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This Weekend’s Deep Ellum Block Party Wants to Work Both Inside and Out

Matt Goodman — Thu, 21 Nov 2024 20:21:31 +0000

What’s the difference between a festival and a block party? Last year Deep Ellum celebrated 150 years of existence with the former, an event that featured the oldest school of rap—Doug E. Fresh and a member of Run DMC—as well as Wichita Falls pop punk act Bowling for Soup. The Deep Ellum Music Festival 2023 … Continued

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What’s So Special About Café Momento?

Matt Goodman — Thu, 14 Nov 2024 18:17:09 +0000

Going to the same coffee shops, book stores, and galleries decade-in and decade-out can sometimes feel like one long desire path across the entire region; a cultural scar rubbed into the earth itself, made entirely of habit. A recent art opening at Fort Worth’s Café Momento—a combination coffee shop, bookstore and gallery—was a necessary break … Continued

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‘Time Stands Still’ As Teatro Dallas Approaches its 40th Season

Matt Goodman — Fri, 08 Nov 2024 20:52:35 +0000

Teatro Dallas is nearing the start of its 40th season with a reality check. The storied theater this evening will close its 39th year with “Time Stands Still” by Pulitzer Prize-winning playwright Donald Margulies. Running November 8 to 23, the play tackles some of today’s biggest topics, like America’s role in international conflicts and what … Continued

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DMA Director Agustín Arteaga Will Leave the Museum at Year’s End

Matt Goodman — Mon, 04 Nov 2024 20:58:34 +0000

The Dallas Museum of Art has announced that Agustín Arteaga will step down as its executive director at the end of this year. During his eight years in the position, Arteaga led the museum through a global pandemic, oversaw numerous important curatorial hires, and launched a series of major initiatives. His time at the museum … Continued

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Benji Turns 50, and the City of McKinney Honors Its Most Famous Movie Star

Matt Goodman — Mon, 04 Nov 2024 19:24:24 +0000

In October, the city of McKinney observed the golden anniversary of its most famous movie star: Benji, the canine hero of the eponymous 1974 film by Joe Camp. The Oct. 19 celebration was as modestly effective as its inspiration, with pet rescue operations set up in the city’s downtown square and at a local animal … Continued

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Kettle Art Gallery’s Tough Summer Gives Way to a Sci-Fi Fall

Mike Piellucci — Fri, 18 Oct 2024 18:10:41 +0000

It’s been a long, hard summer for Kettle Art Gallery. Frank Campagna, who started the space 19 years ago, says that while the mid-year season is always difficult, this one was especially rough. “Who wants to walk on the concrete in Deep Ellum when it’s 110 outside?” he asks. Not me. But Campagna is tough. … Continued

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At the Nasher, Hugh Hayden Explores Memory Through Sculpture

Matt Goodman — Thu, 17 Oct 2024 17:47:33 +0000

On a recent walk with my dogs, I passed a house that triggered a specific memory. The windows were open and the smell of the interior wafted out. Musty carpet blended with overly sweet florals and dark fruits—old lady perfume. I was 15 again, walking into the tiled, gloomy foyer of my piano teacher’s house. … Continued

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Dallas’ Growing Hay Festival Brings More Literary Superstars to North Texas

Matt Goodman — Wed, 09 Oct 2024 17:21:59 +0000

Dallas’ Hay Festival Forum has grown into a three-day event that attracts an international cadre of artists (primarily writers) to Bishop Arts and Oak Cliff. The theme of this year’s forum is “Life Is Too Big for Small Talk,” intended to be a multicultural, bilingual exploration of art, culture, and broader social issues. Events will … Continued

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Sweet Pass Sculpture Park Will Soon Close in West Dallas

Matt Goodman — Mon, 30 Sep 2024 16:43:51 +0000

When the current exhibition, “Sculpture School: Concrete,” ends in November, Sweet Pass Sculpture Park will close with it—at least this version of it. After six years in Dallas, co-founders, married couple, and artists Tamara Johnson and Trey Burns are moving south. This fall, Johnson accepted a job as the Assistant Professor and Sculpture Area Head … Continued

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Amphibian Stage Founder Kathleen Culebro Steps Out of the Spotlight

Bethany Erickson — Wed, 28 Aug 2024 18:04:33 +0000

If there’s one thing that Amphibian Stage Productions is known for, it’s the ability to embrace change and new ideas with a bracing enthusiasm. The list of the Fort Worth theater’s past productions reads like a wish list for community theaters who long to break from the cycle of comedies, mysteries, and dramas they know … Continued

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Thiago Nascimento, LightWare Labs, and the Kessler Create Immersive Art

Bethany Erickson — Fri, 23 Aug 2024 17:01:05 +0000

Dallas nightlife seems to be getting more theatrical. With Poppy Xanders’ “Helium Queens” rock opera debuting a few years ago and Tim DeLaughter’s new “Atmosphere” dome theater experience, there’s a movement towards more immersive events in north Texas. As more local musicians continue to up their game visually, classical and jazz pianist Thiago Nascimento decided … Continued

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What an Old Jug Says About the 50-Year-Old African American Museum of Dallas

Matt Goodman — Wed, 21 Aug 2024 17:27:57 +0000

A jug tells the story of the African American Museum of Dallas. Harry Robinson Jr., the museum’s founding director, always wanted a piece made by David Drake. This artist was better known as Dave the Potter, the 19th century Black man was believed to be the first enslaved potter. “We never thought we’d get one,” … Continued

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