Cheap and Free Events in Dallas This Week

Photo Editing for Social Media Lewisville Public Library 1197 W. Main St. 7 p.m. Tuesday Free Posting the perfect photo to Facebook and Instagram is tough for those who haven’t acquired the skills of an amateur photographer. The Lewisville Public Library, 1197 W. Main St., has some free help to…

Best Things to Do in Dallas This Weekend

Friday Over beds of pillowy instrumentals and trim percussion, Mexican pop singer Cristian Castro’s delicate voice soars. Pulling from disparate sources — from alternative rock to ’80s pop to traditional Latino music — Castro’s songs speak mostly about romance and its complications, glimpsing love through a wistful, rose-colored haze. Maturing…

Waxahachie Scarborough Faire Act Performs on The Gong Show

On Episode 6 of the rebooted The Gong Show, Melissa Arleth chases her cat as it runs off the stage. Arleth has been performing her act, Cirque Du Sewer, in fairs across the nation, including Waxahachie’s Scarborough Faire, since about 2008, with the cat’s cooperation. But during her Gong Show performance,…

5 Art Events for Your Weekend

Michelle Mackey: Double TakeHolly Johnson Gallery 1845 Levee St., No. 100 Closes Saturday, Aug. 12 Free Paint, canvas, watercolors, paper, multi-media collage – these are all familiar components in making art. Michelle Mackey’s joint compound, however, is a bit of a surprise to the uninitiated. Holly Johnson Gallery, 1845 Levee…

21 Best Things to Do in Dallas This Week

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…

10 Best Spots to Snap an Instagram in Dallas

Dallasites like to keep their fingers on the pulse of this city, keeping up with Instagram feeds. What to do. Where to go. Where to eat. Many of these decisions are fueled by Insta-inspiration. As they say, take a photo or it didn’t happen. So we’ve rounded up 10 of…

Taylor Sheridan’s Wind River Is a Fine Crime Thriller, with Reservations

Taylor Sheridan isn’t afraid to embrace genre. His Wind River plays more like an unusually well-made episode of CSI: Wyoming than the highly anticipated directorial effort from the screenwriter of Hell or High Water (which may well have been last year’s best-written film). Set in the desolate, snow-covered Wind River…

Cyclists Strip Down for Underwear Bike Ride Across Dallas

Riders took off almost everything but their helmets and shoes Friday for an underwear bike ride hosted by Red Star Bicycles of Dallas. More than 30 riders attended to promote body positivity, a healthy hobby and their equipment. Riders congregated at Red Star Bicycle Shop off Parkhouse Street in the…

Can VBike Help Turn the Tide and Make Dallas a Bike-Friendly City?

As of this summer, slick, modern, slate and yellow bicycles have begun to dot Denton, Dallas and Irving. VBikes is an app-based, station-free bike-sharing service based in Garland, and the startup has ambitions of expanding beyond North Texas. Think of VBikes as two-wheeled versions of Zip Cars. To use a…