Thursday, March 28, 2024

Art in the Square is…Art, Music and Cashless!

The Southlake Women’s Club is thrilled to announce Methodist Southlake Medical Center as its presenting sponsor for its 23rd annual nationally ranked, award-winning Art in the Square held April 28-30 at Southlake Town Square. Gather with family and friends for a fun-filled weekend of art, music, good food, refreshing spirits, and children’s activities. New this year, food and beverage purchases are NOW CASHLESS.

Southlake Women’s Club showcases the incredible artwork of 200 juried renowned, emerging, and high school artists. Visit “Arts Alive,” Apex Arts League photo op stop for snapshots. Tour the Youth Art tent to view the exceptional artwork of the high school students of Northeast Tarrant County.

The Methodist Southlake Medical Center Main Stage hosts free entertainment throughout the weekend. Friday night, April 28, at 8:30 pm, the “Manhattan” dance band entertains the crowd with music from the sixties to the present. Come wearing your boots and Stetsons on Saturday, April 29, at 8:30 pm. Canaan Smith of Nashville will bring that country sound to the stage performing “Love You Like That” and other favorites.

Local entertainment from schools, performing art studios, dance groups, and more will perform on the Texas Health Hospital Southlake Gazebo Stage. Sit back, relax, and enjoy our community stars’ jazz, contemporary, classic, instrumental, and vocal talents.

Children’s activities in Kid’s Korner and The Zone are always engaging and fun for families. In Kids Korner, sponsored by Cook Children’s, options are face painting, creating butterfly wings, pinwheels, or canvas art. The Zone’s activities make laughable fun with bouncing, climbing, and jumping. New this year is a 9-hole putt-putt course, carnival games, and more!

Save the dates, April 28-30, for a fun-filled weekend. The Southlake Women’s Club gives the DFW community a family-friendly experience while raising funds for charities that benefit women, children, and families in Northeast Tarrant County. www.artinthesquare.com

 

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Explore “Animalia” and learn more about the lives of some of the most precious animals

Once again, the City of Southlake is partnering with APEX Arts League to present a fall art exhibit in Town Hall. This year we are pleased to present “Animalia,” an exhibit portraying beautiful animal works of art by Charice Cooper. The exhibit will run through Friday, November 6 in Town Hall or virtually on the Public Art webpage.

“Animalia” features unique works of art highlighting animals considered vulnerable, endangered or critically endangered such as the Western Lowland Gorilla and a Polar Bear.

For those not yet comfortable to visit Town Hall or those who would like to know more about Ms. Cooper they are encouraged to view the virtual tour that was created and posted on the Public Art website.

“This year’s exhibit will look a little bit different than in years past,” noted Southlake Arts Council Chair Miriam Murray. “But it was important to us to create the opportunity for everyone to be able to view the beautiful pieced Charice created in a way that was safe and from the comfort of home. These really are exquisite pieces and I hope everyone is able to enjoy them.”

About the artist

Charice Cooper was born and raised in the DFW area. Raised in a very musical and artistic family where creativity was encouraged and well nurtured. While she enjoyed music and dance, animals and art were her deepest passion. Tightly and beautifully intertwined, one passion continuously fueled the other through countless hours devoted to both.

Despite her upbringing, she found herself in the corporate world for many year, her paint brushed sitting untouched. Turning to art for as a stress relief, in 2000, she left the corporate world to become a full-time artist.

At first, murals were the staple of her business and as the diversity of her clients’ requests expanded, so did her repertoire. As time has passed, she has transitioned her time to paint behind an easel more.

“Left to my own devices, I return to what is near and dear to my heart, animals,” said Cooper. “It is my deepest hope to motivate others to action by bringing awareness to the immense challenges animals face, as well as provide a renewed appreciation of their existence by capturing their essence through the instruments of my craft.”

To learn more about Charice Cooper and view more of her art pieces, visit her website, www.charicecooper.com.

Theater Scenes Member Exclusive Home Concert

Apex Arts League and Opus Nova announce “Theater Scenes” a members-only chamber music concert. This private home concert will take place on Sunday, December 8 at 4 p.m. Food and wine will be served, holiday attire is requested, valet parking will be provided.

As part of Apex’s Chamber Music Project, this special event is limited to 50 people. Current Apex members are FREE and need only RSVP at apexartsleague@gmail.com. Become a member reserve and spot by purchasing tickets at www.apexartsleague.com.

 

The Fort Worth Symphony Orchestra Returns to Southlake for Sounds of the Season

The Fort Worth Symphony Orchestra will return to Southlake on December 13 at 7 p.m. to perform Sounds of the Season at White’s Chapel United Methodist Church.

 

Associate Conductor of the Indianapolis Symphony Orchestra, Jacob Joyce, will lead the orchestra in an array of holiday favorites such as Bugler’s Holiday, It’s Christmas Time, A Christmas Festival, Sleigh Ride, selections from Bach’s Orchestral Suite No. 2 in B Minor, BWV 1067 and more.

 

This program is in partnership with the Apex Arts League. To purchase tickets, call the FWSO Ticket Office at 817-665-6000 or by visiting www.fwsymphony.org.

Apex Arts League Presents Echos of Wonder

Apex Arts League is proud to present “Echos of Wonder,” featuring seasonally inspired music performed by award-winning Dallas Symphony principal harpist, Emily Levin, on Sunday, December 10 at 6:00 p.m.

As part of Apex’s Chamber Music Project, this program will be presented in the intimate setting of a Southlake patron’s home, decorated for the festive season. Food and drink will be served and holiday attire is requested.

This special event is limited to 50 people so reserve your space now by purchasing tickets at www.apexartsleague.com. Tickets are $50 per person and as part of this incredible offer will include Annual Patron APEX Membership. With Apex Membership, you will receive discounts to all Apex programming, complimentary invitation to “A Taste of Apex” on January 25 at the Marq, and you will help us cultivate a vibrant home of the arts in Northeast Tarrant County.

This information was provided by Apex Arts League. The Apex Arts League is a 501c3 organization that was established to enhance community awareness, participation and appreciation of the arts in the apex, which is the north-central region of the Dallas/Fort Worth metroplex.

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Apex Arts League partners with FWSO to bring the music of Harry Potter films to Southlake

There’ll be wand-waving of a different sort during the Fort Worth Symphony Orchestra’s Halloween-themed concert on Sunday, October 22, 2017, when Associate Conductor Alejandro Gómez Guillén leads the orchestra in musical selections from the Harry Potter films. This family-friendly concert will take place at White’s Chapel United Methodist Church in Southlake and include an instrument petting zoo provided by Music & Arts for children to try out different orchestral instruments.

Magic wand in hand

Halloween with Harry Potter—presented in partnership with the Apex Arts League—will include orchestral music from Harry Potter and the Sorcerer’s Stone and Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban, featuring music by Academy Award®-winning composer John Williams.

Concert-goers are invited to attend in their Hogwarts-regalia or their muggle clothes. This concert begins at 6:00 PM in White’s Chapel UMC, Southlake on Sunday, October 22, 2017. The instrument petting zoo will begin one hour earlier at 5:00 PM. Prices are $10 for children and $20 for adults, with discounts available for Apex members. Tickets can be purchased by calling the FWSO Ticket Office at 817-665-6000, by visiting www.fwsymphony.org.

Fort Worth Symphony Orchestra Coming to The Marq

APEX Arts League and the Fort Worth Symphony Orchestra bring a musical educational experience in “Musical Math” to Aria Amphitheater at The Marq Southlake on Sunday, May 7 at 1:00 PM.

The Fort Worth Symphony Orchestra will perform an education program for families with children on Sunday, May 7, 2017 at The Marq in Southlake. Associate Conductor Daniel Black will lead the orchestra in the Symphony’s “Musical Math” program, which explores tempo, meter and more in famous orchestral tunes like “Hoe Down” from Copland’s Rodeo, Pachelbel’s Canon in D, Brahms’s Hungarian Dance No. 5, and others.

“In music, we are always counting,” said Lindsey Branch, the FWSO’s director of education and community programs. “So, we created the “Musical Math” program to show all the ways these two subjects, math and music, are really related and to help students make connections between things they’re learning in the classroom, like fractions, and certain elements of music, like note values or time signatures.”

This performance will take place in Aria Outdoor Amphitheater at The Marq—located at 285 Shady Oaks Dr. in Southlake, TX, 76092—on Sunday, May 7, 2017 at 1:00 p.m. Tickets are $10 for adults, $5 for students and children and $8 for Apex members. Tickets can be purchased by calling the FWSO Ticket Office at 817-665-6000 or by visiting the Forth Worth Symphony website.

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This information was provided by Apex Arts League. The Apex Arts League is a 501c3 organization that was established to enhance community awareness, participation and appreciation of the arts in the apex, which is the north-central region of the Dallas/Fort Worth metroplex.

APEX Chamber Series Concert “Of Angels Wings” Features Talent from Dallas Symphony Orchestra

APEX Arts League brings to Southlake talented musicians from the Dallas Symphony Orchestra on April 2nd.

The APEX Arts League through its APEX Chamber Series Concert, “Of Angels Wings” brings to Southlake Dallas Symphony Orchestra’s Principal Harp player Emily Levin and Violinist Bruce Wittrig on Sunday, April 2nd at 6:00 PM at the luminous and intimate setting of Grace Chapel at White’s Chapel UMC. Be inspired by the works of Bach, Debussy, Massenet and Paganini, as the wide ranging nuances, color and vibrancy of the harp and violin are showcased through both duet and solo works. Tickets can be purchased online or at the door.  The price of the ticket is $15 for adults and $10 for students, seniors and Apex members.

Southlake-based Apex Arts League sponsors a variety of performing and visual arts programs in the local area. For more information, visit the Apex Arts League website.

This information was provided by Apex Arts League. The Apex Arts League is a 501c3 organization that was established to enhance community awareness, participation and appreciation of the arts in the apex, which is the north-central region of the Dallas/Fort Worth metroplex.

Principal Harp Player Emily Levin

Principal Harp Player Emily Levin

Apex Arts League to Present UNT One O’Clock Lab Band in Southlake Concert

The APEX Arts League will present to the Northeast Tarrant County community The One O’Clock Lab Band in concert on Saturday, March 4 at 7:00 p.m., at White’s Chapel United Methodist Church, 185 South White Chapel Boulevard, Southlake.

Three local and highly talented high school jazz bands will open the program, performing commissioned pieces written by composition students at UNT. The High School bands include:

  • Carroll Jazz Orchestra from Carroll Senior High School, Southlake, Texas
  • Jazz Ensemble from Plano Senior High School, Plano, Texas
  • Lab Band 1 from Denton High School, Denton, Texas

The One O’Clock, under the new and exciting direction of Alan Baylock, is the premier performing jazz ensemble from the internationally acclaimed University of North Texas’ Jazz Studies Program. The One O’Clock is a seven time Grammy- nominated ensemble and has produced a multitude of great composers, performers, and educators all throughout the world, recording more than 60 albums in its tenure.

Tickets are available at the door or online. The price of the ticket is $10 for adults and $5 for students, seniors, and Apex members.

Southlake-based Apex Arts League sponsors a variety of performing and visual arts programs in the local area. For more information, visit the Apex Arts League website.

This information was provided by Apex Arts League. The Apex Arts League is a 501c3 organization that was established to enhance community awareness, participation and appreciation of the arts in the Apex, which is the north-central region of the Dallas/Fort Worth metroplex.

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