Giving

Dallas County Commissioner Elba Garcia of Oak Cliff donated more than $12,000 to 20 nonprofits in December as part of her pledge to donate a portion of her commissioner’s salary to charity. Recipients included the Friends of Oak Cliff Parks, the Sunset High School Bisonettes drill team and La Academia de Estrellas.

and Cotton opened in 2011 at Tyler and Seventh. That space will be turned into artists’ studios after the business moves in March. Artists are expected to occasionally offer workshops at the old space, but most classes and the retail shop will be in the new digs at 817 W. Davis.

The old Cannon’s Village is fully leased

Restaurateur Jean Michel Sakouhi is planning to open a wine bar, Cepage, in the old Cannon’s Village shopping center. Sakouhi also is opening a Cepage in Deep Ellum, which will focus on French food. The Oak Cliff restaurant could be open as early as March, says building owner Kacy Jones. Two boutiques currently in the Bishop Arts District, Zola’s Everyday Vintage and the Cozy Cottage Children’s Boutique, are moving into the building as well. Those could open as soon as Feb. 1. Hairstylist Jake Tafoya is moving her hair salon, the Mod Labb, to the West Davis building. The Book Doctor already moved to a corner space there a few months ago. And the dog grooming place, Oak Clips, is staying put in its space on Edgefield. Cannon’s Village owner Kacy Jones says work could begin on two second-story residences, where his family and in-laws plan to live, as early as this month. The Joneses also are working on renaming the building.

A Big Table dinner in the Bishop Arts District in October raised $2,200 for Reagan Elementary School. Katherine Clapner of Dude, Sweet Chocolate organized the event with friends. The school plans to use the money for campus beautification.

Go Oak Cliff donated $500 to the Movember Foundation in November. The money was raised via the group’s first ever 5k, the Stache Dash, which was part of Blues, Bandits and BBQ.

Milestone

Melinda Imthurn of Oak Cliff celebrated her 10th year as creative director of the Women’s Chorus of Dallas. Imthurn is a professor of music at Eastfield College and a private voice instructor.

Athletic feat

Bishop Dunne Catholic School senior Mayleen Cantu was one of 16 athletes who competed in the MetroPCS Dallas Marathon’s high school challenge relay team in December. The marathon asks elite high school runners to compete in a relay against the marathon’s top competitor. If the marathon winner can beat the relay team, he or she receives a $1,500 bonus.

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Baptist

GRACE TEMPLE BAPTIST MULTI-CULTURAL CHURCH

Sunday Worship: English Service 9:30 am / Spanish Service 11:00 am

831 W. Tenth St. / 214.948.7587 / gracetempledallas.org

Disciples Of Christ

EAST DALLAS CHRISTIAN CHURCH / 629 N. Peak Street / 214.824.8185

Sunday School 9:30 am / THE TABLE Worship 9:30 am

Worship 8:30 & 10:50 am / Rev. Deborah Morgan-Stokes / edcc.org

Episcopal

CHRIST EPISCOPAL CHURCH / 534 W. Tenth St. / 214.941.0339

Sunday: 8 & 10 am Holy Eucharist, 12:30pm Santa Misa en Español

Sunday School for all ages / Children’s Chapel / christchurchdallas.org

Methodist

KESSLER PARK UMC / 1215 Turner Ave. / 214.942.0098 / kpumc.org

9:30 am Sunday School / 11:00 Worship / All welcome regardless of creed, color, culture, gender or sexual identity.

OAK CLIFF UMC / 549 E. Jefferson Blvd. / oakcliffumc.org

Young Adult Gathering & Worship “The Cliff” 9:30 am / Contemporary Worship 11:00 am (Bilingual) / facebook.com/oakcliffumc

TYLER STREET UMC / 927 W. 10th Street / 214.946.8106

Sunday Worship at 8:30 am and 10:50 am www.tsumc.org

NON-DENOMINATIONAL

KESSLER COMMUNITY CHURCH / 2100 Leander Dr. at Hampton Rd.

“Your Hometown Church Near the Heart of the City.” 10:30 am Contemporary Service / kesslercommunitychurch.com

Presbyterian

OAK CLIFF PRESBYTERIAN CHURCH / 6000 S. Hampton Road

Sunday Worship at 9:30 am & 11:05 am 214-339-2211 / www.ocpres.com