Join curators Corey Godfrey and Erica Felicella for an artistic exploration of self-reflection at the opening of their new exhibition, I Can See Myself, this Thursday, at Kettle Art Gallery. This diverse show includes works by more than 20 local artists, including Kettle’s original co-founder, Frank Campagna. Those participating were…
On Sunday, the Meyerson Symphony Center plays host to eccentric Canadian-American troubadour Rufus Wainwright. This concert is part of an international tour featuring music from Wainwright’s newest album, Out of the Game. The singer-songwriter produced an opera (Prima Donna) in 2009 and his music is often filled with narrative meandering,…
It’s picture perfect fair-weather in Dallas this week, but while second helpings of all things State Fair are tempting, you might start to notice it in the waistline. If you want do the fair but need to give the gut a break, here are just a few of the best…
Richard McKay knows his boyish face makes a statement. When we met for coffee last week, he still seemed a little shell-shocked by his very recent 30th birthday. But if he seems hyper-aware of his age, it’s probably because the artistic director and conductor of the newly formed Dallas Chamber…
Starting to feel a tad embarrassed by that Lisa Frank sticker-covered Trapper Keeper you’re still sporting at the office? Don’t ditch the Trapper Keeper (how else would you possibly stay organized!), just upgrade your sticker collection. On Saturday, head to Strangeways for Zitta and Swank’s Stick ’em Up, Slap ’em…
If you go hear the Dallas Symphony this weekend at the Meyerson — and you should — you might find yourself feeling like you’re in a beautiful movie theater. Your phone is off. It’s cool and quiet. You let what you are experiencing transport you. It’s a little different, though…
Tod Machover is half composer, half mad-scientist. Equally at home writing elegant code and composing operas, Machover has spent his career at the intersection of music and technology. He looks the part, too. With wire-rimmed glasses and wild, curly hair, it’s easy to picture him at home in Cambridge, at…
UT Arlington’s Maverick Speakers Series kicks off its fifth season with a lecture by legendary sportswriter Frank Deford at 7:30 p.m. on Tuesday. Deford has contributed to Sports Illustrated since 1962 and currently serves as the magazine’s senior contributing writer. In addition to his work as commentator for NPR’s Morning…
See also: Ten Must-Hear Classical Music Shows in Dallas This Fall Last weekend, the Dallas Symphony Orchestra launched its 2012/2013 season with a big party, and classical organizations all over town are gearing up for an exciting season of live music. If you’re intimidated by the seeming stuffiness of classical…
It’s hand-jive time in Fort Worth, thanks to Casa Mañana’s limited engagement of the smash hit musical Grease. Vince Oddo stars as Danny Zuko and Heather Botts makes her Casa Mañana debut as Sandy Dumbrowski. Joined by Kenickie (John Ashley Brown) and Rizzo (Carrie A. Johnson), the cast will perform…
See also: The Best Shows and Performances of the Theater Season, According to DFW’s Critics Saturday night’s Dallas Symphony Orchestra gala was a Jaap van Zweden one-two punch. After conductor Zweden led the orchestra in its opening performance of the season, his daughter, sexy socialite Anna-Sophia (above, right), put on…
See also: 11 Must-Do Parties For Fashion’s Night Out In Dallas If you’re like a lot of people I know, you’d love to go hear a classical music performance now and again. But saying you’d like to go hear some art music and actually remembering to do so are two…
If your mid-week lunch routine could use a pick-me-up, head downtown to Sammons Park on Wednesday for The Dallas Opera’s Brownbag Concert Series. The lunchtime concert begins at noon and features rising vocal stars from the DFW area. Designed to provide beautiful entertainment in a convenient package, the concert is…
Dan Wolman’s beautifully shot 2010 film Gei Oni (Valley of Fortitude) depicts a young woman and her baby seeking a new life in late 19th-century Palestine after escaping a Russian pogrom. An adaptation of Shulamit Lapid’s best-selling historical novel by the same name, Gei Oni has its Dallas premier as…
As part of its 2012-2013 “Pursuits of Passion” season, and in celebration of the opera’s 25 successful years, The Dallas Opera will stage a production of Dominick Argento’s The Aspern Papers. The work hits the Winspear stage in April, but you don’t have to wait to bone up on all…
Escape the brutal Texas sun this weekend and take your ears and imagination to a galaxy not so far, far away. On Saturday the Metropolitan Winds present a free concert composed of some of film’s most time-honored movie themes: cowboys and aliens. The concert will be held in the cavernous…
Most classical music organizations (the opera, symphony, etc.) follow an academic calendar with regularly scheduled concerts from September through May, which means that that come June, musicians get paid to skip town and head to summer camp (read: summer music festivals in more temperate locales like Colorado, upstate New York,…
In this week’s Dallas Observer we profile 30 of the metro area’s most interesting characters, with new portraits of each from local photographer Mark Graham. See the entire Dallas Observer People Issue here. You might have seen his face on billboards — intense eyes conducting the traffic below with precision…
Last night the Dallas Symphony Orchestra presented a showcase performance to a packed house at the Meyerson Symphony Center. The room was bursting with out-of-towners, the overflow due mainly to the League of American Orchestras’ annual conference, which is currently going on in Dallas. Maestro van Zweden and the DSO…
The League of American Orchestras is holding its 67th national conference in Dallas this week. The schedule is pretty run of the mill conferencey stuff – sessions on budgeting, fundraising, marketing, etc. However, in addition to these planning sessions, the Fort Worth Symphony will perform a showcase concert (open to…
Leave the kids at home for this one. At 2 p.m. Sunday, the Fort Worth Opera Festival winds down with a final performance of Mark Adamo’s racy modern opera Lysistrata. Based on a 5th-century Greek play, this 21st-century American opera is a retelling of the classic tale of sex withheld…
Sunday, the Texas Theatre kicks off its new monthly Spanish film series (Petra Negra Film Session) with a screening of All About My Mother (Todo Sobre Mi Madra). Pedro Almodóvar directed this highly dramatic and character-driven tale of a woman and her group of friends who experience a gamut of…
