Arts + Culture

There are many words that could be used to describe “The Musical Phenomenon” LES MIS É RABLES . Slightly depressing yet strangely uplifting, for example. Also, long.

This weekend, April 27 to 28, the Downtown Plano Arts District is going above and beyond to live up to it’s name with the Plano ArtFest, a free two-day art extravaganza featuring all kinds of family-friendly activities and community arts programming.

Curtis Grimes takes the stage for the May entry of the Courtyard Texas Music Series at the Courtyard Theatre, downtown Plano. To hear Curtis Grimes sing is to take a trip through the heart of country music.

You’ve got a good reason to go to Fort Worth: the New Works exhibit by Ron Mueck, on display at The Modern Art Museum of Fort Worth through May 6. For our upcoming Art Issue–arriving in mailboxes this June–I spent some time exploring Fort Worth.

Intersections: the Visual Cultures of Islamic Cosmopolitanism is an innovative Islamic Art Symposium in Texas to be jointly hosted by the Edith O’Donnell Institute of Art History, Islamic Art Revival Series and Aga Khan Council for the Central United

Arts in Bloom returns to Historic Downtown McKinney from Friday, April 13 through Sunday, April 15.

Plano’s own American Idol (contestant), Ron Bultongez has just released his first music video and we love it. He also made it to American Idol’s Hollywood Week airing Sunday, April 1 on ABC.

For the first time, Ratha Yatra, the Festival of Chariots will be held in Downtown Dallas on Saturday, April 7, from 10 a.m. – 4 p.m.

Peyton Stilling is a 17 year old songwriter and guitarist from Plano, Texas. She attends Plano West Senior High School, surrounded by friends who support her musical dream. “My friends and my school make up the most supportive community I know.

All photography by Cori Baker Plano artist and inventor, Harry Kalenberg sees things differently. When he sees a piece of popcorn he sees Mickey Mouse, Elvis, Snoopy and even Dallas Cowboys star Roger Staubach .