Many of the Dragon Street businesses will be extending their hours until 8pm every 1st Thursday of the month in celebration of the arts and community. Their hope is to get the word out about the art scene on Dragon Street – home to various art galleries, antique, imports and floral shops.

Familiar Strangers is the first independent film produced by Cavalier Films. It was filmed in Staunton, Virginia in the fall of 2006 and released in 2008. The film is honest, funny, simple and sad – much like our lives. How we deal when going home to our parents as adults, instead of how they remembered us as children, can be confusing for all parties involved. This was a beautiful and well-written film for everyone to enjoy. Don’t expect big hollywood lights and a lavish set – the film stays true to its form. It was filmed in a small town which captured some great cinematography.

This was it – the best news I have heard, and probably will hear, all year. Leonard Cohen will play at Nokia Theatre on April 3rd and I didn’t miss buying the tickets. Which means I will see Cohen live in concert! Tickets go on sale Friday, February 27th @ 10am through Ticketmaster.

M. Ward is making a stop in Dallas before heading down to Austin for the annual SXSW Music Festival. The concert will be at the DMA Horchow Auditorium (capacity around 300) on Sunday, March 15th @ 7pm. Tickets go on sale tomorrow morning at 10am. (Presale tix were released today.) General admission is $19.95. Purchase tickets through Ticketmaster.

Artist Ranjani Shettar will be speaking at the SMU Meadows Museum on March 24, 2009 at 6:30pm. The lecture is presented in conjunction with Shettar’s recent exhibition at the Modern Art Museum of Fort Worth. Shettar kicked off the 2008-09 FOCUS season in December and featured 5 of her installations…

Classical meets jazz this weekend when the Dallas Symphony plays with Grammy Award-winning saxophone player Branford Marsalis.

The 2009 DFW Dragon Boat, Kite and Lantern Festival will be held on May 17th at Lake Carolyn Parkways in Irving. The festival will run from 10am-6pm and feature colorful kite flying and exciting dragon boat races, cultural performances, a lantern festival, plus traditional Asian Food, arts and crafts and educational activities. Enjoy a day […]

Elizabeth Gilbert will be speaking at the Charles W. Eisemann Center on Tuesday, February 24 at 7:30 p.m. Tickets are still available for $37/each. The Eisemann Center is located at 2351 Performance Drive, Richardson, Texas 75082. Purchase Tickets online or by calling 972.744.4650.

Start your Sunday morning off by visiting Malcolm’s Back Alley Swap Meet – going on from 11am-3pm. Malcolm’s BASM is located on the corner of MalcolmX Blvd. and Elm St. in the historic art district of Deep Ellum.

“Preservation Dallas Announces its Newly Released Historic Postcard Book and Tour of a Memorable Dilbeck House!” Tour one of Dallas Landmarks, the Ralph J. and Mary Powers House, a 1936 Charles Dilbeck design inspired by the country farmhouses of Normandy. The tour/talk is Wednesday, February 11 from 6-8pm. Location is 1125 Canterbury Court, Dallas, TX […]