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John F. Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts

  • Blogs

    October 20, 2011

    Used to Be Everyone Square Danced 'Round These Parts. Now, It's An Art Project.

    A friend directed my attention to something entirely unrelated on Kickstarter, where I stumbled across this intriguing item: Square Dance: A Community Project, which the organizers -- Leila Grothe and Cynthia Mulcahy -- are billing as a "public art project." Which is how you have to bill an event ju ... More >>

  • Blogs

    September 13, 2011

    Winspear Opera House's Petite Sandwich Redefines "Petite." And "Sandwich."

    ​Last night the Winspear Opera House played host to Kathleen Edwards, a Canadian folk and country singer, and Bon Iver. The opera house, a marvel of modern architectural and sound design, makes for a life-shifting experience when the music is good. I wish I could say the same for the food a ... More >>

  • Blogs

    May 17, 2011

    AT&T PAC's New CEO Is Familiar With Such Words As "Cash-Strapped" and "Cutbacks"

    Mark Weinstein​It's been almost a year since Mark Nerenhausen suddenly stepped down as CEO of the AT&T Performing Arts Center after less than two years on the job. But this morning, the AT&T PAC made it official: Mark Weinstein, ex of the Washington National Opera and the Pittsburgh Opera, ... More >>

  • Blogs

    May 13, 2011

    Really, We Have to Wait a Whole Year Till Modern Family Cast Comes to Brinker Forum?

    Ty Burrell, Jesse Tyler Ferguson and Eric Stonestreet will be at the Winspear in April​Mixmaster Merritt has posted the lineup for next season's TITAS performances, which will be spread across the Winspear and Wyly beginning September 1. Here, we bring you the roster for next season's Brinker Inte ... More >>

  • Calendar

    March 31, 2011

    Caution Ahead

    Ty Burrell, Jesse Tyler Ferguson and Eric Stonestreet will be at the Winspear in April​Mixmaster Merritt has posted the lineup for next season's TITAS performances, which will be spread across the Winspear and Wyly beginning September 1. Here, we bring you the roster for next season's Brinker Inte ... More >>

  • Blogs

    December 29, 2010

    No, Ron Kirk Will Not Change Seats With You

    ​Flipped over to the Kennedy Center Honors late in the show, just as a certain Arts Magnet grad was foo-fighting over Paul McCartney's "Maybe I'm Amazed."  And first thing I saw was former Dallas Mayor Ron Kirk, now the United States Trade Representative. Clearly, it still pays to be the Firs ... More >>

  • Blogs

    December 29, 2010

    Watch: Dallas Native Norah Jones, 35 Conferette Performer Mavis Staples, Dave Grohl, Steven Tyler, No Doubt and Paul Simon Pay Tribute To Paul McCartney at Kennedy Center Honors

    ​If you've got, oh, 13 minutes or so to spare this morning, then, please, do yourself a solid and check out the pair of clips we've got posted for you after the jump. They come courtesy of CBS's Kennedy Center Honors coverage, aired last night, where Oprah Winfrey, Bill T. Jones, Merle Haggard and ... More >>

  • Calendar

    December 9, 2010

    Blowin' Up

    ​If you've got, oh, 13 minutes or so to spare this morning, then, please, do yourself a solid and check out the pair of clips we've got posted for you after the jump. They come courtesy of CBS's Kennedy Center Honors coverage, aired last night, where Oprah Winfrey, Bill T. Jones, Merle Haggard and ... More >>

  • Calendar

    February 12, 2009

    Ready For Bettye

    LaVette Belts it for McFarlin

  • Blogs

    January 13, 2009

    Dallas' N'dambi To Take Part In Inauguration Festivities, Kinda

    Dallas-based soul singer N'dambi, who, once upon a time, sang backup for Erykah Badu and is now signed to Stax Records, will be in D.C. next week during all them inaugural proceedings.Well, OK, not quite. N'dambi (pictured right, as photographed by Andreas Branch) will be performing on Sunday at the ... More >>

  • Blogs

    October 12, 2007

    Get to Know Cappy McGarr!

    Dallas-based soul singer N'dambi, who, once upon a time, sang backup for Erykah Badu and is now signed to Stax Records, will be in D.C. next week during all them inaugural proceedings.Well, OK, not quite. N'dambi (pictured right, as photographed by Andreas Branch) will be performing on Sunday at the ... More >>

  • Music

    July 5, 2007

    Grupo Fantasma

    Friday, July 6, at House of Blues Cambridge Room

  • Blogs

    December 5, 2006

    What the Hell Was Going on at Joe Simpson's House, Anyway?

    Friday, July 6, at House of Blues Cambridge Room

  • Blogs

    December 4, 2006

    Parton the Interruption

    Friday, July 6, at House of Blues Cambridge Room

  • Blogs

    July 26, 2006

    Theater Critics Camp Diary, Day 1

    Friday, July 6, at House of Blues Cambridge Room

  • Calendar

    February 23, 2006

    Staying Put

    Alexander hits the stage at the Eisemann

  • Calendar

    July 8, 2004

    This Week's Day-By-Day Picks

    Alexander hits the stage at the Eisemann

  • Calendar

    November 20, 2003

    MASS Appeal

    Bernstein's Big D story

  • Calendar

    May 1, 2003

    Kid Around

    Arts in the park, Kennedy style

  • News

    February 6, 2003

    Get on the Bus

    For one fellow traveler, the road to an anti-war protest in Washington is paved with good intentions and bad politics

  • Dining

    November 11, 1999

    Pricey quotes

    Peeking into Ginsburg's multimillion-dollar Voltaire

  • Music

    April 23, 1998

    A mother's kisses

    Sara Hickman doesn't need to please anyone anymore

  • News

    December 11, 1997

    The other arena

    With major arts players jockeying for position in a new performing arts center, will smaller groups be left out of the Arts District altogether?

  • Calendar

    April 6, 1995

    Events for the week

    With major arts players jockeying for position in a new performing arts center, will smaller groups be left out of the Arts District altogether?

  • News

    February 2, 1995

    Building to a Crescendo

    Dallas Opera was once the toast of the nation. Now it is reaching for that high note again.

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