Ease on Down The Road With The Wiz at The Dallas Theater Center

In collaboration with the Dallas Black Dance Theatre, Dallas Theater Center will present The Wiz, the popular musical directed by Kevin Moriarty at the Dee and Charles Wyly Theatre.

Ease on down the road with the music you love from the awarding winning musical July 8 to August 7, 2011

It’s part rock. It’s part gospel. It’s part soul.  In a dream collaboration, Dallas Theater Center and Dallas Black Dance Theatre, the city’s oldest continuously operating dance company, will fill the Wyly Theatre with dancing, singing and laughter for the dazzling musical that won seven Tony Awards when it opened on Broadway in 1975.

Featuring Brierley Resident Acting Company members Liz Mikel as Evilienne and Hassan El-Amin as The Wiz, this eye-popping, high-energy family hit starts with a tornado and keeps lifting from there, as Dorothy, the Scarecrow, Tin Man and Cowardly Lion “Ease on Down the Road” and ultimately learn there’s no place like home.

Don’t miss the Ease On Down the Road Kick-Off Event on Friday, July 8, 5-8pm, before the DTC  Pay-What-You-Can performance of The Wiz. All tickets for this Pay-What-You-Can performance will be sold on site.  Drop by the FREE party before the show and enjoy live entertainment, food and specialty beverages–then purchase your Pay-What-You-Can tickets at the Wyly Theatre ticket counter.  *For this one time special event, the Wyly Theatre ticket counter will be open at 5:00pm for ticket purchases. 

Contact Paula at My Personal Valet for information about ordering your tickets for The Wiz.

On Stage at the Dallas Theater Center

Take a look at the 2012 season, including To Kill a Mockingbird, God of Carnage, a musical version of Giant and The Tempest.

Dallas Theater Center\’s 2011-2012 Season (YouTube Video)

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Mother’s Day at the Dallas Arboretum

Mother’s Day Weekend

May 7th from 12:00 to 4:00pm
May 8th  from 1:00 to 4:00pm

What better way to spend Mother’s Day than a visit to the Arboretum?  Enjoy melodies throughout the gardens and family portraits in Peter Rabbit’s Flower Village by William Porter Photography ($15/photo).

The Dallas Arboretum’s Annual Mother’s Day Brunch will take place in Rosine Hall presented by Gil’s Elegant Catering.  Two seatings are available at 10:30am and 12:30pm by reservation only.  For more details click here.

Hispanic Mother’s Day

May 10th from  11:00am to 3:00pm 

Celebrate Hispanic Mother’s Day at the Dallas Arboretum! Latin melodies will fill the gardens along with a silhouette artist  and family portraits in Peter Rabbit’s Flower Village by William Porter Photography.

Dallas Arboretum presents 2011 Mother’s Day Brunch Rosine Hall by Gils Elegant Catering.

Adults: $55 per person
Children, 5 – 12 years: $30 per person
4 & under Complimentary

Two seatings are available:  10:30am and 12:30pm. Please call 214.515.6512 for your reservations.

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Mother’s Day is Sunday, May 8th

M is for the many things she gave me… so starts the poem extolling the virtues of a mother’s love.  Mother’s Day is meant to show your mother how much you love her.

Massage and  ‘Spa’cials  at V Spa

Treat Mom like a queen this Mother’s Day at the enchanting V Spa at Hilton Anatole. V Spa is offering three Mother’s Day spa specials during the month of May. Mom will love treatments where she can unwind and slow down with a fragrant heated neck pillow, a relaxing foot bath and a glass of champagne.

Thank you from Head-to-Toe, a sweet sampling of four 25-minute spa essential treatments including a massage, facial, manicure and pedicure. $140 / 100 minutes

Mom-to-Be Massage, an ultra-hydrating massage for expecting mothers using an organic shea butter blended with all-natural extracts to reduce the appearance of stretch marks and providing the ultimate in maximum relaxation and restorative comfort for mothers-to-be. Available for guests after their first trimester. $90 / 50 minutes

 Mom and Me, buy one spa treatment and get the second treatment half off. This promotion is available on all of V Spa’s lavish services, such as the Vino Therapy Massage, Organic Facial and scrubs.

V Spa’s featured treatments and can be made by calling V Spa Manager Sarah Long at 214.761.7807.

Ocean Prime is Open For Mother’s Day Brunch

Celebrate Mother’s Day at Ocean Prime on May 8. The restaurant will open at 11:00 a.m. for brunch. The brunch menu features King Crab Benedict, Short Rib Hash, Blueberry French Toast  and Ginger Salmon. 214-965-0440

Trains in Grapevine USA

Mother’s Day Train Grapevine Vintage Railroad  on May 8 at  1:00  p.m.  Treat Mom to a fun-filled day. Moms ride free when accompanied by a paid family member.  Ticket prices range from $6 – $28 per person Buy your tickets online.

Horner & Dekker Sunday Supper

Enjoy a dinner just like Mom used to make at Horne & Dekker for Sunday Supper. Every Sunday, from 5:00 to 10:00 pm, the Henderson Avenue restaurant serves comfort food the way you remember it, with all the fixins‘. Sunday Supper includes limitless Finger Lickin’ Fried Chicken, Beer Battered Fish and Mom’s Meatloaf. All meals served with: Sugar Biscuits, Fire-Roasted Sweet Corn Kernels, Braised Greens & Mashed Potatoes. Mother’s Day will be busy, so make your reservation early. Call  214.821.9333
or online.

Eat a Family Meal at Home

No cooking for mom on Mother’s Day. Let her relax while you pick up a prepared meal at Central Market or Whole Foods Market. Central Market’s Dinner for Two is the perfect heat and serve meal.  All Dinners for Two include an entrée and side dishes.  You can also get a nice bouquet of flowers at both stores.

Rest and Relaxation

Give mom the gift of time with a gift certificate from My Personal Valet. Send mom off to the movies or for a manicure while we run errands, finish those incomplete projects or do the shopping for your mother.

Contact My Personal Valet for help arranging floral deliveries, making restaurant reservations or finding just the right gift for Mother’s Day.

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