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    Weekend Event Planner

    Myriad music festivals headline best weekend events in Dallas

    Alex Bentley
    May 15, 2014 | 12:00 am

    In case you were wondering when prime festival season is for Dallas-Fort Worth, it is apparently mid-May. This weekend will see no fewer than four major festivals, five if you include the goings-on inside the Dallas Convention Center.

    Below are your 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, May 15

    LuminArte Gallery presents The Prince of Texas reception
    Texas Rangers first baseman Prince Fielder was one of the team's biggest acquisitions in recent years, a fact that inspired artist Bruce Sulzberg to create the new piece he calls The Prince of Texas. Both Fielder and Sulzberg will be on hand for a special reception at LuminArte Gallery to unveil the piece, at which copies of the 3-D serigraph will be for sale.

    Dallas Symphony Orchestra presents Beethoven Festival: Beethoven's Fifth
    No retrospective of the works of Ludwig van Beethoven is complete without a concert featuring his iconic Fifth Symphony, something the Dallas Symphony Orchestra will do this weekend as part of their Beethoven Festival. Playing four times Thursday through Sunday at Meyerson Symphony Center, the concert will also include the composer's Triple Concerto and Egmont Overture.

    Friday, May 16

    Main Street Days
    The annual Main Street Days are Grapevine's time to shine, as the city lines Main Street with shopping opportunities, kids activities, stages for performances, food, drink and more. Grapevine is, of course, known for wine, but this year's event will also put the focus on craft beer, as there will be a special area where those of drinking age can taste more than 30 craft beers. The festival runs through Sunday.

    Dallas Comic Con
    If you're even somewhat into science fiction, fantasy, comic books or the like, Dallas Convention Center is where you'll want to be this weekend for the annual Dallas Comic Con. Running through Sunday, you'll be able to geek out over appearances by celebrities like William Shatner, Nathan Fillion, Stan Lee, Michael Rooker, Robert Englund, Christopher Lloyd and Adam Baldwin.

    Fort Worth Music Fest
    It seems like every recent outdoor festival has to multitask, offering a little bit of everything. But the Fort Worth Music Fest will be all music, all the time, with 20 bands performing on two stages at Panther Island Pavilion on Friday and Saturday. Headliners will be acts like Lucinda Williams, Jimmy Eat World and Jackopierce, with early time slots going to a bevy of local bands.

    Wildflower Arts and Music Festival
    Richardson also gets into the festival act this weekend, offering a variety activities and entertainment for both kids and adults at Galatyn Park, just outside of Eisemann Center for the Performing Arts. Arts may come first in the title, but it's music that's mainly showcased here, with headliners including Lonestar, The Wallflowers, Joan Jett and the Blackhearts and Cheap Trick, among others.

    Saturday, May 17

    Trinity River Wind Festival
    Dallas may suffer from a lack of rain, but if there's one thing we have in abundance, it's wind. The Trinity River Wind Festival uses that to its advantage, taking to the wide open spaces around the Commerce Street Viaduct to showcase the flying of kites by professionals and amateurs alike. The free festival will also have a special kids area with face painting and bounce houses.

    Dave Matthews Band in concert
    The latest appearance in Dallas by the Dave Matthews Band will be a bit different than others in recent years. The performance at Gexa Energy Pavilion will feature two separate sets by the band, one acoustic and one electric, with the band alternating from a full lineup for some songs to just a couple of musicians for others. Fans are also encouraged to bring non-perishable food donation items for the BamaGreen Food Drive - anyone who donates will be entered to win prizes.

    Sunday, May 18

    Fort Worth Symphony Orchestra presents Pixar in concert
    Film scores are many kids' first exposure to the magic that instruments used by orchestras can accomplish. The Fort Worth Symphony Orchestra will celebrate the works of composers like Michael Giacchino, Randy Newman and Thomas Newman, who have helped Pixar's animated films like Toy Story, Finding Nemo and The Incredibles​ come alive. The concert will be presented three times Friday through Sunday at Bass Performance Hall.

    Lone Star Film Society presents ArthouseFW: Wings
    The latest presentation from the Lone Star Film Society will be a screening of 1927's Wings, the first film to win the Oscar for Best Picture. The silent film was shot in Texas and features some truly awe-inspiring aerial sequences done at a time when special effects hardly existed. The screening will take place at the Kimbell Art Museum.

    Wildflower Arts and Music Festival in Richardson is one of several festivals taking over Dallas-Fort Worth this weekend.

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    Drinking News

    Meow Wolf in Grapevine to open new interactive bar experience

    Alex Bentley
    May 20, 2025 | 4:28 pm
    Drink at bar in Meow Wolf Grapevine
    Photo by Imani Thomas
    The new Prime Materia at Meow Wolf Grapevine offers special drinks and a deeper level of storytelling

    Immersive art museum Meow Wolf Grapevine is adding some high-tech sips via Prime Materia, a new in-house bar with drinks, snacks, and interactive art.

    Set to open on Friday, June 20, Prime Materia will be equal parts cocktail bar, snack station, and interactive installation, bringing together those in search of a drink with those in search of an art experience, to uncover secrets through custom drink recipes, environmental details, and conversations with mixologists.

    This new space will operate within the facility's current installation The Real Unreal, blending one-of-a-kind drinks and immersive art. Designed for all ages, it offers a new way to explore and interact at Meow Wolf Grapevine, says general manager Jamie Weaver-Garia.

    "Introducing our first in-exhibition bar allows us to expand how guests engage with The Real Unreal while offering something truly unique to the Dallas-Fort Worth area," Weaver-Garia says.

    The new area will be in the tucked-away zone of Lamp Shop Alley within the Meow Wolf Grapevine exhibition. Cocktails and non-alcoholic elixirs will feature names like the Overclocked Margarita, Elderberry Gin Potion, and Cold Brew Tincture.

    Light bites will include pretzel bits and popcorn in the varieties of Popped Pixels and colorful Kernel Panic, provided by local vendors, with special souvenir gifts for guests who want their drinks with extra flair.

    The space will allow visitors to enjoy a deeper layer of storytelling with lore-infused elixirs, snackable curiosities, and a cast of high-tech bartenders known as the Gizmo_Mancers — alchemical technologists who have mastered the art of brewing drinks from digital code.

    While Prime Materia features a menu of cocktails for those 21 and up, the bar is also stocked with non-alcoholic mocktails, snacks, and interactive art elements for guests of all ages.

    Access to Prime Materia is only available with admission to The Real Unreal. Tickets for Meow Wolf Grapevine are available at meowwolf.com/tickets.

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