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St. Mark’s Teens Help Others Learn Music
For two rising seniors at St. Mark’s School of Texas, music matters, and so does helping students access it.
Ready to Retire? If You’re Like Kevin Gray, It’s Time to Rock!
Kevin Gray thought he was getting “long in the tooth” for rock ’n roll when his bandmates went their separate ways in 1987.
Dirty Shirts Band Combines Pop, Disco, Rock ‘N’ Roll
Nick Santa Maria recalls family dinners at his grandparents’ home in University Park before attending concerts in Deep Ellum at the age of 16.
Society
“How Am I Doin’? Great!” Dierks Bentley Returns as Headliner Act
Throughout its 48 years, some of country music’s most revered and highly anticipated entertainers have taken the stage at Cattle Baron’s Ball.
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Have Strings, Will Travel
COVID-19 put the world on pause, but a Dallas Symphony Orchestra (DSO) violinist wouldn’t let it silence the music.
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People To Know
How Musician Ben Rector Fell In Love With Dallas
To Dallasites familiar with the city’s music scene, singer-songwriter Ben Rector has been a Southern staple for over a decade.
Philanthropy
Dallas Arts District Foundation Awards Nine Local Artists With Financial Refuge Among Crisis
The Dallas Arts District Foundation is a nonprofit that supports the city's artistic, educational and commercial endeavors through its donations and design programs.
Meet Griffin Holtby: Your Friendly Neighborhood Rock Star
If someone pulls up next to you at a red light in Preston Hollow -- cigarette in hand, windows rolled down and blasting rock and roll-- that could be Griffin Holtby.
For The Love of Guitar, Invite This Man to Perform
Maybe blame it on being born down under, but when Vincenzo Martinelli picked his instrument, he didn’t go with his Italian family’s traditional choice.
Anxious Tippy Balady Sings of Stress and Swashbuckling
Pandemic postpones USC studies, summer tour for Preston Hollow musician.
Society
Dallas Symphony Orchestra ‘Savor the Symphony’ Raffle Replaces Dinner
Join the Dallas Symphony Orchestra League as they raffle 'Symphony, Sip and Savor' experiences including VIP events, exclusive memberships, symphony performances, and luxury gifts.
In Case You Missed It
Music Therapist Serenades T. Boone Hospice Patients
From ‘Amazing Grace’ to Frank Sinatra, music helps at the end of life.
AT&T Performing Arts Center Announces Rescheduled Performances
AT&T Performing Arts Center has rescheduled six upcoming performances to align with CDC recommendations during the Covid-19 outbreak, with three performance dates still to be announced.
‘Once Were Brothers’ is an Ode to Brotherhood
Robbie Robertson describes songwriting as a jigsaw puzzle, which is similar to how the ‘Once Were Brothers’ documentary comes together. The good and the bad parts of the Band’s journey fit into one heart wrenchingly beautiful tale.
Women Mariachis? ‘American Mariachi’ Tells the Tale
Coming to Dallas on March 14, American Mariachi tells the story of Lucha, who dreams of having her own mariachi band, defying cultural standards of the 1970s. She forms an all-girls mariachi band, dodging naysayers and critics.
Preston Hollow Couple Brings the Music Home
Some may have assumed that salon concerts, the 16th-century Italian invention that the French picked up and ran with, had gone the way of the powdered wig.
Thank You, Thank You Very Much For Writing This Book
Dallas author tackles the good and bad about the King of Rock and Roll
Park Cities Renaissance Man
Ed Bernet energized by new creative passions
Teens Anticipate Next Junior Symphony Ball
You don’t have to be old to love the symphony.
Happenings on the Hill
Teams Study Bird Migration, SMU graduate wins first prize in organ competition, and Project Support program expands to Sweden.