Saturday, October 20, 2012

Oak Cliff entertainment: Home movies, Latino Arts Fest, musical ...

On the Oak Cliff free-time front:

* No telling what video surprises await viewers Saturday at the Texas Theatre. Home Movie Day, a worldwide celebration of amateur filmmaking, will find focus locally from 4 to 7 p.m. at the theater, 231 W. Jefferson Blvd.

Sponsored by the City of Dallas Archives, the free event will include movies shot by African-Americans in southern Dallas during the early 1950s. This from John Slate, the city archivist and gathering organizer. A film clinic and preservation tips will also be part of the show.

?The object is to promote the preservation of personal photos and films,? Slate said. ?A $5 donation is requested to support the archives important work and the theater?s restoration.

* The first Latino Arts Fest is planned for noon to 5 p.m. Sunday, Nov. 4 in the Bishop Arts District. Besides visual artists, the event?s Facebook page says the gathering will include ?poets, performers and musicians.?

Also, an art contest, dancing,?exhibitions and interactive activities and a children?s story time and more. Free.?More right here.

* For more than a few folks, the north Oak Cliff weekend festivities will begin Saturday, Nov. 3 with the first North Oak Cliff Music Festival. The response has been so overwhelming, organizers have decided to move the action from the Kessler Theater to Lake Cliff Park. From indoors to outdoors. Noon to 8 p.m. Buy tickets and get more details at the festival website.

* And there?s the third annual Blues, Bandits & BBQ meat, music and drink deal next weekend, Oct. 26-27.?Get more information and buy tickets right here.

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Source: http://oakcliffblog.dallasnews.com/2012/10/oak-cliff-entertainment-home-movies-latino-arts-fest-musical-festival-and-bbq.html/

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