December means Nutcrackers galore. Under the artistic direction of Judy and Brent Klopfenstein, Dallas Ballet Company has invited special guest artists April Daly and Miguel Blanco of the Joffrey Ballet to Dallas for their presentation of The Nutcracker. DBC has been training young dancers since 1987, original under the name…
A study from the National Center for Catastrophic Sports Injury Research classified cheerleading as the most dangerous sport for athletes. It claimed that forcing humans to defy the laws of gravity and physics caused injuries more serious than those sustained by football players. So where did roller derby fall into…
Performances about performance art? Meta. This iteration of Audacity Solo Salon features Kris Noteboom, Adam A. Anderson and Brad McEntire, who will all perform sections of pieces they are working on about academia and performance art. More info at margojonestheatre.com. Mon., Dec. 8, 7:30 p.m., 2014…
The rambunctious young actors return to Wild Detectives with their iambic pentameter-spitting, high-energy free wheeling Shakespeare in the Bar. This time around they’re churning out Love’s Labour’s Lost – Shakespeare’s comedy about three young men who give up women for three years and then find themselves enamored with the Princess…
If you’ve never seen the monstrous Lay Family Concert Organ, you’re missing out. This week only, the Meyerson Symphony Center will fill with the sounds of holiday favorites played by the brass and percussion sections, featuring the organ herself. Hear the majesty of the instrument in the city’s most stunning…
Everyone has a story to tell and this week at Oral Fixation, five people will have a chance to tell their story to an eager audience. This month’s Oral Fixation show is “Outside The Box,” which will feature stories about thinking differently and some unconventional wisdom. Guests include April Swartz-Larson,…
If there is one celebrity marriage we’re all betting on, it’s the storied union of Santa and Mrs. Claus. Those crazy kids have made it work for what’s practically an eternity, frolicking under mistletoe, sharing untold numbers of cookies, and — like all healthy couples — passing judgment on everyone…
Tracking down the perfect gift for the ungiftable is difficult. What do you get a sister whose taste in music and books is beyond obscure? Or the brother-in-law who buys himself everything he wants? Lord knows you can’t keep buying your cousin a tin of popcorn year after year. Which…
In 1942, 17 Mexican -American teenagers were put on trial for the murder of Jose Gallardo Diaz. They were held in prison, without bail for months and nine of them were convicted of second-degree murder. Two years later, the convictions were reversed on appeal, but not before they served to…
Lest we forget, galleries exist to sell art. Is the art often well-curated and the artists hand selected? Yes, of course. But they are shops, none the less. And in the spirit of the shopping season, and inspired by concept spaces like Collette in Paris and Dover Street Market which…
It’s deja vu all over again in WaterTower Theatre’s black box. The charming actor Garrett Storms who delighted audiences as the angry elf in David Sedaris’ one-man-show based on his short story, The Santaland Diaries, returns to the stage in the same peppermint stockings. This gut-bustingly funny story of a…
Whatever you do, don’t take your 4th graders to The Great American Trailer Park Christmas Musical. It’s a bit too raunchy for them, but if you’re looking for a more adult holiday show on the list, give this one a whirl. Based on the The Great American Trailer Park Musical,…
In most walks of life having a mentor makes things easier. They’re there with advice when you ask for it, criticism when you’re ready for it, and a kick in the pants when you need it most. The relationship between mentor/mentee is one of support and inspiration, especially in the…
The latest production of Charles Dickens’ A Christmas Carol by Dallas Theater Center at the Wyly Theatre will make you forget ghosts of Carols past. DTC artistic director Kevin Moriarty has adapted the familiar story his way, with pointed political commentary about the plight of the poor and a noticeable…
Mixmaster presents “100 Creatives,” in which we feature cultural entrepreneurs of Dallas in random order. I met Frank Campagna for the first time earlier this year, when I suggested we put him in the People Issue. We spent time together leading up to to our interview, and if I’m being…
There is a difference between being a redneck and being white trash. So when CMT’s fourth season of Redneck Island airs Thursday, make sure you’re fully aware of the difference. After filling out an application she found on her Facebook newsfeed, Royse City native and former Hooters bartender Nicole Bass…
El Mercado Lest we forget, galleries exist to sell art. Is the art often well-curated and are the artists often hand selected? Yes, of course. But they are shops, nonetheless. And in the spirit of the shopping season, Erin Cluley Gallery (414 Fabrication St.) presents El Mercado. It’s inspired by…
If we’re honest with ourselves, the teaser trailer for Star Wars: The Force Awakens looks better than the original Star Wars movies. That’s how this week’s Voice Film Club podcast opens, with your hosts Alan Scherstuhl and Stephanie Zacharek of the Village Voice and Amy Nicholson of LA Weekly. Talk…
Luke Goebel has something of a reputation in Tyler, Texas. When he goes for a haircut, say, the barber is likely to know him, even if they haven’t met. Word of the eccentric writer spreads throughout the smallish East Texas town via the parents of his students. “People go, ‘Oh,…
Thanksgiving is over and you’re stuffed to the brim. But all you can think abut is that delicious Christmas dinner waiting to fill you up again in just a few weeks, and probably what you’re going to do with all that free time you’ll have since vacation time is just…
Back in September, Six Flags announced a new interactive dark ride based on the Justice League would soon take up some real estate in their park, offering an alternative experience from the typical roller coaster, for those who don’t care to know how it feels to fall 30 stories and…
Walking into Circuit 12 Contemporary, the first thing you see is the above photograph. It’s titled Sundowner, I’ve been told by one of the participating artists – the exhibition’s curator actually, Gregory Ruppe. But he doesn’t tell me whose piece it is. Well, he tells me at first, but then…
