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

Tim McGraw's concert at Dos Equis Pavilion on August 8 is one of the latest cancellations due to the coronavirus pandemic.

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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

ABBA the Concert: This event, scheduled for July 28 at Annette Strauss Square, has been postponed to an undetermined date.
Aventura: This concert, scheduled for August 1 at American Airlines Center, has been postponed to an undetermined date.
B. Moore Dance presents The Neglected Heart of Soul: An Ode to Donny Hathaway: This event, scheduled for July 16-18 at Winspear Opera House, has been postponed to undetermined dates.
Bauhaus: This concert, scheduled for July 23 at The Bomb Factory, has been postponed to an undetermined date.
Bishop Arts Theatre Center presents Facing Facts: The Harsh Truth About Women Behind Bars: This event, scheduled for July 18, has been canceled.
The Black Keys: The rock duo has canceled its entire 2020 tour, including the July 17 date at Dos Equis Pavilion.
Breaking Benjamin: This concert, scheduled for August 10 at Dos Equis Pavilion, has been canceled.
The Classics Theatre Project: The theater company has put a hold on all productions, including Look Back in Anger (scheduled July 10-25) and Abraham Lincoln (scheduled November 5-22).
Dallas Children's Theater: The theater company has canceled its production of Willy Wonka, Jr., scheduled for July 24 and 25.
Dallas Symphony Orchestra presents Chris Botti: The appearance by trumpeter Botti, originally scheduled for March 13-15 at Meyerson Symphony Center and then rescheduled for July 10-12, has been rescheduled again to October 8-10, 2021.
Fair Park Fourth: The annual Fourth of July Celebration at Fair Park has been canceled.
Foreigner: The classic rock band has canceled their Juke Box Hero Tour, including the September 11 date at Dos Equis Pavilion.
Garrison Brothers Distillery presents Dallas Bourbon Brawl Semi-Finals: This event, scheduled for July 30 at The Empire Room, has been rescheduled for October 8.
Hyena's Comedy Nightclub presents Jen Kirkman: The appearance by the comedian, scheduled for July 10 and 11, has been rescheduled for February 12 and 13, 2021.
Incubus: The rock band has canceled its entire 2020 tour, including the July 28 date at Dos Equis Pavilion.
Jason Isbell and the 400 Unit: This concert, scheduled for August 9 at The Bomb Factory, has been rescheduled for August 6, 2021.
Klyde Warren Park: The downtown park has canceled its Independence Day Celebration, scheduled for June 27, and its Labor Day Food Truck Rally, scheduled for September 6. A fireworks display will still be visible on June 27, as a limited number of frontline healthcare workers and their families are invited to the recording of a KTVT-CBS 11 television special in their honor.
Korn and Faith No More: This co-headlined concert, scheduled for August 21 at Dos Equis Pavilion, has been canceled.
Kraftwerk: This concert, scheduled for July 2 at The Bomb Factory, has been canceled.
Louis The Child: This concert, scheduled for July 24 at South Side Ballroom, has been rescheduled for July 30, 2021.
The Monkees: This concert, scheduled for July 25 at Majestic Theatre, has been rescheduled for April 3, 2021.
Neil deGrasse Tyson: The appearance by the astronomer, originally scheduled for June 22 at Winspear Opera House and then postponed, has been fully canceled.
Purity Ring: This concert, originally scheduled for May 8 at The Bomb Factory, has been rescheduled for April 10, 2021.
Sad Summer Festival featuring All Time Low: This music festival, scheduled for July 21 at the since-shuttered Gas Monkey Live, has been canceled.
Second Thought Theatre: The theater company has canceled its production of A Streetcar Named Desire, scheduled for July 22-August 15.
Shinedown: The rock band has canceled its entire 2020 tour, including the August 24 and 25 dates at House of Blues Dallas.
The SpongeBob Musical: The national tour of the Broadway musical has been canceled, including the July 14-19 dates at Winspear Opera House.
Tim McGraw: The country star has canceled his entire 2020 tour, including the August 8 date at Dos Equis Pavilion.
Uptown Players: The theater company has postponed its production of Head Over Heels, scheduled for July 10-26 at Kalita Humphreys Theater, to undetermined dates. Its production of Del Shore's A Very Sordid Wedding, scheduled for August 21-30, has been changed into a one-night-only performance on September 7.

Fort Worth

Fort Worth's Fourth: The festival portion of Fort Worth's Fourth at Panther's Island Pavilion on July 4 has been canceled, but the fireworks will still be launched.
Fort Worth Food + Wine Festival: The annual foodie event, scheduled for October 22-25 at multiple locations, has been canceled. Next year’s festival is planned for April 8-11, 2021.
Garrison Brothers Distillery presents Fort Worth Bourbon Brawl Semi-Finals: This event, scheduled for August 6 at The Ostreum, has been rescheduled for October 1.
Jubilee Theatre: The theater company, which has postponed its production of How I Got Over several times, has rescheduled it again for June 19-July 19.
Rascal Flatts: The country group has canceled their entire Farewell: Life is a Highway Tour, including the July 18 date at Dickies Arena.

Addison

Addison After Dark: The city has canceled the remainder of its entertainment series, which had been scheduled monthly through November.
Kaboom Town: The annual fireworks display will still take place on July 3, but the watch party at Addison Circle Park and the accompanying Addison Airport Airshow have both been canceled. Residents are being encouraged to watch the fireworks from their homes or other locations.

Arlington

Green Day, Fall Out Boy, and Weezer: This "Hella Mega" concert, scheduled for July 31 at Globe Life Field, has been postponed to an undetermined date.
Mötley Crüe, Def Leppard, Poison, and Joan Jett and the Blackhearts: The tour of the '80s rock legends has been postponed to undetermined dates in 2021, including the July 14 date at Globe Life Field.

Grand Prairie

Bert Kreischer: The appearance by the comedian, scheduled for The Theatre at Grand Prairie on April 24 and then rescheduled for September 25, has been rescheduled again for March 5, 2021.
Celtic Woman: This concert, originally scheduled for April 25, has been rescheduled for April 29, 2021.
Maks & Val Live: Motion Pictures Tour: This dance event, scheduled for July 18 at The Theatre at Grand Prairie, has been rescheduled for July 31, 2021.
REO Speedwagon: This concert, originally scheduled for May 6 at The Theatre at Grand Prairie, has been rescheduled for November 9.

Irving

AJR and Quinn XCII: This concert, scheduled for July 21 at The Pavilion at Toyota Music Factory, has been canceled.
David Gray: This concert, scheduled for August 7 at The Pavilion at Toyota Music Factory, has been postponed to an undetermined date.
Lindsey Stirling: This concert, scheduled for July 24 at The Pavilion at Toyota Music Factory, has been postponed to an undetermined date.
Megadeth: This concert, scheduled for July 18 at The Pavilion at Toyota Music Factory, has been postponed to an undetermined date.
Melanie Martinez: This concert, scheduled for July 9 at The Pavilion at Toyota Music Factory, has been canceled.

Plano

Plano's All-American Fourth: The festival portion of this annual event on July 4 at Oak Point Park has been canceled, but fireworks will still be launched from a nearby farm. Residents are encouraged to watch the fireworks from their own homes, vehicles, or neighborhoods.

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Movie Review

Teenage Sex and Death at Camp Miasma gives horror a surreal twist

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Hannah Einbinder and Gillian Anderson in Teenage Sex and Death at Camp Miasma.

The horror genre really ramped up in the 1970s and ‘80s, bringing with it a new subgenre - the slasher - that gave audiences new visuals of gore, but also a reliance on sexism and homophobia that would come to define the era. The new film Teenage Sex and Death at Camp Miasma wrestles with that legacy in ways that are funny, thought-provoking, and downright strange.

Kris (Hannah Einbinder) is a queer filmmaker who has been hired to reboot the moldy IP that is the Camp Miasma franchise, one that was fresh in the 1970s but which numerous shlocky sequels have rendered irrelevant. In an attempt to get to know the property better, Kris has scored a meeting with the reclusive Billy (Gillian Anderson), the star of the original film who has shunned the public eye for decades.

Turns out that Billy lives deep in the woods at Camp Rivoli, which served as the location for the first film. As Kris tries to get to know Billy and convince her to be a part of the new film, she starts to fall under Billy’s spell and the lore of the franchise as a whole. That includes believing that the movie’s villain, Little Death - a transgender person who has an air conditioning vent as a head/mask - may not just be a character created for the movies.

Written and directed by Jane Schoenbrun (I Saw the TV Glow), the film at first feels like it’s going to go the straight-up comedy route, with comic explosions of blood, a strange fascination with candy brands, and a production design that does nothing to hide that the two main actors are on a movie set with painted backdrops. This is backed up by Kris’ phone conversations with her girlfriend, Mari (Jasmine Savoy Brown) and her agent (Sarah Sherman), as well as numerous other details.

But the film starts to go down the surreal route the longer Kris stays at the camp with Billy, especially when they sit down to watch the original Camp Miasma. An extended sequence shows a good amount of that film-within-the-film, demonstrating why Kris and Billy have a love/hate relationship with the property. For Kris, though, the lines between the film and the real world start to blur, and Schoenbrun uses a variety of out-there elements to drive the point home.

The final act of the film can barely be described as Kris goes deeper down the rabbit hole, with Schoenbrun using her film to comment on the horror genre as a whole, its treatment of women and LGBT people, the movie industry, and more. All the while the “camp” of Camp Miasma maintains a presence, with candy wrappers showing up everywhere and the tongue-in-cheek references to Little Death (the French term La petite mort, which means “the little death,” is a euphemism for orgasm).

Einbinder, an Emmy winner for Hacks, is the perfect person to inhabit her role. Her established real-life and fictional personas color everything she does in the film, with her enthusiasm and curiosity shining through. Anderson leans heavily into another reference - Norma Desmond from Sunset Boulevard - to create a character that is as mysterious as she is alluring. Supporting actors like Brown, Sherman, Patrick Fischler, Dylan Baker, and Eva Victor keep the movie at the right pitch all the way through.

While other films have made fun of horror movie tropes before, Teenage Sex and Death at Camp Miasma finds a wholly unique way of doing so. It’s a funny and daring trip into the psyches of two women who may be victims of their own obsessions, and of the movies that made them that way.

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Teenage Sex and Death at Camp Miasma is now playing in select theaters

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