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  Dallas Symphony Orchestra Members Perform One-On-One for Hospital Patients

  July 24 at 3:09 p.m.

  The Dallas Symphony Orchestra may have suffered pandemic-sized losses like most local cultural institutions, but they’re not sitting around playing a sad violin — at least not for their own benefit. While the organization was forced to furlough 31 employees, the orchestra members remain on staff, says Kim Nolotemy, DSO...

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  Petition Seeks To Rename UNT's Stan Kenton Hall. Jazz Great's Daughter Accused him of Rape.

  June 24 at 4 a.m.

  It’s been a bad few weeks to be a dead creep. As Black Lives Matter protests continue across the nation, many people are pointing to institutions that memorialize or legitimize racism and racists. Brands are changing their names. Confederate statues are crumbling. Sports teams are under fire. And some people...

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  The Dallas Jazz Piano Society Plays a Key Role as a Nonprofit for Youth

  June 12 at 4 a.m.

  While there's plenty of bad news plaguing the world, the Dallas Jazz Piano Society offers a glimmer of positivity to North Texas jazz lovers of all ages.  What started out more than a decade ago as a jazz concert in the living room of Jim Callaway’s home turned into a...

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  At 87 Years Old, Al Schahn Began Restoring Violins. At 88, He Became a Violin Maker.

  June 9 at 4 a.m.

  As a boy, Al Schahn knew that the handmade violins his “papa” created made a distinct sound. Now 88 years old, Schahn began patiently restoring musical instruments last year and has since refurbished more than 20 violins, he says, including 13 that his father made. The instruments arrived from places like...

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  Dallas Symphony Orchestra Sends Violinists to Serenade a Dallas Woman on Her 100th Birthday

  May 5 at 4 a.m.

  This past weekend, a Dallas woman named MaryBelle Judd turned 100 years old. The act of surviving an entire century is an occasion that should earn one, at the very least, a celebratory dinner at Chili’s, but COVID-19 forced Judd's family to stay at home. A pandemic might have derailed...

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  Woman Crush Wednesday: Artist Melissa Tucker

  March 25 at 4 a.m.

  Melissa Tucker has conquered many mediums. As a sculptress her work is shockingly lifelike, and as a clarinetist, she's rocked audiences with former band The Orange. The swing-dancing, vintage Mustang-driving, vampy, elegantly cool, old-time-influenced artist is also one of Dallas' best-dressed personalities. Tucker opened up about up about her screen siren...