"The Black Dress" exhibit commemorates the Tyler Museum of Art's 50 year anniversary with remarkable flair. It features classic black dresses from the Texas Fashion Collection next to Nancy Lamb's paintings of unique social perspectives. The combined exhibit reminds us of the museum's enduring impact on the East Texas region.
PDNB Gallery in Dallas is another venue with exquisite style. Photographer Nancy Carroll's "Anonymous Women: Domestic Demise" series contrasts with the realistic black and white photographs of Bill Owens' "Suburbia" series of the early 1970s. Though both use photography as a medium, they produce dramatically different results.
County LineMagazine's new JANUARY/FEBRUARY ISSUE kicks off our 22nd year of celebrating the region's outstanding entertainers, artists, events, and venues. For more ideas check out our EVENTS and THINGS TO DO sections. They'll help you find the region's many other lasting treasures. — Lisa Tang
Tyler Museum of Art celebrates 50 years in the community and honors Dr. Harold and Eleanor Cameron with “The Black Dress: Selections from the Texas Fashion Collection & Works by Nancy Lamb” through January 30.
The museum’s 50th anniversary gala — also titled “The Black Dress” — occurs February 1 at Willow Brook Country Club in Tyler. READ MORE.
THIS TIME OF YEAR
Grab the Binoculars for National Bird Day
Cedar Creek Lake (Reservoir) in Henderson and Kaufman Counties has three islands managed by Texas Parks & Wildlife (TPWD) for aquatic birds. People are not allowed on the islands but birdwatchers enjoy viewing from boats or from the banks of the lake. READ MORE.
LIFESTYLE + ENTERTAINMENT
See a Life-Size Dinosaur Exhibit
Visitors to Heard Natural Science Museum & Wildlife Sanctuary in McKinney, Texas, will be able to let their imaginations run wild as they travel back in time along a half-mile nature trail with 11 life-size animatronic dinosaurs. Fun for kids and kids at heart, the exhibit is open now through February 21. READ MORE.
ART + CULTURE
See Women in Suburbia at PDNB Gallery in Dallas
PDNB (Please Do Not Bend) Gallery in Dallas features two solo exhibitions by photographers Patty Carroll and Bill Owens. Through images in her “Anonymous Women: Domestic Demise” exhibit, Carroll explores the traditional and contemporary housewife role by creating scenes of exaggerated chaos.
Carroll's creations contrast with Owens' starkly realistic black and white prints that feature suburban life in California in the early 1970s. Both artists use humor and irony in portraying their subjects with thought-provoking results. READ MORE.
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