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Martin Sexton, Chris Trapper The Kessler Theater : Thu., February 9, 7:00pm
Martin Sexton is rare, not so much for his musicianship, for good musicians are a dime a dozen, but because he's an old-fashioned performer--selling the audience not only with the music, but the passion and energy behind it. Perhaps it can be attributed to his naturally impetuous and rebellious... More >>
Oak Cliff & South Dallas	Music

The Lemonheads (performing It's A Shame About Ray in its entirety) The Prophet Bar : Thu., February 9, 7:30pm
Once upon a time, Evan Dando was the fresh-faced savior of indie-rock. And boy, oh, boy did the girls find the Lemonheads front man dreamy. That whole idea would've been utterly sickening—no boy bands in indie rock, please—had the fellas not embraced his act's tunes, too, nodding... More >>
Downtown & Deep Ellum	Music

A.M. Ramblers The Common Table : Thu., February 9, 9:30pm
When listening to country-folk-bluegrass bands that clearly have rock leanings, the first question becomes: Why not have a drummer? Take Denton's feisty sextet A.M. Ramblers, for example. These guys pick, grin, shout and carry on like someone's got a hot poker dangerously close to a sensitive... More >>
Uptown & Oak Lawn	Music

How to Be a Pin-up Girl Ruby Room Studio : Fri., February 10, 3:00pm-9:00pm
At a loss for what to give your man this Valentine’s Day? Want to spice things up this year? Instead of being sweet and sappy, why not show off your “million dollar legs?” World-renowned pin-up model Bettina May will be traveling to Dallas to share her glamour secrets Friday.... More >>
Fair Park	Pop Culture, Classes & Seminars

Kelly Clarkson, Matt Nathanson Verizon Theatre at Grand Prairie : Fri., February 10, 7:30pm
Friday, February 10, sees a show that will be headlined by Burleson's own vocal powerhouse Kelly Clarkson. Her most recent album Stronger was released on October 21. The following tour will take her all around the country and will include a lone Texas stop at Verizon Theatre in Grand Prairie. More >>
Grand Prairie	Music

Thurston Moore Texas Theatre : Fri., February 10, 7:30pm
If you look at the direction Thurston Moore's three solo records – released over the span of 16 years starting in 1995 – you can't help but notice that he's getting further away from Sonic Youth. 1995's Psychic Hearts was heavy and angular, and 2007's Trees Outside the Academy... More >>
Oak Cliff & South Dallas	Music

Band Of Heathens Rio Brazos Live : Sat., February 11, 8:00pm
Band of Heathens is technically from Austin, but the band comes off like it might have spent a great deal of time in New Orleans learning the rich mixture of sounds that mark that city's eclectic scene. In moments, this outfit is reminiscent of The Band circa the early '70s: Their take on... More >>
Granbury	Music

Octopus Project Granada Theater : Sat., February 11, 8:00pm
Maybe you were one of the fortunate few who saw a bold, jaw-dropping performance staged by Austin-based Octopus Project in one of a handful of their concerts last year. The quartet of long-time friends conceived of a multimedia performance for which the 2010 album Hexadecagon was written as... More >>
East Dallas & Lakewood	Music

Shaquille O’Neal’s All-Star Comedy Jam Verizon Theatre at Grand Prairie : Sat., February 11, 8:00pm
Shaquille O’Neal is a funny guy. And we’re not just talking about his inadvertent comedy, such as his infamous response when asked if he visited the Parthenon while in Athens (“I don’t know. I can’t really remember the names of all the clubs we went to.”) or... More >>
Grand Prairie	Comedy

Album Release/Art Show with Jad Fair, David Fair, Will Johnson,Tim Kerr, Dan Phillips Webb Gallery : Sun., February 12, 3:00pm-7:00pm
Whatever you’re doing today just cancel it. Gas up your tank, snag a couple friends, and put Webb Gallery in your phone’s direction app; you’re going to Waxahachie. Will Johnson (Centro-matic), Jad Fair and David Fair (Half-Japenese), Tim Kerr (King Sound Quartet, Poison 13)... More >>
Waxahachie	Music, Art - Openings & Events

Dr. Sketchy’s Anti-Art School La Grange : Sun., February 12, 4:00pm-7:00pm
Looking for a fun, nonjudgmental environment where booze runs freely, women are scantily clad and you can explore your creative side? (Artistically speaking; get your mind out of the gutter.) Dr. Sketchy’s Anti-Art School focuses in providing just that, and this Sunday the doctor is in... More >>
Downtown & Deep Ellum	Classes & Seminars, Arts

The Hallelujah Girls Runway Theatre : Sun., February 12, 8:00pm
What woman doesn’t look forward to a Friday spa day with her girlfriends gossiping and discussing their current love lives? But who has the time for that these days? Yet, Sugar Lee Thompkins and her middle-aged friends of Eden Falls, Georgia, find the time to meet every Friday afternoon... More >>
Grapevine	Theater

Kinky Friedman All Good Cafe : Sun., February 12, 9:00pm
Austin's own lunatic laureate, Kinky Friedman, has been a fly in the ointment for four decades, working over country and honky-tonk with satire sharp as Michael Madsen's straight razor in Reservoir Dogs. The Jewish son of a UT professor, Friedman possesses the imperturbably lighthearted manner... More >>
Downtown & Deep Ellum	Music

Valentine's Day with Bugs and Chocolate Texas Discovery Gardens : Tue., February 14, 6:00pm-8:00pm
Get bit by the love bug recently? It’s nothing to lose your head over — unless you’re a male praying mantis. Ditch the cliché candlelit dinner this Valentine’s Day and take your date somewhere adventurous. Somewhere with chocolate. Somewhere …... More >>
Fair Park	Valentine's Day, Nature

I Am Bruce Lee and Do the Right Thing Studio Movie Grill - Dallas / Royal : Wed., February 15
It’s the day after Valentine’s Day and you need a little grit to get the too-sweet taste of chocolate out of your mouth. You need to get far, far away from a world of dinner reservations and floral arrangements and all things sappy, and the cinematic gods have united to bring you... More >>
Garland & Vicinity	Film - Art House, Film

The Ting Tings Granada Theater : Sat., April 21, 8:00pm
British duo, The Ting Tings, are back for another -- their biggest yet -- tour of the States. Still going strong from the momentum of their breakthrough single, 2008's "That's Not My Name," the band hopes to build up even more speed with the release of their new album, Sounds From... More >>
East Dallas & Lakewood	Music

Focus: KAWS The Modern Art Museum : Every week Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, Sunday from Sun., December 11 until Sun., February 19
Brian Donnelly, known professionally by the moniker KAWS, is interesting for many reasons. Like, for instance, the fact that he blends elements of graffiti, commercial graphic design and fine art to create treatises on modern consumerism. Or that he designed the cover art for Kanye West's... More >>
Fort Worth	New Year's Eve, Arts, Art - Museums

Every Child Has a Name Exhibit The Dallas Holocaust Musuem and Center for Education and Tolerance : Every week Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday from Tue., December 27 until Sun., March 18, 9:30am-5:00pm
The story of Anne Frank is the most well-known story of a young Holocaust victim, but approximately 1.5 million of the six million Jews who died during the Holocaust were children. Despite the brutality they witnessed and endured, many of these children found temporary escape from their lives... More >>
Downtown & Deep Ellum	History, Cultural Events, Arts

The Fashion World of John Paul Gaultier: From the Sidewalk to the Catwalk Dallas Museum of Art : Every week Tuesday, Wednesday, Friday, Saturday, Sunday from Tue., November 8 until Sun., February 12, 11:00am-5:00pm
Up until now, the closest many of us have ever gotten to a Jean Paul Gaultier fashion piece was when he designed a collection for Target last year. The fashion blogosphere exploded with anticipation, and buyers snatched up everything online within days of the line’s debut. Strangely,... More >>
Downtown & Deep Ellum	New Year's Eve, New Year's Day, Fashion & Style, Arts

Marko Kratohvil Exhibit Cohn Drennan Contemporary : Every week Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday from Thu., February 9 until Sat., March 3, 10:00am-5:00pm
While edgy is good, poise is equally important — especially when you’re talking about hard, steel constructions. Artist Marko Kratohvil has found the perfect balance between the traditional and the contemporary. Smooth surfaces of iron and steel collide with the sharp and abrupt... More >>
Downtown & Deep Ellum	Arts, Art - Galleries

Giant Wyly Theatre : Every week Saturday, Sunday from Sat., January 21 until Sun., February 19, 2:00pm
I was reprimanded recently for misusing the word “epic”. I said something to the effect that my Buffalo wings were epic, and my dining companion pointed out that my Buffalo wings were not in any, way, shape or form related to long-form poetry and that if Homer (the poet, not the... More >>
Downtown & Deep Ellum	Theater

I Love You, You're Perfect, Now Change Theatre Three : Every week Thursday, Sunday from Sun., January 22 until Sun., February 19, 7:30pm
Pop culture thrives on stereotypes like the nagging wife and the harried, pot-bellied husband who populate nearly every tired family sitcom. Long-suffering couples see a glimpse of themselves in Peg and Al Bundy, the poster couple of modern TV marriage. We’ve all been there, done that,... More >>
Uptown & Oak Lawn	Theater

Seeking Infinity Mercantile Coffee House : Daily from Thu., January 26 until Sat., February 25
Imagine that Cervantes’ quixotic hero weren’t so deluded after all, and that he truly saw fantastic adventures of derring-do that the rest of us Sancho Panzas can hardly conceive. Well, Dallas artist Liz London has just such a vision and would-be Knights Templar will love her... More >>
Downtown & Deep Ellum	Arts, Art - Openings & Events

Norman Rockwell and the Art of Scouting National Scouting Museum : Every week Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, 10:00am-5:00pm
Norman Rockwell and the Boy Scouts of America are often underestimated these days. Rockwell is often looked upon as little more than a talented illustrator who’s given too many unimaginative home decorators an easy out for folksy Americana options, while it seems as though today’s... More >>
Irving & Las Colinas	Arts

Planet Shark: Predator or Prey Museum of Nature & Science : Every week Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday from Thu., November 3 until Sun., September 16, 10:00am-5:00pm
You don’t have to be a fan of the Discovery Channel’s annual Shark Week or Steven Spielberg’s box-office juggernaut Jaws to appreciate a predator that’s been around for hundreds of millions of years before man first walked the earth. Yup, sharks are fascinating... More >>
Fair Park	Museum Exhibits & Events