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Dallas Event Podium: Week of January 22-28 – Lake Highlands
Dallas is cold. Dallas is soaked. But Dallas is still Dallas, the ninth biggest city in the country. There’s a lot of stuff to do each week, it can be hard to sift through.
Luckily, Dallas has the services of a brave journalist, intent upon finding a quantitative answer to the “what to do in Dallas this week” question. He’ll do it in the only way he knows how, awarding a bronze, silver and gold medal to the three best things to do each week in the Advocate‘s four neighborhoods.
That brave journalist is me, and this is the Dallas Event Podium.
Bronze medal: An “Incredible” Weekend at Reveler’s Hall, Friday, Jan. 26-Sunday, Jan. 28
Photo by Danny Fulgencio.
Do you like jazz? I like jazz. And if you like jazz in Dallas, you go to Reveler’s Hall. Let’s take a look at their website to see what’s coming up this weekend.
- Friday, Jan. 26 5:30 – 8:30 p.m. “Dallas legend Linny Nance leads this incredible trio, playing everything from James Brown and Marvin Gaye to modern R&B, Funk, Pop and Rock hits!”
Nance brought the house down at the 2023 State Fair of Texas. Sounds like a great night.
- Saturday, Jan. 27 5 – 9 p.m. “Drummer and frontman Joshua Willis leads this incredible trio, playing the very best of funk, soul, R&B, Hip-Hop and more! Come join us for an unforgettable, high-powered Happy Hour with attitude!”
Maybe it’s a coincidence.
- Sunday, Jan. 28 5 – 8 p.m. “Accomplished drummer and Jazz composer/songwriter Bobby Falk leads this incredible trio, bringing you the most thrilling highs and relaxing lows that Jazz music can offer.”
It’s definitely not a coincidence now.
- Sunday, Jan. 28 8 – 11 p.m. “The ace at the bass himself Paul Briggs leads this incredible Jazz trio, featuring some of the best young Jazz players in the city of Dallas.”
At least Briggs got the “Jazz trio” modifier. No matter the night, lead an incredible trio of friends to Reveler’s Hall and enjoy some of the best local jazz in Dallas.
(Tickets – Free entry, cover added to bar tab)
Silver medal: Alien 4K Restoration + Behind The Screen with SOFT VEIN, MVTANT and Llora – The Texas Theatre, Wednesday, Jan. 24, 7:30 p.m.
A cyberpunk night for the ages. The Texas Theatre is set to screen a beautiful 4k restoration of Ridley Scott’s sci-fi horror classic, Alien, followed by a late-night concert “behind the screen”. The three bands lean heavily into a dark, futuristic sound, pairing perfectly with the themes you’ll be watching on the other side of the screen just before.
The theater’s “behind the screen” shows are exactly what they sound like. Audiences walk around the projector screen to a small concert space. I couldn’t picture it either. Click here for a visual walkthrough.
(Tickets – $12 for movie/show only, $20 for combo)
Gold medal: Hope Healing Cancer With Music – Granada Theater, Sunday, Jan. 28, 12-6 p.m.
Lake Highlands High School senior Lauren Goin organized this charitable mini music festival benefitting Leukemia and Lymphoma Society. The performers and team behind it are students from LHHS, Bishop Lynch High School and Dallas Lutheran.
For more info about the event, read our own Carol Toler’s piece on Goin and the organization.
(Tickets – $33)
The Dallas Mavericks are searching for a new general manager/president of basketball operations after firing Nico Harrison in November. Team governor Patrick Dumont has set his sights high, looking for a premier target to take over the team. He was able to convince Hall of Famer Rick Welts to come out of retirement to be the CEO, and now he thinks he can do the same for this role.
The most commonly connected target has been Tim Connelly, the president of basketball operations of the Minnesota Timberwolves. He is still under contract, and he no longer has an out. However, according to the latest Stein Line, it is still possible he could be on the move.
“…While Connelly is said to no longer hold an opt-out provision in his current contract, belief persists in various league circles that there are scenarios that would render him ‘gettable’ once Minnesota’s 2025-26 season is complete.”
If he is attainable, it won’t be until after the Timberwolves’ playoff run ends. They’re currently up 3-1 on the Denver Nuggets, who Connelly previously helped build, but Anthony Edwards will be out for a few weeks with a bone bruise and hyperextension in his left knee, and Donte DiVincenzo tore his Achilles. Both of those injuries happened in Game 4, so even if they pull out the series, they may be overmatched in the next series.
What would make Connelly leave Minnesota, though? He’s built a team that has made two straight Western Conference Finals appearances. Considering the franchise had just one appearance in its existence prior to this run, it’s hard to ask for much more. Anthony Edwards is a young superstar, and he has a nearly perfect roster around him.
However, Cooper Flagg may just have that much draw to him. Even if the Mavericks don’t have a lot of valuable draft capital to help build the team around Flagg, a lot of executives would love the opportunity to build a team around him.
How Should Mavericks Fans Feel if Tim Connelly is the Choice?
Tim Connelly has made some risky trades in his time running the Timberwolves, sending out a massive haul to bring in Rudy Gobert, and also making the controversial Karl-Anthony Towns for Julius Randle and Donte DiVincenzo trade right before last season started.
You can’t deny his ability to build championship contenders, though. The Mavericks were a championship contender before the Luka Doncic trade, even beating Connelly’s Timberwolves to get to the NBA Finals, but they need a new rebuild around Cooper Flagg. With a lottery pick to pair with him this offseason, they have to make every decision correctly.
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