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Santa’s Stages
There may be no better time to put your butts in some seats than the holidays. This time of year normally offers a great...
A New Nostalgia
Long, long ago (the mid 2000s) at a house party far, far away (Denton), two young dudes who loved comic books came up with...
Frightfest
For the fine folks of Nightshade Burlesque, every season is spooky season. Even so, they managed to crank up the dial for their November...
Dark Tome
Early on in Oscar winner Kathryn Bigelow’s Texas horror classic Near Dark (1987), a Winnebago speeds across a dusty Lone Star landscape. The dingy RV...
The Constitution in You
When I first saw the title What the Constitution Means to Me, I admit it didn’t spark much interest. I blamed this on a...
Figure Four
Early on in Circle Theatre’s production of The Elaborate Entrance of Chad Deity, the narrator and lead, Macedonio “The Mace” Guerra (Alex Rocha), bemoans...
Arts & Culture // Best Of 2024
Art Gallery
Readers’ Choice: Artspace111, 111 Hampton St, Fort Worth, 817-692-3228
Critic’s Choice: Bale Creek Allen Gallery, 120 St. Louis Av, Ste 149, Fort Worth, 512-633-0545
Bale Creek Allen’s...
Fantasy Life
As soon as I saw her, I LOL’d. A cigarette dangling precariously from the side of her mouth, her tangled strawberry-blonde hair matted against...
Fall Gallery Night
Before the lockdown, Fall and Spring Gallery Nights raged. Local exhibition spaces invited the community into their art-filled embrace, and we responded by tippling...
Belly, Achin’
About 15 years ago, I dabbled in standup comedy. Across three or four open-mic nights at two different bars (The Moon on Berry and...
