What happens when there’s a worldwide pandemic during what’s supposed to be the happiest day of your life? We’re not talking about Coachella — which was moved to the fall. As church services are being live streamed and public events canceled, the wedding business is filled with uncertainty. This past…
On this week’s episode of The Bachelor, host Chris Harrison promised the audience an ending like no other. This ending was out of nowhere. This ending no one saw coming. This ending was the … most … dramatic … EVER. Note that he didn’t say it was the most original…
We’ve been warned that the coronavirus would threaten the safety of millions of people. We’ve been told that schools and workplaces would shutter en masse in efforts to prevent the spread of the viral infection. We’ve seen just how severe the economic repercussions of the pandemic truly are. But nobody…
Friday, March 13 Fair Park Pop-Ups: Movie Night: Black Panther 7 p.m. Friday, March 13 Fair Park Band Shell Free Catch a free screening of Marvel’s Black Panther at the Fair Park Band Shell. Bring your own blankets and chairs. Food and beverages will be available for purchase from local…
In Dallas you can be anything, so why be basic? Our city has many talented artists ready to spice up your home or wardrobe. Whether you’re projecting penile shadows to bring to life your phallic phantasy, or channeling your inner Nicki Minaj with Barbie shoe earrings, you were born to…
About three years ago, theater director and playwright Kara-Lynn Vaeni arrived in Dallas from New York City, where she worked for 15 years after getting her MFA in directing at Yale University. Vaeni also spent her post-university life doing freelance theater work in New York, cobbling together jobs at various…
Put your green hats away, Dallas. The St. Patrick’s Day Parade is canceled. Following the lead of cities like Chicago and Boston, Dallas has officially canceled the Greenville Avenue celebration, which was scheduled for Saturday, March 14. On Tuesday, a press release announced that the St. Paddy’s celebration was still…
Psychedelic Robot first arrived in Dallas in 2018, during a time when pop-up museums were becoming the rage (and chagrin) of the art world. Before the Sweet Tooth Hotel and Museum of Illusions, Bivins Gallery conceptualized an explosive pop-up with colorful walls and an interactive design, where you don’t observe…
Let us belatedly celebrate International Women’s Day by introducing you to a truly admirable woman. Our crush this week is Lydia Umlauf, second chair violinist at the Dallas Symphony Orchestra. The accomplished musician is set on making classical music cool again, and we are happy to listen. With her project…
Dallas Cowboys defensive end Michael Bennett has always been bold. He endorsed Bernie Sanders in the 2016 political race. He’s sat during the national anthem. He’s spoken out against police brutality. Now Bennett and his wife, Pele, will have their own platform to voice all their opinions. Mouthpeace, a podcast…
Rawlins Gilliland believes in happy endings. And against recent odds, it looks like he may be getting one of his own. Friends and fans are banding together to help the local luminary, who is facing a $36,000 lien placed on his home by the IRS. A GoFundMe page that went…
Monday, March 9 Art Babies: Five Senses Let’s say you’re one of those artistic parents (which is why you’re off on Mondays) and you’re terrified that your child will grow up to be basic; well, you can put your vintage album collection away, hipster dad, because the Dallas Museum of…
The Dallas Symphony Orchestra’s upcoming season will go heavy on big spectacles, orchestral showpieces and musical thrills. Music director Fabio Luisi and an array of guest conductors have built a lineup of the kind of music that fills the heart and the eardrums. Luisi himself will conduct two monumental works…
Raptors and Triceratops and T. rex will now be created in North Texas. But not like that eccentric guy with the hat did in Jurassic Park. Billings Productions, Inc. is the nation’s leading manufacturer of dinosaur animatronics, and this summer it’s migrating to new digs in Allen. Vice president of…
Some of the world’s rarest and most sought after video game artifacts are in Dallas, but they won’t be in town for long because they are going up for auction to the highest bidders. And by “highest,” we mean at least in the thousands. “The market before we stepped in…
Friday, March 6 RuPaul’s Drag Race watch party 7 p.m. Friday, March 6 Alexandre’s Free-ish Catch the latest episode of RuPaul’s Drag Race at Alexandre’s. While you’re at it, support your local queens and catch a drag show on the Strip afterward. Yoga N Da Hood: Beyoncé 7 p.m. Friday,…
Not all artists dream of seeing their work around the world. At least, not when it’s being copied, which is what Dallas artist Ricardo Paniagua claims has happened to him, twice in the last few months. Having their art displayed in public areas brings about many many nuisances for muralists,…
On Sunday, Jan. 19, 2020, my roommate and my brother were sitting on my living room couch as they heard a gurgled scream coming from my room. They immediately ran to my door. “G-Garrett?” said my roommate in a concerned tone as he gently knocked. I couldn’t speak, so they…
Oak Lawn and Cedar Springs just got a hell of a lot more vibrant. Last week, new rainbow crosswalks were installed at the Dallas intersection, the first of 10 rainbow crosswalks planned for the strip at the Cedar Springs neighborhood, which has long served as a bar and nightlife district…
Kim Kardashian said it best when she hurled a purse at her sister Khloe in season 2, episode 7 of Keeping Up With The Kardashians: “Don’t be fucking rude.” Simple yet profound. This one-sentence piece of advice should be applied to Dallasites, because if you didn’t hear the news, let…
Darian Parks and Terina Smith met in 2017 when they both arrived at the Green Elephant to sell jewelry as vendors for different companies. What began as a friendly business competition would soon become a first meeting straight out of a romantic comedy. When there was only one vendor spot left, the…
Artist Hilly Holsonback is exhaustingly cool. Whether she’s starring in award-winning independent films, treating the audience to surreal bits of performance art, or exhibiting a solo show of her self-portraits, if there’s anything excitingly strange going on in the underworld of the Dallas arts, you can be sure that Holsonback…
