Dallas Black Dance Theatre

2008 Dallas City Arts Celebration

5th Annual

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• Dallas Black Dance Theatre

Related links

• City Arts Celebration (official site)
• Sunday schedule
• Saturday schedule
• Dennis Cavalier (official site)
• Russell Taylor (official site)
• Darnell Levine (official site)

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Description

A free arts showcase with multiple outdoor stages featuring dance, a variety of music and cultural performances, a juried art show, culinary demonstrations and wine tastings, complimentary admission to world-class museums, exciting exhibits, interactive children's activities and much more.

MUSIC & DANCE SHOWCASE

Pegasus Stage – Olive at Flora

6:00 - Dennis Cavalier’s Zydeco Band

7:00 - Southern Drive

8:30 - The Reverend Horton Heat with JACK FM

Office of Cultural Affairs Stage – Harwood at Ross

6:00 - Quintessa

7:00 - I Got Soul Conference presents Bavu Blake

8:00 - I Got Soul Conference presents Russell Taylor

9:00 - I Got Soul Conference presents Darnell Levine

Dallas Dance Stage – Harwood at Woodall Rodgers

6:00 - Heritage School of Classical Ballet

7:00 - Dallas Black Dance Theatre - OCA

8:00 - Dallas Korean Cultural Foundation - OCA

9:00 - Ballet Folklorico Hispano de Dallas

Evening Artist Stage – Betty Marcus Plaza at The Morton H. Meyerson Symphony Center

6:00 - Natasha Geddie - OCA

7:00 - Stacy Arnold – Classical Guitarist

8:00 - Ascencion Jazz Quintet - OCA

9:00 - The Lost Serenaders - OCA

CULINARY SHOWCASE – Pearl at Woodall Rodgers

6:00 - Tequila Tasting featuring Casa Noble Tequila with Raul Santillan

7:30 - Chef Salvatore Gisellu, Daddy Jack’s Wood Grill, Deep Ellum – Italian Watermelon

Salad with Ricotta Salata

9:00 - Wine Tasting featuring the wines of Beringer Vineyards – Alan Lagarde, Texas State Manager, Beringer Wines

ARTIST SHOWCASE -- Pearl, Flora and Harwood

More than 100 Texas artists display and sell their original works at a fabulous juried outdoor show, coordinated by The 500, Inc.

TXU ENERGY SHOWCASE – Flora at Pearl Art activities for the kids and a home energy efficiency makeover contest for the parents...the TXU Energy booth has fun for everyone. Explore new ways to lower your electricity bills immediately. Plus, you can enter the TXU Energy Power Saver Challenge, where your energy efficient home improvements could win you $30,000! And, don’t miss the original drawings by DISD student artists! The drawings are featured onsite and are included in the TXU Energy calendar. Student entries are an interpretation of each student’s vision of what it means to be “energy efficient."

FEATURED ACTIVITIES:

The Morton H. Meyerson Symphony Center

8:00 - The Meyerson Series presents a free community concert featuring Calvin Sexton and the Inner City All-Stars

9:00 - Friday Night Films Premier featuring The Wizard of Oz in the Garden, co-hosted by AFI DALLAS International Film Festival.

Information from the venue.

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Some nearby drink specials on June 13th

• El Fenix Mexican Restaurant (Dallas / McKinney & Woodall Rodgers): 3 pm - 6 pm: $6 margaritas; $1 off all liquor
• Jorge's Tex-Mex Cafe: 2 pm - 6 pm: $6 house margaritas, $5 well drinks, $5 house wine, $4 import beer, $3 domestic beer, $5 Margarita Monday – All day
• Palomino European Bistro: 3 pm - 6 pm: $2 select liquors, $2 draft beers/ 10 pm - 11 pm: $2 select liquors, $2 draft beers
• T.G.I. Friday's (Dallas): 4 pm - 7 pm: $4 Long Island Iced Tea & signature margaritas, $3 premium pint features, $2 domestic pint features, $1 premiums / 11 am - 12 am: $2 Red Stripes
• Campisi's (Dallas / Downtown): 4 pm - 7 pm: $2.50 domestics, $3.25 imports, $2.50 wine, $3 margaritas & wells

Some nearby restaurants

• Kuai Dumplings & Soups
• Novak's Landmark Grill
• Camille's Sidewalk Cafe (Dallas)
• Sonny Bryan's Smokehouse (Dallas / West End)
• Pei Wei Asian Diner (Dallas / McKinney & Pearl)

Some nearby events on June 13th

• Humanitarian Notes: For the Love of Africa, Reflection Fine Art (Closed), 7 p.m. to 10 p.m.
• Studio Ace Duo, West End Pub, 9:30 p.m. to 1:30 a.m.
• My Life with Thrill Kill Cult, Lizard Lounge, 9 p.m.
• Swingin' with Martha, Clarence Muse Cafe Theatre, 9 p.m.
• Icehouse, Sambuca (Dallas), 7:30 p.m.

Event posted April 23, 2008
Last updated June 7, 2008

Comments

Lynne Richardson Verified

Doesn't the City Arts event continue all weekend?

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Mike Orren Staff

It does. See the tan box on the right of the page for the Saturday and Sunday schedules.

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James Scott Verified

This was a great chance to see the Rev for free on Friday night. He played for a little over an hour. A bit of a toned-down version of his usual show, given the 'family' oriented environment - he was obviously aware of this (or made aware of it) before hand, as a few of his better known hits were edited for content (My "5.0" ford). He had a couple of slip-ups, but I don't think anyone was too worried.

There was a decent crowd out - given it was on the less attended (I suspect) Friday night. It was hard to gauge how many were out specifically to see him, or just happened to be there (I'd guess about 40/60). I've seen him several times, but I have to say this was a first in that he played a Nirvana cover - definitely worth more than the price of admission (which, incidentally, was free).

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Mike Orren Staff

Eh, wasn't very crowded on Saturday either.

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xdavidwattsx Anonymous

Sounded interesting but I found out about it the day before and it was blazing hot this weekend. Why doesn't Dallas do these things in the fall when it's nice weather outside?

Which brings me to my next question: Who was the brainiac in charge of making the sole Ozzfest date in early August in Texas?

I had no intentions of going anyway, but seriously, August?

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