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

The annual Addison Oktoberfest, scheduled for September 17-20 at Addison Circle Park, has been canceled.

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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.

New and virtual events are on the uptick, so we may be able to occasionally present the regular weekly events roundup. Still, 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

Brooks & Dunn: This concert, originally scheduled for June 5 at Dos Equis Pavilion and then rescheduled for October 30, has been rescheduled again for September 23, 2021.
Dallas Pizza Fest: This event celebrating everyone's favorite food, first scheduled for June 14 at Deep Ellum Art Company and then rescheduled for August 2, has been postponed to an undetermined date.
Russian Ballet Theatre presents Swan Lake: This dance performance, scheduled for October 18 at Majestic Theatre, has been canceled.
Second Thought Theatre: The theatre company has canceled its production of Endgame, scheduled September 16-October 10 at Bryant Hall.
Whose Live Anyway?: This comedy performance, scheduled for October 21 at Majestic Theatre, has been rescheduled for June 13, 2021.

Fort Worth

Bruce Wood Dance presents Homecoming: This dance performance, scheduled for September 5 at Fort Worth Community Arts Center, has been postponed to an undetermined date in 2021.
Rickie Lee Jones: This concert, scheduled for August 21 at Ridglea Theater, has been canceled.

Addison

Addison Oktoberfest: The annual beer, food, and music festival, scheduled for September 17-20 at Addison Circle Park, has been canceled.

Farmers Branch

The Firehouse Theatre: The theater company has canceled its production of Singin' in the Rain, scheduled July 15-August 9.

Grapevine

GrapeFest: A Texas Wine Experience: The annual wine festival in Grapevine, scheduled September 17-20, has been canceled.

Irving

Alejandro Fernández: This concert, scheduled for September 25 at The Pavilion at Toyota Music Factory, has been canceled.
Australian Pink Floyd: This concert, scheduled for August 8 at The Pavilion at Toyota Music Factory, has been rescheduled for August 8, 2021.
The Doobie Brothers: This concert, scheduled for October 9 at The Pavilion at Toyota Music Factory, has been rescheduled for October 19, 2021.
Judas Priest: This concert, scheduled for October 3 at The Pavilion at Toyota Music Factory, has been rescheduled for October 15, 2021.
Kaleo: This concert, scheduled for October 5 at The Pavilion at Toyota Music Factory, has been rescheduled for April 24, 2021.
Los Ángeles Azules: This concert, scheduled for October 30 at The Pavilion at Toyota Music Factory, has been canceled.
Mainstage Irving-Las Colinas: The theater company has transitioned its production of An Act of God, scheduled July 23-August 1, to a virtual event. It will now be available to stream anytime between July 25 and August 1.

Plano

Texas Music Revolution: The music festival, scheduled for July 31 and August 1 at Oak Point Park and Nature Preserve, has been transitioned into a drive-in concert experience, now taking place at Southfork Ranch in nearby Parker. While some performers remain the same, big names like Lukas Nelson and Radney Foster will no longer be part of the event.

Richardson

Cottonwood Art Festival: The semi-annual event that features works from the nation's top visual artists, scheduled for October 3 and 4 at Cottonwood Park, has been canceled.
Huffhines Art Trails and Pawtoberfest: The annual event, scheduled October 17 and 18 at Huffhines Park, has been canceled.

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Movie Review

Jessica Chastain drama Dreams stumbles through steamy romance

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Isaac Hernández and Jessica Chastain in Dreams.

The opening scenes of the new drama Dreams are bracing, fictional sequences that call to mind real-life scenarios. In them, a young Mexican man named Fernando (Isaac Hernández) goes through a somewhat harrowing journey from the back of a semi truck in South Texas all the way to San Francisco. It’s a familiar immigrant story that seems to set the stage for a film with something interesting to say.

It turns out, however, that Fernando has not made the long and arduous trek for a job. Instead, it’s to be with Jennifer McCarthy (Jessica Chastain), a rich woman who helps lead a foundation dedicated to multiple things, including funding dance academies. Fernando, a talented dancer, and Jennifer have been in an off-and-on affair for years, with Jennifer wanting to keep their relationship a secret.

Although both are drawn to each other in an inexplicable, lustful way, their bond is tenuous, with each of them dissatisfied for different reasons. Fernando clearly sacrifices much more of himself than Jennifer, who wants for nothing except maybe more affection from her father, Michael (Marshall Bell), and brother, Jake (Rupert Friend).

Writer/director Michel Franco seems to try to inject tension into Fernando and Jennifer’s relationship from the start, an attempt that is only halfway successful. It’s clear from the way they greet each other - not to mention a steamy sex scene shortly thereafter - that they have known each other for a good length of time. Franco is able to get across this familiarity with an economy of scenes, and the intensity of their bond holds for a while.

But as the film progresses and both of them grow disenchanted with their arrangement, Franco starts taking the story in some odd directions. The biggest issue is that it’s never clear at what point in time the story is taking place. Fernando ends up making multiple trips back and forth across the border, with Jennifer doing the same at one point, and Franco’s use of flashbacks muddies the waters, wrong-footing the audience when he should be trying to draw them further into Fernando and Jennifer’s complications.

Revelations in the final act make the story even more confusing, as both main characters start saying and doing harsh things that seem to come out of nowhere. That would be all well and good if Franco actually committed to their changes of heart, but he keeps things wishy-washy for most of the final 15 minutes, resulting in an ending that makes little sense for either character.

Despite the story issues, both Chastain and Hernández give compelling performances. Chastain has been a little under the radar since winning an Oscar for The Eyes of Tammy Faye, but she keeps this character interesting longer than it should have been. Hernández has limited credits and appears to have been cast for his dancing ability, but he goes toe-to-toe with Chastain on more than one occasion and acquits himself well.

Dreams had all of the ideas to explore a more in-depth story about the complicated immigration policies between Mexico and the U.S., or how wealthy people take advantage of those less fortunate. But Franco never finds the right footing, settling instead for a titillating and somewhat mystifying relationship story that feels half-baked.

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Dreams is now playing in select theaters.

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