January 20-February 25 | Latino Cultural Center “White Steel, Blue Skies: A New Icon for Dallas’ Skyline”
–To celebrate the grand opening of the Margaret Hunt Hill Bridge, designed by renowned Spanish architect Santiago Calatrava, the Latino Cultural Center invited North Texas Latino photographers to document their personal vision of the iconic structure. Also on display are the winners of the third annual Trinity River Corridor photography contest, organized by the City of Dallas.
information: dallasculture.org/latinoculturalcenter
Wednesday, February 29 Valencian delegation arrives in Dallas
Thursday, March 1 10:00 to 4:00PM Valencia Delegation events all day
4:00PM TO 7:000pm Design on Dragon
A street festival in Dallas‘s Art gallery district. The festival will be held in honor of the inauguration of the bridge and will feature a designer showcase of the participants from the Valencia-Dallas Citizens’’ committee: Marta de Diego and Vicente Gracia. Click on image to enlarge.
5:00 pm Presentation of gift by Marta de Diego to Robert Milnes, Dean, College of Visual Arts and Design, University of North Texas
Friday, March 2 Morning Valencia Delegation Events only
2:30 pm “Nature & Motion: The Architecture of SantiagoCalatrava” Dallas Center for Architecture. (inauguration and Mayor ProTem Grau offers remarks)
7:00pm-11:00pm Margaret Hunt Hill Bridge Celebration Patrons Party with Lyle Lovett Food, fireworks and festivities. By invitation only, Email us for information www.dallasvalencia.com. (Valencian Delegation is hosted by the Dallas VAlencia Citizens Committee)
PARKING : Friday night Lyle Lovett Concert and Patrons Party:
Valet parking will be provided on the west side of the bridge. From downtown, cross the Continental Avenue bridge and turn left. From West Dallas or Oak Cliff, approach the bridge from Singleton Boulevard
To get the on DART’s light rail, take the Red, Blue, or Green lines to the West End Station and cross the tracks to the Rosa Parks Plaza transit facility. Take bus 52 or 29 to Singleton at Gulden Lane, on the west side of the bridge.
Saturday, March 3 12:00-2:00 pm Margaret Hunt Hill Bridge Celebration Street Fair and Parade.. Free activities all day, no invitation needed. Click on link http://www.thetrinitytrust.org/ to go to Trinity River Trust page for more information.
PARKING: $10 parking will be available on the east side of the bridge alomg Riverfront Boulevard and on the west side of Singleton. Parking will be available at the Lew Sterett Justice Center garage for $3.
To get the on DART’s light rail, take the Red, Blue, or Green lines to the West End Station and cross the tracks to the Rosa Parks Plaza transit facility. Take bus 52 or 29 to Singleton at Gulden Lane, on the west side of the bridge.
3:00pm – 5:00pm “Calatrava and SMU: A Decade in Motion” Opening Reception at the Meadows Museum; Paella Party co-sponsored by City of Valencia. By invitation only.
Sunday, March 4 7:15am Margaret Hunt Hill Bridge Celebration Sunrise Blessing and Ribbon Cutting
PARKING: SAME AS FOR OTHER BRIDGE CELEBRATIONS
1:30pm Meadows Museum Exhibition Opens to the public– Calatrava and SMU: A Decade in Motion | Ticket: Free .
–Santiago Calatrava’s sculpture Wave (2002) has become one of the most recognizable symbols of both the Meadows Museum and Southern Methodist University. Timed to coincide with the opening of Calatrava’s new Margaret Hunt Hill Bridge over the Trinity River, this exhibition will commemorate the continuing symbiosis between the artist and the university. On display will be sculptures and works on paper from the museum’s collection, many of which were generous gifts from Calatrava himself, including several preliminary sketches for Wave that are seldom on view. Additional ephemera collected over the past decade, including correspondence, personal inscriptions, photographs and mementos, will also be shown. Exhibition continues through April 22, 2012