2012 Art on the Greene Arts Festival in Arlington

18 Mar

Come to Richard Green Linear Park March 23-25, 2012, for Art on the Greene Arts Festival. The Free three-day festival features some of the finest artists and live local entertainment. The inaugural event will take place all between The Ballpark in Arlington and the Cowboys Stadium. Home of the Caelum Moor Sculptures by artist Norm Hines, Richard Greene Linear Park will host artists of all different categories: painting, photography, ceramics, jewelry, glass, mixed media, sculpture, wood and metal.

Here are some of the groups/bands confirmed for 2012 Arts On the Greene:

    – UTA Jazz Orchestra
    – Soul Sacrafice
    – Ming Fishtrap
    – Andrea Dawson
    – Nightbird
    – Ray Tarantino
    – Jace Bersin Trio
    – Ray Tarantino


Click here for a schedule of the musical performances.

Jon Dillon and 92.5 KZPS will be Live on location at Art on the Greene Friday from 3-7pm to bring in the Weekend Party.

If you’re in the Arlington area and looking for something fun and free to do this weekend, stop by Richard Greene Linear Park for some great music and art. Spring is upon us so the weather is good for this type of event.

Feel free to bring lawn chairs and blankets to Art on the Greene festival. While coolers and ice chests aren’t allowed in the park, food vendors will be on site offering drinks and eats for sale.

Both parking and admission are free for this Event!

Art on the Greene Schedule
Friday, 3/23………..3pm-11pm
Saturday 3/24……..11am – 11pm
Sunday 3/25………..11am – 5pm

Richard Greene Linear Park
1601 E. Randol Mill Road
Arlington, TX 76011

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8th Annual Dallas Blues Festival

18 Mar

North American Entertainment’s 2012 Dallas Blues Fest will be March 24th at the Dallas Convention Center. The 8th annual Dallas Blues Fest is open to the public with ticket admission. All Blues fans are welcome to come out for soul stirring performances by artists like Sir Charles Jones, Mel Waiters, Latimore, Millie Jackson, Floyd Taylor, Clarence Carter and Denise LaSalle.

Enjoy classic themes and sounds of the blues resognating through the convention center from 10:30am to 11:30pm. Last week the city went Green. Now it’s time to go “Blue”! Celebrate a form of music that has forever impacted America and continues to live on in the South. It will be a full day of everything blues, high energy performances, community and fun.

*Tickets to the Dallas Blues Festival are about $55 each.*

Dallas Convention Center
650 S. Griffin Street
Dallas, TX 75202

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Farmers Insurance SWAC Basketball Tournament 2012 – March 6-10

4 Mar

March Madness is heating up and to add more flames to the fire, the Farmers Branch 2012 SWAC Basketball Tournament, presented by Verizon, comes to North Texas March 6-10. It will all be taking place at the Special Events Center in Garland, Texas beginning Monday through Saturday. The Southwestern Athletic Conference, headquartered in Birmingham, AL, is made up of historically black universities throughout the south who participate in the NCAA’s Division 1. It contains schools from 5 states: Texas, Alabama, Mississippi, Louisiana and Arkansas. The winners of this tournament will receive the Southwestern Athletic Conference’s automatic bid to the 2012 NCAA Tournament.

Eight teams have qualified for the 2012 SWAC Tournament. Unfortunately Southern and Grambling won’t be playing since they received one-year postseason bans in men’s basketball.


SWAC Schools:
Alabama A&M
Alabama State
Alcorn
Grambling State
Jackson State
Mississippi Valley State
Prairie View
Southern (Baton Rouge)
Texas Southern
University of Arkansas at Pine Bluff



Follow the 2012 SWAC Tournament Bracket HERE!

Since teams and college basketball fans will be in North Texas for about 6 days they might as well have some entertainment in between the games. From comedy shows and golf tournament to college expos and live concerts, there is an entire week of events surrounding the basketball tournament. Here are some of the ones worth mentioning:

Monday, Mar 6
Charity Golf Tournament – 7am – 12noon
$340/Team
Pecan Hollow Golf Course (4501 14th St, Plano)
Click here to Register.

Erykah Badu will perform Live Wed Night at the Prophet Bar


Wednesday, Mar 7
College Expo – 8am
Special Events Center

Live Hip Hop Concert
featuring Erykah Badu & DJ Premiere – 10pm-2am
$10
The Prophet Bar (2548 Elm St, Dallas)

Thursday, Mar 8
College Expo – 8am
Special Events Center

HBCU Alumni Mixer – 5pm-12am
Live performances by Anthony David, Logan 7 Just a Few Cats
$5
Beamers Night Club
(2343 Walnut Hill Ln, Dallas)

Friday, Mar 9
Step-off Competition
$10 – standing
$15 – seated
$20 – day of events
The Palladium (1135 S. Lamar St, Dallas)

Annual Ballers of Comedy – 7:30–11:30pm
Damon Williams, Rod Thompson,
Jeremiah “JJ” Williamson & Kelly “K Dubb” Walker
$20-$30
Dallas Black Academy of Arts & Letters (650 S. Griffin St., Dallas)

Lance Gross hosts the Official SWAC After Party Sat night

Saturday, Mar 10
FREE Super Saturday featuring Miguel – 10am – 1pm
Family Fun: Battle of the Bands, Step Show, Slam Dunk Contest, Vendor Village & Live performance by Miguel)
Special Events Center

The Official After Party Hosted by Lance Gross – 9pm – 2am
$15 cover
Victory Tavern
(2501 N. Houston St, Dallas)

**For a complete schedule of the entertainment events click here.



To check game results click here.
The Championship Game for the Women will be Saturday at 5pm and the Men’s will be at 7pm.

Click Here for Tickets and Tournament Packages!

Special Events Center - Garland, TX

~2012 SWAC Tournament~
Special Events Center
4999 Naaman Forest Boulevard
Garland, TX 75040

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Free Outdoor Spring Concert Series at Mockingbird Station

3 Mar

Finally a Free Concert series is coming to Mockingbird Station! This is their first time doing it and it’s bound to go well. The location is just right and the weather is warming up so why not bring some live music to Mockingbird Lane? The 2012 Spring Outdoor Concert Series kicks off March 1st and will be every 1st and 3rd Thursday until July 5th. Sounds of a variety of local artists will ring throughout the hip shopping spot found right off Hwy 75 (North Central Expressway). It’ll all be coming from the Mezzanine Level in front of the Angelika Dallas Film Center.

    Dates: Every 3rd Thursday of the Month in Spring
    (Mar 1, Mar 15, April 5, April 19, May 3, May 17, June 7, June 21, July 5)
    Time: 6pm – 9pm
    Location: Mockingbird Station in front of the Angelika Theatre
    (5307 E. Mockingbird Lane, Dallas)

The Concerts will be held right in front of the Angelika

Check out the Lineup!

March 1: Club Wood

March 15: Devin Leigh

April 5: Greg Reichel

April 19: The O’s

May 3: Aaron Woods Band

May 17: Mockingbyrd Station

June 7: SouthWestern Playboys

June 21: Achachay!

July 5: The Carters

Although this is a “Spring” concert series, the shows will go well into early summer. Plus spring is short-lived in North Texas, if it occurs at all, so bring a lawn chair and cool drink or find something to cool off with from a nearby eatery (i.e. Vapianos, Cold Stone Creamery, Rockfish, Café Express, Urban Taco or Starbucks). You’ve sat in traffic most of the evening anyways so why not ring in the weekend (on Thursday nights) with Mockingbird Station’s Free spring concerts? The DART stops right there at Mockingbird Lane too!

Keep an eye on Mockingbird Station this year. They seem to be adding a nice list of fun activities and events to their calendar. If you don’t hear it from us first, you’ll hear it from them.

*Parking is Free around the stores, and the garage is also be available for complimentary parking.

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North Texas Irish Festival | NTIF 2012 at Fair Park Dallas

1 Mar

This year the North Texas Irish Festival is celebrating its 30th anniversary! It all started back in March of 1983 and has grown into this major Celtic Celebration at Fair Park in Dallas. The 2012 theme is “Harps & Fiddles” because these two instruments are played more than any others for Irish music. You can spend up to 3 days celebrating the Irish Culture with other North Texans since NTIF is March 2-4. It may be a little ahead of St. Patty’s Day but it’s the right time of year so make it a green day and embrace that fighting Irish inside.

Features:

Tickets
Anyone who arrives in line at or before 7:00pm on Friday is allowed in FREE! After 7pm on Friday it will be $10. Say “Happy 30th!” at the gate and get in for $5 or less. There are also 50% discount available in the local newspapers.

Tickets on Saturday cost $20 and on Sunday they are $15.

Learn more about how to get your tickets to the Irish Festival here.

Interested in Volunteering? Click here to find out all the opportunities in volunteering and how to apply.

The North Texas Irish Festival is way bigger than this article can describe. You just have to follow your nose to the lucky charms and see it for yourself. The year I went I was amazed. So many vendors and so much culture! They might as well dye the fountains green (if they haven’t)! This year is the year to go also since NTIF is celebrating their big 3-0! The Irish party almost all night long so check the schedule below for dates and times when the park will be open.

-NTIF 2012 Weekend Schedule-

Friday, March 2nd
6:00pm – 11:00pm
Saturday, March 3rd
10:30am – 11:30pm
Sunday, March 4th
11:30am – 7:30pm

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28th Annual KidFilm Festival – Angelika Film Center

12 Jan

The largest, oldest children’s film festival in the country is coming to Dallas’ Angelika Theatre January 21 – 22. The 28th Annual KidFilm Festival features entertaining, educational, and diverse lineup of both classic and new films for kids and adults.

KidFilm Festival attendees can expect Free books by award-winning author Peter Brown (who will be on location), creator of books like “Chowder”, “The Curious Garden” and “Children Make Terrible Pets”. At this year’s KidFilm Festival movie-lovers will also get a sneak peak of Dr. Seuss’ The Lorax. In fact the Lorax character will be making a guest appearance and kids can have their picture taken with Lorax. A special preview of the brand new film The Secret World of Arrietty and the 80’s classic Nausicaa of the Valley of the Wind are just two of the 11 titles featured in a retrospective tribute to Studio Ghibili all presented in new 35mm prints.

Children's author Peter Brown

Tickets for the 2012 KidFilm Festival are $5 ($4 for USA Film Festival members). Admission to the “Books Come to Life on the Big Screen” program featuring author Peter Brown and the Lorax is free , but it’s on a first-come, first-serve basis on the day of the show so get there early! Tickets to the Pete Brown program cannot be purchased in advance. However, advance tickets are available for the Studio Ghibili films by e-mailing usafilmfest@aol.com or calling 214-821-6300. Tickets can be bought at Angelika Film Center on the days of (Sat & Sun) starting at 11:30am.

Angelika Film Center
5321 East Mockingbird Lane
Dallas, TX 75206

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MLK Jr. Celebrations 2012

11 Jan

MLK Celebrations 2012 Across DFW

ARLINGTON
“Sharing the Dream” Celebration 2012 – Jan 13 – Jan 15
All MLK Jr. Weekend Events

CARROLLTON
15th Annual Parade – Jan 14, 10:00AM (1945 East Jackson Road, Carrollton) Click here for more info

The Parade will start on Jamestown Street (behind Carrollton City Hall) and proceed west to Josey Ln; south on Josey to Keller Springs; east on Keller Springs to Kelly Boulevard; South on Kelly Bld to end at Ted Polk Middle School at 2011 Kelly Boulevard.

DALLAS
Martin Luther King, Jr. Weekend Birthday Celebration
26th Annual Parade/March – Jan 14 (Click here for more info)
29th Annual Black Music and Civil Rights Movement Concert – Morton Meyerson Symphony Center – Jan 15, 7:30PM
2501 Flora Street, Dallas Arts District
Tickets: $15-$30 (Ticketmaster)

DENTON

Parade & Program – Jan 14, 10AM (1300 Wilson Street, Denton)
12-12:15pm…Candle Vigil
12:15–1:00pm…Guest Speaker
1:00–2:00pm….Gospel Music
2:15–3:15pm….Musical Entertainment
3:15–3:30pm…Slideshow presentation

FORT WORTH
27th Annual MLK Awards Banquet – TCC-Trinity River Campus Downtown Ft Worth – Jan 14
Reception: 6pm, Program: 7pm
Tickets $50

Parade/March/Rally – Jan 16, 11AM – 12PM (Sundance Square)

Parade participants will step off at 9th St. and Main St., proceed south on Main to 1st St.; head westbound on 1st to Houston St., go southbound on Houston and end at Houston and the Fort Worth Convention Center Water Gardens Plaza. The parade is followed by the Cowboys of Color Rodeo at 2pm, Will Rogers.

GARLAND
23rd Annual Parade/March – Jan 14 (300 North 5th Street, Garland)

Parade starts on Dairy Road @ Garden Drive (near Embree Park), Garland, Texas, 75040. It proceeds north on Dairy Road to Highway 66 (Avenue D). West (Left) on Highway 66 (Avenue D) to First Street. North (Right) on First Street to Highway 66 (Avenue B). West (Left) on Highway 66 (Avenue B) to Fifth Street. North (Right) on Fifth Street to Austin Street. Parade ends at the Granville Arts Center, 300 North Fifth Street, downtown Garland, TX, 75040

Theme: Celebrating God’s Drum Major: Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr.

The celebration continues with an MLK Commemorative Program in the Granville Arts Center (300 N. 5th Street in downtown Garland) immediately following the parade and march. The MLK Communitywide Youth Choir, the St. Luke AME Puppet Ministry, and the Ida Handley Elementary School Choir will perform.

IRVING
MLK Jr. Celebration – Jan 16, 7:00PM (Carpenter Performance Hall, Irving Arts Center, 3333 N. MacArthur Blvd.)

This year’s celebration commemorates the dedication of the Washington, D.C. Martin Luther King Jr. National Memorial along with the four primary messages of Dr. King—justice, democracy, hope and love. The Free event will also feature a tribute performance by the Dallas Black Dance Theatre II.

PLANO
MLK Day 2012 – Jan 14 & 15

Saturday – 1/14
8:30AM — Power Breakfast: Free Breakfast and presentation by college students at Collin College Spring Creek Campus. Book scholarships and MLK Unity Scholarships will be awarded.

10:45AM — Community Unity Walk: Assembly begins at 1 0.a.m at the staging area; DART Rail Parker Road Station, North Parking Lot, 2600 Archerwood St. Grand Marshall: Bruce Glasscock, Plano City Manager.

11:30AM — City Hall Program: Begins immediately following the Unity Walk. Plano Municipal Building, Council Chambers, 1520 K Avenue. The Unity Walk and City Hall Program sponsored by The City of Plano Cultural Affairs Commission. Keynote Speaker: Dr. Myrtle Hightower and entertainment by Doc Gibbs.

12 Noon — Health Fair & Free Luncheon: Boys & Girls Club Douglass Center, 1111 Ave H. Visit with over 25 vendors in various health and education fields. Sponsored by Chick-fil-A (Beltline & Preston), PepsiCo and Frito Lay.

Sunday – 1/15
7:00PM — MLK All-Community Choir Concert: A musical tribute to Dr. King featuring special guest “Mahogany” and North Dallas Bible Fellowship Men’s Ensemble at Custer Road United Methodist Church, 6601 Custer Road, Rev. Ron Henderson, Senior Pastor and Tim Morrison, Music Ministry Director. The public is invited to join the choir; Rehearsal will be Sunday, January 15 at 4 p.m.

Thursday – 1/19
7:00PM — Plano ISD MLK Tribute: Plano West Senior High School located at 5601 W. Parker Rd. Enjoy PISD students Parade of Nations and elementary students “Letters to Dr. King”, and a special tribute to Dr. Doug Otto.

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Texas Rangers Fan Fest 2012

9 Jan

Attention Rangers Fans!! We’ve got the inside scoop on how you can enjoy a weekend of fun up-close and personal time with America’s AL Champions. Texas Rangers Fan Fest is January 13-15 at the Arlington Convention Center – similar to Winterfest where we celebrate Champs, but just of a different sport. Not to mention a little further away from the official start of the season. At Fan Fest Rangers fans can get autographs from both past and present players, participate in Q&A sessions, take a photograph with the 2011 AL Championship trophy and shop for Ranger merchandise and memorabilia. There will even be awesome Rangers Minor League, Spring Training and team history displays. For the kids Ranger Fan Fest provide batting cages, an indoor ballpark, stealing home and even the luxury of clocking the speed of their pitch. Find out more about some of the interactive activities planned for Ranger fans at this year’s Fan Fest. Put them in a jersey doing all this and they’ll feel like a real Texas Ranger!

Admission to 2012 Ranger Fan Fest is about 20 bucks. An individual Day pass for a Child is $10 and $20 for Adults, while 3-Day passes are $50 (Adult) and $20 (Kids). Purchase your tickets right here! Unfortunately the 50 autograph fast passes have already been bought up.

*FAN FEST SCHEDULE*

THURSDAY (Awards Ceremony)*
(Doors open 6:30pm) 7:30PM

FRIDAY
5:00PM – 9:00PM

SATURDAY
9:00AM – 5:00PM

SUNDAY
12:00PM – 5:00PM

Whoa Nelly!

*The Texas Rangers Dr Pepper Awards Show will be held on Jan 12th, Thursday evening. This new event is not only a celebration of the 2011 American League Champs but it will also include a number of award presentations to Rangers players and other baseball personalities. The Dr Pepper Awards Show is open to fans for a ticket priced at $75 for reserved seating and $50 for general admission as there will be a theater-style seating in Arlington Convention Center. Doors open at 6:30 p.m. and fans will get a sneak peak of Fan Fest. Refreshments will be served to all ticket holders and the Awards Show is scheduled to begin at 7:30 p.m.

Hopefully some of Dirka rubbed off in that Pitch

The 2012 Ranger season starts April 6th. All you die hard Ranger fans can get your season tickets and 20-game plans here!

Hopefully this fall Young and Nelly Cruz will be giving their own rendition of “We Are the Champions” like Dirk did, only on the right key.

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Fort Worth Stock Show Parade at Sundance Square

8 Jan

Head to downtown Forth Worth for a real “Texas” experience. The Fort Worth Stock Show Parade will be Saturday, January 14th in Sundance Square. Beginning at 11:00am with the 116th Edition of Southwestern Exposition and Livestock Show and Rodeo this event is sure not to disappoint. It will feature over 4,000 participants and over 1,000 head of livestock. Family and friends are sure to witness lots of cowboys, horses, wagons, steers, marching bands and floats at the “All Western Parade”! If you want a good seat get there early (just like with any parade) and witness it all go down on Houston Street or Main Street. Tickets to attend the various Fort Worth Stock Show / Rodeo / Southwest Exposition can be purchased at the Will Rogers Coliseum or any Ticketmaster locations. January 13th is the day that The 2012 Fort Worth Stock Show & Rodeo officially opens. The Parade kicks off The Fort Worth Stock Show & Rodeo which will continue through February 4th.

Get a glimpse of the Parade Map.

Saddle up and trot on down to this extraordinary celebration of legendary Texas culture. It’s only tradition that we fire things up with a parade on the first Saturday! Visit http://www.fwssr.com for more info on the Fort Worth Stock Show & Rodeo and all related festivities.

Gotta take Mr. Ed out back

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ZEST FEST 2012

8 Jan

Are you into spicy flavorful foods? Would you like to give your tastebuds a surprise for the new year? I’m assuming that if you just wiped (or licked) off your fingers from eating Flamin’ Hot Cheetohs, Wing Stop’s Atomic wings, Ruffles Molten Hot wings chips, jalapeno poppers or McD’s new Spicy Bites your answer is “yes”. This January there will be an entire weekend dedicated to zesty foods at the Irving Convention Center at Las Colinas. Food lovers – particularly spicy food lovers- clear your calendar between January 27th and January 29th for Zest Fest 2012. The ultimate foodie “test of zest” event is $15 to get in while kids 10 and under are free. Tickets will be available for sale at the Convention Center Box office.

With firemen on standby, enjoy a plethora of zesty products to blaze your tongue and clear all your sinuses. Along with good food there will be a wide range of entertainment. Celebrity chefs are coming to show you exactly how it’s done from the main stage. They will accept questions and provide tips during their cooking demonstrations. Two of the finest chefs returning to Zest Fest this year include Jon Bonnell (Bonnell’s Fine Texas Cuisin; Buffalo Brothers) and Lou Lambert (Lambert’s and Dutch’s Hamburgers).

Spicy exhibitors from all over will gather to blow your socks off with their zesty products, mouth-watering meals, hot concoctions and recipes. You can enjoy TONS of sizzling samples as well as interactive contests. The annual Fire Foods Challenge will also light up the stage this year at Zest Fest 2012. Zest Fest is now going 10 years strong and no stranger to the DFW area. Luckily they’ll be opening doors one day early because of Zest Fest’s growing popularity.

Interested in being a part of the hottest North Texas winter event? Click here to arrange to display your own spicy products to both trade and to reach thousands of salivating consumers. To register as a participant of the Fiery Food Challenge, click here.

It won’t take “Ginger” or Posh to get you to Spice up your life!


See if you can stand the heat January 27-29 at ZEST FEST in Irving!

— ZEST FEST 2012 SCHEDULE —

Friday……..1:00pm – 7:00pm
Saturday.…10:00am – 6:00pm
Sunday……10:00am – 5:00pm

Address:
Irving Convention Center
500 W Las Colinas Blvd.
Irving, TX 75039

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