Through May 11 - Dallas Roars! is four weekends of fun and festivities with animal friends at the Dallas Zoo. Enjoy live music and entertainment for children and families, including fun activities at the Lacerte Family Children's Zoo. Information: www.dallasroars.com

Through May 18 - The J.M.W. Turner Exhibition will be the largest and most comprehensive retrospective ever presented in the United States of the career of J. M. W. Turner (1775-1851), one of the greatest landscape painters in the history of art. The exhibition of approximately 140 works, divided almost evenly between oils and works on paper, will include masterworks representing his extensive range of subjects - seascapes, topographical views, historical events, mythology, modern life, and scenes from his own fertile imagination. Many of these works have never been shown in the United States. The exhibition will also survey Turner's mastery of watercolor from highly innovative and experimental sketches and studies to large-scale finished works. The exhibit is at the Dallas Museum of Art, 1717 N. Harwood St. Information: www.dallasmuseumofart.org.

Through May 18 - Martin Puryear is the focus of a major exhibition of the sculpture of the acclaimed American artist organized by The Museum of Modern Art, New York, and on display at the Modern Art Museum of Fort Worth, 3200 Darnell St. The retrospective features some 45 sculptures that trace the development of Puryear's artistic career over the last 30 years. Information: 866-824-5566 or themodern.org.

Through May 29 - AT&T presents Thursday Night Live at the Dallas Museum of Art. Included in the lineup is Jazz in the Atrium every Thursday night from 6 to 8 p.m. General admission is free. Information: 214-922-1200 or dallasmuseumofart.org.

Apr. 5 - May 26, 2008 - Scarborough Renaissance Festival® (Waxahachie, TX)
www.scarboroughrenfest.com

May 1 - 4, 2008 - MayFest (Fort Worth, TX)
Mayfest is celebrating its 36th year as Fort Worth’s premier community festival. www.mayfest.org

May 2 & 4, 2008 - Dallas Fine Mineral Show (Dallas, TX)
www.DallasFineMineralShow.com 

May 2 & 3, 2008 - Relay For Life® of Arlington (Arlington, TX)
The American Cancer Society’s Relay For Life is an overnight community celebration where groups of friends, families, neighbors and coworkers form teams to walk or run around a track, to raise spirits, awareness and funds to fight cancer through American Cancer Society research, education, advocacy and patient & family services.www.events.cancer.org/rflarlingtontx 

May 3, 11 a.m.-5 p.m. Ride DART to the State Farm 2008 Asian Festival at Dallas City Hall Plaza, 1500 Marilla St. Presented by the Greater Dallas Asian American Chamber of Commerce and The Crow Collection of Asian Art, this year's festival takes place on Saturday, May 3, from 11 a.m. to 5 p.m. There will be many local dance and music groups performing traditional routines, food booths with various authentic Asian cuisines available for sampling and much more. Admission is free. Information: www.gdaacc.com or 972-241-8250.

May 3 & 4, 2008 - SAM’S CLUB MS 150 Bike Tour (Frisco to Fort Worth, TX)
www.ms150.org

May 3, 2008 - 19th Annual Cardboard Boat Regatta (Arlington, TX)
19th annual Cardboard Boat Regatta  www.riverlegacy.org 

May 3, 2008 - Reflections by Plano Civic Chorus (Plano, TX)
www.planocivicchorus.org

May 3, 2008 - Cinco de Mayo Festival (Lewisville, TX)
www.cityoflewisville.com 

May 3, 2008 - 7th Annual Fala Day (Arlington, TX)
Our Annual Fala Day is an outdoor event for Scotties and their families. www.northtexasscottierescue.com

May 3, 2008 - Annual Cinco de Mayo (Denton, TX)
Denton’s 20th annual Cinco de Mayo Celebration  www.dentoncinco.org

May 3 & 4, 2008 - Cottonwood Art Festival (Richardson, TX)
www.cottonwoodartfestival.com

May 10, 11, 2008 - 25th anniversary of Home Tour (Fort Worth, TX)
www.historicfairmount.com

May 9, 10, 11, 2008 - Mineola League of the Arts Fine Arts Show
www.mlota.org

May 9 & 10, 2008 - Wild About Flower Mound (Flower Mound, TX)
www.flower-mound.com/wild

May 10 - Dallas Desperados vs Grand Rapids Ramage  at the AAC

May 11, 2008 - Dorothy Shaw Bell Choir Annual Spring Concert (Fort Worth, TX)
www.dorothyshawbellchoir.org

May 11 - The Blackland Prairie Festival celebrates Plano's past and present with family fun, live entertainment, arts and food in the historic downtown area. Wander 15th Street and enjoy costumed performers, exhibits and demonstrations of candle dipping, quilting, soap making, blacksmithing and pottery making. There's also carriage rides, a petting zoo, antiques and vintage automobiles. Admission is free from 11 a.m. to 6 p.m. Information: blacklandprairiefestival.org.

May 9-11, 2008 - Taste Addison 2007 (Addison, TX)
www.addisontexas.net

May 10-11, 2008 - Annual Mother’s Day Home and Gardens Tour (Dallas, TX)
www.sahd.org

May 16-18, 2008 - 23rd Annual Main Street Days Festival (Grapevine, TX)
www.grapevinetexasusa.com

May 16-18, 2008 - The Wildflower! Arts & Music Festival (Richardson, TX)
www.wildflowerfestival.com 

Mary 17 - Dallas Desperados vs Arizona Rattlers at the AAC

May 17, 2008 - Greater Fort Worth Herb Society Herb Festival (Fort Worth, TX)
www.greaterftworthherbsociety.org  

May 17, 2008 - 27th Annual Azle Lake Run (Azle, TX)
www.azlelakerun.org 

May 17-18, 2008 - 10th Annual Cajun Fest (Grand Prairie, TX)
www.tradersvillage.com 

May 18, 2008 - Pianist, Gustavo Romero to perform with GDYO (Dallas, TX)
www.gdyo.org

May 22-25, 2008 - Crowne Plaza Invitation at Colonial (Fort Worth, TX)
www.pgatour.com

May 23-25, 2008 - ArtFest 2008 (Addison, TX)
www.artfest500.com

May 23-25, 2008 - 41st Annual National Polka Festival (Ennis, TX)
www.nationalpolkafestival.com

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