When stage actress Cora Cardona moved to Dallas from Austin, the only acting roles she could find at first were those of a maid. A Mexican maid, specifically. In the 1980s, there were few theater companies in Dallas, and none were doing anything remotely related to Latin America. Their focus…
Everybody loves a good romance story. Love is one of the universals present in human storytelling from its beginning, and it is sure to remain a staple until we are gone. Of course, love’s accessibility has also lead to a vast number of uninteresting, melodramatic, unbelievable romances. Love stories are…
Monday, January 13 Paul Slavens & Friends Like on most Mondays, the spontaneous song generator, DJ and Ten Hands frontman Paul Slavens, will take the stage at Dan’s Silverleaf. Slavens writes and performs songs on the spot, improvising about whatever comes to mind. Song title suggestions get thrown at him…
Friday, January 10 8 p.m. Friday, Jan. 10 Dallas Farmers Market Free-ish Celebrate the first full moon of 2020 with a bike ride throughout Dallas. This 15-mile cycle kicks off at Dallas Farmers Market at 8 p.m. sharp, so don’t be late. Be sure to bring cash for food and…
It’s been just over 20 years since the Columbine High School Massacre, where two high school students attacked their school with bombs and firearms, ultimately killing themselves as well. 15 were killed, 24 injured. In the time since then, mass shootings have only become more and more commonplace. At this…
Monday, January 6 The Funky Knuckles The jazz-funk-fusion band The Funky Knuckles have been killing it in North Texas for about the last seven years. The band’s 2014 album Meta-Musica reached No. 1 on iTunes’ jazz charts the day it was released. Two years later, The Funky Knuckles put out…
Friday, January 3 Skating Under the Stars 2 p.m. Friday, Jan. 3 Children’s Health StarCenter Farmers Branch $10 admission, $5 skate rental Christmas may be over, but you can still go ice skating. The big outdoor ice rink is open for another two weeks. Get your tickets here. Hard Days…
Over the course of the past year, the city of Dallas saw many changes in the form of exciting new restaurants, music venues, photo pop-ups and other new art experiences and more. 2020 looks to be even more promising. Below are a few ways you can say goodbye to 2019…
It’s a time-honored American tradition: You make resolutions for the new year, then — 48 hours later— you break them. But as a new decade begins, it’s time to mix things up. Your resolve to improve should never be dampened by a judgmental freelance writer writing a topical year-end list,…
Friday, December 20 Fair Park Pop-Ups: Movie Night: Home Alone 6 p.m. Friday, Dec. 20 Fair Park Band Shell Free Merry Christmas, ya filthy animal! Catch a special screening of Home Alone at Fair Park, as part of the landmark’s holiday pop-up series. Food and drinks will be available for…
Friday, December 13 Movie Night Pop-Up at Fair Park: Elf 6 p.m. Friday, Dec. 13 Fair Park Free Bye buddy, hope you find a free showing of one of the best Christmas movies of all time. Fair Park will be hosting a free screening of Elf underneath the band shell…
Noises Off by Michael Frayn is one of those risky plays that tries to tell a story about theater by means of the medium of theater — risky because any meta story threatens to be esoteric, relying too heavily on material that only makes sense to those within the world…
’Tis the season for theater companies to produce fun holiday-themed stories, and Soul Rep Theatre’s regional premiere of DOT, playing at South Dallas Cultural Center through Dec. 22, is certainly focused on Christmas. But Christmas stories can give audiences cause for trepidation. After all, holiday stories can tend toward the…
Just like many American high schoolers or professional comedians, Shane Mauss did quite a few hallucinogens. Now he has turned it into a thriving and unique career. “I got into psychedelics as a teenager, the same as any other rebellious teen trying to get into trouble not really knowing at…
Friday, December 6 Deck the Plaza 5:30 p.m., Friday, December 6 Dallas City Hall Free Christmastime is here, and festivities are the size of Texas. Head to downtown Dallas for a special tree-lighting ceremony and holiday social gathering. All Aboard The Polar Express at Mockingbird Station 6 p.m., Friday, December…
A beautiful socialite, a cocktail waitress and an Uber driver are the characters who make up Queen of Basel, playing at Kitchen Dog Theater through Dec. 15. The trio, played respectively by Kat Lozano, Stephanie Cleghorn Jasso and Lee George, is set up like dominoes to represent a variety of…
Despite his well known temper, comedian Lewis Black says he doesn’t hate President Donald Trump or any political leader on either side of the aisle. His comedy speaks to something much deeper. “I basically have yelled about both sides and I don’t hate him,” Black says. “I’ve never hated him…
At this point in time, most people know that the origins of Thanksgiving are not so savory as the meal we celebrate them with. Although we were raised with charming ideas of pilgrims and Native Americans planting corn, sitting down at table together, eating turkey and watching football, Americans have…
Friday, November 15 Nomad Tacos Pop-Up 5 p.m., Friday, November 15 Peticolas Brewery Free-ish Peticolas returns with its monthly game night, where guests can enjoy games with the brewery hosts. Chef Zuriel Barradas of Kitchen Zus will be onsite, selling his famous street tacos. You don’t want to miss out…
The Lifespan of a Fact, a play by Jeremy Kareken, David Murrell and Gordon Farrell, begins with a perplexing spew of facts, none of which makes any sense. The audience hears something about a suicide in Las Vegas, a chicken playing tic-tac-toe, the phrase “Buckets of Blood” (which ends up…
Monday, November 11 Faiths in Conversation There are approximately 4,200 religions in the world, yet we only ever hear about the rules of a few (you know who you are). The word “religion” also remains broad: from deeply rooted cultural traditions to newly acquired maxims and all-embracing philosophies set up…
“Shh,” a man in a black blazer laughingly urges as he attempts to quiet the packed-full, studio dance room inside Dancing for a Cause’s headquarters. It’s the dance organization’s final Friends and Family Night, and nearly 100 onlookers buzz with excitement in preparation for the dancers to enter the room…
