Things To Do In Dallas Tonight: Sep. 1

Remember Ken Robinson, that guy out in Flower Mound who used a really obscure Texas law to take possession of a really nice house for $16? The Observer has lots more about Mr. Robinson today, and how he managed to snag his humble abode.

Backing away from suburbia, tonight marks the first TITAS performance of the season with Broadway veteran Brian Stokes Mitchell. Apparently, he was on The Fresh Prince of Bel-Air at some point, but that was one of the shows I managed to miss entirely as a kid. However, I saw him live more recently in the messy stage adaptation of Pedro Almodóvar’s Women on the Verge of a Nervous Breakdown. Not that he needs my endorsement, what with his Tony award and all, but dude can sing. There are a few pairs of seats left on the orchestra level.

And since it’s unofficially officially the weekend, the Cedars Social has decided to officially stoke my dreams of a Parisian escape vacation by participating in a virtual state-wide French 75 contest. Nancy beat me to the punch on this one, and has info over on SideDish. Cedars is competing against Anvil Bar & Refuge in Houston, Esquire Tavern in San Antonio, Second Bar + Kitchen in Austin to see who can sell the most of the cocktail. This benefits you, the drinker, because the drink is discounted to five bucks. Compared to their usual $8 + price point, that’s a good deal. The contest starts at 3 PM, but goes all night. DJ JT Donaldson, who usually spins house music on Thursdays at PM Nightlife Lounge, will play French records from the 1960s until now (Pitbull is topping the charts these days over there, too, by the way). Here’s “Safari Disco Club” from Yelle to help get you in an appropriate mood and also plant the happy image of dancing elephants and tigers into your brain.

For more to do this evening, go here.