Ben Folds is quite the prankster. In a live broadcast via MySpace.com, he set up “audience members” to enact a drunken fall and a faux suicide attempt, and in another incident “leaked” fake songs and cover art from an unreleased album. Not what you’d expect from someone who once made…
Although the plethora of products, beauty magazines and very confident reality show princesses might cause one to assume otherwise, only 2 percent of women consider themselves to be beautiful. Come on, ladies! Even without spouting platitudes about beauty coming from within, we can all agree that there’s something beautiful in…
Don’t call them a Neil Young cover band. Or a tribute band. Psycho Pony is a “revue.” And, for those who don’t know the difference, a revue gives the musicians a little more creative license. So, if you check out Psycho Pony, you can expect to hear songs by Neil…
Balloons can be fun or scary, depending on how close they are to someone with a pin. But rarely have balloons been labeled “macabre.” Apparently, it takes a BB gun to make that happen–that’s art for you. William Lamson incorporates the set-up and destruction of balloons into his short videos,…
It’s very important that we shred our documents. Credit card statements, bills and even personal correspondence is indelibly stamped with part of who we are, whether it’s an identifying account number or a grocery list. But for artist Robert McAn, a document’s value doesn’t end when it’s no longer useful…
As any fan of Project Runway knows, much has been said over the blending of fabric and art in the name of fashion. But what about blending fabric and art in the name of art? Artist Joseph Havel does just that in his exhibition of sculptural constructions based on the…
For those who prefer to eat, sleep and breathe their craft, there’s nothing like the full-on immersion of an artist’s residency. And as far as artist residencies go, we can’t think of many better places for one than Fair Park. UT Dallas agreed, and Centraltrak was born. With that as…
Kids say the darnedest things. They’re funny without even trying, even if what’s funny is also what gets them grounded from time to time. But that combination of funny/naughty is what comedy careers are built on. The Addison Improv’s School of Comedy takes young comics and helps them hone their…
Lots of high school students draw, but too often, those great works of art never go beyond doodles on notebooks, scribblings in worksheet margins and (shhh…don’t tell) drawings on desktops. Much of it could land the artist in detention. However, some student artists, like those at Moises A. Molina High…
Midnight is the magic hour for all manner of dark creatures. But did you ever think you’d find them at a Barnes & Noble? As Stephenie Meyer’s Breaking Dawn, the final book of her Twilight Saga, goes on sale, you can expect to see costumes, fortune telling, jewelry making and…
Accountants and civil servants seem to be unlikely action stars. But everyone has a hot button, and in the play Unnecessary Farce, an accountant goes to heroic lengths to catch and confront her arch-nemesis: an embezzling mayor. The comedic cast converges in two adjoining hotel rooms and enlists two rookie…
Once upon a time, chart-topping pop acts assembled themselves. No studio execs, no choreography lessons and no extreme makeovers. Likewise, in the heyday of Frankie Valli and the Four Seasons, big girls didn’t cry, guys walked like a man from bad relationships, and when folks got all that suppressed crying…
Reel FX Creative Studios is technically a creative production studio, offering services like visual effects, animation and design work on projects like AFI Dallas, Kung Fu Panda and Enchanted. But they also host an onsite art gallery. Granted, that art gallery seems to showcase work heavy on the mediums that…
They’re fast, sleek and beautiful. And for one night at least, they pair perfectly with a good merlot. We coul be talking about the latest tabloid princesses, but instead, we’re talking about Greyhounds, the debutantes of the doggie world. The Greyhound Adoption League of Texas (GALT) and Premier Wines present…
There’s no designated Little Italy neighborhood, but Dallas’ Italian food options seem to be at an all-time high. Among the newest is Grimaldi’s, a New York transplant. With multiple awards and a cult-like following, they don’t have to do much to distinguish themselves from the herd. But this summer, they…
How do you teach a lesson about giving in today’s society? Include shoes. Perpetuating good shoe karma beats no good karma at all. The Elves and the Shoemaker is a timeless tale about a poor cobbler who gives away his last pair of shoes and ends up with the elf-made…
All of this talk about leaving lighter footprints just makes us want to buy flip-flops (recycled, of course.) But artists at Studio Fling are using their talents to do something constructive for environmental education. Some pieces are constructed with eco-friendly materials, and a portion of the sales benefit Heifer International…
Business travelers have it rough, being in strange lands, sleeping in strange places for days or weeks at a time. But, NYLO Hotel in Plano eases the transition of the weary business traveler with an event that’s fun at home or away: movie night! They’re scheduled on Thursdays through the…
Benito Huerta’s art runs the gamut in both style and medium. From ancient cultural experience to new perspectives, Huerta uses paper, board, canvas and metal sheeting as tools to convey ideas and to transcend stereotypes in new, creative ways. Huerta is currently being honored for his broad and numerous contributions…
Two of the best sing-along acts in history are Joe Cocker, who gets by with a little help with his friends, and the Steve Miller Band, who really loves your peaches (and wants to shake your tree.) So, imagine how much fun it would be to see them with a…
It’s hard to believe, but if JFK were still alive, he’d be in his 90s. His presidency would be a chapter long over, and the day of his assassination, a memory of just another motorcade ride in the 1960s. But, even though his life was cut short, his legacy wasn’t…
Just because a period of destruction is long past doesn’t mean it’s completely erased. This is especially clear in countries like Poland, where death camps of the Holocaust took a staggering number of human lives. Last Winter, a photographic exhibition by Stephanie Brown and Emily Ewbank, depicts images of 10…
