Will Evans, owner of Deep Vellum Books and bookstore, is being honored for his efforts spreading French literature through English translations.
France to name Dallas publisher a Knight of the Order of Arts and Letters
May 17, 2024 by Jerome Weeks
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Dallas fest celebrates comics and culture with roots in the Middle East and South, Southeast Asia.
May 9, 2024 by Jerome Weeks
The Kufiya Comedy Festival grew out of a tiny salon whose owner turned it into a stand-up stage with some very diverse comedians. Now she’s adding food, films and live music. The festival will present local comics such as Sheridi Lester, who’s opened for Jeff Ross, as well as touring talent like Kiki Young, who… Read more »
Tonight on PBS, Texas artists are spotlighted on ‘The Express Way with Dulé Hill’
May 7, 2024 by Jerome Weeks
The four-part PBS series, The Express Way with Dulé Hill, visited Dallas, Denton and Houston to highlight notable artists.
Old City Park’s antiques go on sale starting today in Dallas
April 29, 2024 by Jerome Weeks
The city’s park department takes over managing Old City Park in May – and it can’t run a museum. So lampshades, cash registers and quilts will be up for purchase.
Dallas playwright Jonathan Norton named interim artistic director of the Dallas Theater Center
April 19, 2024 by Jerome Weeks
The Dallas native has had three of his plays premiere at the DTC and has been the company’s literary manager.
This Sunday, North Texas performer Cedric Neal could win London’s version of the Tony Award
April 12, 2024 by Jerome Weeks
After ten years in England, the former Dallas Theater Center actor was nominated for an Olivier Award for his performance in “Guys and Dolls”
How viewing the solar eclipse in North Texas might make you a better person
April 4, 2024 by Jerome Weeks
Heard everything you want to about the upcoming solar eclipse? Even if you’re tired of it, some psychologists say, watching it could be good for you.
Think the eclipse in North Texas is a big deal? Check out these historic solar eclipses
April 4, 2024 by Jerome Weeks
Did you know a solar eclipse inspired Nat Turner that he should launch his slave rebellion? Or that predicting an eclipse arguably marks the start of modern science – in 586 B.C.?
Here’s why solar eclipses like the one coming to Dallas were once terrifying – and still valued
March 7, 2024 by Jerome Weeks
For centuries, people have viewed solar eclipses with alarm. Now we rent cruises and rooftops to see them.
A Dallas henna salon by day, a comedy club at night. This Palestinian-American comic runs both
February 23, 2024 by Jerome Weeks
Once a month on Saturday nights, Marena Riyad hosts a stand-up comedy showcase, Kufiya Comedy, at her Lemmon Avenue salon, the Haus of Henna. Nathan Hunsinger / Dallas Morning News In her salon, Marena Riyad was seated close to her customer, Kami Harris, bent over the woman’s bare arm and shoulder. Riyad, who owns the… Read more »
