It’s a tad out of our neighborhood, but The Reading Room is hosting an exhibition presented by the collective (wo)manorial until March 1. The title “never to be yourself and yet always – that is the problem” is taken from Virginia Woolf’s “The Modern Essay.” The group exhibition addresses those endless doubts and beliefs, searches and frustrations, manipulations and attempts to be honest with art and with ourselves, questioning the freedom that gives pleasure but also uncertainty. The Reading Room is a project space at 3715 Parry that’s dedicated to text and image. For further information, contact Karen Weiner 214.952.4109 or check out the website for more.
Interfaith Housing Coalition, which is based in East Dallas, will be “Flying Through the Eighties” at their 15th annual fundraiser gala on Friday, Feb. 21, at the historic Frontiers of Flight Museum. The event will feature a casino, live auction, cocktail buffet, and a concert by The Spazmatics. Proceeds from the evening will benefit Interfaith’s Children and Teens program, which serves approximately 200 homeless children each year.
Echo Theatre is turning the historic Art-Deco style Bath House Cultural Center into the fictional 1930’s “Echo Room Supper Club” and filling it with music, song and dance. They’ve gathered a group of singers from the varied backgrounds of opera, musical theater and indie-music, and they’re “thrilled” to be collaborating with the DGDG: Danielle Georgiou Dance Group; musical director and arranger Scott A. Eckert; and members of Matt Tolentino’s Big Band to bring Dallas audiences great music from women lyricists and composers circa 1900-1940 for the celebration of “HER SONG.” HER SONG will run until Feb. 22. Tickets $25-$35.
While you’re at the Bath House Cultural Center, check out the 20th Anniversary of its annual El Corazon exhibition, a passionate and eclectic show that features diverse creations inspired by the heart (El Corazon), an important symbol in Mexican and Latin American art, and a significant theme in western culture. Read more.
“Go, Dog Go!” is on at Dallas Children’s Theater until Feb. 23. This stage adaptation of P.D. Eastman’s classic children’s book is geared towards the 4-year-old-and-up crowd. Tickets are $22-$28.
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