This weekend isn’t just any weekend, it’s Fathers Day weekend and as we all know for some mysterious reason getting something for dad is always a little more difficult than getting something for mom. Let me ease that difficulty a little here by giving you a couple of fun things going on in Dallas this weekend that will definitely dad tested and approved.
1. Community Beer Company’s Father’s Day Beer School.
This Saturday from noon to 2pm at Community Beer Company you and your dad learn something together! Whether you’re dad just like’s to chill Hank Hill style with his buddies or he’s on the verge creating his own craft beer, this fun and informative lesson on beer will make him appreciate that bottle of brew even more.
The curriculum will include:
-History of beer
-Beer styles and samples
-Tasting techniques
-Ingredients and brewing process
Tickets are 25$ per person and include a brewery tour right after class.
2. Free tie from at Q Custom Clothier
From now until the 16th Q Custom Clothier located in the West Village, will be giving customers a free tie with every gift card purchase. More of a gift idea than an event you can attend together (unless your dad is of the rare ones that likes to shop for clothing) and yes I know giving your dad a tie on father’s day is a little cliche, but it will be a really nice tie plus the gift card you get that allows you to receive the tie.
3. HBO Boxing After Dark
What better way to bond with your pops than watching two guys duke it out for the world featherweight championship on the American Airlines Center’s giant stadium screens this Saturday.Doors are at 6 with the live broadcast beginning at 7pm, more info on the fighters and ticket prices here.
4. The Asador’s Day of Fun for Dad
What your dad can expect from the Asador on sunday is pretty much summed up in the title of this special Fathers Day event. If your dad likes golf, cocktails, food and cigar then this is where he’ll want to because the Asador offering a day full activities that include all these elements. The day will start with a mixology lesson and a cigar rolling lesson from Cigar Art. After sipping cocktails dads and guests will ride a golf cart to Hank Haney Driving Range where where dad can get a few swings in with a bucket of balls before he heads back up to the Asador for a hearty lunch prepared by Chef Brad Philips. The event is 50$ and reservations can be made by calling 214-267-4815.
5. Superman
How perfect that The Man of Steel comes out this weekend, just in time for father’s day. Treat your dad to one of the most anticipated action movies of the year starring probably one his favorite childhood heroes.
I’m so glad that bout of angry weather we had Wednesday didn’t stick around for this weekend, there’s just too much fun stuff to do! Here are my top picks for this weekend, and if by some miracle you can make it all of them (which is possible), you’ll have yourself one heck of a perfect weekend.
1.First the biggest and nerdiest: DALLAS COMIC CON! May 17-19
Awww yeah! The annual Dallas Comic Con/SciFi Expo is back this year at the Irving Convention Center and it’s going to be three days full of everything your little nerd heart could ever want want. Vendors, costumes,celebrity photo ops and autograph signings galore will fill the Irving convention center to the brim, making it quite possible that you’ll go in on Friday and not come back out until Sunday. Before you dive into the sea of fan boys and girls here are a couple of things that are a couple of things that are going to be kind of a big deal this year at Dallas Comic Con.
1. Celebrity photo ops and autograph signings with William Shatner and Nathan Fillion
Two of the finest captains to ever command a spaceship will be on site to sign your memorabilia and take a photos with you, make sure to wipe the sweat off your palms before you go in for a handshake or a hug.
2. For the comic book guys and gals: John Romita, Jr. and Arthur Suydam
It’s going to be a good day for super hero and zombie fans. Attending this year’s comic con and signing autographs are John Romita, Jr. and Arthur Suydam, two of the comic book world’s most recognized artists. John Romita, Jr. is most well known to folks as the illustrator and co-creator of the comic book Kick-Ass while Arthur Suydam is the award winning artist of both The Walking Dead comic book series and Marvel Zombies (he has appropriately been dubbed the zombie king), and as if meeting him wasn’t enough Mr.Suydam will also be doing FREE sketches for comic con attendees 16 and younger (omg! free amazing art!).
Like I said these are only a couple of things that are happening this weekend up at Comic Con. Aside from the awesome people watching there will be no shortage of cool stuff to do and see, have a look at the official schedule and see.
Ah May. The month of flowers, blue skies, snow cones, chainsaws, bleeding eyeballs, homicidal maniacs….wait what? That’s right Dallas thanks to Texas Frightmare Convention, coming to the Hyatt Regency DFW Hotel, we get a little halloween type horror mixed in with all this spring sunshine (you irony loving hipsters must be just tickled pink).
If you’re a horror movie fan Texas Frightmare Weekend is about give you one of the best weekends ever, filled with vendors, parties, panel discussions, celebrity photo ops and of course tons of movie screenings, filling the Hyatt Regency DFW with blood and terror. But with so much going on I decided to pick out some horror highlights you probably won’t want to miss at this year’s Frightmare Weekend
Happy birthday 80th Willie Nelson, I would just like to say thank you for dedicating over half of those 80 years to making music and being an activist. After decades of touring and recording albums Willie has become and undeniable part of the fabric that is American culture and with him out on the road 200 days out of the year he’s still going strong.
This year a number of celebrities posted videos wishing Willie a happy birthday and it’s really amazing to see how far his influence has reached. Everyone from Snoop Dogg to Barbra Streisand wished the Texas music the best on his birthday. Check out who else sent out birthday messages to Willie Nelson this year.
Record stores are such amazing places that they totally deserve a whole day dedicated to them and I’m so glad such a day does actually exists. I’m talking about Record Store Day, a favorite day for music fans in which record stores across the country celebrate these havens of music and inspiration with live bands and special Record Store Day vinyl releases and re-releases. Record Store Day 2013 happens this Saturday and who better to host the celebrations than one of Dallas’ favorite record shops, Good Records. In honor of this awesome day Good Records will be opening early, like 7am early, and won’t be closing down until 12pm (whoa!). This day will consist of tons of in-store performances, an outdoor DJ set from Track Meet and of course all the records your little heart desires (and if you think I’m kidding just check out that list of special releases and re-releases)
Saturday is going to be a perfect day for music fans, even if you’re not a vinyl junkie. Live music, beautiful weather (assuming Texas doesn’t experience any more bipolar episodes) and a store full of music waiting to be discovered, all in the name of love for the record store.
The 2013 Red Bull Flugtag is coming to Dallas everybody! For those of you going “the Flug-what?” let me explain. The Red Bull Flugtag (German for flight day or air show) is a competition held on the same day in several states each year. During the competition 30 teams of fearless amateur aviators test their self-built, human-powered flying machines by pushing them off a 30 foot high ramp over a body of water and seeing how far they go, all to the cheers and jeers of an on looking audience. Plus each team picks a theme for their machine with corresponding costumes and skits, all for the sake of being named the regional Flugtag champions. This is what will be going down (no pun intended) September 21st out on Lake Carolyn in Las Colinas, sounds pretty cool right?
Metal fans get yourselves to the House of Blues tonight for the 2013 Metal Alliance Tour, and if you’re not too cool for ear plugs you might want to bring some. If you check out the lineup of this show you’ll see why.
ANTHRAX
Exodus
High On Fire
Municipal Waste
Holy Grail
Unless you live in a cave you know by now that Snoop Dog/Lion (whatever) is going to be playing on Greenville for this year’s St.Patricks day celebration. This combined with the general beer fueled madness of this Irish holiday means that Dallas is going to be lit up like a green firecracker this weekend and before all that expression of Irish pride turns your brain to mush mode you might want to start slow and take in a little art culture, a calm before the storm kind of thing.
From 6pm to midnight tonight The Arts District’s Spring Break Block Party offers the perfect way to ease into the weekend with FREE admission to the Dallas Museum of Art ,the Nasher and the Crow Collection. That’s right all three are free, plus there will be live street music from King Bucks AND an outdoor screening of the one of the best movies ever, The Fantastic Mr.Fox. Yes all of this is free too, and if you find yourself needing a little night time snack just hit up one of the many food trucks that will be offering their food services (sadly this will not be free). So if your looking for a fun and inspiring way to start your Spring Break/St. Patricks day weekend then come out tonight and soak up the beautiful weather and the beautiful art.
Is it weird that I’ve anxiously been awaiting a movie in which I get to watch 26 different ways people die? Well I don’t care if it is because this movie is going to be awesome! As you can see from the accompanying graphic the movie I’m referring to is The ABCs of Death. Sounds scary right? Well that’s what I’m hoping for.
Inspired by children’s alphabet books, this ambitious anthology film features 26 directors from various countries who were all given a letter of the alphabet which they in turn used to find a death inspiring word they would create a film short around. 26 directors, 26 ways to die.
Well this is interesting. What we have here folks is a brief video showing us the computer “sculpting” process of Big Tex’s new hands. Since the state icon’s untimely demise last year the State Fair of Texas has been working tirelessly to restore the great greeter in time for the 2013 State Fair and felt this was the best way to let us know that everything is coming along just fine.
