• Concerts at the Morton H. Meyerson Symphony Center, 2301 Flora at Pearl street (3-4 blocks from the conference site). Call (214) 692-0203 for reservations or you can buy tickets online at http://www.dallassymphony.com/homepage.html. Program:
  • May 11-14: Pianist Andre Watts performs with the Dallas Symphony Orchestra, Andrew Litton, conductor. Mozart: Overture to The Abduction from the Seraglio, K. 384, Mozart: Piano Concerto No. 9 in E-flat Major, K. 271, Jeunehomme Poulenc: Concerto in D minor for two pianos and orchestra, Dukas: The Sorcerer's Apprentice Thurs.-Sat. at 8 p.m. and Sun. at 2:30 p.m. Tickets are $15-$84;
  • May 18-21: Dallas Morning News Classical Season. Mahler: Symphony No. 8 in E-flat Major - Symphony of a Thousand. Andrew Litton, conductor, David R. Davidson, chorus director, Dallas Symphony Chorus, Greater Dallas Children's Chorus. Mary Jane Johnson, soprano I (Magna Peccatrix) Christine Brewer, soprano II (Una Poenitentium) Heidi Grant Murphy, soprano III (Mater Gloriosa) Gary Lakes, tenor (Doctor Marianus) Jochen Schmeckenbecher, baritone (Pater Ecstaticus). Thurs.-Sat. at 8 p.m. and Sun. at 2:30 p.m. Tickets are $17-$87;

• May 12-14: Fort Worth Symphony Orchestra at Bass Hall (downtown Fort Worth), John Giordano, conductor. Falla, the three-cornered hat: suite no. 2. Barber, symphony no. 1, opus 9. Brahmas, symphony no. 1 in C minor, opus 68. Friday and Saturday 8pm, Sunday 2:00pm. Tickets $20-$65. Call (817) 665-6000 for reservations.

• Monday May 15, 8pm: Chamber Music International, St. Barnabas Pres. Church, Beltline Rd., Richardson. Call (972) 385-7267 for further information.

• Through May 28: Kimbell Art Museum special exhibition: Giovanni Battista Moroni, Renaissance Portraitist. Kimbell is the best art museum in the area. It is few miles west of downtown Fort Worth.

• The Dallas Museum of Art (DMA) has two exhibitions: 1) Seeing God: Art and Ritual Around the World. 2) Jasper Johns: New Paintings and Works on Paper.

• May 20-21: 8th Annual Taste of Addison is a tasty weekend blend of fancy food from 45 area restaurants with music, carnival rides and a petting zoo, held at the Addison Conference and Theatre Centre, 15650 Addison Road, an easy walk from DART's Addison Transit Center. Tickets are $2 for folks four years old and up; food sold separately, on Sat., 11 a.m.-11 p.m. and Sun., 11 a.m.- 6 p.m. For information, call 1-800-233-4766.

• Through May 21: "Orion Rendezvous: A Star Trek Voyage of Discovery" takes viewers on a space voyage with the Star Trek crew to visit a planet with six suns, a star graveyard and other galactic wonders at The Science Place Planetarium at Fair Park, Mon.-Fri., 2:30 p.m.; Sat. & Sun., 12:30 p.m., 2:30 p.m. & 4:30 p.m. Tickets are $3; call (214) 428-5555 for more information.

• May 15-21 7pm, Texas Rangers at the Ballpark in Arlington. See http://www.texasrangers.com/ for schedule and ticket information.

Last updated: Feb 23, 2000 (by LF)