2022 Obelisk Awards Luncheon Chair Pamela Zeigler-Petty has just announced the individuals and organizations that will be honored at the Business Council for the Arts fundraiser on Tuesday, November 15, at The Fairmont Dallas. The recipients include: Lifetime Achievement Award – Dr. Harry Robinson nominated by James Earl Estes of YourControllerPlus Visionary … [Read more...] about JUST IN: 2022 Obelisk Awardees Details Announced For Business Council For The Arts Fundraiser
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Award-Winning Actress/Activist Against Human Trafficking Julia Ormond To Keynote New Friends New Life Luncheon
When Julia Ormond was just a graduate from London’s prestigious Webber-Douglas Academy of Art at the age of 23, she suddenly found herself getting rave reviews in her first role as a drug addict daughter in the 1989 British television series “Traffik.” It didn’t take long for word to get around about the beauty with long brown hair who also had talent. In addition to landing … [Read more...] about Award-Winning Actress/Activist Against Human Trafficking Julia Ormond To Keynote New Friends New Life Luncheon
MySweetCharity Opportunity: Shakespeare Dallas
According to Shakespeare Dallas Board President Lauren York, “On behalf of Shakespeare Dallas, North Texas’ leading professional theatre company performing the works of William Shakespeare, I want to invite the community to join us for our upcoming performances of 'Hamlet,' from September 7 through October 15. Come enjoy one of Shakespeare’s most beloved plays while … [Read more...] about MySweetCharity Opportunity: Shakespeare Dallas
Adam C. Wright Awarded 2022 Donald Fowler Theater Arts Memorial Fund Grant For “Another Night At The Crescent”
As tragic as playwright Donald Fowler’s death was in May 2020, he continues to live through the friends and aficionados who wanted his inspiration to live on. Thanks to the establishment of the Donald Fowler Theater Arts Memorial Fund at the Dallas Foundation, grants have been created to “provide support in the form of seed grants to artists living in the Dallas Metroplex, … [Read more...] about Adam C. Wright Awarded 2022 Donald Fowler Theater Arts Memorial Fund Grant For “Another Night At The Crescent”
JUST IN: Actress/Hospice Advocate Melissa Gilbert To Keynote 13th Annual Each Moment Matters Luncheon
For anyone who was a fan of the 1970s/1980s “Little House on the Prairie” TV show, the character Laura Ingalls and pre-teen actress Melissa Gilbert were one and the same. And just as the program revolved around the good times and hardships of life on a farm in Minnesota in the late 1800s, so Melissa’s life has been one filled with challenges and achievements. To all the … [Read more...] about JUST IN: Actress/Hospice Advocate Melissa Gilbert To Keynote 13th Annual Each Moment Matters Luncheon
Effervescent Kristin Chenoweth Is Going To Be “Wickedly” Delicious At Woman To Woman Lunch
One of North Texas’ favorite Oklahoma natives may be pint-sized, but Kristin Chenoweth brings a powerful presence to any room. She’s come a long way since her days singing as a seven-year-old in the First Baptist Church of Broken Arrow choir to her Tony-winning role in “Wicked,” but she’s done a heck of a lot more than sing for her supper, so to speak. The mini-powerhouse … [Read more...] about Effervescent Kristin Chenoweth Is Going To Be “Wickedly” Delicious At Woman To Woman Lunch
Get Thee To Shakespeare Dallas’ 10th Annual Bard’s Birthday Bash And Pub Crawl
If William Shakespeare were still around today, he would be turning 458 on April 26. But just because The Bard is writing in the after-life doesn’t mean that the Shakespeare Dallas company isn’t going to celebrate the occasion. In fact, they’re going to hold their 10th Annual Bard’s Birthday Bash and Pub Crawl a couple of days early on Saturday, April 23. From 2 p.m. to 7 … [Read more...] about Get Thee To Shakespeare Dallas’ 10th Annual Bard’s Birthday Bash And Pub Crawl
2022 Obelisk Awards To Kick-Off Business Council For The Arts 35th Anniversary Year
It was back in 1988 that NorthPark Founder/art-loving philanthropist Raymond Nasher agreed with other city leaders that “Dallas would have the best opportunity for becoming a prominent business city with parallel growth in the North Texas region’s cultural community.” In fact, he was so committed to the idea that he created the Business Committee for the Arts using David … [Read more...] about 2022 Obelisk Awards To Kick-Off Business Council For The Arts 35th Anniversary Year
Awards For Excellence Provided A Lesson In Learning From History To Endure “Harsh Winds”
In many ways, the Dallas Historical Society’s 39th Awards For Excellence overcame historic challenges to take place. First, there was the postponement of the original November 2020 date due to the pandemic and the plan to hold an evening event the following February in the DHS’s beautifully renovated home at Fair Park’s Hall of State. Then just a couple of days before the … [Read more...] about Awards For Excellence Provided A Lesson In Learning From History To Endure “Harsh Winds”
BCA’s 33rd Annual Obelisk Awards Luncheon Provided A Group Hug For The North Texas Arts
It was as if North Texas art lovers had a group hug on Wednesday, November 17, at the Fairmont Hotel’s International Ballroom. After nearly 18 months of beating beaten up by the COVID-19 virus restrictions, both the worker bees and their loyal supporters like Hal Brierley, Marena Gault, Cece Smith and Ford Lacy, Dallas City Councilperson Gay Donnell Willis, Chris … [Read more...] about BCA’s 33rd Annual Obelisk Awards Luncheon Provided A Group Hug For The North Texas Arts
“A Celebration Of Donald Fowler” Is Scheduled For A One-Night Performance At On The Levee
It’s hard to imagine that it was two years ago that North Texas lost a person who stretched his artistic muscles. Donald Fowler was a lover of music, storytelling and creativity. With all the entrepreneurial spirit of an oil wildcatter, he applied his talents and reached out way beyond the traditional artistic trends. After a 15-year effort, his musical "Creep" about Jack … [Read more...] about “A Celebration Of Donald Fowler” Is Scheduled For A One-Night Performance At On The Levee