Deep Ellum is the Metroplex's most progressive and eclectic neighborhood. The
Deep Ellum Arts Festival exemplifies everything that makes this area rock.
The biggest weekend of the year for the Deep Ellum Entertainment District,
this free-to-attend outdoor "street party" features four outdoor stages with
non-stop performances by over 75 national, regional, and local original bands
during this three-day festival. With more than 100 top-notch juried
decorative and visual artists, muralist, the renowned Deep Ellum Pet Parade,
and abundant food and drink, the Deep Ellum Arts Festival attracts a
diverse audience and includes affluent art and music enthusiasts. This is
an adult-oriented visual and performing arts festival - while supervised
young children and teenagers are welcome, there are no planned activities for them.
Festival Dates & Times: Friday, April 2, 2010 5:00pm to 10:00pm
Saturday, April 3, 2010 11:00am to 10:00pm
Sunday, April 4, 2010 11:00am to 7:00pm
The Singer/Songwriter Stage features local songwriters performing their own original live music, hosted by
Lori Dreir A Girl & A Guitar and Sound FX Entertainment
World famous 720 Action Sports Team will be performing BMX and inline skating stunt shows.
Deep Ellum Pet Parade Hundreds of pet owners are invited to take their "Best Friends" on a tail-wagging promenade down Main Street, starting Sunday at 12:00 noon at Main St and Malcom X Blvd. See the flyer
The Artist's Underground, a melting pot of original and unsigned Texas artists. This unique area will host body painters, clothing design, acoustic acts, spoken word, poetry, and myriads of original art pieces.
This years featured Artist Leroy Roper (MySpace Page) is an artistic icon in the "Deep Ellum" area since 1992, and internationally recognized for combining hand-painted backgrounds, painted bodies and photography, Visit "The Leroy Roper Gallery" exclusively @ excuses extreme cafe and surround yourself with 360 degrees of Art, Food & Fun...3025 Main Street. See Leroy Roper's Bio. Also see Museum of the Mind.
Oncor Electric Delivery showcases its 1,000 sq. ft. Smart Texas Mobile Experience Center to provide visitors an interactive, hands-on demonstration of how new advanced meters will bring consumers more control over their energy consumption and electricity costs. The exhibit educates visitors on Oncor’s implementation of one of the broadest deployments of technology on the electric grid in the nation with its installation of more than 3 million advanced meters in its Texas service areas by 2012. For more information, visit www.smarttexas.com. For festival-specific information click here
Festive cuisine, including Mexican, Caribbean, Mediterranean, Asian and other festival favorites will be available, plus beer, wine, and sodas. In support of festival vendors, no coolers please
For detailed information on the Arts Fest After Dark click
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