Sammons Center for the Arts

African Drum & Dance Class
2025-10-25 09:30 - 12:30, 2025-10-18 09:30 - 12:30, 2025-10-11 09:30 - 12:30, 2025-10-04 09:30 - 12:30, 2025-09-27 09:30 - 12:30 (America/New_York) | Sammons Center for the Arts, 3630 Harry Hines Blvd., Dallas, TX, 75219, United States
Class is open to all ages and levels. First timers are always welcome to drop in. Classes are always accompanied by live and energetic African drumming. $15 for adults and $5 for children.

Burning Woman
2025-10-24 20:00 | Arts Mission Oak Cliff, 410 South Windomere Ave, Dallas, TX, 75208, United States
Join us for the 8th anniversary of Burning Woman Dallas, when performing artists will come together to celebrate our connection to the earth and address environmental issues of all kinds. Burning Woman is a curated fall festival presented by Over the Bridge Arts and featuring local creators in dance, music, spoken word and performance art.

King Hedley II
2025-10-24 19:30, 2025-10-19 15:00, 2025-10-18 15:00, 2025-10-17 19:30, 2025-10-12 15:00, 2025-10-11 19:30, 2025-10-10 19:30, 2025-10-09 19:30 | Bishop Arts Theatre Center, 215 S Tyler St, Dallas, TX, 75208, United States
August Wilson’s King Hedley II is a gripping drama set in 1980s Pittsburgh, where an ex-con fights to rebuild his life and chase his dream of opening a business. With stolen goods as his only shot at success, King faces family secrets, hard choices, and a world stacked against him.

We Overcome
2025-10-19 15:00 | Moody Performance Hall, 2520 Flora St., Dallas, TX, 75201, United States
Our season opens with a powerful evening of music born from struggle and resilience, culminating in Margaret Bonds’ extraordinary Montgomery Variations—a seven-movement masterpiece that transforms the spiritual “I Want Jesus To Walk With Me” into a profound journey through the civil rights movement, from the 1955 Montgomery Bus Boycott to the tragic 1963 Birmingham church bombing.

DSDS Saturday Social Dance
2025-10-18 20:00 - 23:30, 2025-10-11 20:00 - 23:30, 2025-09-27 20:00 - 23:30 | Sammons Center for the Arts, 3630 Harry Hines Blvd., Dallas, TX, 75219, United States
Come dance with us every 2nd, 3rd, and 4th Saturday of each month!
Beginner Lessons run from 8-9pm in the main ballroom. If this is your first time swing dancing, start here! The content of this lesson is the same every single week, and we recommend attending several of these lessons to get the basics down. Open dancing runs from 9-11:30pm.Come dance with us every 2nd, 3rd, and 4th Saturday of each month! Beginner Lessons run from 8-9pm in the main ballroom. If this is your first time swing dancing, start here! The content of this lesson is the same every single week, and we recommend attending several of these lessons to get the basics down.
Open dancing runs from 9-11:30pm.

Sammons Cabaret: Keron Jackson
2025-10-16 19:30 | Sammons Center for the Arts, 3630 Harry Hines Blvd., Dallas, TX, 75219, United States
A voice that can shake the rafters—and stir the soul. Operatic bass-baritone Keron Jackson commands the stage with his stunning vocal power and magnetic presence. From opera and gospel to musical theatre and spirituals, his performances defy genre while drawing from a powerful personal story of resilience and redemption. Known for roles in Show Boat, Porgy and Bess, and Moby Dick, Jackson’s artistry is matched only by his mission to inspire through music.
The concert begins at 7:30 p.m.; doors to Kurth Hall (fourth floor) open at 7:00 p.m. A pre-concert reception opens at 6:00 p.m. on the Mary Anne Sammons Cree Mezzanine (second floor). Check-in opens at 6:00 p.m. on the fourth floor.

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GDYO Season Opener & Community Night
2025-10-12 19:30 | Morton H. Meyerson Symphony Center, 2301 Flora St., Dallas, TX, 75201, United States
Join the GDYO for a powerful start to the season! Featuring soloist Jun Qian performing the Fantasia La Traviata for Clarinet and Orchestra. Other works include compositions by Rossini, Adams, and Tchaikovsky!
$2-$5 for students, $10-$40 for adults. Free for some groups—please contact GDYO for details.

Yemaya Flamenco - Latinidades 6th Annual Theatre Festival
2025-10-12 14:30, 2025-10-11 20:30 | Latino Cultural Center, 2600 Live Oak St., Dallas, TX, 75204, United States
The 6th Annual Latinidades Festival & Symposium features six mainstage productions and various second-stage performances spanning theatre, dance, music, and poetry to highlight diverse Latin American voices. This year’s lineup includes the legendary Chicano theatre of the Guadalupe Cultural Arts Center (San Antonio), Venezuelan artists from Chicago, and a play written and directed by one of Latin America’s most important writers, Arístides Vargas. Additional performances will showcase artists from Spain, Mexico, Puerto Rico, Los Angeles, San Antonio, and Dallas’s own creative community.
Experience the exhilarating world premiere of Yemaya Flamenco, a dynamic collaboration between four companies representing the cultures of Spain, Mexico, and New Orleans.
Yemaya Flamenco is an unforgettable celebration of what connects Spain, Latin America, and the American South — music, song, and dance. Inspired by the goddess Yemaya, who journeys from Africa to Spain and across the Atlantic to the Americas, the work explores the African roots of Flamenco, the Caribbean, and New Orleans traditions.
Don’t miss this one-of-a-kind dance extravaganza!
Yemaya Flamenco is a recipient of a grant from the TACA New Works Fund

DSDS October Workshop
2025-10-11 18:00 - 20:00 | Sammons Center for the Arts, 3630 Harry Hines Blvd., Dallas, TX, 75219, United States
The workshop topic for the month of October is TBD (To Be Determined). Please watch this space and our Facebook page for an update soon!
Workshops are from 6:00pm to 8:00pm. The cutoff time to join is 6:15pm, and entry to the lesson will not be allowed after this time.
Cost: FREE for members, $5 for non-members

La Razón Blindada - Latinidades 6th Annual Theatre Festival
2025-10-11 18:00, 2025-10-10 20:00, 2025-10-09 20:00 | Latino Cultural Center, 2600 Live Oak St., Dallas, TX, 75204, United States
The 6th Annual Latinidades Festival & Symposium features six mainstage productions and various second-stage performances spanning theatre, dance, music, and poetry to highlight diverse Latin American voices. This year’s lineup includes the legendary Chicano theatre of the Guadalupe Cultural Arts Center (San Antonio), Venezuelan artists from Chicago, and a play written and directed by one of Latin America’s most important writers, Arístides Vargas. Additional performances will showcase artists from Spain, Mexico, Puerto Rico, Los Angeles, San Antonio, and Dallas’s own creative community.
Two political prisoners meet every Sunday to tell each other the story of Don Quixote and Sancho Panza. Through absurdist and physical comedy, La Razón Blindada reveals two men mischievously turn to storytelling to survive their new reality.
Drawing from Cervantes’ Don Quixote, Kafka’s The Truth About Sancho Panza, and testimonies from Argentine political prisoners of the 1970s, La Razón Blindada is a moving testament to the human need to imagine, to resist, and to persevere.

Sammons Jazz: The Jazz Connection
2025-10-01 19:30 | Sammons Center for the Arts, 3630 Harry Hines Blvd., Dallas, TX, 75219, United States
Pianist and composer Julie Bonk leads the Julie Bonk Band bringing her signature blend of jazz and blues to the stage. She’s joined by Chris Clarke on bass, Rachella Parks-Washington on saxophone, Andrew Griffith on drums, and Andrea Wallace on vocals.
Then, enjoy a standout performance from the Brad Leali Quartet featuring Carla Helmbrecht. This dynamic quartet includes Brad Leali’s rich alto saxophone, Carla Helmbrecht’s smooth, expressive vocals, Stefan Karlsson on piano, Quincy Davis on drums, and Henry Beal on bass.
The concert begins at 7:30 p.m.; doors to Meadows Hall open at 7:00 p.m. A pre-concert reception opens at 6:00 p.m. on the Mary Anne Sammons Cree Mezzanine (second floor). Check-in opens at 6:00 p.m. in the lobby.

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DSDS September Workshop
2025-09-27 18:00 - 20:00 | Sammons Center for the Arts, 3630 Harry Hines Blvd., Dallas, TX, 75219, United States
The workshop topic for the month of September is Line Dances! The cutoff time to join is 6:15pm, and entry to the lesson will not be allowed after this time. Free for members, $5 for non-members.

2025 Latinidades Theatre Festival Kick Off!
2025-09-27 18:00 | Latino Cultural Center, 2600 Live Oak St., Dallas, TX, 75204, United States
Part of the 6th Annual Latinidades Theatre Festival
Celebrate the opening of the 6th Latinidades Festival with this FREE evening of poetry, music, theatre, food and an open market – all taking place throughout the Latino Cultural Center!
Join us for a FREE open-mic night of poetry, music, and theatre. Bring your original poem or song — in English or Spanish — or just bring your friends to enjoy an evening of spoken word, music, and movement.
Featuring new, short theatre works by Dallas artists led by Escultores del Aire (Spain), and an open mic with live music hosted by DaVerse Lounge (Dallas), this high-energy festival kickoff launches three weeks of arte y cultura in English and Español!
For those curious about sharing their inspiration, your hosts Will Richey and Alejandro Perez will guide you in creating a poem on the spot and sharing it with the crowd — no experience necessary. Come and go, enjoy the performances, or take the mic yourself!
All ages welcome.
SCHEDULE
6:00 pm – Doors Open
Vendor market and food for sale.
6:30 pm – Los Escultores del Aire
Free performances by Escultores del Aire (Spain) & Cara Mía Theatre.
Los Escultores del Aire, led by acclaimed physical theatre artist Mai Rojas, will open the evening with new collaborative works created with Cara Mía Theatre artists. The Barcelona-based company is internationally renowned for its innovative approach to physical theatre.
7:30 pm – Free Music in the Plaza by Bombazo DFW!
8:00 pm – DaVerse Lounge
DaVerse Lounge Bilingüe keeps the energy going with an open mic showcasing spoken word poetry in English and Spanish, live music, singers, and dance-theatre featuring Escultores del Aire and Cara Mía.
9:15 pm – Free Music in the Plaza!

Basically Beethoven Festival 2025
2025-07-27 14:30 - 17:00 | Moody Performance Hall, 2520 Flora St., Dallas, TX, 75201, United States
Basically Beethoven announces its summer festival series, three free concerts featuring exceptional professional local classical musicians and celebrating the organization’s commitment to music education in its Rising Star segment. The festival will take place on Sundays, July 13, 20, and 27, 2025, beginning at 2:30 PM (Rising Star) and 3:00 PM (Featured Performer) at Moody Performance Hall.
