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Legacy presents ‘Candy Land’
Thea Austin DAVID TAFFET | Senior Staff [email protected] Legacy Cares Executive Director Brooke Henderson is promising “a lot of surprises” for the agency’s upcoming Candy Land event. While the main event takes place the following week — on Satu…
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A dash of color
The Rainbow Garden Club North Texas this year is funding a $2,500 scholarship DAVID TAFFET | Senior Staff [email protected] This year, with the help of the North Texas Chamber of Commerce, The Rainbow Garden Club North Texas is funding a $2,500 s…
Arts + Culture
TITAS serves a daring sampler of dance to celebrate 30 years of Command Performance
Michael Jackson Jr. (Photo by Dario Studios) RICH LOPEZ | Staff [email protected] Saturday will mark three decades for TITAS/Dance Unbound as it hosts its annual Command Performance and Gala on April 18 at the Winspear. T/DU Executive Director Char…
Arts + Culture
The Bob Mizer influence is on display in the new physique photo book, ‘Timeless’
Bob Mizer RICH LOPEZ | Staff [email protected] Seventy-five years ago, photographer Bob Mizer launched the magazine Physique Pictorial which would become groundbreaking as a publication of its type. Hard-bodied men were featured in each issue, from…
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Lola never gets old for actor Omari Collins who takes on the ‘Kinky Boots’ role for another round
Omari Collins is Lola in Kinky Boots, opening April 23 at The Winspear Opera House(Photo by Mathew Murray) RICH LOPEZ | Staff [email protected] It is almost time to get kinky out in public — for some of you that’s “get kinky out in public AGAIN (no…
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Pet of the week • 04-17-26
Ready to add a little adventure to your life? Meet Wolfie, a one-year-old brindle boy with a heart that’s just as big as his personality. With his striking coat and crisp white accents, Wolfie turns heads wherever he goes, but it’s his joyful spirit that re…
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Queer artist Aaron Lee Tasjan previews new album with the single “Lost and Alone”
Grammy-nominated artist, activist, and songwriter Aaron Lee Tasjan announced his forthcoming album Get Over It, Underdog (Blue Élan Records), on Wednedsay.. The album ies expected for release on July 17. Ahead of the release, Tasjan dropped the single “Lost…
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Trailer Tuesday: ‘Insidious,’ ‘The Hunger Games,’ ‘The Devil Wears Prada 2’ sequels and more
Here’s our roundup of movie trailers that have hit the web since the last Trailer Tuesday. Watch these sneak peeks of films — mainstream, indie and queer (if we’re lucky) — coming soon (or recently premiered) to theaters or a streaming platform near you. In…
Arts + Culture
Review: Hope and emotion shined in DTC’s masterful ‘Ragtime’
The American Dream reflected in Terrence McNally’s Ragtime is a complex mosaic filled with ambition, perseverance and prejudice. Based on the novel by E.L. Doctorow with music and lyrics by Stephen Flaherty and Lynn Ahrens, this astounding production by Dal…
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Photos: Scenes from Cirque du Soleil’s ‘Echo’
Here are a few scenes from Cirque du Soleil’s Echo, now on stage under The Big Top at Lone Star Park in Grand Prairie and continuing through May 3. DVtv’s Larry The Fairy had a chance recently to go behind the scenes at the show (see that video here), and t…
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Queer singer Kehlani teams with Missy Elliott for new ‘Back and Forth’ single
Two-time GRAMMY winner Kehlani dropped their newest singlle on Friday. “Back and Forth” features the iconic Missy Elliott and arrives as the final preview of her forthcoming self-titled album, Kehlani. The new record, described as a personal statement of st…
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DVtv: Larry the Fairy gets his Cirque on
Cirque du Soleil’s ECHO, — playing under the Big Top at Lone Star Park in Grand Prairie through May 3 — uses Cirque’s signature mix of high-level circus acrobatics, theatrical storytelling, and artistic flair to tell the story of Future and her dog, Ewai…
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