Set the alarm on your melting watch for the kick-off of new Dali exhibit

Salvador Dali's paintings have been variously described as the products of genius, over-the-top dementia, or drugs that the rest of the world had yet to discover. Whatever the source of his art, there's little disputing the notion that it documented a universe most of us will never see but that few of us can resist. In any case, this Saturday, August 7, you'll have an opportunity to immerse yourself in a Dali-inspired event called the Surreal Soiree, at the appropriately-named (for this event, anyway) High Museum of Art. The event kicks off the new exhibit, "Dali: The Late Work," covering the last forty years of the artist's career and his diverse visual exploration of science, religions, and psychology.