New museum on the block

Perot Museum of Nature and Science opens big and proud

Dallas Mayor Mike Rawlings, Ross Perot, Margot Birmingham and others cut theribbon to officially open the Perot Museum.
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Perot Museum CEO Nicole Ginsburg Small speaks to the crowd while flanked (fromright) by museum namesake Ross Perot, Dallas Mayor Mike Rawlings, Carolyn PerotRathjen and Margot Birmingham Perot, among others.
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Ross Perot and Margot Birmingham Perot.
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Anje Lockhart (left) and Rachael Lincoln of Bandaloop rappelled down thebuilding as part of the opening ceremonies.
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Two children enjoying the leap frogs in front of the museum.
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Children playing the xylophone in the music garden in front of the Perot Museum.
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The balloon man was a popular pre-opening attraction.
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It's been an extraordinarily busy year in Dallas, with no less than four major openings along the downtown/Woodall Rodgers corridor. The final month of 2012 kicked off with the Perot Museum of Nature and Science on Saturday, December 1.

More than 10,000 people packed the museum during opening weekend to check out the museum's 11 exhibit halls, 3D theater and multiple interactive exhibits. In fact, daytime slots to the museum sold out on Saturday, making their decision to stay open until midnight that day seem wise. The museum has already sold about 12,000 memberships.

Multiple dignitaries were on hand for ribbon cutting Saturday morning, including Margot and Ross Perot, the namesakes of the building, plus their five children and multiple grandchildren. Also in attendance were Dallas Mayor Mike Rawlings and other Dallas City Council members, as well as Perot Museum CEO Nicole Ginsburg Small and her family.

While the adults beamed at their accomplishment, kids banged on xylophones in the music garden and watched Bandaloop rappel down the side of the building — just a taste of the learning and excitement to come.

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Want to see our city's influencers playing in the museum? Then check out our coverage of the Perot Museum opening gala.

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Concert News

Pop rock band Maroon 5 returns to road in 2025 with stop in Dallas

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Maroon 5 will play at American Airlines Center on November 7, 2025.

Pop rock band Maroon 5 will hit the road in fall 2025 for a U.S. arena tour in support of their new album, Love is Like, including a stop at American Airlines Center in Dallas on Friday, November 7.

The 23-city run will kick off in Phoenix, Arizona on October 6, running throughout October and November. In addition to Dallas, the band will play in Austin on November 4 and Houston on November 5.

The band, led by lead singer Adam Devine, will be joined by Claire Rosinkranz on all tour dates.

Love Is Like is Maroon 5's eighth studio album, scheduled for release on August 15. They have released two singles from the album so far, including “All Night” and “Priceless,” a collaboration with LISA of Blackpink.

This is the band's first album since Jordi in 2021. Each of the band's first seven albums have made the top 10 on the Billboard 200.

Tickets for the tour will be available starting with a Fan Club presale on Wednesday, June 25 at 10 am. Additional presales will continue throughout the week before the general on sale on Friday, June 27 at 10 am at maroon5.com.

Maroon 5 2025 Tour Dates

10/6: Phoenix, AZ – PHX Arena
10/8: Palm Springs, CA - Acrisure Arena
10/10: Los Angeles, CA - Kia Forum
10/17: Sacramento, CA - Golden 1 Center
10/18: San Francisco, CA - Chase Center
10/21: Seattle, WA - Climate Pledge Arena
10/23: Portland, OR - Moda Center
10/25: Salt Lake City, UT - Delta Center
10/28: Lincoln, NE - Pinnacle Bank Arena
10/29: St. Paul, MN - Xcel Energy Center
11/2: Nashville, TN - Bridgestone Arena
11/4: Austin, TX - Moody Center
11/5: Houston, TX - Toyota Center
11/7: Dallas, TX - American Airlines Center
11/9: North Little Rock, AR - Simmons Bank Arena
11/11: Atlanta, GA - State Farm Arena
11/13: Chicago, IL - United Center
11/14: Pittsburgh, PA - PPG Paints Arena
11/16: Baltimore, MD - CFG Bank Arena
11/19: New York, NY - Madison Square Garden
11/22: Boston, MA - TD Garden
11/24: Cleveland, OH - Rocket Arena
11/25: Detroit, MI - Little Caesars Arena

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