Arlington MLK Weekend Buzz: January 14-18, 2016
By Ryan Hunt
Posted on January 14, 2016, January 14, 2016

Arlington MLK Weekend Buzz: January 14-18, 2016

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Arlington MLK Advancing the Dream Celebration: January 15-18, 2016

The Arlington Martin Luther King, Jr. "Advancing the Dream" Celebration is January 15-18, 2016. As one of the largest celebrations in the state, this four-day event has consistently attracted thousands of Arlington area residents each year. This celebratory weekend begins with the kick-off event, the Advancing the Dream Banquet that will be held Friday, January 15th at 6:30 p.m. in the Bluebonnet Ballroom on the campus of UT Arlington. The Arlington MLK Day of Service will take place on Monday, January 18, 2016. For more information and a complete list of events including a Step Show Competition, Multicultural Festival, and much more, please visit the MLK website at www.ArlingtonMLK.com.

Astronaut at UTA Planetarium

See what it takes to become an Astronaut and the effect space has on the human body this Sunday, January 17 at UTA Planetarium! Narrated by Ewan McGregor, experience a rocket launch from inside the body of an astronaut, explore the amazing worlds of inner and outer space, and discover the perils that lurk in space. This family-friendly show starts at 1:30 p.m. on Sunday. For more information on other shows happening at the UTA Planetarium and ticket prices, please visit their website. Tickets may be purchased at the ticket booth, 30 minutes before each public show. Advance ticket sales are not available.

Arlington Public Library's Small Business Network Group

Starting or growing a small business is a wonderful but daunting task, and the Arlington Public Library wants to help local business owners and entrepreneurs connect while discovering the library's many free business resources. The first meeting of the Small Business Network will be held Friday, January 15, at noon, at the Arlington Public Library's Literacy House, 101 E. North Street. This brown bag lunch session will provide local business owners the chance to network and share ideas, as well as hear from the library about free resources such as mobile printing, corporate library accounts, grant opportunities, computer classes, and business databases. This program is free and open to the public. Visit MOReLibrary.org for additional information.

Modern Masters from the Guild Hall Collection

This exhibition will feature work by 60 artists including Andy Warhol, Robert Rauschenberg, Jackson Pollock, Roy Lichtenstein, Willem de Kooning, and Robert Motherwell. Modern art has brought a fresh and unconventional approach to the creative community, expressing the loves, hates, ideas, beliefs, interests, passions, strengths, and weaknesses of a generation emerging in the mid-Twentieth Century. This exhibit will explore traditional mediums of art, outside the box, and how the art world embraced the work that represents a movement that changed the face of fine art in America. The exhibit will be open to the public until Sunday, February 21, 2016. Arlington Museum of Art is located at 201 West Main Street Arlington, TX 76010. For more information, please call 817-275-4600.

Ringside: Memories of World Class Championship Wrestling Exhibit

The wrestlers. Their extravagant costumes. Overly exuberant fans yelling for their favorites. The referee who wasn't entirely necessary. The old-time arenas that smelled of sweat. Ringside: Memories of World Class Championship Wrestling showcases more than 30 photos taken by Cirrus Bonneau, who spent Monday nights in 1982 and 1983 at the Will Rogers Coliseum in Fort Worth documenting the interplay between the costumed stars and their captivated audiences. The exhibit is free to the public and runs through Jan. 16 at the UT Arlington Central Library, 702 Planetarium Place. Call UTA Libraries Special Collections at 817-272-3393 for more information.

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