Sutton Foster is the headline performer for Curtain Call 2010. Read more here. The Pointer Sisters appearing in Dallas on Monday, March 8, 2010 benefitting Special Care & Career Services. Photo by William Norton.



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Digging the Real Alice in Wonderland:
The story of the writing of the book and who Alice really was

Alice was real. Her name was Alice Pleasance Liddell. She died in 1932. She and her sisters used to go on picnics with Lewis Carroll in Oxford, England, where he would make up stories to tell the girls. Really.

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For the past 20 years, contemporary Spanish sculptor Jaume Plensa has been investigating the intimate interconnection between nature and culture through large-scale sculptures and installations that incorporate light, sound, and text in transparent, often interactive structures, such as the incredible Crown Fountain at Millennium Park, Chicago.

Jaume Plensa: Genus and Species highlights eight recently completed, large-scale works chosen by the artist and curator specifically for the spaces at the Nasher Sculpture Center. The exhibit is both inside and out.

I've heard to see it at night, when it's lit up. Link to the Nasher Sculpture Center here.

Read the wonderful review by Gaile Robinson in the Dallas Morning News. She explores the six foot tall alabaster heads and so much more ... here ...

Dallas Summer Musicals celebrates its 70th Anniversary.
Join us for Curtain Call 2010 on May 1

In our journey to learn more about the 70-year history of Dallas Summer Musicals, an interesting fact was discovered.  The musicals, throughout their history, have had only three “show” men lead the organization. 

Those three men were Charles R. Meeker, Jr. and his two assistants, Tom Hughes (pictured left) and Michael Jenkins.

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Birth of the Blues

This show is at Kiel Opera House in St Louis, June 1965. Johnny Carson hosted. Carson had the Tonight Show.  

The Rat Pack was playing Vegas.  This is supposed to be the only time Carson sang in public.  Quincy Jones was conducting the Count Basie band and he is visible in the background.

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TACA awards $1 million to area performing arts organizations

For the second consecutive year, TACA awarded $1 million to area performing arts organizations. The Awards Presentation was held on February 9th at the Dallas Museum of Art's Horchow Auditorium. Straight from Broadway, special guest Kimberly Grigsby was the featured speaker.

To emphasize TACA's mission of striving to enhance artistic excellence Grigsby shared her experiences collaborating with actors, composers and musicians in the pursuit of excellence. A graduate of Southern Methodist University and Manhattan School of Music, Grigsby is a pianist and musical director with music directing/conducting credits on and off Broadway.

Andrew Teller, senior managing director of RBC Wealth Management and sponsor of the TACA Grant Awards Presentation, described what it means to partner with TACA. "Our firm has been supporting TACA for five years now, and in that time the grants distribution have increased 46 percent. We are privileged to be a part of bringing the performing arts to every sector of our community."

Lynn McBee; Andrew Teller, senior managing director of RBC Wealth Management and sponsor of the TACA Grant Awards Presentation; Kimberly Grigsby, musical director, featured speaker.

A Special Evening with the Pointer Sisters
hosted by Alliance Data benefitting
Special Care & Career Services

Join us on Monday, March 8, 2010

Ebby Halliday Acers, Honorary Chair
Elizabeth and Eric Gambrell, Event Chairs


Woodall Rodgers Park Begins Construction

As you're driving south on 75 to get onto the Woodall Rogers Freeway heading west, you may experience some delays as the construction for the Woodall Rogers Park continues. Generally, just avoid that area as often as you can. But in the end, you'll be so proud.

This 5.2-acre park will connect downtown Dallas, the Arts District and Uptown-adding to the downtown renaissance that is taking place with the new office buildings, hotels, residences and Dallas Center for the Performing Arts. It is destined to become a destination park for all to enjoy.

Take some time to explore this fascinating concept - now turning into a reality.


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