Summer on the Lake
While everyone prepares for July 4 next week, there’s another cultural holiday you may want to attend this weekend: the Cleburne Dragon Boat Festival....
Illyria, Verona
One reason why Twelfth Night isn’t staged more often is a casting difficulty; Shakespeare writes a twin brother and sister who look so much...
The Lonely Crowd
Slightly less than two years ago, Dave Heath died on his 85th birthday, the result of a fall at his Toronto home. The Philadelphia...
Superflat
Almost 20 years ago, Takashi Murakami coined the term “superflat” to describe Japanese art, in terms of both its emphasis on surface (spurred by...
Ride the Tigres
Fort Worth Vaqueros may only have one loss in the National Premier Soccer League this year, but this week features a big game that...
Wiener Dog Race
You know how the gourmet hot dog craze has hit Fort Worth, so that now you can get them with crazy toppings like cream...
Music Mixes
Another Van Cliburn competition comes to the West 7th corridor this Saturday evening, but this one isn’t for classical pianists. Rather, the Cliburn Cocktail...
Dogs of War
The line “Cry havoc! and let slip the dogs of war” comes from Shakespeare’s Julius Caesar. At the time, the line was even more...
No Walls
This week, all the best events are happening outdoors. We begin with that old standby Mayfest, which includes local acts like Poo Live Crew,...
Stormy in Fort Worth
Well, it would take something big to knock both Fortress Festival and the Fort Worth Opera out of this column, and we’ve got it....



















