Few things are important enough to make me brave the DMA during prime Gaultier hours, but an Arts & Letters Live BooksmART appearance by Author Daniel Handler (a.k.a. Lemony Snicket of A Series of Unfortunate Events) and illustrator Maira Kalman made wading through the fashion faux pas well worth it…
We are always racing to see the next big thing, as humans I think that it’s ingrained in us to do so. Last weekend I went to the Elliott Hundley opening at the Nasher and I was reminded how fortunate we are, not only for the new, but also for…
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The Dallas Symphony Orchestra’s Musical Director Jaap van Zweden is a powerhouse. He was recently named Musical America Conductor of the Year 2012 — a first for our fair city. While it was advertised that Mayor Mike Rawlings and “other surprise Dallas-area notables” would gather to celebrate his accolade at…
Dallas’ most high-profile new resident, Khloe Kardashian, has seemingly had it with simply being your typical reality television star athlete’s WAG. Her move to the Big D, precipitated by her hubby’s reportedly heart-breaking trade from the Los Angeles Kobes to The Dallas Dirks, is finally about to provide the questionable…
What caught our eye with this one was the phrase: “bargain hunter’s paradise.” This Sunday from 11 a.m. to 5 p.m. you can troll for treasures at The Gyspy Wagon Swap and Flea where more than 20 venders will encamp to peddle their best vintage, oddities and straight-up junk. No…
Anthony Mackie is one of those actors known as a “scene stealer.” With unforgettable roles in Half-Nelson, The Hurt Locker, 8 Mile (his debut), and more notable films than I can list, the 33-year-old actor has built up quite an impressive filmography in just ten years time. His latest film…
What do goat hooves, vengeful gods, and lobster legs all have in common? They create the structure of Nasher’s exciting new sculpture series that opens tomorrow, Saturday, January 28th, Elliott Hundley:The Bacchae. In this stunning visual story Hundley draws inspiration from the especially ruthless god Dionysus, who punishes the citizens…
Liam Neeson has become quite the badass as of late (IMO he’s always been a badass…Darkman!), with machismo roles in Batman Begins, The A-Team, and of course Taken, in which he kills, like, more than 50 dudes with his bare hands in a manner that would make even Jack Bauer…
Thanks to everyone who participated in the ticket giveaway, and to the SMU student who said he “would kill for these tickets,” we beg you to reconsider. You have you’re whole life ahead of you and prison doesn’t have floor to ceiling windows or party pools. The two winners are…
You have 35 days to get that great play you’ve been writing finished and entered in the next Festival of Independent Theatres. FITfest, as it’s redundantly known, is the quirky-wonderful midsummer showcase of new plays and small theater companies, many of which don’t have their own home spaces to perform…
The Dallas Opera scored big today by announcing that not only will it be performing Mozart’s 1791 masterpiece The Magic Flute, but it will be doing so at Cowboys Stadium, simulcasted live, and the seating is free (you can reserve up to 10 seats!) with free parking and open to…
This is the job posting. Tell your friends. But only the good ones. The Dallas Observer has an immediate opening for an experienced editorial art director. The art director is responsible for the overall design quality and integrity of the publication. He/she must be able to conceptualize and produce modern,…
Playwright Sarah Ruhl, still in her 30s, is a favorite of the “edgy” theater companies around here. But why? Her plays are witless and obtuse, hardly worth producing, much less paying to see. Melancholy Play, one of her early works (from 2001), is on view now at Upstart Productions at…
Photo by Neff Conner. Click the picture to go Conner’s Flickr page and check out his other insightful visual offerings. Every time I visit the Observer’s Flickr Pool, I’m floored. You are a talented bunch of shutterbugs. Now stop hiding it under a bushel, Dallas, Mixmaster wants to let it…
The Observer is out today and it’s jam-packed with juicy events — enough to keep you moving all week long! Here are some highlights for must-do activities: Thursday, January 26 What To Wear: This free happy hour fashion show’s got everything from snacks and cocktails to giveaways and celebrity hosts…
The hero of the red-herring heist flick Man on a Ledge draws two reactions from the Manhattan throng beneath his 21st-floor perch on a midtown hotel. The first, of course, is the predictable “just get it over with” impatience of New Yorkers impeded by police barricades. The second is unlikely…
“If a blind girl won’t love ugly people, who will?” That’s the central dilemma in Toxic Avenger, the eye-popping, knee-slapping, sci-fi musical comedy getting its Broadway tryout right now at Houston’s Alley Theatre. If the ugly person in question is “Toxie,” the avenging alter ego of mild-mannered nerd Melvin Ferd…
Tired of your typical happy hour? Want to see a fashion show, sample snacks and cocktails, score some cool swag and do some celeb watching? For free?! Yes, please. Tonight’s What to Wear event has got you covered, and its fashionably moderated runway panel promises to train you in how…
Del Shores, the playwright responsible for Sordid Lives, Daddy’s Dyin’ (Who’s Got the Will?) and Yellow, is in recent years trying out a new way to write for the stage: stand-up comedy. Wrapping up a 39-city tour in his native Texas, the multifaceted talent — by turns sweet and catty…
Saturday marks the triumphant return of Suits and Boots at Top Golf in Allen and Dallas. “Oh cute, like, three-piece suits and cowboys boots?” Nope. Think a little more Pam Anderson with a little less hep C. That’s right, swimsuits and snowboots. Not only will you get to look like…
Musical pioneers like Beethoven and Mozart paved the way for future artistic generations, but they never caused anyone to shriek with horrifying amusement. It’s the 21st century, and it’s time to take music to the next level, one note at a time, with the unique classical styling of Igudesman &…
