Reminder About Upcoming Free Program: Meet Bonnie and Clyde Historian and Author John Neal Phillips
Who were Bonnie and Clyde? What were their lives like? And why are they still important?
John Neal Phillips, renowned Bonnie and Clyde expert and critically acclaimed author of "Running With Bonnie & Clyde: The Ten Fast Years of Ralph Fults" will speak on the lives of the infamous West Dallas gangsters. His vast expertise is drawn from 30 years of interviews with victims, family members, eyewitnesses, and gang associates.
When: Saturday, May 16th; 1 - 3 pm
Where: Dallas Public Library - 7th Floor O'Hara Room
1515 Young Street, Dallas, TX 75201
Call or email for more information: 214.670.1435 | texas@dallaslibrary.org
Texas Music Conference
The Dallas Public Library will host a one-day conference on the history of Texas music on May 30.
When: Saturday, May 30th; 9 am - 5 pm
Where: Dallas Public Library - Central Library
1515 Young Street, Dallas, TX 75201
For complete details, including registration information, visit the library's web site or call 214-670-1643.
TOPICS AND SPEAKERS
- As Big as All of Texas: Overview of Music in the Lone Star State - Kevin Mooney
- Big D Meets the Big Easy - And All That (Texas) Jazz - Tim Schuller
- Dancing about History: The Continuing Saga of the Fort Griffin Fandangle - Jim Coker
- From the Delta to Deep Ellum: Texas Blues - Jay Brakefield, Michael Dyson, Alan Govenar
- King of Western Swing: The Life and Legacy of Bob Wills - Jeffrey W. Storie
- Lewd and Loose in Lewisville: The Texas International Pop Festival - Angus Wynne
- On the Air! The Big D Jamboree and The Light Crust Doughboys
- David Dennard, John Mark Dempsey, Art Greenhaw
- Precious Memories: Southern Gospel and the Stamps-Baxter Heritage
- C. B. Anderson, Doc Dooley, B. F. (Bob) McLemore, Pauline Thompson
- Rave On! Buddy Holly and Buddy Magazine - Stoney Burns, Ron McKeown
- Ruby Allmond and Louise Tobin: Texas Women in the Limelight
- Audra Brock, Jim Conrad, Deborah Porter
- Teen-a- Go - Go:The ‘60s Scene in North Texas - Mark Nobles, William Williams
- When Funk Was King: The South Dallas Pop Festival - Roger Boykin, Anne Bothwell