The Dallas International Film Festival 2013 presented by AutoNation Volkswagen Dealers has announced its full list of features and shorts that will be screened through the Festival’s 11-day run (April 4 – 14, 2013). For the 2013 Festival, more than 160 features, documentaries, shorts and student films representing 28 countries make DIFF truly an international Festival. Of the feature films at the Festival, 11 will see their world premieres and two are North American premieres–all represent some of the best in the art of filmmaking. These films were selected from more than 1,300 submissions from around the world.

All true art is a reflection of the artist’s imagination at work, for the canvas is never a window, but a mirror. Join CityArtCal for the evening this Saturday, March 23, and experience the innermost workings of some of the finest artists in Dallas.

If the first round of bands serves as an indicator, this will be the best year yet of Homegrown Music and Arts Festival. This morning the first seven bands were announced for the fourth annual Homegrown on May 11, 2013 at Main Street Garden Park. The line-up includes some up-and-coming Texas bands, as well as […]

Savor Dallas 2013 kicked off on Thursday at Trinity Groves, and carried into Friday at Perot Museum which attracted a sold-out crowd to the for their wine stroll. The crown jewel and most-anticipated event of the Savor Dallas weekend happens tonight from 7:00pm -10:00pm.

In this tenth episode of I Live In Dallas Radio, we sit down with Will Fleischman and Tim McLaughlin, the Pitmasters for Lockhart Smokehouse. Specializing in central Texas style barbecue, Lockhart Smokehouse has been racking up enthusiastic reviews and accolades over the past two years since their opening.

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Over 300 vintage and new pinball machines, classic arcade games and slot machines will be for sale and set on free play at the Hilton Anatole from March 15th – 17th

Dishcrawl is expanding north for its 4th event in Uptown Dallas on Tuesday, March 5th. Dishcrawl is a national start-up founded on the premise that communities can be brought together through good food and good company. Dishcrawl takes food lovers on a gourmet Dishcrawl to four distinctive restaurants in one night. It’s like a pub crawl—but more delicious!

On Thursday, March 7, 2013, the historic Texas Theater in Oak Cliff will be throwing a red carpet premiere for the first full-length documentary on the subject, called “One Couch at a Time.” The film follows director and veteran Couchsurfer Alexandra Liss of San Francisco through 20 countries, six continents, for seven months using the Couchsurfing Web site.

Don your finest kilt: Largest celebration of Irish culture in southwest, biggest cultural event in DFW to showcase all things Irish in Dallas’ own Fair Park through unmatched volunteer effort.

Restaurant.com will host a Dish Mob Event at Arcodoro & Pomodoro in Dallas on Friday, March 1. The Dallas Dish Mobs event is part of Restaurant.com’s nationwide Dish Mobs movement, created in conjunction with local community members and organizations to inspire residents to dine out and boost business at independently-owned restaurants in their community.