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Art&Seek Q&A: Bob and Doug Go to New York – and Into the 'Valley of the Dolls'

You can't keep a trashy-campy stage adaptation down. Bob Hess and Doug Miller adapted the classic bad movie Valley of the Dolls for the Uptown Players in 2007. Now it's getting a staged reading in New York by the Actors Fund — with a cast that includes Martha Plimpton and Charles Busch.

The Busiest Man at NX35

Up and coming musicians commonly play in more than one band. But few are as prolific as Denton musician Ryan Williams. KERA’s Stephen Becker reports on the bass player who will perform five times at NX35:

Filmanthropy and Torey

Torey Harrah is one of three kids followed in the remarkably moving, Texas-made documentary Torey's Distraction. Each child has Apert Syndrome, a rare genetic disorder. But how the film got made also makes it noteworthy. Jerome Weeks reports on 'filmanthropy.'

Art&Seek on Think TV: Monologist Mike Daisey

Addison's Out of the Loop Festival presents comic monologist Mike Daisey tonight in perhaps his best-known stage show: How Theater Failed America. It's Daisey's rebuke to the corporatized state of the stage. After the show, he'll be joined in a panel discussion by a group of area directors and actors — and KERA's Jerome Weeks.

What Our Homes Say About Us

How does the way you decorate your home influence the way people think about you? A photography exhibit at Richland College merges sociology and art to try and answer that question. KERA’s Stephen Becker reports:

Saturday Spotlight: North Texas Irish Festival

In the Saturday Spotlight, we're going green.

Video: The Crow Collection of Asian Art: First Thursdays-The Silk Road Lounge

Thursday night, The Crow Collection of Asian Art kicked off a new series, First Thursdays: The Silk Road Lounge. The series started off by featuring the music of Space City Gamelan, a musical ensemble based in Houston.
A gamelan is a musical ensemble of Indonesian origin and features instruments ranging from xylophones, drums, flutes, metallophones [...]

Lou Reed: In the Woods, On the Prairie

What's wrong with this picture? It's a photograph, a glowing, beautiful landscape — by Lou Reed, surprisingly enough. It's in an exhibition of his work called "Romanticism." And only the second town to show it is — Wichita Falls, Texas. Jerome Weeks speaks with the rock icon.

Art&Seek Q&A: UTA's Dr. Sam W. Haynes

Dr. Sam W. Haynes, Director of the Center for Greater Southwestern Studies at the University of Texas at Arlington, discusses a trio of photography exhibits that commemorate the upcoming centennial of the Mexican Revolution.

Henderson Art Project Winners Announced

Henderson Avenue in Dallas is once again a vibrant area after years of redevelopment. And later this month, a series of sculptures will line the street and add to the rejuvenation. KERA’s Stephen Becker reports on the contest that lead to those pieces of public art.

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