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    Weekend Event Planner

    Do-good art, Motown and celebrity podcasters top best weekend events in Dallas

    Alex Bentley
    Jul 30, 2015 | 6:00 am

    Music, as it often is, is the theme of the best events around Dallas-Fort Worth this weekend. You can get your fill courtesy of a jukebox musical, an annual indie music showcase, an R&B/soul extravaganza or, if you so choose, a festival devoted to hard rock and heavy metal.

    Below are the best options for your precious free time Thursday through Sunday. Don't like what you see? Lucky for you, we have a much longer list of the city's best events.

    Thursday, July 30

    Bonton Farms Neighborhood Celebration and Mural Unveiling
    In a bid to bring fresh food to an area in dire need of it, Bonton Farms opened earlier this year to serve the Bonton neighborhood in South Dallas. This event is an effort to bring more attention to the good deeds being performed there, as a large-scale community mural called Bonton Blessing, conceptualized by visual artist Matthew Brinston and farm director Daron Babcock, will be unveiled.

    AT&T Performing Arts Center presents Motown the Musical
    No matter what your favorite classic Motown song may be, chances are it'll be sung during Motown the Musical, which brings its national tour to Winspear Opera House through August 16. The production follows Motown founder Berry Gordy as he builds the classic record label, working with legends Diana Ross, Michael Jackson, Stevie Wonder, Smokey Robinson, Marvin Gaye and many more.

    Friday, July 31

    Gorilla vs. Bear V: Jamie xx, Lower Dens, Tei Shi, Yumi Zouma, Prince Innocence and DJ Sober
    Gorilla vs. Bear is a Texas-based music blog that annually puts on an indie music showcase, bringing in some of its favorite acts from around the world. This year's edition, once again taking place at Granada Theater, will feature performances from Jamie xx, Lower Dens, Tei Shi, Yumi Zouma, Prince Innocence and DJ Sober.

    Boney James and Brian McKnight in concert with Chrisette Michele
    In yet another co-headlining concert pairing two artists you wouldn't normally put together, jazz saxophonist Boney James and R&B singer Brian McKnight will entertain the masses at Verizon Theatre at Grand Prairie. James is broadening his horizons with a new soul album, futuresoul​, while McKnight released a Greatest Hits album in 2014. They'll be joined by opening act Chrisette Michele.

    Saturday, August 1

    Podcast Movement 2015
    Podcasting has boomed in popularity in recent years, with a number of podcasters using the platform to become celebrities in their own right. This weekend-long podcasting convention at Omni Hotel in Fort Worth will feature appearances by Sarah Koenig from Serial, Marc Maron from WTF with Marc Maron and Aisha Tyler from Girl on Guy. Koenig will also be at Winspear Opera House on Monday as part of ATTPAC's #thinkspeak series.

    311 in concert with The Green
    Alt rockers 311 have had a steady if unspectacular career since debuting more than 20 years ago. They'll play at the South Side Ballroom in support of their 2014 album, Stereolithic. They'll be joined by opening act, Hawaiian reggae band The Green.

    Sunday, August 2

    2015 Rockstar Energy Drink Mayhem Festival
    The annual Rockstar Energy Drink Mayhem Festival brings together some of best hard rock and heavy metal bands around. This year's edition at Gexa Energy Pavilion will include Slayer, Hellyeah, Sworn In, Code Orange, Thy Art Is Murder, Kissing Candice, Whitechapel, Jungle Rot, The Devil Wears Prada, King Diamond and Sister Sin.

    Prince Fielder presents Uncork for a Cause
    Although the Texas Rangers have fallen back a bit this year, first baseman Prince Fielder is still tearing it up, ranking fourth in batting average. At this event at Max's Wine Dive in Dallas, featuring Fielder's own wine, he'll help to do a little good off the baseball field as well, as proceeds will benefit Promise House and the Texas Rangers Baseball Foundation.

    Slayer is one of the headliners at the 2015 Rockstar Energy Drink Mayhem Festival, taking place at Gexa Energy Pavilion on August 2.

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    Slayer is one of the headliners at the 2015 Rockstar Energy Drink Mayhem Festival, taking place at Gexa Energy Pavilion on August 2.
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    White Lotus alum Meghann Fahy combats cellphone in film thriller Drop

    Alex Bentley
    Apr 10, 2025 | 3:36 pm
    Meghann Fahy in Drop
    Photo by Bernard Walsh/Universal Pictures
    Meghann Fahy in Drop.

    The smartphone age has forever changed how people communicate, including in movies. However, save for a few exceptions, their depiction on screen is still limited to characters using them solely for phone calls and regular text messages. The new film Droptakes a relatively underutilized function of smartphones and amplifies it to create a new but familiar type of thriller.

    Violet (Meghann Fahy) is the mother of a young boy, Toby (Jacob Robinson), and also a widow who survived an abusive marriage. After years of waiting, she’s finally ready to get back on the dating scene, agreeing to meet Henry (Brandon Sklenar) at a fancy restaurant after a few months of only communicating with him through a dating app.

    Soon after arriving at the restaurant, she starts receiving unsolicited messages that are dropped onto her phone by an anonymous person using a special app. What at first seem to be harmless pranks turn deadly serious, with Violet being blackmailed to do whatever the person wants her to do under the threat of Toby being killed. With instructions not to confide in anybody, even Henry, Violet has to cope with the menace alone.

    Directed by Christopher Landon and written by Jillian Jacobs and Christopher Roach, the film is a clever twist on the whodunit, making it into a who’s-doing-it. With a 50-foot range on the ability to drop messages onto someone else’s phone, virtually everyone in the restaurant is a suspect. The filmmakers ramp up the tension expertly as Violet tries to figure out who is tormenting her.

    With the source of the drama remaining a mystery for much of the film, different methods are used to communicate Violet’s anxiety to the audience. First and foremost is the buzzing of her phone; every time it goes off feels like an electric shock, with Violet’s reactions (or sometimes non-reactions) selling the intensity of the situation. Instead of looking at her phone, the film displays the messages all around her, a great visual representation of the metaphorical walls closing in on Violet.

    Many films of this ilk play fast and loose with the believability factor, but Landon and his team keep things on the up-and-up for the most part. The things Violet is asked to do are well within her ability, even if they require her to be sneaky at times. The relatively calm way she handles most of the requests belies the pressure that is building on her. The film does get a little wonky toward the end, but earlier scenes do enough to forgive those missteps.

    The structure of the film requires a good lead performance, and Fahy, in her first major role since her appearance in season 2 of HBO series The White Lotus, delivers. She does a great job of vacillating back-and-forth between absolute terror and normal pleasantness to maintain the illusion of Violet enjoying the date. Sklenar (It Ends With Us) provides a handsome face and a demeanor that’s just understanding enough for a character to put up with a date who’s distracted almost the entire time she’s with him. The smaller roles are filled well, including the person revealed as the blackmailer.

    Drop finds a way to utilize modern technology in a way few other movies have done before. It may or may not hold up well on a rewatch, but the setup of the story, the execution of the scenes at the restaurant, and the acting of the people charged with bringing it to life all combine for a great one-time experience.

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    Drop opens in theaters on April 11.

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