ATTEND AN EVENT
… supporting students at Stonewall Jackson Elementary. The Shake, Rattle & Roll concert, dinner and auction on Saturday, May 1 at 6 p.m. takes place at Life in Deep Ellum, 2803 Taylor. Parents involved in the neighborhood school have for years held a small silent auction, promoting it mainly within the Stonewall community. But more recent Dallas ISD district-wide budget cuts left them at a loss, and motivated them to do more for Stonewall students and staff. Parents say that the cuts meant the school’s budget was chopped in half with, for example, only $49 annually provided to the school nurse, an amount that doesn’t even cover bandages. “And we lost our computer program, which isn’t that ridiculous because isn’t that the future?” Stonewall parent Helene Honeybone says. The PTA set an optimistic goal of $75,000 — a high number, parents realize, but who better to sell tickets than local rockabilly band Reverend Horton Heat, the headliner for the evening’s concert? (The band’s bass player, Jimbo Wallace, happens to be a Stonewall dad.) Neighborhood resident Marc Solomon, known to many as the guy behind Zounds Sounds School of Rock, will also be performing with his band, Charming Gardeners. A $50 ticket buys entrance to the concert, silent and live auctions, plus a Mexican buffet catered by Primo’s. VIP tables with 10 seats are being sold for $1,000; the added bonus when purchasing a table is a VIP reception where attendees can meet the band, and a touch-screen bidding computer for the duration of the auction. Find more information or purchase tickets at shakerattleandrollauction.org.
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