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The Best Things To Do In Dallas, Dec. 7–13

The Best Things To Do In Dallas, Dec. 7–13

A Guide to the Best and Brightest New Street Art in Dallas

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The Best Things To Do In Dallas, Nov. 30 – Dec. 6

By Merritt Martin
Nov 30, 2022

WaterTower Theatre is celebrating its 27th season and the opener isn’t some quiet effort, but a big rock opera of Biblical proportions. Literally. The company is hitting the stage with Tim Rice and Andrew Lloyd Webber’s Jesus Christ Superstar.
The Best Things To Do In Dallas, Nov. 23–29

By Merritt Martin
Nov 23, 2022

It’s not all about the human kids. Furry and feathered friends deserve to tell the jolly man in the red suit which toys they want with a bow on top, and Galleria Dallas (13350 Dallas Parkway) is making that possible before we even get to Turkey time.
The Best Things To Do In Dallas, Nov. 16–22

By Merritt Martin
Nov 16, 2022

This legendary seasonal shopping event is celebrating 45 years of charity this year. And sure, we could put this on the three days (Thursday through Saturday) when the admission is $20, but Wednesday is Premiere Shopping Night from 6 to 10 p.m. in the Fair Park Automobile Building.
The Best Things To Do In Dallas, Nov. 9-15

By Merritt Martin
Nov 9, 2022

Sock monkey? Nah. As McSweeney’s has made it clear, “it’s decorative gourd season, motherfuckers!” And this is your chance to make one for free!
Fort Worth Gets a Kate Simon Exhibition Full of Icons

By Kendall Morgan
Oct 31, 2022

Noted Photographer Kate Simon Unveils The View from the Inside
The Best Things To Do In Dallas, Oct. 19–25

By Merritt Martin
Oct 19, 2022

Whether they know it or not, every artist is inspired by one who came before them. In the case of Salvador Dalí, he was open about his obsession with those that came before him. Specifically, Dutch painter Johannes Vermeer.
The Best Things To Do In Dallas, Oct. 12–18

By Merritt Martin
Oct 12, 2022

This is high drama from the Dallas Opera. The season opener is Verdi with a vengeance: Rigoletto. There’s something automatically compelling about the funny guy turned avenger, but with music like this and the talent of this cast… it’s beyond.
Shepard Fairey Takes a 'Backward Forward' View of Our Country At the Dallas Contemporary

By Kendall Morgan
Oct 12, 2022

Shepard Fairey has built a reputation for challenging the establishment. From his early days as an outlaw street artist to his current role as a darling of the art world, he never shies away from the beauty and the dark underlayer of American culture.
Artists Will Show Off Their Spaces and Compete to Paint a Mural At Deep Ellum Open Studios

By Malen Blackmon
Oct 10, 2022

Deep Ellum will turn 150 years old in 2023, and to do this historic occasion justice, celebrations having already gotten started.
The Best Things To Do In Dallas, Oct. 5–11

By Merritt Martin
Oct 5, 2022

Stand-up comedy is almost always worth watching, because it’s funny when a joke lands and even sort of funny (admit it) when it doesn’t. But nothing feels better than laughing with homegrown comics because, damn it, we support local talent.
Visitors Will Get Actual Room Keys in Sweet Tooth Hotel's New Downtown Dreamland Exhibition

By Danny Gallagher
Oct 4, 2022

The sugary sights of the Sweet Tooth Hotel are headed to downtown Dallas. Art space Sweet Tooth Hotel announced it will open a new 6,000-square-foot experience on Elm Street.
Beto O' Rourke Gets His Very Own Shepard Fairey Portrait

By Eva Raggio
Sep 29, 2022

Despite having an advantage in the polls, Texas Governor Greg Abbott might soon get thrown off his seat.
Selfie-Consciousness: Dallas Art Spaces Keep Up With Interactive, Immersive and Instagram Trends

By Kendall Morgan
Sep 21, 2022

The shapes on the walls shift from pastel clouds to water lilies, to the view of an air balloon descending onto a scene in the Belle Epoque.
The Best Things To Do In Dallas, September 21–27

By Merritt Martin
Sep 21, 2022

The name Elizabeth Strout should be as well-known as her best-selling title characters Amy and Isabelle or Olive Kitteridge… or Lucy Barton. And speaking of Lucy, Strout has brought her back. On the page and to Dallas.
The Best Things To Do In Dallas, September 14–20

By Merritt Martin
Sep 14, 2022

Through October 15, Conduit Gallery (1626 C Hi Line Drive) is spotlights two artists who, while with totally different styles, are builders. Austin-based Lance Letscher creates his collages from aged, illustration-based 1950s and 1960s ephemera.
Dallas Artist Joey Brock Builds Empathy

By Scott Tucker
Sep 12, 2022

It's been said it takes 20 years to become an overnight success, and Dallas-based visual artist Joey Brock might just prove that saying to be true.
The Best Things To Do In Dallas, September 7–13

By Merritt Martin
Sep 7, 2022

Plenty of contemporary plays have women in them. But in his biting new satire, Mathew Posey of Ochre House Theater (825 Exposition Ave.) actually wants to focus on them. Using song and dance and even some vaudevillian tricks, the Ochre season opener is all about exploring roles of oppression and oppressor.
The Best Things To Do In Dallas, August 31 – September 6

By Merritt Martin
Aug 31, 2022

If you could touch and feel refracted light, it would be one of Mexican-born, Dallas-based artist Gabriel Dawe’s installations. Made with sewing thread in vibrant and mesmerizing colors, Plexus, No. 41 is site-specific to Talley Dunn Gallery (5020 Tracy St.) and is part of Ode to Futility on view through December 10.
The Best Things To Do In Dallas, August 24-30

By Merritt Martin
Aug 24, 2022

“Here we go again…” The main challenge with watching Mamma Mia! live and on stage is to keep yourself from singing along to all the ABBA hits that form the soundtrack. But we think we can handle it just to get a peep at Lyric Stage’s production of the beloved musical hitting the Majestic Theatre (1925 Elm St.) on Wednesday, August 24, and running through Sunday.
The Best Things To Do In Dallas, Aug. 10-16

By Merritt Martin
Aug 10, 2022

With soaring fountains to captivating and rotund sculptures, Lynda Benglis has energized the Nasher Sculpture Center (2001 Flora St.) with overwhelming size, gesture and even some glitter. The physicality of the exhibition is inspiring, humbling and a bit nostalgic — some of the bronze work is based on Benglis’ earlier ceramic pieces.

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