THROUGH 04.23.11 GRIT AND GLORY: SIX-MAN FOOTBALL $4-$8 When sparsely populated rural towns couldn’t gather 11 men for a football game, they started their own version of the Texas pastime. Acclaimed Dallas photographer Laura Wilson showcases her collection of black-and-white photographs in a Meadows Museum exhibition chronicling the six-man football tradition. The images are featured in Wilson’s book of the same title. She spent 11 years traveling to small towns across the state, using a 35 or 85 mm lens to capture the spirit of the sport. Admission is $8 for adults, $6 for seniors, $4 for students, and free for museum members and children under 12. The museum is on the Southern Methodist University campus, 5900 Bishop. For more details, call 214.768.2516 or visit smu.edu/meadowsmuseum.

THROUGH 03.19 FRANCES STARK EXHIBIT FREE Southern Methodist University Division of Art presents an exhibit by Frances Stark, who explores what it’s like to be an artist and a writer. The show is titled “Selections 1: I Went Through My Bin Again (with Open Robe): A Very Short Introduction to Frances Stark”. The gallery is at 3140 Dyer, and hours are 11 a.m.-5 p.m. Monday-Friday and 1-5 p.m. Saturday. For details, call 214.768.4439.

03.02 UP CLOSE AND CLASSICAL $65-$100 The Dallas Symphony League presents a concert as part of its Parties of Note series. The event begins with cocktails at 6:30 and a buffet dinner at 7:15 p.m. at a Preston Hollow home and includes an informal chat with conductor Gunter Herbig. For details on tickets and the location, call 214.796.0496 or visit dallassymphonyleague.com.

03.12-04.02 ONE HUNDRED HORSES FREE The Norwood Flynn Gallery will present an exhibit, One Hundred Horses, featuring drawings and paintings by Melissa Auberty. The show explores horses as an abstraction rather than a literal shape. The gallery is at 3318 Shorecrest. For details, call 214.351.3318 or visit norwoodflynngallery.com.

03.19-03.20 ECO-FRIENDLY & ORGANIC FESTIVAL FREE North Haven Gardens, 7700 Northaven, presents a weekend of educational workshops. On Saturday, programs include: Spring Vegetable Gardens at 10 a.m., Daylily Photography at 11 a.m. and Drought Tolerant Perennials at 1 p.m. On Sunday, experts will discuss: Vermicomposting 10 a.m.-noon, Bees in the Garden at 1 p.m. and a screening of the film “Vanishing of the Bees” at 2:30 p.m. For details, call 214.363.5316 or visit nhg.com.

03.25 BROOKS WILLIAMS $12-$15 Uncle Calvin’s Coffee Shop at Northpark Presbyterian Church presents acoustic guitarist Brooks Williams at 8 p.m. at 9555 N. Central. Folk duo Robert and Sarah Aberg will open the show. For details and tickets, call 214.363.0044 or visit unclecalvins.org.

03.26 ARTSPARK FREE NorthPark Center and the Business Council for the Arts will present ARTsPARK noon-6 p.m. at NorthPark Center, 8687 N. Central. The event features information and programs on arts and cultural organizations across North Texas. Performances will take place on five different stages in the mall throughout the day. For details, visit northparkcenter.com.

03.26 NO TIE DINNER & DESSERT PARTY $50 AIDS Services of Dallas will present the sixth annual No Tie Dinner & Dessert Party at 8 p.m. Saturday at the Frontiers of Flight Museum, 6911 Lemmon. Each year, the event serves as an outreach program for students at Jesuit Preparatory School. Admission is a suggested donation of $50, which will benefit ASD, a nonprofit that provides support to those living with AIDS. For details, call 214.941.0523 or visit notiedinner.org.

03.30 AMY ALFORD FREE Local author-photographer Amy Simmons Alford hosts a presentation and book signing 3:30-5 p.m. in the McGowan Performing Arts Center at Presbyterian Village North, 8600 Skyline. Alford will speak about her latest book, “When God Intervenes, Let Him”. For details, call 214.355.9033.