2019 February Lakewood

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4 BEDS | 3.2 BATHS | 2 CAR | 4,388 SQ. FT.

4 BEDS | 3 BATHS | 2 CAR | 3,541 SQ. FT.

6902 WESTLAKE | SOLD 4 BEDS | 3 BATHS | 2 CAR | 3,096 SQ. FT.

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3 BEDS | 2 BATHS | 2 CAR | 2,339 SQ. FT.

4 BEDS | 2.1 BATHS | 2 CAR | 2,215 SQ. FT.

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6133 HIGHGATE LN | $520,000

8236 SAN CRISTOBAL | $519,000

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4 BED | 3.1 BATH | 3,256 SQ FT.

3 BEDS | 3.1 BATHS | 2 CAR | 2,272 SQ. FT.

2 BEDS | 2.1 BATHS | 2 CAR | 2,024 SQ. FT.

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9530 MILLTRAIL | SOLD

7314 BENNINGTON | $424,000

10653 LE MANS | $410,000

4 BEDS | 3 BATHS | 2 CAR | 2,748 SQ. FT.

3 BEDS | 2 BATHS | 2 CAR | 1,663 SQ. FT.

4 BEDS | 2 BATHS | 2 CAR | 2,244 SQ. FT.

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1041 TIPPERARY DR | $389,000

11816 DONORE | $360,000

3 BED | 2 BATH | 2 CAR | 1,434 SQ. FT.

3 BED | 2 BATH | 2 CAR | 1,706 SQ. FT.

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2104 FOREST OAKS DR | $349,900

3 BEDS | 2 BATHS | 2 CAR | 2,012 SQ. FT.

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CONTENTS FEBRUARY 2019 VOL.26 NO.2

UP FRONT 26 Vintage vogue Meet these fashion forward, uh, backward ladies.

32 Fitness tips Keep your new year on track.

34 Encore What’s next for East Dallas Arts?

FEATURES 38 By the numbers Our neighborhood’s stats.

48 Pitching in How a neighbor got the World Cup.

THIS PAGE AND COVER PHOTOGRAPHY BY DANNY FULGENCIO

“Brat is like bread and butter on the table. ” — Dana Thompson, co-owner of District 9 Draught Haus, page 36

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The Reuben sandwich at District 9 Draught Haus has a cult following (page 36).

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The Texas Department of Transportation announced in January that it will redesign the Garland-Gaston-Grand intersection in the “reverse T.” The plan will make the intersection easier to navigate by installing stoplights in all directions.

Opponents claim the redesign will push more traffic into their neighborhoods, but TxDOT chose to move forward after a majority of residents said in public meetings that they supported the option. Construction will likely start in 2020 and last about a year.

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Saying goodbye The 80-year-old Maddox Shop has closed because of increasing rental rates. Owner Mark Snyder considered moving to another shopping center, and buyers inquired about purchasing the shop, but no one could make the numbers work. The Maddox Shop was known for selling extended bra sizes and fitting bras for double mastectomy patients.

A sweet return

Smallcakes has returned to East Dallas. The cupcake shop premiered in Dallas in 2013 at Mockingbird Station but closed when the owners moved out of state. The new location will open at the Medallion Center on Northwest Highway, where customers can choose from more than 100 flavors of cupcakes, including caramel crunch, maple bacon, chocoholic and peanut butter cup.

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Completing the loop The Dallas City Council authorized trail improvements between the Bath House and Winfrey Point. Once completed, the entire loop around White Rock Lake will have been renovated.

Improvements also include new sidewalks on Garland Road in front of the Dallas Arboretum, so residents can access the trail system.

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The now-closed San Francisco Rose on Lower Greenville was Lakewood’s last fer n bar. However, passerbys can still see the rose mural on the side of the empty building.

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7218 Lakewood $1,399,500

6334 Northport Hip Pocket

6551 Winton $1,395,000

7634 Fisher $1,945,000*

6711 Northridge $1,299,500

7035 Lakeshore Hip Pocket

6211 Revere $1,188,000

3916 Sperry $895,000*

6136 Sul Ross $699,900

6782 Patrick $549,900*

5808 Mccommas #A207 $275,000

2708 Floyd $449,000*

6661 Highgate TBD

4251 Buena Vista $325,000*

1706 Lakeland TBD

5966 Willow $624,500*

4111 Newton Ave #3 $440,000

* denotes listed for price

Actives

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6857 Coronado $1,325,000

6435 Vanderbilt $499,500

2840 Peavy $875,000

10812 Royal Park $599,900

6962 Dalhart $549,900

6431 Mercedes Hip Pocket

3217 Jubilee Trail $350,000

7230 Meadow Lake $574,500

4601 N. Versailles $675,000

All material presented herein is intended for informational purposes only. Information is compiled from sources deemed reliable but is subject to errors, omissions, changes in price, condition, sale, or withdrawal without notice. All measurements and square footagers are approximate. Exact dimensions can be obtained by retaining the services of an architect or engineer. This is not intended to solicit property already listed. Nothing herein shall be construed as legal, accounting or other professional advice outside the realm of real estate brokerage. Compass is a licensed real estate broker. Equal Housing Opportunity.

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7031 Coronado

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2303 Cambria

$749,000

6316 Marquita

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Farris McMahon Group Has Sold Over $185 Million to Date! farrismcmahongroup@compass.com All material presented herein is intended for informational purposes only. Information is compiled from sources deemed reliable but is subject to errors, omissions, changes in price, condition, sale, or withdrawal without notice. All measurements and square footagers are approximate. Exact dimensions can be obtained by retaining the services of an architect or engineer. This is not intended to solicit property already listed. Nothing herein shall be construed as legal, accounting or other professional advice outside the realm of real estate brokerage. Compass is a licensed real estate broker. Equal Housing Opportunity.

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6300 Tremont St $625,000

7110 Greenbrook Ln $2,195,000

515 Forest Edge Ln $599,900

3028 Rosedale Ave $1,199,000

6819 Santa Fe Ave $579,000

6153 Velasco Ave $935,000

6520/6522 Ravendale Ln $529,000

7059 Bucknell Dr $899,900

2617/2619 Abrams Rd $499,000

6024 Palo Pinto Ave $850,000

6127 Lakeshore Dr $475,000

6428 Bob O Link Dr $750,000

1740 Glenlivet Dr $459,000

407 Aqua Dr $695,000

10615 Old Seagoville Rd $350,000

5626 Longview St $689,000

9622 Vinewood Dr $349,900

All material presented herein is intended for informational purposes only. Information is compiled from sources deemed reliable but is subject to errors, omissions, changes in price, condition, sale, or withdrawal without notice. All measurements and square footagers are approximate. Exact dimensions can be obtained by retaining the services of an architect or engineer. This is not intended to solicit property already listed.

Nothing herein shall be construed as legal, accounting or other professional advice outside the realm of real estate brokerage. Compass is a licensed real estate broker. Equal Housing Opportunity.

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Nothing herein shall be construed as legal, accounting or other professional advice outside the realm of real estate brokerage. Compass is a licensed real estate broker. Equal Housing Opportunity.

You Dream it.

Natalie Finds it.

Natalie Hatchett 469.733.6442 natalie.hatchett@compass.com beckyfrey.com 4320 Santa Barbara - Listed for $1,250,000 - Sold

All material presented herein is intended for informational purposes only. Information is compiled from sources deemed reliable but is subject to errors, omissions, changes in price, condition, sale, or withdrawal without notice. All measurements and square footagers are approximate. Exact dimensions can be obtained by retaining the services of an architect or engineer. This is not intended to solicit property already listed. Nothing herein shall be construed as legal, accounting or other professional advice outside the realm of real estate brokerage. Compass is a licensed real estate broker. Equal Housing Opportunity.

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7002 La Vista - $1,695,000

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All material presented herein is intended for informational purposes only. Information is compiled from sources deemed reliable but is subject to errors, omissions, changes in price, condition, sale, or withdrawal without notice. All measurements and square footagers are approximate. Exact dimensions can be obtained by retaining the services of an architect or engineer. This is not intended to solicit property already listed. Nothing herein shall be construed as legal, accounting or other professional advice outside the realm of real estate brokerage. Compass is a licensed real estate broker. Equal Housing Opportunity.

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7291 Williamson Road $1,250,000

4941 Jack Court $419,000

6251 Velasco Avenue $779,000

346 Classen $419,900

7326 Lehigh $499,000

1430 & 1460 Grigsby Bryan Heights Phase I (25 Units) $349,000 - $369,000

4951 Jack Court $429,000

All material presented herein is intended for informational purposes only. Information is compiled from sources deemed reliable but is subject to errors, omissions, changes in price, condition, sale, or withdrawal without notice. All measurements and square footagers are approximate. Exact dimensions can be obtained by retaining the services of an architect or engineer. This is not intended to solicit property already listed.

Nothing herein shall be construed as legal, accounting or other professional advice outside the realm of real estate brokerage. Compass is a licensed real estate broker. Equal Housing Opportunity.

EVENTS

FEB. 23

LIFE’S A PICNIC

Celebrate the coming of a new season with more than 100 varieties of spring bulbs and 500,000 blooms.

Each week of the festival will feature the best picnic scenes in film, including “Out of Africa” and “Up.”

Where: Dallas Arboretum and Botanical Garden, 8525 Garland Road Cost: Free with purchase of $15 general admission ticket More info: dallasarboretum.org

5 things to do in Lakewood this February FEB. 2

FEB. 14

FEB. 21

Pop your collar and break out your neon colors for this “Sixteen Candles” 1980s prom party. Slam dance to live music and snack on some wicked good food. The party is sure to be rad.

If you don’t want to spend Valentine’s Day alone, this event might be just your speed. Yes, it’s speed dating, and it’s exactly like you see in the movies. No further explanation needed.

Gimme! Gimme! Gimme! … an ABBA tribute band.

Dance like a queen and sing along to hits from the Swedish pop group.

Back in time

Where: Lakewood Country

Club, 6430 Gaston Ave. Cost: $100-$200 More info: foldallas.org

Be my valentine

Where: Veritas Wine Room, 2323 N. Henderson Ave. Cost: $35 More info: eventbrite.com

Thank you for the music

Where: Granada Theater, 3524 Greenville Ave. Cost: $30 More info: granadatheater.com

FEB. 23

A fashion affair to remember

Re-live the romance of times past at a tea and fashion show. See outfits inspired by Hollywood starlets at the event hosted by “Antiques Roadshow” appraiser Steven Porterfield.

Where: Alexander Mansion,

4607 Ross Ave. Cost: $65 More info:

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UP FRONT

T HE S OUL OF A SPA NI A RD Meet the maestro who combs historical archives in Spain for musical manuscripts to perform in Dallas 

Interview by LISA KRESL / Photography by DANNY FULGENCIO

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UP FRONT

G

rover Wilkins holds forth in his Central Expressway office and asks, “Do you know the Spanish equivalent of Bach, Vivaldi and Handel?” Music director and founder of the Orchestra of New Spain, Wilkins travels to Spain to research Baroque composers and bring their music back to modern audiences.

While an archivist records his finds for musicians in a cramped room, Wilkins waxes poetic about the white dust and silica found on documents often not seen for generations. The neighbor estimates that his organization of more than 40 instrumentalists and singers has performed about 100 concerts in 30 years. A native of Lakewood, he graduated from Woodrow Wilson High School, Stetson University and the University of Michigan. Family genealogy reveals his relatives came from Dorset County, England, to Farmers Branch in 1742.

How did you become interested in Spanish Baroque music?

We live in a city that is more than half Hispanic. We have the Cathedral of Guadalupe. In the mid-1980s, I conducted a series there and went to the Dallas Museum of Art afterward.

I looked down the street to the cathedral, and I thought, “I’m going to put on a concert of Spanish music there.” I didn’t say Mexican.

I said Spanish. I wanted chorus and orchestra — splendor. We know German Baroque, Italian and French Baroque, but I couldn’t find anything that was Spanish. I thought, “This is an opportunity.” I met with Jane Holahan, who was head of arts at the Dallas Museum of Art. She said, “I’ve got a problem. It’s one year from the opening of the Meyerson. We don’t have an African-American event. We have nothing for the Hispanic community.” The symphony sent me to Spain six months before the opening of the Meyerson. I had been given a Fulbright to go to France and work on early 20th-century French film music.

What happened next?

I went to the Bibliothèque Nationale. Low and behold, I found 10 volumes from 1856 of the history of Spanish music. In it was a Baroque Requiem mass by a guy named José de Nebra of whom I had never heard. For the funeral of the Queen of Spain, it was from the 1750s.

Next, I went to the Royal Palace, and there was a guy named Courcelle. It’s one of the best pieces that I’ve seen in the 30 years I’ve been doing this. It was featured in the first concert that we did in Dallas in the cathedral. I made a deal with the Dallas Symphony for a series of four concerts.

How do you achieve work-life balance?

Music is not work. The job here is running a non-

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“Dallas is not curious about music.”

profit. I’m under the gun for all the money. The orchestra has prospered because we were a way for interested people to invest in Hispanic and Spanish culture. Not only are we succeeding here, but we’re having an impact elsewhere. Our first opera production was invited to go to Spain because nobody in Spain had produced a Baroque opera in the past 20 years. As we move into our fourth decade, I’ve started talking to recording companies and publishers.

How would you like to be remembered?

Nobody’s remembered unless you’ve done something heinous.

Bringing to light Courcelle is an accomplishment. He’s not appreciated by the Spanish because he came from France through Italy.

They changed his name because they couldn’t pronounce his French name, even though the king was French. He’s a significant creator of opera and liturgical music.

How do you help students?

We bring kids to concerts, and we perform at schools. We’ve gotten wonderful letters from teachers about what happens to kids who have these visitors from across the ocean — kids who’ve never been on an airplane. We’re bringing the shows, the residency, classes and summer strings camp. Those are the four biggies. During summer strings camp, we take them to the museum to see what visual art looks like there.

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What do you regret?

I am disappointed in a lack of understanding of artistic and cultural context. One of the problems we face is that people don’t understand the difference between culture and art and the artisanal world. It’s hard for us to communicate sometimes because there’s such a gap. Dallas is not curious about music. For the last three years, I’ve been on a campaign to get the arts establishment to get the Dallas Independent School District to do better with the arts and with education.

What is your most challenging moment?

The most difficult thing that I’ve had to do was to produce our first opera in 2013 in the new, now Moody, concert hall. We didn’t have enough money, but we had to sign contracts. We had to audition people. We had to bring people in from Europe. My wife and I just inherited a little money, and I had a bit of money. The Latino/Hispanic community is mostly blue collar.

And the blue collar in any culture, with the exception of the Viennese and maybe a few people in Berlin, don’t really cater to classical music.

We’ve done some remarkable stuff.

We’ve put on three operas, singing operas, and we’re doing another one next year. We’re able to do that, and we’re able to do it for a pittance.

This interview has been edited for clarity and brevity.

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Above, Karen O’Leary, left, wears a 1950s “new look” Christian Dior design. Sarah Wright, right, wears a 1970s Gunnisac dress with beaded pearls.

VERIFIABLY VINTAGE HOW A GROUP OF WOMEN FOUND COMMUNITY AND CASSINI SARAH WRIGHT AND KAREN O’LEARY walked into the speakeasy wearing black cocktail dresses with squared shoulders, nipped waists and hemlines that hit the middle of their calves.

But the year wasn’t 1920 or 1940 as their attire might suggest. It was 2017, and the women were ready for a night on the town.

The garments they wore couldn’t have been more different from the short, tight slinky

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dresses on many of the club’s guests. The distinction caught the attention of everyone at the Deep Ellum haunt.

“We kept getting invited to the VIP areas, and I think it was simply because we were wearing something different,” Wright says.

“When we came in, we made a spectacle. It was so much fun, and we had a blast that night.”

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At the Alexander Mansion, the pair model their clothing at teas and fashion shows they’ve organized through the newly formed Fashion and Style Department at the Dallas Women’s Forum.

The group raises money for the preservation of the historic home.

Wright and O’Leary, who serve as co-chairs of the department, are joined by five other women who all share a passion for vintage clothing and a desire to educate residents about the house through community events.

During the holidays, department members displayed their outfits next to informational placards throughout the mansion, which was built in 1904 at the corner of Ross and Annex.

In February, the group has planned a tea and fashion show, where they will model clothes inspired by old Hollywood icons.

The hope is that such events will not only help preserve the home, but instill a greater appreciation for vintage clothing among women and girls.

“I like to educate the younger girls because they’re growing up in the age of Kim Kardashian and Instagram,” Wright says. “Everyone likes to act like they’re a celebrity. ‘Oh, I took a selfie in this outfit, so now I can’t wear it again.’

“They’re buying a lot of cheap, poorly made clothes. It’s not quality stuff. I would like to get back to where we’re educating the youth about quality over quantity.”

While many women search for their vintage looks on online websites like ModCloth, the members of the Fashion and Style Department haunt local thrift stores, estate sales and even their relatives’ closets. If they’re lucky, friends and family members will pass along their vintage items for free.

“A little old lady at church will bring me stuff every week,” O’Leary says. “She’s brought me pantyhose, hats. She eats it up, and I’m like, ‘Bring it on’ because you never know what you’ll find.”

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The jewel of her collection is a pink and turquoise ball gown from the private collection of silent movie star Mary Pickford.

Another favorite is a leopard robe that actress Elizabeth Taylor made famous in the 1960s film “BUtterfield 8.”

Above, O’Leary, left, and Wright, right, like to mix vintage and modern pieces for a unique look. Left, Wright wears a dress from Mary Pickford’s private collection.

GET YOUR HEPBURN ON See the vintage dresses or wear one of your own at a tea and fashion show at the Alexander Mansion. Re-live the romance of times past with fashions inspired

by Hollywood starlets Audrey Hepburn, Grace Kelly and Rita Hayworth.

Steven Porterfield, textile appraiser for “Antiques Roadshow,” will host the event.

When: Feb. 23 at noon Where: Alexander Mansion, 4607 Ross Ave. Cost: $65 More info: dallaswomansforum.org

A little digging has helped the ladies find everything from a $5 vintage hanky to a $2,000 authentic 1940s leopard coat. But their favorite garments aren’t the best bargains or the most expensive items. They’re the pieces that tell a story.

For Wright, the jewel of her collection is a pink and turquoise ball gown from the private collection of silent movie star Mary Pickford.

Another favorite is a leopard robe that actress Elizabeth Taylor made famous in the 1960s film “Butterfield 8.”

Remembering those bygone eras through dress was the first draw to vintage fashion for many of the women, who grew up wearing handmade clothes and wishing for the outfits they saw in the Sears catalogs. The workmanship and tailoring displayed on each vintage piece is what kept them interested later in life.

“I always had an appreciation for fashion and an eye for expensive things, not that I could always afford them, but these couture-looking pieces, you can’t find in a department store,” O’Leary says. “What you’re wearing is one of a kind. It’s a piece of art, not a piece of clothing.”

FACES OF OUR NEIGHBORHOOD ANN MICHELLE MUSCATO An empty nest loomed, but neighbor Ann Michelle Muscato wasn’t planning her second act.

At least not initially.

Five years ago, the classicallytrained, life-long dancer walked into Lone Star Ballroom for fun. She hired on as studio receptionist and soon she was teaching. Today, she and Gary Rogers are Lone Star Ballroom co-owners.

Paying attention to the details, Ann Michelle melds her teaching and engineering backgrounds with partnerdancing, helping clients prepare for social dances, showcases, competitions, weddings and events, even offering wellness improvement by assisting Parkinson’s, Alzheimer’s and PTSD sufferers.

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ONE F OO T F ORWA RD Five tips to get fit and fast

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Dallas is home to thousands of runners and many running groups. The White Rock area, in particular, is home to several elite runners.

Shaheen Sattar and Nicole Kalogeropoulos often place among the top runners in the country during ultra events.

CC Young resident Orville Rogers holds several world records at 102 years old.

We talked to dozens of experienced area runners for tips on getting started. Don’t worry, not all of them run a five-minute mile, and they don’t expect that from you.

Find a running buddy.

White Rock resident Heidi Fischer started running 20 years ago and first ran a marathon in 2002. She suggests finding a running buddy, whether you’re training for a race or working out. “Accountability helps me get out the door.” She also values the safety in twos.

Cross train.

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“I’m 50 now, run 20-25 miles per week and rarely get injured,” she says. “I also attend three hourlong Camp Gladiator sessions each week.”

Enjoy the view.

There’s a reason a plethora of runners congregate at White Rock Lake every week: It’s gorgeous. Don’t forget to observe your surroundings, says Jim Kearby, who has competed in 60 races and run at the lake for 32 years.

Listen to your body.

There’s a difference between exhaustion and pain, and one will lead to injury quickly. “Pain is your body’s way of telling you something is wrong,” says Julie Lanaux, a White Rock area resident and White Rock Running Co-op co-organizer. “Don’t ignore pain and soreness until you learn to distinguish from the aches of a good workout versus an injury.”

Make it a good time.

White Rock resident Robert Haworth has completed 35 marathons in 28 different states and three continents.

His advice is simple: Have fun. “Pick races that support your favorite cause, your friends are running, has great scenery or an awesome after-party,” he says. “Don’t make running the whole enchilada.”

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A COMMUNITY STAR IS BORN EVERYONE CAN GET IN ON THE ACT AT EAST DALLAS ARTS FROM THE DALLAS CHILDREN’S THEATER to the Bath House Cultural Center, East Dallas is teeming with arts and theater opportunities. But missing from the neighborhood arts scene are community theaters where everyone can use their talents.

East Dallas residents Tom Parr and Amy Kulas are looking to fill that gap. In September 2018, they co-founded the nonprofit East Dallas Arts to foster a greater appreciation for the arts through performances, education and experiences.

“We have professional and semi-professional theaters in Dallas,” says Parr, an integrated drama specialist at St. John’s Episcopal School.

“You can see how Mesquite and Garland and Lewisville have community theaters, but we don’t really have that here. You can go downtown to see a show, but that mom-and-pop feel, we want to bring it to the broader community.”

Parr is launching East Dallas Arts after helping the arts program at St. John’s flourish.

During his nine-year tenure, participation in the school musical has climbed to 95 percent.

“I watched (the arts program) develop into

something special,” Kulas says. “I said, ‘Tom, there’s something magical about this program, and I think East Dallas needs you.’ We really want the East Dallas community to experience art, whether that’s someone who comes to a show, comes to an art exhibit or participates in a production. We believe in true community art.”

Although East Dallas Arts is for performers of all ages, the nonprofit’s first production, “The 25th Annual Putnam County Spelling Bee,” featured middle and high school students from six area schools, including Woodrow Wilson, J.L. Long and Booker T. Washington.

Through three weeks of rehearsals, Parr nurtured the young artists and helped boost their confidence — whether that was acting, sewing a costume, choreographing a dance or designing the stage.

The transformation was never more apparent than in a Woodrow Wilson senior performing in his first musical. During auditions, Parr says the student sat quietly by himself, but by the end of the show, he was the hype man back-

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Left: East Dallas Arts’ first production, “The 25th Annual Putnam County Spelling Bee,” featured students from area schools.

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stage, encouraging all his peers.

“It was one of the proudest moments I’ve ever had, watching those kids come together,” Parr says. “They weren’t doing it for a grade or a class. They were doing it because they loved it.”

The December 2018 show was such a hit that friends of cast members, college students home for winter break and parents approached Parr afterward to inquire about the next production — scheduled for summer 2019.

Even though Parr isn’t sure what’s next for East Dallas Arts, he and Kulas are committed to providing more opportunities for community involvement in the arts.

Participation in productions is free, and rehearsals will take place in the evening to accommodate adults who can’t quit their day jobs. Everyone is welcome regardless of age or experience.

“Even in adulthood, these people are still artists, still performers,” Kulas says. “Why should they stop performing just because they get older?”

All the founders ask in return is the community’s support through providing rehearsal space, making a donation or attending an event.

“We’re kind of scrappy right now,” Parr says, “but we want to become a name in East Dallas.”

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DID YOU KNOW? Customers should order food and drink at the bar, and it will be brought to their table.

IN THE FIRST FEW WEEKS after opening its doors, District 9 Draught Haus smells new. The owners haven’t quite figured out what height to keep the blinds to block the sun, but that hasn’t stopped a small crowd of regulars from finding their bar stools by 4 p.m.

The bar is a Thompson family affair. On a Wednesday afternoon, Andy is cooking on the line. Dana greets customers and sweeps the floor. Their son pours pints behind the bar, and their daughter helps where she can. It’s a different lifestyle than Andy experienced in his younger years as a member of The Buck Pets, an alt band in the late ’80s. Andy and Dana wanted something they could do as a family.

Their first family venture was a country store in Virginia where Andy perfected his bratwurst recipe. That’s also where they created their Reuben sandwich, a recipe with a cult following that they brought to Dallas with them.

“In Virginia we had a pretty big meat count-

er business. That’s when Andy started developing his own recipe for bratwurst,” Dana says.

Since then, brats have developed a special place in the Thompson family.

“Brat is like bread and butter on the table,” Dana says. “It’s so common that I don’t think of it as special. You have to have it on the table.”

The couple almost bought a spot in Deep Ellum but decided against it.

“We want to be in the neighborhood,” Dana says. “District 9 Draught Haus seems to be very much a place where you can come have conversations with neighbors and talk about what’s going on. That’s what we wanted, and it seems like that’s what’s happening.”

Dana had a little advice for those on diets who might shy away from fatty meat and beer: “A little sausage never hurt anybody. I think happiness is more important than the scale.

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THE DALLAS real estate market could be heading for a swift cooldown, some experts say. An academic report from Florida Atlantic University warned in December that Dallas and Denver, which have strong economies and rapidly increasing real estate values, are in a bubble that could burst soon. Other experts say there’s nothing to panic about as the market is expected to grow 4 percent in 2019.

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PITCHING FOR THE PITCH HOW ONE NEIGHBOR HELPED BRING THE 2026 WORLD CUP TO NORTH AMERICA

Chad Windham and daughter Reid Windham.

WHEN FIFA RELEASED the official video for the 2026 World Cup in North America, millions of people saw the sunrise at AT&T Stadium in the opening shot.

Neighbor Chad Windham remembers filming that scene well. Alone at 5 a.m. in the massive stadium, he couldn’t shake the feeling that he was being watched.

“I was flying my drone around inside the stadium, and I just felt like (Dallas Cowboys owner) Jerry Jones was sitting in his bedroom watching on an iPad saying, ‘I hope he doesn’t hit that TV screen,’” Windham says.

Story by JAIME DUNAWAY | Portrait by DANNY FULGENCIO | Additional photography by CHAD WINDHAM

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That footage, along with more shot by Windham and a team of videographers who traveled across the continent, was used in the United 2026 film pitch. The agency was responsible for presenting the North American bid to FIFA, soccer’s international governing body.

In 2026, 80 matches will be played in stadiums across the United States, Canada and Mexico “The more as part of the largest World Cup in history. The tournament will be the first played across three countries and just the second to be co-hosted by multiple countries, according to U.S. Soccer. that I travel, “I’ve done a lot of cool things — traveled all over the world, shot for big clients — but as far the more I find as the number of people this project affects, it’s the largest project I’ve ever done,” Windham says. “But it was also the most laid back. people are the “As we were walking out the door that first morning of production, we looked at each other same… It’s and said, ‘Let’s go have some fun.’ It was just a blast. Everyone was relaxed.”

Windham, who owns Dallas-based Pugs and Peanut Butter Productions, got involved with just different the project through a New York producer who was helping the agency directing the film. At languages, her suggestion, Windham submitted his reel and his website and was hired as the director of photography. accents and For two weeks in May, Windham filmed in beers.”

New York City, Toronto, Dallas and Mexico City — one of the most memorable stops on the trip. While waiting for the sun to set at the iconic Estadio Azteca — home of the 1970 “Game of the Century” and 1986 “Goal of the Century” — Windham says he lay in the center of the pitch and

Top: An FC Dallas player before a game at Toyota Stadium. Left: A Toronto FC fan cheers.

Above: Athletes play a pickup game at the Brooklyn Bridge Park sports fields.

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Above: Windham wanted to capture the people of the United States, Mexico and Canada while filming the United 2026 pitch video. Below: A Toronto FC pregame ceremony takes place at BMO Field.

stared at the sky. “Just to be able to lay on that hallowed ground was so cool,” he says.

Beyond filming the stadiums and their grounds, Windham says he wanted to capture the people of each country.

From groundskeepers watering the pitch to players lacing up their cleats, he tried to sell the North American soccer culture.

“The more that I travel, the more I find people are the same,” he says.

“They want to hang out with their friends and enjoy their sports. It’s just different languages, accents and beers.”

That message of unity and “football for all” was enough to convince FIFA. In June, the organization awarded the World Cup to North America over the other primary bidder, Morocco.

“It was very exciting,” Windham says of the agency’s decision. “It was like, ‘Hey, World Cup’s coming. You’re welcome.’”

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A kiss is still a kiss HE’S 100, AND SHE’S 90: A VALENTINE’S LOVE STORY FOR THE AGES Story by JAIME DUNAWAY | Portrait by DANNY FULGENCIO

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aul and Clara Harris share a love story that’s withstood the test of time.

It wasn’t long after they met in 1949 that they had to overcome that initial test — the first date.

“She liked my brother-in-law more than me on the first date,” Paul says of their dinner with his sister and her husband. “But he was taken, so that left me.”

In spite of that, Paul, 100, and Clara, 90, discovered they had a lot in common. Both employees for the Dallas Independent School District, they met while Clara was working as a rotating speech therapist at the Davy Crockett School.

“She was a very pretty young lady, and I was delighted by that,” Paul says.

“The Crockett School had a grand staircase, and she was a vision on that staircase.”

Yet it was a year before Paul decided to ask Clara on a date. As the school’s principal, he thought it would be ill advised to date single teachers. But because Clara was only working at Davy Crockett two days a week, he decided to make an exception.

The CC Young residents started dating steady in 1950.

And their first date wouldn’t be the last time Clara would keep Paul wondering about her affection.

When Paul proposed, she waited a week before giving him her answer. Paul

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claims his future bride had to go home and cut loose a few other beaus — which, actually, happens to be true.

“I had another boyfriend who was a fine fellow, but he was very unsettled,” Clara says. “That was the reason I made (Paul) wait. I had to get my mind around it.”

The two were at a movie screening a week later when Clara finally gave him her answer.

“I’d given her a ring, an expensive ring, and I saw no sign of it,” Paul says. “Midway through the broadcast, she peels off her glove, and there’s my diamond.

“In my mind, I’d decided that if she didn’t accept, I’d cash in that ring and go to South America. I probably wouldn’t have done it because I’m not the adventurous type, but I was going to do something.”

Nine months after they started

dating, the Harrises were married on an unseasonably hot day in June at Denton’s Little Chapel in the Woods.

After being baked in the sun, the first thing they did after the reception was stop at the only open restaurant they could find and buy a snow cone without any flavor.

The couple kept that fun-loving spirit throughout their marriage as they raised their four children. Their 67 years together are filled with good memories of a cross-country road trip in an RV much too small for a family of six, as well as painful ones stemming from the death of their oldest child in a bicycle accident.

“We leaned a lot on each other,” Clara says. “You never forget, but you move on. We loved our kids. We had fun, and that’s what helps get you through the hard times. It’s been a really good life.”

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OUR NEIGHBORHOOD

By PATTI VINSON

Love actually Behind the scenes, Pocket Sandwich Theatre is rom-com city

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he stage of Pocket Sandwich Theatre, our neighborhood’s very own dinner theater, has hosted comedies, popcorn-tossing melodramas and romances — but not the scripted type.

We’re talking real-life romances. The Pocket, as it is affectionately known, has been the scene of many a budding romance and marriage.

Little Forest Hills neighbors Max Overton and Sydney Daly Overton know a little something about that love connection.

They met in 2015 during the production of “Laserfinger,” a James Bond-type spoof.

“It was my first show at the Pocket,” Sydney says. “I had never done a melodrama before, let alone ever had popcorn pelted at me while I was acting.”

For the uninitiated, here’s a little Pocket primer. PST, which is the brainchild of Rodney Dobbs and Joe Dickinson, has been around since 1980. The original location was a former sandwich shop in a sketchy Lower Greenville area, thus the name. The theater would eventually move to its current location, tucked away in the corner between Whole Earth and Jason’s Deli on Mockingbird near Central.

After trial and error, the theater’s founders settled on their current format, alternating comedies and occasional dramas with over-the-top melodramas, where the audience is encouraged to boo and hiss the bad guys, cheer the heroes and heroines, and throw theater-provided popcorn at the actors (and other patrons).

Back to Max and Sydney. They expected the popcorn, not Cupid’s arrows.

“There was undoubted chemistry between us, on and offstage,” Sydney says. “But we kept things professional during the production.”

It was, after all, her first show there.

And it was Max’s first big role.

“I really wanted to do well in the show

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Sydney Daly Overton and Max Overton celebrate their wedding. (Photography by Adrien Evans.)

and be professional, but she was a huge distraction for me backstage,” he says.

Their paths had almost crossed previously: at a wedding five years prior and a birthday party the summer before.

“But the Pocket brought us together,” Max says. “The melodramas run seven weeks, so we had a lot of nights backstage and after the show where we would flirt but keep it ambiguous enough to not reveal our feelings.”

The couple married last summer. Sydney teaches performing arts at Dallas Academy, and Max teaches technical theater at St. Mark’s School of Texas.

Both continue their work at the Pocket, and Max, especially, stays busy there as an actor, carpenter and lighting designer. They recently auditioned for an upcoming show and hope to share the stage again.

Romantic connections are nothing new for the Pocket. When it first opened in the original location, Shawn Dickinson was on staff at the theater when she met the late

Hal Finley, whose “dashing good looks and charm” she fondly recalls. They became acquainted when he was cast in the lead for “Catch Me If You Can.” They were soon a couple and often went to Ships Lounge next door.

But it was a production in 1986 that would prove most memorable. “We were married onstage on the set of ‘You Can’t Take It With You.’ A bridal veil was put on the moose head on the wall, and flowers were put on the set and tables,” Dickinson says. “We had a live performance with a full house of friends and relatives. It was a warm and wonderful wedding.”

Finley continued acting, directing and stage managing at the Pocket until his death in 2015. A portrait of him remains on the wall at the theater.

“Our 33-year story closed, but damn, what a wonderful run,” Dickinson says.

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The Pocket during 2004 must have been especially romantic because another couple, Matt and Kate Doden, met that year. Matt was in “Fu Manchu,” and Kate waited tables at the theater. They married and had two children. Matt sells real estate in the neighborhood.

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“A bridal veil was put on the moose head on the wall, and flowers were put on the set and tables.”

Daniel and Jocelyn Tiner met during the run of “Star Trip.” They started dating the weekend after it closed and later married. Daniel and Abigail Frank connected during “Laserfinger” and “Zorba,” then were married two years ago.

Even patrons who had first dates at Pocket Sandwich Theatre orchestrated marriage proposals onstage and return to the Pocket each year on their anniversaries.

So what is it about Pocket Sandwich Theatre? Max Overton says the Pocket is special because it is family owned and operated, with an emphasis on fun. The shows’ relatively long runs, seven weeks, also create friends for life.

“And sometimes,” he says, “you find a mate for life.”

PATTI VINSON is a guest writer who has lived in East Dallas for more than 15 years.

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WORSHIP

WORSHIP

By GEORGE MASON

BAPTIST PARK CITIES BAPTIST CHURCH / 3933 Northwest Pky / pcbc.org

Forced immigration Celebrating Black History Month means acknowledging that history

ROYAL LANE BAPTIST CHURCH / 6707 Royal Lane / 214.361.2809 Christian Education 9:45 a.m. / Worship Service 10:55 a.m.

Pastor - Rev. Dr. Michael L. Gregg / www.royallane.org WILSHIRE BAPTIST / 4316 Abrams / 214.452.3100

Pastor George A. Mason Ph.D. / Worship 8:30 & 11:00am Bible Study 9:40 am / www.wilshirebc.org

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lack History Month has added solemnity this year as we mark the 400th anniversary of the journey of Angela, the first known slave to arrive in America from Africa.

Angela’s name was recorded in a Jamestown, Virginia, colony-wide census dated 1625. It noted nine “Negro women.” Angela was the only one identified by name. “Angela” likely springs from “Angola,” where her ship set out in 1619.

Angela was a slave in the household of Captain William Pierce, an influential politician who served as Virginia’s lieutenant governor. While nothing else is known about her life, we can imagine the sense of separation and loss, the fear and indignity she must have felt having been ripped from her homeland, sold to human traffickers and made to obey a master.

Overall, descendants of slaves struggled to make the same progress as immigrants who arrived in our country seeking freedom and opportunity. They arrived as enslaved persons without opportunity, never sharing the American dream. For them, America was a nightmare.

How wonderful the news of liberation must have felt to these African slaves upon hearing the Emancipation Proclamation of President Abraham Lincoln in 1863. It read in part that “all persons held as slaves” within the rebellious states “are, and henceforward shall be, free.” Of course, those words required the final defeat of the Confederacy before they could become reality.

Instead, a new reality set in. The promises of Reconstruction were thwarted as Southern states were appeased after the war. Segregation, featuring Jim Crow laws, kept black Americans from sharing in the prosperity of the nation. America has engaged in one long saga of denial of the unjust laws and suffocating attitudes that have denied black Americans equal justice and opportunity.

The civil rights movement of the 1960s brought hopes that have been dashed repeatedly by tactics such as neighborhood redlining, which kept banks from giving

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mortgage loans to black Americans and prevented them from building home equity. Suburban white flight left neighborhood schools devoid of strength from generationally educated families, and the war on drugs’ mandatory sentencing policies led to mass incarceration disproportionately affecting black Americans and further tearing apart their families.

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Americans of African descent arrived as enslaved persons without opportunity, never sharing the American dream. For them, America was a nightmare.

When white Americans invoke moral responsibility, family values and hard work as hallmarks of success, we aren’t wrong; but we, too, must be morally responsible by repenting of our complicity in elevating these values and undermining them at the same time for so many neighbors who trace their lineage to Angela.

Kym Hall is a 28-year veteran of the National Park Service. She tells Angela’s story to visitors of the “hallowed land” that is the half-acre archaeological site where remains of Jamestown slaves have been uncovered.

“If people can take the time to stand where Angela stood, to understand who she is, maybe the idea of what she experienced will be a message of hope, even though some people want to pretend (slavery) wasn’t a big deal.”

Let’s stop pretending.

GEORGE MASON is pastor of Wilshire Baptist Church, president of Faith Commons and host of the “Good God” podcast. The Worship section is underwritten by Advocate Publishing and the neighborhood businesses and churches listed here. For information about helping support the Worship section, call 214.560.4202.

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OUR CITY

By MITA HAVLICK

You belong here In a neighborhood like East Dallas, anyone can find their community

W

e’re a great hodgepodge in our area of town. Some residents are lifelong Dallasites. Others are transplants, having arrived via job offers, educational opportunities or (in my case) the fortune of being married to a Texan who longed to return to his roots.

For those of us who have found our community in East Dallas, how do we pay it forward to make sure others feel that similar spirit of belonging?

The primary reason our family permanently returned to the same M Streets house after multiple stints away is because of the solid relationships we developed before we left. They were the result of invitations to happy hours and offers of friendship that we readily accepted. We also found opportunities to engage and contribute in our schools, neighborhood and local nonprofit organizations. As a result, we landed in a place where we felt like we fit — which is a great place to be.

We have moved often enough to know loneliness. To land in a new locale and not have fellowship is hard. And, it can be difficult to create. It takes effort to put out the “I’d like to be your friend” vibe, and it takes just as much labor for someone on the other side to extend the invitation.

Our son was in the middle of second grade when we moved to Seattle. People were friendly, but it was apparent that core friendships had formed during the early kindergarten years. It’s hard to infiltrate a tight group of friends.

(In the spirit of full disclosure and in Seattle’s defense, we were there only six months.)

After 10-plus years of relocating, I’ve

spent the better part of the subsequent five appreciating the inclusive sense of community we have here in East Dallas.

Communities aren’t created by accident.

They take effort and time. Whether it’s geographic boundaries, shared interests and experiences, common friends or similar beliefs and goals, there is that certain something that binds us together — and still allows others to be a part.

How fun is it to go out and run into people we know who are bartenders, wait staff, managers, owners or fellow diners at one of our local establishments?

Living east of Highway 75 offers us convenient access to communitybuilding opportunities. For example, White Rock Lake is a fantastic avenue to create camaraderie, including joining running clubs, biking, jogging, walking, hanging out at the dog park or visiting the adjacent Arboretum. And how fun is it to go out and run into people we know who are bartenders, wait staff, managers, owners or fellow diners at one of our local establishments? Even our chronic cycle of never-ending elections has created conversation and collaboration unique to our everchanging neighborhood.

For me, our East Dallas schools offered opportunities to engage in activities and develop friendships. Eleven years ago, a fellow mom extended a bottle of wine and an offer to help when I hosted my first elementary school play date. We had a glass of Sauvignon Blanc, watched 5-year-old boys play Star Wars and created a lifelong friendship.

Not all find it this simple. I met a parent during my son’s first-grade year who said that while I may have discovered my greatest source of new friends by joining the P TA, in her view, the group was an exclusionary clique. A few weeks ago, a friend told me that being in the workforce full time precludes her from feeling like an integral part of her child’s school. And I often hear the refrain that the price of admission to school fundraisers keeps people from participating in what should be a neighborhood event.

These stories hurt my heart. There is an inherent inequity in the system of attempting to create one’s community.

Whether because of personality, circumstances or both, it’s an easier road for some than others.

East Dallas is known for both eclecticism and inclusiveness. Those qualities draw people to our neighborhood and distinguish us from other areas of the city. Those of us who feel at home here benefitted from our neighborhood’s hospitality, so we must dig deep to remember how it felt when we were new and pay it forward.

MITA HAVLICK is a neighborhood activist. Find her commentar y regularly in the back pages of our print edition and online at lakewood. advocatemag.com.

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