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The Big Deal: ‘Jersey Boys’ at the Winspear on June 15

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The Big Deal is giving away 2 pairs of tickets to see Jersey Boys at the Winspear Opera House on June 15. Learn how you could win!

The Big Deal: Fort Worth Opera ‘The Marriage of Figaro’ on June 1

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Presented by the Fort Worth Opera, Mozart’s classic ‘The Marriage of Figaro’ makes it’s way to Bass Performance Hall. Four lucky winners of this week’s Big Deal will receive a pair of tickets.

The Big Deal: Stage West’s ‘Red Hot Patriot: The Kick-Ass Wit of Molly Ivins’

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Learn how you can win dinner for two and tickets to see ‘Red Hot Patriot,’ any Friday thru June 17.

Talking Collaboration, ‘Working Title’ with Members of Arts Collective Solvent

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Solvent is a group of 10 artists affiliated with UTD. Last weekend they launched a huge collaborative art project at Ro2 Gallery Downtown. Here, several artists involved share their thoughts about the project, the role of the artist, and building an arts community in Dallas.

Art&Seek Jr: Catch the Wind!

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It’s Mother’s Day! What better way to celebrate than by flying a kite with dear old mom or by taking her on in a paper airplane flying contest?

Good News for the Arts. A Possible PID.

That’s ‘public improvement district.’ And in this case, if it happens, that ‘district’ includes ‘cultural tourism.’

Starting the Week Off Right with the Monday Roundup

Dallas author Ben Fountain wins praise from The New York Times, high schoolers win awards from the Dallas Summer Musicals and the Arboretum wins the right to mow some grass but it may lose the war. Talk about a jam-packed Monday Roundup.

Ben Fountain’s Novel of Dallas – And President Bush’s America

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Krys Boyd talks with North Texas author Ben Fountain — just as he goes on tour for his new novel set at Cowboys Stadium, Billy Lynn’s Long Halftime Walk.

Friday Roundup

The Alamo comes to North Texas, Dallas’ black journalists give Beyonce some props and various hires and whatnot were announced: It’s the Friday arts news roundup.

Exploding Glass at the Arboretum

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One reason the Dallas Arboretum wants the expanded parking space that’s gotten people riled up is what’s opening there: its first major art exhibition. The show has so many exuberantly colorful glass doodads by Dale Chihuly, you wonder the sunlight doesn’t fry some plants like Museum Tower.

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