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The Best Christmas Events in Dallas for Kids

By Kendall Morgan
Dec 15, 2023

From the (very best) Santas to a Grinch of a photo op—here are the top activities to keep the littlest ones merry and bright.
The Best Things To Do in Dallas, Nov. 29 – Dec. 5

By Merritt Martin
Nov 29, 2023

Enjoy festive musicals, holiday strolls and concerts at the best events of the coming week.
The Best Things To Do In Dallas, March 1–7

By Merritt Martin
Mar 1, 2023

March comes in like a lion with some strong opportunities for Dallas audiences. "On Your Feet," "Silver Foxes" and the "28th annual El Corazón Exhibition" are just a few.
The Best Things To Do In Dallas, Jan. 18–24

By Merritt Martin
Jan 18, 2023

Arts Mission Oak Cliff (410 S. Windomere Ave.) is doing the Kit Kat Club right, and we know this because they have a recommendation that this production of Cabaret not only features strobes and haze, but is best meant for audiences 16 and older. As romance blooms in the dynamic Berlin club circa 1931, Nazi presence is growing stronger and suppressing the creative, theatrical and non-conforming.
The Best Things To Do in Dallas, Dec. 21–27

By Merritt Martin
Dec 21, 2022

If you’re still needing to grab that perfect photo for a profile pic, a digital holiday card or the ‘gram, we got you. Actually, Galleria Dallas has you.
The Best Things To Do In Dallas, July 13-19

By Merritt Martin
Jul 13, 2022

“Shaded seating available” is a magical phrase these days. With temps turning out trios of digits, people are missing their outdoor time. Downtown Dallas Inc. offers a solution with a rotating offering of food trucks, live entertainment and lawn games — oh, and that shaded seating — every Wednesday through Friday in July at Pacific Plaza (401 N. Harwood St.).
The Best Things To Do In Dallas, Nov. 10 - 17

By Merritt Martin
Nov 10, 2021

Technically, the Dallas Art Fair is a Friday to Saturday thing, with scores of modern and contemporary art on display throughout the Fashion Industry Gallery (1807 Ross Ave.) and GA tickets from $20-$25 per day (or $50 for all three). And those who like a nosh and some bubbles with their preview, can get a champagned sneak peek from 4 to 8 p.m. Thursday, Nov. 11, for $150.
BrewFest, Bottomless Brunch and Other Great Foodie Finds Sept. 9-15

By Kristina Rowe
Sep 9, 2021

It seems that festival season has finally arrived in Dallas, after fits and starts and stops last spring and fall (and then again this spring.) The Observer's Brewfest is on
The Theodore's Hugo Osorio Offers an Intriguingly Spicy Shrub Cocktail

By Susie Oszustowicz
Apr 27, 2017

Behind the stick at The Theodore, cocktail genius Hugo Osorio challenges himself to create unique cocktails to keep their options fresh, literally and metaphorically. His latest creation brings together a couple peppers in a shrub for a limited offering cocktail.
Sugarfina, NorthPark's New 'Luxury Candy Store For Adults' Is Light on Booze, High on Prices

By Susie Oszustowicz
Feb 22, 2017

We were promised gummy bears infused with champagne, martini chocolates, and rum balls ... but we just got candy.
This Land is Your Land

By Erin Alexis Goldman
May 7, 2015

I can think of no better place to exhibit an installation commenting on the socio-political experience of immigration than in the middle of NorthPark Center between Neiman Marcus and Nordstrom near Gucci, TOD’S, Salvatore Ferragamo and Versace. Brooklyn-based Chilean artist Iván Navarro’s work, “This Land Is Your Land,” features three...
Head Indoors for Art

By Jennifer Davis-Lamm
Apr 16, 2015

There are few places in this world where high art mixes with high commerce as successfully as at NorthPark Mall. That’s part of the ongoing legacy of the Nasher family, who developed and own the mall, as well as the venerable Arts District sculpture museum that bears their name. The...
Dr. Who’s on What Now? Third Base!

By Jason Yang
Nov 21, 2013

When series seven of Doctor Who concluded in May, the 11th Doctor confronted a new Time Lord. It turns out now — brace yourself — that the unknown man is actually the Eighth Doctor who drank a potion to regenerate into the War Doctor to battle in the Time War...
Park Your Art Here

By Jamie Laughlin
Apr 4, 2013

As arts budgets reduce and grant money evaporates, we feel the absence of creative exposure. That buck then gets passed to families, who in turn have to fund cultural experiences out-of-pocket. This Saturday you’ll get some relief as ArtsPark returns to provide a whole afternoon’s worth of completely free and...
Help, I Look Like A Disney Prostitute

By Allison Perkins
Feb 21, 2013

This Sunday Make Up For Ever will peek in your makeup bag. Then, it’ll probably shudder. (Just kidding.) They’re going to dig through your existing cosmetics and show you how to apply them properly. Even if you have a bag full of not-their-products. Seriously. They’ll also recommend colors and textures...
Brighten Up Black Friday

By Jamie Laughlin
Nov 22, 2012

NorthPark Center (8687 N. Central Expressway) opens bright and early, but not angry-alarm-clock early, at 9 a.m. Friday, and doesn’t close until 10 p.m. And to kick off the holidays with flair, you’ll want to gather for the parade at 10:30 a.m. Santa will be there, as will The Salvation...
Stamp Of Approval

By Jamie Laughlin
Nov 8, 2012

While the foundations of printmaking are thinning out in a digital age, there are those who carry the legacy forward. Beauvais Lyons is one of those artists. A professor at the University of Tennessee since 1985, Lyons finds humor in nature’s improbability. He monster-mashes animals together, producing work with scholarly...
We All Wear The Ribbon

By Jennifer Davis-Lamm
Oct 18, 2012

It’s a mistake any Dallas newbie can make. You get up one October morning and decide to catch breakfast somewhere west on Northwest Highway and then you see it: pink, pink, pink, as far as the eye can see. Traffic is at a standstill and you are left to marvel...
Where To Blow Your Cash On Fashion’s Night Out

By Jamie Laughlin
Sep 6, 2012

Go ahead and blame Vogue for the cash you’ll blow Thursday. Go on, we’ll wait. The publication launched the initiative for Fashion’s Night Out back in 2009, and since then it’s become the highbrow shopper’s equivalent to Black Friday. Most of your favorite retailers are getting in the mix with...
Buy That Dress Or Puppies Will Go Homeless

By Allison Perkins
Aug 23, 2012

In life, few things change faster than fashion. Like, we’re back to jellies now? With ankle socks? And bike shorts? Apparently baffled is the look of the season. But not necessarily the look of the fall. To find out what is, head to Intermix on Thursday to be one of...
Spring Into Art

By Jennifer Davis-Lamm
Apr 19, 2012

Weekend after weekend, the cars pile up on the service roads that lead to NorthPark Center and I wonder why. Why do we load the kids into the car, circle the lots and curse at predatory parkers only to enter a noisy, crowded space and then fork over our hard-earned...
The Art Of Community

By Jamie Laughlin
Mar 22, 2012

Dallas supports the arts consistently, lovingly and vibrantly. The amount of organizations that exist solely to enhance our community’s ongoing education in the poetic visual and auditory nature of the universe can rival just about any other in the country. Proof of this can be seen today when Business Council...