Why would we tell you that you have to be 21 or older to attend the 4th annual Wine & Dine? You might think it’s because there will be sampling of wine, beer and spirits, and yes, legally, you’d be right. But really, it’s because there’s just so much to…
Just want to take a moment to clear up a nasty rumor that’s been going around about Fred Savage and rodents of unusual size: It’s all true–he’s totally into them and he has been since 1987. See for yourself Friday and Saturday during the midnight showing of The Princess Bride…
It’s still somewhat shocking that, as the start of baseball season looms nearer, people in DFW are excited about the home team’s prospects. Long-time natives of the Dallas area can attest that the years of dread or downright indifference to a Texas Rangers season seemed endless. That is, until last…
I get it. Really. The idea of attending a Bon Jovi concert is just super lame. No point arguing otherwise, ‘specially since all of Bon Jovi’s members are so old nowadays. Seriously: Though his still-way-too-tight jeans argue otherwise, frontman Jon Bon is almost pushing 50. (Emphasis on almost: He’s 48)…
The script, costumes and props of The Last Song work hard to establish Miley Cyrus’ dramatic-role bona fides as the 17-year-old crosses over from G to PG: Her character, constantly sneering high school grad Ronnie Miller, sports a tiny nose stud, stomps on the beach in Doc Martens, believes meat…
Nothing depicts teenagers’ lives with less authenticity than the typical musical about teenagers’ lives. Think about the kids in shows like High School Musical, Hairspray, and even Grease and Bye Bye Birdie, all populated with nuance-free, dumbed-down stereotypes. You get your studs and duds, preps and debs, sluts and hoods,…
Maybe those Yanks go bonkers over all those ridiculous Ben and Jerry’s flavors, but here in Texas, ice cream loyalty belongs to Brenham-based Blue Bell. And yet, there’s one thing that beats Blue Bell any day–a spoonful of just-cranked, fresh-from-the-kitchen homemade ice cream. The ingredients are simple, and with a…
While some of the metroplex’s cream of the crop, as far as chefs go, compete for bragging rights at Dining Out in Dallas: The Battle of the Chefs, remember that it’s your democratic duty, your right and responsibility to vote…and eat really, really good food. For a $50 cover, attendees…
The Beach Boys really thought that California girls were something extraordinary–and so does the staff of Off the Vine, a wine shop that’s been part of the Grapevine Historic District for nearly 15 years. That’s why the shop has put together a special evening celebrating women winemakers, focusing specifically on…
In the same way that Marcel Duchamp’s “Fountain” elevated the urinal to art, Andy Warhol forever boosted his re-creations and reinterpretations of Brillo boxes, Campbell’s soup cans and other advertorial images to art. But, before Warhol transformed those product labels and logos into a pop art goldmine, he’d studied commercial…
Allan Ginsburg saw the best minds of his generation destroyed by madness in “Howl,” and his publisher saw himself arrested and fined for printing it. Filmmaker Rob Epstein–Life and Times of Harvey Milk director–has made a film about how Ginsburg, justice and good ol’ human rights conquered censorship, and he’s…
Question: In what genre does “over 300,000 records sold” equal best-selling? Answer: kirtan and traditional chanting. Though there’s probably not that much in terms of competition in the world of professional yoga and chant music (as if the serenely enlightened would be in competition anyway), the king of chant has…
Some days it’s all a girl can do to brush on some powder and mascara before leaving the house. No problem, says Carmindy, makeup artist extraordinaire of TLC’s What Not to Wear. She believes in less makeup with more impact, a motto any girl on the go can get behind…
Nothing brings out a neighborhood’s true colors like a street festival–that sweaty, dreadlocked, beer-swilling cousin of the farmers market. You just don’t know a place till you’ve walked its streets with a clever T-shirt and a party cup, and for 16 years now, the Deep Ellum Arts Festival has been…
It’s Easter Sunday, you just left church, can’t really go hunting for jelly bean-filled eggs and you’re bored. Sound familiar? Well, whether you’ve got a pup or not, the Easter in the Park Pooch Parade and Costume Contest is pampering dogs in Easter bonnets, boas and even a few hair…
Picasso, Van Gogh and Monet. They never hit the big leagues until after they kicked the bucket. Ah, yes, that’s usually the way the life of the starving artist goes. It can be a struggle sometimes, if not all the time. Just ask Jean Francois Millet. In WaterTower Theatre’s production…
Want more butterflies in your garden than there are BMWs in the SMU student parking lot? Come to Texas Discovery Gardens for their Butterfly Gardening 101 series. They’ll teach you about the butterfly lifecycle (from caterpillar smoking a hookah to flutterby), native species and what to plant in your own…
When you stop to think about holiday traditions, they just don’t really hold any water. What’s going on with waiting patiently for an obese man in red to wiggle down the chimney or looking for eggs hidden by–not a chicken, of course–but a rabbit. Well, it’s all in good fun,…
“Cinderelly, Cinderelly.” Beloved fairy tale. How you enthrall us, with your pumpkin chariots and bird wardrobe stylists. And yet, you engage us with your love story. Not to mention the fact that you make us wish for a fairy godmother of our own. It’s a fairy tale classic for a…
If someone asked me if I wanted to attend BloodaPalooza, then I would automatically assume the cast from True Blood (that other, non-glittery vampire hit on HBO) was holding a convention for all their fanatics, but I would be completely wrong. BloodaPalooza happens to be a tattoo, arts and music…
Worm charming, air sex, extreme ironing–you name it, and folks are out there somewhere competing to be crowned its champion. So, if you’ve never heard of the United States Barista Championship, big whoop. It and other barista competitions are out there, and baristas with mad drink-concocting skills from right here…
If the thought of watching your friend get her ears pierced makes you squeamish, it’s a good idea to sit this one out. The Church at the Lizard Lounge hosts Freaks and Fetish, a night that will push the global limits on bizarre and unthinkable acts. From Norway, The Headmaster…
