Friday 07.25
Saturday 07.26
Cirque du Soleil goes Jacko at AAC
More than five years after his death, Michael Jackson still holds a place of fascination among the public, and especially music lovers. Cirque du Soleil tries to capture that appeal with its arena show, the Michael Jackson Immortal World Tour, which turns The Gloved One’s music into the score for a typical Cirque performance of balancing acts, movement and feats of derring-do.
DEETS:
American Airlines Center
2500 Victory Ave.
July 25–26. 8 p.m.
Ticketmaster.com.
Thursday 07.31
Rawlins Gilliland tells Texas tales at The Kessler
When Rawlins Gilliland — radio commentator, poet and native Dallas bon vivant — did his one-man spoken word show, Rated [R]awlins, at the Sons of Hermann Hall earlier this summer, he expected it would be a one-shot gig, but it sold out so quickly — and reaction was so intensely favorable — he’s bringing it back in the larger venue of The Kessler. Gilliland recounts, in his inimitable voice, the weird beauty of his gay bohemian travels, in turn hilarious and wrenching, as this peerless raconteur delights his audience with stories all the more incredible because they are true.
DEETS:
The Kessler
1230 W. Davis St.
July 31. 6 p.m. doors, 8 p.m. curtain. $20–up.
TheKessler.org.
Saturday 07.26
QCinema screens ‘Sordid Lives’
Come on, you already know all the lines and wanna see it on the screen again. Or maybe you don’t know any of the lines and it’s about damn time. Either way, this is your chance to see the cult classic queer Texas comedy Sordid Lives (the movie) on the big screen. QCinema is showing the story of outrageous gay-haters and gay-baiters and gays period in this hootenanny of hilarity.
DEETS:
The Rainbow Lounge patio
6512 Jennings St., Fort Worth.
9 p.m. Free. Hotdogs and popcorn, $2; well drinks $2.50.
Qcinema.org.
This article appeared in the Dallas Voice print edition July 25, 2014.