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NOVEMBER 2009

JAZZ AND SOUL
FEATURING RAMSEY LEWIS AND AL JARREAU

Wednesday, 4 @ 8 p.m.
Margot and Bill Winspear Opera House
Downtown Dallas Arts District
2403 Flora Street, Dallas
$25 – Starlight
$35 – Grand Tier
$55 – Mezzanine & Dress Circle
$75 – Orchestra & Orchestra Terrace
$125 – Premium Orchestra & Box Circle

Celebrating the blend of jazz, blues, gospel and R&B, Jazz and Soul spotlights two celebrated artists who took jazz, merged it with soul and made the rest their own signature sounds. For tickets, call DCPA (214) 880-0202. A partnership with the Dallas Center for the Performing Arts (DCPA) and Larry Rosen’s “Jazz Roots” Program.



COMEDY NIGHT AT THE MUSE
FEATURING COREY HOLCOMB

Friday, 6 & Saturday, 7 @ 9 p.m.
Clarence Muse Café Theatre
$15

He’s a comic season favorite and COREY HOLCOMB is back again for a third season. Ripping joke after joke, Holcomb is funny! He teased and tickled audiences from Bill Bellamy’s Who’s Got Jokes? and Byron Allen’s Comics Unleashed and he’s going to taunt TBAAL’s audiences too. Just come and see!



TBAAL CHILDREN’S CHORUS AND YOUTH STRING ORCHESTRA CONCERT
Featuring Townview Chorus and Orchestra
Saturday, 7 @ 8 p.m.
Room T312 & 313
$10

Some of the most talented youth sizzle and soar in their third season at TBAAL showcasing their musical gifts performing from classical to pop and spirituals to Broadway songs. DEVLIN DeCUTLER and ANNA KLOC-RODRIGUEZ, Conductors

LITERARY VOICES SERIES
VOICES OF POETRY #1

Thursday, 12 @ 7:30 p.m.
Clarence Muse Café Theatre
$10

It’s a night of open mic and it’s just right for a whimsical experience when poets gather at TBAAL to let their creative juices flow. Presented in partnership with Regent Management.

TBAAL GALA AT THE DALLAS CENTER FOR THE PERFORMING ARTS
“HIP-HOP BROADWAY: THE MUSICAL”
STARRING ERYKAH BADU, JENNIFER HOLLIDAY, MELBA MOORE, HAROLYN BLACKWELL

Saturday, 14 @ 7:30 p.m.
Margot and Bill Winspear Opera House
Downtown Dallas Arts District
2403 Flora Street, Dallas
$75 – Orchestra & Terrace
$50 – Tier One & Two
$35 – Grand Tier
ATTIRE: Black Tie Optional

Broadway is revered and remembered in this original 90-minute DCPA’s inaugural season performance! A bit of spoken word, this fast paced, up tempo, dazzling musical revue highlights some of Broadway’s most memorable show tunes. Starring multi-Award and Grammy winner ERYKAH BADU, Tony award-winners JENNIFER HOLLIDAY and MELBA MOORE and Metropolitan Opera Star HAROLYN BLACKWELL, the songs are terrific, the music soars and the singers are amazing! This show is a delightful treat for everyone! Written and Directed by CURTIS KING. WOODY WOODS, Music Director. A partnership with the Dallas Center for the Performing Arts (DCPA). For tickets, call DCPA (214) 880-0202 or TBAAL (214) 743-2400.



GOSPEL ROOTS CONCERT
FEATURING THE TERRELL SISTERS

Friday, 20 & Saturday, 21 @ 8 p.m.
Clarence Muse Café Theatre
$10

They’re from Dallas and if you really want to hear pure rich harmony and exquisite soulful voices in gospel music from the roots, then this is the concert you’re sure to enjoy! The TERRELL SISTERS - EMMA ALEXANDER, ODELIA WALKER, and ADA TUTSON - have been singing since they were born and they’re still singing. You’ll not be able to sit down because they’re known to travel and take their gospel music fire with them wherever they sing.”

24 HOUR FILMFEAST
Saturday, 21 @ 11 a.m.
Room T-314 & Clarence Muse Café Theatre
$5 – Screening and Talk with Filmmaker Warrington Hudlin

Make a day of it at the movie with family and friends and see six black-and-white films made by African Americans during the early and mid part of the 20th century. These rarely seen films show images of African Americans portraying roles about African American life that was noticeably disregarded by Hollywood. Following the last film screening, renowned filmmaker WARRINGTON HUDLIN will be on hand to shed light on the importance of these films and his work as a filmmaker.

FILM SCREENINGS

“THE DEVIL’S DAUGHTER” – Muse Café Theatre, 10:30 a.m. - 12:30 p.m.
After her father’s death, a woman returns to Jamaica to run his banana plantation, but her stepsister, who wants her out of the way, is willing to use voodoo. 120 minutes. 1939.

“THE BIG TIMERS” – Room T-314, 10:30 – 12:30 p.m.
A wealthy society man is dating a beautiful woman who he believes is also in his ‘socio-economic class.’ In actuality, she is the daughter of a poor hotel maid. 120 minutes. 1945.

“BOARDING HOUSE BLUES” – Muse Café Theatre, 12:30 a.m. -2:30 p.m.
An evil landlord intends to evict “Moms Mabley” and her tenants from her boarding house because she can’t pay the rent. 120 minutes. 1948.

“THE BLACK KING” – Room T-314, 12:30 a.m. - 2:30 p.m.
A corrupt preacher gains control of a Mississippi church and comes up with a plan to scam church members with a back to Africa scheme. 120 minutes. 1932.

“THE GIRL IN ROOM 20” – Muse Café Theatre, 2:30 - 4:30 p.m.
A girl from a small town in Texas moves to New York City to pursue her dream of becoming a singer. However, her dreams prove to be far more difficult to realize than she had ever imagined. 90 minutes. 1946.

“MARK OF THE HAWK” – Room T-314, 2:30 - 4:30 p.m.
A Sidney Poitier film, actor Sidney Poitier is at first sympathetic to a liberation movement, then he fights against the group only to be accused of being a member of the movement and put on trial for murder. 90 minutes. 1957.

CONVERSATION WITH FILMMAKER WARRINGTON HUDLIN – 4:30 p.m.