Wildflower Festival May 15-17, Richardson, Tx

Wildflower! is an award-winning, multi-day eclectic arts and music festival that draws over 70,000 attendees... and we're celebrating our 17th anniversary in 2009!

http://www.wildflowerfestival.com/

Festival programming includes two main outdoor performance stages, the Acoustic Café, our award-winning Singer/Songwriter Stage, the family friendly Kidz Korner, The U.S. Army Teenz Zone, strolling entertainers, buskers and acrobats, the Taste of Texas Food Garden, the City of Richardson Petting Zoo, the Art Guitar Auction, and lots of interactive displays and exhibits.
Back again at Wildflower! is the eMazing Gaming Guitar Hero area!

Wildflower Songwriter School
www.wildflowerfestival.com An outstanding and career changing songwriting school will be held during the Wildflower! Festival at the Marriott Residence Inn in Richardson, Texas. The school taught and hosted by Grammy winning songwriter Jon Vezner and internationally acclaimed songwriting Author/Professor Pat Pattison of the Berklee College of Music, will be held May 15-17, 2009. We invite you and any of your fellow songwriters to attend. As a member of our songwriting community, you will receive a $25 discount on the school when you apply - just note it on the application. As an added bonus, you will also receive complimentary tickets to the 2009 Wildflower! Festival being held the same weekend to hear some of the nation’s most respected songwriters. The school is limited to 40 people so reserve your space as soon as possible by registering at: http://www.wildflowerfestival.com/content/SingerSongwriterSchool.html.

Deep Ellum Arts Festival April 3-5, Dallas, TX

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 3, 2009 5:00pm to 10:00pm
Saturday, April 4, 2009 11:00am to 10:00pm
Sunday, April 5, 2009 11:00am to 7:00pm

Admittance to the festival is free- DSA Members will be showcasing on the acoustic stage.