“Want to become a star?”
The words appeared mysteriously on downtown Dallas sidewalks.
The purple street decals could be interpreted as a promise of a glitzy future with red carpets and flashing paparazzi lights in the context of North Texas’ booming film industry.
But, as it turns out, the decals are neither a casting call for Taylor Sheridan’s growing TV universe (which has taken over Dallas streets in recent months) nor a promotion for another production that’s swooped in to cash in on Texas’ record-high investment in film incentives.
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A quick Google search of the URL below the text (becomeastartoday.com) pulls up a website for a cosmic evening adventure called Astra Lumina.
“For all those who dream of shining, Astra Lumina invites you to look up and discover that you, too, can become a star,” the website says.
The experience “unfolds as an otherworldly journey, where night transforms into a realm of wonder.” It is offered in Dallas at the Trinity Forest Adventure Park and in Seattle, Los Angeles and Philadelphia.
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Tickets start at $21. Trinity Forest Adventure Park, 1800 Dowdy Ferry Road, Dallas. astralumina.com/dallas.