Email Author Melissa Crowe

2009 Stories by Melissa Crowe

• Market of Fire

  published December 31, 2009

  Just because the holidays are over doesn't mean you have to stop snacking. The Four Seasons European-style market at Firewheel Town Center... More >>

• December Views

  published December 24, 2009

  Dallas in December isn't so much a description of weather as it is an inspiring exhibition of artwork at Thornwood Gallery. It... More >>

• The Best. Like. Ever.

  published December 17, 2009

  The best Christmas show in the world might just be THE BEST CHRISTMAS PAGEANT EVER! What? You thought The Nutcracker or A... More >>

• Pencils Fully Sharpened

  published December 3, 2009

  The work of two young local artists, Timothy Harding and Jennifer Jones, will explore deconstructivist ideas relating to architecture as... More >>

• Massive Menorah

  published December 3, 2009

  What is it about a 15-foot-tall menorah that a 15-foot-tall Douglas fir just can't do for me anymore? Maybe it's the miracle of the Maccabees'... More >>

• Here Comes Santa Claus

  published November 26, 2009

  Before your body has time to process the can-shaped cranberry goop you stuffed your face with on Thanksgiving, NorthPark Center wants to remind... More >>

• Sketches To Stitches

  published November 19, 2009

  If someone already knows what's "in" for 2010, does that make the outfits he or she wears in 2009 out of style? Oh, discussions of the time-travel... More >>

• Paradise Leashed

  published November 5, 2009

  Put on your chicest island attire, learn a few beach dance moves and help SPCA, North Texas' leading animal welfare agency, keep operating.... More >>

• Less Talk, More Action

  published October 29, 2009

  If it weren't for the antagonizing scenes teasing promises of frontal nudity and gore, I'd watch a helluva lot more horror flicks. What can I... More >>

• Nature's Children

  published October 29, 2009

  Perched in the branches of an ancient Hemlock tree, I lived my childhood creating my own games and solving my own questions within the forest... More >>

• Moving Off-Screen

  published October 22, 2009

  Dressed to kill and in high heels that did, I tore up the ballroom--actually, more of a tacky country club buried in the woods of Red River... More >>

• Moes Aplenty

  published October 15, 2009

  Five guys who all happen to be named Moe will be singing and grooving at Casa Manana Theatre in Fort Worth for an exclusive run of five nights. A... More >>

• Big Top Classic

  published October 1, 2009

  The last circus I went to was not much of a circus at all. Whoever decided throwing laser lights, near naked bimbos and gruesome tricks under a... More >>

• Crull Summer

  published September 3, 2009

  Staying committed to being in shape takes on a whole new meaning at Crull Fitness. From training rock-hard athletes to people with special needs,... More >>

• Bombs Away

  published September 3, 2009

  A delusional American general, insanely obsessed with Commies and precious bodily fluids, just initiated Plan R, and now American bombers are... More >>

• The Bees Needs

  published August 27, 2009

  No bees, no pollination. No pollination, no plants. No plants, no animals, no food. Sounds more like a sci-fi movie than something real-life, but... More >>

• Allez Cuisine!

  published August 27, 2009

  I never understood why Iron Chef didn't do a broke college student-themed episode. (Or maybe I just missed it.) But imagine the fright in... More >>

• Prints And Pimps

  published August 20, 2009

  To help finance the November relaunch of the quarterly magazine Art Prostitute (which features interviews with and works by modern artists)... More >>

• Ghostly Familiar

  published August 20, 2009

  Until Zombies of the Opera chronicles the undead love for a stunning soprano, The Phantom of the Opera maintains its hold as my... More >>

• Now Serving: The Snake Party

  published August 13, 2009

  Wednesdays are suppertime at the Heard Natural Science Museum & Wildlife Sanctuary. The Heard boasts the most comprehensive public collection of... More >>

• Listen to This, Sons

  published August 13, 2009

  With vinyl records, tie dye, acoustic music and campfires, SonsStock 2009 sounds like an offbeat way to spend a Saturday. And dig this: It... More >>

• Nerd is the Word

  published August 13, 2009

  When you think Nerd Bar, don't picture LAN parties and Star Trek viewings. Think three women--Pumpkin, Pooble and Phancy--connected to... More >>

• Mighty Wings

  published August 6, 2009

  Before you attend the Live Raptor Presentation at the Heard Natural Science Museum & Sanctuary, remember that these 6-foot-tall beasts with... More >>

• Dysfunction Junction

  published August 6, 2009

  It must be something about too much makeup and leopard print that makes cross-dressing men some of the most fabulous divas around. Steven Jay... More >>

• In The District

  published July 30, 2009

  Dreading the death of summer and the dawn of classes? Get motivated! Kids Who Care will present its summer musical District XI--Believe in... More >>