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Dallas, Texas
“Matisse: Painter as Sculptor” will bring together 150 pieces for a traveling exhibition
Opening simultaneously at the Dallas Museum of Art and the Nasher Sculpture Center in January, “Matisse: Painter as Sculptor” is the first exhibition in nearly 20 years to explore the artist’s achievements as a sculptor. The exhibit, which stays in Dallas until April 29 before heading to San Francisco and Baltimore, also features works on paper and pieces from
Brancusi, Giacometti, Picasso and Rodin.
$10. Dallas Museum of Art, 1717 N. Harwood St., 214-922-1200, dallasmuseumofart.org
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Quantico, Virginia
National Museum of Marine Corps Its Nov. 10 dedication at the heritage center will mark the Corps’ 231st birthday
As the centerpiece of the Marine Corps Heritage Center, a 135-acre site, the National Museum of the Marine Corps is the first component to open, with a dedication ceremony Nov. 10. With more than 60,000 artifacts archived and preserved on display, including the flag raised over Mount Suribachi at Iwo Jima and an AV-8 Harrier jet in the main gallery, the museum is also designed to offer interactive experiences. Visitors can see what it felt like to emerge from a helicopter into a combat zone in humid Vietnam or walk with a platoon through a cold battlefield in North Korea. In addition, more than 1,800 photographs, letters and illustrations from the battlefront donated by Marines from around the world will be on view, and a mess-hall-style cafeteria and Tun Tavern are also on site. Exhibits will focus on all major wars. National Museum of the Marine Corps, 307 Fifth Avenue P.O. Box 998, Quantico, VA 22134-0998, 800-397-7585 or usmcmuseum.org
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Portland, Oregon
Holiday Ale Festival brings out the brewfest, hails holiday shopping for 11th annual event
With the dubious honor of being the only Northwest beer festival to be held outdoors in December, the Holiday Ale Festival, Nov. 30-Dec. 3 will be at Pioneer Courthouse Square and involve dozens of brews and holiday-oriented crafts and seasonal music. Cost is $4 for a souvenir mug and $4 each time the mug is filled (or $1 for a taste). A Brewer’s Brunch is offered Dec. 3 for $30. Holiday Ale Festival at Pioneer Courthouse Square, 701 SW Sixth Ave., 503-252-9899 or holidayale.com
DINE
Palmer Lake, Colorado
Mozaic at the Inn at Palmer Divide offers food inspired by rugged sandstone landscape
Looking for something more than just dinner? Take a scenic drive to the Inn at Palmer Divide’s Mozaic restaurant. Nestled into the sandstone hills, Mozaic serves food with a view, specializing in continental food inspired by the rugged landscape. Signature dishes include a Painted Desert Scallop adorned with multicolored sauteed greens, corn and bean salsa fresca ($9.50) and wild boar ravioli, braised boar topped with a three-cheese souffle ($16). Owners Jim Jannette and Al Fritts met in 1982 while both were stationed in Korea with the U.S. Air Force; they hatched a plan to build an inn and conference center after retiring and, in 1998, returned to Colorado Springs with wives Jeanne and Lorraine in tow. State-of-the-art meeting, conference and special events space for 250 sits beneath the restaurant, and in January, the opening of 24 queen rooms will herald phase 2. Inn at Palmer Divide and Mozaic Restaurant, 443 Colorado 105, 719-481-1800 or InnAtPalmerDivide.com
– Denver Post staff and wire reports
