Tori Amos brings her Unrepentant Geraldines tour to Winspear Opera House on July 29.
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When a musician plays at Winspear Opera House, the concert takes on a sheen of class. Tori Amos comes to Dallas on July 29, 2014, as part of her Unrepentant Geraldines tour, and she'll grace the same stage that has seen the likes of Tony Bennett, Harry Connick Jr. and Frankie Valli & The Four Seasons.
The North American leg of the tour starts July 16 in Vancouver, British Columbia, and hits 28 cities, including Austin on July 30. The tour is named after Amos' 14th album, which is scheduled to be released May 12.
Amos' last couple of albums, Night of Hunters and Gold Dust, delved deeply into classical music, making her a good fit for a venue that normally houses opera, theater and other arts. In fact, the last time she came to Dallas, at Verizon Theatre in Grand Prairie in 2011, it was with her Night of Hunters tour that prominently featured a string quartet.
Unrepentant Geraldines, though, is said to be a return to Amos' pop rock roots for which she became famous in the 1990s and early 2000s.
Tickets for the Dallas date officially go on sale Friday, March 7, but anyone who pre-orders her new album will receive a special code that gives them access to a March 4 pre-sale.
Making of a Million: Daytripping with The Nature Conservancy in Texas is free to watch online.
Thanks to a new three-part PBS docuseries, you don't need to go to all of Texas' protected lands and waters to appreciate their breadth. Making of a Million: Daytripping with The Nature Conservancy in Texas follows host of The Daytripper, Chet Garner, from West Texas to the coast, discussing conservation efforts by The Nature conservancy (TNC) along the way.
"Making of a Million" refers to the 1 million acres in Texas that fall under TNC's protection. The 1 million figure is a milestone TNC is celebrating with the series, but it's not the full extent of its work; actually, according to the 2025 annual report, its total impact is 1.6 million acres.
The Daytripping project has been rolled out slowly in 2026, from YouTube previews to an official release on PBS in April to events in Texas' biggest cities that formally introduced the works.
The 26-minute video shows off striking aerial images of mountains, close ups of plants and wildlife, and even a quick feature of an archeological find. Water, of course, is a big topic in the desert, and it's a large topic across the series. Fresh water even has its own dedicated episode.
Although conservation experts are consulted throughout the series, viewers can do more than passively watch other people solve environmental problems. One story, toward the end of the West Texas episode, highlights how a rancher directed researchers to a habitat for an endangered species of fish on his property, simply because he overheard a scientist at a café claim they were extinct.
Garner recently spoke on a panel after an Austin screening with TNC director of land protection Jeff Francell, spatial analyst Jacqueline Ferrato, and director of land protection/stewardship Dan Snodgrass. They discussed the series and the broader conservation topics it connects to.
“This new series really captures the spirit of our efforts and collaborations to protect Texas lands and water,” said Snodgrass in a recap for press. “Chet’s storytelling skills spotlight our partners and projects in a unique, engaging way — we’re excited for more Texans to see why conservation matters and learn how they can get involved.”
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While the series has already aired locally on KERA-TV, Dallas-Fort Worth viewers can check listings for encore presentations and watch the series for free on the Nature Conservancy's website or on YouTube.
