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    Weekend Event Planner

    These are the 13 best things to do in Dallas this weekend

    Alex Bentley
    Jun 23, 2022 | 6:00 am
    Australian boy band 5 Seconds of Summer will headline a concert at Gexa Energy Pavilion on August 7.
    Australian boy band 5 Seconds of Summer will headline a concert at Gexa Energy Pavilion on August 7.
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    This weekend around Dallas is full of well-known names, from musicians to artists to movie stars. There will be an increasingly noteworthy film festival, three new local theater productions, an art exhibition featuring a secretive artist, five big concerts, a classic kids movie accompanied by a symphony, and more.

    Below are the best ways to spend your precious free time this weekend. Want more options? Lucky for you, we have a much longer list of the city's best events.

    Thursday, June 23

    Oak Cliff Film Festival
    The 2022 Oak Cliff Film Festival will feature nearly 60 films, including new features, documentaries, short films, and classics. Highlighted films include opening night film Butterfly in the Sky, a documentary about LeVar Burton and Reading Rainbow; Jenny Slate's Marcel the Shell with Shoes On; a repertory screening of David Lynch's Lost Highway; closing night film I Love My Dad starring Patton Oswalt; and more. Events will take place through Sunday at multiple venues, including Texas Theatre, Turner House, Oak Cliff Cultural Center, The Kessler, Bishop Arts Theatre Center, and The Wild Detectives.

    Shakespeare Dallas presents The Tempest
    As part of their annual Shakespeare in the Park series, Shakespeare Dallas presents The Tempest. Prospero, a magician, creates a vast magical storm, wrecking the ship of his enemies and leaving them to wash up on shore. When they wake they find themselves lost on a fantastical island where nothing is as it seems. The production, which is playing in repertory with A Midsummer Night's Dream, will run through July 22 at Samuell-Grand Amphitheatre.

    Friday, June 24

    Banksyland
    Banksyland is an international touring exhibition that immerses audiences in the works of the infamous and elusive artist, Banksy. The exhibit features more than 80 pieces and installations, including original and studio works, salvaged street artworks, and never-before-seen immersive installations. The exhibition will take place at a location in the Dallas Design District through July 4.

    Chicago and Brian Wilson in concert
    Hailed as one of the “most important bands in music since the dawn of the rock and roll era,” the legendary rock and roll band with horns, Chicago, came in as the highest charting American band in Billboard magazine’s Top 125 Artists Of All Time. They are the first American rock band to chart Top 40 albums in six consecutive decades. Brian Wilson of The Beach Boys will co-headline this concert at Dos Equis Pavilion, where they'll be joined by Al Jardine and Blondie Chaplin.

    Dallas Symphony Orchestra presents Toy Story - Live in Concert
    The Dallas Symphony will present Disney Concert’s newest live-to-picture concert event featuring the timeless classic film, Toy Story, accompanied by Randy Newman’s beloved score. Pull-string cowboy, Woody, and astronaut action figure, Buzz Lightyear, grow from enemies battling for the attention of their owner Andy to comrades who join forces. There will be three performances through Sunday at Meyerson Symphony Center.

    Art Centre Theatre presents Clue
    It's a dark and stormy night, and you've been invited to a very unusual dinner party. Each of the guests has an alias, the butler offers a variety of weapons, and the host is, well ... dead. So whodunnit? Was it the timid Mr. Green? The militant Colonel Mustard? Mrs. White who helped her husband on his way? Ms. Scarlet whose helped many men along the way? Professor Plum, who is looking for a way? The scatterbrained Mrs. Peacock? Or did the butler do it? Race to find the murderer in Boddy Manor before the body count stacks up. The production will run at Art Centre Theatre in Plano through July 10.

    Improv Addison presents D.L. Hughley
    One of the most popular and highly recognized stand-up comedians on the road today has also made quite an impression in the television and radio arena. D.L. Hughley is known for his sitcom, The Hughleys; as host of his own late night talk show on CNN, D.L. Hughley Breaks the News; and as one of the Original Kings of Comedy. Hughley will perform seven times through Sunday at Improv Addison.

    Cara Mía Theatre presents Teatro en Fuga Festival
    Cara Mía Theatre's Teatro en Fuga Festival will kick off on Friday with a work-in-progress reading of When Aliens Fall from the Sky by poet and performance artist Lemon Andersen. Influenced by the autobiographical monologues of Spalding Gray, When Aliens Fall from the Sky is a rally cry for the melting pot of Latinidad to speak and act on the identity crisis in America, and join in a collective path forward. The festival, which will have two other events on July 2 and 9, takes place at Latino Cultural Center.

    Colbie Caillat in concert
    Pop singer Colbie Caillat had an enviable start to her career, landing a top 5 single with her first song, "Bubbly," off her 2007 debut album, Coco. While not exactly a one-hit wonder, she hasn't reached those heights again, although she has had a string of top 10 hits on Billboard's Adult Airplay chart. Caillat has released six solo albums in her career, most recently 2016's The Malibu Sessions. She'll play at Majestic Theatre.

    T-Pain in concert
    Rapper/singer T-Pain called out Dallas fans in April for not buying tickets to his scheduled May 18 date at The Factory in Deep Ellum. Then, just before the date, he abruptly switched both the date and location, supposedly due to safety concerns. It's unclear if this concert at Texas Trust CU Theatre at Grand Prairie is selling well, as it's general admission, but hopefully it will be drama-free. He'll be joined by Young Cash and Mason Dane.

    Saturday, June 25

    Kid Rock in concert
    Rapper/rocker Kid Rock has had quite the career, releasing several independent albums before breaking out with 1998's Devil Without a Cause, which featured the inescapable hit "Bawitdaba." Since then he's dipped a toe in multiple genres, including country, with his last real hit being 2008's "All Summer Long." These days he's known as much for being a conservative firebrand as a musician, but he'll play at Dos Equis Pavilion in support of his new album, Bad Reputation, joined by the classic rock band, Foreigner.

    5 Seconds of Summer in concert
    Australian pop rock band 5 Seconds of Summer long ago shed the erroneous "boy band" title, thanks to their distinct rock sound and the fact that, unlike bands like One Direction or BTS, they actually play their own instruments. Each of their four albums have landed at either No. 1 or No. 2 on the Billboard 200, and their forthcoming fifth album, 5SOS5, is likely to do the same. They'll play at The Pavilion at Toyota Music Factory in Irving.

    Sunday, June 26

    Immersive Frida Kahlo closing day
    Just a tick under five months after it opened, Immersive Frida Kahlo will have its last exhibition at Lighthouse Dallas on Sunday. It's unclear whether it just wasn't as popular as Immersive Van Gogh, which has now run for almost a full year, or if it's being removed to make room for the incoming Immersive Monet & The Impressionists, which starts on July 1. Either way, Frida fans will need to make haste to view it before it leaves town.

    Banksyland will open in the Dallas Design District on June 24, running through July 4.

    Banksyland
      
    Photo courtesy of One Thousand Ways
    Banksyland will open in the Dallas Design District on June 24, running through July 4.
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    Dudes Doing Things

    Behind-the-scenes look at the Dude Perfect media empire in Frisco

    Associated Press
    Apr 21, 2025 | 5:12 pm
    Dude Perfect
    Dude Perfect
    Dude Perfect

    The five buddies who now comprise Dude Perfect had no intention of creating a brand or even a business 16 years ago when they started making a video of basketball trick shots while they were attending Texas A&M.

    “My dad would say we were procrastinating studying for finals at that time, which he is 100 percent correct,” said Coby Cotton, whose twin brother Cory is also part of the group. “We were just having fun, and that’s one thing that I am grateful to say has continued.”

    When they posted that first video on YouTube in April 2009, the nearly 3 1/2-minute clip was just a way to share with family and friends what they were doing on an $80 portable basketball rim they bought for the backyard.

    Things have expanded far beyond that small circle. And the tricks got much bigger, like the world record shot made from 856 feet high in Las Vegas two summers ago on the third day of attempts.

    Dude Perfect now has more than 61 million subscribers on YouTube, with 482 videos that have gotten more than 18.5 billion total views. An "Average Dude vs. Steph Curry" video did 16 million views just four months ago.

    The group’s family-friendly content has gone beyond just basketball shots and is big business, among the top 1 percent of channels on the second most-viewed website in the world.

    Professional athletes, celebrities and musicians want to be part of their productions, both short form and longer videos. Among those who have taken part in recent Dude Perfect projects are Tom Brady, Caitlin Clark, and Paul Skenes; the pitcher was blindfolded when he struck out 6-foot-6 Cody Jones, the DP member known as “Tall Guy.”

    Dude Perfect dudesDude Perfect dudes: twins Coby & Cory Cotton, sandwiching Garret Hilbert, Tyler Toney, and Cody Jones.Dude Perfect

    The group last year hired its first CEO after acquiring at least $100 million in capital from a private investment firm. There are plans for a Dude Perfect theme park, and earlier this year the group opened a new headquarters. The facility located in a North Texas warehouse district includes a full basketball court with moving rims on one wall, half a football field with a regulation goalpost, a pickleball court, a putting area, a hidden candy vault and room for expansion to include experiences for fans.

    “A sports lover’s Barbie dreamhouse” is how new CEO Andrew Yaffe described the 80,000-square-foot facility.

    “If you ask the guys what they intended in 2009, I don’t know that this would have been in their wildest dreams,” said Yaffe, who previously was a senior NBA executive overseeing the league’s social, digital and original content. “We think about this is what a media company looks like in 2025. And it’s really exciting to think about what that can be in 2030 or 2035.”

    More than trick shots
    Dude Perfect has evolved from that original video shot with a single camera into successful content creators, with a mix of sports and comedy that is more than just basketball shots. The group will embark on another live tour later this year.

    There have been nearly 50 episodes of “Overtime” since 2018, a variety show usually around 25 minutes with a variety of segments and often special guests. Curry in that recent episode took part in a 3-point shooting contest using a football, Frisbee, pickle ball and soccer ball before finally a basketball.

    There are occasional videos such as “All Sports Golf Battle” when on a course without actual golf clubs, including once at Augusta National when Bryson DeChambeau used items like a tennis racket, Frisbee and pool stick. “Stereotype” videos poke fun at any number of groups or events.

    “They’ve built a media empire that brings families together, whether it’s trick shots, epic challenges, live events or experiences that truly redefine what it means to connect with fans,” said Brian Albert, who leads Google’s US YouTube video deals and creative teams. “They are creator trailblazers.”

    Safe for families
    Even before each of the Dudes became fathers — there are now 16 children ages 10 and under between them, and another on the way — they wanted to be one of the world’s most trusted brands for families to enjoy together.

    “Early on, we met through some Bible studies and so we knew we weren’t going to cuss in our videos, we weren’t going to have alcohol promotion,” Jones said. “Early on, it actually hurt our brand because people were going to YouTube in order to kind of have that wild side of things. And since, it’s only helped because we’ve become brand safe.”

    Tyler Toney, the bearded Dude often front-and-center in videos, said that is the best thing they hear from parents.

    “But it wasn’t until we had our own kids where we’ll be up here at the office filming and then I go home and now I’m on my TV at home and my boys are watching,” Toney said. “I get to hear myself a lot and it gets old, and I apologize now to all the parents for how loud we are in a lot of the videos. But it’s cool to see that even in our families the importance of that, having that quality entertainment that we can enjoy with our own kids.”

    For the record books
    Dude Perfect’s first record for longest shot came from the third deck of Texas A&M’s football stadium in the fall of 2009. That came months after the initial video of trick shots, which had been followed by one they did at a Christian-based camp that summer.

    They made a shot from atop the 561-foot tall Reunion Tower in Dallas in 2014, a record then broken by another group before Dude Perfect reclaimed it in Las Vegas.

    “We’re not hoping to have to improve on the world’s highest shot from The Strat in Vegas any time soon,” Coby Cotton said. “That was an exhausting experience.”

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