Ho-hum, ho-hum. The holidays are officially over. I hope everyone got what they needed and a little of what they wanted. All I received was a tennis racket and an extra 15 pounds that will take me until May to lose. Seriously though, the tennis racket was great. Thanks Staci. We here at the Belmont are looking forward to a new exciting year. Our new restaurant, The Cliff Diner, and the Belmont Health Club will both be opening in the very near future. We are all busy trying to make sure everything is just perfect. I’m ecstatic to see what Chef Doug Brown is going to offer at the first tasting.

My morbid curiosity was aroused when I heard what was happening in Fair Park’s Museum of Nature & Science. The "Body Worlds" exhibit has finally made it to Dallas. The exhibit shows real human bodies dissected and posed in a variety of different manners for all to see. I can’t think of a better way to spend an afternoon with the family. "Body Works" will be on display for all who have the courage until May 28th, 2007.

For me, the best thing about the beginning of a new year is that football is on its way out so the sport of princes can be paid better attention. I'm talking about the NBA and more specifically, my beloved Mavericks. The Mavs have seven home games at the American Airlines Center during the month of January. So come out and show your love for the greatest NBA team ever assembled. Hey, while you’re out why not drop by the Belmont for cocktails and appetizers before or after the game. We’re just 2 short miles from the AACenter. See you soon!

Michael Ensign
Front Desk Manager

We loved our birthday month.  If you didn't hear (I'm sure you did, we told everybody), the Belmont turned 1 in December.  We had a lot of champagne toasts… one every day, in fact.  Many of you celebrated with us and we loved that.  One day WFAA Channel 8's "Why Guy" dropped in to talk to Clayton about the fete.  Clayton tried to be cool but the Why Guy busted him big time.  See for yourself... Click here.

Art With A Viewis an ongoing series of rotating art and creative events at the Belmont. January's installation will feature a group show of local, Oak Cliff artists organized by La Reunion, a Texas not-for-profit organization founded in 2006 to establish an artist residency program in Dallas. In fact, the subject of the art will be Oak Cliff and La Reunion.

The story of La Reunion is deeply rooted in early Dallas history. La Reunion was a socialist utopian community formed in 1855 by French, Belgian, and Swiss colonists in an area that is now part of Oak Cliff. The community was led by the French philosopher Francois Marie Charles Fourier whose followers and associates established over 40 similar colonies in various parts of the United States of America during the 1800s. The colony near present-day Dallas was incorporated into the emerging city of Dallas around 1860. The original Dallas La Reunion colony was instrumental in the cultural formation of Dallas and specifically Oak Cliff in the mid-1800's. The first piano, brewery and butcher shop were here as a direct result of their settlement. Although they failed as a utopian artist colony, they have had a lasting impact on current Dallas through street names, descendants, and artistic sensibilities.

Modern day La Reunion is planning their future home on 35 wooded acres in Oak Cliff, seven miles from downtown Dallas. They will provide housing and studio space to traditional and new media artists, and their intimate gallery / installation / performance space called 'the living room' will be open to the public. Artists on the local, national, and international levels will be encouraged to apply for residencies ranging from one week to one year.

The Art With A View installation of La Reunion artist will open with a reception Wednesday, January 24, 6 to 9 pm in the BarBelmont Lounge and Terrace, and will remain on exhibit through March 13.

For more information on the new La Reunion artist residency program in Oak Cliff, check out www.LaReunionTX.org. To learn more about the history of La Reunion check out Wikipedia, http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/La_Reunion_(Dallas), or Google La Reunion Colony.

Dallas Super Market begins Thursday, January 18 at the Dallas Market Center. What an exciting time… the hotel swirls with energy for the entire week. Come down to the BarBelmont for a drink and a nosh and get in on the excitement. Who knows who you'll meet...

My Funny Valentine… Every day is Valentine's Day at the Belmont Hotel in February! Grab your lover and whisper sweet nothings into their ear all night long. Sip champagne while you walk the grounds and catch the perfect sunset off of one of the most amazing views Dallas has to offer. We offer this one of a kind Valentine's special on all levels, so don't wait!

• Champagne awaiting your arrival
• Votive candles to set the mood
• Signature chocolates for your sweetie's sweet tooth
• Continental Breakfast
• Valet Parking

Check our website for more details or call for reservations. Cupid has his eye on you...

Tillman's Roadhouse 324 W Seventh St Dallas, TX 75208 214.942.0988 http://www.tillmansroadhouse.com Wait till you see the new Tillman's Roadhouse… WOW… like a diamond on the prairie. New look, new menu, but the same warm and familiar faces you've known for years. They’re having their Grand Re-Opening this month and you don't want to miss it. The Dallas Morning News raved, "The Bishop Arts District stalwart Tillman's Corner has been reborn as Tillman's Roadhouse. Owner Sara Tillman has teamed with acclaimed chef Dan Landsberg, formerly of Stephan Pyles, Seventeen Seventeen and Toscana, for an upscale take on down-home fare. What does that mean? Foods such as complimentary truffled popcorn and roasted peanuts, followed by chicken-fried hanger steak with charred poblano gravy or venison Frito pie."

Café Madrid
408 N Bishop Ave
Dallas, TX 75208
214.942.8272

Food in the 'hood has never been better… around the corner from Tillman's you'll find the new Café Madrid. This is the second location for this favorite Dallas tapas bar and the food is excellent. With such an extensive menu and daily specials you won't know what to choose. But the plates are small, so why not try it all?

Body Worlds - The Anatomical Exhibition of Real Human Bodies
Dallas Museum of Nature and Science, Fair Park
Now through May 28, 2007
http://www.scienceplace.org/

Throughout the ages, medical scholars and students have strived to understand how our bodies function through exploration of real human specimens. BODY WORLDS, the most highly attended touring exhibition in the world, takes this tradition one step further by presenting a new look at the human body.

The exhibition features approximately 200 authentic human specimens, including whole bodies, plastinated individual organs and transparent body slices that have been preserved through the process of Plastination, a technique that replaces bodily fluids and fat with reactive plastics. BODY WORLDS offers a once-in-a-lifetime chance to see and understand our own physiology and health and to gain new appreciation and respect for what it means to be human.

In the Pink: The Legendary Life of Dorothy Draper
The Women's Museum, Fair Park
Now thru March 31, 2007
http://www.thewomensmuseum.org/

The Women's Museum: An Institute for the Future^TM and the Carleton Varney Design Group (NY) have joined together to create the sophisticated and glamorous In the Pink exhibit benefiting the legend of Dorothy Draper. In addition to scenes from her famous design locations, the exhibit includes original furniture, the white metal bird cage chandelier, personal photography, Ms. Draper's history, and artifacts from her collection cleverly presented in an elegant setting. Dorothy Draper was the designer of the penthouse at the historic Dallas Stoneleigh Hotel. The Stoneleigh Hotel is the presenting sponsor of the exhibit and is welcoming back Jeff Trigger to the newly renovated Stoneleigh.

Matisse: Painter as Sculptor
DMA Contemporary Galleries and Nasher Sculpture Center
January 21–April 29, 2007

Matisse: Painter as Sculptor
The Dallas Museum of Art
http://dallasmuseumofart.org

Nasher Sculpture Center
http://www.nashersculpturecenter.org
January 21 through April 29, 2007

The Dallas Museum of Art and the Nasher Sculpture Center have partnered to present the first major exhibition in more than two decades to explore Henri Matisse's sculptural works. Matisse: Painter as Sculptor will examine the artist's sculpture as a vital part of a multifaceted conversation among the different media in his work and will reach further than any before to highlight Matisse's achievements as a sculptor. Featuring more than 150 sculptures, paintings, and drawings, as well as photographs of the artist at work, the exhibition will present new insight into Matisse's creative process and will contextualize his achievement through comparative works of other modern masters.

Dallas Mavericks Basketball
http://www.nba.com/mavericks/

remaining January home games:

1/10 vs. Portland Trail Blazers
1/16 vs. Houston Rockets
1/18 vs. Los Angeles Lakers
1/27 vs. Sacramento Kings
1/30 vs. Seattle Mariners

The Red Hot Chili Peppers
American Airlines Center, Dallas, TX
Sat, Jan 13, 2007 07:30 PM

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