The PTSA of Booker T. Washington High School for the Performing & Visual Arts proudly presents the Inaugural
Arts Scholarship Gala, created to help with scholarship opportunities for need-based students and school enrichment.

We are honoring BTW Arts Magnet founder, Dr. Paul Baker, posthumously; Mr. Jack Matthews of Matthews Southwest; and building muralist and BTW Alumni, Chris Arnold.

The highlight of the event will be entertainment by select students of Booker T. Washington HSPVA under the direction of Bruce Coleman, artistic director of Theatre Three; as well as the Live Auction.

Wednesday, February 17, 2010

Honorees:

  

BTW Arts Magnet founder and first artistic director, posthumously (award accepted by his daughter, Robyn Flatt founder of the Dallas Children's Theatre) 

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Mr. Jack Matthews, an innovative commercial developer of Matthews Southwest (developer of the new Omni Convention Center Hotel in downtown Dallas, Gilley's, Palladium, South Side on Lamar)


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Mr. Chris Arnold, of EyeCon Studios, a nationally renowned muralist and alumnus from the BTW visual cluster




Monday, January 25, 2010

Gala Tickets::

Tickets for BTW parents will be available by mailing in your ticket request to:
BTWHS Gala
2501 Flora St.
Dallas, Texas  75201
Gala admission  $75 (8pm- doors open at 7:30p)
Gala admission + VIP Reception  $150  (doors open at 6:30p)

Tickets for the public can also be purchased directly from
www.ATTPAC.org   
(service charges will apply)

  The VIP Reception will take place on the Rooftop Terrace of the Wyly Theatre beginning an hour and a half before the main event. Annie Dingwall will be playing live and you will be able to mingle with Robyn Flatt (daughter of Dr. Paul Baker), Jack Matthews and Chris Arnold!  There will be light fare by Wolfgang Puck and an open bar.

Sunday, January 24, 2010

Live Auction Items::

You won't want to miss this event!  

Check out some of our auction items:

  • Four tickets to opening Dallas Cowboys game + parking pass (sponsored by Pizza Hut)
    • Suite to FC Dallas game at Pizza Hut Park for 20 people (sponsored by Pizza Hut)
    • Annie Dingwall private concert
    • YOU and 11 of your best friends will have a SUPER TIME at a chef-catered luncheon at the Turtle Creek art-filled home of Booker T. Advisory Board member, Gail and Richard Sachson.  Over lunch, enjoy dynamic conversation with our own superhero,  KEVIN MORIARTY, Artist Director of our nationally acclaimed DALLAS THEATER CENTER  and  popular Booker T. Theater Special Teacher. Then speed right over to the WYLY THEATER, where your party will be special guests at the matinee performance of  "It's a Bird...It's a Plane...It's SUPERMAN", directed by Moriarty.  June 26 or 27
    • Cocktail party for 20 at the Rachofsky House
    • One hour flight over DFW in private airplane (given by Harolde Savoy)
    • Two season subscriptions to the Dallas Theatre Center 2010-2011
    • Two season subscriptions to Dallas Children's Theatre 2010-2011 (given by Robyn Flatt)
    • Advisory Board President, Bob Marshall, and Principal Fraley, along with their spouses, will host a private dinner for four
    • Ernie & Jay midday show KLRD visit to the station for one person and guest 
    • Doug Wright, Pulitzer and Tony Award winning playwright, signed copies of his plays

      • Supermodel photoshoot and celebrity hair/makeup styling (award winning photog Leslie Boren Katz with Urban Photography and celebrity stylist Ryan Matthieu Smith)
      • Courtside Mavs tickets for three people + parking

      • Booker T. Advisory Board member, Carolyn Clark along with husband, Jim,  will host a cocktail party in their beautiful home for the entire visual art faculty along with 12 of your friends
      • Reserved school parking spot in faculty parking! (given by principal Tracie Fraley)

      • Behind the scenes with Jody Dean, KLUV
        
      • Student artwork!

      • Booker T's very own R&B Ensemble to play at your party!

      • Have our three Dance Presidential Scholar finalists perform at your party!

      • Principal for a day!    

      We would greatly appreciate any other fabulous donations!  
      If you would like to donate something for our Live Auction, please fill out the Live Auction contract and email Susan Kottwitz at mskott@aol.com