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: The Family Place’s Trailblazer Keynoter Was A “Pretty Baby” Who Might Have Been A “Pretty Woman”
Summertime is a great time to play trivia. Thanks to The Family Place’s 2023 Trailblazer Award Luncheon Co-Chairs Lindsay Jacaman and Holly Krug and Honorary Co-Chairs Stephanie and Travis Hollman, this year’s keynote speaker is ripe for a quiz. Before getting to the clues, here are the fundraiser's facts. It will be taking place on Friday, September 29, at the … [Read more...] about JUST IN: The Family Place’s Trailblazer Keynoter Was A “Pretty Baby” Who Might Have Been A “Pretty Woman”
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
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
SOLD-OUT ALERT: Genesis Annual Luncheon
What a simply lovely way to end the week for most folks! They’re the ones who signed up for Genesis Annual Luncheon on Friday, May 12, at the Hilton Anatole because they have a place at a table in the Chantilly Ballroom. Word has just arrived that the luncheon is sold out! But then what else would one expect since the keynote speaker will be Nicole Kidman, who during the … [Read more...] about SOLD-OUT ALERT: Genesis Annual Luncheon
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
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
JUST IN: Dallas Non-Profit Vet Meg Bittner Named Executive Director Of Spark!
Established in 2010 by Bev Davis, Devon Davis and Amy Hite, Spark! has had a mission to "provide children from second grade to high school with a fully immersive creative environment and hands-on learning that develops their self-definition as creative individuals." Located in the South Side on Lamar building just past Gilley's Dallas, Spark! has been a favorite spot for … [Read more...] about JUST IN: Dallas Non-Profit Vet Meg Bittner Named Executive Director Of Spark!
Perot After-Hours Gathering Of Ruby Gems And Gams Hints Of Texas Ballet Theatre’s Upcoming Season
As folks were leaving the Perot Museum Of Nature And Science at closing the other night, something was going on upstairs on the third level. Among the glass cases displaying Grape Jelly Amethyst Geode, The Eyes of Africa and other glistening crystals and quartz in the Lyda Hill Gems and Mineral Hall was a small group of people. Some were setting up lighting equipment and … [Read more...] about Perot After-Hours Gathering Of Ruby Gems And Gams Hints Of Texas Ballet Theatre’s Upcoming Season
JUST IN: Maura Sheffler Officially Named TACA’s Donna Wilhelm Family President And Executive Director
When TACA’s Donna Wilhelm Family President and Executive Director Terry Loftis moved from One Arts Plaza to the Meyerson Symphony Center to become Chief Advancement and Revenue Officer for the Dallas Symphony Orchestra on Thursday, December 1, longtime TACA staffer Maura Sheffler was tapped to step in as interim president and executive director. Now, three months later … [Read more...] about JUST IN: Maura Sheffler Officially Named TACA’s Donna Wilhelm Family President And Executive Director