If you don’t know what people mean when they say “dress for success,” you need to have lunch in downtown Dallas sometime. Sit on a patio and watch the people stream from those tall buildings in power suits and 3-inch executive heels and the entire inventory of Ann Taylor. For…
This isn’t your first go-round under the big top, so you probably think you know what to expect. Popcorn, peanuts, thrills, chills, etc., right? Well, right. But Universoul Circus adds a whole new dimension of spectacle to the circus experience with this hip-hopping, vaudevillian event full of acrobatics, exotic animals,…
Word on the street is Khaleesi is pissed because Ringling Bros. and Barnum & Bailey took her dragons. The circus is coming to town and the theme of the show is, you guessed it, dragons. So set your animal cruelty consciousness aside and step right up for some classic entertainment…
If you loved To Wong Fu, you’re gonna love Forever Lovely. (We’re basing that solely on your assumed love of men and makeup and men in makeup.) In this little play that could, we follow “the most popular third-rate drag queen in Dallas,” Lovely Uranus, as she navigates the most…
It’s hard to decide who has it worse in the world of customer service phone banks — the hapless callers who sit on hold for an eternity only to find unhelpful and extremely surly service reps at the other end of the line, or the reps themselves, who have to…
It’s 1986, and man-eating plant Audrey II is hungry. Little Shop of Horrors, the B movie turned Broadway musical, takes its turn at Lakeside Community Theatre (6303 Main St. in The Colony). It’s a classic love story: Nerdy and unsuccessful florist Seymour designs said man-eating plant to impress the girl…
Nature and a good book: If you’ve got those, you’ve got everything. Such fundamentals are the basis of Talley Dunn’s newest, Natasha Bowdoin: In the Garden, which opens from 6 to 8 p.m. Saturday. Bowdoin has two new projects to flaunt: Book of Nature, which interprets Emerson’s writings through cut…
22 Adorable Photos from Dog Bowl 2013 by Bianca Montes July 31 is National Mutts Day, and to honor the lovable and sometimes mangy critters we put together a slideshow of some of our favorite Dallas mutts. You can check out the full slideshow here. See also: Our Top 10…
Shout!FactoryThe cast of Fridays Whether you love it or hate it these days, it’s still tough to compete against Saturday Night Live. Although the show certainly has seen much better and much funnier days, you still can’t knock it off its perch after all these years. The powers that be…
Whispers have been circulating about a shared venture between Kettle Art Gallery and local art-supporting real estate company Deep Ellum 42. Frank Campagna’s beloved artist-run haven has been looking for a home since it was forced out of its old location in May, but late last night an announcement was…
“There’s nothing worse for a human being than to feel like they’re repressed because they can’t pursue or express a passion,” says University of North Texas professor Ruth West. “It lets you get through almost anything.” West is speaking tangentially — and not about RePhoto, the app she’s helping develop…
The People of Bastille Day 2013 by Danny Hurley From concerts and pool parties to ballgames and delicious food, it seems there was something for everybody in Dallas this past month. Here are 10 of our favorite shots from July. You can check out the entire slideshow here…
Once a year at The McKinney Avenue Contemporary, you, your cousin and your auntie can all exhibit at the gallery. No, not a prank, but an interesting opportunity given to artists of all levels at the MAC. For a fee of $30, aspiring and established artists get a one-year artist/student…
Most young opera singers dream of taking the stage of New York’s Metropolitan Opera and performing history’s most famous operatic roles around the world. It’s safe to say that wowing Howard Stern at Radio City Music Hall was not originally part of Sean Panikkar’s opera-star dream, but when an opportunity…
If you’re unfamiliar with Skepchick’s Rebecca Watson, here’s a few things to know: James Randi loves her; she’s trashed hotel rooms with Christopher Hitchens; back when her popular feminist/science skepticism/rational thought blog was getting legs she would daylight as a copy writer; she’s the co-host of The Skeptics’ Guide to…
The Perot Museum has announced its first two major name touring shows: an animal version of the Body World series called Animal Inside Out and The World’s Largest Dinosaurs, curated by the American Museum of Natural History. Animal looks at life below the fascia, showing the innards of about 100…
On Friday the Nasher announced the latest piece of public art for its Xchange initiative, a sound installation by Alfredo Jaar titled Music (Everything I know I learned the day my son was born). The Chilean installation artist will target what it means for an institution to age, grow and…
Classical music doesn’t have to be stuffy and conservative. In fact, in a lot of places it isn’t. Take for example (le) Poisson Rouge (LPR) in New York City, a Bleeker Street nightclub that opened in 2008 and quickly made a name for itself as one of the most exciting…
Nobody does glam quite like La Divina Productions. Friday night’s Hotter Than Hell show at the Kessler was no exception, with men and women stalking the stage in their featheriest finery. We sent photographer Ed Steele to trap all that pent-up friction on film, then we picked out our ten…
As we’ve previously reported, Halt & Catch Fire is the product of Plano native Chris Cantwell, and it focuses the personal computing boom of the 1980s in tech-rich Dallas. The show filmed a pilot for AMC this year, and even fixed up a the iconic Neon Big Tex sign on…
One of the ancillary wings of DallasSites: Available Space, the DMA’s month-long local art showcase, is PSWxEdu, a series of panels and experiences sparked by performance art. That programming is being organized by PerformanceSW, a newish team of talent made up of Courtney Brown and Alison Star. Last night they…
It only takes about five minutes for someone in the noisy crowd of social drinkers at the Old Monk pub on North Henderson Avenue to recognize comedian Paul Varghese. An attractive blond woman recognizes him just as we sit down on the patio to talk about his new album Paul…
