Entertainment in Texas
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Gilley's Dallas
Boot-scoot around the floor or ride the mechanical bull from the movie Urban Cowboy at this longtime country-and-western fave.
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Angelika Film Center & Cafe
Movie buffs will thrill over this southern outpost of Manhattan's famed Angelika, which shows art-house films in an upscale setting.
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Laurie Auditorium
Trinity University’s Laurie Auditorium hosts a few musical concerts and dance and theater performances year-round.
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Continental Club
No passive toe-tapping here; this 1950s-era lounge has a dancefloor that's always swinging with some of the city's best local acts.
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Old Plantation
Old Plantation has been around forever. It’s definitely the main gay bar and one of the best dance clubs in town.
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Miller Outdoor Theatre
Hermann Park's outdoor theater is a great place to lay out a blanket on a summer night and enjoy a free play, musical or concert.
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Rainbow Cattle Company
You’d think that lesbians and country-and-western line dancing wouldn’t really go together. But this place will prove you wrong.
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Ginger Man
An appropriately spice-colored house is home to this always-busy neighborhood pub. The bar has multilevel patios and porches, out front and back.
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Cohen Stadium
El Paso Diablos play Double A Texas League baseball April to September at Cohen Stadium.
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House of Blues
Almost nightly, bands rock the House of Blues, in the developing Victory Park area. Sunday's gospel brunch is a big hit.
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Mesquite Rodeo Rodeo
Bronc-bustin', bull-ridin' cowboys square off at weekend rodeos broadcast nationwide. Take I-30 15 miles east to Hwy 80.
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Casa Mañana
In the Cultural District, Casa Mañana presents high-quality Broadway musicals and children’s theater.
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Cedar Street Courtyard
Forget the dark and crowded club scene; this sophisticated courtyard venue serves martinis along with jazz and swing.
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Sunland Park Race Track
There’s live and simulcast horse races just over the New Mexico border at Sunland Park Race Track.
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Music Hall at Fair Park
Hosts summer performances of the Broadway blockbuster-style Dallas Summer Musicals (www.dallassummermusicals.org).
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AtticRep
This cutting-edge theater knows how to pick a great script, producing shows that are edgy, compelling and current.
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Curtain Club and Liquid Lounge
Both these clubs, under the same roof in Deep Ellum, are steady venues for local and national rock and roll acts.
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Garage Tequila Bar
More than 100 tequilas are on the menu at this fun and casual drinkery. Live music plays Thursday through Sunday.
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Reliant Stadium
The Houston Texans play at Reliant Stadium and draw plenty of raucous crowds.
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Inversion Coffee House
Hung up your dancin’ shoes? Enjoy a tasty cup o’ Joe with the boys at Inversion Coffee House.
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Rahr & Sons Brewing Co
Keep the pint glass after sampling some Ugly Pug or Buffalo Butt as you burp your way through this fun tour.
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Big Easy
This unpretentious place in the Village honors Houston's New Orleans connection with live blues and zydeco.
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South Beach
The high-tech sound and dancefloor lights help keep South Beach stay true to its namesake.
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Station 4
Station 4 dance club hosts the Rose Room drag show on Friday and Saturday nights at 11pm.
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Jones Hall for the Performing Arts
Jones Hall for the Performing Arts hosts the Houston Symphony Orchestra.
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