It is officially fall and that means the start of great weather, great clothes, and all that that entails...

Fall is time for football to get down and dirty, which is the reason this is my favorite time of the year. And, it's almost holiday season, which means spending lots of time with friends and family... and trying to dodge the "extended" relatives. I can't wait to spend Thanksgiving watching football, cheering for the Broncos, and fighting over the wishbone. Then I'll head over to the BarBelmont, make you an Irish Coffee to warm you up, gloat over your team losing to mine, and provide you a safe harbor to escape your relatives. I love the fall!

Jared "Baby J" Thomason
Bar Manager
BarBelmont

REAL GOOD FOOD... AND PARTIES... AT THE BELMONT HOTEL

Business has been brisk at the Cliff Cafe, Oak Cliff's new casual neighborhood diner at the Belmont. The Cliff now serves three meals a day, seven days a week, including all day breakfast and weekend brunch.

With the holidays merely weeks away, time is running short to plan the perfect holiday gathering at the Belmont. The Belmont's Catering and Event Planning Staff can help you orchestrate a memorable event. Whether you want to take advantage of our spectacular Texas fall weather for a poolside gathering, or host a more intimate luncheon in the event room at Cliff, the Belmont's hip, casual atmosphere may just be the perfect venue for your entertaining needs.

For more information, contact Hillary Wood by phone at 214.393.2300, or by email, Hillary@belmontdallas.com.

WEEKENDS AT THE BELMONT HOLIDAY SPECIAL

Whether you need to escape the holiday madness, or you need a guest room to stash your mother-in-law for the weekend, have we got a special room rate for you!  Through the end of the year we have rates as low as $99 per night… call for availability.  Happy Holidays from the Belmont!

Some blackout dates apply. Based on availability. You must call the hotel at 877.476.3378 to book this package.

BELMONT HEALTH CLUB

People greatly overestimate what they can accomplish in a short amount of time. People greatly underestimate what they can accomplish in the long term.
–Brian Buffini

Do Less Damage This Year. Here is a worthy goal to set: I will do less damage to my body this holiday season. Now translate this into specific and doable steps. Some ideas:

1. I'm going to start my fitness program now, before the holidays. I'm going to begin burning more calories now and not wait until January.
2. I'm going to walk 20 minutes 3 times a week.
3. I'm going to park at the end of the parking lot and walk to my shopping. Added benefits: fewer dings in my car and less frustration looking for a parking space.
4. I am going to have a snack before I go to parties so I won't be ravenous.
5. I am going to focus on people, not food at parties. I'm going to meet a new person and find out something interesting about them.
6. I will not skip breakfast or lunch on feast days. This will keep me from concentrating all my calories in one meal.
7. I will first fill my plate with things less bad for me: nuts or raw vegetables, lean turkey or ham, salads or vegetables.
8. I will enjoy the treats that are most special to me in moderation. I will skip the filler food that I don't care that much about.
9. Rather than concentrating all my favorite foods on one day, I will spread out the special dishes over several days or weeks.
10. I'll take a midday walk on holidays to relieve stress and burn calories.

My goal for the holidays: do less damage.

Questions? Email healthclub@belmontdallas.com... or call Chris (214 734-8204) or Daryl (817 821-6424) to set up a consultation and tour.

Art With A View is an ongoing series of rotating art and creative events at the Belmont.

The Belmont is pleased to host #6IMAGES, the Dallas Portfolio Exchange's sixth annual exhibition of selected photographers. The collection of fine art prints is a compilation of 12 Dallas commercial photographers, who were given creative carte blanche to capture what they feel passionate about. In an effort to inspire themselves, they hope to inspire others. This year the twelve contributing photographers are: Kent Barker, Stewart Choen, Richard Doherty, Max Helfman, Scott Jenke, David Lyles, Nancy Newberry, Kenda North, Eric Pearle, Danny Piassick, Matthew Savins and Greg Stephens.

Founder and organizer, David Lyles, also a photographer, conceived the Exchange in 2001. "Over the last six years I've had the great fortune to exchange fine art prints with commercial photographers. These are people who I have admired through ads and editorials, in all sorts of publications, nationally and globally. It as been my great pleasure to collect the photographs captured by this talented group."

The opening reception for #6IMAGES will be held on Wednesday, October 24, 2007, from 6 to 9 pm in the BarBelmont Lounge and Terrace. The collection will remain on exhibition at the Belmont through December 2, 2007.

For more information about The Dallas Portfolio Exchange contact David Lyles at 214.635.1555.

Live Music at BarBelmont

Join us every Thursday evening for a cocktail and live music on the BarBelmont patio.

November 1 John Lewis Band
November 8 Jones Band
November 15 John Lewis Band
November 22 Thanksgiving Day
November 29 Mission To The Sea

Bishop Arts District First Thursday
Bishop Arts District
Oak Cliff, Dallas, Texas
www.bishopartsdistrict.com

Thur, Nov 1, 2007

First Thursday is an evening of art, food & culture in the historic Bishop Arts District of Oak Cliff. Shops and restaurants will stay open until 10 pm, hosting art openings, live music, wine tasting and other festivities.

Bishop Arts Yoga
502 N. Bishop Ave
Dallas, Texas 75208
214.923.0083
www.bishopartsyoga.net

All classes are open level 60 minute hot Vinyasa/power yoga classes for beginners as well as experienced practitioners, designed to improve †strength, flexibility, and balance, also control weight, detoxify, relieve stress, fatigue and bring an overall sense of well being and focus to students. Through yoga, the mind awakens with unique benefits for each student.

Poor David's Pub
1313 South Lamar Street
Dallas, TX 75215
www.poordavidspub.com

Robin English – Bruce Smith Band
Sat, Nov 10, 2007, 9 pm

An Intimate Evening with Constantine Maroulis
Sat, Nov 17, 2007

Max Stalling
Fri, Nov 16

Zappa Plays Zappa
with Special Guest The Starting Line and The Almost
Wed, Nov 14, 2007, 7:30 pm
www.thepalladiumballroom.com/eventdetails.php?eventid=15565

The Hold Steady
with Art Brut
Wed, Nov 14, 2007, 8 pm
www.thepalladiumballroom.com/eventdetails.php?eventid=15619

Gospel Brunch
www.hob.com/tickets/eventdetail.asp?eventid=48204
Gospel Brunch served every Sunday... seatings at 10 am and 12:30 pm.
Call for reservations, 214.978.BLUE

Tegan & Sara
With Northern State
www.hob.com/tickets/eventdetail.asp?eventid=47150
Fri, Nov 9, 2007, 8 pm

Smashing Pumpkins
www.nokialivedfw.com/event_detail.asp?id=597
Sat, Nov 3, 2007, 8 pm

Kelly Clarkson
With Special Guest John McLaughlin
www.nokialivedfw.com/event_detail.asp?id=622
Fri, Nov 23, 2007, 8 pm

Dallas Museum of Art
1717 North Harwood
Dallas, TX 75201
Phone: 214.922.1200
dallasmuseumofart.org/Dallas_Museum_of_Art

Jazz in the Atrium
Enjoy a glass of wine in the Atrium CafÈ and hear live jazz every Thursday.

Dallas Theatre Center
3636 Turtle Creek Blvd.
Dallas, TX 75219
Phone: 214.522.8499
www.dallastheatercenter.org

The Sound Of Music
By Richard Rodgers and Oscar Hammerstein II
November 2-4, 2007

A World Premiere Produced by The Salzburg Marionette Theatre
Directed by Richard Hamburger
Artistic Director Emeritus Richard Hamburger brings the world premiere of the acclaimed Salzburg Marionette Theatre's production of The Sound of Music to Dallas for a special three-day, six-performance run in the Kalita Humphreys Theater. Catch this once-in-a-lifetime event here before its U.S. tour and eventual return to Salzburg.

Pygmalion
by George Bernard Shaw
Through November 25, 2007

George Bernard Sahw's most illustrious and illuminating comedy...
Here's a 1913 classic stage play that became a classic movie, which in turn became both the classic stage musical and movie musical, My Fair Lady. Now the great play returns to Theatre Three's stage in Shaw's original form. Few plays in the English language contain such intellectual and comic inventions – all so Shaw could argue for nothing less than the perfection of civilization.

My Own Private Diva
October 5-21, 2007

By Terry Dobson

"Best New Play" award-winning cabaret (from both Column Awards and Dallas-Ft. Worth Critics' Forum Awards) performed by the author and his personal diva, Sally Soldo. "... a fabulous evening in the theatre" – Dallas Morning News