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The latest event cancellations in Dallas-Fort Worth due to coronavirus concerns

Journey has canceled its entire 2020 tour, including its date on August 30 at Dos Equis Pavilion.

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As concerns regarding the spread of the coronavirus and government restrictions on group gatherings continue, more event cancellations and postponements are being announced every day in Dallas-Fort Worth. In an effort to keep you as up-to-date as possible, we'll compile a list of different announcements every week.

Note: Given the pace at which things are happening during these times, cancellations are coming at a rapid clip. To be sure you're up to speed, you may want to check with the presenting organization or venue regarding the status of any particular event.

Dallas

Cry Havoc Theater Company: The theater company's production of Dark Was the Night, Cold Was the Ground, scheduled for July 9-19, has been changed to online-only audio play that will be released in July. Its production of Endlings, scheduled July 16-August 2, will be changed into a multimedia performance project that will be released in September.
The Danielle Georgiou Dance Group presents The Savage Seconds: This new experimental opera, scheduled for June 4-10 at Undermain Theatre, will instead be premiering online during those same dates. The artists of DGDG will be designing the production specifically as a work of “theatre on film.” Those interested can view the work at thesavageseconds.com.
Das Blümelein Project presents Try Me: This theater production, part of AT&T Performing Arts Center's Elevator Project and scheduled for May 21-23 at Hamon Hall inside Winspear Opera House, has been postponed to undetermined dates.
Highland Park Village: The shopping center has postponed all public events, including their monthly market, until undetermined dates in the fall.
Journey: The classic rock band has canceled its entire 2020 tour with Pretenders, including the August 30 concert at Dos Equis Pavilion.
Just Say YES 10th Annual Celebration: The fundraiser benefiting Youth Equipped to Succeed, scheduled for May 26 at Hilton Anatole, has been postponed to an undetermined date in the fall.
Nasher Sculpture Center: Officials for the art museum are still evaluating when it will reopen, but they have canceled the May 15 and June 19 editions of 'til Midnight, their monthly concert series.
Oak Cliff Film Festival: The annual film festival, scheduled for June 4-7 at various locations in Oak Cliff, has been canceled. It will go on as a virtual event featuring short films on June 4 at 8 pm; go to notthe.oakclifffilmfestival.com to view the films.
Puptopia: This event, the "first-ever amazement park for dogs and their owners," originally scheduled for March 21 at Main Street Garden and then postponed to May 30, has now been postponed to October 31. It has also been moved to Pacific Plaza Park.
Second Thought Theatre: The theater company has postponed its production of A Streetcar Named Desire, scheduled for May 20-June 13, to July 22-August 15. Consequently, it has postponed its production of Sweetpea, which was scheduled for those dates, to sometime in their 2021 season.
Texas Ballet Theater: The dance company has made significant adjustments to its upcoming 2020-2021 season, which will now begin with The Nutcracker on November 27 in Dallas. Beauty and the Beast, originally slated to open the season September 11-13 in Dallas, will now close the season, playing May 14-16, 2021 at Winspear Opera House.

Fort Worth

Billy Bob's Texas: The music venue has postponed concerts by Randy Rogers and Wade Bowen (was May 9, now October 23), Jon Langston (was May 15, rescheduled date TBD), and Chad Prather (was June 7, now August 23). It has also rescheduled Cory Morrow to July 24.
Casa Mañana Theatre presents The Full Monty: The theater company has postponed this production, scheduled for May 30-June 7, to undetermined dates.
Michael Bublé: The first visit by the crooner to Fort Worth, originally scheduled for April 4 at Dickies Arena, has been rescheduled for February 15, 2021.
Texas Ballet Theater: The dance company has made significant adjustments to its upcoming 2020-2021 season, which will now begin with The Nutcracker on December 11. Beauty and the Beast, originally slated to open the season October 2-4 in Fort Worth, will now close the season May 21-23, 2021.

Irving

The Pavilion at Toyota Music Factory: The Exodus Music & Arts Festival, scheduled for May 24, and Primus, which was scheduled to perform on May 26, have both been postponed to undetermined dates.

Plano

Plano Magazine Wine Walk: This event for wine lovers at The Shops at Willow Bend, originally scheduled for March 26 and then postponed to May 14, has been postponed again to June 25.

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Movie Review

Eye-popping I Love Boosters takes aim at fashion and social issues

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Naomi Ackie, Keke Palmer, Poppy Liu, and Taylour Paige in I Love Boosters.

Boots Riley’s first feature film, 2018’s Sorry to Bother You, was an auspicious and audacious debut that challenged viewers both with its subject matter and the visuals it contained. Even though it took eight years for him to put out his second film, Riley hasn’t lost his knack for outrageousness in the almost inexplicable I Love Boosters.

At its core, the movie is about three women - Corvette (Keke Palmer), Mariah (Taylour Paige), and Sade (Naomi Ackie) - who survive in the world by boosting (aka stealing) high-end fashion and reselling it for more affordable prices. In the surreal world in which the film takes place, their primary target is Metro Designers, a shop that deals in monochromatic clothes and is led by the eccentric CEO Christie Smith (Demi Moore).

The women’s felonious-but-low-stakes mission is up-ended by the appearance of Jianhu (Poppy Liu), who possesses a machine that shoplifts much better than they ever could. The only difference is that Jianhu is looking to expose the shoddy working conditions in the Chinese factories where Metro Designers’ clothes are made. Inspired, the women join forces on a quest that is as bizarre as it is righteous.

Riley, who both wrote and directed the film, loves his over-the-top visuals. There are eye-popping elements in almost every scene of the film, from the clothes in the Metro Designers stores to the oddly-slanted floors of Smith’s office to the bold masks worn by the group during one heist. Every weird thing on screen serves a purpose, though, even the transformation of Pinky Ring Guy (LaKeith Stanfield) from an object of Corvette’s desire into a soul-sucker with an unusual method.

While not quite as pointed as Sorry to Bother You, which had Black characters affecting “white” voices to be more appealing to the general public, the film does take aim at a variety of different social issues. The idea of wealth inequality is front-and-center, with Corvette and her friends forced to squat in an abandoned restaurant. The treatment of Chinese factory workers, fashion industry practices and excesses, and more crop up over the course of the film.

The latter half of the film gets crazier, if that’s even possible. Jianhu’s machine introduces sci-fi elements into the story, with the same circular contraption able to transport, disintegrate, and transform objects or people. Combined with the visuals and storyline, the film becomes something that is both wildly entertaining and also somewhat incomprehensible.

While the movie has a large cast, Palmer is inarguably the star. With her effervescent acting style and an overall inviting demeanor, she sells every bonkers turn the film takes. Each of the supporting actors gets a moment to shine, but Paige, Ackie, and Moore have the most impact. Stanfield is memorable in a creepy kind of way, but he’s been better in other films.

I Love Boosters is one of the more outlandish and interesting films to come out in 2026, a long-awaited return from Riley that demonstrates his strong storytelling and filmmaking voice. Even if it’s not clear exactly what’s happening at every turn, the acting and the audacity of the visuals keeps the film extremely watchable.

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I Love Boosters is now playing in theaters.

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