MAC Season Brochure 2017-2018

Mesquite
Arts Center

2017-2018
SEASON

ART.MUSIC.CULTURE

WHAT'S INSIDE

3 MESQUITE ARTS
COUNCIL PRESENTS

4 GALLERY EXHIBITIONS
5 BLACK BOX SERIES
6 JUST FOR KIDS
7 ROCKIN' RHAPSODY
8 JAZZ BREAKS
9 COMMUNITY THEATRE
10 SYMPHONY ORCHESTRA
11 COMMUNITY BAND
12 RENTALS
13 APPRECIATION PAGE

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MESQUITE ARTS COUNCIL

PRESENTS

DAY OF THE DEAD
SATURDAY OCTOBER 28, 2017
4-7PM
Bring the whole family for our free Dia de los
Muertos festival to enjoy live music, face
painting, ethnic food, skull decorating, a
community altar, MISD student artwork, and
more!

HARVEST FESTIVAL BARN DANCE
SATURDAY NOVEMBER 11, 2017
7-9PM
Come out for a night of live music by 3
Chord Rodeo, food and spirits! Enjoy free
dance instruction with your friends, or
come ready to sweep the dance floor! For
tickets or more info call 972-216-8132.

DALLAS CHAMBER CHOIR
FRIDAY DECEMBER 8, 2017
7:30-8:30PM
The Dallas Chamber Choir is a chamber
ensemble of professional musicians,
music educators, and solo performing
artists from North Texas performing
diverse and expansive programs of choral
literature. Allow the DCC to get you into
the holiday spirit with this free concert.

YURI ANSHELEVICH
SATURDAY MARCH 17, 2018
7:30PM
Yuri Anshelevich is a Russian-born cello
virtuoso and retired Associate Principal
Cello with the Dallas Symphony. Sit back
and relax to the sounds of cello and piano
in this incredible night of free music!

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ART
EXHIBITIONS

EACH MONTH THROUGHOUT THE SEASON, THE MESQUITE
ARTS CENTER HOSTS LOCAL ARTISTS IN OUR GALLERY. THE
GALLERY IS OPEN MONDAY-FRIDAY FROM 8 A.M.-5 P.M.

AUGUST FEBRUARY

PAINTING WITH A TWIST MISD STUDENTS

Artwork created by local artists from Painting With A Twist Artwork created by elementary, middle, and high school
students of Mesquite ISD.

SEPTEMBER MARCH

TEXAS AREA ARTISTS J. VINCENT SCARPACE

Texas Area Artists is a non-profit organization dedicated to Perhaps best known for his abstract fish art, the colorful,
assisting and educating adults who have a passion for whimsical, and completely original pieces created by
creating art. Scarpace play with the idea of experimentation with some
of the most basic elements of art – line, shape, and color –
OCTOBER to create entirely unique works of art.

JENNIFER ESTES APRIL

Jennifer Estes is a multi-disciplined designer, illustrator, and TEXAS VISUAL ARTS ASSOCIATION
artist, and owner of Malydrak Art & Design. Her art pieces
are primarily mixed media. She also creates digital paintings The Texas Visual Arts Association inspires communication
using Adobe Photoshop and Illustrator. and cooperation between artists and the Dallas
community by providing exhibitions in painting, sculpture,
NOVEMBER printmaking, pastels, watercolors, computer generated art,
photography, and mixed media.
MESQUITE CREATIVE ARTISTS
MAY
The objective of the Mesquite Creative Artists
Association is to cultivate an atmosphere of learning, MESQUITE CREATIVE ARTISTS
creativity, and arts through monthly art programs and
art shows. JUNE

DECEMBER TEXAS AREA ARTISTS

TEACHERS OF MESQUITE ISD JULY

Artwork created by MISD's art teachers FAITH ARTISTS

JANUARY Faith Artists produces and hosts faith-based, Scripture-
inspired art exhibitions which visually illuminate a love of
BRUCE GREENE Christ and aim to inspire viewers to come to a new or
more complete understanding of the Word of God
Bruce Greene is a Western painter and native Texan who through the visual arts.
has ridden trails and experienced the cowboy life he
portrays in the very narrative images he creates. 4

B
L TICKETS ARE $15

SHOWS START AT 7PM

A IN THE BLACK BOX THEATER

C THE O'S
K FRIDAY SEPTEMBER 8, 2017

The O's are a two-man folk band from
Dallas, Texas who deliver a melodic, catchy
pop sound influenced by modern and

B traditional Americana. 
O AL FIKEFRIDAY NOVEMBER 17, 2017
X Christian comedian Al Fike delivers good,

clean comedic fun for the whole family!

JONATHAN MOODY

FRIDAY JANUARY 12, 2018

S Jonathan Moody is a country music artist
who has opened for acts such as Vince

E Gill and Robert Chesnutt among many
others!

R OPEN CLASSICAL
I FRIDAY MARCH 16, 2018

Highly entertaining music that combines

E classical artistry with just enough comedic
antics to entertain any audience!

S For tickets or more information, call us at 5
(972) 216-8132

JUST FOR

KIDS

This program is a series of free,
interactive performances that
introduce children to the arts. You
can catch them Saturday mornings
in the Black Box Theatre of the
Mesquite Arts Center.

PEELER & ROSE

SEPTEMBER 16, 2017
Fun and interactive marionette show
with master puppeteers, Charlie Rose
and Dan Peeler.

CANVAS CREATIONS

NOVEMBER 18, 2017
Painting tutorial for kids of all ages.
At the end of the program, they take
their new masterpieces home!

THE PIPDILLYS

JANUARY 20, 2018
Laugh, sing, and dance yourself silly
with the Pipdillys! Their shows are
highly interactive, combining fun
activities with important messages for
the whole family.

CANVAS CREATIONS

MARCH 10, 2018
Painting tutorial for kids of all ages.
At the end of the program, they take
their new masterpieces home!

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ROCKIN'
RHAPSODY

MR.INEZ DOWNTOWN FEVER

APRIL 6TH, 2018 APRIL 13TH, 2018
Mr. Inez is comprised of seven This high energy, eleven-piece party
professional players and singers who band provides a musical range that
are veterans of both studio and live spans decades of classics to the current
performance. The band specializes in hits of today. Their dynamic and
unique arrangements of classic hits interactive style makes for a truly
from the 60’s, 70’s, and 80’s and puts on unforgettable performance that you
a show that the whole family can enjoy! won’t want to miss so grab your dancing
shoes and come on out!

BACK IN BLACK TEXAS FLOOD

APRIL 20TH, 2018 APRIL 27TH, 2018
Texas Flood has become one of the
This powerful and exciting tribute band most premier blues bands in all of
is the next best thing to AC/DC. The North Texas. Evolving from the original
members of Back in Black are tribute to Stevie Ray Vaughan, the band
committed to their sound, look, and pays tribute to the legends as well as
performance style to give the the future of the blues through their
audience an authentic experience. own music and style.

FREE! EVERY FRIDAY IN APRIL
AT 7PM ON THE NORTH

LAWN OF ARTS CENTER
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JAZZ BREAKS

FREE every Tuesday in June at 7:30PM

MESQUITE JAZZ
REPERTORY ENSEMBLE

JUNE 5, 2018

WIVES AND LOVERS

JUNE 12, 2018

FREDDIE JONES

JUNE 19, 2018

SANDRA KAYE

JUNE 26, 2018

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The Mesquite Community Theatre strives to ONCE UPON A MATTRESS
provide live theatrical entertainment to the
eastern Dallas County region that is a cut above If you thought you knew the story of The Princess
and the Pea, you may be in for a big surprise! Filled
traditional community theatre fare. with wonderful songs and side-splitting
shenanigans, this spirited twist on the familiar classic
will change the way you look at fairytales forever.

Auditions: June 12-13
Performances: August 8-20

THE MYSTERY OF IRMA VEP

A satire of several theatrical, literary and film
genres, including Victorian melodrama, farce, the
penny dreadful, Wuthering Heights and the Alfred
Hitchcock film Rebecca, this riotously absurd comic
gothic thriller will be a show you won’t soon forget!

Auditions: August 14-15
Performances: October 13-29

TUNA DOES VEGAS

Tuna Does Vegas re-unites the lovable and
eccentric characters from the 'third smallest town in
Texas' as they take a rambling romp in Sin City in this
hilarious continuation of the Greater Tuna series.

Performances: February 16-March 4

BECKY'S NEW CAR

Becky Foster is caught in middle age, middle
management, and a middling marriage with no
prospects for change on the horizon when suddenly
she stumbles into a situation that could give her
nothing short of a new life. Becky’s New Car is a
thoroughly original comedy with serious overtones
that will grab your attention and won’t let go until the
end of the final scene.

Auditions: February 26-27
Performances: April 13-29

DIXIE SWIM CLUB

A hilarious and touching comedy about lifelong
friends, The Dixie Swim Club is a story about five
unforgettable women whose friendships began
many years ago on their college swim team relying
on one another to get through the challenges that
life flings at them throughout the years.

Auditions: April 23-24
Performances: June 8-24

For tickets or more information: mesquitecommunitytheatre.com or 972-216-8126 9

The Mesquite Symphony Orchestra is a community orchestra created
to serve Mesquite and the surrounding area.

CLASSICAL WITH A TWIST A NIGHT ON THE TOWN

SATURDAY SEPTEMBER 16, 2017 SATURDAY FEBRUARY 10, 2018
7:30PM 7:30PM

FOES AND HEROES SPACE SPECTACULAR

SATURDAY NOVEMBER 4, 2017 SATURDAY MARCH 24, 2018

7:30PM 6:30PM

BELIEVE: A HOLIDAY SPRING IS IN THE AIR

CELEBRATION SATURDAY MAY 12, 2018
7:30PM
SATURDAY DECEMBER 16, 2017
5:00PM & 7:30PM

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MESQUITE
COMMUNITY
BAND

The Mesquite Community Band is made up of volunteer
musicians from high school through retirement age. The
band holds Music in the Park every Monday evening in June
and has annual Christmas, Fall, and Spring concerts at the
Mesquite Arts Center.

SOMETHING FOR EVERYONE

SATURDAY OCTOBER 7, 2017
4 p.m.

Selections will include gems from the golden age of bands,
"contemporary" band pieces, jazz, and movie themes.

A NIGHT OF CHRISTMAS

SATURDAY DECEMBER 2, 2017
4 p.m.

Traditional holiday music for the season for the whole family to enjoy!

SOLOISTS OF THE MESQUITE
COMMUNITY BAND

SATURDAY, APRIL 7, 2018
4 p.m.

This concert will feature soloists of the Mesquite Community Band.
Additional selections will also be performed previewing our Music in
the Park series!

MUSIC IN THE PARK

JUNE 4, 11, 18, 25, 2018
Mondays, 7 p.m.

FOR INFORMATION VISIT:
WWW.MESQUITECOMMUNITYBAND.COM

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RENTALS

THE CONCERT HALL

500 seats
Upper and lower level seating
Lighting and sound capability
Incredible acoustic experience
Suitable for all types of performance events including choral,
dance, full band, orchestral, and drama, as well as weddings
and other special events.

REHEARSAL HALTLEXAS AREA ARTISTS

Capacity: 120

Versatile, bright space

Access to Courtyard and Concert Hall

Equipped with audio and projector

Suitable for wedding receptions, award ceremonies,

dinners, large meetings, trade shows, and other special

events

BLACK BOX THEATER

120 seats
Close, intimate seating
Lighting and sound capability
Dressing rooms attached to theater
Suitable for smaller scale performances including theatre
productions, children's productions, intimate band
performances, and more

WISENBAKER COURTYARD

Capacity: 150
Suitable for meetings, wedding ceremonies, and other
special events.

Other spaces available for rent include the Conference Room, Library,
Front Lobby, North Lawn, and Art Gallery

For more information or to make a reservation, contact Lindsay Graves at: 12
[email protected] | 972.216.8132

The Mesquite Arts Council is THANK YOU
proud to give a home
TO THE MESQUITE ARTS COUNCIL
to additional arts organizations
The mission of the Mesquite Arts Council
TEXAS AREA ARTISTS is to support and nourish the arts in

Dedicated to assisting and educating Mesquite. The Council allocates local
adults who have a passion for creating art. grants, funds, and resources for the arts
Meet every 2nd Monday of every month and provides needed services to artists,

at 11 a.m. member organizations, and the
For more information contact Judy Emig community. They are an advocate for
culturally diverse arts programs and are
at 914-566-8269 active in the community with regard to
cultural planning, development, and

advocacy of the arts.

MESQUITE CREATIVE OUR BOARD
ARTISTS CLUB
Keith Singleton President
For more information contact
 Janet Rhode at Laurie Huff Secretary

[email protected] Marcy Watts Treasurer

Diane Wright Director

Judy Skowron Director

Peggy Brooks Director

George A. Venner Director

Terry Tosch Director

Linda Iwanski Director

Mary Jo Pickett Director

Ed Hudson Director

Dennis Gullion Director

James Mack Managing Director

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VISIT US
1527 N. Galloway Ave
Mesquite, TX 75149
mesquiteartscenter.org

972.216.8132