New Year's Eve in the Arts District!

Okay, so maybe there won't be fireworks like these on December 31 but it would be really cool. Hopefully next year. Nevertheless there is lots going on in the Arts District including a Family Day at the Dallas Museum of Art, the Comerica New Year's Day Parade will initiate at the Crow Collection of Asian Art and evening performances at the Meyerson and Wyly Theatre. All five of our restaurants will be open and serving special dinners which include bubbly champagne. You can log on to www.ArtsDistrictDining.com to make your reservations now.

JORGE'S will have a happy hour from 5-8 pm with holiday cocktails. Of course their brisket tacos & holiday tamales are always favorites.

FEDORA is offering a 4-course dinner with champagne for $64. Among their delicious Italian entrees they will be serving mushroom risotto scented with truffle oil. Yum.

SCREENDOOR has two seating: a 3-course dinner at 5:30 pm for $55 and a 5-course dinner at 8 pm for $85 with champagne. Their fried green tomatoes and gumbo are southern goodness.

DALI has two seatings: 5-7 pm with a special pre dinner menu and a 5-course dinner from 8-10 pm for $110 which also includes a special menu, party favors & midnight champagne.

TEI AN has two seatings: 5:30 pm for $55 and 7:30 pm for $85 which includes sake, plum wine or champagne. Their white seaweed salad and warm soba noodles are healthy and delicioso!

Holiday Tamales on Sale at Jorge's

Order your holiday tamales now at Jorge's. I sampled one last night and they were delicious...yum. They come in three flavors: chicken, pork and poblano with cheese. Only $15 /dozen.

You can log onto http://www.jorges.com/ or http://www.artsdistrictdining.com/ if you want to make reservations to dine.

Holiday Carolers on the Plaza

Enjoy dinner and holiday carolers strolling along the plaza and into the restaurants for the month of December. Carolers will perform December 11, 12, 18, 19, 7:30 - 9:30 pm. Log on to http://www.artsdistrictdining.com/ to make your reservations.

Listen for sneak peek: http://billingsleycompany.com/blog/onearts_carolers.mp3

The Artful Traveler: Dallas Arts District

Check out this article published recently about the opening of the new AT&T Performing Arts Center and our new Dallas Arts District. Our very own Tei An gets a mention too:

Click here: http://www.everettpotter.com/blog/2009/11/the-artful-traveler-dallas-arts-district.html#more

WIN FREE tix to the National Geographic lecture by Lisa Ling - Next Monday, Dec. 7, 8 pm, Winspear Opera House

One Arts Plaza is sponsoring this Brinker Series event next Monday at the new AT&T Performing Arts Center. We are giving away sets of 2 FREE tix for the first ones who answer any of the following questions (be sure to include your email address in your comment/response so we can get your tickets to you):

What is your favorite National Geographic photo?
What do you think of when you think of National Geographic?
Which of Lisa Ling’s hard hitting stories has been your favorite?

Comment with some of your clever thoughts and opinions (along with your e-mail) in order to win your 2 FREE tickets. You can park at One Arts Plaza and ride over on our FREE Art Cart.

Since Lisa Ling began her career as a television reporter more than two decades ago, she has interviewed people ranging from heads of state to Hollywood’s A-list. Fearless in the field, she has gone undercover in North Korea, examined China’s one-child policy, met families of suicide bombers in Israel and interviewed leaders of Nigeria’s biggest rebel movement. Ms. Ling regularly contributes to The Oprah Winfrey Show, CNN’s Planet in Peril series and the National Geographic Channel.