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DALLAS: South Dallas Cultural and Thriving Minds are joining forces to share
the love of music and the excitement of jazz improvisation with the next
generation. The Thriving Minds Youth Jazz Orchestra (TMYJO) brings together some
of the top jazz musicians in North Texas to lead instrument-specific clinics
and workshops in an effort to meet an increased interest in music education and
offer classes not available in public schools.
Dallas
jazz greats Roger Boykin, Wendell Sneed and Shelley Carroll will lead the Thriving
Minds Youth Jazz Orchestra (TMYJO). The program is free and open to youth 12
years of age and older, but space is limited. Register by calling South Dallas Cultural Center at 214-939-2787. Registration is opened until the end of the
year. All levels are welcome.
Classes take place on Saturdays during November and December from 3:00
p.m. to 5:00 p.m. at the South Dallas Cultural Center, 3400 South Fitzhugh, Dallas, TX 75210. Students
interested in participating in the TMYJO program should have their own
instruments, unless they play piano or drum kit.
ABOUT THRIVING MINDS
Thriving Minds is a partnership between the City of Dallas, Dallas
ISD, and more than 100 arts, cultural and community organizations. The managing
partner is Big Thought, a non-profit arts-in-education organization. The
partnership seeks to unite arts, civic, educational, and cultural resources in
Dallas to support creative education. The Office of Cultural Affairs is the
primary City department supporting the Thriving Minds initiative. Other
participating departments include the Public Library and Parks &
Recreation.
ABOUT
SOUTH DALLAS CULTURAL CENTER
The South Dallas Cultural
Center became a reality through the efforts of key individuals in the
African-American community, who encouraged the City of Dallas to develop a
multi-purpose arts facility in South Dallas. Under the leadership of City
officials and Park Board members, funds were allocated through the 1982 bond
program to construct a $1.5 million, 24,000 square-foot facility, located
across from Fair Park.
In 2007, South Dallas Cultural Center's facility received a total renovation
and expansion adding 10,000 square feet and featuring a 120-seat black box
theater; a visual arts gallery; studios for dance; two-dimensional arts; fiber;
media arts; printmaking; and photography. The Center also has a full service
digital recording studio. The South Dallas Cultural Center is a division of the
City of Dallas Office of Cultural Affairs, a member of the Dallas Art Dealers Association and a partner in the National Performance Network.
ABOUT
THE DALLAS OFFICE OF CULTURAL AFFAIRS
The City of Dallas Office of
Cultural Affairs (OCA) works to enhance the vitality of the City and the
quality of life for all Dallas citizens by creating an environment wherein arts
and cultural organizations can thrive so that people of all ages can enjoy
opportunities for creative expressions and the celebration of our community’s
multicultural heritage. The mission is to establish a cultural system that
ensures that ALL Dallas citizens and visitors have an opportunity to experience
the finest in arts and culture. The OCA is advised by an 18-member Cultural
Affairs Commission appointed by the Dallas City Council. The OCA manages the
city’s Cultural Contracts, Community Artists and Public Art Programs; oversees
six cultural centers including the South Dallas Cultural Center; the Bath House
Cultural Center, Latino Cultural Center, Morton H. Meyerson Symphony Center, and
Oak Cliff Cultural Center It also operates the city’s classical music radio
station, WRR101.1FM. For more information on the programs and services provided
by the OCA log onto www.dallasculture.org.
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