Jennifer S., Author at I Live In Dallas

Jennifer Smart is a lifetime Dallas resident. She is a 2009 graduate of Southern Methodist University and began her career as an amateur art and theater critic for The Daily Campus. She is an avid theater-and-concert-goer, museum attendee and arts advocate. In her spare time she enjoys sampling Dallas cuisine and is on the search for the perfect cocktail.

Mayfests! – Six Dallas Festivals that Make May Awesome

Mayfests! - Six Dallas Festivals that Make May Awesome

As soon as everyone finished recovering from April’s incredible line-up of festivals, it’s time for May and six more can’t miss fests to entertain you during May’s glorious weekends.

Five Dallas Festivals in April You Don’t Want to Miss

Five Dallas Festivals in April You Don’t Want to Miss

Apparently April is festival season, who knew?

Explore the Art of Tantric Buddhism at the Crow Collection

Explore the Art of Tantric Buddhism at the Crow Collection

The Crow Collection of Asian Art opened its new show, Noble Change: Tantric Art of the High Himalaya last weekend. The exhibit contains eleven gorgeous copper Buddhist sculptures and offers visitors a glimpse into the culture of Buddhism.

A Clash of Culture at Dallas’ Second Thought Theatre

A Clash of Culture at Dallas' Second Thought Theatre

The Midwest Trilogy, the second show in Chris La Bove and Steve Walter’s Second Thought Theatre’s season is a combination of theater and film presented in conjunction with Aviation Cinemas, Inc., the operating company for the ultra-cool Texas Theatre in Oak Cliff.

The Idiot’s Guide to Kafka at Undermain Theater

The Idiot's Guide to Kafka at Undermain Theater

Undermain Theater’s world premiere production of Len Jenkins’ “Time in Kafka” is a hilarious journey through a Kafkaesque plot you won’t want to miss.

World-Class Opera in Dallas this Spring

World-Class Opera in Dallas this Spring

Local opera lovers have an exciting month ahead of them as the Dallas Opera produces two groundbreaking shows.

Phenomenal Acting is Plentiful in Dallas Theater Center’s To Kill a Mockingbird

Phenomenal Acting is Plentiful in Dallas Theater Center's To Kill a Mockingbird

Despite the few areas in which it falls short, DTC’s “To Kill a Mockingbird” should definitely fit somewhere in your upcoming weeks; it’s never a bad thing to be reminded of how far we’ve come and how far we still have to go.

Emotions Abound in Undermain Theatre’s “Ages of the Moon”

Emotions Abound in Undermain Theatre’s

Undermain Theatre’s production of “Ages of the Moon” takes the audience on an emotional ride fueled by liquor and conversation as two old friends reunite and remember.

Addison’s Watertower Theatre Stages Beautiful “Spring Awakening”

Addison’s Watertower Theatre Stages Beautiful “Spring Awakening”

If you haven’t had a chance to see “Spring Awakening” live, make a trip to Watertower Theatre. The show’s become a pop culture phenomenon and Watertower’s production does the music and the story more than justice. You’ll love every minute.

Two Landmark Exhibits at Southern Methodist University’s Meadows Museum

Two Landmark Exhibits at Southern Methodist University's Meadows Museum

If you haven’t been lately, now is the perfect time to head over to the SMU campus and pay a visit to the picturesque Meadows Museum for two landmark exhibits on display now through January.