Looking for just the right bone for Fido? The Texas Pet Expo in Plano is the largest indoor pet show in North Texas and will be a great source of education and entertainment for pet owners of all kinds. The two-day event takes place from 9 a.m. to 6 p.m…

The Magnolia at the Modern is an ongoing series at The Modern Art Museum of Fort Worth, featuring critically acclaimed films. Friday through Sunday welcomes the documentary, Jean-Michel Basquiat: Radiant Child about the late graffiti artist turned international art star and Warhol protege. Basquiat used his art to confront the…

Donna Brazile is a Democrat’s Democrat. She has worked in politics since the 1970s, and she became the first African-American woman to manage a presidential campaign when she led Al Gore’s team for the election in 2000. Mountain View College in Oak Cliff is celebrating its 40th anniversary this year,…

Comedian Joel McHale began as an improv sketch artist, but he made a name for himself as host of the E! network’s hit show The Soup, using his quick wit and severe sarcasm to poke fun at celebrities, talk show guests and basically anyone else who has managed a television…

Comedian Adam Carolla is known for many things, mostly for Loveline, Crank Yankers, The Man Show and his current podcast, The Adam Carolla Show. He is a loudmouth and kind of a pig, and a lot of his humor appeals to teenagers and mental midgets, but one very important detail…

I first saw the 1971 film Billy Jack when I was about twelve, while attending an idealistic, socialist, Zionist summer camp in the mountains of West Virginia, so the whole thing seemed probable to me. We were living this idyllic, lefty-pinko life, with peace and love on our brains, much…

Wanting to make your life a little more environmentally friendly? Learn more about how to live a greener life and about the nature that surrounds us, and have a good time with the whole family at the third annual Dallas Green Festival, Saturday September 18 from 9 a.m. until 2:30…

Maria Bamford has an incredible gift for doing impressions of members of her family, as well as the many varied characters she runs across in her life. She’s a bit of a surrealist, and openly talks about her own depression and OCD. As part of the “Comedians of Comedy” tour,…

Come hear a true, original Texan voice speak when The Dallas Peace Center brings Jim Hightower to Irving Thursday. Hightower, “America’s most popular populist,” radio commentator, writer, public speaker, author and former Texas Agriculture Commissioner, believes that the true political spectrum is not right to left but top to bottom…

Bring your kids to share the art of film and bone up on their North American neighbors as they watch delightful and innovative movies this Thursday, the last day of The Modern Kids – Summer Flicks series at the Modern Art Museum of Fort Worth. As a bonus, attendees will…

Cyndi Lauper has been doing her thing for quite some time now, even though her thing changes from time to time. We were introduced to Lauper as a fun-loving girl in the ’80s. She turned out to have a lot more heart and soul than we first suspected, trying out…

This weekend, all six Market Street stores in the DFW area will take guests on a cowboy-style cattle drive of the taste buds, with stops to try food and Texas-grown produce during its Best of Texas Expo. The expo will feature a variety of meats from across the state, sauces…

Christopher Titus was raised in an exceedingly dysfunctional family, and not only does he manage to laugh about it, but he makes it very funny for audiences as well. The stand-up comedian, who is probably best known for his dark sitcom Titus, was raised by his abusive, alcoholic dad after…

If you would be deliriously happy to eat sushi every day, yet you aren’t a bajillionaire, then Central Market in Plano has just the class for you. Learn to roll your own this Thursday in the hands-on Sushi 101 class. Any sushi enthusiast knows the secret is in getting the…

Looking for ways to keep your kids busy and productive this summer? Want to add some exotic selections to your household repertoire? Central Market in Plano offers cooking workshops for kids and teens, and in July they are offering instruction on one of the most popular and versatile ingredients out…

Independence Day traditions can be a bit of a bummer to attempt in the heat of Texas summers. Outside activities are not at the top of everyone’s list when the mercury hits the triple digits. So what can you do to salute the red, white and blue and stay cool?…

For those of us who love baseball, but can do without glitz, glamour and high ticket prices, minor league ball is a great way to spend a summer evening, without a lot of fuss or expense. For a mere $14, you can be hoity-toity in a reserved box–and even those…

Tanya Tucker fits into so many categories, it is hard to know where to begin. From prodigy (she had a hit with “Delta Dawn” at 13!) to actress to addict to outlaw to country legend, she filled so many roles so early in life. She also added author to that…

British metal band Iron Maiden has been together almost as long as I have been a person, having formed in 1975. But only one member has been there from the beginning to now, and that is not the iconic and always interesting vocalist Bruce Dickinson, but bass player Steve Harris,…

Lost in Woonsocket–the award-winning documentary that follows a group of filmmakers who, despite the cancellation of their reality series, continue to attempt to help (and to film) as two homeless alcoholics get their lives back together–enjoys a free Dallas premiere 7:30 p.m. Thursday. This highly acclaimed film presents questions about…

This week, golf attempts to get past the controversy and hubbub, and back to long-standing traditions and class acts at The HP Byron Nelson Championship. The ninth longest-running active tournament on the PGA Tour, the Byron Nelson has a long history in professional golf that began in 1944. That year…

Texan Richard Linklater’s 2006 movie A Scanner Darkly looks unlike almost any other film, having been shot and originally edited like any live-action film, and then “animated” by computers, with lines drawn over lines already filmed to make everything and everyone look like a cartoon. The result is pretty amazing…