An Extension of the Season

Extensions. We all need them from time to time when we just can’t seem to pull off the deadline expected of us. This year, I am in need of a different kind of extension: an extension of a season. Advent Season. I know you are thinking Christmas has come and gone. We’ve unwrapped the gifts, put away the decorations and are already “cleaning up shop” with our list of resolutions for the coming year. Which is exactly why I need an extension of Advent…

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Staff Picks: Best Music of 2011

As we’re sure you can imagine, those of us at Art House Dallas love music. Chances are if we aren’t listening to music, we’re talking about it. So here, in no particular order, is our staff’s top music picks for 2011. The year may be over, but we’re dead-set on ensuring our favorite songs live on through the next. Enjoy!

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Film Review: The Adventures of Tintin

The hero of Steven Spielberg’s first animated film is a fresh faced, clear-eyed kid named Tintin (Jamie Bell). He looks all of 15, but he’s actually a world-traveling reporter and crime-fighter, famous in the way that someone like Agatha Christie’s Poirot is famous—his name is always on the tip of everyone’s tongue, they just need a little help putting two and two together…

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My Evening With Jeremy Cowart

I first heard of Jeremy Cowart in Relevant magazine. The article, featuring some of his work, focused on his then-recent trip to Africa as participant of a blood:water mission, and spoke about his then-upcoming project, Help-Portrait. It was all very cool and hipster, but photography’s not my passion. All I had was a name and the information that this person was doing great things in a country on the other side of the world…

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December Update: Different Kinds of Gifts

I love this time of year, especially since it's finally cold here in Dallas and feels like Christmastime. Here at the Art House, we kicked off the season with our annual Stories and Songs December concert on Saturday night featuring Derek Webb. Our guests for the sold-out show packed into the Munger Place coffee lounge where they were surrounded by beautiful Christmas decor, holiday music and warm drinks in hand…

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