Douglas Newby Insights - Page 62
Tower Center Lecture Series at SMU’s Meadows Museum
Representative Dan Branch addresses the Tower Center lecture series in the Meadows Museum on the SMU campus in University Park.
Dallas Film Festival Opens at Angelika in Mockingbird Station
DALLAS International Film Festival opening ceremonies included Michael Cain, Chairman of the DALLAS Film Society, Mayor Tom Leppert, Liener Temerlin, Founder & Chairman Emeritus of the DALLAS Film Society, and other dignitaries. There was a mad dash at the box office next to Hotel Palomar Dallas for tickets and patrons to pick up passes. The excitement continued across Dallas at the Magnolia Theatre in West Village, Dallas Museum of Art and the Nasher Sculpture Center in the downtown Dallas Arts District, and Studio Movie Grill in north Dallas. Film directors, producers, and actors discussed the films in the theatre, lobby, and parties afterward.
The Eugene McDermott Terrace at the Meadows Museum Displays Sculpture by Jaume Plensa
The Meadows Museum at SMU in University Park has the finest collection of Spanish art outside of Spain. Artist Jaume Plensa created Sho as the centerpiece of the renovated terrace.
Tate Lecture Discusses 21st Century Russia
SMU and Dallas civic leader, Ruth Altshuler, Governor and Mrs. Bill Clements, and other prominent Dallas and Park Cities residents came to hear Ian Bremmer and Stephen Hadley discuss 21st Century Russia: U.S. Relations in the Post-Soviet World. Highland Park residents, Gregg and Molly Engles, sponsored this lecture held at SMU.
Nasher Sculpture Center Presents Conversation with Robert Duvall
The Nasher presents a delightful salon series. Robert Duvall was charming, humorous, and incredibly insightful. The Renzo Piano designed Nasher Sculpture Center in the down town Dallas Arts District is the perfect setting for guest artists to discuss their work. Quin Mathews Films records the event for the Nasher archives.
Javier’s Gourmet Mexicano Down the Street from Dunn and Brown
Javier’s Gourmet Mexicano restaurant across the Katy Trail from Highland Park is the perfect place to go after a Thursday night art opening at Dunn and Brown Contemporary, celebrate on weekends, or join the many Highland Park residents as they enjoy their weekly Sunday night dinner at Javier’s. Preston Hollow homeowner Javier Gutierrez, with his Ferrari parked bythe front door, andbeautifully dressed in Italian suits, greets loyal guests and out of town visitors with an elegance that has made Javier’s a Dallas institution for over thirty years.
Artist David Bates Opening at Dunn and Brown Contemporary Gallery
Art collectors, architects, and artists, including artist Sam Gummelt and photographer Nan Coulter, came to see David Bates and his recent paintings. David Bates, a classmate of mine who received his art degree from SMU, has received international acclaim as an artist, and his work can be seen in many of the architecturally significant homes in Dallas.
Dallas Art Fair Reception at Neiman Marcus Downtown Dallas
The Dallas Art Fair had an opening reception at the downtown DallasNeiman Marcus store for artists, gallery owners, and patrons of the arts who live in the Dallas neighborhoods and neighborhoods withinUniversity Park and Highland Park, along with artists who came in from outside Dallas. Deep Ellum gallery owner Barry Whistler and his wife, artist and photographer Allison V. Smith, attended andcharmed the participants.
50 Yard Line of Dallas Cowboys Game
Maybe the most valuable real estate in Dallas is not in Highland Park but the real estate on the 50 yard line of the Dallas Cowboys stadium. Cowboys owner Jerry Jones has his real estate covered both ways. He has a Cole Smith designed home in the heart of Highland Park and the owner’s box is a few rows up on, of course, the 50 yard line.
Brinker Series Brings Arctic Photographer on Sub Freezing Night to Downtown Dallas
Photographer Paul Nicklen came down from the Yukon to speak at the Brinker International Lecture series on his spectacular National Geographic photographs taken in the Arctic. Everyone in Dallas was terribly concerned with the rare 20 degree weather which quite amused the speaker who has taken photographs in 80 degrees below freezing.