Winter 2007
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MASTERPIECE HAS B EGU N
STAGES – WINTER 2007
Behind The Scenes We have begun the last 1,000 days of the campaign to build the Dallas Center for the Performing Arts with a profound appreciation for those who have led this project from its inception and contributed to its success. Under Board of Directors Vice Chair Caren Prothro’s leadership as chair of the campaign’s fund-raising programs, 98 families and organizations have made gifts of $1 million and above increasing total funding to more than $238 million. The two-year Cornerstone Program, chaired by Sarah and Ross Perot, Jr., concluded last December having raised $34 million and exceeding the Program’s goal by more than $10 million. The “quiet phase” of the campaign’s Naming Gift Program, chaired by Board Member Deedie Rose, ended 2006 having raised $16 million in gifts to name the Center’s component parts, accelerating the activation of the Program’s public phase. During the final quarter of 2006, Howard Hallam, chair of the Dallas Center for the Performing Arts Board of Directors, and Doug Curtis, the Center’s vice president of design and construction, executed guaranteed maximum price contracts with Linbeck and McCarthy, the general contractors that will manage construction of the Margot and Bill Winspear Opera House and Dee and Charles Wyly Theatre. A similar contract was executed previously with Linbeck to construct the Center’s underground parking garage. On the date of this publication, the first phase of construction of the garage is nearly complete and construction of the Wyly Theatre and Winspear Opera House is well underway. Center Board Member Jeanne Marie Clossey helped plan last October’s ACT TWO gala hosted by Dame Julie Andrews and featuring Sir Elton John in grand performance. The gala celebrated the beginning of the Center’s construction. A capacity audience attended the gala which raised $4 million, a portion of which will be used to help construct the Center and support the annual operation of the Center’s future resident companies. Under Board Member Roger Enrico’s leadership as chair of the Operations and Programming Committee, the Center is fine-tuning its business plan for incremental implementation over the next three years. The Center will execute contracts this year with its resident companies, outside vendors and others; determine its partner in presenting a regional Broadway series and establish the infrastructure required to launch several programmatic components designed to produce a wide range of cultural programs that will attract varied audiences and generate income to help support the Center’s annual operation. Board Member Ruben Esquivel chairs the Center’s Communications Committee, which is developing a three-year strategic communications and marketing plan to transition the Center from a fund-raising enterprise to an institution of performance. The comprehensive recommendation will position the Center as an arts and entertainment venue of global stature that serves local and regional audiences. And finally, the Center’s Finance and Investment Management Committee, chaired by Board Member Roger Nanney, is managing the Center’s financial affairs, including monitoring all expenditures, investments and the application of revenue generated from the sale of tax-exempt bonds. The leaders mentioned in this article are among the 57 members of the Board of Directors of the Dallas Center for the Performing Arts and the 205 members of the Center’s President’s Advisory Council. The dedication of these individuals and the investment of their time and resources have made the campaign to build the Dallas Center for the Performing Arts the most successful project of its kind in our city’s history. It is in this context and for these reasons that we begin with confidence the final 1,000 days of the campaign to build the Dallas Center for the Performing Arts.
Bill Lively President and CEO Dallas Center for the Performing Arts
Margot and Bill Winspear Opera House MARGARET MCDERMOTT PERFORMANCE HALL
PERFORMANCE HALL ENTRANCE ESPLANADE GRAND LOBBY CONFERENCE ROOM GRAND PORTICO REHEARSAL HALL EDUCATION CENTER R GRAND TIER EDUCATION CENTER GREEN ROOM SKY STUDIO FOUNDER’S ROOM ARTIST’S SUITE PERFORMANCE HALL ENTRANCE ESPLANADE G GLASS FAÇADE PRINCIPAL STAGE SKY LOUNGE STARLIGHT CHANDELIER RESTAURANT LOBBY CAFÉ GATEWAY BOX CIRCLE EDUCATION CENTER EDUCATION CENTER REHEARSAL HALL PERFORMANCE HALL SIGNATURE GLASS FAÇADE PRINCIPAL STAGE SKY LOUNGE STARLIGHT CHANDELIE SUITE PERFORMANCE HALL ENTRANCE ESPLANADE GRAND LOBBY CONFERENCE ROOM GRAND PORTICO REHEARSAL HALL EDUCATION CEN CHANDELIER RESTAURANT LOBBY CAFÉ GATEWAY BOX CIRCLE GRAND TIER EDUCATION CENTER GREEN ROOM SKY STUDIO FOUNDER’S RO EDUCATION CENTER REHEARSAL HALL PERFORMANCE HALL SIGNATURE GLASS FAÇADE PRINCIPAL STAGE SKY LOUNGE STARLIGHT CHANDE ESPLANADE GRAND LOBBY CONFERENCE ROOM GRAND PORTICO REHEARSAL HALL EDUCATION CENTER REHEARSAL HALL PERFORMANCE H EDUCATION CENTER REHEARSAL HALL PERFORMANCE HALL SIGNATURE SKY LOUNGE STARLIGHT CHANDELIER LOBBY RESTAURANT CAFÉ G ENTRANCE ESPLANADE GRAND LOBBY CONFERENCE ROOM GRAND PORTICO REHEARSAL HALL EDUCATION CENTER REHEARSAL HALL PERFO CIRCLE EDUCATION CENTER GREEN ROOM SKY STUDIO FOUNDER’S ROOM PERFORMANCE HALL GRAND LOBBY CONFERENCE ROOM GRAND LOUNGE STARLIGHT CHANDELIER RESTAURANT LOBBY CAFÉ GATEWAY BOX CIRCLE GRAND TIER EDUCATION CENTER GREEN ROOM SKY STU
Naming Gift Prog
As construction continues to move at a fast pace and the capital fund-raising campaign enters its final phase, the Dallas Center for the Performing Arts has launched the Naming Gift Program for the component parts of the Center.
have contributed $10 million to the campaign. The Center also recently announced a newly-named component in the Margot and Bill Winspear Opera House: the MARY ANNE AND Deedie Rose
RICHARD CREE BOX CIRCLE ,
named in honor of Center Board Member Mary Anne Cree and her husband, Richard, for their $3 million in
The Naming Gift Program began with the
contributions to the campaign.
announcement of a new name for a significant
component of the Center: the performance hall
Center, the Naming Gift Program publicly launched.
of the Dee and Charles Wyly Theatre. On Feb.
Even before the public launch of this campaign,
2, 2007, the Dallas Center for the Performing Arts
however, several of the largest components of the Center
announced that the Wyly Theatre performance hall
were named, beginning with the MARGOT AND BILL
will be named POTTER ROSE PERFORMANCE HALL , in
WINSPEAR OPERA HOUSE , which was named in 2002
honor of Deedie Potter Rose, a charter member
when Margot and Bill Winspear announced an historic
of the Board of Directors and one of the driving
$42 million gift to help construct the Center. An early
forces behind the creation of the Center. Deedie
commitment of $3 million was also made by
With the naming of these two important areas of the
Preview Center
In The Wings ACT TWO
An Evening of Appreciation
The Dallas Center for the Performing Arts ACT TWO gala was held Oct. 25, 2006 at The Meyerson Symphony Center. The gala featured Dame Julie Andrews as Mistress of Ceremonies and in Grand Performance, Sir Elton John.
Academy Award-winner Clint Eastwood was the special guest at An Evening of Appreciation, held Sept. 20, 2006 at the W Dallas Victory Hotel. The private event honored the Center’s Founding Families, Cornerstone Donors and Founding Foundations and Corporations.
Jeanne Marie Clossey, chair of the ACT TWO Host Committee, and Raymond D. Nasher with Sir Elton John at ACT TWO
and her husband, Rusty,
Margot and Ross Perot and hosts Sarah and Ross Perot, Jr., with Clint Eastwood
A View of the Future Unveiled
The Dallas Center for the Performing Arts recently unveiled a new Preview Center just blocks away from the construction site. From now until the Center opens in 2009, visitors to the Preview Center will have the opportunity to learn more about the project through models, photographs and graphics that tell the story of the Dallas Center for the Performing Arts. Located on the Mezzanine Level of the Trammell Crow Center at 2001 Ross Avenue in the Dallas Arts District, the Preview Center includes a gallery featuring scaled models of the Margot and Bill Winspear Opera House, the Dee and Charles Wyly Theatre and a model of the entire 10-acre site of the Dallas Center for the Performing Arts. Also featured are architectural renderings and photographs of milestones in the campaign. In addition to the gallery space, the Preview Center includes
www.dallasperformingarts.org
Construction Update
Dee and Charles Wyly Theatre
The spring 2006 issue of Stages featured a photo of a lone bulldozer on the site of the Dallas Center for the Performing Arts, signaling the beginning of construction. Since that time, the site has become a hub of activity. Construction on the Margot and Bill Winspear Opera House and Dee and Charles Wyly Theatre, as well as the underground parking garage, is now well underway.
POTTER ROSE PERFORMANCE HALL
Foundation excavation of the Dee and Charles Wyly Theatre
REHEARSAL HALL PERFORMANCE HALL SIGNATURE GLASS FAÇADE STARLIGHT CHANDELIER LOBBY RESTAURANT CAFÉ GATEWAY BOX CIRCLE GRAND LOBBY CONFERENCE ROOM GRAND PORTICO REHEARSAL HALL EDUCATION CENTER REHEARSAL HALL PERFORMANCE HALL SIGNATURE R GREEN ROOM SKY STUDIO FOUNDER’S ROOM PERFORMANCE HALL GRAND LOBBY CONFERENCE ROOM GRAND PORTICO REHEARSAL HALL ER RESTAURANT LOBBY CAFÉ GATEWAY BOX CIRCLE GRAND TIER EDUCATION CENTER GREEN ROOM SKY STUDIO FOUNDER’S ROOM ARTIST’S NTER REHEARSAL HALL PERFORMANCE HALL SIGNATURE GLASS FAÇADE ENTRANCE ESPLANADE PRINCIPAL STAGE SKY LOUNGE STARLIGHT OOM ARTIST’S SUITE PERFORMANCE HALL ENTRANCE ESPLANADE GRAND LOBBY CONFERENCE ROOM GRAND PORTICO REHEARSAL HALL ELIER LOBBY CAFÉ GATEWAY BOX CIRCLE EDUCATION CENTER GREEN ROOM SKY STUDIO FOUNDER’S ROOM SKY LOUNGE CAFÉ ENTRANCE HALL SIGNATURE GLASS PERFORMANCE HALL ENTRANCE ESPLANADE GRAND LOBBY CONFERENCE ROOM GRAND PORTICO REHEARSAL HALL GATEWAY BOX CIRCLE GRAND TIER EDUCATION CENTER GREEN ROOM SKY STUDIO FOUNDER’S ROOM ARTIST’S SUITE PERFORMANCE HALL ORMANCE HALL SIGNATURE GLASS FAÇADE PRINCIPAL STAGE SKY LOUNGE STARLIGHT CHANDELIER RESTAURANT LOBBY CAFÉ GATEWAY BOX D PORTICO REHEARSAL HALL EDUCATION CENTER REHEARSAL HALL PERFORMANCE HALL SIGNATURE GLASS FAÇADE PRINCIPAL STAGE SKY UDIO FOUNDER’S ROOM ARTIST’S SUITE PERFORMANCE HALL ENTRANCE ESPLANADE GRAND LOBBY CONFERENCE ROOM GRAND PORTICO
gram Launches Mr. and Mrs. Henry S. Miller, Jr., the Miller family
said, “Without milestone gifts like those from the
and the Millers’ Arts Foundation. The founder’s
Winspears, the Wylys, the Roses, the Millers, the
room of the Winspear Opera House was named the
Simmons, the Crees and many other Dallas families
JUANITA AND HENRY S. MILLER, JR. FOUNDER’S ROOM
and organizations, we would not be where we
in their honor. These gifts were followed in 2004 with
are today in the campaign for the Dallas Center
a $20 million gift from Dee and Charles Wyly and
for the Performing Arts. We want to recognize
Cheryl and Sam Wyly. The new multiform theatre
these contributions in a meaningful way by naming
was then named the DEE AND CHARLES WYLY THEATRE .
different areas of the Center in their honor, so that
all who visit the Center in the years to come will
In the spring of 2005, the Texas Instruments
Foundation awarded the Center a $5 million challenge
appreciate these historic gifts.”
grant that generated an additional $11 million in gifts
and grants committed by more than 30 families and
be named include the Artist’s Suite, Café, Education
organizations to name the MARGARET MCDERMOTT
Center and Rehearsal Hall, Gateway Entrance,
PERFORMANCE HALL in the Winspear Opera House.
Grand Lobby, Grand Portico, Grand Tier, Green
Room, Principal Stage, Restaurant and Starlight
In 2006, the Center announced another named
Chandelier. Named areas in the Dee and Charles
House, named the ANNETTE AND HAROLD SIMMONS
Wyly Theatre will also include the Conference
SIGNATURE GLASS FAÇADE in honor of a $5 million gift
Room, Costume Shop, Education Center, Entrance
from Annette and Harold Simmons.
Esplanade, Lobby, Orange Room, Outdoor Terrace,
Rehearsal Hall, Sky Lounge and Sky Studio.
of the Dallas Center for the Performing Arts two conference rooms, which will be used by the Dallas Center for the Performing Arts and its constituents. The Dallas Center for the Performing Arts held a Preview Center open house for Center board members, donors and other invited guests on Jan. 23. The first public viewing days of the Preview Center were held earlier this month. The next public days will be held April 20 and 21. The Preview Center will also be used to showcase the project to various groups and organizations throughout the Metroplex. The Preview Center was funded through grants from the Hoblitzelle Foundation, Communities Foundation of Texas, Tenet Healthcare Foundation, 7-Eleven, Inc., Harry W. Bass, Jr. Foundation and Hoglund Foundation. Crescent Real Estate Equities made an in-kind contribution for the space in the Trammell Crow Center. The opening reception for the Preview Center was underwritten by One Arts Plaza. “The campaign to build the Dallas Center for the Performing Arts began with little more than a dream and a group of very dedicated individuals. Now that the buildings have been designed and are under construction, we are planning for the programs that will take place in these wonderful venues. At this stage of the campaign, it is essential that we have the ability to showcase detailed visuals of what the Center will be,” said Bill Lively, president and CEO of the Dallas Center for the Performing Arts. “We are grateful to the underwriters of the Preview Center for enabling us to create such a space. From now until the Center opens in 2009, this Preview Center will allow our donors and the public at large to imagine the full potential of the Center.” For more information on the Preview Center and to see a schedule of public viewing opportunities, please visit www.dallasperformingarts.org.
UPCOMING PUBLIC VIEWING DATES FOR THE PREVIEW CENTER Friday, April 20 and Saturday, April 21, 10 am – 5 pm
The Web site for the Dallas Center for the Performing Arts now features streaming video of the construction site. To see the latest progress, please visit www.dallasperformingarts.org.
Other parts of the Winspear Opera House still to
area: the glass façade of the Winspear Opera
Bill Lively, president and chief executive officer
To date, most progress has been made on the construction of the underground parking garage, near the site of the Winspear Opera House. The concrete superstructure is more than 75% complete, and workers have begun pouring the concrete slab for the top deck of the three-level garage, which will bring the structure nearly to finished grade. On the site of the Winspear Opera House, crews erected a second tower crane. In January, work began on the concrete framework for the walls of the audience chamber. The horseshoe shape of the performance hall is now clearly beginning to take shape. Excavation for the site of the Wyly Theatre began in December and is now complete. Construction crews will soon begin the concrete foundation work. In addition to their work on the Winspear Opera House, architects from the firm Foster + Partners are currently developing designs for the new Annette Strauss Artist Square, which will be unveiled this spring.
Aerial view of the Dallas Center for the Performing Arts site
The Marquee The Dallas Center for the Performing Arts opened the doors of its new Preview Center during a reception on Jan. 23. More than 100 guests attended the grand opening event, including Center Board of Directors members Kern Wildenthal and Nancy Cain Marcus, Center President’s Advisory Council
members Nelda Cain Pickens and Dr. Joanne Stroud, Dallas Cit y Manager Mar y Suhm, Dallas Cit y Councilman Ron Natinsky, Dallas Cit y Council Deput y Mayor Pro Tem Elba Garcia and many other civic, arts and business communit y leaders.
Sheila Farrington Hill, Dallas civic leader and developer Lucy Billingsley, Dallas City Council Mayor Pro Tem Don Hill and Dallas City Councilwoman Angela Hunt at the Dallas Center for the Performing Arts Preview Center
Jack Kinnebrew, trustee, Communities Foundation of Texas ; Marcia Godwin, vice president, Communities Foundation of Texas ; Linda Custard, trustee, Communities Foundation of Texas, board member, Hoblitzelle Foundation and Dallas Center for the Performing Arts ; and Dr. Jeverley Cook, vice president, Communities Foundation of Texas at the Dallas Center for the Performing Arts Preview Center
Leading Roles Lucy Billingsley For Lucy Billingsley, one cannot underestimate the importance of the Dallas Center for the Performing Arts to this region. “Since the building of DFW Airport, there has not been a bolder or more significant project for this region than the Dallas Center for the Performing Arts,” she said. “So of course, I wanted to be involved.” Ms. Billingsley also believes in the transformative power of the arts. “Creative and knowledgebased societies lead the world today,” she said. “This Center will allow Dallas to be known as a great creative center of the world.” A member of the Dallas Center for the Performing Arts President’s Advisory Council, Ms. Billingsley is a partner with Billingsley Co., which is currently developing One Arts Plaza, a new multi-use high-rise that will mark the eastern boundary of the Dallas Arts District. Ms. Billingsley’s civic involvement also includes work with the World Affairs Council and the Chiapas Project, a non-profit affiliate of the Grameen Foundation. The Chiapas Project is raising $10 million to give as small-business loans to women in seven Latin American countries.
Trevor Fetter When Trevor Fetter and his family moved to Dallas a year and a half ago, one of the first things he learned about the city was the campaign to build the Dallas Center for the Performing Arts. He was immediately impressed with how determined the citizens of Dallas are to make improvements, both civic and cultural, to the city. “I have worked and lived in several major American cities,” said Mr. Fetter, the president and chief executive officer of Tenet Healthcare Corporation. “However, I can’t think of another city with such modern and significant venues for the performing and visual arts in one contiguous location.” Mr. Fetter, who had served in a number of executive positions at Tenet from 1995 through 2000, returned to the company in 2002 to spearhead its turnaround. Among the many changes he has made to the company’s strategy, culture and corporate governance, Mr. Fetter also moved the corporate headquarters from Santa Barbara, California to Dallas. In addition to his philanthropic work as a Dallas Center for the Performing Arts Board Member, Mr. Fetter also serves on the boards of the Council for Economic Development, the Dallas Citizens Council and the Boys & Girls Club of America. In addition to being a director of Tenet, he also serves on the board of the Hartford Financial Services Group.
Ken Schnitzer Ken Schnitzer is delighted to see the construction and development boom enveloping the city, specifically in the Dallas Arts District. That is what propelled him to get involved in the campaign to build the Dallas Center for the Performing Arts. Mr. Schnitzer believes the Center will strengthen Dallas’ position as one of the top cultural destinations in the U.S. “With the revitalization of downtown Dallas and the Dallas Center for the Performing Arts, our city is sure to attract more companies and visitors to the area,” said the founder and chairman of Park Place Dealerships, which is celebrating its 20th year in Dallas. “It is not every day you have the opportunity to be involved in a project that will have a meaningful and positive impact on future generations,” he said. “I wanted to be a part of history in the making.” In addition to his service on the Dallas Center for the Performing Arts Board of Directors, Mr. Schnitzer’s community and civic involvement includes supporting the M.D. Anderson Cancer Center and the Cattle Baron’s Ball and serving as corporate chair of the Eye Ball for UT Southwestern Medical School of Ophthalmology and Prevent Blindness.
Center Board of
Ken Schnitzer
Toni Brinker
Charles L. Greco
Sara T. Martineau
Marcy Sands
Directors
Lynn Flint Shaw*
Dr. Anne Bromberg
Kelly Green
Anita N. Martinez
Lisa Schnitzer
Howard Hallam, chair*
Roger Staubach
Bob Buford
Candice J. Haas
Caroline Rose Marvin
Howard Schultz
Caren H. Prothro, vice chair*
Ronald G. Steinhart
Stuart M. Bumpas
Jeremy L. Halbreich
Holly Mayer
John M. Scott III
Elaine B. Agather
Paul Stoffel
Mary Frances Burleson
Fanchon Hallam
Gray Mayes
Diane Scovell
Denny Alberts
John Tolleson
Bruce Calder
Donna D. Halstead
Tom H. McCasland, Jr.
Carl Sewell
Lisa Arpey
Dr. R. Gerald Turner
Nancy Carlson
Sam T. Hamra M.D.
P. Mike McCullough
Shelle Bagot Sills
Kim Baldi
Martin J. Weiland*
Sis Carr
Paul W. Harris
Margaret McDermott
Judy Skinner
Dolores G. Barzune
Laura Whitley
Ana Carty
Tom D. Harris
Clint McDonnough
Henry J. “Bud” Smith
David Biegler
Dr. Kern Wildenthal
Darlene Galassi Cass
Orrin Harrison
Linda B. McFarland
William T. Solomon
Daniel D. Boeckman
William W. Winspear*
Elliot R. Cattarulla
Paula B. Harrison
Janie Strauss McGarr
Jackie M. Stewart
Harold M. Brierley
Charles Wyly*
Joleen Chambers
Jess Hay
Nancy A. McGee
Gayle B. Stoffel
Donald J. Carty
*Center Executive
George V. Charlton
Amy D. Hegi
Ellen McStay
Donald J. Stone
Jeanne Marie Clossey*
Committee Members
Brent E. Christopher
Jan Hegi
Michael J. McWay
Dr. Joanne Stroud
Nita Prothro Clark
Libby Hegi
Patricia B. Meadows
Diana Strauss
John T. Cody, Jr. Mary McDermott Cook
President’s Advisory
Patti Cody
Jennifer Houser
Su-Su Meyer
Theodore H. Strauss
Mary Anne Cree
Committee
Cynthia Comparin
Sydney Huffines
Jan Miller
Sara Stroud
Linda Pitts Custard*
Linda Pitts Custard, chair
Gail B. Cook
Angela Hunt
Joyce Mitchell
Mary K. Suhm
John Dayton*
Lindalyn Adams
Mary Lee Cox
Caroline Rose Hunt
Ruth Ann Montgomery
Emily Summers
Robert H. Dedman, Jr.
Janet H. Albers
Trammell S. Crow
Gregory Hustis
Robert H. Mow, Jr.
Jack D. Sweet
John R. Eagle*
Mary Anne Alhadeff
Sally G. Cullum
Mary Jalonick
Maria Munoz-Blanco
Barbara Sypult
Matrice Ellis-Kirk*
Allie Beth Allman
Allen Custard
Graeme Jenkins
Scott Murray
Lisa Y. Thierry
Bess Enloe*
Ruth Altshuler
Levi H. Davis
Michael A. Jenkins
Charlene Nanney
Dr. Gail B. Thomas
Roger Enrico*
Charlotte Jones Anderson
Arlene Dayton
Phillip Jones
Raymond D. Nasher
Debbie Tolleson
Ruben E. Esquivel*
Giselle Antoni
Patricia Miller Donosky
Richard L. Jones
Dana Nearburg
Gail Turner
Trevor Fetter
Marilyn Augur
Lowell C. Duncan, Jr.
Kim Hiett Jordan
Todd R. Nordeen
Annette Vaughn
Nancy Halbreich
Scott Austin
Jane C. Dunne
Kate Crosland Juett
Lydia Haggar Novakov
Bea Wallace
Frederick B. Hegi, Jr.*
Norman P. Bagwell
Sally Dunning
Sue R. Justice
Rev. Elzie Odom, Jr.
Sarah Warnecke
Doug Houser
Alice W. Bass
Jennifer Eagle
Margo R. Keyes
Jay Pack
Tucean Webb
John Howell
Ron Beneke
Fran Eichorst
Jack M. Kinnebrew
Patricia M. Patterson
Patty A. Weiland
Gene Jones
Sally B. Berry
Charles W. Eisemann
John J. Klein
Marshall Payne
Herbert D. Weitzman
Robert L. Kaminski*
Gil J. Besing
Molly Engles
Ben D. Kohnle
Virginia Payne
Julia C. Wellborn
Jim Keyes
Lucy Billingsley
James R. Erwin
Shane Krige
Connie Pearcy
Jimmy Westcott
Barbara Thomas Lemmon
Kathryne S. Bishop
Alina E. Esquivel
Mary Noel Lamont
Rena Pederson
Kimberly Schlegel Whitman
William H. Lively*
Nancy Bittner
Laura V. Estrada
Ann M. Lardner
Margot Perot
David Wiessman
Nancy Cain Marcus
Jan Hart Black
Vernon E. Faulconer
Patti LaSalle
Jan R. Pickens
Marnie Wildenthal
Jay Marshall
Laura Boeckman
Melissa Fetter
Alexandra Lavie
Nelda Cain Pickens
Donna Wilhelm
Maribess Miller*
Bill Bogart
Edward M. Fjordbak
Stan Levenson
Dr. Alfonso E. Pino III
Ann Williams
Jeff D. Morris
Marla Boone
Rebecca Enloe Fletcher
Veletta Forsythe Lill
Charles H. Pistor
J. McDonald Williams
D. Roger Nanney*
Talmage Boston
I. D. “Nash” Flores III
Liz Minyard Lokey
Maria Martineau Plankinton
Rex H. Wooldridge
Chuck Norris
Denis J. Boulle
Nita Ford
Sarah Losinger
Judy Pollock
J. Michael Wylie
Erle Nye
Delilah H. Boyd
Leah Fullinwider
David M. Love II
Ann Pomykal
Sarah Perot*
Eric Brauss
Duncan T. Fulton III
Michael Lunceford
Patricia A. Porter
Howard Rachofsky*
Gillian M. Breidenbach
Judith Gausnell
Dr. Bobby B. Lyle
Darryl D. Pounds
Leonard Riggs, Jr., MD
William A. Brewer III
Gloria McCall Godat
Gail Madden
Cindy Rachofsky
Dr. Marvin E. Robinson
Diane Brierley
Randall G. Goss
Joy S. Mankoff
Robert S. Rendell
Deedie Rose*
Norman Brinker
Dr. Joseph M. Grant
Cheryl Unis Mansour
Peggy Riggs
The complete list of Standing Committee for the Dallas Center for the Performing Arts can be found on our website at www.dallasperformingarts.org
Design & Construction LOPEZGARCIA GROUP LopezGarcia Group’s work as one of the first designers on board the campaign to build the Dallas Center for the Performing Arts has fit in nicely with the long-term vision of the company. “Being a part of this wonderful project goes with our vision for the firm,” said Wendy Lopez, CEO and co-founder of the Dallas-based engineering company. “We’ve always been a quiet firm, dependable in our work but acting in a sub-consultant role. “We have now moved forward to a primary role, focusing on high-profile projects such as the Dallas Center for the Performing Arts,” Ms. Lopez said. “Being connected with this project has helped to raise the image of the firm, and it has provided us with a great opportunity to work with renowned architects.”
LopezGarcia Group was selected as the Center’s Civil Engineer of Record for both the master planning, which was completed in phase one, and the final civil design for the Center and its venues during the second phase. Its responsibilities include survey and civil engineering design and support. Specific tasks include site plan design, roadway design, drainage, grading, paving and utility relocations and improvements. LopezGarcia Group was founded in 1988 and has multiple offices throughout the state. It is certified by the North Central Texas Regional Certification Agency as a Disadvantaged Minority Owned Business Enterprise (D/MBE) and by the State of Texas as a Historically Underutilized Business (HUB). Its clients and projects include DFW International Airport, Dallas Cowboys Stadium and the Trinity Lakes project, in addition to the Center. LopezGarcia Group and its employees are also very involved in the civic, volunteer and community projects. “That is at the core of our business – giving back to the community,” Ms. Lopez said.
Dallas City Councilwoman Angela Hunt’s
Update On The Arts This is certainly proving to be a happy New Year for arts and culture in Dallas! With the passage in November of the city’s 2006 bond campaign, we’re going to see incredible improvements to Dallas’ cultural institutions, from renovations of existing treasures to the construction of new venues. One of the most anticipated new structures is the City Performance Hall, one of the five venues that comprise the Dallas Center for the Performing Arts.
City Performance Hall will provide performance space for smallto- mid-size arts organizations. Designed by Skidmore, Owings & Merrill from Chicago, the Hall will feature a theatre with seating for 750, as well as administrative offices. Throughout the design process, the city has worked closely with the arts organizations that will inhabit the space to ensure that it meets their needs. The construction of the City Performance Hall is adding yet another incredible venue to our rapidly expanding Dallas Arts District.
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