Booker T. Washington High School

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World AIDS Day to Wrap Up With Speeches Downtown and a Service at Cathedral of Hope

​The World AIDS Day broadcast from D.C., featuring the likes of Presidents Clinton, Dubya and Obama alongside Bono and Alicia Keyes, is livestreaming here. Tune in for "the beginning of the end," a reference to breaking news that researchers are now a little bit closer to an AIDS vaccine. Tonight ... More >>

Got a Taste for … Brains?

Kevin Brings the Bacon to Booker T.

Dallas Independent School District​Got stuck watching Footloose the other night -- what, like you're one to judge? Well, it was right before the warehouse scene. Who'd miss that? OK, sure, I'd had a drink, maybe two. It was late. Anyway. Can't believe Craig Brewer's remade the thing, due October 1 ... More >>

Watch: Norah Jones Covers Johnny Cash at the 2011 Webby Awards

Sweet, sweet Norah.​Back on Monday night, Norah Jones performed as part of the 2011 Webby Awards Gala in New York City. Why? Well, we're not so sure. But, hey, a nice performance nonetheless -- she covered Johnny Cash's "Ain't No Grave" with the help of a backing band and some superbly art directe ... More >>

Mature Chops, Young PUPs

Homecoming Dance: Erykah Badu Returns to Arts Magnet to Raise Money (and, the Roof)

Dylan HollingsworthErykah Badu does know how to make the dramatic entrance, performing a capella before cracking the curtain to reveal the full band behind​State Sen. Royce West was there; so too Cindy and Howard Rachofsky, former mayoral candidate and "homeless czar" Tom Dunning, Arts District ex ... More >>

Erykah Badu To Perform At Friday Night Booker T. Washington High School Benefit

Booker T. Washington High School​Texas budget cuts have been looming over the heads of teachers and school boards alike in recent weeks, and Booker T. Washington High School, the DISD magnet for performing and visual arts, is no exception. But, with less money rolling in, the prestigious school h ... More >>

Students, Parents and Friends Rally at the Wyly to Save Booker T. Washington's Teachers

Photos by Patrick Michels Korey Elizabeth Parker tells a packed Wyly Theater crowd why she's going to fight to protect her teachers' jobs at Booker T. Washington.​Fired up over the very real chance that nearly half the teachers at Booker T. Washington High School for the Performing and Visual Arts ... More >>

Arts Magnet Supporters to Stage Community Meeting (Rally, Really) at Wyly Tomorrow

​While we await some return phone calls, this just in: There's a "community meeting" scheduled for tomorrow night to discuss possible cuts at Booker T. Washington High School for the Performing & Visual Arts. Per the Dallas Friends of Public Education, the meeting -- which I've been told is re ... More >>

The Most Challenging Stage...On Stage

Nadia Washington

Journey (Self-released)

DPD Arrests Ex-Arts Magnet Teacher for Improper Relationship With Student

Dallas County​The Dallas Police Department just sent word: Yesterday, a DPD detective arrested 36-year-old Michael D'Spain on a warrant for an improper relationship with a student. D'Spain was arrested at Farine Elementary School in Irving, where, according to his Linkedin profile, he's been teach ... More >>

Late Bloomer: At Long Last, Director Julia Dyer Is Making Sister's Screenplay, Set in 1975 Dallas

​I just had the pleasure of re-reading Jimmy Fowler's 1997 feature on Gretchen and Julia Dyer, who, long, long ago, took their movie Late Bloomers to Sundance, where it garnered raves and, finally, national distribution. I was reminded of it after reading a piece in Variety about The Playroom, whi ... More >>

Ladies and Gentlemen, Stephen Sondheim

Photos courtesy the Dallas Indepedent School District​The boy and I were listening to Tom Waits's rendition of "Somewhere" the other day -- over and over and over again, my bad. Still. A personal favorite, has been for years. There's a reason Stephen Colbert gushed over the Broadway great earlier ... More >>

Norah Jones Performs "Chasing Pirates" With The Roots on Late Night With Jimmy Fallon, Preps Compilation Disc of Past Collaborations.

Booker T. Washington High School's own Norah Jones stopped by Late Night with Jimmy Fallon last night to perform "Chasing Pirates" from last year's The Fall with The Roots and to promote her upcoming release, ...Featuring, which serves as a collection of collaborations she's offered up over the cour ... More >>

DC9 Live at El Sibil, Ep. 19: Dustin Cavazos

...and the YouTube.Pete's got plenty to say about Dustin Cavazos in this week's paper--so do yourself a favor and check out his take on the Oak Cliff hip-hop artist's upward trajectory of late. Check out this week's video from El Sibil, though, to hear it all direct from Cavazos--between cuts from h ... More >>

Whatever You Do, Dance

Mmm, Dallas

Out Of Thin Air: "Making Ground" On the Woodall Rodgers Deck Park

Photos by Patrick MichelsMayor Tom Leppert and Rep. Eddie Bernice Johnson with Linda Owen (second from left) and Sheila Grant of the Woodall Rodgers Park Foundation board.​As much fun as Mayor Tom Leppert and Rep. Eddie Bernice Johnson could have had shoveling dirt down onto rush hour traffic, thi ... More >>

After President Obama's Speech, Ron Kirk Begs Students To Be Cool and Stay in School

Photos by Patrick MichelsRon Kirk answers students' questions at Booker T. Washington High School after President Obama's speech this morning.​While President Obama's speech to students met a lukewarm reception at some schools around Dallas-Fort Worth, former Dallas mayor and current U.S. Trade Re ... More >>

Right Now, the DISD Board is Probably Yelling At Each Other Behind Closed Doors

DISD board trustee Ron PriceAs I noted, earlier Jim's at 3700 Ross Avenue, where, at this very moment, the board of trustees is behind closed doors, no doubt arguing over the ramifications of the Texas Attorney General's opinion that the trustees should not have extended their terms from three years ... More >>

No Big Deal, But Branford Marsalis Is Teaching Some Students Over At Booker T. Washington Right Now.

Must be nice to be a Booker T. Washington High School student. Especially today, as the kids over at the arts magnet on Routh Street, are getting quite the treat: a live performance and a lesson from Branford Marsalis. The 48-year-old Marsalis, who along with his brothers, is about as legendary as ... More >>

Who Doesn't Have Something at Arts Magnet With Their Name On It?

During today's closed-door meeting of the Dallas Independent School District board, the trustees will tell superintendent Michael Hinojosa whether or not they, ya know, trust the dude. As in: The board will "deliberate the appointment, employment, evaluation, reassignment, duties, discipline, or di ... More >>

Will studios go down with the rest of the industry?

The Arts Magnet Name Game Headed to Extra Innings

DISD Board of Trustees No Doubt Thrilled About Tomorrow's Meeting

An Arts Magnet By Any Other Name

Edie and Norah Sounded Awful Good

Lost's Elizabeth Mitchell on Being "Drummed Into Shape" at Arts Magnet

Booker T. Washington Alums Come Home--And, Yes, That's HUGE

Contempo Coalition

Local art galleries join forces

Art Stroll

Get your fill of Dallas galleries

View from the Top

Local choirs unite for peace

Scrappy Doo

Booker T. students junk up a lobby

Hey, Kids, George Michael and Kenny Goss Are Being Very Generous

Two Local Reasons to Watch Runway, Like We Need 'Em

Is the Arts Magnet Naming a Wing After You?

Such a CADD

Galleries join contempo forces

Lost No Longer

A Short Film Starring Erykah, Edie and Norah

The Gospel of Clear Skin

Djore sings at St. Luke

This Week's Day-By-Day Picks

Great Apes

This Endeavor is another wacky one

MASS Appeal

Bernstein's Big D story

Letters

Media Darling

Glass scores with a film fave

The Gambler

Ty Thomas bets his future on his infamous con man pop and some high school sweethearts

Birthday Bash

Arts Magnet High School is throwing itself a party

Let's dance