Fashion & Flea isn’t a stuffy, boring, snoozefest-y event. It’s a spirited treasure hunt where you’ll find “vintage, antique, locally produced or handcrafted items.” It has everything from furniture and décor to clothing, jewelry, toys, games, crowd-pleasing ephemera and more. At the Fashion & Flea you’ll also find Danielle Colby…

An entire evening of free pickup adult kickball games? Yes. It’s the WAKA League’s doing: They’re throwing Thursday’s free-for-all to recruit the shit out of you. Guess what else? We’re gonna lead off with a ball joke, so if you have a set, head out to Tietze Park (2700 Skillman…

Get to know the people behind some of Dallas’ more interesting, unique, art-inspired local businesses. Know any good ones? Drop us a tip in the comments. Shannon Driscoll has been immersed in art most of her adult life. She’s a former art conservator, co-owner Oil & Cotton, and the teeniest…

If you’ve forgotten how ridiculously handsome Jake Ryan is and how you never fully understood his attraction to Samantha, then it’s time for a refresher course at Alamo Drafthouse. Tuesday is Girlie Night and they’re showing Sixteen Candles. Relive headgear, Long Duk Dong and a time when John Cusack was…

What you’re about to read is going to make you say “Who?” and “whaaa?” and then make a Tim the Toolman Taylor grunt. It’s a lot of names, but muddle through, it’s worth it. MatrimonEy Clothing teamed up with graphic artist Blakely Dadson to release two All That Glitters T-shirts…

This is the first of what we plan to be a regular series of Q&As with the people behind some of Dallas’ more interesting, unique, art-inspired local businesses. Know of any good ones? Drop us a tip in the comments. We’re leading off with Melissa Mackaly and Photo-Wagon, the mobile…

Undermain Theatre brings local theater hard, son. Its latest production, Abraham Zobell’s Home Movie: Final Reel…, is the story of Zobell’s last hoorah. He’s sick, dying and under constant care of his wife. One night he hatches a plan to escape her watchful eye and travel back through his past…

Some movies are just bad and then some movies are so bad, they’re good … for professional mocking in a public forum. Twilight: New Moon is one of those movies. Shape shifters, sparkling vampires and K. Stew’s complete and total lack of acting?!? Master Pancake is all over it. They’re…

If the extent of your safari knowledge comes from The Wild Thornberrys, it’s time to get with the program, sister. The Dallas Safari Club’s annual convention is a solid place to start, especially if you’re into things themed “Generations” that promise to “set the standard for sporting enthusiasts from around…

There are so many ways you could know Colin Quinn. Way back in the day he was on an MTV game show called Remote Control. Less back in the day he was on SNL. And recently he had his own show on Comedy Central — Tough Crowd with Colin Quinn…

No one knows how to throw a party like people who know how to throw parties. We’re talking about professional party planners, people whose job it is to make sure you’re having fun. Wedding planners, photographers, concierges, DJs, florists — there’s a surprising diversity when it comes to event planning…

If you think the word “pilates” translates to “rich people stretching,” boy are you wrong — at least when it takes place at Texas Discovery Gardens in Fair Park. For 45 minutes starting at 6 p.m. Monday you can stretch your hammies in the middle of 7.5 acres of a…

If you’re one of the trillion ladies who got engaged this holiday season, you’ve got some planning to do. Fortunately there’s an entire industry that caters to making your big day even bigger and better and maybe even a little over the top. The Las Colinas Bridal Show is a…

It’s ladies’ night, oh what a night: Paint the Town Red Parties will be holding its first quarterly event at Quixotic World in Deep Ellum at 7 p.m. Saturday. Fulfill all your bow-chicka-wow-wow dreams with demonstrations on burlesque, strip tease and sex-goddess empowerment party packages. Yeah, yeah, they’re hocking services,…

There’s a new YouTube program called The Grotto Talk Show launching in January. It’s only natural to have a launch party, and this one includes dinner and drinks. Oh, and it’s free. The only catch is you have to wear cocktail attire and it’s in a chapel in Aubrey. But…

We’re 12 years into the 21st century and still doing holiday things that would make the 1990s shudder. Here’s a list of things we, as a nation, need to knock the eff off. 1. Car Antlers Let’s go ahead an toss car wreaths and humorous Santa body parts in the…

The Lollie Bombs are exactly what you’re thinking — sweet, but they’ll also explode in your face. With boobs!!! The best kind of blow up. Sure, they’re tasseled boobs, but you know, beggars and choosers. Join them Friday for their holiday show, Mischief & Mistletoe, where they promise “four lovely…

When you grow weary of tear-jerking, leg-lamp-shattering, Clark Griswold-flustering, keep-the-change-you-filthy-animal Christmas films, head to the Dallas Comedy House to see those smartasses mock it all in ImprovisedChristmasMovie. (They saved the cleverness for the stage.) No one’s getting wings in this production either, but there is a SantaGremlin, so suck on…

It’s Dallas, so ice skating outside isn’t really a thing. Every year the Hilton Anatole rights this egregious wrong with Sparkle!, a mega-holiday-evergreen-lighted-smitten-mittens event. If you have a sugar or a booger or a sugarbooger, head out to the festivities from 8 to 10 p.m. Friday for Date Night-Skate Night…

Don’t let the haters get you down, Cleon. Some of us loved you, baby. Here’s why: 1. Price is Right One whole hour of the Cliffhanger, PLINKO and debating who’s creepier — thin Drew Carey or everyday Lara Flynn Boyle…