FLASHLIGHTS DFW

The Dallas Mavericks play the Sacramento Kings tonight at American Airlines Center at 7:30pm.  2500 Victory Ave, Dallas. Liz Mikel will be performing at Scat Jazz Lounge tonight at 9pm.  111 W. Fourth St., Fort Worth. Comedian Ian Bagg is live in Stand up tonight at Hyena’s Comedy Night Club in Fort Worth 425 Commerce St.  He’s got a show at 8:30pm and 10:30pm.  Cost $10 Sommore!  This funny lady’s Standing Ovation Tour stops here in the DFW tonight at Verizon Theater in Grand Prairie 1001 Performance Place.  972-854-5050 and www.ticketmaster.com for tickets.  Her show is at 8pm. Sip wine, eat wood fired pizza, and listen to the smooth sounds of the Mark McKenzie Jazz Quartet at Two Corks and a Bottle, 2800 Routh St., Suite 140 in Dallas. Funny man Jeff Burghart is live in stand up tonight at Hyena’s Comedy Night Club in Dallas, 5321 E. Mockingbird Ln.  He’s got two show’s.  One at 8:30pm and one at 10pm. ...

The Dallas Stars go up against the New Jersey Devils at American Airlines Center tonight at 7:30pm.  www.ticketmaster.com for tickets There is an adult skate session you can check out at Southern Skates 2939 Ledbetter Dr., Dallas.  The session is from 9:30pm to 1am.  It cost $5 to get in and skate rental is $3. “Music from the Heart and Soul of a Woman”, a jazz concert tonight at Sandaga 813 benefitting Cameras in the Classroom for Special Needs Children.  Its $20, and the concert is from 7:30pm to midnight.  www.notonliltswatch.org Tonight there are FREE Pickup Adult Kickball Games at Tietze Park 2850 Skillman St., Dallas.  Get there at 7pm.  They are basically doing this to recruit people for their kickball league.  This should be a fun way to get active and burn off some calories with your boo!  www.kickball.com/dallas Jazz in the Atrium at the Dallas Museum of Art continues for yet another Thursday.  1717 N. H...

The Dallas Mavericks go up against the Houston Rockets at 7:30pm at the American Airlines Center.  2500 Victory Ave., Dallas.  www.ticketmaster.com for tickets. There is a Paint and Sip event tonight in Arlington at the Fox and the Hound, 1001 NE Green Oaks Blvd.  As with all Paint and Sip events you get Paints, Paint Brushes, a Smock and Canvas and you’re instructed by a professional artist.  The event starts at 7pm and cost $45.  If you haven’t seen it yet, you can still go and see the beautiful displays at the Chinese Lantern Festival at Fair Park, 1200 S. Second Ave., Dallas.  $15 for adults and $10 for kids with discount code VIP2013.  Its open from 5:30pm to 9:30pm.  I think this is a great way to take a romantic stroll, or to tire out your kids!  Bundle up! Live jazz?  Page 43 Is performing tonight at Buttons in Addison and they have half off bottles tonight as well.  Eat, drink, chill and be entertai...

Buzzbrews Classical Open Mic continues tonight at 8pm. 4334 Lemmon Ave., Dallas.  Grab your boo, eat, drink and be merry to the sounds of local classical artists flexing their muscle.  Or if you have skills you can flex them here.  There’s a paint and sip tonight at Brewed in Fort Worth.  801 W. Magnolia Ave.  It starts at 7pm and for $45 you get a canvas, paints, brushes,  a smock and you get instruction from an artist.  Oh and you get to drink.. Hookahs and Hip Hop Tuesdays continues tonight at Momo’s Pasta in Dallas.  2800 Routh St.  It starts at 10pm.  And there is free admisstion with RSVP.  Call or text 214-233-4250. It’s a date night at Max’s Wine Dive with Dallas Moms Blog.  Couples get a 3 course meal with wine pairings, there will be giveaways, each couple gets a swag bag to take with them, and of course you get to meet and mingle with other couples.  Its $40 per couple.  For more...

It’s Adult Lego Night at Legoland Discovery Center!  3000 Grapevine Mills Pkwy., in Grapevine.  Its from 7pm to 9pm and cost $12.99 to get in. A new Monday night event is starting fresh today!  May be great to unwind after work!  Its Magnum Mondays at WORK Bar and Grill!  New to Deep Ellum.  2618 Elm St., Dallas.  $4 drink specials, a rustic atmosphere, and BBQ!  Get there about 8pm. You can have dinner and enjoy the smooth contemporary sounds of Blue Side at Sambuca in Uptown this evening.  2120 McKinney Ave.  The Colorado Avalanche go up against our Dallas Stars tonight at American Airlines Center, 2500 Victory Ave., Dallas.  The bout starts at 7:30pm and you can get tickets on www.ticketmaster.com That’s all I have for today loves!  Grab your boo and go shake off the Monday drama!

Its Poets  and Jazz tonight at the Clarence  Muse Cafe Theater,  650 Griffin St.,  Dallas.   It cost $10 and starts  at 9pm. Ishmael Sings is performing  tonight  at Buttons in Addison.   15207 Addison Road.  He goes on at 8.  Eat,  drink,  chill! STAG!  Austin based comedy group is going to be at the Dallas Comedy House tonight,  2645 Commerce St.  Tickets are $10 to $12, the show is at 7:30 and they  sell out  crowds... If you like spicy food,  Zest Fest continues today and they will be roasting pig,  briscuit, and Ribs and there  will be drinks!   500 W.  Las Colinas Blvd.   $16 to get in.   The food is from 6pm to 9pm. Tyler Perry's play Hell Hath No Fury Like A Woman Scorned is going on today at the Verizon Theatre in Grand Prairie.   www.ticketmaster.com 8pm Funny man Steven Michael Quezeda is live in st...

Enjoy live jazz at Scatt Jazz Lounge tonight!  It’s a Tribute to Charles Mingus!  111 W. Fourth St., Suite 11 in Fort Worth.  The show starts at 9pm. The Dallas Stars go up against the Toronto Maple Leafs tonight at American Airlines Center 2500 Victory Ave., in Dallas.  The bout starts at 7pm.  www.ticketmaster.com Enjoy live music, wine tasting and wood fired pizza at Two Corks and a Bottle!  2800 Routh St., in Dallas.  The live music is from 7pm to 10pm. Free!!  Its Thursday!!  Time for Jazz in the Atrium at the Dallas Museum of Art!  1717 N. Harwood St., Dallas.  Free admission and you can purchase food and cocktails!  I’m feeling frisky…  Kinda bored..  So I’m sure someone else is too…  Soooo…. I’m going to suggest Beamers Happy Hour!  J Free buffet, discounted drinks, hip hop, and you can request passes at www.beamersclub.com 2443 Walnut Hill Ln., Dallas Go Pla...

Live Music and Good Food!  Enjoy the smooth Contemporary sounds of Blue Side at Sambuca in Uptown.  2120 Mckinney Ave., Dallas.  214-744-0820.. Blue Sushi Sake Grill!  Currently the best Sushi Bar in Fort Worth!  And they have a Happy Hour from 3pm to 6:30pm in their Sake Bombers Lounge.  $5 Maki and $3 Sapporo Sake Bombs and discounted  appetizers. In the mood for Mediterranean?  Café Izmir, at 3711 Greenville Ave in Dallas has a $10 for $20 deal on Yelp!  Just go to yelp and search Café Izmir from your phone or computer to find it. That’s all I have for today loves!  But these are some pretty cool spots!  Go Play!

The Classical Open Mic at Buzzbrews Kitchen continues! 4334 Lemmon Ave., Dallas.    Its FREE!    Go hear local classical musicians flex their muscles!    Eat, Drink and be Merry! The Dallas Stars go up against the Minnesota Wild tonight at 7pm at American Airlines Center, 2500 Victory Ave., Dallas.  www.ticketmaster.com Its Hookahs and Hip Hop Tuesdays at Momo’s Pasta! 2800 Routh St., Dallas!  Free admission with RSVP 214-233-4250! Then there’s the Dallas Comedy House Open Mic!  2645 Commerce St., Dallas.  Its free.  Go, laugh and hangout! Also, the Open Mic at Opening Bell Coffee is cool.  Artist here are mainly using Acoustic and Keybourds.  Its at 2301 Flora St., Dallas and starts around 8pm.  Sets are about 15 minutes. Revenge of the Band Geeks is tonight!  Basically the Greater Dallas Youth Orchestra Wind Symphony and the Dallas Wind Symphony will be having a concert tonigh...

Midtown Art Walk from 6pm to 10pm today!  Its free!  Enjoy live music, paintings, sculpture, food and drinks.  Lots of different styles of art!  13331 Preston Rd., Dallas. Dallas Stars play the Portland Trail Blazers today at 7:30pm at American Airlines Center 2500 Victory Ave., Dallas.   The Blue Man Group has another show tonight at Bass Performance Hall in Fort Worth.  Todays shows are at 4pm and 8pm.  525 Commerce St.  http://www.blueman.com Or you can enjoy live music at the Chicks Who Rock Show at the Gas Monkey Bar and Grill.  10261 Technology Blvd East., Dallas.  No cover.. Go Play!

  The Blue Man Group is in town and performing their exhilarating show at Bass Performance Hall in Fort Worth.    525 Commerce St.    The show starts at 7:30pm. For tickets click this link…   http://www.blueman.com/?cfc_source=search&gclid=CMGI9cfOhbwCFUsV7AodMzEAmw The Dallas Black Dance Theater is doing a performance tonight at the Mcfarlin Auditorium 6405 Boaz Lane, in Dallas.  The performance starts at 7:30pm and cost from $42.50 to $67.50. Tickets can be purchased at www.attpac.org The Buster Brown Band is performing at Buttons in Fort Worth tonight.  4701 W. Fwy.  Eat good, drink and chill! Funny man Darren Carter is live in stand up again tonight at Hyena’s Comedy Night Club in Dallas.  5299 E. Mockingbird Ln. Suite 220.  He goes on at 8:30pm and tickets are $10 to $15. Comedian Karlous Miller is live in stand up again tonight at the Improv in Arlington.  309 Curtis Mathes Way.  He has...

The Dallas Stars take on the Boston Bruins today at 7:30pm at American Airlines Center 2500 Victory Ave., Dallas.  www.ticketmaster.com  for tickets. You can still check out the Chinese Lantern Festival  at Fair Park 1200 S. Second Ave., Dallas.  Admission is $15 for adults and $10 for kids.  Use discount code VIP2013.  It opens at 5:30pm.  I think this is a great way to take a romantic walk or tire out your kids…  ;-) Lazer Light Party!!  Savoy is happening at the House of Blues tonight.  Its going to be a club night basically with awesome lazer lights.  This is for the party couple.  It cost $20 at the door.  2200 N. Lamar St., Dallas. Comedian Karlous Miller is going to be in standup at the Improv in Arlington.  309 Curtis Mathes Way.  He goes on at 8pm and tickets are $17 to $27.  Comedian Steve Byrne is going to be in stand up at the Improv in Addison...

The Alcove is a great little trendy bar.  Very comfy, and a great place to relax off your work day stress.  2907 State St., Dallas. Joe Cajun.  Not really a fancy place but evidently this place has the best crawfish in Arlington.  1115 E. Pioneer Pkwy., Arlington.  Even if you don’t get out and go, I think this place is worthy of bookmarking for crawfish season. Scat Jazz Lounge is going to be having the smooth sounds of Open Standard featuring Ricki Derek tonight.  111 W. 4 th St., #11 in Fort Worth.   Get there about 8pm.  Chill and enjoy. This place is kinda cool if you like Louisiana Style Daiquiris….  May also be noteworthy to remember for the summer.  The Daiquiri Shop 692 W. Pioneer Pkwy Suite 120 in Grand Prairie.  They are open from 10am to 9pm and they stay open until 11pm on Friday and Saturday. Chiladas in Plano has a happy hour from 4pm to 7pm.  6145 Windhaven Pkwy.  Go Pla...

The Dallas Stars go up against the Edmonton Oilers today at American Airlines Center 2500 Victory Ave., Dallas.  The game starts at 7:30pm and you can get tickets at www.ticketmaster.com Listen to local classical musicians flex their muscle for free, and eat drink and be merry at Buzzbrews Kitchen’s Classical Open Mic tonight!  4334 Lemmon Ave., Dallas.  Its Hookahs and Hip Hop Tuesdays at Momo’s Pasta 2800 Routh St., Dallas.  Get there about 10.  Go play loves!

The Mav’s play the Orlando Magic tonight at 7:30pm at American Airlines Center 2500 Victory Ave., Dallas.  www.ticketmaster.com Half priced food at Barcadia!  Eat, Drink and Play arcade games!!  1917 N. Henderson Ave., Dallas and in Fort Worth the address is 816 Matisse Dr. There is an open stage at the House of Poets in Richardson.  Go, be entertained, relax, eat drink and be merry.  580 W. Arapaho Rd.  Its starts at 7pm and it cost $5 to get in. Live music, food and drink?  You can enjoy the contemporary sounds of Blue side at Sambuca in Uptown 2120 Mckinney Ave.  214-744-0820. Go play loves!!

The Mav's play the New Orleans Pelicans tonight at American Airlines Center. 2500 Victory Ave., Dallas.  www.ticketmaster.com for tickets.  The game is at 7:30pm. Comedian Rachel Feinstein is live in stand tonight at Hyenas Comedy Night Club in Fort Worth.  425 Commerce St.  She goes on at 10:30pm and tickets are $10.  Call 817-877-5233 for more info. Comedian Special K is on stage tonight at the Improv in Arlington.   309 Curtis Mathes Way.  His show is at 9:30 and tickets are $20 to $30. This is a trippy experience..  You can listen to the sounds of Pink Floyd while viewing an amazing lights show at the UTA Planetarium.  700 Planetarium Pl., Arlington.   Shows are at 7 and 8pm and cost $6. If you havent seen it yet, 50 Shades the Musical continues tonight at Dallas City Performance Hall.  2520 Flora St., Dallas.  Shows are at 5pm and 8pm and tickets are $45.  www.attpac.org Go play!

“Who’s Bad! A Michael Jackson Tribute!” is going down tonight at the House of Blues, 2200 N. Lamar St.       Tickets are $13.50 to $20.    The show starts at 9:30pm For more info click this link..    http://www.houseofblues.com/tickets/eventdetail.php?eventid=84231 50 Shades the Musical Continues!    Its at Dallas City Performance Hall, 2520 Flora St.    It starts at 7pm and tickets are $45. Comedian Special K is live in stand up tonight at the Improv in Arlington 309 Curtis Mathes Way.  He’s got a show at 8pm and 10:30pm and tickets are from $20 to $30. Pappas Bros is having a Cabernet Sauvignon Wine Tasting tonight from 6pm to 8pm.    10477 Lombardy Lane. Funny man Colin Quinn will be doing a stand up show tonight at the Wyly Theatre 2400 Flora St., Dallas.  He’s been on SNL, and most recently had his own show, “Tough Crowd with Colin Quinn” on Comedy Central.  Tickets are...

50 Shades the Musical continues tonight!  The Show starts at 7:30pm and cost $45.  Its actually looking to be pretty funny!  Its going to be at Dallas city performance Hall, 2520 Flora St., Dallas.  For tickets click this link  http://www.attpac.org/on-sale/2014/50-shades-the-musical/ This could end up cool!  Its Bottle Cap Bingo at the World of Beer, 5600 SMU Blvd., Dallas.  Its free, and you end up learning about local breweries.  Seems like a fun, low profile event for a Thursday date night. I’ve been ignoring this but one of my friends went and took some awesome pics and I think it’s a great date night stop.  The Chinese Lantern Festival at Fair Park, 1200 S. Second Ave., Dallas.  Admission is $15 for adults, and $10 for kids.  Use discount code VIP2013 and get $5 off adult tickets and $3 off kids tickets. Also, Thursday Nights Jazz in the Atrium Continues for 2014 at the Dallas Muse...

If you were into the 50 shades trilogy of books you may want to check out the musical!  Its at Dallas City Performance Hall 2520 Flora St., Dallas.  Its $45 and the show starts at 7:30pm.

Tonight at 7:30pm the Dallas Mavericks play the L.A. Lakers at American Airlines Center 2500 Victory Ave., Dallas.  www.ticketmaster.com Tuesday Night Hookahs and Hip Hop!  Momo’s Pasta Dallas is having Hookahs and Hip Hop tonight at 10pm.  It’s a little late but then again, this is for the live couple!    Admission is free with RSVP 214-233-4250. Sandaga 813 is having their Tuesday Night Jazz Jam tonight at 8pm.  813 Exposition Ave., Dallas.  972-415-7491  Eat, drink, chill.. The awesome Tuesday night Classical Open Mic continues for 2014 at Buzzbrews 4334 Lemmon Ave., Dallas.  Come see classical musicians flex their muscles!  Eat, drink, chill. A cool wine glass painting class!  Tonight at The Art of Wine, 11909 Preston Rd., Dallas.   The class is from 6:30pm to 8:30pm and is $25 per person.  Glass, Paint and Brushes Provided!  214-476-6628  to register. Jazz Artist Sh...

Acoustic artists Domino and Amy will be performing tonight at Sambuca 2120 Mckinney Ave., Dallas.  Get there about 8pm.  Eat good, vibe, chill, and relax off your Monday! Relaxing pilates tonight at the Texas Discovery Gardens 3601 Marting Luther King Jr. Blvd., Dallas at 6pm.  The cost is $15. Mid Cities!!  It’s a Paint and sip night at La Hacienda Ranch in Colleyville 5250 Highway 121.  Its going to be at 7pm and the cost is $45. They’ll be watching the college football championship (Florida State Seminoles and Auburn Tigers) at Sambuca 360 in Plano at 6:30pm 7200 Bishop Rd. #270.  

The L.A. Clippers will be here to play our Dallas Mavericks tonight at 7:30pm at American Airlines Center 2500 Victory Avenue, Dallas.  www.ticketmaster.com for tickets. Funny man Ben Creed will be performing tonight at Hyena’s Comedy Night Club in Fort Worth, 425 Commerce St.  He goes on at 10:30pm and the tickets will be $10. Funny man Taylor Williamson will be doing stand up tonight at the Addison Improc, 4980 Belt Line Rd., Addison.  The tickets will be $20 to $30 and he goes on at 10:30pm. Café Izmir!  A little Mediterranean restaurant that is great for a date night and almost always has Friday night deals.  3711 Greenville, Dallas.  214-826-7788 and you can check them out at ww.cafeizmir.com Go Play Loves!!

If you’re like most of us, you are recuperating from the holidays..  But some of you still have energy!  So for you couples that do, I have a few things to do. The Montreal Canadians go against our Dallas Stars tonight at 7:30pm at American Airlines Center 2500 Victory Ave., Dallas.  www.ticketmaster.com for tickets Being John Malkovich is being shown tonight at the Texas Theater 231 W. Jefferson Blvd., Dallas at 8pm.  Click this link to buy tickets…  http://thetexastheatre.com/movies-events/being-john-malkovich-35mm-print Wood Fired Gourmet Pizza, Wine, and Live Music can be enjoyed at Two Corks and a Bottle!  2800 Routh Street,. Suite 140, Dallas…  And a pretty cool place to go hang out tonight..  Omg Thursdays!  After 9pm at Winstons Superclub, 3111 Willborn Ave., Dallas.  $5 Margaritas, $5 Mimosas, $5 Wine by the glass, and more specials! Ever wanted to see a Bollywood film?  There’s one showin...