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Chaos and Cosmos
In 1975, at a Greek restaurant in the provincial English countryside, Bob Pridden held a loaded pistol to the head of Lynyrd Skynyrd frontman...
Pass the Peas, Please
Jeremy Joel has ambitious plans for Fort Worth. As we sat chatting at a West Magnolia Avenue bar, the self-described “outsider folk artist” focused...
The Baker’s Opera
Companionship received its world premiere from Fort Worth Opera last week, and it is easily the weirdest thing I’ve ever seen staged by the...
Of Public Concern
Talking with a Houston transplant the other day, our conversation turned to local historic buildings. The young gent was raving about the T&P Station,...
Fort Worth Opera’s Porgy and Bess Is a Multisensory Treat
There’s merit to the idea that music is a universal language. Cultural references and dialogue weigh heavily on a work’s immediacy and ease of...
Dreaming Big
Established art galleries are often tasked with turning a profit while serving the greater arts community. Since opening in early 2016, Fort Works Art...
The Circle Should Remain Broken
Dallas Morning News architecture critic Mark Lamster and the paper’s former art critic, Rick Brettell, discussed North Texas museums and galleries before a public...
Angels in the OR
In 1994, a car crash that should have killed Tricia Barker instead set her on a spiritual journey that has led to her teaching...
Non-Judgment Day
This morning, out my front window, I watch as a passing Fort Worth school bus’ rumblings launch a jumble of wings. Our annual spring...
Spring Training Is Here
With Opening Day just a few days away, there is much optimism in the Rangers’ spring training complex in Surprise, Arizona.
Once again I made...
