Essayist David Sedaris, Pulitzer Prize-winner Art Spiegelman, former Secretary of State Madeleine Albright and novelist Margaret Atwood will all be coming to town in the coming year.

Next November, Dallas will hear two new classical works marking the 50th anniversary of the JFK assassination – one by an 18-year-old Chinese-American prodigy, the other from a Grammy-winning composer.

Your chance to hear the sweeping symphonic sounds of Mannheim Steamroller.

Three lucky winners will win four tickets to see the show on the last day of its run – Dec. 23, at 2:30 p.m. at the Meyerson Symphony Center.

When the holiday season gets hectic, it’s time to take a breather with these low-key options.

Today in the roundup: Reviewing Texas Ballet Theater’s ‘Nutcracker,’ an art opportunity at the Arboretum and a performance tip for musicians.

Project X theater company was a small part of a larger Design District project by developer-philanthropist Claude Albritton III, the man behind the McKinney Avenue Contemporary. But with those plans evolving and even coming under public criticism, the question is: What about X?

Today in the roundup: Assessing Dead White Zombies’ latest effort, David Conn’s large tree paintings and Tod Machover’s city-wide symphony.

In the Saturday Spotlight, we’re taking a trip across the Atlantic.

Today in the roundup: Reviewing ‘Jekyll & Hyde,’ a tour of local galleries and the Carter’s book binge.