Another Dallas Zoo death shows the local wildlife park continues to be a step away from being a puppy mill. There have been hundreds of deaths in the past decade alone.
Per Dallas Zoo media releases the ten year old Brutus, one of the cheetah brothers on habitat, died earlier this week.
During is reported to have had a poor appetite and was lethargic and weak.
The Dallas Zoo says they are still awaiting necropsy results to determine cause of this situation. Initial results indicate chronic changes in his kidneys, and likely kidney failure – a common issue in older cats.
The zoo closes with a statement about their zookeepers feelings.
The animals in our care become part of our family, and Brutus will be missed dearly…
We ask that you please keep our zoologists in your thoughts as they, too, deal with this loss.
Another Dallas Zoo Death Piles On Staggering Numbers
Since 2013 nearly hundreds of animals have died in the hands of Dallas Zoo staff. This includes multiple giraffes – leading to a SNL skit, a Silverback gorilla, and a zebra.
It is unclear if other local media will give another pass to continuing issues at our zoo or if they will sit on the sidelines criticizing questions of accountability.
In 2009, Dallas City Council members voted unanimously to turn management of zoo.
At the time the move was hailed for saving he city $1.5 M per year. Supporters said it would lead to increased donation, but there were concerns at the time over the speed the plan was presented and advanced.
Additionally, the public’s access to the zoo and zoo records was curtailed.
Alex McAleer – a world wide mind reading sensation – is coming to Dallas/Fort Worth. He will perform for one show only, Sunday, October 30, 2022.
This is first solo Texas show after several years touring with the acclaimed Champions of Magic group based in the West End of London.
Tickets for his Arlington Music Hall performance can be purchased here. Additionally, they range from $14 – $139 per seat.
About Alex McAleer
Alex McAleer possesses the uncanny ability to apparently tap into his audiences’ minds and read their thoughts at will. McAleer draws on expertise in psychology, unique mentalism techniques, and masterful analysis of audience members.
Alex combines contemporary mind reading with sharp wit and a particularly strong flair for showmanship.
Alex grew up as an only child. During those years he enjoyed many hobbies – including magic. It wasn’t until his mother passed away when he was fourteen that he began to study the techniques of psychics, mentalists, and hypnotists. It was this period where he learned and developed his unusual skills. Those skills have now undoubtedly taken him across the world.
Alex is a highly acclaimed creator within the magic world. He is known for unique thinking and in-depth discussion and teaching.
He is the author of several books and courses on his own techniques and delivered lectures to many audiences. Audiences include psychology students, mentalists, and magicians at the prestigious Magic Circle.
McAleer Appearances
Because of his successful career, McAleer has made countless television appearances including ITV’s Good Morning Britain (UK), Seven Network’s Today Tonight (Australia), and NBC’s Access Hollywood (USA). In 2019 he achieved a childhood ambition of appearing on the worlds longest running children’s television program Blue Peter.
2013 found Alex joining the then emerging ensemble illusion show ‘Champions of Magic’. That group has visited Dallas multiple times and has gone on to extensively tour the United Kingdom, United States, Mexico, and Canada.
In 2014 Alex took his one-man show “Alex the Mind Reader” to the Edinburgh Festival Fringe. He received critical acclaim in 2016 at Perth Fringe World with his show “Mind Reader” where he was nominated for the Cabaret Award. He returned to the festival in 2017 with a revamped version of the same show and a new late night show “Brainwashed”.
You should leave any not so obvious secret Halloween plans at home.
Forty vendors are anticipated Saturday morning, April 23, 2022.
About Saint Michaels Farmers Market Open
Saint Michael’s Farmers Market is a 501 (c) 3 non profit Farmers Market where local farmers, ranchers and artisans sell directly to our North Dallas neighborhood.
The Saint Michael’s Farmers Market is open weekly on Saturday during the season. Hours of operation are from 8 a.m. until 12 noon.
The farmers market is a non-profit community outreach ministry of Saint Michael and All Angels Episcopal Church.
We are located at Saint Michael and All Angels Episcopal Church, 8011 Douglas Avenue at Colgate, Dallas, TX 75225. Location is in the heart of Park Cities, Preston Hollow, and North Dallas.
The market has wide variety of stalls with both craft and food vendors.
One of the more popular vendors in our estimation is Texas Pie Kings. The Dallas based pie company makes both sweet and savory pies and is consistently a favorite of fellow vendors and market goers.
Other Side Dallas will find out how good their spring pie selection is and report back next week.
White Rock Farmers Market Moves After Fourteen Years
Lakepointe Church, the previous home of the White Rock market for fourteen years is undergoing renovations which made hosting the farmers market impossible for the forseeable future.
Yesterday we reported on the return of The Dallas Opera with its presentation of Madame Butterfly which starts tonight. Great Madame Butterfly tickets are still available for all shows.
The distinguished cast of Dallas Opera favorites and debuts includes 2005 “Maria Callas Debut Artist of the Year” Latonia Moore (Cio-Cio-San), Evan LeRoy Johnson(Lt. B.F. Pinkerton, TDOdebut), Kirstin Chávez (Suzuki), Michael Adams (Sharpless, TDOdebut), Martin Bakari (Goro, TDO debut), Hyung Yun (Prince Yamadori), and Adam Lau (The Bonze).
Music Director Emmanuel Villaumeleads The Dallas Opera Orchestra, Laurie Feldman directs, Michael Yeargan is set and costume designer, and Duane Schuler is lighting designer. Alexander Rom, chorus master, leads The Dallas Opera Chorus.
“It’s such a joy to to be able to bring fully staged productions back to the Winspear Opera House,” said Ian Derrer, The Kern Wildenthal General Director and CEO.
· Four performances: February 18 (8pm), 20 (2pm), 23 (7:30pm), 26 (7:30pm)
· 2 hours and 30 minutes, including one intermission
· Sung in Italian with English translations projected for each performance.
· Location: Winspear Opera House (2403 Flora Street, Dallas, TX)
· Tickets start at $19 and can be purchased online at dallasopera.org or by calling (214) 443-1000 (Monday – Friday from 10am – 5pm)
· $15 advance student tickets are available for the Wednesday, February 23 performance of Madame Butterfly.
· $15 student rush tickets are available at the Winspear Opera House 90 minutes prior to any Dallas Opera performance and will be sold on a first-come, first-served basis.
· We require one valid Student ID for every two tickets purchased.
Dallas arts are returning in full force with a full season of The Dallas Opera and the City of Dallas celebrating the the Majestic’s centennial.
Arts are coming backs trong as Madame Butterfly returns to Dallas.
The Dallas Operareturns to presenting fully staged works after an almost two-year hiatus with its production of Puccini’s Madame Butterfly, reminding audiences that grand opera endures.
The production, filled with some of the most beautiful operatic music of all time, opens at the Winspear Opera House on Friday, February 18, 2022, at 8:00 PM, with subsequent performances on Sunday, February 20 (2:00 PM), Wednesday, February 23 (7:30 PM), and Saturday, February 26(7:30 PM).
The distinguished cast of Dallas Opera favorites and debuts includes 2005 “Maria Callas Debut Artist of the Year” Latonia Moore (Cio-Cio-San), Evan LeRoy Johnson(Lt. B.F. Pinkerton, TDOdebut), Kirstin Chávez (Suzuki), Michael Adams (Sharpless, TDOdebut), Martin Bakari (Goro, TDO debut), Hyung Yun (Prince Yamadori), and Adam Lau (The Bonze).
Music Director Emmanuel Villaumeleads The Dallas Opera Orchestra, Laurie Feldman directs, Michael Yeargan is set and costume designer, and Duane Schuler is lighting designer. Alexander Rom, chorus master, leads The Dallas Opera Chorus.
“It’s such a joy to to be able to bring fully staged productions back to the Winspear Opera House,” said Ian Derrer, The Kern Wildenthal General Director and CEO.
Madame Butterfly Returns To Dallas: The Story
In Nagasaki, Japan, a young woman, Cio-Cio-San, falls in love with a U.S. Naval Lieutenant, B.F. Pinkerton. For Cio-Cio-San, also known as “Madame Butterfly,” their impending marriage is one of longevity and love, but for Pinkerton, she is no more than a woman to pass the days until he finds a “real” American wife.
Three years later, Pinkerton has left, and Butterfly continues to wait, holding on hope for her husband’s return. Not only has Pinkerton abandoned a wife, but now a child. Cio-Cio-San is thrilled to see that after all this time, her husband’s naval ship has finally returned to the harbor. Butterfly prepares to reunite with her love, however it’s a woman she sees—Pinkerton’s American wife.
Filled with grief for what was, Butterfly is asked to give up her child. Quietly agreeing, she regains her composure and retrieves her father’s dagger, reading the inscription: “To die with honor when one cannot live with honor.” Cio-Cio-San bids her son farewell and stabs herself, dying as Pinkerton’s voice is heard outside.
· Four performances: February 18 (8pm), 20 (2pm), 23 (7:30pm), 26 (7:30pm)
· 2 hours and 30 minutes, including one intermission
· Sung in Italian with English translations projected for each performance.
· Location: Winspear Opera House (2403 Flora Street, Dallas, TX)
· Tickets start at $19 and can be purchased online at dallasopera.org or by calling (214) 443-1000 (Monday – Friday from 10am – 5pm)
· $15 advance student tickets are available for the Wednesday, February 23 performance of Madame Butterfly.
· $15 student rush tickets are available at the Winspear Opera House 90 minutes prior to any Dallas Opera performance and will be sold on a first-come, first-served basis.
· We require one valid Student ID for every two tickets purchased.
Dallas arts are returning in full force with a full season of The Dallas Opera and the City of Dallas celebrating the the Majestic’s centennial.
The Dallas Zoo giraffe deaths made it national when Saturday Night Live took aim at the three recent events and asked if Giraffrey Dahmer was to blame.
Limo Liberal Al Franken does Dallas mask free at the Majestic Theatre despite demanding proof of negative COVID19 test or vaccination card.
The Majestic which is celebrating one hundred years open did not comment about why they were not enforcing the mask mandate other than to lay blame on former Senator Franken who resigned his United States Senate seat over sexual harassment allegations.
City officials claimed they could not enforce county mandates and were not subject to them per Jason Evans of Dallas Fire Rescue.
Limo Liberal Al Franken Does Dallas Mask Free
Several participants noted that at least forty percent of the crowd was mask free and there were several people coughing enough that they “belonged” in an ICU for breathing trouble.
Prior to the show, several emails when out from Franken’s promotion team stating masks would be needed for entry along with vaccination cards or proof of negative test, but no checks occurred at the door.
It is unclear if Franken will offer refunds to those unable to attend the show due to the lack of follow through on maintaining a clean environment.
The Majestic Theatre first opened its doors in 1921. It is the last standing theater of “Theatre Row,” Dallas’ historic Elm Street entertainment center. It was designed by John Eberson, one of the foremost designers of theaters in the early 20th Century, and served as the crown jewel of Karl Hoblitzelle’s Interstate Theater Company. The Hoblitzelle Foundation gifted The Majestic Theatre to the City of Dallas in January 1976.
The celebration of the Majestic comes just days after Deep Ellum has been targeted for noise by Code Enforcement.
