Posts Tagged ‘Arts and Entertainment’
By Bruce Felps The Exchange Club of East Dallas teamed with Dick’s Last Resort to organize a fundraiser for J.L. Long Middle School and Woodrow Wilson High School. The benefit occurs from 6:30-10 p.m., Sept. 27, at the club. Individual tickets cost $35 or two for $60.
By Bruce Felps The Balcony Club remains alive and swinging. After a brush with eviction, a donation-generating night of jazz and libations, along with the rallied support of the community, The Balcony Club raised enough money to appease the landlord. Behind on rent, owner Thomas Stanco managed to pay off a portion of the debt [...]
By Bruce Felps Woodrow-in-the-know Kyle Rains just sent word that Dallas Mayor Mike Rawlings will join his wife, Micki Gunderson Rawlings, Woodrow class of 1968, in today’s homecoming parade. On the traffic front, street closings begin at 5:30 p.m., to correspond with the parade’s start.
By Brue Felps Organizers at Hillside Village Shopping Center plan to follow up on Howl at Hillside with a fall installment of the recurring fundraising events for the White Rock Dog Park. This season’s hoopla happens from 10 a.m.-2 p.m., Oct. 1, in the center’s parking lot. Activities include free zumba lessons, running clinics, face [...]
Community Contribution Fall foliage will be but one attraction this season at the Dallas Arboretum. The botanical gardens opens its Cinderella Pumpkin Village Sept. 17. The display runs through Nov. 23, and features the fleeting beauty’s life-size pumpkin-styled carriage, with topiary horses, awaiting fairytale photo opportunities. The grounds will be filled with more than 50,000 [...]
By Brue Felps With the clocking ticking on the existing Lakewood Tavern, neighbors still have a few good opportunities to imbibe at and support the local watering hole. A prime opportunity comes up this weekend with the tavern’s monthly jazz night.
By Bruce Felps The annual St. Thomas Aquinas Catholic School carnival stretches across two days this weekend. Lone STAr, as this year’s installment is dubbed, starts with the big bingo event when doors open at 5:30 p.m., Sept. 16, at the school. In addition to gaming, eating — complete with a corny dog eating and [...]
By Bruce Felps The Latino Cultural Center last week opened a new art exhibit that features images of Christian belief. ”Faith and Devotion: At Home with the Saints” spotlights retablos, small personal devotional paintings on tin that were produced during the mid-1800s through the early 1900s in Mexico.
By Bruce Felps Libraryfest 2011, this year’s installment of the annual community event organized by the Lakewood Library Friends, takes place this weekend. The two-day celebration starts with a members-only preview book sale, 6:30-8 p.m., Sept. 9, at the Lakewood Library. Memberships will be available at the door. The main event happens from 10 a.m.-5 [...]
By Bruce Felps Hard times have hit The Balcony Club. Expenses caused by code issues, the down economy, and disagreements with the landlord all conspired to take a big bite out of the jazz club’s revenue, so much so that it might close down later this month. The club, though, is still in there swinging.
