For the first time in Red Bull Flugtag history, five cities will be pitted against each other. Only one will claim victory. (Someone cue the theme to Highlander.) Saturday at Lake Carolyn in Las Colinas, Dallas will compete against four far less capable cities — Chicago; Washington, D.C.; Long Beach,…
I can say two words and then just pretty much fill the rest of this space with one long HEEEEEEY. The words are Pride Parade. As in gay pride. As in the grandest celebration of them all. If you’ve never been you seriously have no idea what you’re missing —…
Oh girl, I got class. Well, I had class. It’s gone now, but it was glorious while it lasted. The class I had was 45 minutes of nonstop Gourmet Easy-Bake Oven instruction where I learned tips that even applied to non-Easy-Baking. And now for the question of the century (not…
If you can’t make it to TacoCon, head to FIG. Better yet, learn to manage your time and attend both. FIG sounds like a lesser food, right? WRONG! It’s the Fashion Industry Gallery and it’s holding its Finale — which isn’t a celebration of the gallery’s untimely demise, but actually…
There are so many things right about Fall Fly Days that the complete and total misname, Family Friendly Babes and Bombers, is almost worth an overlook. Almost. You can’t say babes and then call yourself fun for all ages, unless you’re that coronary-inducing chicken restaurant over in Carrollton. But this…
It’s Gourmet Easy Bake Oven Night at schoolclass in Oak Cliff. Remember that little fire hazard? The one that made those dough-y hunks of shit? Yeah, that one! Well tonight, a real live caterer/baker/person who knows how to use an actual oven will be teaching a class featuring actual edible…
Sundays are typically ho-hum, but this Sunday will be anything but. Especially if the Texas Association of Magicians has anything to say about it — and they do. They just say it with smoke poofs and sleight of hand. They’ll be holding their annual convention at Intercontinental Hotel Dallas in…
One notch above Jell-O wrestling you’ll find The Ticket’s Fight Night. It’s a night when a bunch of regular jackoffs (and jackoff-ettes) step in the ring, stop fighting with their words and use their fists … the way it was intended. After the fights, country singer William Clark Green will…
If you go to this show, the first thing you’ll ask is, “Hey, isn’t that the guy from A Few Good Men?” It’s Kevin Pollak! Before he told T. Cruise he’d prefer him over his father, “Any day and twice on Sunday,” Pollak performed stand-up in knitted sweater vests and…
Aside from being the wet dream of every prepubescent boy, Nerdlesque Strikes Back just might be your wet dream, too. The ladies and at least one gentleman of the show bring pop culture, anime and comic book characters to life and then they take it all off in traditional burlesque…
I’ve been meaning to take a self-defense class forever. Seriously. You know the day dinosaurs were invented? It was the day before that. As a single girl who lives alone — I write under a pen name so don’t try to abduct me, you dummies — I have a pretty…
There’s an event that’s happening on Wednesday that better sound amazing to you. And if it doesn’t sound amazing to you, we’ll wonder if you’ve lobotomized the part of your brain that acknowledges “awesome things.” (And if that really happened, I’m so sorry. Also, awkward.) Back in 2003, El Ranchito’s…
You have to love the Texas Theatre. One week they give you obscure 35-mm films and the next it’s comedian Pete Holmes, live. Who is this Pete character, you ask? Sit tight, little Holmes-ies, I’m gonna tell you all about him. First and foremost — and probably something he’d prefer…
The best part of Kathy Griffin is that she’ll call out all the dickholes in Hollywood and when you see her live, it’s like she’s calling them out just to you. Like you’re a couple of gal pals getting some dippity ’dos at the local salon even if you’re no…
If you loved To Wong Fu, you’re gonna love Forever Lovely. (We’re basing that solely on your assumed love of men and makeup and men in makeup.) In this little play that could, we follow “the most popular third-rate drag queen in Dallas,” Lovely Uranus, as she navigates the most…
New things are stupid. Old things rule. Originals always crush remakes, reboots and sequels. Like, everyone knows they got Planet of the Apes right the first time and fortunately, the guys over at Texas Theatre get that and will be showing Planet of the Apes in 35-mm on Friday. Surely…
In what will surely become one of the most impressive displays of spandex you’ve ever seen, Xanadu will skate onstage at the WaterTower Theatre, into your heart, do a few laps and then skate back to the realm of the gods, where clearly it belongs. Inspired by the book and…
The World’s End isn’t even out yet but lucky for us, the Alamo Drafthouse Richardson (100 S. Central Expressway, Suite 14) doesn’t give a shit. They give so few shits they’re not even open themselves — they’re set to open August 9 — and they’re still going to screen the…
The Webb Gallery is what the FOE must have been years ago — this amazing, secret spot that you’re not really sure if you should share or if you should continue to hog it all to yourself because it’s perfect in all its little-known glory. It’s an incredible space to…
The Webb Gallery’s (209 W. Franklin St., Waxahachie) latest show is titled Peep Show. It’s a thoughtful flashback to when sexy was sexy, and not just Miley Cyrus dry-humping a pillow in a white bodysuit. Peep Show is simple, seductive and features girlie shots from burlesque shows throughout the 1940s…
If you can say the words “dog show” without singing the clap, clap, clap, clap, clap song from SNL, or picturing any scene from Best in Show, you’re a better human than the rest of us. Either way, it’s time to cash in that vacation day and head to the…
Flashdance The Musical is coming to a stage near you at 7:30 p.m. Sunday. Remember that little silver-screen gem? Back when young movie stars didn’t suck. (I’m looking at you, Ashley Benson … or, you know, any of them.) Plus, it gave us two of the hottest things ever: one-shoulder…
