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Archive for June, 2011

Wille Nelson Visits KERA (A Long Time Ago…)

Categorized Under: Film and Television, KERA Programming, Music, Uncategorized 5 Comments

To celebrate KERA’s 50th birthday, Channel 13 will air a series called KERA Classics. A rebroadcast of a show called Opry Home, featuring a beardless, braidless Willie Nelson, kicks off the series on Sunday.

Afternoon Delight: Bang! Bang! Ka-chow! In Rhythm!

Categorized Under: Afternoon Delight, Film and Television, Music, Uncategorized No Comments

Take one of the great slo-mo bullet ballets in film history — the lobby shootout in ‘The Matrix’ — strip out the soundtrack and add your own home-made, beatbox audio track. Pew, pew. Ka-ching.

Kimbell's Italian Bust a Part of Hitler's Collection?

A lovely terra cotta bust – once attributed to Leonard da Vinci – was bought by the Kimbell in 2004. But two years ago, a photo was found showing it at the salt mine where the Nazis stashed their loot. What happened? Gaile Robinson has the story.

Where Are They Now? Dept.

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Tyress Allen and Cedric Neal are popping up — on Broadway and in Hollywood.

Thursday Morning Roundup

Today in the roundup: New money to promote tourism (and maybe the arts) in Dallas, T Bone Burnett’s next major project and making art out of fire.

Art Conspiracy: SEED Sows Better Gnomes and Gardens

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Get your yard ready to sport some new lawn art. Art Conspiracy’s annual summer fundraiser is right around the corner.

Afternoon Delight: Burning Bridges

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The third installment of the Transformers franchise opens today. And with Michael Bay at the helm, you know what that means: explosions! To get you in the mood for fireballs, enjoy this compilation of bridges being blown up in the movies.

Flickr Photo of the Week

Categorized Under: Visual Arts 2 Comments

Congratulations to Lyn Caudle of Lancaster, the winner of the Flickr Photo of the Week contest!

The Big Deal: Tickets to Eels/Submarines; Kasey Chambers at Granada Theater

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Enter to win tickets to see the Eels. OR enter to win tickets to Kasey Chambers. OR, what the heck, enter both drawings!

The Big Deal: Monty Montgomery at Dallas Arboretum Concerts in the Garden

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Music on the lake! Five pairs of tickets to see Monte Montgomery at the Dallas Arboretum Concerts in the Garden series.

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