In its 13th year, the Asian Film Festival of Dallas (AFFD) is one of the biggest celebrations of Asian filmmaking in the South. And with more than 60 films being shown from nine different countries, this year’s festival is shaping up to be the most diverse in the event’s history…
Most of America is satisfied with a few beers, a semi-burnt burger, and some sparklers on the Fourth of July. But for those of you looking for an adventure, we have a few ideas for you. After all, our founding fathers were known for being rebels. They held their meetings…
It’s Friday night, and I’m at the Angelika with my best gal pal to see Joe Manganiello’s new documentary, La Bare, about Dallas’ premier (and only) male strip club. Afterward, with my friend acting as my ticket — only men accompanied by women can enter La Bare — we plan…
Mixmaster presents “100 Creatives,” in which we feature cultural entrepreneurs of Dallas in random order. Know an artistic mind who deserves a little bit of blog love? Email lauren.smart@dallasobserver.com with the whos and whys. While the Dallas filmmaking scene may not have the hipster gravitas of Austin, we can claim…
Chances are, you have a smart phone, and considering the fact that Instagram has over 200 million monthly users, you probably have one of those too. But with that many people using what is essentially a global photo album you might have a hard time avoiding the awkward side of…
As if the act of walking through the Dallas Museum of Art wasn’t already a trip through time, their current exhibition The Museum is History, is a celebration of the past (and perhaps even the future) of art. The exhibition features over thirty works, spanning from the 1950’s to the…
The art world seems to be crazy about screen printing these days. From Tshirts to tote bags and now fine art, the once obscure practice of silk screening has had a major comeback in recent years, and of course, it’s huge in Austin. Well guess what? Now you can enjoy…
What happens when you take live music, a fashion show and an indie film screening and shove the whole package into the Lizard Lounge? Well, that’s effectively what’s happening Friday at Panorama, the latest in a series of events thrown by RAW Dallas, a branch of the Los Angeles based,…
The code of the Samurai says that “there is surely nothing other than the single purpose of the present moment.” Dallas is taking a moment to celebrate the history and culture of the ancient warrior-poet class of feudal Japan with Matsuri! A Samurai Celebration. The event is being held June,…
Let’s say you took a six-month-long apprenticeship as a publisher with Open Letter Books — a small independent publishing house at The University of Rochester in New York, dedicated to bringing great works from around the world to the English-speaking world. Now let’s say you move to Dallas in 2013,…
Mixmaster presents “100 Creatives,” in which we feature cultural entrepreneurs of Dallas in random order. Know an artistic mind who deserves a little bit of blog love? Email lauren.smart@dallasobserver.com with the whos and whys. Arthur Peña is more than just an artist, although that’s how he would identify himself. This…
Leave your e-readers at home and stock up on bookmarks, because Dallas’ newest publishing house is throwing a party. Publisher Will Evans will be unveiling the cover art for the first round of books from his company, Deep Vellum. These are no ordinary indie tomes however. Beginning this fall, Deep…
Summer is finally upon us, and for the third time the East Dallas Gallery Day is helping us load up on a little culture before we hit the pool. This year, 14 galleries in Downtown, Deep Ellum and Expo Park will be opening their doors and providing Dallisites of all…
Every year Dallas hosts the high-nerd homecoming A-Kon. Tens of thousands of costumed characters clogged the hallways of the Hilton Anatole this weekend, where nearly 100 vendors sold everything from DVDs to broadswords and rooms were filled with card dueling gamers. Meanwhile, I was looking for something off the fairly…
