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The Crash That Took Me Sons of Hermann Hall	Sat., November 7	Downtown & Deep Ellum	Music
A few years ago, downstairs at Sons of Hermann Hall, the wooden staircases and walls started to shake as two bands played a song that sounded like something off of My Bloody Valentine's Loveless. Four guitars played one bendy riff at top volume, and drums pounded like wrecking balls. The song... More >>

The Stephan Pyles Celebrity Chef Dinner Stephan Pyles	Sun., November 8, 6:00pm	Downtown & Deep Ellum	Charity Events Food & Drink
What exactly makes one a "celebrity chef"? Are TV appearances required? Is a nation-sweeping catch-phrase a must? Does more than one city need to sing your praises? Or do you just have to be able to make such amazing food that when people eat it they swoon and spread the word far and wide? I... More >>

Snoop Dogg, Method Man & Redman, Devin The Dude House of Blues	Sun., November 8	Downtown & Deep Ellum	Music
The return of Method Man and Redman to Dallas came at a bittersweet cost for some concertgoers. In particular, my entourage, who sent me back and forth between the House of Blues restaurant and the concert hall to see if anyone had taken the stage yet, as everyone was glued to the Cowboys... More >>

William Lamson: Automatic Marty Walker Gallery	Every week Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, Sunday from Sat., October 17 until Sat., November 14	Downtown & Deep Ellum	Art Art - Galleries Art - Ongoings
It doesn't take a meteorologist to understand just how powerful weather is. Especially given the recent seasonal shift, we all know how moods can be affected by the weather. And, historically speaking, a kite channeled weather for a rather electrifying discovery. But Brooklyn artist William... More >>

Tom Russell AllGood Cafe	Wed., November 11	Downtown & Deep Ellum	Music
To say that singer-songwriter Tom Russell has led a colorful life is the quite the understatement. Sure, his songs have been recorded by Johnny Cash, Guy Clark, Joe Ely, k.d. lang and Ramblin' Jack Elliott. And yes, he's released around 20 albums since he started playing Vancouver strip clubs... More >>

Ellen Frances Tuchman--Out of My Mind Pan American Art Projects	Every week Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday from Sat., October 31 until Wed., November 25, 10:00am-5:30pm	Downtown & Deep Ellum	Art Art - Galleries
Take a matchbook, a few beads, a bottle of nail polish and a case of eye shadow--put it together and what do you get? Art. Out of My Mind is an exhibition created by Ellen Frances Tuchman repeating patterns of line and color, creating a visual labyrinth. The exhibition explores beauty versus... More >>

Dethklok, Mastodon, High On Fire House of Blues	Wed., November 11	Downtown & Deep Ellum	Music
Depending which metalhead you ask, metal is either being saved or being strychnined by Dethklok, the cartoon band at the center of the Adult Swim show Metalocalypse. On the one hand, the group makes fun of just about everything that made metal cool; on the other hand, they totally shred! The... More >>

Snake In the Grass Theatre Three	Every week Sunday from Sun., October 25 until Sun., November 15, 2:30pm more dates/times	Downtown & Deep Ellum	Theater Theater - Small
Whenever my mother ticked me off when I was a kid, I would pantomime pulling an electrical cord from a wall socket. It was part of an ongoing family joke that I would eagerly pull the plug on her life-support system if she were hospitalized for so much as a broken toe. Yeah, my family has a... More >>

Comedy Central Live presents Mike Birbiglia House of Blues	Fri., November 13, 7:30pm	Downtown & Deep Ellum	Comedy
For such a white-bread (or more specifically, as he describes himself, "fake Italian--like Olive Garden") comedian, Mike Birbiglia makes some pretty funny observations about hip-hop. "I love Jay-Z. He's so good at rapping that sometimes he doesn't even rhyme--he'll just end a line in '-izzah.'... More >>

Wicked Naked Girls Reading LuminArte Design Studio	Fri., November 13, 8:00pm	Downtown & Deep Ellum	Adult Book Events Burlesque Performing Arts
I'm sick of misnomers. Guinea pigs aren't pigs and aren't from Guinea. Ringworm doesn't come from a worm. Why can't the people in charge just do the right thing? I think Michelle L'amour, Miss Exotic World 2005, feels the same way I do because when she started up the Naked Girls Reading show... More >>

Tap Dogs Majestic Theatre	Fri., November 13, 8:00pm more dates/times	Downtown & Deep Ellum	Broadway: Now Playing Dance Theater Theater - Large
I took a tap-dance class in college, and every morning after class I would whirl around my dorm room, slapping the steel tips of my shoes against the brown linoleum. When the hall called a wing meeting about the "noise problem," they didn't mention the people who blared Britney Spears or the... More >>

RTB2, Here Holy Spain, The Me-Thinks City Tavern	Fri., November 13	Downtown & Deep Ellum	Music
Manic, the properly named debut release from this local punk trio, opens on a promising kick: There's no musical lead-in, no build-up, just an immediate and crushing launch into the opening track "Trouble Is," as the vocals, bass, guitar and drums all start simultaneously and hit the listener... More >>

3rd Annual Help the Homeless WalkAThon & 5K Dallas City Hall	Sat., November 14, 9:00am	Downtown & Deep Ellum	Charity Events Family Events Outdoors
What's better than helping people out? Staying in shape and helping people out--in cool weather! Whether you've practiced or not, the third annual Help the Homeless Walkathon and 5K is around the corner. Thousands of walkers and joggers will gear up and take a stroll through Dallas to end... More >>

2009 SPCA Fur Ball Paws in Paradise Hilton Anatole	Sat., November 14, 7:00pm	Downtown & Deep Ellum	Charity Events
Put on your chicest island attire, learn a few beach dance moves and help SPCA, North Texas' leading animal welfare agency, keep operating. It's the Fur Ball Gala at the Hilton Anatole. For every animal taken into custody--and there are thousands--SPCA spends an average of $320. Last year's Fur... More >>

Chuck Ragan, Jim Ward, Frank Turner, Audra Mae, Jon Snodgrass, Chad Price The Prophet Bar	Sat., November 14	Downtown & Deep Ellum	Music
Frank Turner's got something to say. It's apparent in the bite of his words and the gruff roar of his voice. The former U.K. punker led Million Dead for five years before the band dissolved in irreconcilable personal and creative differences. As a result, Turner grabbed an acoustic guitar and... More >>

The TimberCreek Net Zero Energy House Open Location	Every week Friday, Saturday from Fri., October 30 until Sun., November 22, 11:00am-4:00pm more dates/times	Downtown & Deep Ellum	Environmental Tours
My house is definitely not a net zero energy house. But such things do exist. GreenCraft Builders just put up a new house in Lewisville--the TimberCreek Net Zero Energy House--and as its name suggests, the house produces as much or more energy than it consumes over the course of a year. (I... More >>

A Celebration of Reading Meyerson Symphony Center	Mon., November 16, 7:00pm	Downtown & Deep Ellum	Book Events Charity Events
The Internet turned 40 on October 29. Video games have been a mainstay in people's homes for around 30 years and have become an all-encompassing gateway into personal fitness, music appreciation and knocking off hookers with an Uzi whilst stealing the car of your dreams. By comparison, books... More >>

Billy Crystal's 700 Sundays The Winspear Opera House	Tue., November 17, 8:00pm more dates/times	Downtown & Deep Ellum	Theater Theater - Large
There is a long, checkered history of "one-man shows" and "performance art" dating as far back as Hal Holbrook, Karen Finley and the Fluxus art movement. Probably even further. It seems that the latest celebrity to throw his old-ass hat into the arena is the one and only Billy Crystal. You most... More >>

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Book Munch J. Erik Jonsson Central Library Auditorium	Second Wednesday of every month, 12:00pm-1:00pm	Downtown & Deep Ellum	Clubs (Community)

Preschool Story Time Renner Frankford Renner Frankford Library	Every week Wednesday, 3:30pm	Downtown & Deep Ellum	Reading & Storytelling

Live Music Thursdays Dream Café	Every week Thursday	Downtown & Deep Ellum

Naked Sundays with DJ Willie Trimmer, Jonny Five, Kean Mantus Ultralounge	Every week Sunday, 8:00pm	Downtown & Deep Ellum	Music

Snuff Bottle Collection The Crow Collection of Asian Art	Daily	Downtown & Deep Ellum	Art - Museums

Declaration of Independence J. Erik Jonsson Central Library Auditorium	Daily	Downtown & Deep Ellum	Public Interest

Doctor Quinn Brown The Walrus	Every week Thursday	Downtown & Deep Ellum	Music