10 Most Read Observer Arts Stories of 2018

It was a great year for the arts in Dallas. Well, actually, if you look at the numbers, it was a great year for TV about Dallas. Yeah, stories about art gallery openings and operas didn’t rake in the big numbers, but TV (and bud sex) did! Yay for art…

10 Best Christmas Light Displays in DFW

Sitting in the backseat of your parent’s car, gazing at holiday lights and watching them beam down, is a favorite feeling of most children. And for adults, too. The bright and colorful bulbs hang proudly on homes, businesses and parks, bringing light to people even in the darkest times. So…

Best Dallas Reality TV Moments of 2018

Please don’t click off this article because you think you are too good for reality TV. You turn nose up at the thought of Dallas women mouthing off at one another. And you think it’s sad some desperate Dallas woman went on TV to get married. Please. You’re not too…

Gospel City Church Hosts Tavern Carols To Get People to Church

While Tavern Carols might create images of cheerful clinks from frosty mugs at Christmastime, for Mark Mangrem, pastor of Gospel City Church, the program has another goal. “The purpose is just to introduce us to the community,” he says. While some people may not attend church on Sunday morning for…

Best Things To Do in Dallas This Weekend

Friday The Dallas Black Dance Theatre, 2700 Ann Williams Way, presents an event that’s part holiday party, part gift: their Black on Black production at 7:30 p.m. on Friday, Dec. 7, and Saturday, Dec. 8, operates as an exciting talent showcase while serving up seasonal merriment. The 21-and-up soiree kicks…

The XFL Is Back and Coming to Dallas

WWE mastermind Vince McMahon is bringing the XFL back from the dead and awarding Dallas a shot at sports legend or infamy in 2020. In an afternoon press conference, XFL Commissioner Oliver Luck, sometimes known as father to Indianapolis Colts quarterback Andrew Luck, announced Dallas would be one of eight…

Mark Cuban Sold Landmark Theatres for an Undisclosed Amount

Mark Cuban’s days as owner of the Landmark Theatres have come to an end. Cuban and 2929 Entertainment partner Todd Wagner sold the collection of theaters to Cohen Media Group for an undisclosed figure. Cuban and Wagner bought Landmark Theatres in 2003 under 2929 Entertainment. As reported by The Hollywood…

Arlington Improv Is Turning its Restaurant Into an Arcade

The Arlington Improv has been the place to go to see a national touring comedian and grab a late-night drink. Starting this month, it will also be the place to break your all-time high score on Ms. Pac-Man. The Arlington Improv is converting its restaurant space outside of the showroom…

20 Things To Do in Dallas This Week

Wednesday If you’re looking to smarten up your holiday music listening ears, try a night at the Dallas Symphony Orchestra when Grammy Award-winning jazz trumpeter Wynton Marsalis plays. He’ll do classic Christmas songs, like “O Christmas Tree,” “Jingle Bells” and others. Sip some wine while taking it all in. The…

10 Toy Drives To Donate to This Year

As the Christmas season tiptoes closer and closer, so do all those sweet childhood memories. Like peeking through your bedroom door to catch Santa perfectly placing presents under the tree or waking up extra early to find what is stuffed deep in your stocking. Unfortunately, not every child has these…

Dallas-Based Comedic Murder Podcast Cracks iTunes’ Top 10

When Heather McKinney and Christie Wallace found out the podcast they co-host, Sinisterhood, cracked iTunes’ top 10 list for U.S. Comedy Podcasts, they assumed something must be wrong. After seeing how many times Sinisterhood had been downloaded in such a short period, Wallace went so far as to reach out…

Amy Sedaris Is Coming to Richardson to Accept Award

Actress and comedian Amy Sedaris doesn’t have a lot of time to herself, and that’s not necessarily a bad thing. “I look at my calendar and I can’t believe it,” Sedaris says. “I’m busier than I want to be right now.” She’s not only starring and writing in her own…

Best Things To Do in Dallas This Weekend

Friday If there’s a work of music that better expresses the wistful and melancholy nostalgia that the holidays can bring than the Vince Guaraldi Trio’s soundtrack for the 1965 CBS television special A Charlie Brown Christmas, I haven’t heard it. It perfectly captures the way you feel about poor Charlie…