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Performing Arts

Ballet North Texas Puts a New Spin on Sleepy Hollow for Halloween

By Lisa PettyOctober 13, 2025

A spooky favorite is getting a ballet boost this year with no tutus in sight.

Chef Misti Norris
Restaurants

Chef Misti Norris Channels Petra and the Beast with New Dinner Series

By Lauren Drewes DanielsOctober 11, 2025

The Old East Dallas cocktail lounge, which houses Norris’ Rainbowcat kitchen, will also host a monthly dinner.

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Restaurants

A Taste of the Third Eye: Observer Supper Club at Ayahuasca

By Lauren Drewes DanielsOctober 10, 2025

Support not only free journalism, but a local gem that helps make Dallas a fascinating city to live (and eat) in.

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Film, TV & Streaming

Texas Chain Saw Massacre’s Nightmare Still Echoes Beyond the Lone Star State in New Doc

By Preston BartaOctober 10, 2025

Celebrate the legacy of the best horror film ever made and its companion documentary, Chain Reactions, both haunting the Texas Theatre on Oct. 17 and 23.

Travel

Scarborough’s Hollow Reimagines Fall Fun to Replace Screams Halloween Theme Park

By Preston BartaOctober 9, 2025

From the death of an iconic haunted house experience in Waxahachie rises a new fall fantasy.

Visual Arts

The Video Crypt Lives Again, Exhuming Nostalgia at the Texas Theatre

By Austin ZookOctober 8, 2025

The installation at the historic Oak Cliff theater is taking us back to a time when things were simpler.

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Saint Valentine's in East Dallas is hosting a Hot Flash Rave.
Bars & Breweries

The Hot Flash Rave: Dallas Women Are Flipping the Menopause Script

By Lauren Drewes DanielsOctober 8, 2025

Former Eater Dallas editor Cortney Smith is taking a cue from the Earlybird Dance Club in Chicago.

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Books

Vietnamese Writers to Start New Chapter at Inaugural Foreword Literary Festival

By Rhema Joy BellOctober 6, 2025

The new festival aims to spotlight the stories of queer and immigrant voices.

Actors Dwayne Johnson and Sarah Michelle Gellar promote the film Southland Tales at the Palais during the 59th International Cannes Film Festival on May 21, 2006.
Film, TV & Streaming

Texas Theater To Screen Prophetic Sci-Fi Satire You’ve Never Seen

By Liam GaughanOctober 1, 2025

Southland Tales
bombed when first released in 2006, but it looks prescient today.

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Death doula Tammy McNary
Dallas Life

Big D Roaming Death Café’s Tammy McNary Offers a Nuanced Perspective on Mortality

By Kendall MorganOctober 1, 2025

The local death-positive organization will hold an outdoor edition at Oakland Cemetery on Oct. 4.

A lion cub stampedes a herd of zebra.
Visual Arts

6 Creative Gems to Discover at Denton Arts & Jazz Festival

By Preston BartaSeptember 30, 2025

From surreal canvases to blacklight woodwork, meet the artists bringing the Denton festival to life.

Sister Grove Dinner Series
Restaurants

‘Coming Home’ Dinner Series in Van Alstyne from Chef Who Beat Bobby Flay

By Nick ReynoldsSeptember 30, 2025

The chef, Vijay Sadhu, appeared on Beat Bobby Flay, where he did exactly that.

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Garland To Unveil Texas’ Biggest Cowboy Hat, Because Why Not?
Visual Arts

Garland To Unveil Texas’ Biggest Cowboy Hat, Because Why Not?

By Simon PruittSeptember 26, 2025

What the hell, sure.

Critic's Notebook

KXT 91.7 and Whataburger Announce Homegrown Bites Vol. II

By Simon PruittSeptember 25, 2025

The radio station is pressing a brand new 12-track LP made up of local music, featuring Dana Harper, Vandoliers, Midlake and more.

Competitive eater, Joey Chestnut
Shops & Markets

Joey Chestnut Is Hungry and Headed to Western Days and the State Fair

By Simon PruittSeptember 25, 2025

The competitive eater will be making two stops in Dallas soon.

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Restaurants

Weekend Plans? 8 Top Texas BBQ Joints Converge in North Texas This Saturday

By Aaren ProdySeptember 24, 2025

Texas Monthly is hosting a signature event, BBQ Family Reunion, at Epic Central in Grand Prairie this weekend.

The State Fair of Texas
Restaurants

The Complete List of Fried Foods at the Texas State Fair

By Lauren Drewes DanielsSeptember 24, 2025

The fair starts this Friday. Here’s a scouting report of everything that is dipped, rolled and fried.

Matthew McConaughey Takes Audiences to Church on ‘Poems & Prayers’ Book Tour
Books

Matthew McConaughey Takes Audiences to Church on ‘Poems & Prayers’ Book Tour

By Austin ZookSeptember 23, 2025

Texas’ favorite son makes poetry for your parents’ Facebook algorithm, but he delivers it as charmingly as you’d expect.

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Film, TV & Streaming

10 Must-See Movies at Austin’s Weirdest, Wildest Film Festival

By Preston BartaSeptember 20, 2025

From cursed whistles to surreal sex comedies, Fantastic Fest’s 20th anniversary lineup is a wild celebration of the weird and wonderful.

Critic's Notebook

Who Will Represent Texas at the Karaoke World Championships?

By Simon PruittSeptember 19, 2025

Yes, karaoke is now a sport. And yes, we’ll be cheering Texas on to win the world title.

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