Fun things to do in Arlington this weekend: free concerts, new art exhibit and National Night Out party
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Texas Rangers Jose Trevino gestures as he crosses home plate after hitting a two-run home run off Colorado Rockies relief pitcher Yency Almonte during the ninth inning of a baseball game Thursday in Denver. The Rangers will return to Arlington for a three-game series this weekend.(David Zalubowski)
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Arlington has a busy calendar this weekend, with free concerts, a National Night Out kickoff party and a new art exhibit that explores race and identity.
Secret gambling hall, underground tunnels and segregated schools. Here’s how to delve into Arlington’s history
The city launched a new website with an interactive map that details the city’s historic landmarks.
Top O Hill Terrace was once home to one of the most exclusive gambling halls in the country. Its history is detailed on a new city website about historic landmarks.
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Just off Bankhead Highway, Top O’ Hill Terrace was once home to one of the most exclusive gambling halls in the country.
Owners Fred and Mary Browning even added an escape tunnel and secret room to hide gambling paraphernalia during raids by the Texas Rangers.
A new exhibit in Arlington explores issues of race and identity through works of some of the country’s most influential Black artists of the past three.
These are the 10 best things to do in Dallas this weekend
These are the 10 best things to do in Dallas this weekend
Great Scott at Winspear Opera House on May 9.
Photo courtesy of The Dallas Opera Ochre House Theater presents
Photo courtesy of Ochre House Theater Mainstage Irving-Las Colinas presents
Photo courtesy of SoloShoe Communications, LLC Laughter League and Shakespeare Dallas present Circo Metropolis, playing May 7-16 at Samuell-Grand Amphitheatre.
Photo courtesy of Circo Metropolis Sarah Jaffe will play twice at The Kessler on May 8.
Photo by Brian K. Ullrich As the world continues to open back up amid the ongoing pandemic, the slate of events this week will be a mixture of virtual, outdoor, and socially-distanced events. It will offer a nice variety, including three new theater events, two opera-themed events, circus performers, a symphony performance, burlesque, and a concert from a local favorite.
Texas museum hosts groundbreaking exhibition of 30 Black artists Feb 15, 2021, 10:30 am A work by Kehinde Wiley will be part of the exhibition but likely not his portrait of Barack Obama.
Image courtesy of Kehinde Wiley The Arlington Museum of Art in North Texas is set to host the landmark traveling exhibition 30 Americans this summer. Described in a release as showcasing works by 30 emerging and established African American artists of the last three decades, the list of artists on display includes marquee names like
Kara Walker, Perhaps the most noteworthy of all is
Kehinde Wiley, who famously was chosen to paint the official portraits of Barack and Michelle Obama. (The Obamas portraits won t be in the Arlington exhibition, but they will be on view at a Houston museum in 2022.)