NEW YORK — One of the most iconic images in art history - Edvard Munch's "The Scream" - has become the most expensive artwork ever sold at auction. Read more

Mayfest: Music, performing arts and kid-friendly activities are big attractions at the annual Mayfest, which celebrates its 40th anniversary this year. But c'mon, we all know it's about Twiggy the water-skiing squirrel. That little guy kills it every year. 3:30-10 p.m. T... Read more

There is a point in The Silence of the Clams when John Denver's wistful, down-homey Country Roads is heard briefly as background music. During an opening weekend performance of Uptown Players' snappy new production, the Rose Room Theatre audience began to sing along. Read more

DALLAS -- The second weekend of Texas Ballet Theater's Portraits Ballet Festival was more diverse and, in the first and third pieces, more thrilling, than the first. More importantly, it heralded a major leap forward for dancer and budding choreographer Peter Zweifel. More on that later. Read more

On Tuesday, one of the top figures in the international concert world will present a program at Bass Hall as part of the Cliburn Concerts series. Pianist Emanuel Ax will play sets of variations by Copland, Haydn, Beethoven and Schumann. Read more

FORT WORTH -- A Frenchman on the lam, a nun on the run and some foul-mouthed puppets will be among the entertainments presented by Performing Arts Fort Worth at Bass Hall and its affiliated venues in its 2012-13 season, which was announced Thursday night. Read more

Sex and religion are high on the list of subjects we are not supposed to discuss in polite company. That is why Geoffrey Nauffts' 2009 drama Next Fall -- making its North Texas premiere, in a flawed but very moving production by the Dallas Theater Center -- is so essen... Read more

DALLAS — The ABC Emmy-winning sitcom "Modern Family" felt like a game-changer when it debuted three seasons ago, using the mockumentary trend as a vehicle for the return of great comedy about family; unapologetically giving us more heart and emotion than the cynicism that had pervaded TV comedy for at lea... Read more

1. Spring Festival in the Japanese Garden: What's better than celebrating spring in the lovely Japanese Garden at the Fort Worth Botanic Garden? Doing that while learning a martial-arts kick, with a piece of sushi in one hand. The event also features demonstrations on ik... Read more

FORT WORTH -- They sounded a little funny when they said out or about. Read more