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Trinity Groves in West Dallas adds high-flying trapeze entertainment option

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Trinity Groves, the restaurant and entertainment center in West Dallas, has a new activity that seems made for social distancing: a trapeze.

Skyline Trapeze, which claims in a release to be Dallas' only trapeze rig and aerial training facility, has opened to the public, at 2720 Bataan St., formerly home to West Dallas Floors.

Skyline Trapeze was founded in 2013 under the name Dallas Circus Center by Donovan Chandler, a former trapeze artist. He's had a trapeze facility previously in Dallas, as well as in Addison and Lewisville.

In addition to the Trinity Groves location, he's planning to open a covered/indoor location at 2355 W. Northwest Hwy., just west of I-35.

Prices for the one-hour classes range from $55 to $60. You can fly solo or bring a group, currently limited to groups of 4. (During non-COVID times, the classes can hold up to 8 people.)

They'r also not doing any "catches" right now to minimize contact. "This is a great time to work on those swing progressions or turn-around swings," their class description says.

Classes feature on-the-ground introductions and safety procedures, followed by practice time attempting various tricks and catches over a safety net.

"We’re excited to welcome Skyline Trapeze to Trinity Groves,” says Trinity Groves co-owner Phil Romano. “It’s completely unique for the area and a great addition to our diverse collection of restaurants and shops. It’s the latest initiative to make Trinity Groves the number one entertainment destination in Dallas."

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More than a pretty face

Brooke Shields to headline trailblazing Dallas nonprofit's big fall fundraiser

Family Place Luncheon 2023, Brooke Shields

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Brooke Shields will headline the Trailblazer Awards Luncheon on September 29.

Model, actress, and author Brooke Shields will deliver the keynote address at the 2023 Trailblazer Awards Luncheon on September 29 at the Hilton Anatole. The annual fundraiser - one of Dallas' most anticipated luncheons of fall - benefits The Family Place, Texas’ largest family violence service agency marking its 45th year.

Lindsay Jacaman and Holly Krug will serve as luncheon co-chairs, with philanthropists and former Real Housewives of Dallas stars Stephanie and Travis Hollman as honorary chairs, the organization announced on June 6.

"We hope attendees will be inspired by our featured speaker Brooke Shields as she shares her unique story and her personal resilience that led her to become the role model she is today," says The Family Place CEO Mimi Sterling in a release. "Through the collective efforts of our co-chairs and honorary chairs, we know we will raise important funds to serve women, men and children in need of safety."

Shields, who turned 58 on May 31, has made headlines recently as the topic of a critically acclaimed new docu-series about her life. Pretty Baby: Brooke Shields, released in April on Hulu, examines her journey "from a sexualized young girl to a Princeton graduate, mother, and advocate who has embraced her identity and voice," Hulu says.

Shields famously started her career as a child star, becoming - at age 14 - the youngest fashion model ever to grace on the cover of Vogue. In addition to garnering awards as an actress onscreen, Shields is now a best-selling author and creator of an apparel and accessories line called Brooke Shields Timeless.

The wife and mother of two teen daughters is also, the release notes, "an advocate for women and the arts and serves on the board of WIN, an organization dedicated to providing housing, services and programs to homeless women and children in New York City."

The Trailblazer Awards Luncheon is The Family Place's biggest annual fundraiser. Proceeds will help further the nonprofit's mission to empower survivors of family violence by providing safe housing, counseling, and skills that create independence, organizers say.

The event will include a VIP reception, seated luncheon, and recognition of this year’s Texas Trailblazer Award recipient (not yet announced). Tickets start at $350 are available on The Family Place's website.

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Brooke Shields will headline the Trailblazer Awards Luncheon on September 29.

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