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Thunder from Down Under House of Blues : June 19
If you glean most of your world knowledge from talk shows and reality TV like Project Runway, then you know that the guys in Thunder from Down Under are built like no other men on God’s green earth. These guys put Chippendales to shame, with their chiseled, rock-hard abs and rugged good... More >>
Downtown & Deep Ellum	Sex and Fetish Events, Cabaret, Shopping, Singles Events, Burlesque

Shelly Carrol City Tavern : 9:00 p.m. June 19
Alto and tenor sax player Shelly Carrol heads up an amazing jazz ensemble that will keep you up past your bedtime, for a Wednesday night. Jazz fans in Dallas are grown folks. They have a certain refined taste in art and music that can't be found in many local music clubs, so they head to the... More >>
Downtown & Deep Ellum	Music

Comedy Circus Addison Improv Comedy Club : June 20
As the great poet Tom Cochrane once said, life is a highway. And comedy, it is often a circus. You get up on stage, perform your tricks for a crowd and hope no one throws tomatoes or other round, soft objects at you. On Thursday night, the Addison Improv (4980 Beltline Road) is taking that idea... More >>
Addison	Circus, Comedy

TEDxSMU Auditions The Kessler Theater : June 20
They have ideas to better the world — seat-belt buckles designed for Texas heat, perhaps. On Thursday, we’ll hear exactly how life-changing those philosophical and researched approaches to life’s obstacles are as 11 speakers give short presentations at the Kessler Theater... More >>
Oak Cliff & South Dallas	Lectures, Technology Events

Robert Plant & The Sensational Space Shifters, Lil' Band O' Gold Palladium Ballroom : 8:00 p.m. June 20
While Mr. Plant’s voice may not be the spellbinding force of nature it was many, many years ago, and while the continuing separation of a Page from his Plant might be a thorn in the side of classic rock lovers around the world, there is no denying that Plant’s vocals color the music... More >>
Oak Cliff & South Dallas	Music

Cirque du Burlesque Lakewood Theater : June 21
Viva Dallas Burlesque at Lakewood Theater(1825 Abrams Road) has concocted the perfect performance combination for your viewing pleasure: derobing beauties meets circus magic. With Cirque du Burlesque, the biggest burlesque show in Texas promises to dazzle with internationally recognized... More >>
East Dallas & Lakewood	Circus, Burlesque

Dallas Arts District Summer Block Party The Nasher Sculpture Center : June 21
Doesn’t the summer give you fits of country-life longing? When the concrete radiates the heat right through your soul (and your soles) and the buildings reflect light and your car runs hot, hot, hotter as it idles on a baking stretch of U.S. 75 ... we pine for grass and shade and... More >>
Downtown & Deep Ellum	Community Events, Arts, Outdoors

Immersed Ink Tattoo and Arts Festival Mesquite Convention Center : June 21
The Immersed Ink Tattoo and Arts Festival is coming to town. And the ‘and’ is curious because tattoos are arts. Maybe not that tramp stamp you got back in junior college, but certainly the ones that will be created and inked from 2 to 10 p.m. Friday at Mesquite Convention Center... More >>
Mesquite/ Balch Springs	See and Be Seen, Off The Wall, Arts, Nightlife, Sex and Fetish Events, Singles Events

Screw Attack Gaming Convention Hyatt Regency Dallas - Reunion : June 21
Has it been several summers since your skin’s had tan lines? Did you miss our brief stint of beautiful weather because you just bought Bioshock Infinite and you refuse to go anywhere until you finish, lest there be spoilers? Well, give your callused thumbs a rest this weekend and leave... More >>
Downtown & Deep Ellum	Games, Technology Events

Slaid Cleaves Dan's Silverleaf : 9:00 p.m. June 21
Austin musician and singer-songwriter Slaid Cleaves wasn't always a Texas boy. He is originally from up North, but has been an Austin resident for the past couple of decades, so I guess that qualifies him as a Texan by this point. At least I hope so, because the New York Times wrote a few years... More >>
Denton	Music

Best Little Brewfest in Texas Texas Motor Speedway : June 22
How many times have you thought to yourself, “Why can’t I find a way to combine my appreciation of fine craft beers with my proclivity for financial do-gooding?” Well, now’s your chance to put your money where your mouth is, because the Best Little Brewfest in Texas has... More >>
Fort Worth	Outdoors, Food and Drink, Breweries

Blow Up Closes; Domestic Dissonance Opens Circuit 12 Contemporary : June 22
When one door closes, another opens, and that is true for the Design District on Saturday night. Circuit 12 Contemporary (1130 Dragon St.) is debuting its new show, Domestic Dissonance, which features works by Sandra Erbacher and Eddie Villanueva. Via paintings, sculptures and installations,... More >>
Downtown & Deep Ellum	Performance Art, Art - Galleries

Fang Festival Texas Discovery Gardens : June 22
Depending on your disposition, you’ll be either frightened or delighted by the stars of the Fang Festival at Texas Discovery Gardens (3601 Martin Luther King Jr. Blvd.). It’s a veritable reptilianpalooza that will feature native Texas snakes, turtles and toads. For those who... More >>
Fair Park	Outdoors, Education

The Netherfield Ball Temple Emanu-El : June 22
Calling all history buffs, literature aficionados and lovers of Jane Austen’s prose. Join the Jane Austen Society of North Texas on Saturday at The Netherfield Ball as they celebrate the 200th anniversary of Pride and Prejudice at a lavish event inspired by Austen’s gala of the same... More >>
Park Cities	Literary Events, Dance, Recreation

Best Little Brew Fest in Texas Texas Motor Speedway : 1:00 p.m. June 22
Nothing says Texas more than a beer festival at the Texas Motor Speedway in the middle of summer. The year’s first-annual Best Little Brewfest in Texas promises all sorts of goods for the 21-and-up crowd, like more than 150 craft beers from more than 50 breweries, to the backdrop of Texas... More >>
Fort Worth	Music

Eleanor Friedberger, Teen The Loft : 7:00 p.m. June 22
It’s not surprising that the 36-year-old female half of the Fiery Furnaces, Eleanor Friedberger, went to great lengths (literally) to create the album art for her versatile, excellent and aptly entitled new album, Personal Record. A few weeks ago, the Illinois-born indie-pop songstress... More >>
Oak Cliff & South Dallas	Music

Tim McGraw, Brantley Gilbert, Love and Theft Gexa Energy Pavilion : 7:00 p.m. June 22
Tickets go on sale Friday for country music superstar Tim McGraw's "Two Lanes of Freedom" tour," presented by none other than Penzoil. Up-and-comers Brantley Gilbert and Love and Theft will help fill out the bill this summer. Also, McGraw has partnered with Tumblr to create the "Fanticipation"... More >>
Fair Park	Music

Old Warhorse Dan's Silverleaf : 9:00 p.m. June 22
If you're in the Denton area on Saturday night, you best get yourself to one of the sexiest shows of the evening: Old Warhorse -- which doesn't sound like a sexy name, but has all of the blues, soul and rock 'n' roll that you could ask for. You'll probably get a little mention too, since the... More >>
Denton	Music

9 to 5: The Musical Repertory Company Theatre : June 23
Have you watched the movie 9 to 5 recently? Have you noticed how well it’s held up? Dolly Parton, Jane Fonda and Lily Tomlin were embracing the idea of “lean in” way before Sheryl Sandberg wrote a book about it, although theirs came with a side of comedic revenge against their... More >>
Richardson & Vicinity	Theater

Awesome Comic Book Collector Show Double Tree Dallas Market Center Hotel : June 23
If you’re the type of person who wakes up early every Wednesday to pick up your comic book subscriptions and you’ve trolled through every shop in town locating your old favorites, then this weekend there’s only one place to be — at the Awesome Comic Book Collector Show.... More >>
Downtown & Deep Ellum	Shopping, Literary Events

Metalachi Trees : 7:00 p.m. June 23
Metalachi is the world's first heavy metal mariachi band, and they're coming to Dallas to bring an Old Mexico feel to some of America's outlaws of rock's greatest hits. Following in the footsteps of KISS, GWAR and Spinal Tap, these classically trained mariachi rockers are bringing their own... More >>
Downtown & Deep Ellum	Music

Pitbull, Kesha Gexa Energy Pavilion : 7:00 p.m. June 23
On Sunday, two incredibly strange pop stars unite Wonder Twin-style to take over Gexa Energy Pavilion. How did we get here? Well, after a few years working as a songwriter, Ke$ha was handed a mic and delivered “Tik Tok,” which has sold more than 14 million copies. She followed that... More >>
Fair Park	Music

Jay Chandrasekhar Sons of Hermann Hall : June 25
The name Jay Chandrasekhar may mean nothing to you, but you can bet your sweet ass it does to every proofreader out there. Also, it should mean something to you. Jay is one of the Broken Lizard film ensemble — you know, the guys behind Super Troopers, you fools. Plus Beerfest and Club... More >>
Downtown & Deep Ellum	Comedy

Cyndi Lauper, Hunter Valentine House of Blues : 8:00 p.m. June 26
We should thank the heavens that Cyndi Lauper exists. She's Our Lady of The Flowers, the original Riot Grrl, and she has survived because unlike her new-age contemporaries, there's substance beyond her style that resonates with fans, keeping her relevant all these years. Her resume is nothing... More >>
Downtown & Deep Ellum	Music

New Kids on the Block, 98 Degrees, Boyz II Men American Airlines Center : 7:00 p.m. June 28
Whoa. Just look at this bill. It's now 2013, so the New Kids definitely aren't so new anymore, and since they're all middle-aged, I'd say they've been around the block a time or two. Because the show isn't until June, you have plenty of time to pick out your outfit for Bill Hicks' favorite band. More >>
Uptown & Oak Lawn	Music