Gobble Gobble! It’s Thanksgiving weekend ya’all (and I’ve been watching a lot of Paula Dean). If a four day weekend isn’t reason enough to get your out of the house, here are some other reasons.

Lola’s, Venue on 35th, Great American Trailer Park Musical, Hansel and Gretel do opera, Fighting Jamesons, Sharx!, Belmont, JewMa, Freedom Marathon, MONSTER JAM, Plan B Comedy, Ramp Jam, B-boying, CRUSH…

If you’re into Japanese Punk Rock, cake, puppies, women, anime, the 1960s, art, guns, easy money, festivals, bikes, photography, pottery, women, movies, drinks, great food, dancing, or even fairy tales, then there’s a good chance the perfect activity awaits you this weekend.

In my opinion it’s the perfect weekend. You can be whoever you want, whatever you want, and however you want to be. You make the rules.

New York and L.A. will be fine on their own, but we are all we have. We have to stick together.

Proposals are being solicited for projects, hands-on activities, performances, multimedia art works, sidewalk/store-front installations, written word and any other creative temporary art project ideas.

Do you just want to dance this summer? AltDaily will let you know when and where.

This Saturday, April 23, is the 2nd Annual Day of Dance for Autism, with the proceeds again benefiting TASA.

As long as we are willing to create and share our ideas, the world of the arts will continue to grow. Art truly is everywhere; it is in all of us.

Excitement is buzzing through me as I look at the list of all the dance happenings this month.

Todd Rosenlieb creates. He makes things happen.

Todd Rosenlieb from Todd Rosenlieb Dance teaches us how to dance in anticipation of Friday’s Jackrabbit Slim Twist Contest at The Naro.

Meet Thursday night at Jack Quinn’s at 5:30 pm for planning and practice; Go to the corner of College Pl. and Granby St. at 8:30 pm to see it.

Jaime tells the truth about the fear and anxiety that comes with auditioning for ballet as a young girl. Now, eighteen years on, she’s imparting some of those skills she learned to her new students.

A few nights ago my good friend Lennie took me to see Mark Morris’ Romeo & Juliet. Over a couple grapefruit vodkas on rocks before the show, Lennie (who is a senior urban planner at CMSS Architects) caught me up on some of the ideas and plans that are being discussed regarding the Pembroke area of Virginia Beach.

A specific group has caused as much harm as 30 Iran Contra scandals: ballers.