OK, one more thing before we’re off.  Longtime and much-beloved North Texas arts patron Bill Winspear - who passed away in June – will be honored with a concert this Sunday at 4 p.m., in the UNT performance hall bearing his name.  Grammy-nominated tenor Richard Croft and the award-winning Vladimir Viardo protegee Anastasia Markina will be featured, along with several [...]

The Dallas Historical Society just released information that some of its most significant holdings are missing. These include the personal effects of Gen. Santa Anna (right, top), The Beeman Family Bible (the Bible belonging to John Neely Bryan’s wife), a pair of collar insignias from Adm. Nimitz (right, bottom), and historical artifacts from arts organizations [...]

For photographic examples of appropriate and inappropriate behavior, visit Photographs Do Not Bend Gallery this weekend. The show Naughty or Nice, which opens tomorrow, features the greatness of notables including John Albok, George Krause, Dallas’ own Misty Keasler, Esteban Pastorino, Bill Owens, and several others. Sounds like a good time to me.

I’ll bet the concept of arts and diplomacy may have escaped you, but consider this for a moment: The U.S. does not have Ministry of Culture, but other nations do. Does the U.S. engage in diplomatic cultural efforts and if so, what might they be?
To find out, you might want to attend a panel discussion put together [...]

 Freedom of choice is a beautiful thing, but unfortunately, only three of these puppies received on-air plugs today because yes, I remain a total slave to my allotted 60 seconds.  So if you’re slogging through your Friday morning routine while mentally calculating how you’ll be able to squeeze in some quality gallery-opening time this evening, rest assured [...]

KERA commentator Tom Dodge wrote an interesting piece about the recent controversy at Richland High School in North Richland Hills over the approach used to teach Mark Twain’s The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn, and about lessons Tom learned when he taught the same novel. The Dallas Morning News article provides more on the controversy in [...]

Queen guitarist Brian May – he of the flowing locks and soaring harmonies – has been named chancellor of Liverpool John Moores University in the UK. At first glance it may appear to be a publicity stunt or a glorified honorary title, but May’s actually got some pretty decent academic credentials for a rock [...]

Paul D. Miller (a.k.a. DJ Spooky That Subliminal Kid), long one of the most eclectic and thoughtful personalities of the trip-hop/electronic set, has transmogrified over the years into a full-blown conceptual artist.
Miller first illuminated his theories of using found sound and aural textures to create new kinds of art in a critically-lauded 2004 book entitled [...]

How often do you get to see the world premiere of a world-class playwright’s new play right here in Dallas? How often is it the work of a playwright who thought she might never write for the stage again? This convergence of circumstance (and opportunity for you – the theater-going public) will occur this weekend under the [...]

‘Tis the season for the attack of ‘The Nutcracker,’ the holiday staple that never fails to dazzle.  But if you’re the type who runs screaming from the room when you hear the first strains of “The Dance of the Sugar Plum Fairy,” Dallas playwright Mark-Brian Sonna shares your seasonal angst and offers up the perfect antidote with ‘The [...]