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Sammons Center for the Arts Announces Retirement of Jazz Artistic Director Arlington Jones; Names First Female Successor Rebecca Cordes
The Sammons Center for the Arts officially announced the retirement of Arlington Jones, the esteemed Artistic Director of Sammons Jazz, following a distinguished 15-year tenure. Beginning June 2026, Rebecca Cordes, a local pianist, composer, and teacher, will take over concert programming at the Sammons Center as its first female Artistic Director.
Sammons Jazz Remembers Stan Levenson
Pictured left to right: Tracy Fulton, Stan Levenson, Joanna St. Angelo, Arlington Jones
Sammie the Pegasus
If you’ve ever visited the Sammons Center, you may have noticed a particularly unique Pegasus statue in the front lobby. It is a striking piece of artwork; complete with a…
The Ghost of the Sammons Center
There’s been something spooky going on at the Sammons Center for the Arts! Some blame the suspicious activity on the creaky old building, but others have a different theory…
September 21st is a special day!
Have you heard? September 21 is a special day at the Sammons Center! Now until September 21, 2023, you can donate to our organization for North Texas Giving Day, and…
KERA’s Thought Provoking Piece on the City of Dallas Bond Allocations Issue
The amazing buildings that support hundreds of Dallas art groups and many hundreds of artists are falling apart. City investment is needed to keep them from deteriorating to critical condition.…
4th of July Recipes from the Sammons Center Staff
As this is a long holiday weekend for the Sammons Center’s staff, we wanted to share a few 4th of July recipes that recipes we’ll be making this year. From…
