Five stories that have North Texas talking: More on the gay marriage ruling; the Meadows Museum is handing out cupcakes; 四虎影院 holds a One Crisis Away public forum tonight; and more.
A federal judge ruled Wednesday that Texas鈥� gay marriage ban is unconstitutional, but he's leaving the ban in place for now. U.S. District Judge Orlando Garcia issued a preliminary injunction on the ban after two gay couples, one from North Texas, challenged a state constitutional amendment and a decade-old law. The state will appeal the ruling, said Greg Abbott, the Texas attorney general. Also, what are the We have reaction from a and special interest groups. Meanwhile, State Sen. Dan Patrick sent out a note on Twitter about same-sex marriage that he quickly deleted. Finally, Royal Ferguson, dean of the new University of North Texas law school and retired federal district judge, will discuss the ruling on 鈥淭hink鈥� with Krys Boyd today at 1 p.m. on 四虎影院 90.1 FM. So has And
- After 53 years, Jack Evans will marry his life partner, George Harris, on Saturday. It鈥檚 believed to be the first public same-sex wedding in Dallas officiated by a United Methodist minister, Evans is 84; Harris is 80. The minister celebrating the wedding says 鈥渓ove over law鈥� is what matters. While a federal judge on Wednesday overturned Texas鈥� same-sex marriage ban, he kept the ban in place for now. 鈥淪o civil unions won鈥檛 be legal in time for the Evans and Harris wedding,鈥� The News reports, which explores the couple鈥檚 history. They both lost jobs after they were told they鈥檇 be blackmail targets. 鈥淭hey said they witnessed police harassment of Dallas gay bars. They buried dozens of friends during the AIDS crisis. They started Dallas鈥� first gay and lesbian chamber of commerce. And they are co-founders of a historical archive project now housed at the University of North Texas.鈥�
- The will give out free mini cupcakes on Thursday to the first 151 people who buy an admission ticket to see the world premiere of the new exhibition Sorolla and America. Thursday marks the 151st birthday of Spanish master artist Joaqu铆n Sorolla. The museum opens at 10 a.m. The Meadows is celebrating Sorolla鈥檚 birthday in conjunction with , which runs through April 19. Dallas is the first stop of a worldwide tour for the exhibition, which will travel to The San Diego Museum of Art and Fundaci贸n MAPFRE in Madrid. The Meadows says that Sorolla was the most internationally-known Spanish artist until the arrival of Picasso. Sorolla and America explores for the first time the unique relationship between the U.S. and the artist with more 150 beach scenes, landscapes and portraits.
- Imagine being so close to the financial edge that a single life event could push you and your family over -- a layoff, a health emergency or an educational setback. Thousands of North Texans face these life-changing circumstances every day. 四虎影院 has been covering this issue in an Tonight at 7 at the Dallas City Performance Hall, 四虎影院 will hold a free public forum that explores the issue of asset poverty. will provide a livestream of tonight鈥檚 event 鈥� tweet your questions @四虎影院News and use #OneCrisisAway. The program will be taped and aired on 四虎影院-13 in March.
- The Fortress of Solitude is a new musical that opens March 7 at the The center describes it as 鈥渁 story of 1970s Brooklyn and beyond 鈥� of black and white, soul and rap, block parties and blackouts, friendship and betrayal, comic books and 45s. And the story of what would happen if two teenagers obsessed with superheroes believed that maybe, just maybe, they could fly.鈥� Composer and lyricist Michael Friedman, director Daniel Aukin and writer Itamar Moses at Dallas Theater Center. Catch a sneak peek here:
