Each year, on the third Thursday of November, Beaujolais Nouveau, red wine from the Beaujolais region of France goes on sale. As part of a national Beaujolais celebration called Nouveau Expression, winemaker Georges Duboeuf is throwing “a party of the senses,” a food and wine tasting that takes place at…
Ice cream moguls Ben Cohen and Jerry Greenfield are coming to Dallas tomorrow for a meet-and-greet fundraiser at the Ben & Jerry’s Shops at Highland Village location. The guys will be shaking hands and signing autographs from 3:30 until 5:30, all in the name of SpiritHorse Therapeutic Center, a therapeutic…
Name: Steven Wallace, 27 Occupation: Photographer Location: Dallas Contemporary Style Breakdown: “Lacoste shoes, Levi’s jeans, Artful Dodger hoodie, Michael Kors watch, a hippie gave me the bracelet.” Influences: “My emotions, how I’m feeling determines the colors I wear.”…
The sixth annual Dinosaurs Live! Life-size Animatronic Dinosaurs exhibit is up and running. The exhibit is like Jurassic Park, but instead of real dinosaurs being cloned out of DNA preserved in a piece of prehistoric amber, it features robotic dinos made out of modern, state-of-the-art materials. The exhibit runs until…
Name: Brandy Adams, 34 Occupation: Owner of W.A.A.S. Gallery Location: Dallas Contemporary Style Breakdown: “Anthropologie dress, the boots might be Steve Madden, Michael Kors purse, Gant glasses, vintage necklace, We Are All Stars jacket.” Influences: “I dress to express myself, I’m not following a particular fashion trend, mogul or starlet.”…
Afterimage Photo Gallery is celebrating its 40th anniversary with the 40 Exceptional Photographs exhibit through Tuesday, November 15. Ben Breard opened the gallery in the fall of 1971, and while Afterimage initially catered to local photographers, it quickly expanded to represent nationally known photographers. Forty years is a long run,…
Even though Halloween has come and gone, the folks over at the McKinney Performing Arts Center are keeping the spook alive. On November 5, the MPAC, located in the renovated historic Collin County Courthouse that was rumored to be haunted, will host a paranormal lecture series. Speakers for the event…
October has been a busy month for restaurant owners in Dallas, with many restaurants opening and some closing their doors for good. Some notable additions to the city include Vegan café, V Spot and Alberto Lombardi’s latest project, Bistro 31. Read on for the full scoop on restaurant openings in…
Name: Megan Sears, 27 Occupation: Speech therapist Location: Sons of Hermann Hall Style breakdown: Free People sweater, Target tights, velvet dress, ALDO necklace, Irregular Choice shoes. Influences: “I’m influenced by how I feel, sometimes I feel like a tomboy… sometimes I feel like a speech therapist.”…
Dallas welcomed yet another sexual double-entendre named eatery to the scene on Wednesday: the V Spot Vegan Café. I paid a visit to the tiny space, wedged between the Pearl Cup and We Are 1976 on Henderson. The Rolling Stones’ “Jumping Jack Flash” was playing, which seemed almost too appropriate,…
“I’m inspired by the 90s. I often [revert] back to my ’90s, pre-teen self.” Name: Blakely Soileau, 28 Occupation: Hair stylist Location: Reno’s Chop Shop Style breakdown: “Vintage purse from Value World, necklace from my dad, thrift store skirt and top, boots from The Salvation Army and a Timex watch…
Missile put the pedal to the metal on City Animals, their in-your-face, five-song EP that clocks in at just over 13 minutes. That’s not much time, but Missile jet through it quickly, conjuring up rock ‘n’ roll imagery of fast Saturday nights with songs about neon signs, Camaros and “livin’…
“I’m going for ‘geeky band nerd’ tonight, hence the 3D glasses” Name: Amelia Victoria, 24 Occupation: Yoga instructor Location: Reno’s Chop Shop Style breakdown: “The Gorehounds t-shirt (because I’m dating the bassist), 7 For All Man Kind jeans, Forever 21 platforms and authentic 3D glasses.” Influences: “My mood inspires me.”…
Andrew Lloyd Webber’s kaleidoscopic musical Joseph And The Amazing Technicolor Dreamcoat is going small, taking a run on the intimate 150-seat Artisan Center Theater (418 E. Pipeline Road in Hurst). The 43-year-old musical, about the Old Testament Joseph’s journey, is presented through lively song and dance, dazzling costumes and colorful…
A few years ago, you’d hear the happy-go-lucky, impossibly supportive local music fans shout their rallying cries, and you’d smile because, much as you wanted to believe that what they were saying was true, you knew in your heart that it wasn’t. Still, you listened to their rants: “There’s just…
“I never want to be one person, I always want to be different.” Name: Taylor Work, 21 Occupation: Makeup stylist for NARS Location: Deep Ellum Style breakdown: Vintage blouse, Cheap Monday jeans, Evan Picone shoes and Shane bag. Influences: “My mood and Edie Sedgwick (she’s my favorite person), and of…
“I just learned how to tie a bow tie in the last year, so I’ve started collecting bow ties.” Name: Angelo Gonzales Occupation: Front man in Gallerycat Location: Dada Style breakdown: “Old Navy cardigan, Walmart oxford, Levi’s from the thrift store, Walmart high-tops and a Max Headroom Coke watch. I’m…
It’s that time of year, when pumpkin-flavored, -scented and -shaped merchandise invades virtually every supermarket, convenience store, coffee shop, liquor store, restaurant and bar. Pumpkins are everywhere, and each year there’s more pumpkin stuff to sift through. City of Ate wants to help you figure out which pumpkin items are…
New media artist Brittany Ransom is a visual, interactive artist who examines the divide between human, animal and environment. Take for instance her “Track Series,” a research series that examines the paths of beetles via video, photos and motion capture images. Or “HOST” a five-channel video installation with a single…
The Way Sound Leaves A Room is a short compilation of cover songs and demos intended to hold fans over while adored Denton-based singer-songwriter Sarah Jaffe works on her second LP. But it doesn’t necessarily feel like the appetizer it’s meant to be. Each track on the eight-song collection may…
On Saturday, October 22, Knox Street is hosting its first ever “Art of Knox” street festival. The event is being promoted as a celebration of all the different art forms the Knox neighborhood has to offer What art forms, you say? Well, there’ll be Knox street restaurants hosting wine tastings…
Outside of Murray Street Coffee Shop in Deep Ellum a neon spray painted mannequin sits, chained to the base of a tree. Aurora is spelled out across her chest and right leg in stickers, and a presumably once legible date sits across her upper abdomen. There’s a QR code smack-dad…
