Eat Me Drink Me - Dallas, TX

With the theme of the Lewis Carroll classic, "Eat Me Drink Me," a British exhibition is on display through Aug. 22 at the Goss-Michael Foundation though there is no ingesting anything like the story of Alice in Wonderland.

The show includes new contemporary artists such as Tracey Emin, Mat Collishaw, John Isaacs, and others and those with a sense of the country's long-held preoccupation with myths and the supernatural will appreciate it, according to Texas Monthly. The venue, formerly the Goss Gallery, is located at 2500 Cedar Springs Road in Dallas, Texas.

The group exhibition combines video, sculpture, and painting in a 21st Century way, according to research. One popular item at the opening reception was a colored mirror by artist Gary Webb titled "Basil Split." Kenny Goss, the gallery owner and his partner, famous musician George Michael created the foundation to encourage more people to learn about British art, according to one website.

The foundation's programming includes seminars, scholarships, and lectures by recognized art personalities on the art itself as well as on the art of collecting and an artist-in-residency program, providing young artists with the means to pursue their dreams. (Source: artandseek.org).

For more information, access gossmichaelfoundation.org or call 214-696-0555.

In unrelated event news, Buddies II will have a birthday party for two of their special VIPs, Linda Lucky and Genie (The Machine) all weekend starting July 31. The bar is located at 4025 Maple Avenue in Cedar Springs in Dallas. The annual "Voices for the Hungry" charity show will also take place on the same day featuring singing with all proceeds benefiting the Food Pantry. Performers take the stage at 10 p.m. on the main stage.

Coming up Aug. 7 is "A Queen with Her Drag Kings Show."

For information, call 214-526-0887.

In unrelated community news, Q Cinema Artistic Director Todd Camp issued a statement via email regarding the progress made concerning the June raid on Fort Worth's Rainbow Lounge by the Texas Alcoholic Beverage Commission (TABC) on the 40th anniversary of Stonewall, the famous New York raid of a gay bar:

"As many of you know, the horrible events of June 28 have thrust our city into the national (and international) spotlight and I wanted to take this opportunity to personally thank everyone with Q Cinema and all of our fans for the exemplary job you've done throughout this entire crisis," Camp wrote. "For better or worse, our organization has been at the heart of this entire mess as not only did we help introduce the Rainbow Lounge to the city during our film festival, but many of us were in attendance that awful night and have been working in some cases very publicly, to get the word out, communicate exactly what happened, and work with community leaders to make sure something like this never happens again.

The eyes of the world are upon us and as we move forward this month with the kickoff of our fall series, I am convinced that we have and will continue to play a vital role in the healing of our city and that we must remain a leading example of one of the many things that make this town a wonderful place to live."

Equality Texas as well as other such organizations called for an immediate investigation June 29 by Fort Worth Mayor Mike Moncrief and Fort Worth City Council members into the raid.