Archive for January, 2008

Gauging by the traffic stats to this blog, a lot of our visitors can’t get enough of the Tony Romo / Jessica Simpson coupling….so, even though the Dallas Cowboys season is over, here is the latest info on Romo/Simpson:

According to various sites, Tony Romo and Jessica Simpson were out on the town this past Monday in LA and they tackled the Key Club on the Sunset Strip for a show by the popular rock comedy Metal Skool. Romo & Simpson were invited on stage to sing a Guns N’ Roses song (Sweet Child O’ Mine).

Ruben Studdard - winner of the second American Idol competition - has filed suit against a Dallas-based concert promoter Peachez Inc.

The lawsuit was filed in New York Supreme Court asking for $45,000 and alleges that Peachez is in breach of contract.

Peachez identfies itself as a specialty marketing company with clients in the entertainment industry.

From Press Release:

Fine Arts Chamber Players (FACP) presents a free Bancroft Family Concert celebrating African heritage in classical music on Saturday, February 23, at 3:00 pm at St. Paul United Methodist Church, 1816 Routh Street.

Admission to the concert is free and requires no reservation. For more information, please call 214.520.2219 or visit www.fineartschamberplayers.org. Beginning with a well-known chamber music selection, the concert opens with Mozart’s Quintet, K. 407, for horn and strings featuring Dallas Symphony Orchestra horn player Nicole Cash. Then, two rarely heard but important works will be presented –Lyric for Strings which is the second movement of String Quartet No 1 by George Walker and Quintet for clarinet and strings by Samuel Coleridge-Taylor with Gregory Raden, principal clarinetist of the Dallas Symphony Orchestra. George Walker is the first African-American composer to win the Pulitzer Prize for Music. For more composer information, visit:www.100greatblackbritons.com/bios/samuel_coleridge-taylor.html and www.AfriClassical.com. String musicians for the concert include Dallas Symphony Orchestra members Maria Schleuning and Kaori Yoshida – violins, Barbara Sudweeks and Ann Marie Roeske – violas, with Peter Steffens, cello.

Located in the Dallas Arts District, St. Paul United Methodist Church has a rich history. Beginning as a mission of the Wesley Church in New Orleans, Louisiana in 1865, St. Paul was founded by freed slaves of Mississippi, Louisiana, and Texas. For more information about St. Paul, “the SOUL of the Arts District,” visit their web site: www.stpaulumcdallas.com.

Fine Arts Chamber Players’ Bancroft Family Concerts are made possible in part by the Sue & Christopher Bancroft Family, the City of Dallas Office of Cultural Affairs, TACA, the Texas Commission on the Arts, the National Endowment for the Arts and WRR FM Classical 101.

For over a quarter of a century, FACP has presented free classical music programs for the enrichment of North Texas area residents. Concerts annually showcase over fifty outstanding Metroplex professional musicians. In addition to the free Bancroft Family Concerts, FACP presents the free Basically Beethoven Festival in July. Each year, FACP’s educational outreach programs, Dream Collectors and Community Classics, provide over 350 free performances in area public schools.

Hometown girl Erykah Badu has a new single out entitled “Honey”.

Definitely check it out and big kudos to Erykah and her crew for the message at the end of the video!

One third of the people of the world are asleep at any given moment. The other two thirds are awake and probably stirring up trouble somewhere.

Dean Rusk (1909-1994)
Statesman and educator

The Episcopal Church of the Transfiguration Christian Zen Meditation Ministry is offering a Lenten meditation retreat.

Rolling the Stone Away: Mindfulness Meditation for Resurrection Living.

Friday evening, February 8, 2008 from 6:30 p.m. to 9:00 p.m. and Saturday February 9, 2008 from 8:30 a.m. to 3:00 p.m.

Location:
The Episcopal Church of the Transfiguration
14115 Hillcrest Road
(NW corner of Spring Valley and Hillcrest Roads)
Dallas, Texas 75254-8622

Newcomers to meditation are welcome.

A $10 donation is suggested. Continental breakfast and lunch will be provided on Saturday.

RSVP by Thursday February 7 by email to Weber Baker (weberbaker@gmail.com).

There’s a great organization called Little Kids Rock that needs your help. LKR believes that all children in our public schools deserve music education as Music education is a transforming force in children’s lives.

It’s actually been proven that kids that have a music education excel in higher education and are more likely to pursue advanced degrees.

LKR is dedicated to bringing free musical instruments and music instruction to public school children because music matters.

Right now, LKR is asking for public assistance in helping them secure a matching grant for $50,000. Find out more about Little Kids Rock and make a contribution at this site.