Pegasus News week in view: Gonna put me in the movies edition

by Mike Orren

Before you dig into the week's news and the weekend's to-dos, we'd really appreciate it if you took just a minute to fill out our reader survey. . Consider this our version of a pledge drive, just less beggy and without gift bags. But, we promise to reward you with a better panlocal InterWebs experience.

We launched a new feature this week: Every Wednesday, we pick some cool events to check out, focusing on dining, art openings, kids stuff, home and garden and music.

Metro: Frequent contributor Jeff Melcher started an interesting conversation on who covers local government during the mediapocalypse ... Dallas Voice looked into the case of three men cast out of the Cathedral of Hope ... There was much discussion of a new report that half of Dallas County's HIV cases are African-Americans ... Texas was named the most transparent state government in the US ... Our readers were outraged by the story of the cop who detained a man for speeding while his mother-in-law was dying ... Euless strip clubs are on their way to becoming Chuck. E. Cheese ... McKinneyNews.net says that the Eastern extension of the Bush Turnpike is fully under way ... The Collin County Observer says that Collin County may still be using faulty voting machines and argues that the northern extentions of the Dallas North Tollway aren't needed ... Grits for Breakfast both admires and opposes Senator Carona's sobriety checkpoint plan ... Burleson is using Beethoven to bliss out the barkers ... I'd advise avoiding the Dallas mixmaster on Sunday.

Best bites: Maynard James Keenan of Tool filled the Plano Whole Foods and then some at a wine signing ... Teresa was at the Matt Martinez funeral ... What We're Doing reviewed and photographed a malbec tasting at Calais Winery ... Plano has a new old-school diner ... York Street's Sharon Hage got another James Beard nom ... Tim Love is opening another Burger Shack in Fort Worth.

Artsy: Brandon Curtis Pope was the first of our "Peoplerazzi" to create a party gallery -- this one at Zubar's Reggae night ... Mandrake interviewed poet-publisher Black.Page ... Laura S. had a lovely photo gallery from Dallas Blooms and the Fort Worth Botanic Garden ... Wild Art covers NX35, All-Con and the Twilight release ... Daily Original highlights Ryan Vojir.

Acting!: The Column Awards were announced this week, as the City of Dallas and the Governor's office celebrated the organization ... Enter Stage Left director Jessica McCartney is in Shawn's spotlight ... The 4th Annual DFW Fringe Festival kicks off in Deep Ellum this Weekend.

Learnin': Dallas South questions the deafening silence over recent controversies at South Oak Cliff High ... A Karrelton gurl is headed to Warshington after winning the regionale speling bee ... SMU got an unexpected bubble bath.

Game: FC Dallas lost their home opener ... It's about over for the Stars and The CupCheck picks the bones ... The Mavs are continuing to prove they can win at home ... Don't think for a minute that Superbowl 2011 planning isn't already dominating local government.

Music: We're bringing back the PegNews studio in a big way, and kicked it off with Salim Nourallah talking about and performing tunes from his new disc, to be released this weekend .. Judging from our traffic stats, folks are pretty excited about the Edgefest 19 lineup ... Mandrake caught the Smoove Q Artist Revue ... Members of Poor Rich Folk have started an artist collective ... Local music maven Amanda (Newman) Warr got the What Not to Wear treatment.

Risky Bidness: The Rocky Mountain News' erstwhile savior, a young Texan, may be turning his eyes towards the Dallas Morning News ... Laura Noble looked into Bishop Arts District's expansion.

Pegasus Picks for the weekend

Friday:

• Of course, AFI Dallas is going on all weekend.
• Meet up with the Green Fairy, as Morton's celebrates Absinthe.
• Art Couture kicks off a Tony Curtis exhibit with the man himself appearing at a dinner at Capriccio. (And the whole deal repeats on Saturday.)
• The Parsons Dance Company kicks off two nights at McFarlin.
• Liquid Lounge has a stellar hip-hop bill with the likes of Money Waters, Bavu Blakes and AwkQuarius.
• TCU hosts its 32nd annual Jazz Festival featuring Howard Johnson (all weekend).

Saturday:

• The Irving Arts center puts on an Art Adventure Fest featuring top local bands and local artists all day Saturday and Sunday.
• Unleashed Dog Park celebrates its grand opening.
• Black Tie Dynasty puts on its final show (with Airline and The Burning Hotels) at the Granada.
• Chris Cornell will perform to a sold-out crowd at the HOB.
• Bosque Brown headlines a strong local bil lat Fort Worth's Fairmount.
• Salim Nourallah celebrates his CD release at The Sons.
• Texas Ballet Theater performs Cleopatra (all weekend).
• Catch one of several "Earth Hour" events where you can eat, drink and actually see the stars untainted by city lights.

sunday, Sunday, SUNDAY:

• The Richardson Community Band performs its annual Family Concert at the Eisemann Center.
• Also at the Eisemann: My Mother’s Italian, My Father’s Jewish & I’m in Therapy (all weekend).
• Chris Knight headlines Shiner Sundays at Love & War (Plano).
• Bands like the Happy Bullets, Rahim Qazi, Salim Nourallah and Dave Little join together to help out Nate Fowler at The Amsterdam Bar.

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