Archive for April, 2008

The Dallas Mavericks fired coach Avery Johnson today in what is suspected to be the first of many off-season moves after the league’s highest payroll produced a second straight first-round knockout from the playoffs.

Johnson leaves with an impressive resume after three-plus seasons, but owner Mark Cuban couldn’t tolerate a bottom line of being 3-12 in the playoff since blowing a 2-0 lead in the 2006 NBA finals.

The last time the Dallas Stars were in this position, they went on to win the Stanley Cup.

Hopefully tonite they will win the series once and for all at home in the American Airlines Center.

Bring it on Stars!

The Institute for Interesting People presents ALAN GISHLICK, PH.D.
Speaking on the Interface of Science and Religion
April 30th at Noon, Mercury Grill RSVP

Alan D. Gishlick has a Ph.D. in Vertebrate Paleontology from the Department of Geology and Geophysics at Yale University. Dr. Gishlick’s research interests include functional transitions in the history of life, particularly the origin of avian flight within dinosaurs; the reconstruction of soft anatomy in fossils; systematics, taxonomy, and their role in concepts of biological identity and their uses in interpreting patterns of evolution; the teaching of the history of life; and the interface between science and religion, especially as it relates to biological evolution.

Here’s the list of places/events you should hit this month in Deep Ellum:

April 25 & 26 Continental Gin Open Studios (be sure to check all these artists out)

Apr 25 Deke Dickerson & The Ecco-phonics at All Good Cafe

April 26 Ultra Violet Rock Show For CF @ Dada

May 1 DEA mixer @ Daddy Jacks

May 2 Mural Competition drop off deadline contact Alison for more info

May 3 Last day to see Neil Young’s Greedndale at Undermain

May 3 Hal Samples Film and Art “The City Of God”

May 8 Expo Art Walk

May 10 Sankofa grand opening celebration (already open though)

May 10 Black Joe Lewis at the Double Wide

May 11 Voodoo Glow Skulls at The Door

May 13 UNKNOWN HINSON / Boys Named Sue / Spector 45 / Fish Fry Bingo at Dada

May 15 Northern State at the Profit Bar

May 24 Re*Cov*Er Mural Competition

May 30 – June 1 CADD Art Fair

May 31Lollipop Shop @ Dada

May 31 Avenue Arts Venue surreal art & experimental music

If you’ve not made it to any of the great screenings for the 38th Annual USA Film Festival, you are really missing a lot!

Last night we checked out “America Unchained” which was a great documentary about traveling through the US by only buying gas, lodging and food from independent businesses…no chains at all!

Tonite’s screenings include:

All screenings begin at 7p at the Angelica Film Center @ Mockingbird Station.

The boys have announced the Dallas date for Crue Fest: 24 July 08 at the Superpages.com Center — (for the rest of us that means Starplex at Fair Park because no matter how often they sell those naming rights, it’s still Starplex).

Crue Fest Feat will feature Motley Crue, Buckcherry, Papa Roach, Sixx:A.M. & Trapt.

This post is taken verbatim from an email sent in. AmeriCorps is a wonderful program and let’s see what the Dallas community can do to help them out with their new person!

A much needed opportunity has come PEP’s way, and we need your help to make it happen.
As many of you may know, PEP is an AmeriCorps sponsored program. Our three full time staff members are all AmeriCorps VISTA volunteers placed with PEP under the Corporation for National and Community Service. For many months now PEP has been actively seeking a forth VISTA to assist the organization with fundraising, grant writing, and program development.

The good news, we have found a qualified applicant. Her name is Nicole Pena and she has had experience with both grant and lesson plan writing, and is a firm believer in civic responsibility and community service.

The bad news, the next AmeriCorps VISTA training is not until June 17-19. This means that Nicole is unable to start working for PEP as a VISTA until after she takes her Oath of Service on June 19.

Just as many nonprofits go, additional help is always needed. PEP needs another qualified individual, such as Nicole, to help further the mission of personal responsibility, community service, and good citizenship. We would like Nicole to come on board as soon as possible, but we are financially unable to provide her with a salary.

Our goal is to raise $5,000, which will provide a salary, and meet any additional expenses incurred, until she is officially sworn in as a VISTA, wherein her salary will then be provided for by the Department of Treasury.

Please help PEP bring onboard another helpful hand to make the organization stronger and more effective! Any amount of support is greatly appreciated.

Donations can be made online by visiting www.governmentbelongstous.org and clicking on the support button on the main menu, or simply mail a check to:
People Empowerment Project
P.O. Box 192402
Dallas, TX 75219

Since PEP is a 501c3 nonprofit organization, your donation is entirely tax deductible! Thank you in advance for your help.

People Empowerment Project
P.O. Box 192402
Dallas, TX 75219
Office Hours: Monday-Friday 9:30am-5:30pm
Phone: 214-824-3107

PEP is a 501(c)3 nonprofit, nonpartisan organization

MISSION STATEMENT:
To educate, promote, and demonstrate to school children and adults the importance or personal responsibility, community service, and good citizenship.