The Best Things To Do in Dallas, July 19-25

This week’s collection of the best things to do in Dallas include premiere for two new plays at the Amphibian Stage and Pocket Sandwich Theatre, a gathering of the best new boat and boating accessories at the Dallas Boat Expo and the return of the queen of Dallas music Erykah Badu at the American Airlines Center.

Where To Catch Fireworks and Celebrate the Fourth of July in Dallas

It’s fun to celebrate independence, honor our forefathers and toast that illustrious document stating that “all men are created equal” – of course, some more equal than others – but we are really are gathering together this Independence Day to indulge our pyromania and (probably permanently) damage our livers.

Tickets Are Now on Sale for Shaq’s Bass All-Stars Festival in Fort Worth

There are plenty of reasons to need Shaquille O’Neal. If you need to shatter the backboard in the first NBA Jam because you care more about humiliating your opponent than winning the game numerically, then you need Shaq (and Scott Skiles to a lesser extent). If you get into a verbal sparring match with Charles Barkley over a meaningless fantasy sports topic, then you need Shaq. Fort Worth’s music scene needs Shaq right now and Superman himself is answering the call.