Jo Koy’s name has been a staple in the entertainment world – particularly on stand-up stages – for ages, but this year the laugh man has gotten some different sorts of attention thanks to his heartfelt hosting gig on Metal Shop Masters and his coupling with fellow comic and long-time friend Chelsea Handler.
Technically, the Dallas Art Fair is a Friday to Saturday thing, with scores of modern and contemporary art on display throughout the Fashion Industry Gallery (1807 Ross Ave.) and GA tickets from $20-$25 per day (or $50 for all three). And those who like a nosh and some bubbles with their preview, can get a champagned sneak peek from 4 to 8 p.m. Thursday, Nov. 11, for $150.
At the crossroads of political activism and art, you’ll have heard the name Ai Weiwei. His story is an epic tale of creative legacy handed down from his political exile father. A childhood spent under totalitarian government inspired Ai Weiwei to speak out for human rights while creating sculptures and installations both impactful and stunning. Having been detained by the Chinese government for his beliefs, Ai Weiwei’s memoir 1000 Years of Joys and Sorrows has been long-awaited.
The past 18 months have presented a real journey for teachers. The challenges of virtual teaching, hybrid teaching, in-person teaching, mask mandates or non-mandates… all on top of the universal traumas of Covid-19.
Undermain Theatre (3200 Main St.) captivated streaming audiences last year with St. Nicholas by Conor McPherson. It’s back and staged for live viewing with enough vampire coven to satisfy the Halloween itch and enough Bruce DuBose to trigger the brain’s voiceover recognition quadrant (it’s such a good voice). DuBose plays the theater critic enchanted by an actress and swept up by a coven, so fork over $15-$30 at undermain.org and experience the dark tale live (or online).
If those midnight toasts didn’t satisfy, think of something more along the lines of morning and noontime toasts. Possibly French, definitely buttered. Maybe with a side of chicken-fried deliciousness. Now don’t go cooking up a mess in the kitchen on the first day of the year before turning to the…
Little known fact: A home-cooked feast on Dec. 25 is not a requirement. Leave it to professionals. It’s fine. Sure, cooking all day and doing dishes may be a great way to escape family drama or a televised sporting event, but it might be just as rewarding to leave a…
Mom. Mama. Mother. Neighbor. Sister. Gladys. Whatever she’s called, call her Sunday. Pro tip: That day is Mother’s Day. And take her for a nice meal, for crying out loud. Maybe she gracefully accepted hand-turkeys and tolerated a nearly mute Goth phase back in the day, or she might be…
The bunny is coming! Jesus is risen! Find the eggs! Easter can be so confusing. What isn’t in question: It’s time to hurry and plan that obligatory spring family meal that probably also incorporates copious amounts of ham because it’s not a Passover seder. Whether one celebrates Jesus’ rising or…
Christmas Day poses an interesting opportunity for dining. Or is it a conundrum? For those who celebrate the holiday, it could be an opportunity to perfect and present a feast of dishes from the home oven, but for many, leaving things to the professionals is best for everyone involved. No…
Daiso Japan, the obscenely well-organized Japanese $1.50 store, was enough of a magnet to draw lines of obsessive shoppers to Carrollton, but now the same strip mall on Old Denton Road has added Kinokuniya, upping the ante and making the shopping center the ultimate destination for those of us who live…
Dallas doesn’t long for film festivals, big or small, long or short. And that’s fine by us. The window into various topics, cultures and technologies provided by fests is invaluable, if not always entertaining. And c’mon, that’s not meant as an insult. There has to be one real dinger each…
Wed 12/28New year resolutions are so passé. Or at least, calling them resolutions is. See, folks, we can’t sugarcoat it anymore: They’re goals. Not achieving a goal seems like a much bigger tragedy than laying off a resolution two weeks into February, if you catch our drift. Cicely Rue is…
Tue 12/20It’s five days before Christmas, and if you’re still not feeling appropriate levels of holiday cheer even after slogging through the gift-buying and the tree-trimming and the egg-nogging, we have a last minute pick-me-up to suggest. On Tuesday, Dec. 20, the Dallas Winds present “Christmas at the Meyerson,” a…
Tue 12/13It’s Christmas time and that means it’s time to get ready to strap yourself in and watch all those classic Christmas movies you see on TV every year during the holidays. Die Hard, the classic ’80s action flick starring Bruce Willis as the chain-smoking, cowboy-loving, sleeveless T-shirt sporting cop…
Tue 12/6 Have you seen the weird cable movie about the once-PR-maven-turned-Christmas-angel who helps the guy with his sorta-failing restaurant to earn her way into heaven, but then she falls in love with him? No? Then don’t even try. Instead, head to the Magnolia Theatre for the Big Movie series…
Tue 11/29As we watch names of potential cabinet members get tossed around and fear budget cuts to the parks, arts and a number of other things, there are people still very committed to keeping what we hold dear thriving — people like Dr. Jane Chu, the chairman for the National…
Tue 11/22 Every Tuesday night, the Lemmon Avenue location of Buzzbrews hosts a unique open mic experience with fewer predictably whiny singer/songwriters and more surprisingly talented opera singers, cellists and pianists. You can join the good folks…
Tue 11/15 Pulling up to the intersection you see a person holding a cardboard sign with a message written in thick markered letters. It asks for a food or monetary donation. Sometimes these signs explain something about the person holding them — they’re a veteran, they’re a mother of three…
Tue 11/8 What’s the proper theme for an election-night party this time around? “Free at last, free at last?” How about “Sing, fat lady! For the love of God, sing!” Central Track, a local culture and news website, is hosting its first election night party where party goers can watch…
Tue 11/1 Unelectable You is billed as “a traveling, election-themed live political comedy show.” Yeah, we know. We don’t even need to say it. We just pity the poor comedians who have to create a parody of this election cycle, but if anyone can pull it off, it’s the funny…
Tue 10/25 What do we do on our lunch hour but eat and maybe gossip a little? It’s even worse, if we’re the folks who just stay at our desk and work with a sandwich in one hand and a mouse in the other, slogging through what could be a…
