The Oak Cliff Film Festival is back for its 13th season. Here are 6 movies that organizers of the fest say you definitely need to catch.
6 can’t-miss picks for this year’s Oak Cliff Film Festival
June 19, 2024 by Therese Powell
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Ditch the tie. 13 Father’s Day events around North Texas that Dad will love
June 13, 2024 by Therese Powell
Dad doesn’t need another tie. Surprise him this Father’s Day with one of these cool events.
Philadelphia Orchestra renames hall after hometown legend Marian Anderson
June 11, 2024 by
The name of the great contralto and civil rights icon now lives above the doors to the grand hall in Philadelphia’s Kimmel Center for the Performing Arts.
Here’s where you can celebrate Pride Month around Dallas-Fort Worth
June 3, 2024 by Norma Cavazos - The Dallas Morning News
Parades, music, parties and more coming to North Texas in June.
Yo-Yo Ma on ‘touching infinity’ through his nearly 300-year-old cello, Petunia
May 29, 2024 by Justin Bowers
About 25 years ago, the acclaimed cellist asked a high school student to help him name his instrument. He brings his cello — aka “Petunia” — to the Fresh Air studio for music and conversation.
WRR101 Focus on the Arts: Shakespeare in the Park returns with drama, comedy & romance
May 28, 2024 by Amy Bishop
“The goal is to keep bringing people out to share these timeless stories out under the stars,” says Jenni Stewart, Interim Executive and Artistic Director of Shakespeare Dallas, presenting its 52nd season of Shakespeare in the Park this summer. In this feature with WRR’s Amy Bishop, Stewart talks about their upcoming productions of Twelfth Night”… Read more »
11 North Texas events to check out this Memorial Day weekend
May 22, 2024 by Therese Powell
Besides breaking out the sunscreen and blowing up pool floaties, you should definitely welcome the season with one of these cool (long) weekend events.
WRR101 Focus on the Arts: Dallas Symphony Children’s Chorus gears up for a world premiere
May 21, 2024 by Amy Bishop
“I think the audience will be amazed by how well a children’s chorus can perform a piece of music that’s as complex as this one,” says Ellie Lin, Artistic Director of the Dallas Symphony Children’s Chorus, who is presenting the world premiere of a work written especially for the chorus. Hear more about the chorus… Read more »
Pianist Inna Faliks traces musical odyssey from Soviet Ukraine via Faustian fantasy
May 20, 2024 by
Faliks draws from her Ukrainian-Jewish heritage and Mikhail Bulgakov’s anti-censorship novel The Master and Margarita for a new album.
France to name Dallas publisher a Knight of the Order of Arts and Letters
May 17, 2024 by Jerome Weeks
Will Evans, owner of Deep Vellum Books and bookstore, is being honored for his efforts spreading French literature through English translations.
