Taking the reins of a storied radio institution like NPR’s long running variety show A Prairie Home Companion may seem like a surreal moment. Chris Thile, a singer, composer, mandolinist for the bluegrass quintet Punch Brothers and the host of the traveling variety radio series Live from Here, says the…
Friday Deep Ellum will transform into blocks showcasing art April 5-7, as the neighborhood east of downtown celebrates its 25th Deep Ellum Arts Festival. It’s one of our readers’ favorite festivals: offering lovely spring weather (we hope) and showcasing works from more than 200 artists on Main Street. You can’t…
Fans of Star Wars should get ready to rejoice and undress, as the fourth incarnation of the Extreme Body Painting show is making its next theme about everything involving a galaxy far, far away. The day of art, performances and next-level cosplay will be May 4, which is also the…
If you got punked on Monday because you forgot for a couple of seconds that it was also April Fools’ Day, you weren’t alone. Good Morning Texas host Alanna Sarabia was the target of an on-air prank Monday morning on WFAA Channel 8 thanks to Chad Cline, a local actor and Stomping Ground Comedy Theater…
The debates over the effectiveness of CBD oil and whether it should be legal are argued without an end in sight. While the oil has seen success in consumers looking for a way to ease anxiety and chronic pain, there is one silent group quickly becoming a target market for…
Hamilton is one of the hottest tickets to be had, and now Dallas can fight over seats for the Tony Award-winning musical with its arrival to the Music Hall at Fair Park. From its premiere Tuesday through May 5, audiences can see firsthand the Lin-Manuel Miranda brainchild that mixes history…
Wednesday Sip some wine and paint your own wine glass at 7 p.m. Wednesday at Saint Rocco’s New York Italian, 3011 Gulden Lane, Suite 100 for Wine Glass Painting. This may seem like a lame event, but what else do you have going on on a Wednesday night? Bible study?…
Men of Dallas, have you ever looked at the cover of Glamour and thought your face should be the one smiling back? Have you fantasized about flipping your hair back on the beach as a photographer snaps away, but you’ve always been told you’re too big or tall? Well it’s…
Klyde Warren Park, meet the rest of the world. Through Shared Studios’ Dallas_Portal, Dallasites in Klyde Warren Park can form connections and have discussions with people in different countries without having to leave Dallas. The Dallas_Portal is a repurposed shipping container painted gold on the outside. The inside can hold…
One of the keys to a solid social media presence is maintaining a desirable aesthetic. Snap 151 co-founders Audrey Miranda and Dawn Snodgrass have created a solution to take your Instagram content from basic to festive. At Snap 151, influencers, photographers, content creators and photo lovers alike have several opportunities…
Comedies always gets snubbed at award shows. They get beat at the Oscars by stuffy British films no one’s ever seen. When the Grammys airs on TV, the comedy category barely gets a mention during the recap. There used to be an annual American Comedy Awards, but it isn’t around…
Thousands of people will get a taste of Indian culture and vegetarian food when the Festival of Joy comes to Klyde Warren Park on Saturday. Kalachandji’s Dallas is preparing between 6,000 and 10,000 free, multi-course vegetarian meals to serve during the celebration’s second year in Dallas. A variety of other…
Friday To bike or scoot? That’s the big question when it comes to the annual Rockers vs. Mods weekend, kicking off from 6 to 9 p.m. Friday with a meet-and-greet at Belmont Hotel, 901 Fort Worth Ave. Bikers and scooters — many decked in leathers and vintage gear — will…
The arcade may not be as thriving and widespread as it once was, but the lack of public places to play pinball hasn’t killed the mighty machine just yet. In fact, it’s experiencing a second Renaissance. Giants of the pinball industry like Williams, Bally and Midway fell into financial oblivion,…
If you ever found yourself midway through watching the 1999 film Cruel Intentions and said to yourself, “This teen melodrama is great, but I wish they would start singing at one another,” then you’re in for great news. Cruel Intentions: The ’90s Musical is bringing its staged tale of love and betrayal…
Fans of comedy team Broken Lizard’s work can get a weekly dose of their raunchy and fun style with tonight’s premiere of Tacoma FD on truTV. Broken Lizard’s Kevin Heffernan and Steve Lemme co-created the weekly comedy series that follows a group of firefighters keeping themselves busy in a city…
When she’s not on the road hitting the country’s most eclectic flea markets, antique shops and thrift stores, Amy Flynn is creating Fobots — fanatical found-object-robots that art and junk lovers alike should soon keep an eye out for. The Raleigh, N.C.-based artist is on her way with a group…
A new addition to the National Cowgirl Museum and Hall of Fame features some collectibles that TV and movie geeks will find interesting. The Fort Worth attraction opened a new gallery in the building’s second floor Kit Moncrief Galleries earlier this month, and it includes some rare collectibles. The museum…
Familiar names like Jim Gaffigan, Elizabeth Moss and Dirk Nowitzki will appear in some of the more than 50 films screened at the Dallas International Film Festival (DIFF). DIFF released the full list of films that will get a screening at the 13th annual film festival, including five world premiere…
Wednesday Hey, you, the grubby-handed 10-year-old sitting in a car at the DFW Autoshow. Is your credit good enough to buy a car? Can you even drive? No? Then how about you haul you butt from behind the wheel and let a man get his chance? Jeez, someone goes to…
Atari’s Pong may seem elementary compared with today’s high-definition video games that can link up to players anywhere in the world, but it’s one of the reasons video games are a billion-dollar industry. Pong, a bare-bones version of table tennis consisting of just two vertical bars as paddles and a tiny…
For two days, street gangs on scooters were terrorizing the sidewalks of Deep Ellum. It’s safe for shoppers to come back out, though, because comedic performer Jonathan Motney has finished filming his short comedy film Birdeo + Limet. Birdeo + Limet is a fresh take on star-crossed lovers Romeo and…
