Asia: India and Southeast Asia.

Some half-wit broken into a car and stole the crown of a Greek Orthodox Bishop along with his New Testament and other personal belongings.

If you know the twit that stole the Bishop’s belongings, please call your local law enforcement or Greek Orthodox diocese.

Is your band heavy enough to perform at the annual Ride for Dime event that honors Dimebag Darrell Abbott of Pantera fame?

If so, press kits are now being accepted for any bands interested in performing at the 2008 event

RIDE FOR DIME
PO BOX 116806
CARROLLTON,TX 75007

It’s cold and wet outside though the weekend should be fantastic — we might even get up to 70 on Sunday!

Tonite, it’s just cold. Plus it’s January, the Cowboys are out of the running, the television writers are on strike and it’s notorious for being a time when films that aren’t expected to do well at the box office are being released.

As Dallas is the third largest film-going audience in the US after NYC and LA, here are the wonders on celluoid that were released today for your viewing pleasure:

Rambo. Sly and his momma Jackie almost look alike these days. Momma isn’t in this film though which might have made it reach that NC-17 rating they were hoping for.

Persepolis. A girl exiles herself from Islamic fundamentalist Iran. Hits a wide range of emotions from funny to tragic.

Untraceable. Typical action adventure where Diane Lane is trying to find a loony toon that get’s their kicks off of killing people by the number of people tuning in to watch on the internet.

Grace is Gone. John Cusack in a very adult role as the husband and father coming to terms with the death of his wife.

How She Move. Plot is very obvious. Predictable ending.

Recent PR from USA Film Festival:

Celebrating the 80th Academy Awards® Presentation

Dallas, Texas – The prestige and glamour of Hollywood is coming to Dallas on Oscar Night. Residents of Dallas can experience the excitement of the 80th Annual Academy Awards Presentation on Sunday, February 24, 2008, at Dallas’ only Academy-sanctioned Oscar Night America party, hosted by the USA Film Festival. The Dallas party is one of 52 official parties, sanctioned by the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences, that will be held across the country on Oscar Night.

Presented by and benefiting the year-round programs of the USA Film Festival, the Dallas Oscar Night celebration will be held at the BRAND NEW Studio Movie Grill, 11170 N. Central Expressway at Royal Lane in Dallas and serve as one of their Grand Opening events. The Awards telecast begins at 7:00pm CST with a half-hour red carpet arrivals segment. Doors will open at 6:00pm.

Tickets are: $75, $50, and $35 (buffet dinner included).

To purchase tickets, call the USA Film Festival at 214-821-6300.

The Dallas Oscar Night celebration will include a complimentary light buffet, live auction, and door-prize chance drawings throughout the evening for donated prizes including:

–Artwork

–DVDs of top movies and programs

–Home furnishings

–Spa certificates

–Autographed memorabilia

–Collectible wines from Sterling Vineyards

–Dinners, tickets to movies, sporting events and more!

Dallas Oscar Night America partygoers will watch the Academy Awards telecast on a large theater‑size screen, courtesy of WFAA Channel 8, the Dallas affiliate of the ABC Television Network, which broadcasts the Academy Awards presentation. ABC and the Academy are cooperating for the 15th year with local charities to support official Oscar Night viewing parties throughout the country and this year marks the 12th year that the Dallas’ party has been officially sanctioned by the Academy.

“Oscar Night America parties give communities across the country the opportunity to both share in the excitement of Oscar Night and support worthy causes” said Academy Executive Director Bruce Davis. “And it’s terrific that a worldwide television event can help benefit so many charities on a local level.”

Official Oscar Night America parties last year raised nearly $3 million for local charities in 52 cities. All money raised stays in the community.

The Academy will make available to party guests in Dallas the same official Program distributed to guests seated at the Kodak Theatre at Hollywood & Highland Center® in Hollywood. Copies of the 80th Academy Awards commemorative poster will also be distributed at the Dallas event.

Faith is taking the first step, even when you don’t see the whole staircase.

Martin Luther King Jr.

Join the crew at Daddy Jack’s in Deep Ellum (2723 Elm Street, 75226) for a night of good wine and food with the theme of “Taste of Argentina”.

There will be 5 wines and 5 tapas dishes to sample at $35 per person