NDG Bookshelf: “All Different Now: Juneteenth, the First Day of Freedom”
By Terri Schlichenmeyer Tomorrow morning, when you wake up, everything will be changed. Oh, sure, you’ll still be in the same bed with the same sheets and jammies. Your room will be the same room you...
View Article“Getting Waisted” is a nice surprise for those who struggle on the yo-you...
By Terri Schlichenmeyer Up and down. Up and down. When your children were infants, you did it for them all night. You do it now with the remote, clicking through when you’re looking for something good...
View ArticleRoger Ebert – My Superhero
By Chaz Ebert COMIC-CON San Diego is under way, and it inspired me to go back and read some of Roger’s reviews of superhero movies (ten of which are linked below). Roger confessed to having a...
View ArticleNEW MUSIC: Billy Ivan’s Asking is an interesting blend of Hip Hop and...
By Ruth Ferguson, NDG Editor Billy Ivan a self-proclaimed Hip Hop/R&B/Experimental Artist/Producer from Staten Island, New York sent a link to his new song Asking. When I it began I thought I was...
View ArticleRisking Everything: A Freedom Summer Reader is an excellent book!
By Terri Schlichenmeyer You stand on the shoulders of giants. You’ve probably heard that all your life and it’s true: a lot of people have come before you to smooth your path. You benefit from their...
View ArticleDionne Kirby enjoys making music that connects with her fans
By: Jackie Hardy, NDG Contributing Writer Dallas native Dionne Kirby is making her mark in the music industry as she most recently performed with legendary jazz artist, saxophonist and flutist Najee...
View ArticleSarah Dillard’s First Day at Zoo School is a big hit
By Terri Schlichenmeyer This year, you’ll be just like the big kids. Yep, this year, you’re going to school. You’ll have a brand-new backpack filled with paper and crayons. You’ll have a desk where...
View ArticleThe Biology of Beating Stress offers sound advice
By Terri Schlichenmeyer These days, antacids are your most-efficient office assistant. Aspirin is your co-worker. Sodium bicarbonate, your best friend. And stress? It’s your roommate and constant...
View ArticleFive Days Left is an exceptional novel
By Terri Schlichenmeyer Grandma was right. Darn it. Every year, when November rolled around and you longed for the holidays, she told you not to wish your life away. Time moved fast enough, she said,...
View ArticleBoxtrolls is a likely leading candidate for Oscar gold
By Ruth Ferguson, NDG Editor The race for the Best Animated film for 2014 will certainly include The Boxtrolls. It comes from the creators of the popular “Coraline” and features the marvel of the 3D...
View ArticleDo not miss the Jubilee Theatre’s magnificent season opener The Brothers Size!
By Ruth Ferguson, NDG Editor The Brothers Size is one of those rare plays that features a story and performances so well told that it receives almost nothing but universal approval from local critics...
View ArticleBeyonce releases 13 new videos
Beyoncé has released new videos along with her four-disc Beyoncé Platinum Edition Box Set. One of the first videos is Mine featuring Drake and is visually beautiful, albeit a bit confusing. The...
View ArticleFrosty & Friends delights audiences!
Reviewed by Mia & Friends Do you believe in the Magic of Christmas? If you see Frosty & Friends at the Dallas Children’s Theater you certainly will! Last weekend, my friends and I loved seeing...
View ArticleJubilation II: The Colors of Christmas is a unique musical celebration for...
By Ruth Ferguson, NDG Editor Jubilation II: The Colors of Christmas is one of the few unique seasonal program celebrations Dallas theater goers can enjoy. The show is filled with clever Christmas...
View ArticleThe Great American Trailer Park Christmas Musical is a raunchy good time
By Ruth Ferguson, NDG Editor The Great American Trailer Park Christmas Musical on stage at the WaterTower Theatre is not the Christmas play you invite your Sunday School teacher to by any means! But...
View ArticleBlack Nativity takes you back to church for Christmas
By Ruth Ferguson, NDG Editor TeCo Theatrical Production’s 2014 Black Nativity production will warm your heart, lift your spirits and take you back home — your church home — for Christmas. The company...
View ArticleAnnie could be better but manages to be entertaining
We all know the story: little orphan Annie, who lives in a horrible group home for girls during the Great Depression. The home is run by the mean and drunk Miss Hannigan. Annie is lucky enough to be...
View ArticleBooks to put under the Christmas Tree this year
By Ruth Ferguson, NDG Editor A few ideas for the booklover on your list: My absolutely favorite coffee table book this season was Grandma’s Hands: Cherished Moments of Faith and Wisdom is Dr. Calvin...
View ArticleThe Silent Sister is a tale of family secrets
By Terri Schlichenmeyer Sometimes, you find the strangest things in the oddest places. How, for example, did that thing you spent months searching for suddenly appear right in front of you, as if it...
View Article15 of the Best Books of 2014
By Terri Schlichenmeyer, NDG Contributing Writer So many books, so little time. It’s easy to feel that way when faced with an entire bookstore full of possibilities. How do you pick? How do you know...
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