Books take kids to a land far, far and away. They can fall down a dark, damp hole, eat green eggs (maybe with a side of ham?) and conquer Booger Boy in their underwear. Celebrate this collection of the imagination with the production of Read Like A Rock Star, in…

Love makes you do crazy things. Romeo and Juliet sacrificed themselves for one another. Cyrano de Bergerac, well, he gave up his girl to another man. Army Captain Silvio? He disguises himself over and over again to win over his one, true love. Join him in 19th century Padua, Italy,…

The cake isn’t rising! Quick, someone call The Cake Mix Doctor. Whether you’ve just bought your first sack of flour or you’re a cooking connoisseur, New York Times best-selling author Anne Byrn is offering up some tricks of the baking trade with Central Market’s cooking class Fall Favorites: Cakes from…

Oh, love at first sight. Girl meets boy and boy falls for girl. They gaze longingly at one another from across the room and, well, the rest is mushy history. Ah, if only it were that simple in Dallas Summer Musical’s presentation of the Tony award-winning West Side Story. The…

Despite the fact there’s a prim, frilly and old-fashioned undergarment in the title of this exhibition, you won’t find any of those at Petticoats and Slide Rules: SWE, A History of Women Engineers. The exhibit features memorabilia from the Society of Women Engineer’s historical collection at the Reuther Library. Celebrate…

You don’t have to be a long-haired hippie to enjoy the 2009 Tony Award-Winning musical Hair. Sail back through time to rock ‘n’ roll loving days of the 60s with the story of a group of young people who explore their sexual identity, deny the draft and challenge societal restraints…

After a long week of work, you’re tired, cranky and you just want to sit back, relax and suck down a delicious concoction of lemon-lime syrup and booze. For margarita lovers, there’s one day dedicated to the tequila-infused favorite of Texans. Sip, slurp and then vote for your favorite ‘rita…

Remember how much fun your first plane flight was? Do you remember the excitement and tension mounting as you were about to take off? And after you left the ground, as the plane accelerated, did you feel a strange sense of calm as you saw buildings become smaller and smaller?…

Considering this year’s McKinney Avenue Contemporary Membership Exhibition is called Meltdown, expect local catchy creatives and out-of-the-box thinkers to show off their hotter-than-Hades paintings, mixed-media pieces, literary readings and performance pieces. All works are contributed by current MAC members. It’s time for some major artistic merging and melting, y’all. Nothing…

What makes musical theater so enjoyable? Could it be the bright lights, the catchy tunes or the sparkly costumes? Well, sure it could be all these things, and in WaterTower Theatre’s Homemade Fusion, which features music by Christopher Dimond and Michael Kooman, all the elements of musical theater come together…

Hey, all you cool cats. Can you really dig it? Are you ready to ease on down, boogie woogie and shake your ruby red groove thing to some funkadelic sounds while you follow the yellow brick road? Join in on the dynamite and out-of-sight story of Dorothy and her psychedelic…

Imagination is given to you at a tender age. Young and innocent, you use imagination to pretend you’re climbing Mount Everest or swimming the Nile. Your bedroom becomes filled with long lost treasures: rubies, diamonds and emeralds. You’re now a high priestess. You just robbed a bank with Bonnie and…

Race and racism: powerful words that can make human blood boil. These words have come up in conversations at breakfast tables, in classrooms and on political power fronts for centuries. Race and racism are words that make people passionate. They ignite historical and controversial moments and provoke Americans to define…

Deny thy father and refuse thy name. Romeo, Romeo. Where for art thou, Romeo? Art thou ready to giggle until thy trousers are wet and willy? Be not afraid of greatness fair Romeo for there is method in the madness of The Motley Player’s Three and you will surely laugh…

What if there was a place where artists, craftsmen, singers and partygoers of all ages could come together? What if there was some huge party where people could taste food and drink wine while their kids dripped snow cone juice down their shirts as they watched the butterflies flutter by?…

Indulging in your senses is good for the soul. Senses send impulses throughout your body; they fill your veins with pleasure and joy. Your fingers tingle and a sense of contentment moves from the tips of your toes to the top of your head. You smell the spices in the…

Look closer. Don’t be afraid. Look closer. Have you ever taken a second look at a piece of art and discovered its true meaning? Do the lines and colors evoke emotion? Is there a symbol hidden beneath the stroke of the paint brush or curve of the pencil? Take a…

Eating and drinking are both universal and social connections, bringing people of all ages, all backgrounds and all ethnicity together under one roof to celebrate life, love and relaxation. It doesn’t matter what language you speak or what dish you prefer. Everyone loves to wine, dine and chow down. Everyone…

Can you imagine walking the streets alone at 15, 16 or 17? Can you imagine yourself on a dark, damp night with nowhere to go, nowhere to run? You don’t know who your father is or where you come from. Can you imagine sticking out like a sore thumb? You’re…

Summer is on its way, and it’s that time of year for a special anthropomorphic character to hop up in his special garden retreat. The temperature is rising, popsicles are melting and yes, even the carrots and celery are ready for munching because our furry friend is ready to join…