With a little help from the Gene and Jerry Jones Foundation, TACA passed the $1M point in its fiscal year 2023 grant-making. As a result, TACA has just revealed that 45 Dallas County performing and visual art groups benefited from $400K in TACA's fourth round of Catalyst Grants, which are made "without restrictions and [are] designed to support high-performing area … [Read more...] about TACA Passes The $1M Mark For Its 2023 Fiscal Year Thanks To Jones Foundation And Catalyst Grants
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JUST IN: North Texas Arts Vet Stacie Wheelock Adams Named Business Council For The Arts CEO
Just as longtime Business Council for the Arts retiring CEO Katherine Wagner was ending her 14 years of supporting North Texas arts through all types of challenges including the legendary pandemic, it was announced that a very familiar name within the area's arts community was returning to the art-loving fold as Katherine's successor. That name is Stacie Wheelock … [Read more...] about JUST IN: North Texas Arts Vet Stacie Wheelock Adams Named Business Council For The Arts CEO
AWARE Affair 2023 Shone The Spotlight On Fighting Alzheimer’s At Lighthouse ArtSpace
AWARE Dallas literally took the art of battling Alzheimer's to heart with its theme "An Artful Evening of Advocacy Fighting Alzheimer’s" on Friday, April 14. With Lighthouse ArtSpace's walls displaying Monet and Impressionists Immersive Experience, Booker T. Washington High School of Performing and Visual Arts interpretive dancers performed to the delight of the guests, who … [Read more...] about AWARE Affair 2023 Shone The Spotlight On Fighting Alzheimer’s At Lighthouse ArtSpace
JUST IN: Business Council For The Arts CEO Katherine Wagner To Retire At The End Of The Month
After 14 years of leading Business Council for the Arts (BCA) from Obelisk Awards to pandemic and everything in between, BCA CEO Katherine Wagner is retiring at the end of the month. According to BCA Founder’s Chair Nancy A. Nasher, “Katherine has been an excellent steward of this important organization. She has institutionalized best practices across the board while … [Read more...] about JUST IN: Business Council For The Arts CEO Katherine Wagner To Retire At The End Of The Month
Dallas Black Dance Theatre’s “La Vida Es Un Carnaval!” Will Salsa The Night Away
While Memorial Day signals the abandonment of North Texas by folks heading to beaches and mountain escapes, the Dallas Black Dance Theatre's (DBDT) "The Big Dance Party" fundraiser is still partying and the place to be on Saturday, June 3, from 7 to midnight at the Meyerson. Tapping the style and looks of our neighbors south of the border, this year’s event will be … [Read more...] about Dallas Black Dance Theatre’s “La Vida Es Un Carnaval!” Will Salsa The Night Away
2023 Broadway Dallas Gala Can-Can-Canned The Moulin Rouge Night Away With A Party-Hearty Setting
Friday, April 1, may have been April Fool's Day, but Broadway Dallas wasn't fooling around. Well, maybe just a little. With "Moulin Rouge! The Musical" as the inspiration, 2023 Broadway Dallas Gala Co-Chairs Jolie Humphrey and Gayle Plummer glamorized Fair Park's Music Hall with staging that would have impressed "Moulin Rouge!" director Baz Luhrmann. Almost from the moment … [Read more...] about 2023 Broadway Dallas Gala Can-Can-Canned The Moulin Rouge Night Away With A Party-Hearty Setting
Texas Ballet Theater Took Over The Perot Museum To Reveal Its Dazzling 2023-2024 Season
Tuesday, March 28, was a day/night to be reckoned with. From the morning lunches (Dallas Service Forum's "A Royal Affair" and NM Downtown's "Women's History Month Panel") and KidneyTexas' spring tea at Runway Report Chair Venise Stuart's home to the slam-bang theater of a night that included patron parties (i.e., Children's Cancer Fund Gala's patron party at Jamie and Melbourne … [Read more...] about Texas Ballet Theater Took Over The Perot Museum To Reveal Its Dazzling 2023-2024 Season
UPDATE: Comerica’s Prom Dress Drive Dazzles Pop-Up Boutiques With 625 Gowns For Area Teens
Thanks to an editing of closets in February, Comerica Bank’s Prom Dress Drive was a resounding success. Because of the generosity of area fashionistas, hundreds of Dallas CASA and Boys and Girls Clubs of Greater Dallas teens will look really rather smashing at their school proms. And just like a check presentation, the final count has been revealed. In its eighth year of the … [Read more...] about UPDATE: Comerica’s Prom Dress Drive Dazzles Pop-Up Boutiques With 625 Gowns For Area Teens
JUST IN: Texas Ballet Theater’s 2023-2024 Season Dazzles With Beauty, Rubies, Fairies And A Vampire
There are probably a lot of folks with aching necks this morning after last night’s Texas Ballet Theater (TBT) reveal at the Perot Museum of Nature and Science. The reason for the sore muscles was due to the more than 150 guests craning their necks looking up at the mammoth light board above the bar revealing TBT’s 2023-2024 season. TBT Executive Director Vanessa Logan was … [Read more...] about JUST IN: Texas Ballet Theater’s 2023-2024 Season Dazzles With Beauty, Rubies, Fairies And A Vampire
Broadway Legends Will Hit April Fundraising Stages With Moulin Rouge And Behind-The-Curtain Fundraisers
In the coming weeks, North Texas appears to have a couple of showstopping invasions by Broadway legends for area non-profits. Kicking off the month will be Broadway Dallas Gala 2023 on Saturday April 1, at Fair Park’s Music Hall. Co-chaired by Jolie Humphrey and Gail Plummer with Honorary Co-Chairs Kathryn and Craig Hall, the night will include cocktailing, dining and … [Read more...] about Broadway Legends Will Hit April Fundraising Stages With Moulin Rouge And Behind-The-Curtain Fundraisers
Girls In White Dresses “Dipped” And Danced The Night Away For Dallas Symphony Orchestra League’s Presentation Ball
As debutante and honor guard families took their places for photos by Gittings in the Meyerson lobby, just before the 37th Presentation Ball for the Dallas Symphony Orchestra League got underway on Saturday, February 11, deb mom Kathy Crow was receiving compliments on her project to shed some extra weight. The blonde admitted that she had lost 75 pounds, and said she was … [Read more...] about Girls In White Dresses “Dipped” And Danced The Night Away For Dallas Symphony Orchestra League’s Presentation Ball