Beaux Arts, a Dallas Design District art gallery specializing in antiquarian prints and rare maps from the 16th-19th centuries, presents Le Nouvel Opera de Paris Folio. This exhibition of 22 chromolithographs and steel engravings from 1878 of the Paris Opera House by its architect Jean Louis Charles Garnier will open Saturday, Feb. 18 5-8 p.m. with a free public reception. The exhibition will continue through March 24. Additional architectural engravings will be on display from the gallery’s expansive architecture collection. Beaux Arts is located at 1505 Hi Line Dr. Dallas, TX 75207. It is open to the public for free Monday-Friday 9 a.m.-6 p.m. and Saturday noon-5 p.m. See www.beauxartsart.com for more information or call 214-741-5555.

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Dallas Architecture Forum, the non-profit organization dedicated to providing challenging and on-going public discourse about architecture will present a moderated panel discussion on Designing and Downsizing on Tuesday, Dec. 13 at 6:30 p.m. at the Dallas Center for Architecture, 1909 Woodall Rodgers, Ste. 100. Admission is free and no reservations are required. Krys BOYD, Host and Managing Editor of KERA-FM’s talk show Think, will serve as Moderator. Call 214-764-2406 for more information.

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Design on Dragon returns for its fifth year on Thursday, Nov. 5 6-9 p.m. Live music, food and drinks will be part of the FREE street celebration, that will be part of the new First Thursdays on Dragon. Shuttles will be available for transportation. For more information call (214) 647-5681 or visit www.DragonStreetDallas.com. Proceeds from the event will benefit Big Thought.

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