Originating in 2010, the North Texas Road Trip project–consisting of 15 members of the Dead Photographers Society–set out to capture and interpret the people and scenes of several small, rural communities 75 miles north of McKinney. The resulting exhibit chronicles each photographer’s one-day journey into the outside stretches of the…
In a crowded room deep within the substratum of Rangers Ballpark in Arlington, team president-turned-CEO Nolan Ryan tried to cast Chuck Greenberg’s surprising departure this morning in a positive light heading into the new season. Leaving after only seven months with the organization, Ryan did little to answer questions about…
Nothing says love like reeling through the musings of the family table. The pokes, the prods and incessant meanderings about how things were “way back when” are enough to drive anyone back to the kids’ table. But despite all the annoyances, our family is ultimately what brings focus to our…
No, Forbidden Broadway Dances with the Stars isn’t a production about the many terrible things you can do with the prosthetic leg of a certain Beatle’s ex-wife. But it is naughty. Culminating from all the Broadway musicals that will never leave your inner sanctum, this production knows no bounds, shows…
With SXSW coming up in just a couple weeks, you might be trying to figure out a way to work a trip down to Austin into your schedule and your budget. I have one answer: Austin on a 24-hour turnaround is not all that hard to pull off. A few…
Stretching the limits of the two-dimensional space, Conduit Gallery will host three new exhibitions, which will defy the audience’s understanding of static structure. In his latest collection, New Work, Robert Jessup sets out to reconfigure the known world by blurring the lines of structure and space. Matt Clark’s Manufactured Beauty…
This Mardi Gras, why not stock up on beads and let the good times roll with a new burlesque twist? Just in time to celebrate one more guilty pleasure before Lent, Viva Dallas Burlesque will bring the Big Easy to Dallas March 4 at the Lakewood Theatre. 1825 Abrams Road…
With a career spanning over four decades, Diana Ross is one of the most beloved figures in pop music history, thanks largely to her work with the Supremes, who scored 12 No. 1 hits in their day. You’d be hard pressed to find anyone who hasn’t heard their signature song,…
Be sure to bring plenty of sugar water for the 1997 classic, Men In Black, showing this weekend at the Inwood Theatre. For those who haven’t seen it a million times on cable, the film starts Tommy Lee Jones as veteran M.I.B. Agent K, and Will Smith as hotshot cop…
Just as Three’s Company explored the potential for knee-slapping when three dynamic personalities come together in close quarters, the play Travesties pulls the same punch, but in World War I era Zurich. The 1970s comedy, written by Tom Stoppard, came from the realization that three of the 20th century’s most…
Celebrating its 51st anniversary, The O’Reilly Auto Parts Autorama celebrates its 51st anniversary this year with a little something for everyone, bringing cars, girls, and celebrities to Dallas Market Hall this Friday through Sunday. The show will include more eye-candy than Tim Allen could ever grunt at as Market Hall…
I grew up in East Texas in a predominantly Cajun family, so crawfish season always makes me nostalgic for the days of sitting in the back seat of my dad’s truck with a wiggling 20 pound burlap sack of mudbugs. At first, I was horrified for being responsible for sending…
A time-honored tradition–there is nothing like rounding up the family and killing a few weekend hours wondering who the hell can afford a new boat in this economy. But, since 1955, the Dallas International Boat Show has brought the largest collection of watercraft imaginable to North Texas and this year…
Dallas Children’s Theater hosts its TEEN SCENE Festival through February 20. Unlike the after-school specials of yesteryear, TEEN SCENE is unrestrained in order to create meaningful works that raise awareness to the issues that teens currently face. The 2011 festival will include a quartet of plays written by playwright in…
In his 73 years, Peter Max has watched the inter-generational shift of modern music begin as a segment of counterculture and eventually become a staple of mainstream consciousness. And, this past weekend, at the Wisby-Smith Fine Art Gallery, Max brought some of his work to Dallas for the nostalgic enjoyment…
T.G.I. Friday’s, a place known for its red-and-white stripes and flair for shrugging off the work-week, may be feeling the crunch just like everyone else — or it may just be changing its game. Within the last week, the location at NorthPark Center shuttered its doors amidst numerous T.G.I. Friday’s…
