Courtney Thomas

Jul 30, 2024 | texasmonthly.com | Courtney Thomas

As Texans, we can claim a lot of our foods as the best in the country. After all, you wouldn’t rush off to Idaho to indulge in tacos, and you wouldn’t buy a plane ticket to Florida to try some brisket. Pizza—another of America’s favorite foods—has never had strong associations with the Lone Star State, but a couple of recent “best of” lists are proving that is changing.

Jul 25, 2024 | texasmonthly.com | Courtney Thomas |Rose Cahalan

For four years in the thirties, the U.S. government invested in theater to an extent that seems impossible, even shocking, today. The Federal Theatre Project, one of a slew of New Deal programs designed to alleviate poverty during the Great Depression, created about 12,000 jobs and launched the careers of such greats as Arthur Miller, Orson Welles, and Paul Green (author of the Texas outdoor musical, performed to this day in Palo Duro Canyon).

Jul 22, 2024 | texashighways.com | Courtney Thomas |Danielle Lopez

Go up to the fifth floor of UT Austin’s Darrell K Royal-Texas Memorial Stadium and you’ll find yourself face to face with a 10-and-a-half-foot-tall copy of the Farnese Hercules. This towering nude statue, admired for its detailed depiction of musculature, marks the entrance to the H.J. Lutcher Stark Center for Physical Culture and Sports.

Jul 17, 2024 | glasstire.com | Courtney Thomas

“This and That” is an occasional series of paired observations. See past “This and That” posts here. – Ed.Today: Touchable silver cloudsMarie Watt, “Sky Dances Light,” 2024, tin jingles, cotton twill tape, polyester mesh, steelAndy Warhol, “Silver Clouds,” 1966, helium-filled metalized plastic film *************No matter how original, innovative or crazy your idea, someone else is also working on that idea. Furthermore, they are using notation very similar to yours. – Bruce J. MacLennan

May 17, 2024 | texashighways.com | Courtney Thomas |Danielle Lopez

The only free-standing theater designed by famed architect Frank Lloyd Wright ever built is located in Dallas’ Oak Lawn neighborhood. Andrea González Caballero, May 18Experience the musical stylings of “the female voice of the Spanish guitar.” Her music will highlight one of the elements that makes the Kalita special—its acoustics. Preservation Dallas Achievement Award Ceremony, May 21Join Dallasites who are passionate about preserving the city’s history at the 25th annual awards ceremony.