Wednesday, Jan. 5 Canvas & Silkand Image and Identityat Meadows Museum Theres long been a relationship between fine art and fashion. For Canvas & Silk: Historic Fashion from Madrids Museo del Traje, the Meadows Museum (5900 Bishop Ave.) presents pieces of historic dress including items like shoes and jewelry and full ensembles to show artistic connections and just how reality is translated by the artists eye. Tickets are $4-$12 for non-members and entry is timed, so reserve yours through Eventbrite. At the same time, a free exhibition Image and Identity: Mexican Fashion in the Modern Period in the first-floor galleries showcases Mexican fashion through photographs, prints, books and more from the collections of the Meadows Museum and the DeGolyer Library. See both in one visit; they both close on Jan. 9. Thursday, Jan. 6 click to enlarge

Color is on Chef Margaret Alvis' menu Thursday night

courtesy Chef Margaret Alvis

Anila Quayyum Agha: A Beautiful Despair at Amon Carter Museum There are a few dont miss it before its gone events this week and Anila Quayyum Aghas A Beautiful Despair at the Amon Carter Museum (3501 Camp Bowie Blvd., Fort Worth) is one of them. Plenty of exhibitions were overshadowed by the holiday hustle and mistletoed attractions, so we are passionate about getting people to these few before they close. A Beautiful Despair is immersive and gorgeous and impactful. It centers a Pakistani-American womans experience inside a barrier-breaking presentation that draws anyone in. It's site specific for the Amon Carter, and Agha created cut-steel sculptures that come to life via a single light. The play of light and shadow weaves the materials, messages and modern contemporary with the traditional in a captivating way. Become a part of the art before it closes Jan. 9. Admission is free, details are online.

Violinist Elena Urioste performs Samuel Coleridge-Taylor Friday, Saturday and Sunday

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Artist Jeremy Biggers brings Presence to Pencil on Paper this Saturday.

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Cambodian Street Food 37th Anniversary Fundraiser at Cambodian Buddhist Temple of Dallas This isnt just a Cambodian street food fest which would be worthy enough for some excitement but also the 37th anniversary celebration for the Cambodian Buddhist Temple of Dallas (5701 Crystal Lake Blvd.). Proceeds and donations from the market/fundraiser will benefit Selepak Khmer Angkor, the temples cultural program and performing arts troupe. Enjoy a variety of traditional Cambodian food and drink, live music from Samaun Band, social dancing and a ribbon cutting for the temples new dance school building. Hours are 10 a.m. to 10 p.m. Saturday, Jan. 8, and 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. Sunday. Food vendors accept cash only. Find out more on Facebook.

Robert Rauschenberg, Autobiography: three works, 1968, offset lithographs on paper, Dallas Museum of Art, bequest of William B. Jordan and Robert Dean Brownlee, 2019.

Robert Rauschenberg Foundation. Image courtesy of the Robert Rauschenberg Foundation

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