Dallas-based organization Afterglow Gallery presents Allow Me To Reintroduce Myself (AMTRIM) as an icebreaker to discuss current debates that are taking the nation by storm. The Visual Arts Director and Owner, Said Abusaud created this series as a platform to showcase opinions of social issues from the perspective of Dallas’ own.  The twelve chosen individuals for the series […]

Ty Griffin is no stranger to the Dallas or Texas music scene. He spent several years here developing relationships and promoting music, even spending some time working for Kirtland Records (Toadies, Sarah Jaffe, The Polyphonic Spree). To put it plainly he knows the bands and bands know him. Although Griffin plays drums occasionally, his major contribution to […]

Take a trip back to yesteryear at the Parker County Peach Festival, held in Historic Downtown Weatherford. This year marks the 34th Annual Peach Festival which always takes place on the second Saturday in July. Last year 40,000 folks attended this one of a kind event. This year come check out our arts, crafts, food vendors, hear live music, enjoy our children’s activities, the Peach Pedal Bike Ride and our 42″ Domino Tournament. Life is Peachy!

In its 7th year, the Oak Cliff Film Festival has established itself as a significant city-wide event, featuring the best of Oak Cliff’s theatre and art venues, restaurants, bars, and small businesses. OCFF showcases brave and independent filmmaking of all stripes in an atmosphere that encourages and fosters filmmaking in Dallas and beyond.

The Oak Cliff Film Festival was established in 2011 as a regional film festival in the Oak Cliff area of Dallas, Texas. The festival has received national acclaim from prominent sources including The New York Times, Filmmaker Magazine, and Moviemaker Magazine. Led by the Aviation Cinemas team, who took over operations at the Texas Theatre in December of 2010, and backed by the 501 3(c) Oak Cliff Foundation.

The Fred Jones Jr. Museum of Art on the University of Oklahoma campus at Norman is one of the finest university art museums in the US. See the nearly 17,000-object permanent collection, including one of the largest collection of Native American Art. Admission is also free! Here are some of our favorite pieces from a […]

  Cortina Jackson is the author of “On Earth, As It is In Hell” and her latest book “The Sounds of Silence Are The Loudest“. Recently, ILiveInDallas.com spoke with Cortina about the struggles she had to face to overcome domestic violence in order to become an up and coming fiction writer from the Dallas area. […]

Wildflower! Arts and Music Festival brings internationally recognized music acts to Richardson, for a three-day event that is the epitome of a spring music festival. From main-stage performances with superstars, to a craft beer garden, to singer songwriter acts and roaming performers, this is a weekend the whole family will look forward to each year.

Come celebrate Rockwall’s 164th birthday this Saturday at Rockwall Founders Day Festival 2018! Presented by Rockwall Parks and Recreation, this free event will take place at Harry Myers Park all day long from 10 a.m. to 10 p.m., and features tons of fun for the whole family with live music, food and retail vendors, and a Kids Zone.

Dallas’ first ALL local music and arts outdoor festival, now expanded to include many great bands with ties to Texas, continues with an annual celebration of Homegrown music, art, and fun. Featuring 12 acts with ties to the state of Texas and performing many genres and styles of music on two stages, the 9th Annual Homegrown Festival will once again fill vibrant downtown Dallas with music and art at Main Street Garden Park on Saturday May 12, 2018.

Mayfest is an annual four-day family festival held on 33 picturesque acres in Trinity Park in Fort Worth, Texas. 200,000 people attend Mayfest each year to experience the many different attractions and areas. From young to old, Mayfest includes something for everyone and entertains the entire family.