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SUMMARY:Metropolitan Avenue Bridge Tear Down in South Dallas
DESCRIPTION:Beginning Friday\, May 20th – June 4; 6am – 6pm daily. Metropolitan Avenue under S.M. Wright Freeway will close daily in preparation for the demolition of the Metropolitan Bridge. Detour signs will be visible. The Elsie Faye Heggins and Pine Street bridges have already come down as part of the S.M. Wright Freeway redesign project. Project Objective: To reunite the east and west sides of South Dallas that were divided in the 1950s to build the freeway. Contact: TxDot\, 469-749-7541; info@smwrightproject.com.
URL:https://dallasweekly.com/event/metropolitan-avenue-bridge-tear-down-in-south-dallas/
LOCATION:TX
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SUMMARY:Dallas Pride Miller Lite Music Festival
DESCRIPTION:deThe Dallas Pride Miller Lite Music Festival is an all-day\, family-friendly event at Dallas Pride featuring indoor and outdoor activities\, more than 200 vendors\, and plenty to eat\, see and shop — a day of fun for all ages. Family Pride Zone\, an area designed for families\, will feature several bounce houses\, face painting and entertainment for the kids in the Automobile Building at Fair Park. The festival also will feature Teen Pride\, produced by Real Live Connection to foster a safe environment for LGBTQ+ youth ages 13 to 19 and their friends to enjoy live entertainment from artists and DJs\, and other age-appropriate activities. Local animal rescue groups will also be on-site for guests to meet a possible new furry family member. \nOn the main stage at the Dallas Pride Miller Lite Music Festival on Saturday is Dallas Pride’s Live Out Proud. Hosted by Marsha Dimes\, the show features fabulous drag artists from North Texas\, including Jada Pinkett Fox\, the Sisters-in-Action\, Sister Helen Holy\, A’keria C. Davenport and Shangela. Straight from Paris (Texas\, that is!)\, drag queen\, reality TV star and actor Shangela will make her first headlining performance at Dallas Pride. \nAlso wowing the crowd on Saturday will be legendary artists and entertainers including the Cast of the Rose Room\, Black Girl Magic\, Kameron Ross from America’s Got Talent\, Kylee O’Hara Fatale and the finalists from The Queer Off\, The Roommates\, The Saloon Girls\, Mi Diva Loca\, Double Trouble Does Pride with Raquel Blake and Bleach\, The Etheridge Experience and performers from Uptown Players. Dallas Pride will also feature performances from Averi Burk\, Cameron McCloud of Cure for Paranoia\, Carley Beardon\, Johnny Bee & The Leo Sun Project\, Kaatii\, Lorelei K and xBValentine. American Sign Language interpreters will be present at each stage to perform live translations. \nSaturday’s events will conclude with a dazzling\, rainbow-themed fireworks display in the evening over Fair Park. \nThe Dallas Pride Miller Lite Music Festival is Saturday\, June 4\, 11 a.m. to 9 p.m.\, in Fair Park. Tickets are $10 for adults (ages 20+) and $5 for teens (ages 13-19). Admission for children 12 and under is free. Tickets are on sale now at dallaspride.org and are available at the gate.
URL:https://dallasweekly.com/event/dallas-pride-miller-lite-music-festival/
LOCATION:TX
CATEGORIES:Arts & Entertainment,Concert,Conference
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SUMMARY:Dallas Black Dance Theatre Boot Scootin Boogie
DESCRIPTION:  \n\n\nGet out your cowboy boots and get ready to boogie because Dallas Black Dance Theatre is closing its 45th anniversary season with a city-wide dance party worthy of the BIG D.\nThe event will be an unforgettable night of Country Western flair\, including a live concert and video tribute\, dance party\, dance lessons\, food\, and drinks. Special performances for the live concert will feature country music artist and Charley Pride’s son\, Dion Pride\, and two-time CMA and ACM Female Vocalist of the Year\, Janie Fricke. After-party dance entertainment will include fiddle duo June Blount and the country music group Breckenridge Band.\n 
URL:https://dallasweekly.com/event/dallas-black-dance-theatre-boot-scootin-boogie/
LOCATION:Morton H. Meyerson\, 2301 Flora St\, Dallas\, TX\, 75201
CATEGORIES:Arts & Entertainment,community event,Concert,Evening,music
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SUMMARY:The BIG Dance - Boot Scootin' Boogie: A Hometown Salute to Charley Pride
DESCRIPTION:Who:    Dallas Black Dance Theatre \nWhat::   The BIG Dance – Boot Scootin’ Boogie: A Hometown Salute to Charley Pride \nWhen:    Saturday\, June 4\, 2022 \n8:00 pm Charley Pride Tribute Concert with his son Dion Pride and Janie Fricke ( Please arrive by 7:30 pm.) \n9:00 pm Dance Party with Breckenridge Band and June Blount \nWhere:  Morton H. Meyerson Symphony Center \n2301 Flora Street\, Dallas\, TX. 75201 \nDallas\, TX –  Dallas Black Dance Theatre’s  (DBDT) annual fundraising event\, The BIG Dance\, features a Boot Scootin’ Boogie: Hometown Salute to Charley Pride\, the late country music icon honored with the 2020 CMA Lifetime Achievement Award. \nDallas Black Dance Theatre celebrates the closing of its 45th Anniversary Season with a city-wide dance party worthy of the Big D. Festivities take place on Saturday\, June 4\, 2022\, at the Morton H. Meyerson Symphony Center\, 2301 Flora St. Dallas\, TX. 75201. The attire for the evening is Diamonds and Boots. \nThe evening will be an unforgettable night of Country Western flair\, including a live concert and video tribute. Dion Pride pays tribute to his father with Dallas Black Dance Theatre dancers performing. The live tribute concert showcases\, Janie Fricke\, two-time CMA and ACM Female Vocalist of the Year. \nAfter the concert\, enjoy a non-stop dance party to the sounds of the Breckenridge Band and fiddle duo June Blount\, as well as dance lessons\, food\, and drinks. Both groups are from North Texas. You can also experience the festivities virtually. \nThe fundraiser benefits Dallas Black Dance Academy’s Education and Outreach programs. The Academy produced the first Presidential Scholar in dance in America. Nine other Presidential Scholars who graduated from Booker T. Washington High School for the Performing and Visual Arts trained at Dallas Black Dance Academy. Four Academy students have received full scholarships to the prestigious dance program at The Juilliard School. 100% of Dallas Black Dance Academy students have graduated from high school and attended college since 2012. \nHonorary Co-chairs Mrs. Rozene Pride and Grace Cook\, and Co-chairs Helen Giddings and Sheena Payne\, planned the event. The BIG Dance committee includes Jim Austin\, Ivy Awino\, Chris Banjo & Jasmine Banjo\, Bridget Biagas\, Angela Chapman\, Teresa Coleman Wash\, Mark D. Cooks\, Marie Diaz\, Dr. and Mrs. William Frazier\, Marena & Roger Gault\, Arthur & Gwen George\, Laura Harris\, Misty Hoyt\, Sharon K. King\, Kevin K. Lewis\, Larry Lundy\, Kim Noltemy\, Maxine Pride\, Willow Sanchez & Peter Lewis\, Kymberley Scalia\, Michelle Sherman\, Don Short\, Michelle Thomas\, Linda & Frederick D. Todd II\, Paulette Turner\, Phyllis Walker\, Dr. and Mrs. Myron Watkins\, Carla Wattley-Bradley\, Kim Whitaker\, Ann Williams\, Michelle Wong\, and Freda Wright. \nFor more details visit www.dallasbigdance.com \nCONCERT SPONSOR \nFriends of Dallas Black Dance Academy \nDINNER & PRE-EVENT COCKTAIL RECEPTION SPONSOR \nThe David M. Cowley Foundation \n2022 | The BIG Dance Sponsors \nHALL Wines\, HALL Group\, Anheuser-Busch\, New Artisan Spirits\, BlueCross BlueShield of Texas\, JP Morgan Chase & Co.\, and Curtis Ransom. \n2022 | The BIG Dance Media Sponsors \nNBC 5\, Texas Metro News\, The Dallas Morning News\, Texas Metro News\, DART\, The Dallas Weekly\, FYI-50+\, The Dallas Examiner\, The  Dallas Post Tribune\, Trendy Africa. \nABOUT DALLAS BLACK DANCE THEATRE: Founded in 1976 by Ann Williams\, Dallas Black Dance Theatre’s mission is to create and produce contemporary modern dance at the highest level of artistic excellence through performances and educational programs that bridge cultures and reach diverse communities. As the largest and oldest professional dance company in Dallas\, DBDT is the fourth-largest Black dance company in the nation\, the ninth-largest contemporary modern dance company\, and ranked 42nd among the nation’s leading ballet companies. Located in the thriving downtown Dallas Arts District\, DBDT has performed worldwide for over 4.5 million arts patrons and 2.7 million students in 31 states and 16 countries on five continents. The performances include two Olympics (1996 & 2012)\, the nation’s most prestigious venues (Lincoln Center\, Kennedy Center\, Broadway\, Jacob’s Pillow)\, and for such luminaries as Her Majesty Queen Elizabeth II and South African President Nelson Mandela. Since the pandemic began in 2020\, DBDT performances have also been viewed virtually in over 30 countries. The Company has been recognized by the National Endowment for the Arts as an American Masterpiece Touring Artist (2008) and received the Texas Medal of the Arts Award for Arts Education (2017). \nFor more details about Dallas Black Dance Theatre visit  www.DBDT.com. \n  \n 
URL:https://dallasweekly.com/event/the-big-dance-boot-scootin-boogie-a-hometown-salute-to-charley-pride/
LOCATION:Morton H. Meyerson Symphony Center\, 2301 Flora Street\, Dallas\, 75201\, United States
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