It's not that we have any problems with the annual presentations of The Nutcracker and A Christmas Carol — these are holiday staples as firmly entrenched as Santa and eggnog. But we thought this weekend we would round up some of the non-traditional holiday fare available around North Texas:
We all know the American holiday traditions, [...]

Writing and illustrating children's books is one of the most competitive fields in all the arts. Everyone thinks it looks easy and many think they can do it. Mary Haverfield of Dallas has been illustrating for more than 20 years. She is the author of a picture book, Harriett the Homeless Raccoon, written when her [...]

The Circle Theatre's cast of A Very Merry Unauthorized Children's Scientology Pageant (l to r, front to back): Cayman Mitchell, Logan Kirkendoll, George Paddock, McKenna Booth, Riley Morrison, Taylor Fox, Madeline Paddock, Tayia Anderson

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The Psalms tell us that even "out of the mouths of babes and infants, the Lord [...]

Congratulations to Robert W. Howington, the winner of our Flickr Photo of the Week contest! Robert follows last week's winner, Steve Lofton. More from Robert in a minute. First, a cool new application for our Flickr Photo winners. There's a Google maps mashup called streetartlocator.com, which allows users to plot pictures of public art on [...]

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In this episode of Think, Ann Williams, founder and artistic director of the Dallas Black Dance Theatre, joins host Krys Boyd in the Scene segment.
Think airs on Friday at 7:30 p.m. on KERA (Channel 13). It [...]

Suzanna Guzman in the Dallas Opera's Marriage of Figaro

Suzanna Guzman singing Un bel di at the West Dallas Community School

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This is Suzanna Guzman as Marcellina in the Dallas Opera's The Marriage of Figaro:

And this is Suzanna Guzman at the West Dallas Community School.

Guzman aims her voice at a [...]

North Texas is home to a vibrant and budding gallery scene, with multiple galleries opening in the past few months. But, unlike museums, galleries rely on tasteful collectors interested enough in the work to purchase it. Without these patrons, many budding artists would have no means to emerge.
John Reoch is one such collector. A Dallas [...]

Congratulations to Steve Lofton, the winner of our Flickr Photo of the Week contest! Steve follows last week's winner, Shawn O'Connell. More from Steve in a minute. In the meantime, consider this a plea to keep those photos coming — don't forget about us as the holidays approach. We want to keep this contest going [...]

The Kimbell Art Museum (center) is adding a new building (center left). The Modern Art Museum is in the upper right.

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North Texas is getting a Piano duet.
Renzo Piano, the celebrated architect of the Nasher Sculpture Garden in Dallas, is designing a new $70 million addition for the Kimbell [...]

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The Amon Carter Museum in Fort worth has opened its very first video installation. It takes up an entire gallery with four projection screens, two plasma TVs and four surround-sound speakers. The equipment is high-tech, but the story is a basic one of the American heartland.
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