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    Weekend Event Planner

    These are the 13 best things to do in Dallas this weekend

    Alex Bentley
    Nov 18, 2021 | 6:00 am

    It's the weekend leading into Thanksgiving week, so that means holiday events are kicking into high gear. But even though there are six big holiday events on the list, they're far from the only headliners. Other options include the return of a huge musical, a new local theater production, two big country concerts, a dance production, and two classical music concerts.

    Below are the best ways to spend your precious free time this weekend.

    Thursday, November 18

    Chi Omega Christmas Market
    The Chi Omega Christmas Market will return for an in-person experience for the 2021 holiday season. Taking place in the Automobile Building at Fair Park through Saturday, it will feature around 200 merchants offering holiday décor, women’s clothing/accessories, home accents, children’s clothing/toys, food items, and more. All proceeds from ticket sales will be donated to local beneficiaries.

    The Elf On the Shelf Magical Holiday Journey
    At the Elf on the Shelf Magical Holiday Journey, audiences will discover the magic of The Elf on the Shelf through a new walk-through experience. Santa’s Christmas Compass has gone haywire, and Tiny Tinkerman and the other Scout Elves need human help to get Christmas back on course. Audiences will journey into the concourse at Choctaw Stadium, shrink down to elf size, and explore enchanting, Texas-sized scenery showcasing a company of 50 cheer-building performers. The event takes place at Choctaw Stadium in Arlington through January 2.

    Radiance! featuring Frozen in Frisco
    Radiance! featuring Frozen in Frisco is a two-part experience covered by one ticket. Taking place at Riders Field in Frisco through January 1, Radiance! becomes a theme park-style ride in a vehicle that guides guests through a mile-long light trail of over 3 million lights, animated to favorite holiday tunes. Frozen in Frisco will feature a two-story outdoor ice tubing hill, ice skating under the stars, bumper cars on ice, snowball toss with real snow, a 108-foot Ferris wheel, Christmas carousel, buckin’ reindeer rides, a Christmas Story escape room, s’mores fire pits, a holiday market, and more.

    Second Thought Theatre presents Sweetpea
    Second Thought Theatre will present their full production of Sweetpea, the theatre’s first in-person production since the start of the pandemic. After separating, a couple reconnects and decide to move back in together, introducing their pet birds to each other in the process. As the human relationship unravels, an avian romance burgeons. At once light and dark, familiar and strange, and shaded with juxtapositions between the ego and the id, Sweetpea is Janielle Kastner’s unsettling reflection on the concept of intimacy and the “absurdity” of sharing space. The production will run through December 11.

    Dallas Summer Musicals presents Hamilton
    The world has changed a lot since Hamilton last came to Dallas in 2019, but the one thing that hasn't changed is the power of the Tony Award-winning musical. The story of the rise and fall of founding father Alexander Hamilton is brought to ecstatic life by the music and lyrics of Lin-Manuel Miranda, delivering a show for the ages. It will run at the Music Hall at Fair Park through December 5.

    Dallas Symphony Orchestra presents Bartók & Beethoven
    The latest concert from the Dallas Symphony Orchestra, conducted by Gemma New, will feature violinist Nathan Olson. Selections for the concert, playing three times through Sunday at Meyerson Symphony Center, will include Debussy's "Printemps," Bartók's "Violin Concerto No. 1," and Beethoven's "Symphony No. 6, Pastoral."

    Luke Combs in concert
    Country star Luke Combs has played concerts in the Dallas area since 2018, but this will the first time as a headliner. And he's really taking advantage of the opportunity, as well, as he will play shows on back-to-back nights on Thursday and Friday at American Airlines Center. Combs' two albums — 2017's This One's for You and 2019's What You See Is What You Get — have both gone multi-platinum.

    Friday, November 19

    Galleria Dallas presents Snowday and Santaland
    Snowday, taking place at Galleria Dallas through January 17, takes guests on an explorable adventure through more than 20 imaginative rooms and hundreds of surprises for all ages over the course of about an hour. Next to Snowday is Santaland, where visitors will arrive in a magical moonlit forest and journey through an enchanted path filled with starry lights, polar bears, and endless photo ops leading to Santa’s cabin hideaway.

    Dallas Zoo Lights
    The Dallas Zoo will give visitors a chance to cruise the mile-long route during Dallas Zoo Lights. The spectacle features one million twinkling lights, elaborate displays, dazzling 3-D lighted sculptures, larger-than-life animal lanterns, and more. After driving through, guests can park and enjoy the Reliant Holiday village to take photos with Santa and sing along to musical performances. The event takes place through January 2.

    Dallas Cowboys present Christmas at the Star
    At the fifth annual Christmas at The Star, fans and the local community can enjoy family-friendly experiential events throughout the holiday season. This includes the Cowboys Christmas Extravaganza, a 20-minute show featuring the lighting of The Star’s 67-foot Christmas tree by a Dallas Cowboys alumni and a variety of performances; and Santa at The Star. The event takes place weekly on Fridays and Saturdays through December 18.

    Bruce Wood Dance presents ReNEW
    Bruce Wood Dance will present ReNEW, headlined by the Dallas premiere of Elemental Brubeck by world-renowned 20th century choreographer and educator Lar Lubovitch, set to the popular jazz music of Dave Brubeck. The performance, taking place at Moody Performance Hall through Sunday, will also feature begin again by New York City choreographer Yin Yue and Bruce Wood’s riveting classic, Liturgy.

    Saturday, November 20

    Plano Symphony Orchestra presents Disney In Concert: Magical Music From The Movies
    Plano Symphony Orchestra will highlight many of Walt Disney’s stories and characters through memorable melodies. Musical highlights at the concert, taking place at Eisemann Center for the Performing Arts in Richardson, include selections from Frozen, Beauty and the Beast, The Little Mermaid, Mary Poppins, Aladdin, The Lion King, and more.

    Sunday, November 21

    Dan + Shay in concert
    Country duo Dan + Shay have been one of the more popular acts since their debut album, appropriately titled Where It All Began, in 2014. They've released four albums in their career, including their new album, Good Things, all of which have gone to either No. 1 or No. 2 on the Billboard Country charts, as well as the top 10 on the Billboard 200. They'll play at American Airlines Center.

    Dallas Summer Musicals will present Hamilton at the Music Hall at Fair Park through December 5.

    Hamilton national tour, Performing Arts Fort Worth
      
    Photo by Joan Marcus
    Dallas Summer Musicals will present Hamilton at the Music Hall at Fair Park through December 5.
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    Dark comedy Friendship covers male bonding with copious cringing

    Alex Bentley
    May 16, 2025 | 4:16 pm
    Tim Robinson and Paul Rudd in Friendship
    Photo courtesy of A24
    Tim Robinson and Paul Rudd in Friendship.

    Comedian Tim Robinson has gained a cult following thanks to series like Detroiters and I Think You Should Leave, in which his brand of cringe comedy is on full display. The former Saturday Night Live writer/performer has had a few small movie roles over the years, but he’s now getting his first starring role in the off-kilter Friendship.

    Robinson plays Craig, a mild-mannered suburbanite with a wife, Tami (Kate Mara) and son, Steven (Jack Dylan Grazer). Craig has a boring life that involves little more than going to his middle manager job while wearing the same clothes day after day, anticipating the next Marvel movie, and helping Tami out with her at-home floral business.

    He gets a jolt of energy when Austin (Paul Rudd) moves into the neighborhood. The two men seem to hit it off, with Austin - a weatherman at a local TV channel - even taking Craig on a couple of impromptu adventures. But when Craig commits a couple of faux pas at a group gathering at Austin’s house, their bond starts to fracture.

    Even though the film is written and directed by Andrew DeYoung, it’s clear that Robinson had a big influence on the style of comedy it features. There are no big set pieces with a slew of jokes coming one after another. Instead, the film forces the audience to try to vibe with the very particular type of wavelength it’s giving off, one that could almost be called anti-comedy for the way the laughs come out of left field.

    The 100-minute film is full of random comedic moments, like Steven kissing Tami on the lips, Craig being obsessed with his plain brown clothes, a group sing-along, and more. More often than not, it’s the way Craig reacts to both normal and abnormal situations that gets the laughs. The character is needy and oblivious, two traits that combine to make many of his actions cringeworthy.

    Perhaps most importantly for this type of movie, there are many things in the story that go unexplained or don’t make sense. Seemingly crucial elements are brought up only to fade away just as quickly, while other parts that appeared to be throwaway sections get callbacks later in the film. DeYoung and Robinson are determined to keep the audience on their toes the entire time, never knowing what to expect next.

    Robinson has the perfect face for a story like this, one that’s bland enough to blend into the background but memorable enough to sell the jokes. His demeanor is also excellent, never becoming too expressive, even when he gets angry. With long hair, a mustache, and a certain swagger, Rudd is a great complement to Robinson. Only in a film like this would an everyman like Rudd be considered the suave and cool one.

    There will be some that will see Friendship and come away wondering what the hell they just watched. But anyone who goes in knowing that they’re about to witness a comedy that challenges their sensibilities will likely have a great time.

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    Friendship is now playing in select theaters.

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