Arts
Cliburn, Now in Session
Fort Worth’s venerable piano foundation gets a chic makeoverEDWARD BROWN
Last March, Greg Anderson and Elizabeth Roe, also known as the classical duo Anderson & Roe, sat facing each other at pristine Steinway grand pianos and unleashed a pyrotechnic display of bravado and virtuosity to dozens of...
North Texans, Rally Around this Exhibit
ANTHONY MARIANIArt in the Metroplex, one of the oldest (almost-)annual open-call visual art shows in the state, is recommended viewing for any loud and proud North Texan. The art from Tarrant, Dallas, and 17 surrounding counties, and it’s m...
What a Beauty
Texas Ballet Theater opened its season brilliantly with a lavish classic.LEONARD EUREKA
There probably isn’t a better way to open a dance season than with a lavish production of Sleeping Beauty with choreography by Ben Stevenson, sets and costumes by Broadway designer Desmond Heeley, and a Tchaikovsky score that...
Double Shot of Chamber Music
EDWARD BROWNLate Sunday evening, the independent coffeehouse Avoca Coffee, on the Near Southside, provided the casual (and great-smelling) backdrop for The Hall Ensemble’s first and only public performance this fall. Cellist Karen Hall a...
The Joint Is Jumpin’
Wildcatter Exchange screens a rare “race movie” to start a dialogue.JIMMY FOWLER
In 1983, veteran Fort Worth journalist and movie historian Michael H. Price — then a film critic for the Fort Worth Star-Telegram — received a phone call from his friend G. William Jones, director of the film and video arch...
Remembering Bo Powell
ANTHONY MARIANIOne thing’s for certain: Bo Powell lived a full life. Though best known as a painter and muralist, Powell, who died Wednesday night at home at the age of 74, also worked as a roughneck, radio DJ, train conductor, long-haul tr...
Adventures in Texas History
Texas author Bill Wittliff conjures up magic and miracles in his fiction debut.MARGARET ALLYSON
Bill Wittliff can definitely craft a tale. Although this is his first book of fiction, consider his screenwriting credits: Legends of the Fall, Lonesome Dove, and The Perfect Storm, among others. Equally stellar are his books o...
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Words with Friends
Fort Worth Writer’s Boot Camp is here to help you finish that novel or screenplay. And more.JIMMY FOWLER
As a longtime English teacher and librarian with the Fort Worth school district, Rachel Pilcher has had a lot of experience advising young writers on finding their voices. As a somewhat frustrated dabbler herself in various for...
Best Of Culture 2014
FORT WORTH WEEKLY STAFFSolo Dance Performance (Female) Critic’s choice: Carolyn Judson Judson continues to blossom into one of Texas Ballet Theater’s leading ballerinas, giving memorable opening-night performances as Juliet in Romeo and Juliet an...
North Texas Giving Day is Sept 18
JIMMY FOWLERAs you’ve probably heard from various media outlets, tomorrow (Thu Sept 18) is 2014 North Texas Giving Day, the sixth annual donations event that encourages folks to give money to their favorite non-profits. From 6am-midnight...