2008 Dallas City Arts Celebration

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.