Thursday Kendra Greene is a small-talker’s dream come true, a woman whose response to “So, what do you do?” yields stories about an Icelandic phallological museum, bottle feeding baby boars and creating a costume for a model of an Ice Age giant ground sloth. Her writing evokes that feeling of…
Full Moon Ride Through the River Belo Garden Park 1014 Main St. 7:30 p.m. Monday Free During the summer, it’s easy to stay indoors, crank down the air conditioner and binge on Netflix until your eyes bleed. After all, temperatures around here reach egg-scrambling numbers. But occasionally there’s a good…
Friday Waxahatchee is Katie Crutchfield’s minimalist project who turns out delectable pop tunes. Crutchfield came from the acclaimed folky garage rock band P.S. Eliot and has found her footing with her new band, touring on its latest, Out in the Storm. Expect plenty of crunchy guitars with sweet harmonies. The…
Art Skool: Humor Umbrella Gallery 2803 Taylor St. 7 p.m. Thursday Good art can give you a good laugh. You’re more likely to learn a lesson when you’re laughing than when you’re crying at the lack of humanity in the world. Learn all about the history and contribution of humor…
Thursday The ongoing TexFest series, presented by the USA Film Festival and the Texas Association of Motion Media Professionals, gives audiences a glimpse of what’s possible for homegrown filmmakers. Why make the move to LA when there are plenty of movies written and filmed in the Lone Star State? Case…
Ben Willis: Candy Man Fort Works Art 2100 Montgomery St. 11 a.m.-5 p.m. Tuesdays-Saturdays until Sept. 9 Free After being introduced in 1949, Candy Land was marketed on the box as “a child’s first game,” which explains why King Kandy, Queen Frostine, the Candy Cane Forest and Gum Drop Mountain…
Friday Although the electronic music genre has typically been dominated by men for the past few decades, Suzanne Ciani’s innovative approach to music making during the 1970s and ’80s made her a pioneer in popularizing the genre. The classically trained pianist and composer turned her attention to computer-generated music in…
ThursdayAt 19 years old, not a lot of folks are thriving in their careers. But R&B singer-songwriter Khalid certainly is. In fact, the El Paso native started his at age 17 and has collaborated with Logic and Calvin Harris, among others. That’s something to be proud of. His latest single, “Location,”…
Junior Players Present Othello Samuell-Grand Amphitheatre 1500 Tenison Parkway 8:15 p.m. nightly through Sunday Free Tuesday and Wednesday Although the Junior Players perform children’s theater, they still produce modified versions of traditional theater, and that means the troupe rarely shies away from heavy material. Adding to its impressive roster of…
Friday Forgive the terrible wordplay, but Killer Queen is guaranteed to blow your mind. Labeled as the U.K.’s premier Queen tribute band, it has carried the legacy of one of history’s most revered rock bands for 24 years. The England-based band takes its role of purveying Queen’s legacy seriously, not…
‘Til Midnight at the NasherNasher Sculpture Center 2001 Flora St. 6 p.m.-midnight Friday Free ‘Til Midnight at the Nasher represents one of Dallas’ great community events — a lawn filled with a patchwork of spread-out blankets, kids with popsicles and the buzz of conversation as people get to know everyone…
Thursday Fort Worth band Quaker City Night Hawks attributes its success to its brand of rock ‘n’ roll, which has roots in Texas boogie with a Memphis-like soul and heavy blues sound. The foursome made waves throughout North Texas when it formed in 2009 and dubs its music the “spirit…
Jay Wilkinson — everyone poops Fort Works Art 2100 Montgomery St., Fort Worth Through July 29 Free Sometimes the things that unite us all aren’t the things we talk about. At least not to anyone besides our doctor, or a really, really good friend. Local artist Jay Wilkinson knows this…
Friday Never has there been a more pure promotional possibility than giving a rock band its own brew. Local rock/blues outfit Dead Flowers has hit the rock-and-roll PR jackpot in its collaboration with BrainDead Brewing, 2625 Main St. The partnership yielded the Dead Flowers Saison, a tart pale ale that’s…
Twenty-one things to do in Dallas from Thursday, July 13, through Wednesday, July 19: Thursday In a world filled with music, one man is known for having scored all of your favorite movies. And no, it’s not Danny Elfman. The illustrious Hans Zimmer will stop by Dallas as part of…
InterSkate Reunion InterSkate 1408 S. State Highway 121, Lewisville 7-11 p.m. Monday $8 The memories made on roller skating rinks tend to be lasting ones. Perhaps, in middle school, you asked Jenny to the Valentine’s dance at one, and you were rebuffed. Maybe you had roller skating birthday parties or…
FridayThose toys that once occupied every square inch of your childhood bedroom weren’t just mindless playthings designed to keep you occupied. They were brilliant works of art. Don’t kick yourself that you gave away an art gallery to Goodwill when you moved out of the house. There is still a…
Twenty-one things to do in Dallas from Thursday, July 6, through Wednesday, July 12: ThursdayThe Dallas Museum of Art’s Mexico: 1900-1950 has brought masses of Frida Kahlo fans to the museum, many of whom have spent at least a few minutes awestruck in front of the mesmerizing “The Two Fridas”…
On the Air The Nines 2911 Main St. 7 p.m. Monday Free Do you want your MTV but kind of hate the direction it’s gone in the past decade or so? In its salad days, MTV really was music television with hours of music videos and music news any time…
Friday Dutch DJ legend Tiesto will be appearing in Dallas on Friday night, fresh off a crowd-pleasing set at last week’s Electric Daisy Carnival in Las Vegas. For more than 25 years, he’s been at the forefront of progressive house and trance music, constantly coming up with new, eclectic grooves…
Twenty-one things to do in Dallas from Thursday, June 29, through Wednesday, July 5: Thursday Before Woodstock, there was the Monterey Pop Festival, which brought onstage some of the most iconic musicians in modern history, such as Janis Joplin, The Jimi Hendrix Experience and Otis Redding. The California-based festival kicked…
Hip-Hop Book Club Josey Records 2821 Lyndon B. Johnson Freeway, Farmers Branch 7 p.m. Monday Free Hip-hop has made leaps and bounds since The Sugarhill Gang’s “Rapper’s Delight” hit the airwaves in 1979. Outside of the music, hip-hop now influences pop culture through fashion, film and entrepreneurship, and it lends…
