Things To Do In Dallas Tonight: Nov. 9

Oh, hey, friends. Previous Secretaries of State James A. Baker III and Condoleezza Rice are in town. Veterans of two Bush presidencies, and Baker even served under Reagan. Unfortunately, Jack Donaghy’s fantasy playland the luncheon at which the duo will appear is sold out. But don’t despair. Rice’s cameo on 30 Rock is worth watching again and again.

On a related presidential/historical note, the clever Sarah Vowell is also here. Well, in Denton— UNT, to be precise. She’s reading from Unfamiliar Fishes, her new book on the history of Hawaii, but she’ll also do a little Q&A. If you haven’t read Assassination Vacation, you’re missing out. Vowell’s pilgrimage to the assassination locations of presidents McKinley, Garfield, and Lincoln is fact-filled and funny. If you email me, I’ll consider loaning it to you, but only if you promise to return it. And if any of my so-called friends are reading this, I’d really like Good Omens, Skylight, and The Hero with a Thousand Faces back. Especially Hero. How am I supposed to write my masterpiece without Joseph Campbell’s guidance?

The Undermain Theatre closes its production of Ages of the Moon this weekend. And since I know you guys all get very busy Thursday through Sunday, seeing the show on a Wednesday night is perfect. I’m fairly positive you don’t have anything better to do, unless you’re busy performing charity work, visiting a loved on in the hospital, or plotting what to do with all the free time in which you’re not watching sports. You guys are excused. As for the rest of you, Lance Lusk has the review on FrontRow. Hint: he liked it.

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