Somewhere along the line, Elmo figured out how to trump Muppet icons like Oscar and Big Bird to become the face of Sesame Street. Perhaps it’s his diminutive size or his constant use of the third person, but kids these days just love the little red fur ball, so if…
Fashionistas who can’t go to Fashion Week can get their fix in Dallas, where designer duds, from wedding gowns to plus-size styles, will roll down the runway this Thursday.The Pin Show, now in its third year, showcases the creations and talents of independently established designers, models, stylists, artists and photographers…
Don’t let the title of Child’s Play: A Children’s Fashion Story evoke nightmarish manifestations of little knife-wielding killer dolls in red overalls. Instead think of happy, sweet, innocent dolls dressed in red overalls–and dresses, hats and a variety of other historical attire. The exhibition, presented by Texas Fashion Collection, celebrates…
Martin Luther King Jr. was 5 years old when James Farmer Jr. was initiating the beginning efforts of the Civil Rights Movement. After his first sit-in at a Chicago coffee shop in 1943, Farmer co-founded the Congress of Racial Equality, to which many Southern college students turned during the 1960s…
The differences between two people in a relationship make it pretty impossible to believe that any of us cohabitate for long periods of time. It’s the little differences that seem to lead to the biggest fights too. A simple soggy towel on the floor, a dish left overnight in the…
If there’s a form of entertainment more resistant to updating than juggling, I don’t know what it is. Sure, the ancestors of today’s jugglers couldn’t juggle modern objects like, say, chainsaws, but performers still use the same techniques and probably the same jokes. Which is why the title of one…
I have always loved that book The Secret Garden. It’s very British, and while the little girl, Mary, may have been a brat, at least she didn’t take any lip from anybody. But I digress–this has nothing to do with the All Texas Garden Show, except for the whole “garden”…
Picture this: You’re sipping a glass of wine while nibbling on food bites and sitting by a fireplace on a bone-chilling winter afternoon. Almost sounds as relaxing as drinking an umbrella cocktail on a sunny beach, but who can afford that right now? The Dallas Arboretum, 8525 Garland Road, hosts…
I find myself increasingly surprised each and every time I find out about some other activity or entertainment form that is relatable–or at least forced to be so–to the performance art of burlesque. From drawing to singing to literature and stand-up comedy, burlesque seems to find a way to encompass…
The Greyhound Adoption League of Texas is a great (or “greyt”) cause, finding homes for retired racing dogs. Tony Romo, Jason Terry, Mike Modano and other human athletes won’t be euthanized when they retire, and neither should racing animals once they’ve outlived their athletic careers. But the real reason to…
As far as witches go, the one in Hansel and Gretel is especially wicked–a calculating cannibal who cages children, luring them to their demises with the things they desire most. At first look, what Hansel and Gretel desire most are sweets. But when we realize that the story begins with…
For those people who thought Trey Parker’s only remarkable creative achievements are his contributions to South Park…think again. While he was a student at The University of Colorado, Parker’s first commercial success came after he penned the black comedy Cannibal! The Musical, a kitschy and humorous account of the criminally…
First of all, for those of you who have failed to “remember the Alamo,” shame on you. Secondly, if the details surrounding the players of the 13-day siege–heroes Bowie, Travis and Crockett, along with the fiendish General Santa Anna–have managed to escape you, the Casa Manana Theater will present Alamo…
What do you get when you add quantum physics to the atomic bomb? Copenhagen! If that doesn’t seem to add up, maybe Stage West in fair Fort Worth can make sense of it. Meet Niels Bohr, arguably the father of quantum physics, and Werner Heisenberg, the man who attempted to…
When Equus opened in London’s West End in 2007, the fact that Harry Potter himself (or Daniel Radcliffe, as he’d probably prefer to be called) was to be naked onstage caused a great deal of controversy. It is clear, however, that these individuals are in no way familiar with the…
The best part about being a kid is all the leisure reading you get to do. With no job, no bills to pay and no physics homework (yet), a kid could probably finish Infinite Jest in a couple of weeks–if video games didn’t exist, of course. If you have fond…
Unless you’re the next Roger Ebert or a primetime film aficionado, you don’t always know which movies are worth watching, but there’s no need to worry anymore. Why? Well, there is always a diamond in the rough when you watch the Academy Awards, and usually the gem turns out to…
Joe Rogan is a complicated man. A longtime stand-up comedian, he is probably best known as the host of that cow-eye-eating, jumping-off-a-building, rats-crawling-on-your-face masterpiece of reality TV, Fear Factor, though he was also part of the hilarious ensemble cast on News Radio. These days, Joe seems to divide his time…
For the most part, famous artwork has been relegated to one predominant medium: canvas. However, American Moderns on Paper, an exhibit set to begin at the Amon Carter Museum in Fort Worth on Saturday, dares to suggest that perhaps some of the finest and most pioneering works of American avant-garde…
What do a burrito stand, a Japanese high school room, a vase of tulips and an old movie theater have in common? They are all subjects in the photography featured in Photographs Do Not Bend Gallery’s forthcoming exhibit, Hidden Treasures. The exhibit will sample from PDNB’s archives and showcase 14…
The Irving Black Arts Council and Irving Arts Center is giving art-history lovers a chance to see an art collection that hasn’t been available for a public audience ever before. 200 Years of African-American Art: The Arthur Primas Collection features 300 original works of art in a variety of media…
Local artist Corey Godfrey is taking the erotic gaze back for the ladies. She uses “soft materials generally attributed to women” to mimic (and possibly mock) the lurid gazes created by visuals in erotic publications like mens’ magazines. Having been a crafter since her early childhood, Godfrey’s goal is to…
