Thursday, February 5, 2009
Pegasus News week in view: Techno edition
We launched some snazzy new technology this week, in the hopes of improving the site for our community (including the advertisers). And speaking of our sponsors, the Eisemann Center is offering up some free tickets to the comedy Mother Load if'n you're quick on the trigger.
A great $45 gift package for dinner & a movie
Metro: Mike B. and John have a video preview of the Dallas Burlesque Festival ... We can all relax now that the helicopter feral pig hunting bill has made it to the House. State Rep Allen Vaught continued his series on other hot topics for the 81st Session ... Larry James highlights Dallas County's North/South divide ... A dogpark altercation got bloody ... Rowlett has joined the ranks of cities clamping down on smoking ... Best Southwest Citizen thinks that Duncanville's Paul Ford has mastered the local political game.
Artsy: Laura and Mike got video of ArtLoveMagic's Underground show ... The Nasher got a new director who is leaving and financially distressed LA museum ... "Wild Art" features user photos of frozen weather and the Smoke Pit.
Acting!: John Garcia's The Column is making good on its promise of blanketing the theater community with reviews of Click Clack Moo, A Feminine Ending, A New Drama, Steel Magnolias and Hamlet .... Pam Myers-Morgan, co-director of The Nibroc Trilogy is in Shawn's Spotlight ... Gay List Daily has recommendations for February ... Circle Theatre is getting a big makeover ... Eunuchs wanted -- no experience necessary.
Flix: AFI has started releasing details on this year's films ... John previewed a New Orleans documentary from this weekend's Texas Black Film Festival ... Check in Friday for reviews of Coraline, Push, He's Just Not That Into You and Pink Panther 2.
The Company melds ancient Chinese forms with modern dance
Game: Wednesday was national collegiate signing day and SMU and TCU made out really well ... The Dallas Texans were named the top girls soccer club in America ... The Stars have picked up five in a row, while The CupCheck is mulling the Brad Richards trade ... The Mavs have a winning streak of their own ... New content partner North Texas Fisticuffs has the scoop on Americo Santos' withdrawal from the upcoming pro-am card at Eddie Deen's ... Construction has begun on McKinney's StarCenter.
Best bites: No more N9NE ... Openings include Cake Ball Company in Lake Highlands, Cava on Royal Lane and a Nick & Sam's offshoot ... Noted restarateur Gaspar Stantic is back ... West and Clear likes Eddie V's and its chances in Fort Worth ... North Texas Daily rates Denton's beer shops ... Craft lost a great pastry chef ... Maguire's got an overhaul.
Music: The Vincent Tucker Radio Show celebrates the Inauguration ... Gobblers Knob reviews Elkhart's daring new disc and recounts an evening at The White Elephant ... Will George Strait open the new Cowboys Stadium?
Schools: Best Southwest Citizen studies the collateral damage from Larry Lewis' tenure at Lancaster ISD ... Stan Ascher tells us that UNT librarians are preserving the Bush administration's digital legacy ... Grand Prairie honored its top teachers ... Dallas' Bonham Elementary is a finalist for a national urban education prize.
Risky Bidness: Rough times in the media biz, as Belo's cost-cutting is led by 500 impending layoffs and the Star-Telegram is close behind ... Mike Davis questions the seriousness of NorthPark's security efforts ... At least one local company had a great 2008.
Pegasus Picks for the weekend
The Off-Broadway hit that mixes comedy with true confessions from the front lines of motherhood
- The Texas Black Film Festival is at the Dallas Studio Movie Grill through Saturday.
- I really hope that the Neville Brothers and Dr. John will perform a few numbers together at the HOB.
- Yes, it's that Kevin Costner performing original country tunes at the Granada.
- Ticketstock is at the Plano Centre through Saturday.
- oso closo and Telegraph Canyon should come off well in the intimate McDavid Studio.
- Kinetoscope at Panoptikon: A Steampunk Cotillion has something to do with Jules Verne's Birthday and features a fashion show, DJ's and a capella performances.
- Shibboleth plus King Ranch Casserole. That's a Friday night.
- A week before Valentine's, and there's a Chocolate Festival at the Denton Civic Center.
- Dallas has its first-ever Burlesque Festival at the historic Texas Theatre.
- Poor David's hosts a Reggae Festival.
- Someday, perhaps the Amateur Ergometers will become pros.
- Southeast Dallas artists band together for the 2009 Art in the Hood Studio Tour
- Our old pal Catherine's group at LaReunion is having a tree carving and open house.
- It's the second night of the second Slobberbone reunion in a year, but this one is better publicized. Get tickets before you go. (Also Friday night in Denton.)
- The North American Reptile Breeders are in town (Saturday too).
- It's for charity; involves beans and is called "Pootfest." You do the math.
- The Texas Visual Arts Association features work from new members.
- Gov't. Mule is always amazing.
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