Weekend Event Planner

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

It's another big music weekend around Dallas, with no fewer than seven concerts featured in this week's event roundup. Other choices include a short film festival, a unique dance event, a new local theater production, a visit from all-star drag queens, a great comedian, the final days of an art exhibition, and a Broadway star getting personal.

Below are the best ways to spend your free time this weekend. Want more options? Lucky for you, we have a much longer list of the city's best events.

Thursday, August 22

Photo courtesy of Future

Future will join forces with Metro Boomin for a concert at American Airlines Center on August 24.

Sammy Hagar in concert
Rocker Sammy Hagar has been a big part of the genre for over 50 years, both as a solo artist with hits like "I Can't Drive 55" and with a variety of different bands, most notably his on-again, off-again time with Van Halen. At this concert, part of The Best of All Worlds tour, he'll be joined by rock heavyweights Michael Anthony, Jason Bonham, and Joe Satriani, as well as special guest Loverboy. They'll all perform at Dos Equis Pavilion.

Friday, August 23

DIFF Shorts Film Festival
The inaugural DIFF Shorts Film Festival aims to elevate short films and celebrate shorts filmmakers. The festival will feature 14 film blocks with more than 80 films, industry panels, daily red carpets, and filmmaker receptions. Awards will be given for Best Short Film, Best Texas Film, Best Music Video, Best Student Film, Best Documentary Film, and Best First-Time Filmmaker. The event takes place at Angelika Film Center through Sunday.

Stone Temple Pilots and Live in concert
Rock bands Stone Temple Pilots and Live scored No. 1 albums in the mid-'90s - Stone Temple Pilots with Purple featuring "Vasoline" and "Interstate Love Song, Live with Throwing Copper featuring "I Alone" and "Lightning Crashes." They'll sing their hits and more at Dos Equis Pavilion as part of the co-headlining Jubilee Tour, joined by fellow '90s bands Soul Asylum and Our Lady Peace.

B. Moore Dance presents The Heart and Soul of Donny Hathaway
The Heart and Soul of Donny Hathaway is a dance and music concert that celebrates the legacy of the legendary musician with a modern interpretation of his music, blending various genres to create an immersive experience. The concert features Booker T. Washington HSPVA Principal Gary Williams, vocalist Mirek.e.l, poet Brandon Goodluv, and keyboardist Kwinton Gray. There will be three performances through Saturday at Booker T. Washington High School for the Performing and Visual Arts.

The Core Theatre presents 12 Angry Jurors
12 Angry Jurors is a play that contemplates the huge responsibility of 12 ordinary people as they consider the guilt or innocence of a young man accused of murder. The 12 jurors bring their own histories, prejudices, and biases to the jury room as they work through this life or death decision. The production runs through September 8 at The Core Theatre in Richardson.

RuPaul’s Drag Race All Stars Live
Fan favorites Angeria, Jorgeous, Plastique Tiara, Roxxxy Andrews, Shannel, and Vanessa Vanjie from RuPaul's Drag Race will return in this show-within-a-show highlighting the charisma, uniqueness, nerve and talent it takes for a Queen to be an All Star. The performance will take place at the Music Hall at Fair Park.

AT&T Performing Arts Center presents Classic Albums Live
Two of the most popular albums of all time will be revived at two separate events at Winspear Opera House this weekend. Presented by Classic Albums Live, which takes the greatest albums and recreates them live on stage – note for note, cut for cut, using the best musicians - Friday will bring a performance of Fleetwood Mac's Rumours, followed by Led Zeppelin II on Saturday.

Majestic Theatre presents Luenell
Luenell is a force of nature best known for her role as the “hooker with the heart of gold” in Borat. She's also appeared in feature films like I Hate You Dad with Adam Sandler and Leighton Meester and Think Like a Man with Arielle Kebell and Meagan Good, as well as TV shows like The Middle and Always Sunny In Philadelphia. She'll perform for one night only at Majestic Theatre.

Saturday, August 24

Joss Stone in concert
R&B/soul singer Joss Stone came out of the gates swinging with her 2003 debut album, The Soul Sessions, featuring mostly cover versions of soul songs from the '60s and '70s. She's gone back and forth between original songs and covers throughout her career, with her distinctive voice always at the forefront. Although she's put out a couple of recent non-album singles, her last new album came in 2022 with Never Forget My Love. She'll perform at Majestic Theatre.

Future and Metro Boomin in concert
Future is one of the most popular rappers of the last 10 years, with each of his last seven solo albums coming in at No. 1 on the Billboard 200, R&B/Hip Hop, and Rap charts. Metro Boomin accomplished the same feat with his two solo albums, and wouldn't you know it, the same thing happened when he and Future collaborated on two albums - We Don't Trust You and We Still Don't Trust You - earlier this year. The two rappers will show off their skills at this concert at American Airlines Center.

Sunday, August 25

Nasher Sculpture Center presents The Haas Brothers: "Moonlight" closing day
Sunday will be the final day to view "Moonlight," an exhibition by Austin-native, Los Angeles-based artists Nikolai and Simon Haas, at Nasher Sculpture Center. Their other-worldly sculptures are installed in the museum and garden and outside on Flora Street, greeting museum visitors and passersby alike from, conjuring the magic of moonlight through the summer months.

Garland Summer Musicals presents An Afternoon with Kelly and Miguel Cervantes
Hamilton: An American Musical star Miguel Cervantes will headline this intimate event with stories and songs from his over 2,000 performances as the Ten Dollar Founding Father in Chicago and on Broadway. He will be joined by his wife, USA Today bestselling author, Kelly, who shares her grief journey: going from their daughter’s primary caregiver to being forced into retirement from the most fulfilling job she will ever know. The event takes place at Plaza Theater in Garland.

Ice Spice in concert
Ice Spice is not a long-lost member of the Spice Girls, but instead a rising rapper who released her debut album, Y2K!, last month. Her profile has been raised in the last couple of years thanks to collaborations with PinkPantheress and Nicki Minaj, most notably on "Barbie World" from the Barbie soundtrack. She'll perform at The Factory in Deep Ellum, joined by Cash Cobain and RiotUSA..

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#Winning

Dallas Mavericks hire NCAA champion Dusty May as new head coach

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Head coach Dusty May of the Michigan Wolverines has been named the Dallas Mavericks' new head coach.

The Dallas Mavericks officially announced Dusty May as their new coach just a few hours before entering the NBA draft with the ninth pick on Tuesday night, June 23.

May is making the jump to the NBA less than three months after leading Michigan to its first NCAA championship since 1989. He had a 64-13 record in two years with the Wolverines, including a 34-3 season that ended with a 69-63 victory over UConn in the national title game.

The Mavericks made their choice to replace Jason Kidd official on the same day they could select the next young player who would be part of building around 2025 No. 1 pick and reigning Rookie of the Year Cooper Flagg, who turns 20 in December.

Dallas also has the final pick of the first round at No. 30 and the 48th choice in the second round, which will be held Wednesday.

“Dusty has won at every stage of his career because of his ability to build,” said new president of basketball operations Masai Ujiri, who let Kidd go about two weeks after getting hired by the Mavericks. “He develops players, creates accountability and brings people together around a shared standard of excellence. His work ethic is extraordinary, and his teams consistently reflect his values.”

May's title with Michigan came three years after he led Florida Atlantic to its only Final Four appearance. The Wolverines won the Big Ten Tournament in his first season after he inherited a team that went 8-24 under Juwan Howard. It was the school’s lowest win total since going 7-20 in 1981-82.

The 49-year-old May’s record in his last four college seasons was 124-26, an .827 winning percentage that was third best in all of major college men’s basketball over that span behind Houston’s Kelvin Sampson (.861) and Duke’s Jon Scheyer (.832). His overall college record is 190-82.

May spent 21 years in the college ranks after the Indiana native first served as a student manager for the Hoosiers and coach Bob Knight while he was in school there from 1996-2000. Florida, UAB and Murray State were among his stops as an assistant before debuting as a head coach with Florida Atlantic in 2018-19.

“This is one of the most respected franchises in professional sports, with passionate fans, a talented roster, and a clear commitment to building a championship organization,” May said.

Moving on from Kidd was the last part of putting the ill-fated Luka Doncic trade behind the Dallas franchise for good.

Nico Harrison, the engineer of the trade that brought the oft-injured Anthony Davis from the Los Angeles Lakers, was fired in November after the team started slowly in 2025-26. The Mavericks ended up missing the playoffs for the second consecutive season since reaching the NBA Finals and losing to Boston in five games.

Doncic and Kyrie Irving were the key players in that deep playoff run in 2024, two years after Doncic also reached the Western Conference finals with a mostly different supporting cast.

Irving remains on the roster amid lingering questions about his future after missing all of last season. Irving tore the ACL in his left knee in March of last year, a month after the Doncic trade.

“Dusty represents the type of leader we want guiding this franchise,” Mavericks governor Patrick Dumont said. “He has demonstrated throughout his career that success is built through preparation, character, accountability, and an unwavering commitment to excellence.”

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