Douglas Newby Insights - Page 60
The Winspear Opera House – Perfect Setting for Brinker International Lecture Series Film Lecture Panel
The Winspear Opera House was the setting for film directors and producers, Bob Balaban, Peter Guber and Brett Ratner, and moderator Campbell Brown, discussing the economic and artistic direction of small independent films and major blockbusters. Afterwards, participants walked to the area bars and restaurants at One Arts Plaza across from the Wyly Theatre to continue the conversation.
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Highland Park Houses Look Good Even in Winter
In the winter it is easier to see the magnificent Highland Park homes on Preston Road across the 14 acre Lakeside Park from Lakeside Drive.
Dallas Architecture Forum Panel Discussion at Dallas Center for Architecture
Dallas Architecture Form hosted a panel discussion led by Julie Cohn on collaboration between designers, architects, and artists in creating a successful design.
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The Dallas Breakfast Group
Dallas City Councilperson, Ron Natinsky, addressed The Dallas Breakfast Group on the economic prospects for the city of Dallas.
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Dallas Center for Architecture Hosts Dallas Architecture Forum Panel
Dallas Architecture Forum invited Ron Wommack, FAIA, Pamela Nelson, Dee Mitchell, and Tom Orr to discuss architects and architecture.
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My Favorite Scott Lyons Designed Country House
Here land is beautiful even in the winter before the wild flowers begin to bloom. Outside of Dallas, but still in the heart of the Dallas metroplex, this simple home and land is reminiscent of all good things in Texas.
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.