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2 days ago | 
fwweekly.com | Jennifer Bovee
The weather is beautiful, and there are songs to be sung. Here are some choice upcoming events that include live music. Get out there and #SupportLocal! All Weekend Thin Line Festival, the annual citywide celebration every spring in Denton, isn’t just about movies. While Thin Line Film is the longest-running documentary festival in Texas, showcasing both local and international creators, there are also photographers exhibiting their work and musicians performing throughout Denton.
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1 week ago | 
fwweekly.com | Jennifer Bovee
Not only does 420 fall on Easter Sunday, but Tuesday is Earth Day, so this weekend (and next) will be pretty eventful. Here are some great ways to celebrate the green herb, the blue planet, and eggs of all colors. And if you get the munchies, check out Ate Days a Week (pg. 15) for some late-night grub ideas. It Ain’t Easy Being GreenFacts. Especially if you live in our state.
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3 weeks ago | 
fwweekly.com | Jennifer Bovee
All WeekendWith the iconic Tupperware brand in bankruptcy, Dixie is also calling it quits. Dixie’s Tupperware Party is returning to Bass Performance Hall’s McDavid Studio (301 E 5th St, Fort Worth, 817-212-4280) for its final season. Dixie Longate is the fast-talking, gum-chewing, ginger-haired Alabama gal who brought your grandma’s Tupperware party into the 21st century.
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1 month ago | 
fwweekly.com | Jennifer Bovee
March 28-29: Gotta Go to Glen RoseVisit Glen Rose is hosting its inaugural Spring Fling Music Festival on the town square in Historic Downtown Glen Rose (101 NE Barnard St, 254-396-9856). Beatles tribute band Hard Nights Day will play Friday, and Austin cover band Suede will play hits from the ’80s and ’90s on Saturday. The music starts at 6:30pm on both days.
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1 month ago | 
fwweekly.com | Jennifer Bovee
Given the number of incredible musicians in North Texas, we’ve come to know some of them a little. We reached out to our homies and asked if they were playing anywhere with great food and drinks in April and May. Our pals came shining through. The Bearded LadyPop singer-songwriter Court Hoang says the next foodie spot he’s playing is The Bearded Lady (300 S Main St, Fort Worth, 817-349-9832) on Sat, Apr 12.
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1 month ago | 
fwweekly.com | Jennifer Bovee
It’s not uncommon for bands these days to include food items in their merch line or lend their name to a beer brand. Iron Maiden’s Trooper Ale can be found almost everywhere now. Local and regional bands have gotten in on the trend, too. Ghoultown’s Lyle Blackburn even has a hot sauce you can buy at Born Late Records (2920 Race St, Fort Worth, 817-984-1255).
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1 month ago | 
fwweekly.com | Jennifer Bovee
When our annual Zest special issue hits newsstands next week, you’ll have way more than eight ideas to choose from with our Night & Day column featuring food and booze events for April and May. Meanwhile, here are some events happening the rest of March. Friday, March 21, 2025 With Opening Day rapidly approaching, TX Whiskey is releasing a limited-edition baseball bottle and screening the film 42 inside the Oak Room at TX Whiskey Ranch (2601 Whiskey Ranch Rd, Fort Worth, 817-840-9140).
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1 month ago | 
fwweekly.com | Jennifer Bovee
Thursday – Saturday, March 20-22, 2025 With its newly renovated lobby known as the Velvet Lounge, Circle Theatre (230 W 4th St, Fort Worth, 817-877-3040) will transport you back to 1920s Harlem for the final performances of Ain’t Misbehavin’, a celebration of the music of Fats Waller and the Harlem Renaissance era of jazz and Ragtime. A limited number of single tickets and tables are available for 7:30pm Thu, 8pm Fri-Sat, and 3pm Sat.
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1 month ago | 
fwweekly.com | Jennifer Bovee
SATURDAY Depending on your perspective, Dallas is either where it’s at today or the place to avoid at all costs. The annual Dallas Mavs St. Patrick’s Day Parade (DallasStPP.com) on Greenville Avenue is the biggest nonsporting event in North Texas. It is followed by an epic after-party all up and down the lower and lowest parts of the avenue as part of the Lower Greenville Block Party (LowerGreenvilleBlockParty.com).
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1 month ago | 
fwweekly.com | Jennifer Bovee
MOVERS & SHAKERS While it might have “brothers” in the name, women take center stage at Garden Bros. Nuclear Circus. Garden Bros.’ Chad Ridge says their graceful aerialists and strongwomen onstage, as well as the choreographers and logistics ladies behind the scenes, are the backbone of the entire operation. “Women hold the majority of pivotal leadership roles,” he said. “This isn’t just a show.
