Midlothian Church Plans Sermon on ‘LGBT Agenda’ by David Taffet, Page 8

WWWWJD?JD? Midlothian church plans sermon on ‘LGBT Agenda’ by David Taffet, Page 8

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A group of protesters them into an adjoining room and, through tears, stood vigil outside Lew Sterrett explained she was unable to issue that license until Jiminez was released. under Texas law. — David Taffet Chandler and Jiminez handcuffed themselves Interfaith Peace Chap- to the stanchion at the front of the line and sat in protest for the rest of the day. el defaced with graffiti When the building closed at 4:30 p.m., sheriff’s Dallas police were at Cathedral deputies told the couple to leave or face arrest for of Hope this morning (Thurs- criminal trespass. Jiminez unlocked the handcuffs, day, Jan. 5) investigating graffiti but the couple refused to leave. Deputies escorted painted onto the church’s Interfaith them downstairs and privately offered to let the Peace Chapel. The building was couple go, if they would leave. They refused and vandalized at about 11 p.m. on were escorted to jail. Wednesday night, according to The couple made several court appearances. the Rev. Neil Cazares-Thomas, Each time, a group of supporters protested out- CoH’s lead pastor. side the Crowley Courts building. Thomas said that he appeared In a plea deal, they agreed to serve 40 hours on a talk show on KHVN, a gospel of community service, Chandler raised money for station, yesterday, but he doesn’t Youth First and Jiminez for the North Texas Food think the graffiti was done by any of the callers, in particular. But Bank. Press Conference Room at the Texas Capitol, to Roy Moore receives ‘Bill of Rights it may have been someone who listened to the announce the filing of Senate Bill 6, “The Privacy show that vandalized the chapel. Protection Act.” Award’ The spray-painted message included a Lou- Roy Moore, the former chief justice of the Ala- For those who might not know, “Privacy isiana phone number and referred to a car as a bama Supreme Court who was suspended from Protection Act” is the alias Patrick has given to his “Brown Chivy Suburbin.” The name “Johntion that position last May after ordering the state’s version of HB 2, the anti-transgender bathroom bill Kimbrou” — possibly “Kimbrow” — was also probate judges to ignore the U.S. Supreme Court’s that has cost the state of North Carolina hundreds painted on the church, along with a reference to marriage equality ruling and instead continue to of millions of dollars. Patrick thinks that by pre- “kitty porn.” enforce Alabama’s unconstitutional ban on same- tending he is trying to protect women and children Cazares-Thomas said he is concerned about sex marriage, last month was named the recipient from predatory men instead of just plain ol’ hating removing the paint from the porous surface and of the 2016 Bill of Rights Award. on transgender people, he can fool people into hopes to have the building clean by this weekend Carris Kocher, chair of the Bill of Rights Bicen- thinking SB6 is a good thing. Of course, if he when a wedding is scheduled to be performed in tennial Committee of Concordville, Penn., said really wanted to protect women and children from the building. that Moore won the award for his “courageous — David Taffet predatory men, he would be working to stop the standing on the 10th Amendment,” and the press Patrick holding press conference men in the Texas Legislature from passing laws release announcing the award points out that — to that interfere with women’s control over their own to announce filing of bathroom no one’s surprise — “Like Judge Roy Moore, Mrs. bodies and health decisions. Kocher believes criminal law and marriage law fall bill Hopefully there are enough people in the entirely under the jurisdiction of state law.” Texas Lt. Gov. Dan Patrick is so proud that he Legislature who have more sense than prejudice The 10th Amendment, for those who may is going to put Texas’ economic health at risk that that they will be able to stop this bill before it gets not remember, is the one that says any powers he’s holding a press conference this afternoon to anywhere. But we suggest that everyone who not expressly given to the federal government announce it. does oppose it put as much effort as possible into or expressly prohibited to the states by the U.S. Patrick and state Sen. Lois Kolkhorst, R-Bren- letting your representatives and senators know Constitution is “reserved to the states respectively, ham, sent out a “media advisory” on Wednes- that this is a really really bad idea. or to the people.” day, Jan. 4, to say they will be holding a press — Tammye Nash conference Thursday, at 1 p.m. in the Senate — Tammye Nash

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01.06.17 █ dallasvoice 9 LGBT advocates headed to she said. “We just coexist like every other resident here.” Midlothian to attend Gateway See you in church Now, she said, she worries that her neigh- Church sermon on “LGBT war bors will think of them as “the female couple on the corner, and what they might be plot- on Christianity” ting to do.” The only thing they’re plotting, Brown DAVID TAFFET | Senior Staff Writer said, is winning “Yard of the Month.” That’s [email protected] their LGBT agenda. Penny Armstrong, who is working on a Karen McCrocklin is going to church on post-doctoral certification in sexual and gen- Looking for a good way to Sunday — despite the risk of being struck by der justice at Brite Divinity School, wrote to make a difference? Check a bolt of lightening. Pastor Shull and laid out her case: “We both McCrocklin doesn’t usually attend church, know that there are biblical passages that out Gay For Good but she said she felt compelled to go when support racism, slavery, abuse of women and she received an invitation from Gateway warring aggressions that we no longer apply ERIN MOORE | Special Contributor Church in Midlothian. On Jan. 8, the sermon in our lives,” she wrote. “We also know that Special to Dallas Voice topic will be “The War on Christianity: Expos- Jesus taught us to show kindness to every ing the LGBT Agenda.” person.” With so much loss and tragedy in the world, McCrocklin posted her version of the Gay She concluded her letter to Shull by “re- in the news, in our own communities, people Agenda on the church’s Facebook page: spectfully asking you to refrain from creating are searching for ways to be nicer to each other. “The LGBT Agenda — Be kind, generous more hate and suspicion when it is complete- We have become so separate from each other, and productive members of society, pay tax- ly contrary to the teachings we are called to so distant, that it feels like we truly are isolated. es, spend time with family and friends, save follow.” Facebook gives the illusion of friendship with for vacation, honor thy father and mother, do Shull’s response indicates he’s received people we don’t even know. Twitter is a con- not covet thy neighbor’s house or anything a number of responses to his church’s post- stant barrage of bumper-sticker thoughts that that belongs to thy neighbor, do not commit card. “Out of the numerous I have received, go swirling by without care or consequence. adultery, do not steal, do not murder, etc. ... you are the only one who has been civil and Snapchat and Instagram are temporary “LOOK That’s about it.” that is appreciated,” he wrote. AT ME..then gone” moments. McCrocklin said her first instinct was to The Gateway pastor criticized messages But it’s time to make some real connections education and supervised ministry and pro- sive churches out of concern about the up- stage a protest outside Gateway. But she said he’s received, saying they’re “making a judg- again. It’s time to make a real difference again. fessor of practical theology at Brite Divinity coming Trump administration, the anecdotal she isn’t going to do that. “Part of me wants ment based on assumption. No one, even you, It’s time to remember who we are as a commu- School, said, “There is no war between Chris- evidence suggests. to stand up and tell them what I think,” she knows what my position will be nor the words nity. Time to volunteer our time again. tians and the LGBT community.” Sprinkle said he’d love to attend Sunday’s said. “But I’m going to listen. I’m not going to that will be spoken this coming Sunday.” When I first started in the Dallas LGBT com- He called it a diversion for something else. Gateway service, but he’ll be preaching in disrupt their service.” But a quick check of his past sermons gives munity, I was part of a group that organized “It’s familiar stuff — attack the LGBT com- another church at the same time. His topic She said what disturbs her is the prospect a relatively strong indication. In June, for ex- events around National Coming Out Day. Our munity and all eyes are directed there,” he won’t be an imaginary war. “I’ll be talking of a 15-year-old kid going to the church with ample, he criticized President Barack Obama said. about Jesus,” he said. his or her parents and getting the message for issuing a Pride Month declaration so “the He said the church’s mission of minister- After services, Sprinkle said, he’ll work on that there’s something wrong with them. As LGBT can celebrate their sin.” He said he ing to lost souls and an upcoming sermon, his own LGBT Agenda: “I’ll be taking care of the Trump administration comes into office, feels sick when he sees parades, although he “Why is life so hard for me?” indicate that my family, my dog and my career.” McCrocklin said she expects to hear about a doesn’t explain who’s forcing him to watch the Gateway church ministers to people with In the month following the November lot more similar incidents, and she worries these parades. problems and who need someone to blame election, the Southern Poverty Law Center re- that many people believe his election gives But in his response to Armstrong, Shull for those problems. ported a quite different Trump bump — 1,094 them a license to discriminate. assures her “that my motivation is based “They should pay attention to Jesus, who bias-related incidents. Of those, 109 were an- Gateway Church is a nondenominational solely on love, not hate nor contempt. Ev- said, ‘If you intend to remove a speck from ti-LGBT, and four of those in Texas. Christian church with three campuses — in ery comment I have received is undergirded someone else’s eye, remove the log from That’s only the fourth highest category. An- Midlothian, in DeSoto and the original in with how much we should love people and your own first,’” Sprinkle said. ti-immigrant motivation accounted for more Duncanville, which opened in 1946. “Speak- not judge or condemn. I agree so I can prom- He said the movement to accept LGBT than 300 of the incidents, anti-black more ing in tongues” is mentioned among the ise you, and all who are concerned, that my members into Christian congregations dates than 200 and anti-Muslim a little more than church’s beliefs and practices. Senior Pastor words will neither condemn nor judge their back to 1948 with a church in Atlanta. Today the anti-LGBT. Ron Shull graduated from Southwestern As- actions; however, I do remember a great man more than 5,000 congregations are open and Of the documented cases, in 37 percent the semblies of God University in Waxahachie, once said that we are to ‘speak the truth in welcoming. perpetrators referenced Trump, his campaign with a B.A. in pastoral ministries. love.’” “That doesn’t sound like a war to me,” slogan or his remarks about sexual assault, The LGBT community isn’t mentioned on He expressed a concern that “a segment in Sprinkle said. according to statistics released by the SPLC. the church’s website, and among the tenets our society that is attempting to silence the According to the Pew Research Center, The SPLC places the blame in one place: listed in Gateway’s mission is “to seek and voice of those who hold to the biblical posi- between 2007 and 2014, the percentage of Hate speech throughout the presidential save all who are lost in sin.” tion of sexuality and the biblical foundation the U.S. population declaring themselves campaign that emboldened people to be open But if the LGBT community is among those for marriage.” Those are the people, he said, Christian slid 7 percent, from 78.4 percent with their prejudices and bigotry. lost in sin, Pastor Shull has a funny way of toward whom his sermon will be directed. to 70.6 percent. There was one increase in Several LGBT people living in Midlothian inviting them in. McCrocklin, former Dallas Gay and Les- affiliation: Although three in 10 LGB people said this is a new church and this is the first The church hasn’t posted its upcoming bian Alliance President Steve Atkinson and say they have been personally made to feel time they’ve received a mailer from it. They sermon topic on Facebook and has removed several of their friends aren’t making as- unwelcome in a church, more LGB individu- described Gateway as a small congregation comments about the sermon topic. But the sumptions. Instead, they will be at the service als identify as Christian than ever before, 48 that’s been fairly quiet. church didn’t shy away from sending post- on Sunday to learn about this war they’re ap- percent up from 42 percent in 2013, Sprinkle Tiffany Brown, who lives in Midlothian, cards to Midlothian residents with the ser- parently waging. Whether they learn about found in his research. received one of the church’s mailers. What’s mon topic emblazoned across a Rainbow some new tactics the LGBT community is “Hardly a war on Christianity,” Sprinkle worse than receiving the postcard herself, she Flag. (McCrocklin suggested that the fact the supposedly using to wage war on Christians, reiterated. said, is “knowing that my neighbors have church used the rainbow flag and called it the or find out this was just a diversion for oth- Sprinkle said he’s been hearing from min- been targeted for hate material that is specific “LGBT agenda” and not the “homosexual er problems people are seeing in their lives, isters about what they’re calling a “Trump to me.” agenda” indicates the community has made they’ll be there, listening. Bump” in progressive churches, an increase She described life in the community as progress.) “I don’t want them talking about me be- in attendance unlike anything they’ve seen peaceful. “We don’t hide being gay and we The Rev. Steve Sprinkle, director of field hind my back,” McCrocklin explained. █ since 9-11. People are returning to progres- don’t shove it in the faces of our neighbors,”

10 dallasvoice.com █ 01.06.17 she said. “We just coexist like every other resident here.” Now, she said, she worries that her neighbors will think of them as “the female couple on the corner, and what they might be plotting to do.” The only thing they’re plotting, Brown Resolution solution said, is winning “Yard of the Month.” That’s their LGBT agenda. Penny Armstrong, who is working on a chosen slogan was “Out Everyday,” to show post-doctoral certification in sexual and gen- Looking for a good way to that we are a vital part of our community, every der justice at Brite Divinity School, wrote to make a difference? Check community. The idea was that we are all in this Pastor Shull and laid out her case: “We both together. know that there are biblical passages that out Gay For Good I am now working with a group called Gay support racism, slavery, abuse of women and For Good, and it has much the same message. warring aggressions that we no longer apply ERIN MOORE | Special Contributor G4G is an all-volunteer organization that in our lives,” she wrote. “We also know that Special to Dallas Voice goes out into the so-called straight community Jesus taught us to show kindness to every and to volunteer one day a month for a local person.” With so much loss and tragedy in the world, charity. We have done everything from clear- She concluded her letter to Shull by “re- in the news, in our own communities, people ing bamboo stands for a trail around Elm Fork spectfully asking you to refrain from creating are searching for ways to be nicer to each other. to placing flags at veterans’ graves, to sorting more hate and suspicion when it is complete- We have become so separate from each other, clothing at Dress for Success. We volunteer with ly contrary to the teachings we are called to so distant, that it feels like we truly are isolated. youth, seniors, veterans, the homeless, animals follow.” Facebook gives the illusion of friendship with and for the environment. Shull’s response indicates he’s received people we don’t even know. Twitter is a con- It is a no–frills, sweat equity way to invest in one gay resident who feels alone. During a sation are our weapons against separation and a number of responses to his church’s post- stant barrage of bumper-sticker thoughts that our community. We do not ask for, nor do we Gay for Good volunteers work at Promise House. (Courtesy Erin Moore) card. “Out of the numerous I have received, go swirling by without care or consequence. give money. We give time; we show up and do you are the only one who has been civil and Snapchat and Instagram are temporary “LOOK AT ME..then gone” moments. whatever is needed. that is appreciated,” he wrote. visit to Promise House, we will chat with the discrimination. Join us or any other volunteer But it’s time to make some real connections What is perhaps more important than the The Gateway pastor criticized messages abandoned youth that feels like she has finally group and make a difference in that group and again. It’s time to make a real difference again. work we do, though, are the conversations we he’s received, saying they’re “making a judg- found some footing. with that group. It’s time to remember who we are as a commu- have while doing it. ment based on assumption. No one, even you, We make a difference in our community, one We need to know each other again and hold nity. Time to volunteer our time again. During a Habitat for Humanity build, we knows what my position will be nor the words weekend, once a month. our community closer. █ When I first started in the Dallas LGBT com- will converse with the local Baptist church that will be spoken this coming Sunday.” In this next year — in the next four years — Erin Moore is the vice chair of the Dallas/Ft. munity, I was part of a group that organized volunteers about our personal stories. During But a quick check of his past sermons gives real connection, real impact and real work will Worth Chapter of Gay For Good (gayforgood. events around National Coming Out Day. Our a visit to a senior home, we will talk with the a relatively strong indication. In June, for ex- matter more and more. Kindness and conver- org/dallas_tx). ample, he criticized President Barack Obama for issuing a Pride Month declaration so “the leadership on the city council and because her LGBT can celebrate their sin.” He said he candidacy represents an important step toward feels sick when he sees parades, although he a more inclusive South – where LGBT elected doesn’t explain who’s forcing him to watch Atlanta’s first LGBT mayor? officials are severely under-represented.” these parades. Woolard lead the Atlanta City Council in But in his response to Armstrong, Shull “Following in the foot steps of great At- passing Georgia’s only comprehensive civil assures her “that my motivation is based Cathy Woolard’s lanta mayors who also broke a glass ceiling rights bill protecting LGBTQ people from dis- solely on love, not hate nor contempt. Ev- campaign, which — including Maynard Jackson, the first Afri- crimination in housing, employment and pub- ery comment I have received is undergirded brings her to Dallas in can-American mayor, and Shirley Franklin, the lic accommodations; in adding “gender iden- with how much we should love people and first female mayor — would be a great honor,” tity” to Atlanta’s non-discrimination policy; not judge or condemn. I agree so I can prom- January, could have Woolard said. “This is what makes Atlanta and in suing Georgia’s state insurance to allow ise you, and all who are concerned, that my nationwide not only one of the great cities in America, but benefits for LGBTQ partners of state employees words will neither condemn nor judge their throughout the world. It is important to show Woolard was also the first national field di- actions; however, I do remember a great man ramifications future generations that anything is possible, re- rector for the Human Rights Campaign, and once said that we are to ‘speak the truth in gardless of the color of your skin, whether you most recently, she lobbied against House Bill love.’” CHRIS CASH | Georgia Voice are male or female, or even your sexual orien- 757, the Georgia Religious Liberty Bill, for He expressed a concern that “a segment in Special to Dallas Voice tation.” Georgia Equality. Georgia Gov. Nathan Deal our society that is attempting to silence the Eric Johnson of Dallas is hosting a fundrais- vetoed the bill last May. voice of those who hold to the biblical posi- Cathy Woolard is used to beer for Woolard in next week because “with “Cathy Woolard has spent much of her life tion of sexuality and the biblical foundation ing first, and she intends to keep all that’s happening in the country, it’s more leading the fight for LGBT equality around for marriage.” Those are the people, he said, it that way. important than ever to elect LGBT people at the country and in Georgia, going back to the toward whom his sermon will be directed. She was the first candidate all levels of government,” he said. “Cathy 1980s,” said Jeff Graham, executive director McCrocklin, former Dallas Gay and Les- to declare in the 2017 Atlanta Woolard’s race for mayor of Atlanta is such an of Georgia Equality. “LGBT people would not bian Alliance President Steve Atkinson and mayoral race, the first openly important priority in 2017. She will make a fan- have civil rights protections in Atlanta if it several of their friends aren’t making as- gay official in Georgia history tastic mayor for Atlanta.” weren’t for her.” sumptions. Instead, they will be at the service when elected to the Atlanta City The Gay and Lesbian Victory Fund, whose In a recent fundraising letter former Houston on Sunday to learn about this war they’re ap- Council in 1997, and the first mission is to elect openly LGBT officials, has mayor, Anise Parker, called Woolard’s bid “one parently waging. Whether they learn about woman to serve as council pres- endorsed Woolard’s candidacy, citing its his- of the most important for the LGBT movement some new tactics the LGBT community is ident when elected in 2002. torical and practical significance. GLVF’s vice in the next year, “ adding that “Cathy is a re- supposedly using to wage war on Christians, And if she prevails in her president of political operations and communi- markable leader for our movement.” or find out this was just a diversion for oth- current campaign, Woolard will cation, Martine Apopca, called Woolard’s cam- House parties in Dallas, Austin and Houston er problems people are seeing in their lives, become the first LGBT mayor of paign for mayor of Atlanta “one of the most are planned for the second week in January to they’ll be there, listening. Atlanta. Only three other major exciting and important in the country for LGBT raise funds for Woolard’s campaign. To learn “I don’t want them talking about me be- cities in the country — Hous- equality. We endorsed Cathy more than a year more about Woolard’s campaign visit cathyfo- hind my back,” McCrocklin explained. █ ton, Portland and Seattle — Cathy Woolard before her election because of her visionary have elected LGBT mayors. ratlanta.com. █

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12 dallasvoice.com █ 01.06.17 the LORD; even to his tenth will do. Trying to instruct them on right and An open letter to Kim Burrell: generation shall he not enter abundant living YET struggling with this flaw into the congregation of the would give the appearance that I was a “hyp- LORD.” ocrite,” and my conviction is so strong that I Please start acting like Jesus Christ! Given the disproportionate refuse to let that happen. number of black children born So I work on myself (something you should to single black mothers, hover- consider) and try to love and help people like other celebrities, because my platform is ing around 80 percent, my call to action using during my journey in this form. It is a lesson Dear Kim: decidedly smaller. I can’t cancel your appear- this Bible verse ALONE would ensure that we you should STRONGLY consider. Sista-Gurl, ances, like Ellen DeGeneres did (Did you even could rightfully decrease the number of church So Sista-Gurl, in the end, I simply leave you we need to talk. REALIZE Ellen is like the most POPULAR attendees by well over three quarters, because with this: PLEASE start acting like Jesus Christ. Really, we do. lesbian on the PLANET? What in the HELL these women and their children often seek ref- It’s not that hard and the gospel of Jesus Christ Over the past were you thinking?!?). And I can’t make an uge in churches as they attempt to find under- is more simple than Christians are willing to weekend, the off-the-cuff suggestion that you contact the standing, acceptance and a closer relationship admit. It hinges on two commandments giv- entire world has Donald Trump campaign and offer to sing at with God. That would result in the closure of en by God, not all of those human command- heard a portion the inauguration because he can’t BUY enter- MANY black churches and pastors, like your- ments and prohibitions designed by the early of Kim Burrell’s tainers to perform. self, having to find other sources of income to Hebrews to make themselves right before God “Sermon on But since I can’t do those things, I decided live on, which isn’t unprecedented because last in a ritual sense. the Mount,” in that dragging you through the muck just wasn’t time I checked, Jesus Christ worked as a car- By the way, homosexuality is not a sin and which you un- the response for me to make — even though I penter while he shared his life-affirming minis- never was. It was considered a ritual impurity abashedly made the following statements: wanted it to be. And that hurts because I truly try and at NO CHARGE. by the early Hebrews that prevented access to “Anybody in this room who feels the homo- want to READ you for FILTH. How about that? God per their standards, not God’s. sexual spirit, beg God to free you.” … “I came Why? But Sista-Gurl, that option didn’t work for The majority of biblical scholars, including to tell you about sin. That sin nature. That per- Because for me, this is all deeply personal. me either. Hebrew scholars, agree that “toevah,” used to verted homosexual spirit, and the spirit of delu- Because I was around when the AIDS pan- So I contemplated going over every scripture describe ritual uncleanness, was not consid- sion and confusion. It has deceived many men demic was at its heighth, and black gays were dealing with homosexuality in biblical times ered a moral sin. Many prohibitions found in and women, and it’s caused a stain on the body dropping like flies, along with everyone else. A and outlining what those scriptures meant in the book of Leviticus in particular fell under of Christ.” … “You as a man, you open your number of those black gay men who were in their historical, cultural, religious and political the banner of “toevah.” Eating pork or shell- mouth and take a man’s penis in your face, you the black church sat in pews like those at your context — a process known as hermeneutical fish, sleeping with a woman on her menstrual are perverted. … You are a woman and will church Sunday after Sunday after Sunday, study. As an ordained minister, I believe that cycle, wearing fabric composed of two differ- shake your face in another woman’s breast, you continuing to be victimized and ostracized at approach to studying and understanding the ent fibers, those with leprosy and yes, even are perverted.” a time when they needed LOVE and support Bible is critical to understanding how we can homosexuality were considered “toevah.” But Then you alluded to the fact (or prophecy) from their pastors and fellow parishioners. synthesize that information and apply what we they weren’t sins as you and other pastors er- that all homosexuals will die in 2017 due to Those men can no longer speak out. But I can to 21st century living. roneously preach. their sins, assuming that they don’t repent and can. I strongly believe one of the reasons HIV Oh, about that ordained minister situation, In closing, Sista-Gurl if you hadn’t canceled live a lie, meaning a lie because homosexuality can’t be contained in the black community is it’s something many don’t know about me and your latest Bible study due to putting your is presumably a sin, per your beliefs and doc- because of the church’s position on homosexu- I choose not to divulge it often for very specific damn foot in your mouth with all this tired, trine. ality. I’ve always believe that. reasons. Even though I’m not a Christian any played-out foolishness, perhaps you and your Oh, Kim … . Then I considered issuing a national call to longer, having left the faith several years ago women could have had an insightful session Sista-Gurl, as I sit here and wrestle with how action that involved black homosexuals arm- over my growing dismay with the hypocrisy on “toevah” and start the process of learning to respond to you, I am conflicted for a number ing themselves with biblical scriptures high- of the church, in particular the black church, I what the Bible really has to teach mankind of reasons: lighting the penalties for heterosexual sins, am still a firm believer in Jesus Christ and try because there are some importance lessons to As one of God’s children that belongs to going to their neighborhood churches, and to live by the principles he taught during his be learned about loving your fellow man and group you have prophesied will die this year, DRAGGING all those known to have violated 33-year ministry. woman. But I digress … . my first inclination is to drag you through the the Bible, because as you so eloquently stated, However, because I have an affinity for pro- My regards, muck and mire like everyone else has been do- God hates sin. fanity (Hey, at least I’m being honest!), I don’t Buster ing through Facebook postings, memes, You- My favorite scripture of choice in that regard want people to associate the word “ordained” Buster Spiller is a happily married, longtime Tube videos and personal conversations. is found in Deutoronomy 23:2, which reads: “A or “minister” with Jesus Christ and my person- activist, and award-winning playwright from

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topped with a breaded cutlet and gently fried egg), you’re miss- 5. Trompo. So, great Top ing out on an essential Japanese dish rarely found in North Tex- restaurants have a great as. And you can wash all of it down with a well-priced cocktail location, superior service, menu with choices like pamplamousse and whiskey punch. It’s warm atmosphere, an ex- all top-knotch. 2817 Maple Ave. TopKnotDallas.com. tensive menu and a laud- able wine list, right? Well, 3. Filament. Matt McCallister (a protégé of Stephan Pyles) is not so much. Sometimes one of Dallas’ bright lights in the cheffy constellation, someone they are a total hole-in- tables10 new restaurants that most who takes many risks — some of which don’t always pay off, the-wall that offers bottle resonated in 2016 but which get you excited in their high-wire-act ballsiness. of Topo Chico through a That’s how it seems at Filament, his Deep Ellum diner — part window and delivers your warehouse, part shabby-chic Southern manse. From the New meal in a polyurethane Orleans-inspired tile floor to the old-fashioned accessories, you clamshell. At least, that’s how they do it at Trompo, ARNOLD WAYNE JONES | Executive Editor feel at home with the menu that reinvents country classics. The a taqueria I adopted early [email protected] barbecue chicken is glazed in DrPepper sauce; the shrimp and grits Mexicanized with chipotle. Then there are outside-the-box (I was its first-ever cus- items like the bonito flake johnnycake, dancing evanescently tomer, as well as first-ever on the plate. Perfect — the food here not only moves, it moves reviewer) and have not lost my passion for. you. 2626 Main St. FilamentDallas.com. Owner Luis Olvera makes a small menu of three tacos and thee quesadillas, either with estaurants are an oddly egalitarian pop culture phe- set North Texas’ dining scene apart in 2016. It wasn’t a question trompo (a vertical rotisserie of paprika-spiced nomenon. TV shows can “find” their audiences in of being “good” or “better than someone else;” it was a matter 4. Sprezza. A blind spot in Dallas cuisine has always been pork, sliced onto a hot tortilla and grill-fin- reruns, movies’ success can depend on good marketing of absolute culinary perfection, the kind that gave Pyles his excellent high-end Italian food. Pizza? Yes. A good papa- ished), bistek (sliced beef) or paneer-and-no- and distribution, but then be later discovered on cable reputation in the first place. (He cribbed the name from his radelle here and there? Certainly. But consistent hand-crafted pales (vegetarian), garnished lightly (cheese or Netflix and gain a new life. But restaurants are chimeras. first success, Routh Street Café — a reminder that as far as he’s Italian? You can count them on one hand. But now you need is added for the quesadillas) and with RThey are not static, like a film or a CD or a season of a TV show; come, he’s not far from his roots.) to go to your thumb: Sprezza, which contributed to the resto housemade salsas adding heat. It’s simplicity they change depending upon many factors, from their staffs There’s the décor — a wall of glass windows bring the tree- renaissance in Oak Lawn (it has given buzz to Maple Avenue turned into taste-bud porn: Sensual, satisfying, to the training to the attention of the chef to the menu to the lined parts of Flora Street into the building itself; a whimsical along with neighbor 18th & Vine BBQ, which just missed my unique. Olvera will be opening a new version neighborhood. Even the greatest of them eventually shutter. light fixture pops from the ceiling like a perpetually blooming finalists). The secret of great pasta is the rustic texture, which is in Oak Cliff this year with slightly-expanded And even the best — as far as critics are concerned, at least — flower — which only enhances the sense of harmony between designed specifically to grip various sauces, oils and vegetables offerings and seating, but we’ll always fondly can fail to catch on with diners, depending on parking or price nature and man’s mastery of it in the form of culinary wizardry. to their highest flavor usage; these handmade ravioli, triangoli, recall our first love. 839 Singleton Blvd. point or just the death of buzz. There’s the warm, coddling elegance that makes you feel in- bucatini and more accentuate the fresh flavors and the richness A critic can only say what makes a great restaurant (or a bad stantly ensconced in attentiveness. There are the subtle touches of the in-house bolognese, the shaved pecorino, the creamy 6. The Theodore. Where Filament fo- one); what we cannot do is make you like it (if you have pre- (small, discrete barrels upon which female diners may set their burrata. You enjoy these treats (which evolve with a tweaked menu almost daily) in a bright, light-filled dining room with a cusses specifically on Southern cuisine, chef ferred deep-dish Chicago pizza since childhood, no amount of purses; the check, delivered rolled in a block of wood with a Tim Byers — himself a Southern-influenced prose can convince you thin NYC style is superior, pen included, like some 18th-century scrivener’s large, inviting bar. Bravo! 4010 Maple Ave. SprezzaDallas.com. no matter how many adjectives we layer on like 2016 YEAR IN REVIEW desk set; the canelles of sweet butter) that add pepperonis). And a caravan of effusive encomiums DINING classiness. can’t predict the future — my waiter happened to And then, of course, there is the food itself, more make a great wine recommendation; your experience may vary. curated than prepared. Each category (starters, entrees, des- It’s why I call my year-end list Top Tables, because these are serts) is accompanied by a literary quote or poem as refined as the new restaurants (usually since about Autumn 2015 and end- the execution. Pyles’ renowned affinity for south-of-the-border ing 12 months later, though there are some exceptions from late delicacies (huitlacoche in the empanadas, cod prepared escabe- 2016; but look for many late-2016 openings — Kabuki, Sugarba- che-style) elevated with his exacting standards transform even con Proper Kitchen Lakewood, HG Sply Co. Fort Worth, Flying a prosaic fisherman’s dish like ceviche into a winding rope of Fish, TorTaco, V-Eats Modern Vegan, Beto & Son and a host of amberjack specked with mango-lillikoi reduction and Marcona others — to be considered for my 2017 list) that captured dining almonds. in Dallas in the previous year. (Just missing this year’s list: Julia This isn’t going to be your daily lunch hangout or a casual Pearl, Whistle Britches, Street’s Fine Chicken, 18th & Vine BBQ dinner date. It feels like an event. I guess because it is. and Tacodeli.) 2330 Flora St. FloraStreet.com. There might be better meals out there, or fancier décor, or slicker service, but not necessarily places that stuck with me The Rest more regarding my dining life. I stand by all of them. 2. Top Knot. Last year’s No.1 restaurant, Uptown’s fine-dining sushi success Uchi, figures again this year with Top Knot, Restaurant of the Year: its upstairs sister restaurant. You have to respect the culinary Flora Street Café by Stephan Pyles lineage of these two. At Top Knot, the most common items are The naming of Stephan Pyles’ Flora Street Café as the best elevated to gourmet status (French toast gets a Thai twist at restaurant of the year is less a selection than an inevitable brunch, for instance). The kitchen is adept at taking food down apotheosis, a kind of beatification or consecration of what really inventive rabbit holes. If you’ve never tried katsudon (rice

AROUND THE WORLD | The lamb loin at Flora Street Cafe, above, is just one of the dishes that made it the restaurant of the year. Other highlights: the katsudon cutlet at Top Knot, right; the handmade ricotta ravioli ragu at Sprezza, top opposite; and the trompo tacos and combination quesadillas at Trompo, below opposite. (Photography by Arnold Wayne Jones and Kevin Marple)

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5. Trompo. So, great restaurants have a great location, superior service, warm atmosphere, an ex- Thank You tensive menu and a laud- for Voting Us BEST Civil & able wine list, right? Well, Family Attorney not so much. Sometimes they are a total hole-in- the-wall that offers bottle of Topo Chico through a window and delivers your Put Down That meal in a polyurethane Criminal Defense clamshell. At least, that’s Razor!! how they do it at Trompo, a taqueria I adopted early Serving the DWI (I was its first-ever cus- LGBT tomer, as well as first-ever cook — takes a broader American approach Community Expunctions & Non-Disclosures reviewer) and have not lost my passion for. to the food at The Theodore. There’s chicken for 3 years! Owner Luis Olvera makes a small menu of and waffles (coconutty!) for the Dixie fans, Same-Sex Couple Family Law three tacos and thee quesadillas, either with but also a traditional New England lobster trompo (a vertical rotisserie of paprika-spiced roll, fluffy fish and chips and perhaps the Call today for your Phone answered 24 hours a day pork, sliced onto a hot tortilla and grill-fin- best meatball appetizer I’ve had this decade. FREE consultation ished), bistek (sliced beef) or paneer-and-no- 214-521-2200 or visit It’s an eclectic menu (including inventive 682-593-1442 www.PeteSchulte.com pales (vegetarian), garnished lightly (cheese cocktails) that surprises with each mouthful. htgtelectrolysis.com Flexible payment plans Available is added for the quesadillas) and with NorthPark Center, 8687 N. Central Expressway. 4140 Lemmon Avenue 4131 N. Central Expy., Ste 680, Dallas, TX 75204 housemade salsas adding heat. It’s simplicity TheTheodore.com. Studio 38, Dallas, TX turned into taste-bud porn: Sensual, satisfying, unique. Olvera will be opening a new version 7. Grayson Social. My initial impression of in Oak Cliff this year with slightly-expanded Grayson Social was a slight puzzlement. The offerings and seating, but we’ll always fondly website has no thorough menu listed, and the recall our first love. 839 Singleton Blvd. cocktail list looked extensive but overly sweet and directionless. I went in, frankly, as a skep- 6. The Theodore. Where Filament fo- tic. I emerged a convert. The drinks do tend cusses specifically on Southern cuisine, chef a bit to the floral side, but not unduly so, and Tim Byers — himself a Southern-influenced they have a hand-crafted quality that makes the bar menu fun to explore. But chef Daniel Tarasevich has designed some big-idea dishes with a Southern flair. (With Fil- ament, The Theodore, Kitchen LTO, Mudhen Meats & Greens, Julia Pearl, Whistle Britches, here and elsewhere, redux Southern cooking was probably the major theme of 2016… other than tacos. See elsewhere on this list.) Look for a full review soon. 1555 Main St. GraysonSocial.com.

8. Montlake Cut. 2016’s first major restaurant opening remained one of the year’s best, and the principal reason is probably authenticity. Nick Badovinus was already known for his casual concepts with high-end execution of comfort foods at popular spots like Neighborhood Services and The Porch. But this seafood-centric resto — which overtook the

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01.06.17 █ dallasvoice 15 L+S interview n a world of downloads, EP, singles and mu- 8. Michael Kiwanuka, Love & Hate. It’s sic videos, we still love full music albums. not until nearly halfway through “Cold Little Here, then, our top CDs of 2016. Heart,” the cinematic-like launch song from I Michael Kiwanuka’s stunning sophomore Hear me 10. Britney Spears, Glory. If you counted release, that we hear the British soul artist’s the Holy Spirit out after 2013’s weird let-down vintage-sounding croon wash over us like a Our picks for 2016’s Britney Jean, you should know better. Brit’s warm bath. Kiwanuka is a modern-day Otis best albums next success is always her next comeback, but Redding, and his sensitive-man voice is un- out Glory wasn’t just the teeter-totter effect — she’s shakeable as it imprints an old-school vibe on over, she’s back — in full swing. Her return to each of these timeless tunes. artistic, well, glory repositioned the 7. Angel Olsen, My Woman. Vegas-headlining mom somewhere 2016 YEAR IN REVIEW Some voices make everything between the hazy Blackout and In MUSIC in their path disappear. Angel the Zone with its celestial pop and Olsen’s heavenly drawl is one of less-fabricated production. And the nod to them. With My Woman, the St. Louis native her Southern roots, the country-licked “Liar,” tangled you within her intoxicating world of where she’s actually, like, singing? More of this stirring melodies and whispery vocal flourish- singing thing please and stat. es. If she didn’t have you with the stark synth- 9. Tyler Glenn, Excommunication. Mor- specked opener “Intern,” well, that’s probably monism — but really, all organized religions your fault. But there’s no way you could resist — got a much-needed wake-up call thanks to “Sister,” a guitar sprawl that will have you the Neon Trees frontman. On Excommunication, yearning right along with it. Glenn was not about to sugarcoat his cutting 6. Emeli Sandé, Long Live the Angels. Five words when he held the LDS Church account- years is practically a lifetime between albums able for his suicidal thoughts and made no in the transient pop world, but for Emeli apologies for being a glammed-out gay. In the Sandé, that time, it seems, is just what she process, Glenn’s first solo project as an out needed. Reeling from the end of a longtime man sticks to his pop sensibilities, which make relationship to her childhood sweetheart, the for the best music of his career. Standouts in- gifted “Next to You” soprano let her forlorn clude the soaring “Midnight” and the sparsely feelings simmer into this devastating (the produced “John, Give ‘Em Hell,” a sincere breathtakingly raw “Shakes”) and empower- moment of encouragement that every shamed queer kid needs to hear. █ MUSIC Page 20

finally agree that Tony Romo has been vastly overrated? With two standout rookies on the starting lineup this season — opening QB Dak Prescott and league-leading rusher Ezekiel Elliott, Culture pearls plus wide receiver Dez Bryant — the Not everything about 2016 sucked; here are some highlights Dallas Cowboys had their best season since the glory days of Troy Aikman, ne thing we know about 2016: It of Dallas and a new home for Kitchen Emmitt Smith and Michael Irvin. It’s was the year they never stopped Dog, and upheaval generally in Dallas been a while since professional sports sucking. From shootings to arts… but the additions may bear fruit in North Texas have focused on football Oelections to celebrity deaths that all but in 2017 to show that change is inevitable instead of baseball and basketball, and exhausted everyone emotionally, the and even positive. we’re glad to see the ’Boys back. year was one horror show after another... Oak Lawn food scene blossoms. In Lemonade. Not the album, not the although there were some memorable about a year, tons of new restaurants video, but all of it — Beyonce’s smartly moments that did not revolve around opened in the gayborhood (while others marketed concept album, CD, tour and Russian hacking or feeling closed): 18th & Vine, Sprez- controversy about all it really meant had like we are living “The Day 2016 YEAR IN REVIEW za, Zephyr, Street’s Fine people talking about pop music in a way the Music Died.” CULTURE & Chicken, Tacos y Mas and they rarely do anymore. (See about the THE ARTS Cedar Grove have all made Year in Music, above) Turnover — turmoil or their mark in the eating-out Easter (Back) in the Park. After a progress in local arts groups. The Dallas scene. (For more on the influence of the disastrous year when the festival in Lee Summer Musicals canned longtime lead- local food scene, see our Top Tables of Park didn’t happen, folks got their act er Michael Jenkins, the Dallas Symphony the year, Page 14.) together in 2016 and brought it back, Orchestra announced the impending PokemonGO becomes “a thing.” better than ever. departure of music director Japp Van In the days following the tragic po- Angels return to Uptown. The Dallas Zweden, the Dallas Museum of Art land- lice shooting, many Texas nerds lost Theater Center famously staged both ed a new executive director (Agustin Ar- themselves in an alternate world where parts of Tony Kushner’s Pulitzer Prize- teaga) … and that was just the first half Pokemon is real and can be found out and Tony Award-winning play Angels of the year. Add Jubilee’s new AD, and and about. The interactive game caught in America at the Kalita Humphreys new leadership as well at WaterTower on like West Texas brushfire and was Theater in 1996… only to have subscrib- Theatre, Theatre 3, Upstart Productions, inescapable for months. ers balk at the shocking frankness and the shuttering of Contemporary Theatre How ‘bout dem ‘Boys? Can we all political currency about the Reagan Era, AIDS and hypocrisy. Now, 20 years later, Zeke Elliott, right, set AstroTurf — and Instagram — aflutter with his amazing play and infec- tious personality; Tyler Glenn, above, delivered perhaps the year’s most confessional album. █ CULTURE Page 20

16 dallasvoice.com █ 01.06.17 01.06.17 █ dallasvoice 17 L+S year in review Takin’ it to the streets From bargain to luxury, the year in auto excellence

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year has come and gone — and so have about 60 top- flight autos. From compacts to high-flying crossovers, here are some of the best we Adrove during 2016, from the most 2016 YEAR IN REVIEW affordable to the highest end AUTO (with base prices listed).

Scion iA. Sure, it’s a compact built by Mazda, but the soulful THREE FOR THE ROAD | BMW’s M2, above, Audi’s S7, near opposite, and Volvo’s XC90, far opposite, were among the best rides avail- chassis and steering engage. Interiors could have come from able during 2016. Audi with blue-stitched leatherette dash, console joywheel audio, Blind spot monitoring and rear cross-path detection. across town electrically or further efficiently. $33,220. infotainment and faux carbon fiber. A 1.8-liter engine delivers A simple manual top and manual transmission are elemental. Chrysler Pacifica Hybrid. A mini-van seems ludicrous, but 106 horsepower and 33/42-MPG city/hwy. Now called the $24,995. wait. This beautiful liner can take you and seven friends any- Toyota Yaris iA, it’s no less enjoyable. $15,950. Chevy Volt. An all-electric range of 53 miles, plus the ability where in mini-limo comfort and do it with 30 miles all-electric Fiat 124 Spider. It’s a Miata restyled like the classic Fiat 124 to travel long distance on gasoline, makes Volt the green car range — achieving 80-MPGe city — before the gas engine Spider from the ‘70s and with an engine transplant. Bodies for all reasons. It’s rated 106-MPGe. Styling is futuristic, but fires up to continue the journey. Euro handling delights. With echo classic Pininfarina styling, but the Spider harbors a 160 it looks less concept car than its predecessor. Apple CarPlay a $7,500 federal tax credit, it’s cheaper than a loaded Prius. horsepower turbo-four from the 500 Abarth. Opt for Bose and 4G Wi-Fi add tech. Pop the hatch, toss in your gear and go $34,495.

18 dallasvoice.com █ 01.06.17 Lexus RC200t. Lexus’ “affordable” coupe is supercharged and turbocharged sexy and spirited. The spindle grille, bulging 4-cylinder engine. $45,750. fenders, LED lights and fastback roofline look BMW M2. Like a nightmare good anywhere. A 2.0-liter turbo-four and stripped naked, styling is the Mus- 8-speed transmission delivers 22/32-MPG cle Mary version of the classic 2002 city/hwy. Adjust for ECO, normal, sport and model, but it’s packing a 365 horse- snow. Flatscreen instruments and 835 watts of power turbocharged six-cylinder Mark Levinson audio seal it. $40,155. engine. Click from 0-60 mph in 4.4 Volvo XC90. A Swedish Range Rover, seconds and 155 mph. Testosterone streamlined and elegant, with a Scandinavian splashes from deep front air inlets, cabin finely strewn with light wood, soft 19-in. wheels, and faceted lower leather, laser-etched switches and infotain- grilles. Color it Long Beach Blue ment screen that swipes through logical Metallic! $51,700. screens. Bowers & Wilkins audio is deific. Cadillac CT6. Cadillac’s flagship Thrust it forward with a 316 horsepower sedan broadsides the Germans

without getting annihilated. Lightweight bocharged V8 delivers 450 horsepower, 0-60 THREE FOR THE ROAD | BMW’s M2, above, Audi’s S7, near opposite, and Volvo’s XC90, far opposite, were among the best rides avail- materials enable athletic handling. The cabin mph in 4.5 seconds, and 155 mph top speed. able during 2016. is awash in leather, wood and Bose Panaray Elegance and sport automobilified. $79,900. audio. Rear passengers stretch like princes. Range Rover Diesel td6. If QEII and envi- Get it with turbo-four, V6, or a 404-horsepow- ro-friendly Prince Charles jointly conjured a er twin-turbo V6 engines. Go plug-in hybrid royal carriage, it’s this. The Queen drives her to enjoy 30 electric miles. $53,495. own Range Rover across vast estates because Audi S7. Like a sedan in Armani, the S7 it is divinely comfortable and imminently ca- gleams with a sleek roof, clean bodylines, LED pable. Stoke it with a turbo-diesel engine that lights and electric rear spoiler. It looks wide delivers 22/29-MPG city/hwy, and you have and exotic. The four-place cabin wears quilted a big hoss that scampers off the line and rolls leather, suede and carbon twill panels. A tur- efficiently. $86,950. █ ThisThis isis What’sWhat’s Next!Next!

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█ MUSIC From Page 16 You,” about a relationship that’s gone off mantras, “Runnin’ Just in Case” and “I’ve Got of childhood nostalgia, bygone relationships course, to the sharp ageism-commentary “Old Wheels,” meanwhile also challenging gender (with women and men) and one very moving ing (the lifting mid-tempo “Babe”) diary of a Men, Young Women” — are showcases for her norms on “Tomboy” and enlisting rebound sex car ride (the mesmerizing James Blake-assisted healing heart. unique ability to tap into the human condition. to remedy her breakup woe on the glorious “White Ferrari”) into your life story as Ocean 5. Lori McKenna, The Bird & the Rifle. 4. Miranda Lambert, The Weight of These Grammy-nominated “Vice.” At least half of reveals his own. Songwriter-to-the-stars Lori McKenna is nomi- Wings. Country music’s incipient legend want- Lambert’s steel-pedal confessionals – undoubt- 2. Bon Iver, 22, Million. “It might be over nated for four Grammys this year: one for Tim ed her double-disc divorce album to speak edly, “Pushin’ Time,” which is sweet, tender, soon,” a piping voice cuts in. Amid the loop, McGraw’s rendition of “Humble and Kind,” a for itself. She eschewed the typical promo perfect — will be sitting comfortably amid a gospel sample and garbled synths, Bon Iver song she wrote and also recorded for The Bird interviews. There was no buzzy primetime country’s classics. laments the inevitably of dissolve. Throughout & the Rifle, along with best Americana album, confessional. Instead, Lambert’s glorious 22- 3. Frank Ocean, Blond. R&B’s out maverick 22, Million, the Wisconsin-born songwriter is American Roots performance and American song narrative — easily some of her best work Frank Ocean is responsible for some of this grappling with time through lyrical vignettes Roots song. The recognition is overdue. As — plunges deep into the heart and renders past decade’s best R&B, and this year, Blond of life that are fleeting, just like this fly-by al- intimate as eavesdropping on a room full of insight through her drunken, cigarette-drag- proved that his skillful debut Channel Orange bum and its transcendental back half. If you’re revealing conversations, McKenna’s 10 char- ging, broken-hearted path to contentment. The wasn’t just a fluke. The open-hearted Blond not moved to tears by the time you get to the acter-driven songs — from the sincere “Wreck journey starts and ends with a pair of steadfast works like magic, slow burning snapshots album’s quiet coda, “00000 Million,” then it will purge you with its wistful reminder to surrender to the sometimes nasty doings of fate. 1. Beyoncé, Lemonade. Who even remem- bers Beyoncé before 2016? With Lemonade, the Slay Queen recast herself as an edgy auteur, thrashing radio pop parameters with a few swings of her baseball bat. Yes, she pretty much ran the world — and yes, she definitely made earlier career efforts look like amateur hour. Suddenly, she was more than a song slayer — she was a black voice that mattered. A risk taker. A meme-starter. She was the reason we couldn’t stop talking about some good-haired hussy named “Becky.” The story- book narratives lifted the curtain to potential personal reflections on married life with Jay Z, but also took a broader look at current gender and racial divides. “Freedom” furnished the strength for us to survive Trump’s Ameri- ca. “Daddy Lessons” was the country song you never knew you needed from Beyoncé. And Lemonade as a whole? A cultural and genre-busting touchstone in both Bey’s career

and pop music itself. █ — Chris Azzopardi

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Uptown Players — now also in the Kalita — started Part One (Part Two should come next season) in November … without controversy, and powerfully performed, proof that the play remains relevant on the brink of Drump- fworld. The ilume gallerie closes, and the property changes ownership… to the dismay of many. Developer Luke Crosland sold his ilume and ilumePark properties, and before long, the complaints were numerous, and even the ilume gallerie — one of the first tenants, and a continuous supporter of local charities — shut down, sending many who enjoyed the hub of gay life to gripe. Deep Ellum roars back online. Deep Ellum was a center of cultural growth in the 1990s, fell off in the 2000s, and started to come back in the 2010s, but last year seems like a water- shed of new clubs, restaurants, businesses, traffic and energy. Superqueeroes. Two shows, on two different networks, both had major characters (Penguin on Gotham and Kara’s spymaster sister on Supergirl) come out as gay. █ — Arnold Wayne Jones

20 dallasvoice.com █ 01.06.17 LIFE+STYLE Thursday 01.12 Little Black Dress preview party best bets For a decade, the Little Black Dress party has been a staple of the early social/benefit season. The runway show and party features hot couture looks, put on by FashionCITED, as a fundraiser for the Legal Hospice of Texas, which offers legal help to those with HIV/AIDS. Be- fore the actual show, though, is the preview party, where you can check out a hint of what’s to come.

DEETS: Goodson Acura of Dallas, 4801 Lemmon Ave. 7–9:30 p.m. wwLegalHospice.org.

Wednesday 01.11 — Sunday 01.22

Tony Award-winner ‘The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night-Time’ debuts in Dallas Friday 01.06 Beth Henley’s ‘Laugh’ A neighbor’s dog turns up dead, so 15-year-old Christopher — opens, directed by — a savant who struggles on the autism spectrum — sets Sunday 01.29 Jeffrey Schmidt about to unearth the true culprit. What he discovers im- pacts his life’s course in ways he could not imagine. Mark Playwright Beth Henley (Crimes of Haddon’s acclaimed book The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Heart, The Miss Firecracker Contest) the Night-Time was turned into an equally heralded play, has been well-represented at The- winning five Tony Awards (including best play and best atre 3 over the years — the Pulitzer director) and running a staggering two years on Broadway. Prize-winner and SMU alum even It makes its North Texas debut this week with a limited run. worked there once. So it’s a kind of homecoming that the company will DEETS: Winspear Opera House, 2401 Flora St. ATTPAC.org. stage her comedy Laugh, about ad- ventures in 1920s Hollywood. Jeffrey Schmidt, who last month was named online exclusive T3’s new artistic director, directs.

Read our interview with co-choregrapher DEETS: Theatre 3, 2900 Routh St. in the Steven Hoggett only on InstanTea at DallasVoice.com Quadrangle. In previews through Jan. 8. Theatre3Dallas.com.

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01.06.17 █ dallasvoice 21 calendar highlights ARTSWEEK SATURDAY 01.07 THEATER MAGIC Gloria. The regional premiere of this Pulitzer The Carbonaro Effect — Live! Gay illusionist finalist about the cutthroat world of magazine Michael Carbonaro, who performs his magic on publishing. Studio Theatre of the Wyly TV, brings his live show to the Winspear Opera Theatre, 2400 Flora St. Through Jan. 22. House, 2403 Flora St. 7 p.m. ATTPAC.org. DallasTheaterCenter.org. I Love You, You’re Perfect, Now Change. TUESDAY 01.10 Theatre 3’s annual musical comedy revue returns, FILM but in a newly re-imagined production. Theatre The Great Escape. John Sturges’ exciting WWII Too inside Theatre 3, 2900 Routh St. in the adventure, about a real escape from a Nazi camp. Quadrangle. Through Feb. 12. Screens as part of the Tuesday Big Movie New Theatre3Dallas.com. Classic Series at Landmark’s Magnolia Theatre in the West Village, 3699 McKinney Ave. Screens at Death on Delivery! An all-new Pegasus Theatre 7:30 p.m. and 10 p.m. show in the patented process of Living Black and White, set in 1939 in a maternity ward. Directed WEDNESDAY 01.11 by Michael Serrecchia. Eisemann Performance THEATER Center, 2351 Performance Drive, Richardson. The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night- Through Jan. 22. $22–$42. PegasusTheatre.com. Time. The highly acclaimed stage adaptation Laugh. SMU alumna and Pulitzer winner of the book about a boy on the spectrum Beth Henley’s play, directed by T3’s new artistic investigating the killing of a neighbor’s dog. Read director, Jeffrey Schmidt. Theatre 3, 2900 our exclusive interview with movement director Routh St. in the Quadrangle. Through Jan. 29. Steve Hoggett at DallasVoice.com. Winspear Theatre3Dallas.com. Opera House, 2403 Flora St. Jan. 11–22. FINE ART ATTPAC.org. Pathways. A new and immense mural by Swiss Grounded. A fighter pilot, put on desk duty artist Nicolas Party — a dreamy, cobalt forest of because of her unplanned pregnancy, spends her possibly underwater landscapes — occupies the day operating drones and her nights in carefree main concourse of the museum, also featuring domesticity in this contemporary look at morality the pastel painting Two Men with Hats. Dallas and modern warfare. Bryant Hall on the Kalita Museum of Art, 1717 Harwood St. Humphreys campus, 3636 Turtle Creek Blvd. Jan. Through Feb. 5. Free. DMA.org. 11–Feb. 4. 2TT.co. Pablo Picasso: Ceramics. An exhibition of the great 20th century artists work in clay. Arlington THURSDAY 01.12 CABARET Museum of Art, 201 W. Main St., Arlington. Judy Chamberlain Jazz. The jazz vocalist’s Through Feb. 12. ArlingtonMuseum.org. weekly cabaret performance in the back room of Art and Nature in the Middle Ages. Evolving Zippers Hideaway, 3333 N. Fitzhugh St. 9 p.m. representations of the natural world in the Glitterbomb Denton. Weekly queer variety show. Romanesque period, from England to Iran. Dallas Mable Peabody’s Beauty Parlor and Chain Saw Museum of Art, 1717 Harwood St. Repair, 1125 E. University Drive, Denton. 9:30 p.m. Through March 19. DMA.org. BROADCAST Divine Felines: Cats of Ancient Egypt. Highlights Top Chef Charleston. Two Dallas chefs — of works from the Brooklyn Museum that honor John Tesar and Casey Thompson — are among the mystical role cats played in the days of the the returning competitors who this season are pharoahs. Dallas Museum of Art, 1717 Harwood pitted against newcomers. Bravo at 8 p.m. St. Through Feb. 5. Free. DMA.org. COMMUNITY EXHIBITION Little Black Dress Preview Party. A preview of Birds of Paradise. Developed by the National the annual FashionCITED fundraiser for Legal Geographic, this exhibition explores 39 rare birds Hospice of Texas. Goodson Acura, 4801 Lemmon found in the area of New Guinea. Final weekend. Ave. Perot Museum of Nature and Science, 7 p.m. LegalHospice.org. 2201 N. Field St. PerotMuseum.org. this week’s solution FRIDAY 01.06 COMMUNITY HallowQueen: Rave to the Grave. A new, monthly queer-centric Halloween-themed party with raffles, drag and burlesque performance, trivia contests and more. Costumes strongly encouraged. Hosted by May May Graves and Hella Lugosi. Taboo Lounge, 1418 N. Riverfront Blvd. 9 p.m.–2 a.m. $5–$10 cover. Email amanda@darkroomlament. com for more infomation.

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22 dallasvoice.com █ 01.05.17 L+S year in review Start your new year off with a █ DINING From Page 15 same space as the similarly-themed Spoon — may be his most personal place yet, a Valentine to his Pacific Northwest upbringing. Take, for instance, the NW clam chowder, BANG a piping and potent stew of al Bring the whole gang! dente cubes of russet potatoes (the signature tuber of the Northwest), chewy clams, salty-peppery lardons of bacon and a great crunch from, I suspect, celery and onion — it’s his mom’s recipe, so I’d never ask outright. But that’s the kind of hom- iness that gives a restaurant heart: Montlake Cut even serves coffee from a Seattle roaster ... and it’s not Starbucks. Like I say: Authenticity. 8220 Westchester Drive. MLCDallas. AnREFRESH American | RELAX | RE-ENERGIZE Sauna com. The small menu at Resident nevertheless offers a world tour 9. Kitchen LTO (v2.0). Technical- of flavors, from pork belly to chicken to crispy kale-and-cau- ly, this restaurant opened “too late” liflower tacos. The new Kitchen LTO space provides an even to be on this list, but it worked its better neutral canvas for the art and food than its Trinity way on for several reasons: First, Groves incarnation. (Arnold Wayne Jones/Dallas Voice) it’s the re-launch of a concept that of a corner strip mall in northeast Dallas, closed in 2016 (in Trinity Groves) and are as thoughtfully conceived and exe- emerged in November in Deep Ellum, so cuted as you’d find at the nicest Parisian there’s a history here. Second, the very na- brasseries — they are artfully magnificent ture of the concept is to re-invent itself ev- mini-meals. ery six months, so wait too long and you’ll They are sizeable, first off, and three miss what it’s all about: New and exciting can take you through a tasting tour of the food and décor. It’s a risky proposition, but diversity and complexity of a great taco. proprietress Casie Caldwell has upped her The glazed pork belly perches like a queen game with this new iteration. The space atop a bed of lightly-vinegared slaw and is more tailored to her vision — more coins of cucumber, crowned by a tiara warmth, more intimacy — and current of microgreens. It’s a taco of surprising chef Josh Harmon has gussied up some beauty, but the rich flavors justify your dishes (miso-praline bacon, as decadent decision to stop lookin’ and start eatin’. A as it sounds), done playful takes on others tremendous mound of slow-cooked pulled and generally created a kind of culinary chicken with peanuts and mole almost playground. 2901 Elm St. KitchenLTO.com. overwhelms the tensile strength of the single tortilla, so woof it down quickly. And 10. Resident Taqueria. I swooned over vegans should appreciate the caramelized more than one taco joint this year. There’s cauliflower with kale chips and lemon a talent to tell a story on a pallete as small epazote aioli, with a choice of smoky gua- as a tortilla. But the three-dollar tacos at jillo, tangy verde or spicy arbol salsas. 9661 Resident Taqueria, on the secluded side Audelia Road. ResidentTaqueria.com. █

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01.06.17 █ dallasvoice 23 L+S scoop One, but if you have seen it… you know. I also Sex” videos. He was so damn sexy in teared up then. Hearing about her heart attack, “Faith.” His jeans, that ass, that perfect Cassie Nova and then her death, hurt more than I thought hair and sexy scruff, oh and those kick- 2016 and dead, and it took with it it could. I felt silly crying in my kitchen over a ass boots made me shower a lot. In case some notable icons, Long live 2017! woman I didn’t actually know. But it was like a I am being too subtle, what I am trying punch in the gut. to say is I spanked it a lot to George I’ve read a couple of her books and knew Michael. Too much info? Sorry. Well, it is finally over. 2016 was a hateful about her and her mother’s “relationship.” When it was announced that he was bitch. Not to me personally — I had a pretty Debbie Reynolds was a star first and a moth- doing a concert at Texas Stadium in good year — but I feel the world was gang- er second for much of their lives. They had a Irving, my awesome Aunt Zina got us banged with no lube. 2016 reminded me of mother/daughter dynamic that was hilarious tickets. I was so excited to go to my first Game of Thrones, they just love to kill off major and heartbreaking. So when Debbie died the concert. We had pretty good seats, too. I characters. The freakin’ “in memoriam” at the day after Carrie, my first though was of Carrie would have been happy in the nose- awards shows this season will be like an hour Fisher rolling her eyes and saying, “Really bleed section, so imagine my excitement long. This last year was like the nothing from Mother! You stole my thunder again.” I hope when we had seats close enough that I The Neverending Story, eating icons and destroy- y’all know that that is mostly a joke on my part could have hit him with a rock if I threw ing our world in its wake. Our collective hearts — I actually think it’s kind of beautiful. I know it. And I can’t throw very far... not that have been broken so many times it doesn’t seem they were close — hell, they lived next door to I would have, just trying to give you a real. Please, 2017: We promise to be good, just each other…on purpose. So rest in peace my visual of how close but not too close we leave our beloved icons alone. We can’t take sweet Princess. You and your mother will be were. The energy of the people in our much more. If you leave Betty White and Dolly missed. section was electric — mostly women Pardon alone, we will give you almost any The other death that has hit me pretty hard with a few pretty obvious homos scat- politician you could want. Let’s negotiate! Be was the passing of George Michael. He was my tered around. gentle. first concert and one of my first crushes. The As soon as he came out we started A couple of the most recent deaths have hit year was 1988, I was 16 and I loved all things screaming. It was so loud that I realized me hard. Carrie Fisher was like the cool aunt George Michael. I have a picture of me from I could scream whatever I wanted and that would buy you beer before you were old that year, standing in my bedroom and on the it would get drowned out by all of the enough to buy it yourself. She will always be wall behind me was a wooden crate that held other screams. I screamed, “I want his charitable contributions he made over the Leia Organa to me. Y’all know I am a Star Wars all of my cassettes. You see, kiddos, “cassettes” your sex George Michael!” It was so freeing. I years. He volunteered at a homeless shelter and fan and because of the impact those movies had were how we listened to music before we could was screaming about wanting to have sex with asked them all not to say anything. He paid for on me from such a young age, I feel like I have stream songs. It was a physical copy of a song a guy way before I ever admitted to anyone a woman’s IVF treatment that he saw on “Deal known her my whole life. Any time I would that you could hold in your hand! ... Anyhoo, that I was gay. When he sang “Father Figure” or No Deal,” anonymously. He gave so much see her in other roles I would always think how the cassettes held in that crate were probably and “One More Try,” I openly wept and had to so many organizations that I was shocked by cool it was: They got Princess Leia to be on a clue that I was one day gonna be a big ol’ goosebumps. It was one of the best nights of my one man’s generosity. I know he wanted to keep their show. Sex & the City, The Big Bang Theory, a flaming drag queen. Madonna, Stacy Q, Debbie young life. it a secret, but I love hearing about how giving random episode of Smallville — I was always so Gibson, The Bangles, Tiffany and one male He struggled with addiction and had his own he was. I guess I feel a little guilty that I allowed excited to see her. group: Wham! And underneath that? George demons and I rarely heard anything about him my thoughts of him to change over the years. I My heart soared with nostalgic glee when Michael. that was positive in the past 15 years, so when idolized him when I was young because he was she walked onscreen in The Force Awakens. I seri- I would spend all day watching MTV just he died, I wasn’t completely surprised. What sexy and talented. I should have continued to ously almost teared up. I won’t talk about Rogue hoping to get to see the “Faith” or “I Want Your I was surprised by was hearing about all of idolize him for his philanthropy and goodness. The world lost a good man that gave us some great music and I will love him forever. All right, enough of all that. On to a question. Dear Cassie, My boyfriend and I have been together for three years and we have both cheated. He now wants us to get married. I want to marry him too but in the back of my head all I can think about is which one of us will cheat first? Cassie, what should I do? I love him and I know he loves me but will either of us be happy in a monogamous relationship? Signed, Questionably Together. Dear Q.T., Break up now you cheating bitch- es! Just kiddin’…kinda. If you think getting married will keep either of you from cheating, you need to just check out the divorce rates of straight couples. (I don’t think there is enough data on gay divorce yet.) It’s easy to say “once a cheater, always a cheater” but each relationship is different. How old are y’all? If you are in your 20s, you may not even know what you actually want long term. Would y’all be into having an open relationship or is that only a thing when you want to cheat? If you really love each other then the thought of hurting the other should outweigh the want to dip your dick in other waters. Commit to each other or don’t, there is no try! Good luck, you dumbasses! Remember to love more, bitch less and be fabulous! XOXO, Cassie Nova. If you have a question of comment, email it to [email protected].

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Making the SCENE the week of Jan. 6-12 • Cedar Springs Tap House: Geeks Who Drink Trivia at 7 p.m. on Tuesday. • Rainbow Lounge: Drag Warz with new host Chanel LaMasters open to all talented • Club Changes: Cowtown Leathermen meeting at 7 p.m. on Monday. Fort Worth Treehouse individuals with cash prize of $150 at 11 p.m. in Wednesday. meeting at 7 p.m. on Tuesday. • Round-Up Saloon: Man Candy at 8 p.m. on Sunday. Dance lessons at 8:30 p.m. on Tuesday, • Club Reflection: TGRA cookout at 4 p.m. on Sunday. Frat Party Gone Wild fundraiser for Wednesday and Thursday. IGRA with entertainment and auction at 6 p.m. on Sunday. • Sue Ellen’s: Smokin Rita on Saturday. Kathy & Bella at 3:30 p.m. and Bad Habits at 6 p.m. • Dallas Eagle: Dallas Bears club night on Saturday. Line dance lessons with Yoshi at 2 p.m. on Sunday. Open mic with Kathy & Bella on Wednesday. on Sunday. Mr. Dallas Eagle contest all weekend. • The Rose Room: Cassie, Asia, Krystal, Jamie Perry, Kelexis, Jenna and Layla on Friday. • JR.’s Bar & Grill: Cassie’s Freak Show with Fantasha, Raquel, Bleach and Rita Fine on Rising Star with Asia and Kelexis on Thursday. Monday. Krystal & the Kool Kids with Chanel LaMasters, Athena, Rocky and Raquel on • Two Corks and a Bottle: Show Tune Night from 7-10 p.m. on Wednesday. Tuesday. • Urban Cowboy Saloon: Imperial Court annual Snowflake Pageant at 6 p.m. on Saturday. • Marty’s Live: Lesbian night featuring sexy female dancers on Tuesday. • Pekers: Totally Twisted Karaoke with progressive cash prize on Saturday. Scene Photography by Kat Haygood and Chad Mantooth

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4 Cedar Springs Tap House 14 Marty’s Live 4123 Cedar Springs Road. 4207 Maple Ave. 214-377-7446 214-559-2151 CedarSpringsTaphouse.com 15 Pekers 5 The Dallas Eagle 2615 Oak Lawn Ave. 5740 Maple Ave. 214-528-3333 214-357-4375 PekersBar.com DallasEagle.com 16 Pub Pegasus Remembering George 6 Cedar Grove 3326 N. Fitzhugh Ave. Solution on Page 22 4123 Cedar Springs Road. 214-559-4663 214-522-3474 Across 48 Cursive curlicue 11 Skin art CedarGrove-Dallas.com 17 The Round-Up Saloon 21 TMC: The Mining Co. 23 Zippers 1 Word that can take “homo” 49 Spacey in Beyond the Sea 12 George Michael (1963 3912 Cedar Springs Road. 3903 Cedar Springs Road. 3333 N. Fitzhugh Ave. as a prefix 51 David Bowie’s “___ Today, 2016) and 7 Bottomless Gone Tomorrow” Andrew Ridgeley 7 The Grapevine Bar 214-522-9611 214-521-4205 214-526-9519 11 Christmas poem opener 52 Beatty of Roseanne 13 Early movie dog 3902 Maple Ave. RoundupSaloon.com TMCDallas.com 15 Reign of ___ 54 Get better 14 In order (to) 214-522-8466 FORT WORTH 16 Stick it in milk 55 Pigged out (on) 22 Showed gratitude, after thegrapevinebar.com 18 Station 4 (S4) and 22 Woody’s Sports 17 Phrase of discovery 56 See 41-Across getting an Oscar The Rose Room & Video Bar The 515 Bar Club Reflection 2017 | HEALTH | FITNESS | BEAUTY 18 Flowing, for Bernstein 61 Word on a map of Israel 23 Frida’s wrap 3911 Cedar Springs Road. 4011 Cedar Springs Road. 515 S. Jennings Ave. 604 Jennings Ave. 8 Havana Lounge 19 Optimist’s phrase 62 Gay Cosmos author Eighner 24 Lets in Fort Worth, 76104 Fort Worth, 76104 4006 Cedar Springs Road. 214-559-1004 214-520-6629 20 “See ya,” in Soho 63 Divine director John 25 Calm down 817-338-0515 817-870-8867 214-886-6804 Caven.com DallasWoodys.com 21 1984 song of 12-Down that 67 Actor Auberjonois 26 Whitman or Wolfe 515Bar.com ClubReflection.com ironically describes 68 It can bear fruit 31 Ranking Mauresmo, e.g. 9 Hidden Door 19 Sue Ellen’s COMING Dec. 25, 2016 for 69 Sibling offspring 33 Longed for 1851 Club Rainbow Lounge 5025 Bowser Ave. 3014 Throckmorton St. George Michael 70 Title for Uncle 34 Stick 931 W. Division St. 651 S. Jennings Ave. 214-526-0620 214-559-0707 24 “It’s the End of the World Remus’s bear 35 Came close to Arlington, 76012 Fort Worth, 76104 HiddenDoor-Dallas.com Caven.com ___ Know It” 71 States further 37 Broadway deal 1.13.2017 682-323-5315 817-744-7723 27 Queens ballpark 72 Walked like a man 1851Club.com 39 Rejections 10 JR.’s Bar & Grill 20 The Tin Room Urban Cowboy Saloon 28 Corp. bigshot 42 Bewitched 3923 Cedar Springs Road. 2514 Hudnall St. 29 English actress Diana Down 45 Sway AD SPACE DEADLINE Changes 2620 E. Lancaster Ave. 214-528-1004 214-526-6365 2637 E. Lancaster Ave. Fort Worth, 76103 30 Bottom 1 Tammy Faye’s old club 47 Sue Wicks or Caven.com TinRoom.net Fort Worth, 76103 817-744-7832 32 Antony or Caesar 2 Part of a giggle Robert Mapplethorpe 36 Wet one’s lips, e.g. 1.9.17 817-413-2332 UrbanCowboySaloon.com 3 URL ending 50 Gets more mileage out of 38 Reserved 4 Lacking support? 53 Greek triangle 40 Hairy member of the 5 Sappho’s “I” 56 Streisand nickname Addams family 6 Bridge support 57 “If ___ I Would Leave You” 41 With 56-Across, 1984 song 7 Capote’s “Other ___, 58 Just dandy of 12-Down Other Rooms” 59 Barbecue site 43 Doo-wop syllable 8 Obsolete word 60 Rate at which you come 44 1939 Cukor movie 9 Seal in the juices, 64 The Name of the Rose author 46 Tom Courtenay movie, to Traci Des Jardins 65 Carpet color at the Oscars 1825 Market Center Blvd. 240 | dallas, texas | 75207 with The 10 Gin diluter 66 Away from NNW

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