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PUG Interactive Founder and CEO Steve Bocska
Next-Level Loyalty: Canada’s PUG Interactive Expands into Texas with a Game-Changing Play in Brand Engagement
by Quincy Preston | Oct 25, 2023
Emerging from stealth in North Texas after 10+ years of R&D in Canada, PUG Interactive is out to prove there's a better way for brands to engage people. "Dallas-Fort Worth is the birthplace of loyalty," says Steve Bocska, PUG's CEO. "We're disrupting loyalty. What better place to do it than where loyalty was created?"
by Quincy Preston and David Seeley |
Oct 23, 2023
Last Thursday evening, Trammell S. Crow hosted a "Half Earth Day" event at his home to "celebrate Mother Nature, Texas Style." But there was another reason to revel: EarthxTV, broadcasting 24/7 from Oak Lawn in Dallas, is channeling change. The global network reaches over 60 million homes in more than 70 countries—and has new a"100% environmental news" program.
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by David Seeley |
Oct 23, 2023
Some of America’s favorite movies are filled with campy, schlock-y, over-the-top fun—and a lot them were filmed right here in Texas. This weekend, the city of Garland and Garland Cultural Arts are gearing up to celebrate them with the first annual It Came From Texas Film Festival, October 28 and 29 at the Plaza Theater on State Street in Garland.
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by Quincy Preston |
Oct 21, 2023
The Texas Cultural Trust’s giving circle invests in arts education for kids across Texas. The deadline to apply for the 2024 cycle is December 1.
In June, the Texas Women for the Arts awarded over $294,000 in 2023 grants to 41 organizations across Texas, including seven in North Texas.
In June, the Texas Women for the Arts awarded over $294,000 in 2023 grants to 41 organizations across Texas, including seven in North Texas.
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A scene from a past EarthX Film & Music Festival event. [Photo: EarthX]
EarthX Film & Music Festival Is Taking Over Oak Cliff This Weekend
by David Seeley | Oct 20, 2023
The EarthX Film & Music Festival—the only environmental film festival in Texas—will turn Dallas' Oak Cliff neighborhood green October 20-22 at three different venues: the Texas Theater, Arts Mission Oak Cliff, and the Kessler Theater. The 3-day event will offer feature-length documentaries, shorts, live music, food, and storytelling for "a wide range of audiences."
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by David Seeley |
Oct 19, 2023
The Piehole Project, a Dallas-based "virtual pie auction," is back for its fourth year October 19-29. Crafted by 27 Dallas chefs, this year's pies have a "Superheroes" theme and will raise money for grants that support continuing education within restaurant and hospitality-focused nonprofits.
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by David Seeley |
Oct 17, 2023
One of only two 2023 Forbes Five-Star hotels in all of Texas, the Ritz-Carlton in Uptown Dallas isn't resting on its laurels. Today the hotel unveiled the results of a multi-million-dollar "reimagination"—with enhanced design touches in everything from its guest rooms and suites to its 12K-SF spa to tailor-made fragrances in the lobby.
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by Lance Murray |
Oct 12, 2023
A transformed home in Dallas' Old Preston Hollow aims to be the nation’s leading design event of the year. The Decorator Show House is a major fundraiser for Kips Bay Boys & Girls Club in New York, as well as local Dallas charities Dwell with Dignity and The Crystal Charity Ball. The Show House will be open to the public with paid admission for two weeks beginning November 3.
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Kayaking at Oak Point Park in Plano. [Photo: City of Plano]
North Texas’ Happy Place: Plano Makes Outside Magazine’s 15 Happiest Cities List
by Quincy Preston | Oct 11, 2023
With "lots of options for work and play," green space aplenty, and a welcoming vibe, Plano made Outdoor Magazine's cut of havens for happy living. The city also boasts the No. 1 park system in Texas per the Trust for Public Land and has a master plan to stay on top.
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by David Seeley |
Oct 10, 2023
If you've ever dreamed of driving through a Dallas Cowboys star and finding chicken fingers on the other side, then you're a very accurate dreamer—because pop star Post Malone just made it come true at a Raising Cane's restaurant he designed in Dallas. His design theme infuses the chicken spot both inside and out.
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by David Seeley |
Oct 10, 2023
Foundation 45, a local nonprofit that offers free mental health and recovery services to the Dallas-Fort Worth creative community, is hosting the event October 21 in Deep Ellum. The organization was founded by the the former drummer of the band Spector 45 after two of his bandmates committed suicide, and strives to help other creatives on their own struggles with mental health.
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by David Seeley |
Oct 6, 2023
If you gaze out of Southwest Airline's newest art-themed aircraft at the landscape gliding by below, some trolls will be taking in the same view—from right beneath your window. In a partnership with DreamWorks Animation, a Boeing 737 was festooned with fun characters from the upcoming movie "Trolls Band Together." See a pretty cool, time-lapse video of the makeover here.
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Clockwise from left: Savannah artist Marciella Giovino's mixed media Embrace the Loss, Lockhart artist Sara Lee Hughes’ oil on canvas Channel 39, Arlington artist Hallee Turner’s oil on canvas Striped Shirt, Dallas artist Donna Zarbin-Byrne’s mixed media Bowl of Prayers, and Benbrook artist D'Lynda Crossett’s mixed media When will the Genocide of Indigenous Peoples Stop. [Source images via Texas Vignette]
‘Record Submissions’: 47 Texas Women Artists Picked for Vignette Art Fair
by Quincy Preston | Oct 3, 2023
Curated this year by Dallas Contemporary's Emily Edwards, the fifth annual Vignette Art Fair will feature talent from across Texas, including a strong Dallas-Fort Worth showing, in November. And 100% of the proceeds go to the artists, nonprofit Texas Vignette says.
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by Lance Murray |
Sep 27, 2023
Saturday's event is one of many marking this year's 150th anniversary of Dallas' historic Deep Ellum neighborhood. Saturday's event will begin just down the street from the center beneath an overpass, where attendees will experience the Center’s outdoor installation, “Invisible Deep Ellum,” followed by a live music performance at the new center by the Light Crust Doughboys.
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by Quincy Preston |
Sep 26, 2023
Fort Worth’s newest public art installation greets residents and visitors with a bold message—to dream big, be bold, and lead on. The 70-foot mural is Texas Christian University’s capstone on its artful coast-to-coast tour celebrating TCU’s 150th anniversary.
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by Quincy Preston |
Sep 22, 2023
Texas Christian University unveiled a new mural in Fort Worth, capping off a nationwide public art project celebrating the school's 150th anniversary. The mural was designed by 2023 TCU graduate Natalie Neale and envisions the university's impact over the next 150 years.
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