The Perot Museum of Nature and Science (2201 N. Field St.) recently opened its Hoglund Foundation Theater, a nearly 300-seat space boasting both 2-D and 3-D films, which is the closest Dallas has to an IMAX theater just yet. This bodes well for Sea Monsters: A Prehistoric Adventure, which closes…

Tommy, the Who’s 1975 musical based on their 1969 album of the same name, has been psychoanalyzed, contextualized, repurposed and transformed into a cult hit referenced across 30 years of pop culture. It also gave the Who the distinction of being one of the first bands to approach the rock…

Miss the Fort Worth rodeo already? The Dickies Iron Cowboy IV hits Cowboys Stadium in Arlington (1 Legends Way) this Saturday, bringing you 24 of the best and most extreme professional bullriders on the circuit, vying for a cash prize. If you’ve ever spent an afternoon accidentally getting lost in…

What has Paul Reiser been doing lately? That’s no doubt a question that causes you to wake up in a cold sweat at 2 a.m. So, to soothe your anxious heart: The actor/comedian/author/Mad About You star attempted another TV run with 2011’s The Paul Reiser Show, which only aired two…

When I interviewed John Lydon last fall, in preview of Public Image Ltd.’s Dallas reunion show, he did not feign interest in talking about his old band, the Sex Pistols. Their history had been written, and he was done revisiting or revising it. Fair enough. Still, their January 1978 show…

“As (wo)manorialists, of course we are feminist, but identify with that after our femininity. Our work shares our experience.” So goes the (wo)manifesto of (Wo)manorial, conceived last summer and launched virtually in October as an “online platform” for artists. This idea sprung from the think tank of Jessica Iannuzzi Garcia…

Even with the stream of talent that has come from Chicago’s revered improv school The Second City (Tina Fey, Stephen Colbert, Amy Sedaris), it takes a minute to sink in that it’s been around for more than 50 years. Last fall, the Wyly Theater hosted The Second City Does Dallas,…

Red Arrow Contemporary (1130 Dragon St.) has quite the spring/summer schedule lined up, but before we race ahead, the Dragon Street art gallery has a milestone to celebrate. In addition to the usual flow of wine and conversation, Red Arrow is turning one year old, and to celebrate the gallery…

In The Search for Signs of Intelligent Life in the Universe, the 1985 play performed by Lily Tomlin and written by her longtime partner, Jane Wagner, Tomlin inhabits a host of female (and a few male) characters: Trudy the bag lady; prostitutes Brandy and Tina; socialite Kate; feminist Lyn; Agnus…

Oh, right, Valentine’s Day. Instead of the usual boring dinner/movie date, Studio Movie Grill (11170 North Central Expressway) is offering up a Valentine’s Eve (that’s a thing, right?) movie night for the obscure-horror fan. Horror Remix cuts up and edits down B-movie shlock to its powerful, gooey essence, providing a…

This installment of the Dallas Museum of Art’s (1717 N. Harwood St.) Arts & Letters Live series pairs Texas actors with Texas authors. Dallas-born actor Stephen Tobolowsky (Glee, Deadwood, True Stories) will sign copies of his new book, The Dangerous Animals Club, as well as read his essay “F.A.Q.” Spring,…

Teatro Dallas (1331 Record Crossing Road) kicks February off with a tribute to Spanish poet Federico García Lorca and his 1933 play Blood Wedding. This stage production ups the contemporary aspect by integrating flamenco, video and modern dance into the dramatic tale of love, death and symbolism, and if you…

Synergy is the name of the game at Friday’s Artful Musings event at the Dallas Museum of Art (1717 N. Harwood St.), as photographer Nic Nicosia and novelist Philipp Meyer talk influence and inspiration. Dallas-born Nicosia’s new book, simply titled Nic Nicosia, is a definitive collection of three decades of…

A rodeo in Texas is always a big to-do, and Fort Worth Stock Show and Rodeo is perhaps the biggest to be done. Friday, you can hit up the indoor rodeo at 2 and 7:30 p.m. to take in bull riding, barrel racing and the long-awaited return of Whiplash, the…

Hearing President Obama mention Stonewall — shorthand for the 1969 police raid on gay club Stonewall Inn in New York City — in his Inauguration speech was a milestone for gay rights, at a time when the legalization of same-sex unions is gaining traction. That will likely be discussed at…

Do you love the movie Clue, but wish there had been more synth and neon in it? Duh. The Murder Mystery Co. has you covered, when they roll out their Totally ’80s, Totally Murder show, in which you play a new wave detective. The premise: An unfortunately named band (The…

Texas Theatre (231 W. Jefferson Blvd.) has really been stepping up its costume party game lately, and we’re thankful Dallas has responded in kind. On Saturday it’s giving the gussy-up treatment to a 35mm screening of the 2001 musical Hedwig & the Angry Inch, which has now become a modern…

Growing up, I often spent summers in Jacksonville, Florida, where my aunt and uncle lived. Their neighbor two houses down was an older, widowed woman named Wyn, who had a spectacular talent for showing off her spectacular talents, and would often clean her house, cook dinner and garden in her…