Dallas-Fort Worth Entertainment Columnist Alan Peppard | News for Dallas, Texas

03/10/2010

Cowboys Stadium doubles as art gallery
Monday night, Jerry Jones and his wife, Gene , once again expanded the paradigm of just what a football stadium can be when they officially unveiled the Art Collection of Cowboys Stadium.

02/28/2010

Alan Peppard on Itzhak Perlman, Jessica Simpson, Cacee Cobb, Nicole Richie, Danny Glover and more
Itzhak Perlman carried his violin case when he walked into Al Biernat 's for lunch on Thursday. Was he going to play for loose change or pull out a gun to kill Sollozzo and Captain McCluskey?

02/26/2010

Alan Peppard on Jay-Z, Beyoncé, Rick Springfield and more
When Jay-Z hit town for the NBA All-Star Game and stayed at the Rosewood Mansion on Turtle Creek, he was flying solo without his superstar wife, Beyonc é . But this week, his Houston-born spouse joined him when he came to Dallas for a Tuesday show at American Airlines Center.

02/24/2010

Gold-medal gymnast Nastia Liukin linked to gold-medal figure skater Evan Lysacek
Locally based gold medalist Nastia Liukin has permission to change the channel during Entertainment Tonight . This week, as People magazine was breaking the news that Nastia and newly minted gold-medal skater Evan Lysacek were dating, ET came forward and reported that Evan told them, no, they're just friends.

02/21/2010

Alan Peppard on the Stoneleigh P, Charles Barkley, Tom Garrison, Stan Farr
After Charles Barkley shut the down the Stoneleigh P the other night, owner Tom Garrison said he'd consider Sir Charles' suggestion that he change the name of the bar to the Stoneleigh B.

02/19/2010

Alan Peppard on June Jones, Jaap van Zweden and 'Undercover Boss'
If there is one coach in Dallas who sleeps under the warm blanket of job security, it's June Jones . This week, he was the star attraction at the SMU Football Coaches Appreciation Dinner.

02/14/2010

No engagement, Romo and Candice say, but ring implies otherwise

02/10/2010

All-Star Game events lure big names to town
Hip-hop mogul Russell Simmons is bringing both his street cred and his Wall Street cred to Dallas this week.

02/07/2010

Carmen Electra, Holly Madison to co-host All-Star event
For us non-basketball fans, there are finally two celebs coming in for the NBA All-Star Game worth talking about. Can you say Carmen Electra and Holly Madison ? Hi-yo!

02/05/2010

Magic Johnson has many reasons for Big D visit; Tony Romo does the town with Candice Crawford
The NBA All-Star weekend is the second thing bringing Magic Johnson to Dallas next weekend. The first is a personal appearance by his wife, Cookie Johnson , at Neiman Marcus NorthPark.

02/03/2010

Georgia May Jagger, daughter of Mick and Jerry Hall, has a showing at Stubbs Gallery
Art and rock 'n' roll will converge at dealer Kristy Stubbs ' booth during this week's Dallas Art Fair at the Fashion Industry Gallery.

01/31/2010

Rachel Hovnanian, Ray Crockett and NBA All-Stars events
The arrival of Texas-raised artist and New York social mover Rachel Hovnanian for the Dallas Art Fair will be hard to miss. The theme of her paintings and sculpture is the constant striving for physical beauty in the modern world.

01/29/2010

Cameras roll and Colin Hanks dines in Deep Ellum
While ABC's legal dramedy The Deep End awaits a verdict from the Nielsen jury, another TV series in production in Dallas has brought some beloved faces to town.

01/27/2010

Dallas developer explains his Aspen strategy
It's hard to see how the sale of Tom Hicks ' two-home estate near Aspen, Colo., for $18.5 million could be considered small potatoes – but this is Aspen. Last summer, Dallas developer Daryl Snadon pulled in a staggering $43 million for a home he owned at the base of Aspen's Red Mountain.

01/24/2010

Kevin Jonas, new wife back in town from honeymoon
The honeymoon is over for Kevin Jonas and his new wife, the former Danielle Deleasa . By that I mean exactly, well, the honeymoon is complete and the couple recently came home to Texas.

01/22/2010

Ron Chapman basks in broadcasting fame
After this week's announcement that Ron Chapman will be inducted into the National Association of Broadcasters Hall of Fame, questions came from readers about what Ron is doing these days. The answer is whatever he wants.

01/20/2010

TV ad man drops (nearly) everything for Haiti spot
When TV commercial director Rocky Powell got a call last Thursday to drop everything and fly to LA for a shoot, he figured it was something big. All the movie stars in the empyrean were gathering for the Golden Globes and they were all saying the same thing: "Haiti."

01/17/2010

Alan Peppard on Phil Romano, Joe Palladino, Trisha Wilson, Eve Reid
Phil Romano only has two speeds: sleep and full speed ahead. The Fuddrucker's and Macaroni Grill founder is still working on the Lovers Lane outpost of his Eatzi's concept. "We'll open at the end of February," he says. "The only thing that's holding us up is the equipment, mainly refrigeration. They didn't have it in stock. Once we ordered it, then they started making it."

01/15/2010

Alan Peppard on Estelle Parsons, Angelica Torn, Dan Rather, 'Friday Night Lights' casting
With Estelle Parsons appearing this month at the AT&T Performing Arts Center, Blanche Barrow might be turning in her grave at Grove Hill Memorial Park. Blanche was famously displeased with Parsons' portrayal of her in the 1967 film Bonnie and Clyde .

01/12/2010

Van Morrison's attorney checks in over baby mama drama

Richard Drew/AP photo

Singer Van Morrison denies fathering a new baby, yet the story continues to evolve.

Van Morrison has responded to the whirlwind of press surrounding his private life with a new and improved statement that is a virtuoso performance of vagueness.
The UK's Daily Mail: Morrison and Gigi Lee - the first picture
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