The stage adaptation of David Sedaris’ contemporary Christmas comedy classic, The Santaland Diaries,/B>, returns for its spectacular sixth season, this time in the Studio Theatre of the Addison Theatre Centre. Ted Wold fills Crumpet’s tiny, bell-toed booties and relives the tales of Sedaris’ brief employ as a department store elf…
There are four things every human should do. Plant a tree, write a poem, be intimate with someone of the same sex and kill a person. At least, that’s the notion Senta has in the Hitchcockian French film, The Bridesmaid. Poor Philippe falls in love with Senta only to find…
Trimming Christmas trees is a fine art for some, so why not trim your tree with some real fine art this year? For the 10th Annual Blue Yule Artists’ Party and Ornament Sale, the McKinney Avenue Contemporary has teamed together with local and international artists, designers and architects to provide…
If you’re one of Howard Stern’s faithful followers who long ago migrated over to Sirius Satellite Radio, then you’re probably already familiar with the performers on his Killers of Comedy tour, and you’re most likely reading this with a ticket to the upcoming show clutched tightly in your meaty paw…
Plants have dictated the course of history. Toby and Will Musgrave discuss how trade led by the Western world became the catalyst for addiction, slavery and industrialization in their book An Empire of Plant: People and Plants That Changed the World. Celebrating the power and beauty of the garden, the…
Now that the weather has decided to turn colder, it’s time to think of some indoor activities. Then again, this is Dallas, so it might be just as necessary to go indoors to avoid the heat, no matter what the season. A cool (ha!) indoor activity is checking out new…
Holiday music for children doesn’t have to stop at “I Saw Mommy Kissing Santa Claus.” This season the Elan Circle of the Dallas Symphony Orchestra League presents its 18th annual concert called Deck the Hall: A Celebration of Music for Children, featuring Rebecca Frezza and her eight-member Big Truck Band,…
When it premiered at the Sundance Film Festival in January, Bobcat Goldthwait’s Stay, now rebranded as Sleeping Dogs Lie for some inexplicable reason, was the talk of Park City, Utah, before anyone had even seen the movie. Based on pre-screening buzz, most folks figured the movie—shot on digital video, though…
No, the Virgin Mary doesn’t get high on aerosol fumes, and Joseph doesn’t ride in on a skateboard, but in most other respects, The Nativity Story is less of a departure for Thirteen and Lords of Dogtown director Catherine Hardwicke than one would have imagined. From our first glimpse of…
We wear the chains we forge in life. Link by link their weight increases until at last the burden is so great it drags us down into the grave. As a Christmas message, this one is sort of “open vein, insert tinsel.” But it is the lesson taught in Charles…
Superman II: The Richard Donner Cut (Warner Bros.) At long last, Richard Donner’s much-whispered-about “original version” of Superman II sees the light of day, and it quickly joins the ranks of the reconstructed Touch of Evil, Apocalypse Now, and Blade Runner as films made superior in the recutting and retelling…
By now, you’ve probably heard about Bully. It’s the game that was supposed to finally ruin America’s youth. Crusading lawyer Jack Thompson, the self-appointed schoolmarm of the videogame industry, called it a “Columbine simulator” and tried to block stores from selling it. Lou Dobbs — who hasn’t seen a videogame…
It’s possible someone at the Addison Improv needs to update their comedian bios. According to their calendar of scheduled performances, “Actor/comedian Mark Curry…is now the host of the new funny game show Don’t Forget Your Toothbrush on Comedy Central.” That may have been true six years ago but not today…
The last time I was at the Conduit Gallery, I saw Wayne Coyne walking around in a giant plastic bubble. Now that’s what I call art. Granted, artists C. Meng, Matthew Bourbon and Linda Pace probably aren’t gonna show up at their Conduit opening with inflatables and a lady that…
This Tuesday and Wednesday, contemporary Christian singer Michael W. Smith teams up with the Dallas Symphony Orchestra for a greatest hits set mixed with holiday standards. Keeping the artist in mind, these holiday tunes will be of the Jesus/manger/three wise men variety, with Santa, Frosty and the reindeer taking a…
The melancholy central to the tradition of Irish music comes through high and clear when the Irish Tenors take the stage. These talented singers are anything but old-fashioned, however. Since first teaming up in 1998, the Irish Tenors’ performances on PBS and onstage have featured everything from favorites such as…
The Eastfield College freshman and sophomore art students’ exhibit, Eastfield SoFresh, will be presented at Gallery 219 from now through December 8. The students will showcase everything from drawings to paintings to photography, sculpture, pottery, jewelry and mixed media, all while the Eastfield College Clay Guild puts on its semi-annual…
John Lennon’s dream for mankind lies buried in New York City’s Strawberry Fields. Buried, but not dead. The spirit of his campaign for world peace—represented there by the mosaic “Imagine”—has taken root in the hearts of millions of fans who have passed through the 2.5-acre Garden of Peace since its…
As if Clear Channel wasn’t already awesome enough, playing all our favorite hits from Nickelback, Staind and Hilary Duff over and over and over again, they’ve made our dearest Christmas wishes come true with this year’s KISS-FM JingleBall. Our very favorite singer, JoJo, will be joined by a real punk…
What do you do to prepare yourself for an erotic evening? Take a hot bath? Spend a few minutes with a bottle of your favorite sweet-smelling lotion? Well, get on it, because the “hottest erotic fantasy novelist since [best-selling erotica writer] Zane,” N.M. Shabazz, is coming to town. Imagine screaming…
“Life without Jesus is like a doughnut,” says Rob Evans—aka The Donut Man—”’cause there’s a hole in the middle of your heart.” The Donut Man brings his Jesus-themed show for kids to The Heights Baptist Church Sunday for a “Happy Birthday, Jesus” party at 4 p.m. Evans is known for…
The Barber of Seville works equally well as a classic comic opera or a classic Nick at Nite sitcom. Granted, it would be a sitcom sung in Italian, but zany shenanigans would ensue nonetheless. Seventeenth-century Spanish Count meets girl. Seventeenth-century Spanish Count falls for girl. Seventeenth-century Spanish Count enlists the…
