Arts & Culture in the Dallas Area

I sat down with the lovely and talented Chloe Colman who happens to be the voice coach for McKinney's Hollie Cavanagh in the 2012 season of "American Idol."

Hollie Cavanagh nails Adele "Rolling in the Deep" as part of American Idol's Top 7.

There are lots of fun things to do in Dallas-Fort Worth this spring. Take advantage of the beautiful North Texas weather and go outdoors, to a festival, or Spring Break at Six Flags Over Texas or one of DFW's great attractions.

The Margaret Hunt Hill Bridge Celebration is the debut of Dallas’ newest architectural icon connecting Downtown Dallas to West Dallas over the Trinity River. The Santiago Calatrava-designed bridge is a landmark, and the festivities will be fittingly spectacular.

Who made the Top 24 in Season 11 of American Idol? Baylie Brown and Hollie Cavahagh! I love American Idol. Do you?

A remake of the TV series "Dallas" is shooting in Dallas.

DFW has some great Christmas shows, musicals and comedies. My pick: "A Tuna Christmas."

There are lots of great things to do each December in Dallas-Fort Worth. Pencil in some fun.

Winter in DFW offers many fun events including parades, rodeos, concerts and more. Celebrate MLK Day, Valentine's Day and Spring Break!

Dallas' Official Independence Day Celebration is July 4, 2011

Cool Thursdays is a great way to enjoy the summer and save money at the Dallas Museum of Art.

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There are lots of concerts and events taking place in DFW in July 2011. Here are just a few great events.

Bank of America is offering free admission to DFW area museums July 2-3, 2011.

May is a great time to celebrate spring and enjoy an outdoor festival.

It's time to see and be seen in Dallas at 2012's first What to Wear Fashion Event.

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The Trinity River Art Contest is open to children ages kindergarten through 8th grade to illustrate things found in and around the Trinity River.

Cinco de Mayo, Spanish for "the fifth of May," is a Hispanic cultural celebration of the defeat of the French at the Battle of Puebla in Mexico.

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The Granada Theater in Dallas.

Have you made plans yet for New Year's Eve? Here are some suggestions to help you r ing in the New Year. Some celebrations are elegant sit-down dinners and some are on-your-feet-dancing parties. Some are some combination of the two. There are also a couple of non-traditional ways to celebrate with the entire family -- like driving through...

Memorial Day was established to honor our veterans. DFW pays tribute to our veterans by hosting events like concerts and parades. Memorial Day is Monday, May 31, 2010.

Downtown Fort Worth’s Burnett Park reopens with Cinco de Mayo celebration.

The historic Fort Worth Stockyards offers fun for all ages.

Forty years after the first Earth Day, the world is in greater peril than ever. Join in the Earth Day celebrations to make this world a better place.

Barkitecture 2008 brought together several of Dallas' most creative architects to create unique dog houses. The dog houses were raffled off at $5 a ticket and the proceeds went to correct the annual flooding of White Rock Lake Dog Park.

Alexander Hogue and Jerry Bywaters created ten murals in 1934 depicting the history of Dallas. These murals were originally at City Hall, but were destroyed in 1954 when City Hall relocated. Philip Lamb recreated the murals in 1995 and now they can be seen on the platforms at Union Station.

Summer is here, the kids are out of school, and there's lots of fun things to do around Dallas. Try these summer activities.

In the last decade, Dallas has put itself on the map with these internationally-known film festivals.

The Angelika Film Center, located at Mockingbird Station, shows independent and foreign films and hosts events for the community.

The Fort Worth Opera performs at Bass Hall in downtown Fort Worth.

Dallas's very own House of Blues is located in the historic White Swan building in Victory Park, just across Woodall Rodgers Freeway from the West End. This incredible venue hosts shows by some of music's finest talents while serving excellent Southern food.

The Magnolia Theatre is a popular venue for foreign films and art films. Tucked back in an upscale shopping center on McKinney Avenue, the theatre is surrounded by snazzy restaurants that were hopping even on Monday night and the parking garage for the West Village. Plenty of seating in the upstairs lobby and the bar gives you a place to chat with friends before going in to the movie.

These murals were originally at City Hall, but were destroyed in 1954 when City Hall relocated. Philip Lamb recreated the murals and now they can be seen on the platforms at Union Station. This series covers the murals depicting the nineteenth century in Dallas.

These murals were originally at City Hall, but were destroyed in 1954 when City Hall relocated. Philip Lamb recreated the murals and now they can be seen on the platforms at Union Station. This series covers the murals depicting the twentieth century in Dallas.

Memorial Day was established in 1971 to honor our veterans. Each year we celebrate with barbecues and picnics, concerts and parades. Here are a few things taking place this weekend.

Earth Day, April 21, is a time to remind ourselves to live lightly on the planet. Several celebrations are happening around the area this year.

Dallas's professional opera company

February may be short on days but it's long on fun activities in DFW. Enjoy shopping the President's Day sales. Spend time with your sweetie on Valentine's Day and much more.

Dallas's professional symphony for over 100 years.

Cowtown's professional symphony.

For a really big screen experience, check out an IMAX theatre. The screen is so wide and so high that you will feel you are inside the film, but the size of the image does not diminish the quality. IMAX films come in all varieties, from museum-quality documentaries to the latest Hollywood blockbusters.

There are many great activities in September.

Stevie Ray Vaughan was a legendary blues guitarist/musician from Dallas who died on August 27, 1990 in a tragic helicopter crash. One of his first musical influences was his older brother Jimmy Lee Vaughan of the Fabulous Thunderbirds.

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Stevie Ray Vaughan was a legendary Texas blues rock musician from Dallas who died in a tragic helicopter crash at the age of 35.

Stevie Ray Vaughan's life and music influenced everyone from fans to musicians to the world.

An outdoor street market featuring modern crafters and handmade products in the Bishop Arts District.

Uptown Players closes its 2010 season with the U.S. premiere of the Pet Shop Boys musical, "Closer to Heaven" at the historic Kalita Humphreys...

The Great Pumpkin Festival gets bigger and bigger in Dallas. Each year the Arboretum gets a fall makeover with thousands of pumpkins, gourds and beautiful fall flowers.

The bells of Thanks-Giving Square, which have rung in joy bringing in the year 2000 as the International Year of Thanksgiving and tolled our national grief after September 11th, were taken down for major repairs and will be installed and a special ceremony is set for November 24, 2010.

Families and children are invited to attend one of the most exciting musical events of the year Saturday, November 20 from 10 a.m. to 6 p.m. at the Artists’ Quarter at South Side on Lamar.

To celebrate the arrival of the Super Bowl in February 2011 to Cowboys Stadium, the Dallas Museum of Art will present "Big New Field: Artists in the Cowboys Stadium Art Program," on view December 5, 2010 through February 20, 2011. A broad schedule of varied activities will complement this exhibition of contemporary work by the artists whose...

Singers and dancers will want to participate in an open casting call for the production of "Evita" at Fort Worth's Casa Manaña Theatre.

Hannukah begins at sundown December 1, 2010 and ends at sundown on December 9, 2010.

Celebrate Kwanzaa at the annual parade and celebration at the South Dallas Cultural Center.

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