Dubbed “the most unique children’s entertainment in Dallas,” Le Theatre de Marionette has been pulling kids’ strings for more than 20 years, and they’re staying the path this month with a production of Hans Christian Andersen’s beloved tale The Little Mermaid. Kids will be delighted by the performance, which includes…
In alternate universes, hats can be damn scary and extremely dangerous — at least that’s what we gather from Captain Kurt and the rest of the Starship Compromise crew, head mockers of the latest Pocket Sandwich parody, Star Trip II — Hats of Horror. Watch as the starfleeters take on…
The Webb Gallery’s (209 W. Franklin St., Waxahachie) latest show is titled Peep Show. It’s a thoughtful flashback to when sexy was sexy, and not just Miley Cyrus dry-humping a pillow in a white bodysuit. Peep Show is simple, seductive and features girlie shots from burlesque shows throughout the 1940s…
This evening at 8 p.m., Hooters (aka “The Owl Place”) cordially invites “local fans, friends and family” to a viewing party at their fine establishment in Plano. Tonight, as you likely already know, is the national premiere of the 30th Anniversary Hooters International Swimsuit Pageant (HISP) on FOX-Speed TV at…
You’ve been shouting it for years anyway. The tantrum phrase has been helpful for: shutting down aggressive dudes at bars; gaining your own seat on subway travel; and pre-holiday shopping, from the Pepperidge Farm mall kiosk to the Honey Baked Ham pick-up counter. (Note to self: You give shitty gifts.)…
Editor’s note: Over the weekend, Betsy Lewis took home second place for arts criticism at the Association of Alternative Newsweeklies’ annual awards. See the rest of her work here. Moving violations, Border Patrol checkpoints, a flurry of camp Americana souvenirs — how, exactly, does a short story flourish as a…
Before embarking on this furniture journey, please note that while these five consignment/refurbished/antique furniture stores are awesome, there are infinitely more in DFW, many of them great. Honorable mentions include Curiosities, Lost and Found Antiques and Big Mango Trading Company. But these are five of our favorites, covering the gamut…
Space tourism. Whether you view it as the ultimate rich man’s mini-vacation or a means to offset funding for important work, those seats start at $95,000. That’s unattainable for most people, making space exploration an inherently elitist treasure. That’s something Edward Wright would like to change through the Dallas-based nonprofit…
I was in Target the other day, in the checkout line behind an extreme couponer. He was purchasing about 800 butt tons of Lean Pockets and approximately 300 ass loads of detergent. At first glance I did not judge these purchases, presuming that the purchase of that many Lean Pockets…
God I miss Rebecca Sealfon, ’97 Spelling Bee Champ. There’s little information so far, save for one lonely Facebook invitation, but Dan’s Silver Leaf will halt musical programming Tuesday night and switch gears. They’re throwing a drunken competitive word party for nerds who hate their livers, called “BUZZ BEE -…
While we hear a lot about Dallas’ emerging artist movement, what’s less publicized, though equally compelling, is the emerging gallery force. In the last couple years we’ve watched makeshift spaces spring up everywhere, many of which are artist-run or double as homes and studios. At these start-ups you’ll find folks…
Bastille Day in Bishop Arts just makes sense. Silly hats, scarves, mustaches and heavy gesticulating while holding wine? Oak Cliffers were probably doing that stuff anyway. Sunday was the fourth annual street party for the city’s francophiles, and they came out by the striped-shirt thousands to sample food by Dallas…
As far as titles go, Craig Cackowski and Lucas Neff could certainly do worse than The Better Half, the name of the show they’re performing at Dallas Comedy House this weekend. “I think we’re a good contrast in styles,” Cackowski said by email. “Lucas is boundlessly energetic and physical. He’s…
We momentarily empathized with Justin Bieber as he made the walk of shame to a chorus of boos to accept the first-ever Milestone Award at the 2013 Billboard Music Awards, defeating Taylor Swift and Bruno Mars. “I’m 19 years old…I think I’m doing a pretty good job,” he said defensively…
You can make the free movie rounds each weekend in July, thanks to Downtown Dallas Inc. and Alamo Drafthouse Richardson. DDI announced its newest community-building project yesterday, a migrating outdoor summer film series set to occupy four different downtown spaces over the next month. The Friday night collection has a…
World War G – watch more funny videos It’s been less than a month since former U.S. senator and GOP candidate Rick Santorum jumped into the movie biz, taking a CEO position with EchoLight, the super Jesus-y faith-based film studio out of Flower Mound. It’s about time someone made fun…
It’s easy to sit at home and play along with a trivia game show like Who Wants to Be a Millionaire? and believe you could breeze through the questions to the $1 million bounty. Actually trying out for a shot to be considered for a seat in that cushy, purple…
Ro2 Art Downtown has a small works show, aptly named CHAOS, which is so dense with artwork that I’m not sure where to begin. Gallery owners Jordan Roth and Susan Roth Romans invited a long list of artists to submit a maximum of five works in any medium, with a…
That’s right, it’s the weekend and that means: L-I-V-I-N. Alamo Drafthouse has a free, outdoor screening of Dazed and Confused on Saturday, the Inwood shows Bill and Ted’s Excellent Adventure as a midnight quote-along and Texas Theatre completes the throw-back triad with a weekend dedicated to Who Framed Roger Rabbit?’s…
Twelve years ago the Asian Film Festival of Dallas was an informal gathering housed in donated spaces. Promotional materials consisted of black-and-white xerox hand-outs and raw enthusiasm. Since then it’s grown and matured into a destination festival with sponsorship by McDonald’s and Well Go USA, a distribution company specializing in…
It doesn’t suck to be the cast of Avenue Q at Theatre Too in The Quadrangle. A year after opening the first local production of the Tony-winning puppet-centric musical, the same seven Dallas actors still have their hands up the backsides of the fuzzy felt-mericans. Their performances, brighter and funnier…
If the great god of movies, whatever slippery Mount Olympus of money he resides on, decrees that summer is the time for larger-than-life 3-D blockbusters, Guillermo del Toro may as well make one. His Pacific Rim is summer entertainment with a pulse. The effects are so overscaled and lavish as…
