If you haven’t completed your holiday shopping, you’re about to be screwed. Well, you were, until WIGWAM Holiday Pop-Up Shop decided to pop up once again. What started as an experiment among eight friends has grown into the sporadic place for handmade everything from local artisans. WIGWAM is as well-curated…

Southern California street art will finally get its due on Saturday when Dallas gets a visit from an old friend. Here-turned-there artist David Grizzle returns to his yeehaw heritage this weekend to show off his skate-deck art in a one-night-only show called Acrylics on Decks./b> His subjects include everything from…

The McKinney Avenue Contemporary’s Blue Yule Artist Party and Ornament Sale is back for the 17th year in a row. And there’s a reason it’s been around long enough to be a senior in high school — it’s rad. Every year “emerging and established artists” create unique ornaments and works…

This year marks the 85th year of the Rockettes, and to celebrate they’ve created an all-new stage show with more adjectives than ever before! “High-energy, tap-infused!” “Precision dance techniques!” “Show-stopping choreography!” It all begins when a 50-foot LED screen transports the audience to Times Square and Santa’s Workshop where the…

Memory jugs were created as a way to honor the dead. Oftentimes holes were provided so the spirit wouldn’t get trapped inside the container. Of course, Bruce Lee Webb, that crazy coot, will offer way more insight on this delightfully quirky tradition in his Oil & Cotton class aptly titled…

The No. 1 hobby on everyone’s list? Travel. And sometimes people even mean it. If you’re one of those mean-it types, check out the Travel & Adventure Show at the Dallas Convention Center (650 S. Griffin St.). Unlike other expos that are more like pamphlet parties, this event is truly…

If you like drawing, but are all out of fruit bowls, why not try your hand at the human form? And if you’re destined to artfully tackle a body, then choose a good one, like the form belonging to burlesque dancer Lula Houp-Garou. She’s the subject of the next Dr…

The Tantra Vinyasa Conference is coming to Dallas for the first time ever, but don’t be fooled; this ain’t their first bendy rodeo. For the past 14 years, hand-selected instructors and speakers have gathered at the Midwest Yoga Conference, but this year they’ll be gathering here for “Yoga, Sex and…

You can’t escape it. On walks, at the dog park, in the pet store, everybody wants to know: “What kind of dog is that?” and the answer is never just “The kind that loves me.” Tell somebody you’ve got a retriever or pug mix and your pup is showered with…

If you’re the type of person who likes to help animals, but also likes to get their swagger on, then Howl-O-Ween is the party for you. It’s a full-power costume bash that benefits the SPCA of Texas and has bottle service for $150. If you’re not down for VIP-ing your…

If there’s one thing pugs love, it’s costumes. No wait, that’s Beggin’ Strips. Well, if there’s one thing humans love, it’s cramming those wrinkly pups into crazy outfits. And with that, we wish you a Happy Pug-O-Ween. Much like the name implies, Pug-O-Ween is a Halloween-Pug hybrid event filled with…

Spend your evening getting all cultural and stuff at Late Nights in the Arts District. While you’ll find a million happenings scattered among the Crow Collection of Asian Art, the Nasher Sculpture Center and the Dallas Museum of Art (1717 North Harwood St.), things will only get seductively French over…

Dallas stylist Jillian Prado believes that style is attainable for every occasion and every individual. For the fourth year in a row, she’ll prove it at the Drastically Appropriate Fashion Show, where 50 impeccable looks will be strutted down the runway. There will be models — long, lean and perfectly…

Bald uncles with working mouth bulbs, surly children and a questionable plunging neckline. This can mean only one thing: The Addams Family is descending upon Dallas in all its oddball glory. In this chapter in the Addams story, we find Wednesday’s cold, black heart melting for a normal boy. Yep,…

Cirque du Soliel’s KOOZA inspires gasps, heart palpitations and quotes like, “Son of Zeus, how did he do that?” But KOOZA is more than a natural defiance of the human musculoskeletal system, it’s also a show that’s “presented in a colorful mélange that emphasizes bold slapstick humor.” That’s right: It’s…

In Texas, there are few occasions when donning lederhosen seems like a good idea. I mean, they’re velvet shortalls — in this heat? Just try it mid-August: You’ll be the Mayor of Chafed Thigh City. But about this time every year, the temperature drops. Instantly, the clock strikes lederhosen, with…

If you’re happy and you know it, clap your hands. But if you’re prideful and you know it? Take your shirt off, throw on a feather boa, add a pair of glitter nipple tassels and march down the street. That’s right, Dallas Pride is almost here and to kick things…

If you’re interested in attending the Pearls & Purses Luncheon at Victory Tavern, you probably have a few questions. Like, one: Do you have to own pearls? No. Naked necks are welcome. Two: Do you have to own a purse? No. A fannypack will suffice. In fact, you can bid…

No matter what Bonne Bell says, the true transition to womanhood doesn’t start with Dr Pepper Lip Smackers, it starts with a quinceañera. And when it comes to quinceañeras, it’s all about the dress. It’s pretty much the most important purchase, like, ever. Except for that other “big day,” but…

Have you ever wished a write-up had sound effects? Me too. So just play along and read this entire thing like it’s a monster truck show and anytime you see an “effin’” go ahead and fill it in with the real thing. Why? Because it’s the mothereffin’ Dallas Home and…

If you love the drama of Lifetime, but aren’t keen on the comfort of your own home, come check out the most angst-filled movie to never star Meredith Baxter-Birney. It’s called Cyberbully and not once does it suggest you save the drama for your momma. Mostly because, if you’re getting…