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The magnificent Mayans

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Kimbell Art Museum

Maya museum exhibitions have traditionally been about blood baths involving either human sacrifice or dynastic conflict. The shows, real crowd-pleasers with titles such as The Blood of Kings, Lords of Creation and Cenote... Read more

The Dirty Dozen: Go for Baroque or take '39 Steps'

Mama Maya! It's a surreally fun week with Mayan art, Green Day, and a visit from Vicki Lawrence. Read more

With its African mask collection, the Dallas Museum of Art organizes a big reveal

An African mask is only a fragment of the art canvas. Masks are dramatic, musical costume events of which the headgear plays only a part. Read more

Dirty dozen: Take in a play or some Hatch chiles

This week, it's fun with David Alan Grier, a 'Grease' video game, Billy Idol and Bach. Read more

Get to 'The Room' for a Rocky Horror-like experience

I love really bad movies. The more I can make fun of, the better. Tommy Wiseau's The Room is as bad as they come. It's considered by many critics and regular people as the worst film of all time. They're right. It's not just bad... Read more

The Dirty Dozen: A Maniac, mutt makeovers and more

This week's fun cal includes a Maniac, some sake bombs, Loretta Lynn and shelter dog makeovers. Read more

Dirty dozen: Circus, Cyndi and 'Idols' live

Idols live tour

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With Cyndi Lauper, 'Idol Live,' a Broadway spoof, and Ringling's Zing Zang Zoom, this week is one crazy circus. Read more

Nick Cannon squeezes stand-up dates into already packed schedule

Nick Cannon is late calling in for a phone interview, but with the schedule he's keeping these days, it's easy to cut him a little slack. Read more

Here comes the 'Divorce Court' judge: Lynn Toler

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When Judge Lynn Toler brings her event "Divorce Court: An Afternoon With Lynn Toler" to Dallas on Aug. 7, she plans to bring some clips from the syndicated Divorce Court, including a montage that's practically guaranteed to get a raucous response from the audience. Read more

Dirty dozen: Beer on the lake, karaoke, Pam Grier and the art of Red Bull

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Red Bull

Ants and spiders on the march, beer on the lake, karaoke mic ready to go, and Pam Grier -- here! Read more

Hip Pocket Theatre's show illuminates novelist's unconventional life

Edward Abbey was an ornery loner who preferred the stark serenity of the American desert to the clamor of cities and crowds. Read more

The Dirty Dozen: Cowboys, Canadians and guitars

This week's calendar o' fun offers nudity, Cowboys, guitars and robotic geishas. It's great to be alive. Read more

The Dirty Dozen: Kenny Rogers, Michael Bublé and more

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On your entertainment to-do list: Michael Bublé, Weird Al, hillbilly vampires and margaritas for a cause. Read more

The Dirty Dozen: Peaches, pop art, and drinking with geeks

Your weekly fun list has peaches, pop art, ice cream, a Girl Show and a pub game brought to you by Geeks Who Drink. Read more

Carter exhibit is much more than a geometry lesson

There is an emotional coolness to the current exhibit at the Amon Carter Museum that manifests itself physically. The geometric abstractions in "Constructive Spirit: Abstract Art in South and North America, 1920s-50s" are devoid of any representational elements, so the spareness of the 85 objects... Read more

This week's Dirty Dozen: Eagles, mariachis and superheroes

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Whether you take flight with the Eagles or unleash your inner-superhero, this week’s fun calendar reaches new heights. Read more

Dirty Dozen

Boredom meets its Kryptonite with Whoopi, Juneteenth and a Superman musical. Read more

DFW.com's Dirty Dozen

Lady Antebellum, a little Shakespeare, a wild Beastro and Fudge Day top your week's to-do list. Read more

Singer Janelle Monae is an expert stylist

Janelle Monae's full-length debut, The ArchAndroid, is what it sounds like when imagination and pure willpower are turned loose in a studio. Her sprawling, loopy collection is brimming with confidence, smashing together sounds that seem at odds, but ultimately make Read more

Half Pint grows up in the 'Little House on the Prairie' musical

If you want to catch a glimpse of Melissa Gilbert this week when she's not onstage playing Ma Ingalls in Little House on the Prairie: The Musical, walk down the street from Bass Hall to Leddy's Ranch at Sundance. Read more

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