By: Claudia King Photography: Courtesy of The Visual Group; small photo courtesy of Mindy Byrd Date Posted: 1/28/2010 Printer Friendly Version Email Story to a Friend

+ Art lovers will flock to the second-annual Dallas Art Fair from 11am-7pm Feb 5-6 and 12-5pm Feb 7 at Dallas’ Fashion Industry Gallery. More than 50 national art dealers will be on hand to exhibit sculpture, prints, photography and more. The event will include a gala preview from 7-10pm Feb 4 at the F.I.G., plus symposia on art from 10am-12pm Feb 6-7 at Booker T. Washington High School for the Performing and Visual Arts. Tickets start at $20 for the fair. 214/220-1278; www.dallasartfair.com. 

+ Enjoy a romantic Valentine’s Day weekend with Dinner in the Diner: Let Me Call You Sweetheart at 6:30pm Feb. 13-14 at Dallas’ Museum of the American Railroad in Fair Park. You’ll climb aboard a restored 1937 railroad dining car for cocktails, dinner and entertainment. Guests will also receive a keepsake menu, a red rose and a photograph. Proceeds from the dinners will benefit the Dallas Railway Museum’s educational programs. Advance tickets are required. $180 per couple. 214/428-0101; www.dallasrailwaymuseum.com.

+ The one and only Mariah Carey will bring her signature sound&mda

WALK THE CATWALK Dallasites with a passion for fashion won’t want to miss The Pin Show at 8pm Feb. 25 at downtown’s Union Station. The independent runway fashion show will include clothes and accessories created by emerging designers. Local independent accessory designers, stylists, makeup/hair designers and photographers are invited to apply to participate in the show. Tickets are $40 for seats (sold online only); $18 standing room only at the door; $12 standing room only online. www.thepinshow.com

sh;and five-octave range—to Grand Prairie’s Nokia Theatre at 7:30pm Feb. 18. The iconic singer’s latest album, Memoirs of an Imperfect Angel, was released in late 2009 and included the hits “Obsessed” and a cover of “I Want to Know What Love Is.” Tickets start at $59.75. 972/854-5111; www.nokiatheatredfw.com.

+ Hear talented writers Joshua Ferris and Adam Haslett speak as part of the Arts and Letters Live program at 7pm Feb. 19 at the Dallas Museum of Art. Ferris’ novel Then We Came to the End was a finalist for the National Book Award and was one of the New York Times’ “10 Best Books of the Year” in 2008. Ferris will discuss his new novel, The Unnamed. Haslett was a finalist for the Pulitzer Prize and the National Book Award for his short story collection You Are Not a Stranger Here. His debut novel, Union Atlantic, is set to be released Feb. 9. $10 adults; $7 seniors. 214/922-1200; www.dallasmuseumofart.org.

+ Get all dolled up for an evening of dancing and fun at the Junior League of Dallas’ Rock the Stars Ball at 7pm Feb. 20 at Dallas’ Hilton Anatole Hotel. The event, which will raise funds for the Junior League’s community programs, will include entertainment by rocker Rick Springfield (of “Jessie’s Girl” fame). Tickets start at $250 (black tie attire). 214/357-8822; www.jld.net.

+ Hear classical music by famed violinist Itzhak Perlman at 8pm Feb. 25 at Dallas’ Morton H. Meyerson Symphony Center. Perlman will join the Dallas Symphony Orchestra for a performance of masterpieces by Antonin Dvorak, Ludwig van Beethoven and more. Tickets start at $35. 214/692-0203; www.dallassymphony.com.

+ Looking for a way to get fit (without being bored to tears at the gym)? Try the new Burlesque Body Sculpt class at the Verandah Club and Spa at Dallas’ Hilton Anatole. The class, taught by dance pro Jana Edele, uses elements of modern and burlesque dance to tone, strengthen and increase flexibility. Oh, and the class is anything but boring. 12:30-1:30pm Thursdays; 1-2pm Saturdays; free introductory class from 6:30-7pm Mondays. $15 non-members; $10 members. 214/761-7855; www.verandahclub.com.