Saturday, July 19, 2014

July Junque: Day 19 Reflect on a Fri Night

Friday afternoon led to Friday evening at the Dallas Museum of Art. Here on a balcony overlooking the sculpture garden.  Inside, enjoyed "The Mind's Eye" featuring masterwork drawings. Very nice charcoals, pastels, etc - Degas, Manet, Delacroix, David, Renoir - all the biggies.
Chowed a sandwich in the café, then strolled over to Klyde Warren Park to people watch. Balmy temps for Texas - 80s. That's crazy talk.  Back inside to enjoy a new author talk with Daniel Silva. His book The Heist features the intrepid Gabriel Allon - art restorer and master Israeli spy. Looking forward to a great read.  Came out and the museum was going strong with their Late Night program. Folks were everywhere enjoying art, music, and other entertainment for families. Open until midnight. Yawn - we headed home, but were impressed.

July Junque - stay up late on a Friday night. Things are jumping.

4 comments:

  1. A late night museum? That sounds pretty cool.

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    1. both Dallas and Ft.Worth offer these programs. Some free, some not. Often cash bar, but they have entertainment, bands, etc. It does bring in a different crowd - often younger and exposes them to the art world. Based on last night's crowd, I'd say it's brilliant promotion and publicity.

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  2. What a fun Friday night. Bash and all! Look forward to the book review. So neat to live that close to the DMA. It's a wonderful museum...been there several times.
    Sue at CollectInTexas Gal

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  3. I'm usually falling asleep by nine on a Friday night, but this would keep me awake.

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