See the “Best of Show”, Friday, 9 p.m., and Saturday, 8 and 10:15 p.m. $14. Backdoor Comedy, 8250 N Central Expy, Dallas, TX 75206.  (214) 328-4444.

Take your children to the theater. “The Snowy Day and Other Stories” by Ezra Jack Keats is at the Dallas Children’s Theater at the Rosewood Center for Family Arts, Friday, Jan 4, at 1:30.

Relive the ’90s. The “Rewind Movie Series” presents Edward Scissorhands, Monday, Jan. 7, at 7 p.m.

Check out this band. The “Amity Affliction/Senses Fail” performs at Gas Monkey Bar and Grill, Tuesday, Jan. 8 at 7 p.m.   

Hear a journalist. John Clendening’s “Simple Glory: The Search for the Soul of an American Town” explores Frisco, a weird place for him. Jan. 8, 7 p.m. at Interabang Books, 10720 Preston Road