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Rare Tapestries Make Stop at Meadows Museum

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SMU’s Meadows Museum is one of just two stops in the U.S. for a collection of 15th-century tapestries, normally housed in Spain.

Tuesday Morning Roundup

Today in the roundup: The fight for Las Colinas’ entertainment complex, Keith Cerny visits Bayreuth and last-minute love poem advice.

Afternoon Delight: The History of Thomas Edison

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Saturday would have been Thomas Edison’s 165th birthday. And if he were around today, he might not be too happy with this video, which sets the record straight on his inventing career.

Monday Morning Roundup

Today in the roundup: Dallas Art Fair’s exhibitor list, an Arts Center of North Texas update and the FWSO’s dueling Stradivari take center stage.

This Week in Texas Music History: King Curtis

This Week in Texas Music History, we’ll pay tribute to Texas music royalty.

Sole Sisters Inspects Hearts and Heels

A Dallas filmmaker hopes to answer a question that has flummoxed men – and even women – for ages: What is it about women and shoes? Cynthia Salzman Mondell’s heading to the source to find her answer.

The Big Screen: ‘Safe House,’ Previewing Denton’s Thin Line Film Fest

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This week, we discuss Safe House, the new action thriller starring Denzel Washington and Ryan Reynolds. And we preview Denton’s Thin Line Film Fest with the festival’s director, Joshua Butler.

Afternoon Delight: Tiger Darrow, “Machines”

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Enjoy the new video for “Machines” by Booker T. grad Tiger Darrow.

Thursday Morning Roundup

Today in the roundup: Teaching the Giant cast to talk Texan, a command performance on stage in Fort Worth and local music notes.

At Stage West, the Origins of Sports as We Know It

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A play debuting Saturday in Fort Worth takes place in 1966 during the Dallas Cowboys training camp preceding the first Super Bowl. And the changing dynamics at the time provided plenty of inspiration for comedy.