DO SOMETHING MORE! with Dallas Summer Musicals This Month

DSM celebrates the spirit of giving in North Texas with a North Texas Giving Day soirée -- DO SOMETHING MORE! -- featuring live performance from GOODnGONE Texas Rock Band, Keron Jackson, DSM Academy and DJ Danny MC. There will also be donation stations, cocktails, hors d'oeuvres, prizes, photo booth fun and much more.

The event will be held on Thursday, September 17, 2015 from 4:00 p.m. to 8:00 p.m. at House of Blues, 2200 North Lamar Street, Dallas, TX 75202.

North Texas Giving Day: An online giving event that provides nonprofits the opportunity to gain exposure to - and start relationships with - new donors, and for people in North Texas to come together to raise as much money as possible for local nonprofits. In just six years, North Texas Giving Day has pumped more than $86 million into the North Texas community. In 2014, more than 98,000 gifts totaling $26.3 million benefitted 80 organizations.

Gifts will empower DSM's numerous education and outreach initiatives that develop arts appreciation and foster meaningful experiences for underserved members of our community. For example: DSM's Seats for Kids program provides at-risk and Title I school children the opportunity to experience the magic of the musicals for the first time. DSM's lifeblood lies within the 10,000 children we serve annually, whose lives we are able to enhance by providing them with a cultural outlet to turn to within the arts.

The programs impacted by giving are: DSM's High School Musical Theatre Awards, DSM Academy for Performing Arts, Seats for Vets, Seats for Kids, Kids Club, Stage Right, Hear Us Now! For details on these programs, please see the attached flyer.

Unable to attend: Visit www.northtexasgivingday.org and select Dallas Summer Musicals as the organization of your choice!

Admission: FREE and Open to the public. Donations are greatly appreciated! Attire: Upscale casual. RSVP: Registration is not required. Drop-ins are welcome! But pre-registering helps! Here's the link: www.eventbrite.com/e/do-something-more-tickets-17938371151. For more information, visit dallassummermusicals.org - #GiveDSM, #DSMisBIG, #NTXGivingDay, #DoSomethingMore.

Dallas Summer Musicals 2015-2016 Season tickets are now on sale. The season begins with Rodgers and Hammerstein's THE SOUND OF MUSIC, November 3-22, 2015; ELF THE MUSICAL, December 8-20, 2015; THE BRIDGES OF MADISON COUNTY, February 2-14, 2016; Disney's THE LITTLE MERMAID, March 11-27, 2016; WICKED, April 20 - May 22, 2016; RAGTIME THE MUSICAL, May 24 - June 4, 2016; BULLETS OVER BROADWAY, June 14-26, 2016; 42nd STREET, June 28 - July 10, 2016.

Dallas Summer Musicals, Inc. (DSM) is the preeminent nonprofit presenter of Broadway theatre in North Texas. DSM produces, presents and promotes excellence in live musical theatre with year-round performances for diverse audiences of all ages, impacting the lives of children and families through community outreach and education, and enriching the cultural landscape of Dallas/Fort Worth, North Texas and the Southwest Region.

As a 501(c)(3) nonprofit organization, DSM relies on a variety of funding sources to bring the Best of Broadway to Dallas at affordable ticket prices, as well as to preserve the beautiful historic theatre, educate young audiences and create important community programs. DSM's Seats for Kids program provides a meaningful arts education experience to thousands of low income, at-risk and special needs children. DSM provides positive incentives for youth that are at risk for gang membership through the Stage Right program. In addition, The Dallas Summer Musicals Academy of Performing Arts offers professional theatre arts training and scholarships to talented students in need. DSM's High School Musical Theatre Awards are patterned after Broadway's Tony Awards and celebrates the power of the arts to significantly improve all areas of education. Hear Us Now! is DSM's newest initiative. Since 2010 the experts at DSM have made significant changes and upgrades to its acoustical systems to improve the sound quality of the productions for all its patrons, including the hearing impaired. It is so unique that a trademark has been allowed by the United States Patent and Trademark Office. Coming this fall, Seats for Vets will serve war veterans and their families by providing them with a unique theatrical experience and thanking them for their service. Ticket sales alone do not sustain these endeavors. Only support from committed businesses, foundations and individuals make these programs possible.

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