Posts Tagged ‘american’
Carter Returns
Big TicketHaving been shut down all summer due to repairs on the fire suppression system, the Amon Carter Museum holds its grand reopening this weekend.
’Tis of Us
StaticIf you are reading this on the Fourth of July, rest easy in the knowledge that, somewhere in North Texas, Static, like normal people, is, rain or shine, eating barbecue and homemade ice cream — maybe even wearing its tall Unc...
Health Scare System
Michael Moore’s latest doc will leave you feeling ill about American medicine.Kristian Lin
Those reports you’ve heard about the new, self-effacing Michael Moore turn out to be more or less true in his latest documentary, Sicko.
Opening Act
Big TicketThe Fort Worth Opera’s first multi-week festival continues in earnest this weekend with performances of Verdi’s Falstaff, Rossini’s Petite Messe Solennelle, and Puccini’s Madame Butterfly at Bass Performance Hall.
Afternoon Delight
Now open for Sunday lunch, the kitschy Sake performs valiantly.Jimmy Fowler
When your restaurant is squeezed between a denture-repair shop and a nail salon in a small South Arlington strip mall, does ambiance really matter? In the case of Sake Japanese Steakhouse, located just south of I-20, the answ...
Curry Rice Krispies
An Indian guy with a Russian name is confused about his identity in The Namesake.Kristian Lin
Jhumpa Lahiri’s excellent novel The Namesake takes much of its inspiration from the 19th-century Russian author Nikolai Gogol.
Life of Johnson
Big TicketThe Amon Carter’s newest exhibit is called William H. Johnson’s World on Paper, and it pays tribute to the African-American artist associated with the Harlem Renaissance.
A Dream Not Deferred
One of Ed Smith’s earliest professional aspirations was to run an African-American theater — now he’s at one of the best.Stage
Ed Smith, the man who has replaced the late Rudy Eastman as artistic director of Jubilee Theatre, has taught graduate level theater courses in prestigious universities as well as directed productions at regional stages across t...
To the Stars
For new talents, Metroplex opera is quite the launching pad, as Stephen Costello has proved.Stage
In his major American debut more than 40 years ago, tenor Plácido Domingo sang Edgardo in Fort Worth Opera’s production of Lucia di Lammermoor. (He had previously sung the walk-on role of Normano in the same piece for the Da...