Found 13 results for "Jenny Block"
Is Jenny Block the New Dave Faries?
... Is Jenny Block the New Dave Faries? Is Jenny Block the New Dave Faries? Posted on March 5th, 2010 9:50am by Nancy Nichols Filed under Uncategorized I don???t know if Jenny Block has officially taken over for Dave Faries as the dining critic at the Dallas Observer, but she writes ...
MEOW
... MEOW MEOW Posted on October 13th, 2006 2:44pm by Jennifer Chininis Filed under Entertainment Jenny Block was among the first to see the Dallas Theater Center ’s version of Cat on a Hot Tin Roof. The verdict? Worth the price of admission. Read on. Richard Hamburger has obviously decided to go out on a high note. The set is a gorgeous interior, with a remarkable ...
SHAMELESS PLUG
... SHAMELESS PLUG SHAMELESS PLUG Posted on March 20th, 2006 1:49pm by Tim Rogers Filed under Media Sometime D contributor Jenny Block has an essay in the just-released It’s a Girl: Women Writers on Raising Daughters . Jenny’s essay is titled “On Being Barbie.” I haven’t read it, but I highly recommend it. Unless it’s no good. In which case, I don’t. Bookmark and Share Filename ...
INCREDIBLES ON ICE
... INCREDIBLES ON ICE INCREDIBLES ON ICE Posted on March 23rd, 2006 3:22pm by Tim Rogers Filed under Entertainment Disney much? Our gal Jenny Block does, and she saw a show last night. For Those Who Care: Last night we took our six-year-old to see the new Disney on Ice show called The Incredibles in a Magic Kingdom Adventure. It was a hoot. Now, don???t get me wrong, unlike the movie ...
OINK
... OINK OINK Posted on October 13th, 2006 2:57pm by Jennifer Chininis Filed under Entertainment First cats, now pigs. This time it’s the Dallas Children’s Theater ’s If You Give a Pig a Party. Here’s Jenny Block’s report: I am in love with Pig . The Dallas Children’s Theater’s stage adaptation is adorable. And not in that painfully sappy, Barney sort of way. It is clever and funny and perfectly sweet. B. Wolf, who also wrote the music for the show, plays live piano ...
MORE ON THE STOLEN STRADIVARIUS
... MORE ON THE STOLEN STRADIVARIUS MORE ON THE STOLEN STRADIVARIUS Posted on March 23rd, 2006 12:28pm by Tim Rogers Filed under Local News Perhaps you saw the news on the stolen violin . Odd case. Yes. Our own Jenny Block brings you the fuller story: The violin was stolen from the concert master???s house 20 years ago. The DSO waited several years before placing an insurance claim, holding off to see if it surfaced. Surely someone who stole a Stradivarius was doing so to sell it. But it ...
SHE SEES LONDON. SHE SEES FRANCE …
... SHE SEES LONDON. SHE SEES FRANCE … SHE SEES LONDON. SHE SEES FRANCE … Posted on February 28th, 2006 11:27am by Jennifer Chininis Filed under Local News Jenny sees someone’s underpants! Well, sort of. Our girl about town, Jenny Block, was a busy girl this weekend. Her whirlwind of activities began on Friday night, when she saw The Underpants at SMU . Check it out: Despite having appeared in university theater productions–or maybe I should say because I have appeared in university theater productions–I generally dismiss them. But ...
GOOD GLASS AT GOSS
... GOOD GLASS AT GOSS GOOD GLASS AT GOSS Posted on October 4th, 2006 3:37pm by Jennifer Chininis Filed under Entertainment Although she had to suffer through Dirty Rotten Scoundrels , this week wasn’t a total bust for Jenny Block. She did enjoy the opening-night festivities for “Naturally Formed” at the Goss Gallery , featuring the work of Neil Wilkin, Angela Jarman, Kate Malone, and Junko Mori. Interestingly, I just got back from the Cotswolds in England, and Neil Wilkin’s work is in the garden at the Cotwold ...
DIRTY AND ROTTEN
... DIRTY AND ROTTEN DIRTY AND ROTTEN Posted on October 4th, 2006 3:30pm by Jennifer Chininis Filed under Entertainment Dirty Rotten Scoundrels opened last night at the Music Hall at Fair Park. I’m sad to hear that our girl about town, Jenny Block, didn’t much care for it. The movie happens to be one of my favorites. Then again, how can you duplicate that? No one will ever beat Steve Martin. Read on for her report. My new friend George said it best when it comes to describing this show: “It ...
TBT: GOTTA GUSH
... TBT: GOTTA GUSH TBT: GOTTA GUSH Posted on February 17th, 2006 9:58am by Jennifer Chininis Filed under Local News While the rest of us were in bed, watching multiple reruns of Law & Order (maybe that was just Laura and me), our girl about town, Jenny Block, was the only reporter allowed to sit in on the dress rehearsal for Texas Ballet Theater ’s big mixed-rep program, Stars & Premieres , featuring world-renowned dancer Carlos Acosta. Below is a sneak peek: If you don’t know who Carlos Acosta is, you should. He’s a world ...
HANK WILLIAMS HELD OVER UNTIL MAY 14
... HANK WILLIAMS HELD OVER UNTIL MAY 14 HANK WILLIAMS HELD OVER UNTIL MAY 14 Posted on April 28th, 2006 4:48pm by Jennifer Chininis Filed under Entertainment The show, that is, at the Dallas Theater Center. That’s great news, according to our girl about town Jenny Block, who caught the show in Wednesday: I can???t stop thinking about it. The performers are unreal. They sing and play their guitars and you quickly forget you???re watching actors and not a live country music show at the Grand Ole Opry. I loved it. The story is ...
CACKLE (DALLAS)
... on October 13th, 2006 3:13pm by Rod Davis Filed under Media Re Dallas , maybe we could just go ahead and review the DVD version of the maybe-will-be-made-movie now, while it’s still statistically plausible and before Owen Wilson needs a gig. Let’s start with Jenny Block’s notes: It was fabulous. Even though John Travolta was the only live actor in the entire movie and the rest of the cast was made from stick figures and farm implements, it held my attention from the opening credits and line dance to the final accidental nuclear detonation ...
Gary Cogill Makes a Documentary About DINNER
... Stodghill and his wife Anne, Visions Cellars owner and wine-maker Mac McDonald, Don and Ellen Winspear, Dr. Richard and Adelle Toussaint, Dean and Lynae Fearing, Former Dallas Cowboy player Daryl Johnston and his wife Diane, ???The Ticket???s??? Gordon Keith, documentary producers Michael Cain and Melina McKinnon Cain, author Jenny Block, Sommelier Hayley Hamilton and DINNER Producer, Gary Cogill. Cogill and Wright will edit footage over the next several weeks, creating a documentary which will include exceptional moments from each nights DINNER. 5 nights, 5 dinners, it???s amazing what can happen over ???DINNER.??? Bookmark and Share 7 Comments to ...