Things To Do In Dallas Tonight: July 20

The same merry band of friends who went off to Japan and promptly got earthquaked are now winging their way to San Diego Comic Con. I’m less worried about seismic activity than I am about the ravenous, deafening hoards of Twilight fans who starting lining up four days early. They’re outnerding everyone, which is more than a little embarrassing considering all the real geek-bait scheduled to show up (Favreau, Del Toro, Spielberg, the entire cast of Community, Sarah Michelle Gellar, and Nicolas Cage, who  some people like). Grr, argh. Twenty points if you get that reference.

Anyway, I’m not jealous. Nope. Not when there’s so much to do around here. Tonight at Gexa Pavilion, the perfectly coiffed men of Def Leppard will sing the most romantic, moving song I can think of right at this moment along with many other important treatises on life, love, and something entirely different called love-hate. The band reminds me of my very first car, an old teal Volvo sedan I affectionately refer to as the “steel trap.” I finally had total control of the radio station and “Pour Some Sugar On Me” was on all the time. Cranky people, you’ll be pleased to know that “Love Bites” ousted inspirational diddy “Don’t Worry, Be Happy” from the number one spot on the charts way back when. Misplaced nostalgia for bad perms past aside, that’s as good a reason as any to go see them tonight.

And of course, when Ticketmaster sends out emails for canceled concerts, they don’t bother to A) include me on that chain or B) update the purchase ticket link. Big conspiracy to turn me into a lying liar, I’m sure. Anyway, another option especially for hungry d0-gooders is a four-course wine dinner at Canary by Gorji in Addison. It’s the first event of several in their “culinary campaign” for Race for the Cure. Susan Auler of Fall Creek Vineyards will be there to explain the wine picks. It’s a little on the pricey side for regular old Wednesday, but again, good causes and all that.

If you happen to escape work a little early, consider dropping by the Bath House Cultural Center to check out a very cool exhibit called Fictional 2. The artists were given short phrases based on the various plays on tap for the Festival of Independent Theatres and then turned loose to create, you know, art. I love assignments like that for writing, too, and it’s always interesting to see the way different human brains twist the same bits of information.

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