Violin: stock photo
East Dallas is full of creative minds and artistic talent, and Wilshire Baptist Church hopes to corral some of that talent with a brand new fine art series.
Arts on Abrams kicked off in October with local violinist Hubert Pralitz (check out this video promo to get a taste for what that was like), and it is scheduled to continue through July, at least. So far the series consists primarily of musical events.
“It packages a few things we’ve done in the past with several new artists,” says associate pastor Mark Wingfield. “All the guest artists have local ties.”
This series is “designed to be community friendly,” Wingfield explains.
“One of the hallmarks of Wilshire’s vision is to be not only a part of the community but to welcome the community into our facilities and programs,” he says. “We really do want to appeal to those who live around us and may go to church somewhere else or nowhere else. We want to share the resources we have for the sake of building community and offering beauty through arts.”
Coming down the pike are two major Christmas events. Then after the first of the year, Ken Davis Chorale, a professional-quality choral group with ties to Texas Tech, is scheduled to play on Jan. 16. After that some jazz from the Garrett Wingfield Quartet, a quartet made up of University of North Texas students and alumni. In March Wilshire will present two nights of the stage version of “Amadeus,” directed by Nancy Poynter, a beloved retired theater teacher at Lake Highlands High School. In April is a choral presentation in partnership with the Grief and Loss Center of North Texas that focuses on hope for those who are grieving.
Admission for all the events is free. Learn more online.
