Dispatches from Beefhaus Gallery at 8:30 p.m. Saturday night are sure to be strange. Randall Garrett converts this artist-run space in Expo Park into a discotheque that houses his solo exhibition, Reach Inside to See the Stars. Part visual art, part performance art, he describes the experience of the space…
Tommy Davidson will be at the Arlington Improv for a special engagement May 1-4, telling jokes, singing, and fingers crossed — doing his spot-on President Barack Obama impersonation…
If you strolled down Main Street Saturday night, you may have seen an elephant plodding in place in the window of a deserted building. No doubt it caused many a double take, or momentary lingering. But a few curious souls, and those of us with a map, ventured inside for…
Every April thousands of north Texas musicians, aficionados, artists and party-lovers from all life’s walks come out of the woodwork and converge on a 20-acre historic park in Denton to enjoy seven stages of music and an arts exhibition space of 17,000 square feet. Thousands more travel from across the…
Look, you’ve been treating earth pretty poorly. You drive an SUV, don’t recycle as much as you should, and let’s not even discuss how much Tupperware you own. Sure, Earth Day was technically Tuesday, but don’t you think you owe your home planet a little bit more love? Lucky for…
There’s a functional way to drag a corpse off a stage and there’s a funny way. The young actors in Fun House Theatre and Film’s Rosencrantz and Guildenstern Are Dead do it the funny way. Every time. Fun House, for theatergoers who haven’t yet discovered its extraordinary shows, is Jeff…
The vampires who walk among us — and they do — are not the Twilight kind, or the True Blood kind, or even the Buffy kind. In the world of Jim Jarmusch’s Only Lovers Left Alive, the director’s most emotionally direct film since Dead Man, and maybe his finest, period,…
Since 2002, the year Sam Raimi’s SpiderMan hit theaters, the other SpiderMan, the hero of the actual comic books, has joined the Avengers, revealed his secret identity to the world, and become a highly paid inventor who has engineered, among other marvels, a limitless energy source science has dubbed “Parker…
The sexual politics of Nick Cassavetes’s decidedly un-romantic comedy The Other Woman are intriguingly European and, at their core, kind of groovy. Wronged Connecticut wifey-wife Kate (Leslie Mann) seeks out her husband’s mistress, sexy city-slicker and high-powered lawyer Carly (Cameron Diaz), looking to her for answers: Why is my husband…
Todd Barry wants to make fun of you, and you should let him. Here’s why: He’s moving away from the traditional stand-up routine and exercising his crowd work skills in his most recent tour, the appropriately named “Todd Barry: The Final Crowd Work Tour.” He’s done this before, and he’s…
If you aren’t a fan of all-you-can-eat pancake bars, booze and “underground art” — including live body-painting — then steer clear of The Pancakes & Booze Art Show in Deep Ellum Friday. (Seriously, what is wrong with you?) After launching in Los Angeles in 2009, The Pancakes & Booze Art…
Get your DIY on at the Etsy Dallas Spring Bash. There will be free crafts to make and take, music, a photobooth and some of your favorite online shops in person. The first 50 shoppers will receive free collectible bash bags. More information at handmadebash.com. Sat., April 26, 11 a.m.-6…
Whether you’re stocking up on rainwater in preparation for a climate apocalypse or denying global warming, you’ve got to admit — there’s no place like home. And our (relatively) little sphere of crazy — full of lurking volcanoes, shifting crusts and cell-signal dead zones — is an impressive residence, no…
Growing up in the ’90s, I have a very distinct memory of going to a friend’s house to watch a movie that involved boobies and the tall girl from Saved By the Bell. Earlier that week, he’d brought his dad’s VHS copy of Showgirls to school, letting people touch it…
Photography used to be such an intimidating art form — all darkrooms and pricey lenses and f-stops. Those things are all still an important part of the artistry, but now induction into the photo club is much more accessible than it was even a decade ago. Today, the most famous…
Mixing music, fashion and art often finds all three diluted to appeal to a broader audience. But WAAS Gallery’s Recess sparks a bit of curiosity and the hope that they just might pull it off. One of Dallas’ most creative minds, rapper -topic, is in charge and he brings along…
Other than the never-ending construction on Elm Street, there is very little not to like about Deep Ellum. This neighborhood of bars, restaurants, music and art has plenty of parking and is by far the most colorful area in Dallas. If you don’t believe me, head to the Deep Ellum…
Urban planning gets a lot of attention. In Dallas, forward thinkers are mapping out ways to tear down highways and build parks in thin air. If these progressive minds have their way, this will be the city of the future, complete with walkable neighborhoods, well-traveled bike trails and sustainable resources…
It’s an archetypal sci-fi story: Science, in its reckless search for knowledge, intrudes on nature. Nature retaliates by kidnapping science’s girlfriend and slaughtering anyone dumb enough to stick around after the first mutilated corpse turns up. Director Jack Arnold’s quintessential tale of unrequited amphibian love, The Creature From The Black…
We know you have unfulfilled fantasies. They’re vivid and personal. And private. No really, please don’t tell us. Daydreams are better when shared, but that’s what the Bondage Expo Dallas is for. Friday through Sunday, enter a safe space where you can unleash your inner kink. There will be sessions…
When I was a very surly teenager of 15, my mother dragged me, kicking and sulking, to a production of Stephen Sondheim’s musical Sweeney Todd: The Demon Barber of Fleet Street at the Kennedy Center. The underhandedness of the plot and all of the blood (so much blood!) made me…
In a month long celebration of Rahr-B-Q, the brewery is hosting various events including one at 3 p.m. Sunday, April 27 that will benefit the Hope Center for Autism. Sonny and Friends provide music and there will be beer and meat. Tickets are $35 and available at hopecenterforautism.org. Sun., April…
