When I saw the word “droid,” my inner Star Wars geek came out, thinking it would be some tribute to the robot-humanoids of movies. Alas, no, this DROID is but a multimedia exhibition showcasing video as art via projection, sculptural monitors and mixing with soundscapes. Might not be the droids…

I really wish country music stars would get better agents. Namely, agents that will change their name from vanilla to buttered pecan. Case in point—Pat Green. Seriously? I’ve already forgotten his name. These homegrown folk want to keep it real despite the fat cash they aren’t rolling in because they’re…

At first glance, I thought this was the stage version of a forgettable Prince album, but Under the Red Moon (and not Cherry Moon) is Teatro Dallas’ annual Day of the Dead show. Artistic director Cora Cardona always directs her perfectly casted actors and utilizes special effects, make-up and a…

Despite the tantrums, the white man Afro and those headbands, you have to give John McEnroe his props. At 48, the seven-time grand-slam winner and Hall of Famer is still at it. He just plays the senior tennis circuit, which sounds like an extracurricular activity at the nursing home. But…

Science has ruined my life. What happened to the good ol’ days when there were just 10 or 15 types of dinosaurs? Tyrannosaurus Rex, check, Triceratops, got it. Brontosaurus, for sure. I didn’t even know about the Velociraptor until Jurassic Park. So I guess Hollywood has ruined my life too,…

A friend of mine told me recently that Annie Lennox in the Eurythmics’ “Sweet Dreams” video with her man’s suit and bright red hair was a big turn-on for him. After vomiting in my mouth, I thought, well, OK, you’re gay, she was mannish, not cute, but whatever. Different strokes…

Ricki Derek is the stuff local legends might be made of. We’ve yet to really look into what makes this guy tick, but somehow he keeps popping up with something new yet never surprising. Surprising would be if he did drag at the Rose Room or fronted a metal band…

I love sushi and sake, but ask me about either and I’ll give you a blank face of embarrassment. Thus, it would be wise for me to consider SushiSamba’s Guided Sake Tasting and Do-It and Eat-It Yourself Sushi Class. Drinking and eating for education’s sake is by far the best…

The Modern Art Museum of Fort Worth is a force to be reckoned with in specialty cinema, especially since their Magnolia at the Modern series provides Cowtown’s only real outlet for independent film. With all those museums and that resplendent downtown, you would think they’d consider an indie movie theater…

Once again, The Modern gets all snooty with another highbrow affair. This time they want to show us “great movies we haven’t heard of yet.” Is that uppity or what? It’s as if they are daring us to be in the know and have the advantage over all our less-than-cultured…

When I first heard about photographer Terry Falke’s exhibition, Observations in an Occupied Wilderness, I thought, “Great, more thoroughly original African animal portraits.” Wrong. Falke captures the American Southwest, by (not an original idea by any means) “emphasizing the incongruities observed in humankind’s interaction with the environment,” meaning artsy shots…

It’s really sweet to see a collaboration of entities all coming together for the benefit of the children. It’s like a Michael Jackson song come to life. So when the Children’s Medical Center and the Angelika Film Center of Plano united for a series of children’s classics, all I could…

I love history, especially Dallas history, but I wouldn’t want to live all of it. I’m perfectly fine with my air-conditioned flat in East Dallas and my gas-guzzling, smallish SUV on somewhat smooth cement roads. When I need to revisit our local past, I just head out to a museum,…

It’s no surprise that lavish Disney musicals are phenomenal visual displays. The stories and music are already bona fide hits via the silver screen, but Disney knows a whole heckuva lot more is needed for a stage production and without fail, they deliver. It was such a big deal when…

Let’s hope the third time is the charm for artist Aqsa Shakil, the Tanzanian-born Pakistani-American artist featured in the solo show I’ll Be Outside. She needs this to go really well because she’s had a string of bad luck lately. Shakil just received her MFA from SMU, though we all…

Watch out, all you Dallas conservative Republicans (hell, even some of you Dems), because this city is about to get slammed in the backside with Queer Anarchy. No, this isn’t the pink uprising in protest of Constable Dupree’s resignation (we pretty much took his card back) or Ed Oakley’s flubbed…

Chef Claud Mann and his TBS show Dinner and a Movie have gotten me through many a Friday night. I enjoy knowing the culinary accompaniment needed for, say, Tomb Raider. Now the show comes to life with winery Castello di Gabbiano joining Mann to present Gabbiano Nights at Lee Park,…

I’m a huge fan of picnics, but since my friends aren’t too keen on them, a picnic for one is probably on the top-10 list of most depressing things to do. So I refrain. All that just might change, however, with the addition of lots of pretty flowers, relaxing crisp…

Is Deep Ellum dead this week? I can never keep up. I blame some of that on Kettle Art. Yeah, you, Frank, Kirk and company. You go and have all these phenomenal art shows, getting everyone excited about the local scene. You have affordable art that doesn’t shun the mediocre…

You can always count on suburban community theater for presenting the basics in stage productions. Steel Magnolias? Grease? All coming up around town soon. These aren’t the places you go to find edgy works with full-frontal nudity or abundant profanity. (Not that there’s anything wrong with that.) For some good,…

Did anyone know that there was a National Button Society Convention? Yeah, buttons. And it’s a big deal that celebrates the fancy miniature works of art that Jackie Onassis collected and Charles de Gaulle preferred. Who knew? The Texas State Button Society hosts the national convention show and sale here…