This Week in Texas Music History, we’ll meet a former railroad worker who helped launch the careers of some of the biggest names in country music.

In the Saturday Spotlight, we’re getting up to date on the art world.

Amy Revier returns to Dallas after an extended visit working on Iceland for her latest exhibition, “A Quiet Root May Know How to Holler,” at The Reading Room. She spoke about her new work with guest blogger Tina Aguilar.

Replacing the departing Mark Hadley is Heather Kitchen from San Francisco’s American Conservatory Theater. Her big credential (other than a willingness to leave the Bay Area)? Over 14 years, she grew the ACT’s budget from $11 million to $19 million. The DTC’s budget? $8 million.

The Dallas Planning Commission has approved guidelines for West Dallas – now that the Hunt Hill Bridge may prompt major redevelopment there. But can profit-hungry development be directed? Can the older neighborhoods be preserved? We ask Brent Brown, the head of the Dallas CityDesign Studio, about the future of an area that includes train tracks, chickens wandering unpaved roads — and long-established Hispanic families.

Writer Neil Gaiman talks about how online piracy has actually helped his career. Don’t believe it? Watch the video.

Guest Blogger Danielle Georgiou writes about her newest venture, Danielle Georgiou Dance Group and askes her principal dancer to explain what it’s like to develop a world premiere dance.

Today in the roundup: Mickey Mouse for sale, Tovah on Betty and what happens when things go wrong on stage?