Events

“If music be the food of love, play on;
Give me excess of it, that, surfeiting,
The appetite may sicken, and so die.
That strain again! it had a dying fall:
O, it came o’er my ear like the sweet sound,
That breathes upon a bank of violets,
Stealing and giving odour!”

Join us for music, love, and drunken fools (just characters in the play of course…) Love misunderstood and identities confus’d!? DOES THIS SCREAM COMEDY OR WHAT!?!?! Have some laughs and music with us this summer with Twelfth Night!

Come see us use our talents!
Katy Tye Taylor Harris Beth Lipton Justin Locklear Matthew Allan Holmes Ben Bryant Lee George Jeremiah Johnson Dakota Ratliff Ethan Norris Michael Johnson Marcus Stimac Shawn Gann Michael Friggen Stimac

“God give them wisdom that have it; and those
that are fools, let them use their talents.”

TICKET DETAILS:
Tickets will go on sale at NOON MAY 24th (12 and 12×2?!?!?) here.

TICKETS NOW A FLAT $10!
You don’t worry about the tax at the door and we’ll shuffle for change awkwardly less!

If we sell out: 50 tickets will be made available day-of-show, starting at 6:30pm on a first-come, first- served basis. You must be present in-person to get your walk-up ticket, one per person.

We will also be raffling off 26 free tickets per show- to be entered in the raffle, email shakespeareinthebar@gmail.com with your name and which date you would like to attend, for the chance to win 2 tickets! Raffle winners will be announced MONDAY JUNE 3rd.

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Cheers To New! is a Staged Reading Series featuring new plays and a drinking game. Come drink along with us and experience some new work in a new way! We are always Pay-What-You-Can, and will take any donations you’d like to give at the door.

This month’s play is God is Dead & April’s Getting Married by A.A. Brenner.

Five years after graduating from high school, El and Elliott have moved onward and upward with their lives…or have they? After receiving a wedding invitation from Mormon ex-best friend and girlfriend April, they are forced to reexamine their past relationships and selves as they struggle to answer the question that has continued to haunt them for the past five years: what happened, actually? And what does this mean for their futures—and for April’s?

God is Dead & April’s Getting Married examines the tenuous nature of memory and reality while exploring the intersections of queerness, religion and friendship. This time-bending comedy-drama strives to answer one of life’s most hotly debated questions: do people ever truly change?

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The Lost House – B. B. Cronin, 2016
A Lost Button – Arnold Lobel, selection from Frog And Toad Are Friends, 1970
We Found A Hat – Jon Klassen, 2016

Welcome to another weekend Kids In The Cliff storytime! This Sunday morning, we explore fun books with lost and found storylines. Lobel’s classic Frog and Toad are hilarious, Klassen’s always spot-on, and Cronin’s Lost House is not only a total joy, but it’s stunningly beautiful to boot. If you or your kids love I-spy, peekaboo or hide-and-go-seek, this one’s for you! Come find yourself or get lost in books with us at The Wild Detectives’ cozy little house this week. Next week, we celebrate the last weekend of Pride month. See you in the kids’ section!

*Special note for parents: As usual, we’ll have related extra books on hand in case you are looking for other excellent picture books we recommend! Particular emphasis is placed on striking illustrations, great graphic design or standout writing. Titles may be brand new, old treasures, from home, our kids’ section or the local library, but they are always picked with love and a sense of adventure. If there’s a book you’d love, consider our ordering service!

Kids In The Cliff storytime at The Wild Detectives is every Sunday morning at 11. As people who’ve been there, we strive to select themes or titles that will be interesting enough to pique not only children’s, but also the attending adults’ curiosity. It’ll be about a 30-45 minute read each time with something different and fun for the kids–that’s going to be interesting; we can’t wait to see what they come up with.

All ages are welcome.

On Sunday mornings, bring your kids and infuse them with a love of reading.

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Kids In The Cliff is organized by Lanie DeLay, who has worked at Dallas Contemporary, the Dallas Public Library, Hamon Arts Library at SMU, at area preschools and the School For The Blind in Austin. She has written for Glasstire and Art&Seek, and she tutors children in early reading skills at Dealey Montessori. When she isn’t looking at art or reading with kids, she’s reading about art or looking for a new read.

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Our next pick for The WD Book Club will be The Dreamers, by author Karen Thompson Walker.

One night in an isolated college town in the hills of Southern California, a first-year student stumbles into her dorm room, falls asleep–and doesn’t wake up. She sleeps through the morning, into the evening. Her roommate, Mei, cannot rouse her. Neither can the paramedics, nor the perplexed doctors at the hospital. When a second girl falls asleep, and then a third, Mei finds herself thrust together with an eccentric classmate as panic takes hold of the college and spreads to the town. A young couple tries to protect their newborn baby as the once-quiet streets descend into chaos. Two sisters turn to each other for comfort as their survivalist father prepares for disaster. Those affected by the illness, doctors discover, are displaying unusual levels of brain activity, higher than has ever been recorded before. They are dreaming heightened dreams–but of what?

“The Dreamers is harrowing, riveting, profoundly moving, and beautifully written. In a word, this book is stunning.” –Emily St. John Mandel, author of Station Eleven

“In The Dreamers, Karen Thompson Walker’s second novel, dreams are . . . both more dangerous and more powerful than the Greeks could have ever imagined. . . . Walker uses evocative language to describe the almost bewitching nature of contagion.” –The Washington Post

“[An] imaginative, disturbing, and ultimately spellbinding narrative, which asks provocative questions about our concepts of time and connection, and the bounds of possibility for life on earth.” –Vogue

“Richly imaginative and quietly devastating . . . Walker jolts the narrative with surprising twists, ensuring it keeps its energy until the end. This is a skillful, complex, and thoroughly satisfying novel about a community in peril.” –Publisher’s Weekly

Karen Thompson Walker is the author of the New York Times bestselling novel The Age of Miracles, which has been translated into twenty-seven languages and named one of the best books of the year by People, O: The Oprah Magazine, and Financial Times, among others. Born and raised in San Diego, Walker is a graduate of UCLA and the Columbia MFA program. She lives with her husband, the novelist Casey Walker, and their two daughters in Portland. She is an assistant professor of creative writing at the University of Oregon.

As always, Book Club members (meaning you just show up) will enjoy a 10% discount on the next book club title and on every item they’ll ask for at the bar during the Book Club meeting.

Let’s meet up and talk Literature.

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Hosted by Paul & Reverie Koniecki, Stone Soup Poetry Group Peer Workshop is a poetry critique group sponsored by The Writer’s Garret. We write and critique poetry of any genre. We meet at The Wild Detectives from 7:00 PM to 9:00 PM, on 4th Tuesdays of the month.

Pieces should be no more than 2 pages, double-spaced, in a readable font. Bring about 8 copies for distribution to the group. Group members are free to make notes on the copy for the poet’s consideration. During the session, we will have a group member read the piece aloud, then have the poet read the piece aloud. After this, the poem will be discussed by the group as if the poet were not there, like an editorial board; comments or questions are not directed to the poet. This encourages objective, honest, impersonal commentary and group interaction.

The author does not speak during the critique of their piece. After the critique is done, the author can interact, give feedback, ask/answer questions, etc. At the conclusion of the critique, all copies will be returned to the author. It is important to remember that this is a workshop format, not a performance. Come prepared to have your work critiqued. If you feel that a particular poem is finished, you may feel more comfortable saving that item for a public reading event.

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Join Lily & Joan Theatre Company and other beloved local talent for the Kissed by the Flames Cabaret. With songs celebrating the summer season and debuting songs from JOAN, a new musical currently in workshop, this cabaret will be a night of community, celebration, and a little bit of magic.

*This event will be Pay-What-You-Want with tickets/donations accepted at the door.*

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Goodnight Moon – Margaret Wise Brown, 1947
Where The Wild Things Are – Maurice Sendak, 1963
Miss Nelson Is Missing! – Harry Allard and James Marshall, 1977
Another – Christian Robinson, 2019
A Day In The Life Of Marlon Bundo – Jill Twiss and EG Keller, 2018

Welcome back, everyone, to a very special weekend Kids In The Cliff storytime! This Sunday morning is the last Sunday of Pride Month, and we are spotlighting some of the many, many LGBTQ authors’ and illustrators’ contributions to the canon of kids’ books over the years. Come join us at The Wild Detectives’ cozy little house this weekend. See you in the kids’ section!

*Special note for parents: As usual, we’ll have related extra books on hand in case you are looking for other excellent picture books we recommend! Particular emphasis is placed on striking illustrations, great graphic design or standout writing. Titles may be brand new, old treasures, from home, our kids’ section or the local library, but they are always picked with love and a sense of adventure. If there’s a book you’d love, consider our ordering service!

Kids In The Cliff storytime at The Wild Detectives is every Sunday morning at 11. As people who’ve been there, we strive to select themes or titles that will be interesting enough to pique not only children’s, but also the attending adults’ curiosity. It’ll be about a 30-45 minute read each time with something different and fun for the kids–that’s going to be interesting; we can’t wait to see what they come up with.

All ages are welcome.

On Sunday mornings, bring your kids and infuse them with a love of reading.

– – – – –

Kids In The Cliff is organized by Lanie DeLay, who has worked at Dallas Contemporary, the Dallas Public Library, Hamon Arts Library at SMU, at area preschools and the School For The Blind in Austin. She has written for Glasstire and Art&Seek, and she tutors children in early reading skills at Dealey Montessori. When she isn’t looking at art or reading with kids, she’s reading about art or looking for a new read.

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We are proud to present Princess McDowell and Gabby Edwards for the July Inner Moonlight! Brief open mic to follow, so come ready to share.

Princess McDowell is a poet, writer, and journalist from Dallas, Texas. she’s a book nerd introvert who uses multiple writing forms to process pain, trauma, and legacy. a black bipolar queer lesbian boi who began writing her own journey in social commentary and poems, released her first album of poetry entitled Not A Storybook <3. she has also self-published two chapbooks, faith move muscle and black boi: a bio. As an active member of the national poetry community, Princess served as Volunteer Coordinator for the 2017 and 2018 Women of the World Poetry Slam, and as the associate director of the youth poetry slam nonprofit Dallas Youth Poets. she was a Pink Door literary fellow in 2016 and 2018 and as a teaching artist, she’s taught workshops and collaborated with youth literary organizations such as Big Thought, The Writer’s Garrett, and Young DFW Writers. she tours regularly and publishes a column in Rebellious Magazine for Women, a feminist magazine out of Chicago, and prints in other outlets such as Autostraddle, shades magazine and Black Girl Nerds.

When Gabby E. isn’t purging her soul on paper or a stage, she is working at a non-profit daycare satisfying her desire to work with children. Gabby is loud, energetic, and, above all, dedicated. Recently she published her first book “Baby Poet Problems” and is the 2019 Dallas Poetry Slam Grand Slam Champion. She host open mics and workshops with the Dallas Youth Poets where she was formerly a three time member and two time captain.  This year she has the honor of learning alongside her coaches in helping coach the 2019 DYP slam team.

Inner Moonlight is the second Wednesday of every month. Mark your calendar and we’ll see you there!

“Follow your inner moonlight, don’t hide the madness.”
—Allen Ginsberg, from On Being a Writer

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Nuestro próximo debate literario girará enterno al Fin de la locura, del escritor mexicano Jorge Volpi, segunda novela de la trilogía iniciada con En busca de Klingsor. A caballo entre la novela política y la de aventuras, El fin de la locura es una divertida y apasionada novela de ideas, que relata el periplo de Aníbal Quevedo, psicoanalista y vagabundo mexicano. Su historia arranca en el París del mayo de 1968 y se prolonga a lo largo de más de veinte años por diversos países hasta su regreso a un México donde el neoliberalismo ha triunfado.”

Jorge Volpi (México, 1968) es autor de las novelas La paz de los sepulcros y El temperamento melancólico. Con En busca de Klingsor (premios Biblioteca Breve y Deux Océans-Grinzane Cavour) inició una “Trilogía del siglo XX”, cuya siguientes partes son El fin de la locura y No será la Tierra. También ha escrito las novelas cortas reunidas en el volumen Días de ira, así como Sanar tu piel amarga, El jardín devastado y Oscuro bosque oscuro. Es autor de los ensayos La imaginación y el poder, La guerra y las palabras, Mentiras contagiosas (Premio Mazatán al mejor libro del año 2008), El insomnio de Bolívar (Premio Debate-Casa de América, 2009) y Leer la mente. En 2009 obtuvo el Premio José Donoso de Chile por el conjunto de su obra. Ha sido profesor en las universidades de Emory, Cornell, Las Américas de Puebla, Pau, Católica de Chile, Nacional Autónoma de México y Princeton. Ha sido becario de la Fundación Guggenheim y miembro del Sistema Nacional de Creadores de México. Ha sido condecorado como Caballero de la Orden de Artes y Letras de Francia y con la Orden de Isabel la Católica de España. Es colaborador en diversos periódicos y en la revista The Nation. Sus libros han sido traducidos a veinticinco idiomas.

Como siempre, aplicaremos un 10% de descuento para los asistentes al book club tanto en la compra de este libro como en las consumiciones de que disfruten el día del evento.

Os esperamos.

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The Wild Detectives presents award-winning storyteller and bestselling author David Marlett for an enjoyable evening discussing and reading from American Red, his new historical legal thriller based on the extraordinary true story of one of the most deadly terrorists in US history…and the detectives, lawyers, spies, and lovers who brought him down.

At the dawn of the twentieth century in America, one of the leading labor leaders was prosecuted for assassinating the governor of Idaho. That prosecution exposed twenty years of bombings and murders, intimidation and greed, and government abuse of process and denials of liberties. Featuring America’s most famous detective; one of America’s most notorious mass-murderers; America’s most radical, socialist labor leader; and America’s most famous defense attorney, the trial at the center of American Red ranks as one of the most fascinating in history. But what history has missed was the most important drama happening at the time: the women entangled in the explosive conflict — the wives, spies, and lovers who ultimately determined the fate of all involved, and arguably the course of the nation.

David Marlett is an award-winning storyteller and writer of historical fiction, primarily historical legal thrillers bringing alive the fascinating people and events leading to major historical trials.

www.AmericanRedbook.com

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Fink at The Wild Detectives | 2019 Solo North American Tour
Doors: 7p / Show: 8p

Tickets here.

Fin Greenall aka Fink started as a DJ/Producer before making guitar-based folk/blues/indie music. Growing up in Bristol’s blossoming 90’s scene, Greenall signed to legendary label Kickin’ Records in 1994 and subsequently signed with Ninja Tune in 1997, releasing the critically acclaimed Fresh Produce in 2000 and DJ’ing worldwide.

A renowned and prolific artist, Fink has worked with notable musicians, including Amy Winehouse. He wrote and recorded her earliest demos and songs, a fact revealed on her posthumous record Lioness. Fink’s Sort of Revolution featured a collaboration with John Legend on “Maker”, after Fink had co-written 2 tracks on Legend’s album Evolver, leading to 3 prestigious BMI awards.

In 2006, Fink became a band with the addition of Tim Thornton on drums and Guy Whittaker on bass, and recorded, engineered and produced Biscuits for Breakfast in his Brighton Loft. Distance and Time followed in 2007, produced by Andy Barlow (Lamb, U2), leading to numerous film and advertisement placements as well as extensive worldwide tours. Perfect Darkness (2011), produced by Billy Bush (Beck, Garbage), led to Fink’s invitation to perform with the Royal Concertgebouw Orchestra in Amsterdam. This concert was released as a live album in 2013, and the version of “Yesterday Was Hard On All Of Us” from the record was used by Ava DuVernay in her Oscar nominated film Selma. In the same year, Justin Vernon & Colin Stetson teamed together to remix “Warm Shadow,” which was later prominently featured in AMC’s The Walking Dead.

The studio album Hard Believer released in 2014, courtesy of Fink’s Ninja Tune sub-label R’COUP’D, included the hit “Looking Too Closely” which has over 30 licenses to TV and Film, and over 45 million plays on Spotify. 2017 marked the beginning of his collaboration with Flood (Nick Cave, PJ Harvey, Warpaint, U2) as a producer and mentor, culminating in the release of both his Blues side project Fink’s Sunday Night Blues Club, Vol.1. Colin Stetson once again collaborated with Fink on “She Was Right”, a stand out track from the collection. Resurgam, the most recent full length album by Fink, was recorded and produced by Flood in his Assault & Battery studios in London.

Fink makes his way back to North America this fall for an intimate & special solo acoustic tour – a highly anticipated coast to coast return.

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