How many years does it take for something to become a tradition? We think three is more than enough. The Dallas Observer is hosting our third annual Brew Fest in the Dallas Arts District, and let’s face it, there’s no better reason to leave your house than beer. More than…
Maybe bright copper kettles and warm woolen mittens aren’t your bag, but you totally get what that Von Trapp broad was on about: Surround yourself with little bits of beauty to ward off the big uglies in life. Enjoy moments in the sun with family and friends, immerse yourself in…
He’s the twisted brain behind Good Records’ freakiest poster art; the paintbrush behind Rubber Gloves’ newest mural; the publisher of drugged-out comics; designer of collectable KERA pledge-drive T-shirts; a co-collaborator on last year’s Big Tex on Fire posters; and at Saturday’s solo exhibition, Denton-turned-Dallas artist Nevada Hill will sell sculptures…
If you go to this show, the first thing you’ll ask is, “Hey, isn’t that the guy from A Few Good Men?” It’s Kevin Pollak! Before he told T. Cruise he’d prefer him over his father, “Any day and twice on Sunday,” Pollak performed stand-up in knitted sweater vests and…
Most people who were graduates of something in the 1990s remember A Bronx Tale as Robert DeNiro’s directorial debut about a kid torn between his bond with his father and his sudden ties to organized crime. Pop culture freaks have a soft spot for the film because Weevil from Veronica…
Nancy “Shaggy” Moore should be a familiar name to many: She has written for local publications, hosted a show on KNON-FM 89.3 and graced stages all over town with Her Light, Sweet, Crude Band. And while all of this was going on, she also managed to care for her disabled…
It could be the largest comedy show ever to kick through town. Hell, it could be the largest that ever kicked through anywhere. The Oddball Comedy Festival force-tickles thousands at Gexa Energy Pavilion (1818 1st Ave.) in Fair Park on Sunday with a deeply stacked lineup. Headliner Dave Chappelle is…
Sometimes in the middle of the workweek we all need a moment to calm down, a little stillness to help us regain perspective and what little sanity we can. If you need to find space for contemplation, might we suggest heading to Texas Woman’s University’s new exhibition, Contemplation: Emerging Female…
Have you ever wanted to celebrate a 5,000-plus year birthday? It’s time to celebrate the birth of Krishna, everyone’s favorite eighth incarnation of the Vedic supreme being Vishnu. Krishna Janmashtami is a celebration that spans most Hindu traditions, including the International Society for Krishna Consciousness, otherwise known as the Hare…
David Lowery’s newest film, Ain’t Them Bodies Saints, popped up with dogpiling positive responses, snatching up awards at each stop on the recent festival circuit. After more flattering words by the The New Yorker and others, ATBS opened in select cities last week. Friday night, everyone else gets a gander…
We’ll take just about any excuse to visit the Bath House Cultural Center (521 E. Lawther Drive), with its dreamy lakeside location and historic architecture. On Saturday it plays host to a new exhibition, one that looks so good that it might overshadow its lodgings. This Is What I Think…
“Don’t Mess with Texas” is gospel around these parts, but the adage should really be “Don’t Mess with Texas Women, Especially Those Like Molly Ivins.” Our ladies are big and bold, and none more so than Miss Molly, who used her satirical wit and no-holds-barred attitude to delight and annoy…
Oprah’s Lifeclass, the talk show superstar’s NAACP Image Award-winning series, tapes its next episode at Dallas’ American Airlines Center on Thursday, August 29. She’ll share the stage with Bishop TD Jakes to discuss fatherless children in America and the community’s outreach role. The episode will air on OWN network in…
Tony Orrico: CARBON set from Tony Orrico on Vimeo.Artist Tony Orrico will bring his movement-based art to the McKinney Avenue Contemporary, first through a 30-hour performance spanning four days beginning September 11 and the next through an intensive two-day performance art workshop called Being to Begin on Saturday, September 28…
When Andrew Bujalski’s Computer Chess premiered at the Oak Cliff Film Festival, Texas Theatre paired it with a lobby chess battle: a tiny war waged and fought by humans. For its theatrical release weekend, they’ll hit the return key with “Texas Theatre Speed Chess Tournament: Man vs. Machine,” a series…
Things are getting pretty crazy in Dallas’ art scene. Museums are handing keys over to inspired and innovative artists; houses are converting into galleries; one-off group and solo exhibitions are popping up in vacant Deep Ellum properties; and artists are adopting multiple roles as curators, musicians and publishers. We want…
David Lowery’s newest film Ain’t Them Bodies Saints formally opens in Dallas Friday at the Magnolia, but many locals have already caught a viewing — either through a leaked screener or June’s surprise Oak Cliff Film Festival airing. Even if you haven’t, let me assure you: Lowery’s gritty love story…
It’s following has grown so large that Oral Fixation, Dallas’ only night dedicated to true stories, sells each show out in advance. From an intimacy standpoint, that’s been nice. Those with the foresight to plan ahead and reserve their seats get an evening of memoirs, shared in a small room…
Last year Good Magazine rolled through town and dared Dallas visionaries to improve the city they inhabit. Improve they did, and one of those teams hellbent on doing such improving was GO Dallas, which focused its efforts on transforming urban trails to better Dallas’ collective quality of life. (For example:…
This weekend the Europa Expo came to the Dallas Convention Center, and we went in and weeded through all the whey isolates and CrossFit challenges to find the weirdest things to report back to you. Here are the top five things that made us go, “What?” Megatron World Wrestling Championship…
The New York Times Magazine featured the art collection of Dallas’ Joule Hotel in a recent June spread, calling the boutique lodging an “art destination to rival its neighbors in the nearby Arts District.” Bold words? Certainly. But Joule, it seems, isn’t interested in going toe-to-toe with its neighbors. Instead,…
She’s known as much for her rebel rousing as her art work, so we’re excited to learn about Black & Blue: Cultural Oasis in the Hills, Vicki Meek’s Nasher XChange contribution. Meek is the only local artist creating a solo work for the series, which runs from October 19, 2013…
