| Tom Sime: All artistic visions are welcome at annual show 04/25/2001 By / The Dallas Morning News The 20th annual Open Show at 500X Gallery is truly open. Any work in any medium by an artist who pays the $15-per-piece fee goes into the show, regardless of style or experience. No judge. No jury. Inscrutable installations, sofa-size landscapes, dogs in drag – whatever.
The show opens Saturday, with a reception – always well attended – from 6 to 9 p.m. It runs through May 20 in the gallery at 500 Exposition Ave. Hours are Saturday and Sunday from noon to 5 p.m.
For more information, call 214-828-1111.
Nature's intricacy
Area artist Susan Lecky uses the geometry of nature as a starting point for her elaborate paintings, to be seen in the solo exhibit "Susan Lecky: Mystic Moments–Tranquil Thoughts–Magical Gardens," opening Friday at the ArtCentre of Plano, 1039 E. 15th St.
Ms. Lecky has exhibited extensively in the United States and overseas. Some of the work on view in Plano was included in her solo show at the Longview Museum of Fine Arts earlier this year.
A free reception for the artist is Friday from 6 to 8 p.m. The show continues through June 1. Call 972-423-7809 for more information.
Babe-o-rama
A group of area crafts artists hopes to catch the interest of Mother's Day shoppers with the outdoor "Babe Sale 2001" in the White Rock Lake area Saturday from 10:30 a.m. to 6:30 p.m.
Ceramist Angela Giles Gallia – familiar from her participation in the Randy Brodnax Show, an annual crafts spectacular – will host "nearly 20 Babes and Honorary Babes" displaying fine crafts for sale.
Live music ("bring your own instrument") is also on the agenda. The address is 9027 Daytonia, near the Arboretum. Should it rain, the event will be postponed to the following Saturday, May 5. Mother's Day is May 13.
Call 214-324-2854 or e-mail for more information.
Call for entries
May 9 is the deadline for slide entries in the Texas Sculpture Association's juried exhibition, "Connections," running June 1-23 at the Bath House Cultural Center.
Jurors include artist Frances Bagley, artist and Texas Christian University professor Thad Duhigg, and Stone by Stone Gallery owner James Stone. Cash awards ranging from $200 to $500 will be given to three or more artists.
The entry fee is $15 for association members, $25 for non-members. For more information, call Scott Finch at 972-680-9030 or Terri Stone at 214-320-3808. Or download an entry form at www.txsculpture.com.
'Betsy' returns
If you caught the staged reading of the musical The Revolution of Betsy Loring in January at Casa Mañana, you'll want to see its latest incarnation, a "Stage Two" workshop production at the theater Friday through Sunday. The musical – written by Noelle Donfeld and Craig A. Meyer of Los Angeles and directed by Casa's own Joel Ferrell – is a co-production with Texas Wesleyan University, where students have been studying and working on the show all semester.
It's a fictionalized account of Betsy Loring, a real-life colonial woman who was the mistress of a British General during the Revolutionary War. Performances are Friday and Saturday at 7:30 p.m., Sunday at 2 p.m. at Casa, 3101 W. Lancaster, Fort Worth. Tickets are $14 for adults, $8 for students. Call 817-332-2272, ext. 3 for tickets or more info.
Short takes
Performance artists Tammy Gomez and Julie Manuel will present their collaborative piece Inculcated Con Fusion Friday and Saturday at 8 p.m. at South Dallas Cultural Center, 3400 S. Fitzhugh. Through 21 vignettes, the piece explores "issues and behavioral patterns that have been instilled in African- and Mexican-Americans for many generations."
The artists promise "dialogue, food, song and dance from both cultures." You may have seen their individual work at the Hip Pocket Theatre's Such and Such Festival last July.
Tickets are $5. For more information, call 214-939-2787.
• The Visual Art League of Lewisville hosts "Art Talk" with paper artist Kenna Gallegos on Tuesday. She'll discuss her papermaking and marbling techniques and show examples of her work. The free talk is at 7 p.m. at the Visual Art League Center, 150-A West Main St. at Poydras in Lewisville. Call 972-420-9393 for more information.
• The Mexico Institute presents an evening of Mexican poetry and music Saturday at 7 p.m. in Kurth Hall at Sammons Center for the Arts, 3636 Harry Hines Boulevard. Poets scheduled to read include Mexican writers Alejandro Aviles, Dolores Castro and Raquel Olvera. Singer-composer Maria Eva Aviles will perform with an ensemble of three musicians. The readings will be preceded by a Spanish-language literary contest for high school and college students, judged by university professors.
Admission is $15; $10 for students and seniors; $13 for institute members. Call 214-824-9981 for more information.
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