Could you survive in the wilderness? If left to your own devices, could you secure the basics–water, shelter, food? If you’ve ever walked through the forest and wondered, “Would that mushroom kill me?”, then join the Fort Worth Nature Center’s Edible Plant Walk. A guide will discuss local plants and…
Who doesn’t like art with a code? The thrilling idea of staring at an old master and discovering the cryptic message, “So dark the con of man…” Well, no guarantees that Messages With a Code: Photography/Mixed Media Installations by Kathy Lovas will set you on any kind of DaVinci Code…
Psst, wanna know some real dirt? This is a dark, dank secret. You’ll never believe what investigators have uncovered…right in the backyard. Whether a tiny patch of yard in the city or an acre in the country, the soil under your feet is a unique blend of decaying matter, minerals…
Deep Ellum’s tunnels used to be the place to go to see breathtaking graffiti–not the hastily sprayed tags and four-letter words scrawled throughout the rest of downtown, but real spray-paint art. But maybe the new home of art graffiti is Oak Cliff. The crew to watch is Sour Grapes, a…
All the TV lovers out there know that the weekend (at least until Sunday night) is a television wasteland, full of reality dross and reruns. But once upon a time, there was a reason to watch on Friday nights–a little block of shows called TGIF. Childhood memories are firmly anchored…
Eggs-tra, eggs-tra, read all about it! An egg-citing eggs-ibit is coming to Dallas…OK, OK, no more egg puns. We’re done yolking around. Almost. If you’re serious about crafting regular ol’ eggs into tiny works of art, you won’t want to miss the 36th Annual Eggs-ibit International, which is taking place…
Those kids never believe you when you try to tell them about your childhood–walking barefoot in the snow 15 miles to school, uphill both ways. Prove to them that they have it easy by sending them to the Wagons West day camp at Log Cabin Village, 2100 Log Cabin Village…
It’s common to celebrate life changes in song–“Happy Birthday,” “Hava Nagila,” “We’ve Only Just Begun.” So it only makes sense that someone (in this case, writer/producer Jeanie Linders) finally decided to put together songs about a big transition in a woman’s life: menopause. Menopause the Musical has been running for…
Sure, Garth ruled the ’90s country scene. But there was another Brooks–Kix Brooks–who along with his musical partner, Ronnie Dunn, crafted plenty of pop-country hits of our youth. It was that first album, Brand New Man, that came along at the right time to influence our nascent county-music consciousness. Songs…
As of April, scientists have catalogued 453 exoplanets–that is, planets outside of our solar system. Of course, many of these planets could never support life as we know it. But as the science of astronomy progresses, it’s likely only a matter of time before we discover habitable planets. And with…
Humans have celebrated and feared fire since the moment that Prometheus brought it down from Mount Olympus. Like the other classical elements (earth, air, water), fire has the power to sustain life or destroy it, and it’s only in the last 400,000 years that humans have learned to control it…
Just the possibility of uncovering a lost treasure, a bag of gold coins or a huge precious stone leads people of all ages and income brackets to spend hours down on their knees, digging in the dirt at different sites around the world. One of the most popular sites is…
When you’re sick, it’s hard to get your act together enough to look good–the classic look is old pajamas and matted bed head. But sometimes, with a little help from friends, even a serious illness, like cancer, can’t stop you from shining. The Children’s Cancer Fund hosts the Beyond the…
Everyone knows that the main reason to keep a rodent as a pet is to have fodder for cute or funny YouTube videos. Just take a look at “Hamster on a Piano” or “Dramatic Chipmunk”–being in the presence of rodents often leads to hilarity. And that’s why you should take…
In a survey of ’90s pop country, of course, you’ve got your feisty Reba and your sexy Shania, but let’s not forget that Georgia songbird, Trisha Yearwood, whose debut album was the soundtrack of the summer of 1991 for more than a few Texas girls. While those girls are all…
Back in the days of King Henry VIII, for the average citizen, 30 was the new 70. In other words, the reminder to “eat, drink and be merry, for tomorrow we die” hit closer to home for Tudor-era teens and 20-somethings. Though today’s 30-year-old might be contemplating an iPad and…
The Beach Boys really thought that California girls were something extraordinary–and so does the staff of Off the Vine, a wine shop that’s been part of the Grapevine Historic District for nearly 15 years. That’s why the shop has put together a special evening celebrating women winemakers, focusing specifically on…
Maybe those Yanks go bonkers over all those ridiculous Ben and Jerry’s flavors, but here in Texas, ice cream loyalty belongs to Brenham-based Blue Bell. And yet, there’s one thing that beats Blue Bell any day–a spoonful of just-cranked, fresh-from-the-kitchen homemade ice cream. The ingredients are simple, and with a…
Philanthropy doesn’t have to mean tuxes and ball gowns. Casual dressers can help AIDS Services of Dallas raise money at their No-Tie Dinner and Dessert Party on Saturday. It’s dinner with a twist–call 214-941-0523 to be added to a dinner party at one of dozens of private venues. After dinner,…
You swore that in 2010 there would be no supermarket flowers, no gas-station teddy bears. You promised yourself that this year your honey would get a Valentine’s Day gift that you actually put a little work into. And yet, here you are, with February 14 creeping up on you again…
Just as big cities never truly sleep, neither do the Texas woods and prairies. As dusk descends, coyotes prowl and howl, armadillos and raccoons loudly rustle through the underbrush and vociferous owls continuously ask that rhetorical question, “Who?” Experience the wildlife after hours on a night hike at Heard Natural…
Oftentimes our North Texas weather and landscape fail to live up to the idyllic scenes of Christmas carols–around here, there are no sleigh rides and no skating ponds, and a few days of “wintry mix” don’t quite equal a winter wonderland. So when you need a respite from drizzly gray…
