Culture

Day : Earth Day

Celebrate our Mother Earth this Suday by doing something good. Earth Day Dallas is excited to announce its 2012 Earth Day will take place at Fair Park, in the heart of Dallas, Texas. EDD is a Texas-based non-profit organization that holds an annual outdoor festival seeking to elevate environmental awareness and influence the way North [...]

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April 19 : Thoroughly Modern Millie

Short skirts, sassy hairdos and relationship drama. No, it’s not a day in the life of your teenager –it’s Thoroughly Modern Millie presented by Woodrow Wilson High School. The annual spring musical has become a neighborhood institution and a Woodrow tradition. The show involves hundreds of students, parents and neighborhood volunteers. Thousands of hours are [...]

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April 14 : Scarborough Renaissance Festival

Who doesn’t love going to a Renaissance Festival? Watching men fight, being able to dress up, all the food you can eat and the games. There are performances and shows all day, every day the festival is open. Other attractions you will find at the Scarborough Renaissance Festival are the Dungeon of Yorkshire Tower (haunted [...]

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Book : The Informationist

Girl with the Dragon Tattoo move over! Vanessa “Michael” Munroe deals in information—expensive information—working for corporations, heads of state, private clients, and anyone else who can pay for her unique brand of expertise. Born to missionary parents in lawless central Africa, Munroe took up with an infamous gunrunner and his mercenary crew when she was [...]

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April 8 : Easter in the Park

Come celebrate the famous Easter in the Park with live music, food, beverages, lots of pets and all your friends. Your pup is bound to win a prize in the Cedar Springs Pooch Parade! There is also an owner/pet lookalike award. Registration begins at 10 a.m. but the dogs don’t take the runway until noon. [...]

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Restaurant : The Mason Bar

Making good on whispered rumors that he’d soon go brick-and-mortar, David Anthony Temple, the chef who developed a following with his nomadic Underground Dinners, now has a professional kitchen to call home: The Mason Bar. The building served as a church in the 1920′s before being used as a meeting hall for Freemasons. Known as [...]

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Restaurant : Oak

The restaurant embodies the idea of the Dallas Design District. It has a cool mid-century modern look to it which is so in fashion right now. The moment you walk in you’re impressed. There’s a projected art image of an oak tree on the far wall that moves with the non-existent wind. The booths are [...]

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March 25 : Rock and Roll Run

Wondering what those signs are in Lakewood about a race this Sunday? This 13.1 mile block party takes runners through quintessential landmarks and finishes near the iconic Texas Star Ferris Wheel in Fair Park. With live bands playing just about every mile during the morning race, your iPod playlist will be useless. After you’ve survived [...]

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Parade : Saint Patrick’s Day

We must all have the luck of the Irish, since we can have the parade on the actual Saturday of St. Patrick’s Day. Stake out your spot along Greenville Avenue early, and prepare to be entertained. Just also come prepared with water, so you don’t get dehydrated roaming around. The annual parade, which was rescued [...]

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March 16 : Spring Break

‘Til Midnight at the Nasher doesn’t officially come back until May, but consider yourself lucky even though it’s not St. Patrick’s Day yet. The evening will feature a concert by Emerald City (dancing is welcome) plus a screening of the Academy Award-winning film, Hugo, in 3D. The best part is that it’s spring break, so [...]

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