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Dallas Arts District solicits photos for cool coffee table book

Here's a fetching photo of the Dallas Arts District.

Photo courtesy of Dallas Arts District

Photographers at all levels have an opportunity to get their work in a unique coffee table book spotlighting Dallas' Arts District via a contest that runs through the spring.

The book will be titled Through the Lens: Dallas Arts District and represents a collaboration between the Dallas Arts District, HALL Group, corporate sponsors, and participating local photographers. Its goal is to raise funds for the Dallas Arts District Foundation, which re-invests in the visual and performing arts in Dallas.

Professional, emerging, mid-career, and student photographers are encouraged to submit new or existing images of the Dallas Arts District that portray a day in the life of the district. Winners will be chosen by a jury of seven judges that includes Mayor Mike Rawlings, Nasher Sculpture Center director Jeremy Strick, and Dallas Museum of Art director Dr. Agustín Arteaga.

The selected photographs will be featured in Through the Lens: Dallas Arts District, a hardbound coffee table book that will be sold at venues throughout the District. All gross proceeds from sale of the book will be donated directly to the Dallas Arts District Foundation.

In addition to being included in the book, winners will also receive a $500 stipend from HALL Group, one copy of the book, and a gift from a Dallas Arts District venue valued at $50 or more.

The book will include an abbreviated biography of each photographer, specifications of each work, and highlights of the DAD project. Artists could also have the opportunity to license their art for future exhibition.

There is no fee to enter. Visit ThroughTheLensDAD.com where you can upload up to eight images to the site. The deadline is April 30.

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Broadway Dallas launches intimate Club 909 cabaret shows at Fair Park

Photo courtesy of Reeve Carney

Broadway star Reeve Carney will be the inaugural performer at Broadway Dallas' Club 909.

Broadway Dallas, which hosts the national tours of Broadway shows, is expanding its offerings with Club 909, an all-new cabaret concept at the Music Hall at Fair Park.

According to a release, the new venue, located in the Music Hall's transformed Crystal Terrace, will open with a performance by Grammy Award winner and Broadway star Reeve Carney, September 3-5.

It marks Broadway Dallas' first dedicated cabaret programming in the organization's 85-year history.

Carney is best known for originating the role of “Orpheus” in the Tony Award-winning musical Hadestown. He is currently starring as “Jay Gatsby” in The Great Gatsby on Broadway.

At Club 909, he will present “Reeve Carney: Broadway Divas," featuring his takes on Broadway's most iconic songs, selections from the Great American Songbook, and original music from his debut album, Youth Is Wasted.

Club 909 will be an intimate venue, seating only 200 guests per evening in a cabaret-style setting complete with full tableside service, including specialty drinks and chef-created light bites. The menu comes from Broadway Dallas' restaurant partner Culinaire.

In addition to the ticket price for the Club 909 show, a $30 food and beverage minimum will be charged per person.

Seating is general admission and includes table and bar seating. A limited number of reserved VIP seats are also available.

Seating is decided on the night of the show at the discretion of house management, the release says. Guests may be seated at shared tables with other attendees, and large parties may not be able to be seated together.

"Broadway Dallas has always believed that musical theater has the power to move, uplift, and connect us, and cabaret is one of the purest expressions of that power," said Ken Novice, President & CEO of Broadway Dallas, in a statement. "Club 909 gives us the opportunity to offer our audiences something deeply personal and intimate"

Tickets for the debut event, which go on sale on Friday, July 17, start at $75 and will be available at BroadwayDallas.org or by calling 800-982-2728.

A very limited number of VIP seats are also available and include a meet and greet with Carney.

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