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This is inexcusable. The closing celebration for the Art in October event in the Arts District went down Sunday afternoon. It is now clearly Tuesday morning. And as anyone with access to the internet knows, information not only wants to be free, it wants to be free immediately. If you won’t excuse me, you’ll forgive me.
As others have already reported, those who bravely ventured downtown were treated to a delightful time on Flora Street. I see no reason why a ..read more
Early this morning, six orange Idea Week dots, drawn with chalk, cropped up on sidewalks across Dallas. One of them, turns out, was on the sidewalk on Ross right in front of the D Empire HQ. So I ambled downstairs to see what was what. There I found the mistress of TEDxSMU, Sharon Lyle, and several of her associates with an easel set up on an orange shag carpet. Upon the easel was a pad of paper on which passersby, aided by a fellow named Christian Caldwell, were to “ideate” about ways Dallas can be made a more livable, walkable city. As the Idea Week t-shirts say, quoting A. Einstein, “If at first the idea is not absurd, then there is no hope for it.”
Major aside: I’m no fan of the word “ideate.” Too many people use it too frequently for it not to enter the lexicon at some point, but we’re not there yet. I mentioned this bias to one of the Idea Week people. She said, “But everything we’re doing involves coming up with ideas.” I said, “That’s called thinking.” The only reason I brought it up to her, and I bring it up to you now, is because I enjoy being difficult.
Anyway, despite my feeble protest, the ideating seemed to go well. One passerby after another stepped into Caldwell’s ad hoc, shag-carpeted ideation station to tell him how he (the passerby) thought life in Dallas could be improved. A cameraman from Channel 5 captured some of the action. I gather that at some point in the future we will find out whether any of the ideations was worth a damn.
Me? I say every sidewalk in downtown Dallas needs to be modeled after the sidewalk outside Lincoln Plaza, with bricks and a canopy of trees.
Moments ago, the Annette Strauss Artist Square was officially dedicated, and a cadre of D staffers was there to witness history. Or sweat and giggle at Mayor Tom Leppert’s gaffe. Depends on your perspective. First, some journalism-style information about the square that you might find useful, then some folderol.
The square will play host to free video simulcasts of opera performances within the Winspear. I’m in for that. I can see kiddos gamboling over the lawn while their parents sit on ..read more
It’s a Bird … It’s a Plane … It’s Superman doesn’t open for reviews until later this week. It wouldn’t be cricket to write a review at this point. But I paid for my tickets to Friday’s preview, so I feel comfortable sharing a few thoughts.
It was great to see so many kids in the audience. I brought my 11-year-old son and my 4-year-old daughter. I was worried about the stamina of the latter, especially given that show didn’t start till 8 p.m. Whether it’s a testament to the show’s quality or my daughter’s awesomeness, I’m not entirely sure. I prefer to believe it was a little from column A and a little from column B. Advice to parents who want to bring tiny children: get seats in the balcony, along the side. Up there, you’ll find only one row of seats, and the wee one can shuttle back and forth between Mommy and Daddy’s laps.
The stage production is wonderful. The sets, the lighting, the costumes, the technical wizardry (Superman really does fly) were a real joy. When it came to singing, Jennifer Powers outclassed everyone else on the stage. She plays Sydney Sharp, Lois Lane’s rival in the newsroom and for Superman’s heart. This is her DTC debut. More, please.
There were some technical difficulties that I won’t mention because I assume they’ll be straightened out by the time the show officially opens. It’s a great way to introduce your kiddos to the theater. Recommended.