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Stephen Becker  |  No Comments

Today in the roundup: Lee Harvey Oswald returns to the Texas Theatre, mariachi music in Denton and Sundown Collaborative heads to NYC.

  • The Great Realist Painter, Lucian Freud, Has Died

    Jerome Weeks  |  No Comments

    The grandson of Sigmund Freud, the preeminent British painter of his generation, Freud was renowned for his unsparing treatment of naked human flesh. Since the ’60s, he concentrated almost entirely on portraits, most of them nudes – and ignored any current trends in the art world. He was 88.

  • And Now – KERA’s ‘Just for Kids!’ Video Contest

    Jerome Weeks  |  No Comments

    KERA’s 50th anniversary celebrations aren’t just about memories of the station’s 50 years of shows like Frontline and NOVA. It’s also about the station’s ongoing commitment to quality programming for children. So KERA’s Rewind Video Contest has a Just for Kids! contest, too.

  • Architect of Bass Hall and AAC Designing New Las Vegas Arts Center

    Jerome Weeks  |  No Comments

    It’s called the Smith Center, another multi-million-dollar, “world-class” performing arts complex, and the architect behind it is David M. Schwarz, whose retro red-brick-and-columns work should be very familiar to North Texans. In fact, the Smith Center seems to echo a particular Forth Worth complex.

  • Video: A Preteen Zenith Preview

    Stephen Becker  |  No Comments

    Heading out to Gorilla vs. Bear Fest on Saturday? Wondering what you can expect from Preteen Zenith, a.k.a. Tim DeLaughter’s new band? Here’s some video from a recent rehearsal to whet your whistle.

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