http://www.kera.org/blogs/culture Arts and Culture for North Texas and Far Beyond Fri, 10 Oct 2008 18:44:22 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en ... you could buy the rights to what is probably Broadway's greatest back catalog. The Rodgers & Hammerstein Organization, the private company which controls the rights to such shows as Carousel, The King and I, South Pacific and The Sound of Music, is up for auction. http://www.kera.org/blogs/culture/2008/10/10/if-you-have-a-spare-200-million-or-so/ Oliver Stone's film about George W. Bush, W., hits theaters Oct. 17, but our local rep for Lionsgate, the film's distributor, passed along to me a couple of passes to an advanced screening of the film on Tuesday, Oct. 14 at the Dallas Angelika. And being the nice guy ... http://www.kera.org/blogs/culture/2008/10/09/want-to-see-w-before-your-friends/ It was probably Professor Peter Schickele (a.k.a. PDQ Bach) who first composed a musical work that actually set different musicians at each other's throats (the Concerto for Two Pianos vs. Orchestra), although one wonders if it hadn't been done before -- the way some composers have orchestrated their works as ... http://www.kera.org/blogs/culture/2008/10/09/the-war-of-the-brass-and-the-woodwinds/ We all know that Anthony Hopkins is a great actor (an Oscar and three other nominations ought to prove that). But what kind of composer is he? You can find out Oct. 17 when he comes to Dallas for the world premiere of his original compositions, played by the Dallas ... http://www.kera.org/blogs/culture/2008/10/09/anthony-hopkins-and-the-dso/ His campaign finally released a statement about government and the arts. Here it is, in its entirety: John McCain believes that arts education can play a vital role fostering creativity and expression. He is a strong believer in empowering local school districts to establish priorities based on the needs of local ... http://www.kera.org/blogs/culture/2008/10/08/john-mccains-arts-policy-at-last/ If you missed out on last week's Free Night of Theater ticket-grab, today is your lucky day. At 3 p.m., 150 additional tickets will be made available for Dallas Children's Theater's Lilly's Purple Plastic Purse, plus 100 more tickets for One Thirty Productions' Wedding Belles. To reserve your seats, ... http://www.kera.org/blogs/culture/2008/10/08/more-free-night-of-theater-tickets/ Sandy French (background) hooking away on her bracelet, and my finished product (foreground). Guest blogger Lydia Regalado is an arts educator, crafter and blogger who writes about people who gather to make things. My experiement continues... Second Stop: Beading Dreams Beading Dreams, another beading boutique in Dallas, offers some of the most interesting classes ... http://www.kera.org/blogs/culture/2008/10/08/diy-making-and-materials-part-2/ And the answer to Stephen's question (see below) about who the Dallas Center for the Performing Arts would get to make their opening-day announcement is really quite simple. Just get the Greatest Voice for Announcing Anything in the World. James Earl Jones -- who promptly gave the dignitaries and million-dollar arts patrons assembled ... http://www.kera.org/blogs/culture/2008/10/07/the-big-center-hires-the-big-voice-for-a-walk-on/ Fashion knitwear designer Wenlan Chia at The Woolie Ewe in Plano. Guest blogger Lydia Regalado is an arts educator and blogger who writes for Art&Seek about people who gather to make things. Inspired by the ReadyMade lecture at the Dallas Museum of Art a couple of weeks ago, I decided to explore ... http://www.kera.org/blogs/culture/2008/10/07/diy-making-and-materials-part-1/ A quick roundup of news items about the economic meltdown and the arts: The Telegraph (London): Bad for British theater Hollywood Reporter: Bad for media companies Bloomberg: Bad for art auction houses Bloomberg: Bad for art galleries Bloomberg: Bad for the whole entire art market Washington Post: Bad for high fashion The New York Times: Bad for ... http://www.kera.org/blogs/culture/2008/10/07/memo-to-mine-owner-most-of-the-canaries-are-gasping/