Charletta Wayne Good Greene. What a woman! She was a career military wife, a teacher, a student, an historian, artist and adventurer. Charletta took Girl Scouts rafting down the Colorado River and sat down with Margaret Thatcher at a luncheon. She taught kids to swim and Navy Seals water rescue. We wonder how many lives […]
By Dr. Beth Leermakers Yesterday, I drove 200 miles to save a dog. Three other volunteer drivers helped transport my new foster dog Louie, a sweet black lab, on his 300-mile journey from his south Texas shelter up to Dallas. Louie was supposed to fly here in a private plane flown by a Pilots ’N […]
WOODSTOCK — 50 years LATER By Shari Goldstein Stern Who doesn’t love ’60s music, and think it was the best decade of the art form? Most Baby Boomers won’t argue, and might actually be obsessed with the genre, having grown up against the background of Janis Joplin, Santana, Bob Dylan, Joe Cocker and Richie Havens. […]
THE CEMETERY LADY From the Dallas Historical Society Frances James’ passion was the protection of the historic cemeteries in Dallas County, including compiling historic information into several volumes of books. She became known as “The Cemetery Lady.” However, she also actively supported the preservation of buildings, historic sites and history in Dallas, Dallas County and […]
By Juliette Coulter Through August 16, United to Learn (U2L) is hosting Learning Launch, an annual back-to-school drive that accelerates student learning by equipping teachers and students with critical teaching supplies not met by limited public school budgets. Now in its third year, the drive focuses on 27 Dallas ISD schools located primarily in North […]
By Drew Eubank The nonprofit AT&T Performing Arts Center announced that the ascent of the chandelier in the Winspear Opera House will be accompanied by new music created and performed by students at Booker T. Washington High School for the Performing and Visual Arts. The Moody Foundation Chandelier rises into the ceiling of the performance […]
Representatives from Dallas Symphony Orchestra taught music lessons at several Dallas ISD elementary schools during the summer. Students learned the basics about reading music sheets and interacted with a variety of instruments, most of them for the very first time. “DSO organized the first Youth Concert for Dallas ISD students almost 100 years ago,” said […]
Theater visionary, artist, founding artistic director of Dallas’s Undermain Theatre and Texas Woman of distinction Katherine Owens has died after a five-month prolonged illness. She was 61 and lived in Dallas with her husband and artistic partner Bruce DuBose. Born in Salt Lake City, Utah in 1957, Katherine was raised in Odessa, Texas by her […]
Summer is in full swing in Dallas. Salons by JC Dallas – Casa Linda Plaza has the perfect way for you to escape the heat with some cool and beautiful art. The Salons just kicked off their gallery series featuring local Dallas artists Andrea Lamarsaude and Kathy Baker Mackey. The exhibition features more than 80 […]
By Shelia Huffman “Lord, lift me up, and let me stand, a higher plane than I have found, Lord, plant my feet on higher ground” was the opening hymn at Sunday’s Gospel Hour at Central Christian Church in Dallas. The choir, under the direction of Tim Caffee, received a round of applause for the riveting […]