SEPTEMBER 2025
Featuring Martha Burks
Friday, 26 & Saturday, 27 @ 6:30pm
Museum Main Lobby
Free to State Fair Patrons
The soulful jazz vocalist, MARTHA BURKS opens this new TBAAL jazz series for two nights of smooth and standard jazz
OCTOBER 2025
“JAZZ AT THE FAIR” SERIES TWO
Featuring Kindred Jazz Band
Friday, 3 & Saturday, 4 @ 6:30pm
Museum Main Lobby
Free to State Fair Patrons
One of Dallas’ top jazz ensembles, the KINDRED JAZZ BAND performs two nights of smooth, swing, Kool, fusion and standard jazz in this new TBAAL jazz series.
“JAZZ AT THE FAIR” SERIES THREE
Featuring Andrea Wallace
Friday, 10 & Saturday, 11 @ 6:30pm
Museum Main Lobby
Free to State Fair Patrons
A Dallas staple on the music scene, ANDREA WALLACE performs two nights of traditional jazz classics, mixed with a spec of pop and soul!
“JAZZ AT THE FAIR” SERIES FOUR
Featuring Martha Burks
Friday, 17 & Saturday, 18 @ 6:30pm
Museum Main Lobby
Free to State Fair Patrons
MARTHA BURKS closes this new TBAAL jazz series for two nights of smooth and standard jazz
POETS n’ JAZZ #1
Kuntaq And Derrick Walker
Friday, 24 & Saturday, 25 @ 9pm
Clarence Muse Café Theatre $10
Two voices, black and male and poet, come together to create a special bond as they spit word-after- word in a fiery night of spoken word, music and relaxing entertainment. Music by IBTrio. Hosted by B. Randall.
PROMISING YOUNG ARTISTS
THE ANTOIN CAMPBELL CONCERT
Featuring Antoin Campbell
Friday, 31 & Saturday, November 1 @ 8pm
Clarence Muse Café Theatre
$10
In the style and pizzazz of famed Billy Preston, ANTOIN CAMPBELL is considered one of the greatest young organists on the rise! He’s going to take us from black soul music to a foot-stopping pulse beat of traditional and contemporary black church music.
NOVEMBER 2025
PROMISING YOUNG ARTISTS KKEEYZ AND FRIENDS
Featuring Kkeeyz
Friday, 7 and Saturday, 8 @ 8pm
Clarence Muse Café Theatre $10
The young KKEEYZ, aka KeShawn, and his friends bask in the spotlight performing an electrifying evening of R&B, Soul and Neo-soul standard and original tunes. Hosted by TBAAL Board Chair Bob Thomas.
AFRICAN AMERICAN CINEMA IN BLACK AND WHITE
A SEQUEL FILM SERIES OF BLACK COMEDY CLASSICS
FALL SERIES 1 OF 2
Saturday, 8 @ 12:30pm
Naomi Bruton Auditorium
$5 – Screening and Talk Back
While ‘Black Comedy’ has been defined in a broad context, one cannot negate the fact that African American artists have made a significant contribution to the American cinema mainstream in the artistic comedy genre. Using black life as a subject in its content, continues to elevate the industry and simultaneously provide an opportunity for hundreds of writers, actors and technicians to work in a field that has not always been readily accessible to employ black talent. Thus, the films in this series cannot go unnoticed in terms of their worth, value and distinction.
“FRIDAY” – 12:30-2:00pm
This hilarious cult classic, set in South-Central Los Angeles, stars Ice Cube and Chris Tucker as Craig and Smokey. It’s an iconic comedy that explores urban experiences through humor, friendship, and camaraderie and has been discussed as a beloved representation of everyday life in a Black neighborhood. The film became renowned for its memorable quotes and relatable situations, significantly influencing subsequent urban comedies. F. Gary Gary, Director. 1995. Comedy. 1h 31m
“NEXT FRIDAY” – 2:15-4:00pm
The comedic sequel to the classic “Friday,” continues the adventures of Ice Cube’s character, Craig, who relocates to the suburbs, encountering a new set of hilarious challenges. This continuation explores comedic contrasts between urban and suburban lifestyles, retaining the signature humor and cultural commentary that made its predecessor beloved, further cementing Ice Cube’s status as a key figure in comedic portrayals of Black life. Steve Carr, Director. 2000. Comedy. 1h 39m
4:00pm AUDIENCE TALK BACK FOLLOWING LAST SCREENING
SUNDAY EVENING THEATRE PROFESSIONAL STAGE READING “STEAL AWAY” BY RAMONA KING
Sunday, 9 @ 5 pm
Clarence Muse Café Theatre
$ pay what you can
Set in Chicago during the Depression, this farce is the story of five upstanding church ladies who raise funds to send young Black women to college by holding bake sales. Their latest beneficiary, Tracyada, has more ambitious ideas. She wants them to rob a bank, but they are reluctant until they are turned down at the bank for a loan. The ladies then decide to join in Tracyada’s scheme after the white bank manager thinks that “colored girls” do not need an education. They manage to pull off the robbery; and escape, but not without consequences! Come see what happens to the ladies! This production is supported in part by The Black Seed, a national project funded by the Andrew W. Mellon Foundation, in partnership with The Billie Holiday Theatre, New York, New York. Professional Stage Reading directed by AKIN BABATUNDE. Produced by CURTIS KING.
POETRY SMASH #1
Thursday, 13 @ 7:30 pm
Clarence Muse Café Theatre
$10
Poets are at the Muse Open Mic to captivate the audience into their world of words when they let their poetic voices sound in a night of spoken word. Hosted by B. Randall.
CRIS AND MARCUS ON KEYS
Featuring Cris Brenham and Marcus Roberts
Friday, 14 & Saturday, 15 @ 9pm
Clarence Muse Café Theatre
$15
Two keyboard artists, MARCUS ROBERTS and CRIS BRENHAM, got the right touch, blend and musical balance. Together they electrify audiences when they sit at the piano and entertain from the moment the lights shine on them! You’ve got to see them in action with a mixed genre of music from R&B to gospel.
PROMISING YOUNG ARTISTS JUST MYLES CONCERT Featuring Myles Brown
Friday, 21 & Saturday, 22 @ 8pm
Clarence Muse Café Theatre
$10
He’s young in age, but old in spirit! MYLES BROWN got that “it thang” as a young singer and he knows how to vocally skate around jazz standards, popular R&B tunes and gospel traditional melodies, making it entertaining and all his own! He’s sure to be a season favorite!
3 O’CLOCK SUNDAY EVENING MUSICAL SERIES 1 OF 3
Featuring Ivan Pickles & Pressed IV Purpose
Sunday, 23 @ 3pm
Downtown Dallas Majestic Theatre
1925 Elm Street
$15 Single Ticket | $20 for 2 of the 3 concerts | $30 for all 3 concerts
In the spirit of the Black Church music tradition, three soul-steering mass choirs participate in a three- part concert series, reminiscence of a Sunday evening custom where congregants gather at various churches to experience some of the best ‘choir musicals’ performing hymns, old fashioned gospel and contemporary music.
DECEMBER 2025
ARTS AND EDUCATION
PERFORMING ARTS MATTER
An After-School Extended Learning Experience
Monday, December 1, 2025, through Thursday, February 26, 2025
Over four hundred students from seven DallasISD schools, ADELLE TURNER, JIMMIE BASHEAR, BILLIE EARL DADE, DANIEL WEBSTER, CHARLES RICE, RONALD E. MCNAIR, MARK TWAIN, BIRDIE ALEXANDER, and HAROLD W. LANG, get training in the Performing Arts Matter After School twelve-week program from professional artists in music, theatre, and dance. Supported by Dallas ISD.
DOWNTOWN DALLAS COMEDY
Featuring Kiana Dancie
Friday, 5 & Saturday, 6 @ 9pm
Clarence Muse Café Theatre
$15
A force of nature, where laughter meets healing and purpose meets power, KIANA DANCIE has been helping people laugh through their pain, their own stories and rise from what tried to break them! Anyone looking for a medicinal prescription, come get a dose of this comedian’s healing medicine!
POETRY SMASH #2
Thursday, 11 @ 7:30 pm
Clarence Muse Café Theatre
$ 10
A creative platform for poets and spoken word artists to step up to the mic and get their groove on, TBAAL’s Muse Cafe is the perfect setting to make it happen! Hosted by B. Randall.
GALLERY EXHIBITION OPENING AND VENUE TOUR RESCHEDULED! Spring 2026
“ACQUISITIONS AND ARTIFACTS! A CHRONOLIGICAL JOURNEY AND PANORAMIC VIEW OF THE BLACK ACADEMY OF ARTS AND LETTERS ARCHIVAL COLLECTION”
Saturday, December 13, 2025 through Monday, August 31, 2026
Gallery Hours: Tuesday-Friday, 10am – 6pm
Saturday, Noon-4pm
James E. Kemp Gallery
Donations Accepted
SPECIAL OPEN HOUSE VIP RECEPTION AND GALLERY TALK BY TBAAL FOUNDER CURTIS KING RESCHEDULED! Spring 2026
Saturday, 13 @ 2pm
Now showing throughout the newly opened Women’s Museum, a temporary home location for TBAAL, the public gets an opportunity to view some of the institution’s new and original acquisitions and artifacts of photographs, celebrity memorabilia, archival ephemera, institutional documents and the five Emmy-Award statues.
PROMISING YOUNG ARTIST SERIES
32nd ANNUAL CHRISTMAS/KWANZAA CONCERT
Friday, 12 @ 10am
Student Morning Performance
$5
The Women’s Museum
Saturday, 13 @ 8pm Public Performance
Pilgrim Rest Missionary Baptist Church 1819 North Washington Avenue Dallas, Texas 75204
$10
For thirty-two years, several DallasISD high schools assemble to present this annual holiday music celebration, featuring 300 young voices from KIMBALL, SOUTH OAK CLIFF, LIFE SCHOOL, LINCOLN and CARTER, DESOTO, CONRAD high schools, with special guests from CHARLES RICE, DADE, LIFE SCHOOL WAXAHACHIE, UPLIFT HAMILTON, and DUNBAR elementary, along with the incomparable BARACK OBAMA BAND to perform a night of hymns, spirituals, gospel, and classical music. Coordinated by Stevon Harris.
JANUARY 2026
TIWANA PHILLIPS JOHNSON AND FRIENDS
Friday, 9 & Saturday, 10 @ 8pm
Clarence Muse Café Theatre
$10
Known to “captivate and fascinate audiences,” the soulful and gutsy, TIWANA PHILLIPS JOHNSON, belts out a night of familiar and original tunes for a full evening of traditional and contemporary gospel music. Hosted by Board Members Barbara Fuller and Kelly Ann Anderson.
3 O’CLOCK SUNDAY EVENING MUSICAL SERIES 2 OF 3
Featuring KGGR Community Choir
Sunday, 11 @ 3pm
Downtown Dallas Majestic Theatre
1925 Elm Street
$15 Single Ticket | $20 for 2 concerts | $10 for groups of 10 or more
In the spirit of the Black Church music tradition, three soul-steering mass choirs participate in a three- part concert series in reminiscence of a Sunday evening custom where congregants gather at various churches to experience some of the best ‘choir musicals’ performing hymns, old fashioned gospel and contemporary music.
43rd ANNUAL FIVE-TIME EMMY WINNING
BLACK MUSIC AND THE CIVIL RIGHTS MOVEMENT CONCERT
A Tribute to Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr.
Friday, 16 @ 10am
Student Morning Performance
Clarence Muse Café Theatre
$5
Sunday, 18 @ 7:30pm
Public Performance
Morton H. Meyerson Symphony Center
Downtown Dallas Arts District
2301 Flora Street
$40, $25, $15
Celebrating over four decades with five EMMY awards, this concert tribute dramatizes and reflects on the moments and memories of the life and works of Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. and the 1960s Civil Rights Movement in America’s present environment. This mesmerizing evening of narration, music, and dance features American Idol finalist CANNAN JAMES HILL, Sunday Best and Stellar award winners JESSICA REEDY and CRYSTAL ATKINS with TBAAL’s 100-voice concert choir. Conceived and produced by CURTIS KING. Conducted by CLARK JOSEPH. Supported by NBC 5 and Telemundo 39. Hosted by TBAAL Regular and Millennial Boards.
POETRY SMASH #3
Thursday, 22 @ 7:30 pm
Clarence Muse Café Theatre
$ 10
A word is commanding. A word is inspirational. And when a word is vocalized from the mouth of a poet, it is cherished. Hosted by B. Randall.
AN EVENING WITH TUKEVIA AND MIREK.E.L – RESCHEDULED! Date to be announced
Featuring Mirek.e.l And Tukevia
Clarence Muse Café Theatre
$10
Following on the heels of respected female icons, MIREK.E.L and TUKEVIA JONES are establishing themselves as significant vocalists in their generation of emerging great singers. A defining inspiration for both remarkable singers come through when they cross over performing, effortlessly, R&B and gospel. Hosted by Millennial Board Members Reuben Griffin and Sienzhi Kouemo.
SUNDAY EVENING THEATRE
PROFESSIONAL STAGE READING
“TROUBLE IN MIND” by ALICE CHILDRESS NEW DATE! February 22, 2026
Clarence Muse Café Theatre
$ pay what you can
This timeless social drama is about the production of a Broadway play called “Chaos in Belleville,”
which runs into trouble when some of the cast members do not agree with its perspective on racial issues and stereotypes. This production is supported in part by The Black Seed, a national project funded by the Andrew W. Mellon Foundation, in partnership with The Billie Holiday Theatre, New York, New York
Professional Stage Reading directed by AKIN BABATUNDE. Produced by CURTIS KING. Hosted by Millennial Board Member Khanay Turner.
POETS n’ JAZZ #2
Featuring TaUndria and Dalton Irwin
Friday, 30 & Saturday, 31 @ 9pm
Clarence Muse Café Theatre
$10
Back by popular demand, Memphis poet and singer TAUNDRIA returns to the stage alongside Dallas’ own DALTON IRWIN. TaUndria brings an evening of captivating, high-energy spoken word, complemented by Irwin’s rich, jazz-infused vocals reminiscent of Frank Sinatra. Get ready for a memorable night where poetry meets jazz in an unforgettable blend. Hosted by Millennial Board Members Derrick Walker and Michelle Carter.
FEBRUARY 2026
IT’S LITerature: AN AFRICAN AMERICAN LITERARY AUTHOR’S SERIES
Sunday, 1 – Saturday, 28
For twenty-eight days, twenty-eight books will be chosen to be a part of this special literary author’s series. The series is designed for high school and college students to select one of the twenty-eight books to read and write an essay about their chosen book at the conclusion of the twenty-eighth day. The essays will be judged by a distinguished panel of scholars and the four winning essays, two from each of the high schools and colleges, will be presented with a cash prize. Hosted by TBAAL Millennial Board Members.
DRESS PERFORMANCE THEATRE SERIES
“THE BLACK MAN . . . A MENTAL HEALTH JOURNEY”
Starring Andre Pitre and Charnele Brown
Friday, 6 & Saturday, 7 @ 8:15pm nightly
Saturday, 7 @ 3pm Matinee
Clarence Muse Café Theatre
$20
This riveting play dives deep into the psyche of Black men, revealing hidden truths about why they do what they do. Raw and sometimes painful, it also examines complex relationships between Black men and women. It’s a journey that leads audiences toward healing, truth and self-acceptance. Hosted By Millennial Board Members Sean Reed, Kenny Bunch, Joshua Reed and LaShaila Mitchum.
POETRY SMASH #4
Thursday, 12 @ 7:30pm
Clarence Muse Café Theatre
$10
Ready to step up to the mic? The Muse is the perfect place to take your step and ‘let loose’ with your poetic words! Hosted by B. Randall.
“SWEETHEART” CONCERT
Featuring Rick James
Friday, 13 & Saturday, 14 @ 9pm
Clarence Muse Café Theatre
$20
Audiences just can’t get enough of Dallas’ own, RICK JAMES! He’s returning to the Muse for an encore, performing a romantic evening of some of the best R&B, Soul, and Pop music on Valentine’s Day and weekend. Hosted By Board Member Gwen Hunt.
3 O’CLOCK SUNDAY EVENING MUSICAL SERIES 3 OF 3
Featuring One Accord Men’s Chorus
Sunday, 15 @ 3pm
Downtown Dallas Majestic Theatre
1925 Elm Street
$15 Single Ticket | $10 for groups of 10 or more
In the spirit of the Black Church music tradition, three soul-steering mass choirs participate in a three- part concert series in reminiscence of a Sunday evening custom where congregants gather at various churches to experience some of the best ‘choir musicals’ performing hymns, old fashioned gospel and contemporary music.
OSCAR ON PIANO
Featuring Oscar Williams
Friday, 20 & Saturday, 21 @ 9pm
Clarence Muse Café Theatre
$15
One of the most respected pianists’, OSCAR WILLIAMS’ repertoire includes music from diverse styles, such as traditional and contemporary gospel, classical, jazz, blues, Broadway and popular music. This performing, teaching and recording artist integrates an array of magnificent singers into for a full evening show. Hosted by TBAAL Board Chair Bob Thomas, Millennial Board Members Crystal Bates, Nicholas Ward Kemp and Velyncia Caldwell.
ROUNDTABLE WRITER’S BREAKFAST
“I AM GOD’S PROPERTY” BY DR. LINDA RAY HALL-SEARIGHT
Saturday 21 @ 10am
Founder’s Lounge, Main Level
$15-includes Dialogue and Breakfast
The author shares how the early years of her life were filled with events in sacred and secular settings. She reminds the readers that the teen-age choir instantly rose to fame throughout America and abroad, but not without struggles, challenges and triumphs! Hosted By Millennial Board Members Reuben Griffin and Melondy Doddy-Munoz.
SUNDAY EVENING THEATRE
PROFESSIONAL STAGE READING
“TROUBLE IN MIND” by ALICE CHILDRESS
Sunday, 22 @ 5pm
Clarence Muse Café Theatre
$ pay what you can
This timeless social drama is about the production of a Broadway play called “Chaos in Belleville,”
which runs into trouble when some of the cast members do not agree with its perspective on racial issues and stereotypes. This production is supported in part by The Black Seed, a national project funded by the Andrew W. Mellon Foundation, in partnership with The Billie Holiday Theatre, New York, New York
Professional Stage Reading directed by AKIN BABATUNDE. Produced by CURTIS KING. Hosted by Millennial Board Member Khanay Turner.
ARTS AND EDUCATION
PERFORMING ARTS MATTER FINALE
Thursday, February 26 @ 7pm
VENUE CHANGE! Now at Centennial Building @ Fair Park
Free to the Public!
Over four hundred students from seven Dallas ISD schools, ADELLE TURNER, JIMMIE BASHEAR, BILLIE EARL DADE, DANIEL WEBSTER, CHARLES RICE, RONALD E. MCNAIR, MARK TWAIN, BIRDIE ALEXANDER, and HAROLD W. LANG take the spotlight in their final performance presentation. Supported by Dallas ISD.
22nd ANNUAL WEEKEND FESTIVAL OF BLACK DANCE RHYTHM AND SOUL OF A PEOPLE
Student Morning Performances
Thursday, 26 & Friday, 27 @ 10am
Moody Performance Hall
$5
Public Performance
Friday 27 & Saturday, 28 @ 8pm
Moody Performance Hall
2520 Flora Street
$10
For seven consecutive seasons, the stellar ATLANTA DANCE CONNECTION returns by popular demand performing two full evenings of rousing dance tributes, to the rhythmic beats of African American pop, R&B, jazz, hip-hop, rap and gospel music, all enveloped in the modern and contemporary dance expression. Hosted By Millennial Board Members Velyncia G. Caldwell, Sonja Brown and Nicholas Kemp.
MARCH 2026
16th ANNUAL BUDDING ROSE CONCERT
Promising Young Artists Series
Friday, 6 @ 10am
Student Morning Performance
$5
Saturday, 7 @ 7:30pm
Public Performance
Moody Performance Hall
2520 Flora Street
$10
Performing music, with excellence, from 300 DallasISD young budding singers from BILLY EARL DADE, BARACK OBAMA MALE LEADERSHIP ACADEMY, JOHN W. LEWIS SOCIAL JUSTICE ACADEMY AT O.W. HOLMES, CHARLES RICE LEARNING CENTER, ST. ANTHONY ACADEMY, DR. MARTIN LUTHER KING JR ARTS ACADEMY, HAMPTON PREP and DUNBAR, is magical when these tender voices render a solid variety repertoire of classical, pop, Broadway, spiritual and gospel selections. Coordinated by Carolyn Donnell and Carmalie Simms.
DRESS PERFORMANCE THEATRE SERIES “THE CROSS, THE CRUCIFIXION”
Written and directed by Curtis King
Friday, 13 @ 7:30pm
Moody Performance Hall
Saturday, 14 @ 3pm matinee
$10
TBAAL partners for this annual commemorative performance with FRIENDSHIP WEST, ST. JOHN UNLEASHED, WESTSIDE, CONCORD, EAST GATE and other DFW churches’ Music and Fine Arts ministries to present a contemporary dramatization of this Easter musical pageantry about Jesus’ crucifixion, death, burial, and resurrection. Creative Artistic Directors: Dr. Michelle Magee-Norfleet, Dr. Clark Joseph, Dr. Patrick Bradley, Ladarius Waits and Jason Ward. Hosted by TBAAL Board and Millennial Board Members.
POETRY SMASH #5
Thursday, 19 @ 7:30pm
Clarence Muse Café Theatre
$10
Share in a poetic experience when a new group of spoken word poets circle around the mic for a poetry smash night! Hosted by B. Randall.
JAZZ AT THE MUSE
Featuring Simone Jackson
Friday, 20 & Saturday, 21 @ 9pm
Clarence Muse Café Theatre
$15
One of Dallas’ hidden vocal gems, SIMONE JACKSON is one word, “remarkable”! She sings jazz standards effortlessly with the poise and class of Sarah Vaughn and Ella Fitzgerald, all wrapped in a single music package. She’s making her TBAAL debut. Hosted by Board Members Oscar Faye Willams and Albertus Lewis.
DOWNTOWN DALLAS COMEDY
Featuring T-Ray
Friday, 27 & Saturday, 28 @ 9pm
Clarence Muse Café Theatre
$15
Comedian T-RAY, one of the most requested comedians in the comedy game, travels the country performing at various venues and comedy clubs. His pep-rally style comedy is sure to entertain you and keep you amused, while sending out a message of motivation. Hosted by Millennial Board Member Crystal Bates.
SUNDAY EVENING THEATRE
PROFESSIONAL STAGE READING
“DOT” by COLMAN DOMINGO
Sunday, 29 @ 5 pm
Clarence Muse Café Theatre
$ pay what you can
The holidays are always a wild family affair at the Shealy house. But this year, Dotty and her three grown children gather with more than exchanging presents on their minds. As Dotty struggles to hold on to her memory, her children must fight to balance care for their mother and care for themselves. This twisted and hilarious new play grapples unflinchingly with aging parents, mid-life crises, and the heart of a West Philly neighborhood. This production is supported in part by The Black Seed, a national project funded by the Andrew W. Mellon Foundation, in partnership with The Billie Holiday Theatre, New York, New York. Professional Stage Reading directed by AKIN BABATUNDE. Produced by CURTIS KING.
APRIL 2026
DRESS PERFORMANCE THEATRE SERIES
“#BLANDJUSTICE” Written by and starring Djore’ Nance RESCHEDULED! Date to be announced
Friday, 3 & Saturday, 4 @ 8:15pm nightly
Saturday, 4 @ 3pm Matinee
Clarence Muse Café Theatre
$15
This riveting theatrical work, complete with original music, performance poetry and Black church liturgy, honors, as it mourns, the humanity of Black people who were murdered by American police. Hosted by Cheryl Washington.
PROMISING YOUNG ARTISTS
“STRAIGHT FIYAH” CONCERT
Featuring Karleigh Black, Skyler Thompson, Erryn Jackson
Friday, 10 & Saturday, 11 @ 8pm
Clarence Muse Café Theatre
$10
Three of Dallas’ and TBAAL’s young promising singers, dancers and actors perform a full evening’s repertoire, entertaining their peers and patrons with a ‘straight fire’ of theatrical monologues, integrated with choreography and some of their beloved pop and R&B music. Hosted by TBAAL Board Chair Bob Thomas.
AFRICAN AMERICAN CINEMA IN BLACK AND WHITE
A SEQUEL FILM SERIES OF BLACK AMERICAN COMEDY CLASSICS SPRING SERIES 2 OF 2
Saturday, 11 @ 12:30pm
Naomi Bruton Auditorium
$5 – Screening and Talk Back
“RUSH HOUR” – 12:30pm – 2:00pm
Humorously highlighting cultural differences through its buddy-cop narrative, the pair, Jackie Chan and Cris Tucker, work to solve a kidnapping. The mismatched detectives’ chemistry and comedic timing create memorable scenes that propel the film’s immense popularity, influencing numerous action- comedy pairings. It also solidified Tucker and Chan as one of the era’s most entertaining duos. Brett Ratner, Director. 1998. 1h 38m. Hosted by TBAAL Millennial Board Members Kimberly Johnson, Darion Walton, and LaShaila Mitchum.
“RUSH HOUR 2” – 2:15pm – 4:00pm
This sequel has garnered praise for its stunners of action sequences and slapstick humor which is excitedly portrayed by the dynamic duo of Jackie Chan and Chris Tucker. When they hit the streets of Hong Kong, their relationship deepens and their comedic bond, utilizing their distinct chemistry, stands out in slapstick scenes and memorable one-liners, reinforcing its predecessor’s legacy in blending cultural humor and action. Brett Ratner, Director. 2001. 1h 38m. TBAAL Millennial Board Members Kimberly Johnson, Darion Walton, and LaShaila Mitchum.
4:00pm AUDIENCE TALK BACK FOLLOWING LAST SCREENING
POETRY SMASH #6
Thursday, 16 @ 7:30 pm
Clarence Muse Café Theatre
$ 10
Poets go back-and-forth swapping the mic for a night of spoken word! Hosted by B. Randall.
COFFEE, COCKTAILS AND CONVERSATION
An Evening with Antonio Fargas and Cornelius Smith
Saturday, 18 @ 8pm
Clarence Muse Café Theatre
$50 VIP Meet-and-Greet Reception @ 6:30pm Founder’s Lounge
$20 The Conversation @ 8pm Clarence Muse Café Theatre
Two of America’s most respected theatre, television and film actors, ANTONIO FARGAS and CORNELIUS SMITH, JR. share candid, heartfelt, memorable and intimate moments of their career’s ups and downs as African Americans in the entertainment industry. Hosted by TBAAL Board and Millennial Board Members.
SATIN’ DOLLS
Featuring Jahleea Boyd, Blanch and Shanandolan Ward
Friday, 24 and Saturday, 25 @ 9pm
Clarence Muse Café Theatre
$15
Three styles, three ‘dolls’ and three extraordinaire singers blend their voices and harmonize to create an exquisite mixture of music that’s cross generational, refreshing and diverse from jazz, pop, neo-soul and gospel. Hosted by TBAAL Millennial Board Members.
MAY 2026
AN EVENING WITH GAYE ARBUCKLE
Friday, 1 & Saturday, 2 @ 9pm
Clarence Muse Café Theatre
$10
Celebrate Mother’s Day weekend with Dallas-based national gospel artist, GAYE ARBUCKLE. She’s back for a sixth consecutive season to deliver a power packed night of handclapping and foot-stomping music, spanning the scope from traditional, contemporary, and sacred gospel music. Hosted by TBAAL Board Member Gwen Hunt and Millennial Board Member LaToya Henry.
DOWNTOWN DALLAS COMEDY
Featuring Marvin Dixon
Friday, 8 & Saturday, 9 @ 9pm
Clarence Muse Café Theatre
$15
The hilarious and multifaceted comedian, MARVIN DIXON is back at the Muse! He’s performed around the globe with his stand-up routines to packed houses at venues like the Funk Fest Tour, Jazz in the Gardens, Tom Joyner Family Reunion and on BET’s Comic View and Def Comedy Jam. Hosted by Millennial Board Members John Bursey and Crystal Bates.
POETS n’ JAZZ #3
Featuring Black Ceasar GF Soldier
Friday, 15 & Saturday, 16 @ 9pm
Clarence Muse Café Theatre
$10
Encompassing elements of music, rap, hip-hop, storytelling and theatre in a spoken-word performance, BLACK CEASAR and GF SOLDIER stand tiptoe emitting and slamming words and language that’s powerfully moving and entertaining. Music by IBTrio. Hosted by Millennial Board Member LaToya Henry.
SUNDAY EVENING THEATRE
PROFESSIONAL STAGE READING
“WE ARE PROUD TO PRESENT” by JACKIE SIBBLES-DRURY
Sunday, 17 @ 5 pm
Clarence Muse Café Theatre
$ pay what you can
A group of actors gather to tell the little-known story of the first genocide of the twentieth century. As the full force of a horrific past crashes into the good intentions of the present, what seemed a far-away place and time is suddenly all too close to home. Just whose story are they telling? This award-winning playwright collides the political with the personal in an irreverently funny and seriously brave work.
POETRY SMASH #7
Thursday, 21 @ 7:30 pm
Clarence Muse Café Theatre
$ 10
A popular open mic platform for creative artists to gather and exchange conversations that’s uniquely in the voice of a spoken word poet. Coordinated by B. Randall.
“LYRIC NIDAE: INTO ORBIT”
Featuring Lyric Davis
Friday, 22 & Saturday, 23 @ 9pm
Clarence Muse Café Theatre
$10
A young new age artist, who has learned to wrap her personal experiences into her music to create an eclectic R&B sound, LYRIC DAVIS performs a full musical evening of R&B, jazz and pop! Hosted by TBAAL Millennial Board Members Regan Rodriguez, Darion Walton, and Kimberly Johnson.
JUNE 2026
THE BEST OF BROADWAY
Featuring Mark Anthony Brown accompanied by Jacob Dodd Friday, 5 & Saturday, 6 @ 8:15pm
Clarence Muse Café Theatre
$10
The day before the 79th annual Tony Awards is aired, MARK ANTHONY BROWN, accompanied by Jacob Dodd, delivers an unforgeable evening celebrating some of the greatest songs of Broadway. From the heartfelt melodies of “West Side Story,” “Porgy and Bess” to “The Wiz, “Lion King” and “Show Boat”, this musical journey is one of passion, hope and timeless storytelling. Hosted by TBAAL Millennial Board Members Cameron Caldwell, Regan Rodriguez, and LaShaila Mitchum.
41st ANNUAL SUMMER YOUTH ARTS INSTITUTE
CLASSES: Monday, 8 – Saturday, 27 @ 9am to 5pm
PERFORMANCES: Friday, 26 @ 8pm & Saturday, 27 @ 1pm & 4pm
Institute Registration Fee: $175
Performance: $5
More than 400 youth from ages 10-18 take crash courses, trained by seasoned professionals, in Music, Dance, Theatre, Costume Design, Make-Up, Lighting, Stage Management, Photography and Film/Video. The institute culminates with a large full-scale theatrical production, “HALLELUJAH GOSPEL! THE MUSICAL” a rousing ‘foot-stompin’ and ‘hand clappin’ musical revue of some of the best gospel songs from the mid-1900s to present. Supported in part by the Dallas ISD Summer Enrichment Extended Learning, Dallas Mavericks, and Dallas’ Office of Cultural Affairs.
BLACK MUSIC MONTH
GOSPEL ON THE GREEN
Presenting Ivan Pickles & Pressed IV Purpose, KGGR Community Choir, One Accord Men’s Chorus, GMWA Dallas Chapter
Featuring Stellar Award Winner and Grammy Nominee Beverly Crawford
Saturday, 13 @ 4pm
Women’s Museum Front Lawn
$10
In observance of Black Music Month, four popular Dallas-based choirs unite their voices with respected Dallas instrumentalists, soloists and Stellar Award Winner and Grammy Nominee BEVERLY CRAWFORD to recognize and celebrate Black Americans’ roots and contribution to the world of soul, jazz, R&B, Neo-Soul, and gospel music. Hosted by TBAAL Board and Millennial Board Members.
JAZZ AT THE MUSE
JUNETEENTH JAZZ JAM
Starring Martha Burks
Friday, 19 & Saturday, 20 @ 9pm
Clarence Muse Café Theatre
$15
The soulful MARTHA BURKS is back for the twenty-second season performing jazz, down home blues, R&B, Pop, and soul! She’ll salute Juneteenth and rock da’ house as usual! Hosted by Board Members Gwen Hunt, Albertus Lewis and Oscar Faye Williams.
JULY 2026
DRESS PERFORMANCE THEATRE SERIES
“I GRIEVE DIFFERENT” written by and starring Harper Jones
Friday, 10 & Saturday, 11 @ 8:15pm nightly
Saturday, 11 @ 3pm Matinee
Clarence Muse Café Theatre
$10
This story revolves around a young black woman who attends her grandmothers repass, is pulled into an encounter with the ghosts of her past, present and future. Guided by ancestral melodies, she unravels memories and inherited stories that expose the contradictions, expectations, and unspoken burdens of growing up as a black woman in America. Hosted by Millennial Board Members Reuben Griffin, Joshua Reed, and LaToya Henry.
INTENSIVE PERFORMING ARTS SUMMER STOCK TRAINING PROGRAM WITH THE MASTERS
CLASSES: Monday, 6 – Friday, 18 @ 10am to 4pm
FINALE PERFORMANCE RECITAL: Saturday, 18 @ 2pm Institute Registration Fee: $200
Seventy-five students who wish to further their careers in the performing arts: music, theatre, and dance, are selected to participate in this special training program with master artists and professional practitioners. Supported in part by the Dallas ISD Summer Enrichment Extended Learning, Dallas Mavericks, Big Thought and Dallas’ Office of Arts & Culture.
“TRY ANGLE! A SONDER STORY”
Featuring Tamara Peterson and Lucki Azariah
Friday, 17 & Saturday, 18 @ 9pm
Clarence Muse Café Theatre
$15
In a state of sonder, each of us is at once a heroine, a supporting cast member and an extra in overlapping stories, and these stories have every side of love that deserves its own song. Both mother, TAMARA PETERSON, and daughter, LUCKI AZARIAH takes us on a refreshing concert journey about the personal life of women as wife, mother, daughter and artist. Hosted by Millennial Board Member Omar Jahwar II.
79TH NATIONAL SINGING QUARTET CONVENTION OF AMERICA
Thursday, 23 through Saturday, 25
The Women’s Museum
For more than seven decades, this national convention has met on a yearly basis to preserve the history, celebrate the music and discuss the growing and changing trends of African American’s creation and contribution to the rich legacy of Quartet music. TBAAL partners and supports this convention by providing a home and platform for the preservation of this musical artform. Contact 214.519.1955 or 972.841.0347.
BROADWAY DREAMS
CLASSES: Monday, 27– Friday, 31 @ 10am to 5pm
FINALE PERFORMANCE : Friday, 31 @ 6:30pm
Contact TBAAL for Registration Fee
One-hundred students get a rare opportunity to train and work with some of America’s top notch Broadway actors, theatre and music directors and choreographers in an intense weeklong program which culminates with an exciting performance. Supported in part by the Dallas ISD Summer Enrichment Extended Learning, Dallas Mavericks, and Dallas’ Office of Arts & Culture.
AUGUST 2026
POETRY SMASH #8
Thursday, 6 @ 7:30 pm Clarence Muse Café Theatre $ 10 Poets, accompanied by musicians, SMASH THE MIC’ with a series of poetic tributes to celebrate the culmination of TBAAL’s 49th and the ending of the institution’s first year in its temporary location. Hosted by B. Randall.
SEPTEMBER 2026
9TH ANNUAL RIVERFRONT JAZZ FESTIVAL
Erykah Badu, Festival Honorary Chair
Friday, September 4 – Sunday, September 6, 2026
Dallas’ Historic Fair Park
Music permeates the Dallas/Fort Worth metropolitan skies as citizens, tourists, and music buffs from around the globe make their way to the Southwest for a relaxing and exciting Labor Day Jazz Festival weekend! For two and one-half days, patrons will enjoy all day and nightly concerts on three stages (jazz, blues/soul and promising young artists), hotel after-party jam sessions, vendors’ market, and dine at some of Dallas’ finest restaurants.
