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Chocolate and Art is a gathering to showcase the talents of local artists, vendors, and musicians complimented by artisan chocolate and other desserts. The event serves as a platform for emerging and established artists of many forms to get to know their own art community, network, showcase their works, and profit from their craft.   […]

Dallas-based celebrity and everyday stylist, Charity Lewis, advocates for fashion with intention throughout the Metroplex. Lewis created C.LewStyles to carry out this vision by providing high-end services to help individuals develop a confident style and assist local brands by spreading awareness of their designs. As a mother, wife, professional nurse and entrepreneur, she tailors each […]

Every month, the new dual-branded AC Hotel and Residence Inn Dallas by the Galleria features the story of a local entrepreneur in a series called Entrepreneur of the Month. The hotel has selected Frisco-based artist Ryan Ekmark of Recovered Calling as the entrepreneur of August. Ekmark has gravitated toward complex, three-dimensional artwork since high school. […]

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 […]

Check out the monthly calendar of art events in the Dallas-Fort Worth area for the month of November below.

This year, the 41st Huffhines Art Trails will showcase the creative hand work of more than 160 artists and craftsman including 35 new artists, providing shoppers more to peruse, more to choose and more to buy.

Multi-use creative space Deep Ellum Art Co. is thrilled to announce its Grand Opening on Friday, Oct. 20 after a slew of successful soft opening events this September. Founded by entrepreneur and creative advocate John LaRue, Deep Ellum Art Co. is Dedicated to the Creative and Native®.

If you’re looking for something fun to do in Dallas, put this on your calendar! Dallas PorchFest is a festival celebrating music, the arts, and food on the front porches and yards of the beautiful homes located in the Peak’s Addition neighborhood; It’s a day marked to bring together the greater Dallas community, in support of local musicians, artists, and cuisine, while raising money to improve and beautify the neighborhood (sidewalk repairs, tree plantings, etc.).

While hair bands may have dissipated since the 1980s, there are several cinematic productions that have withstood the test of time. Back to the Future is arguably one of the best products to have come out of this time period. The quotes and characters still reverberate in pop culture today. I was lucky enough to speak with Tom Wilson, AKA Biff Tannen, while I was at Fan Expo Dallas.

This is no April Fools’ joke; it is about time to dust off those cosplay outfits and reserve your tickets to Fan Expo Dallas. The upcoming Expo will be held March 31 - April 2 at the Kay Bailey Hutchinson Convention Center in Dallas. While the dates are a little earlier than normal, they still can’t come soon enough for many of us.