CONTENTS 2
DEPARTMENTS
Contributors 14
Noted 24
Top arts and cultural chatter. By Lauren Smart
Contemporaries
MURAL OBLIGATION
38
Hale Woodruff’s restored canvases provide a compelling glimpse into the
past at Dallas’s African American Museum. By Holly Haber
Urbanscapers
GREEN PIECE
42
Klyde Warren Park fuels Dallas’s recreational renaissance—and falls in line
with its plans for artistic prosperity. By Nancy Cohen Israel
38
Business
WHEN WORLDS COLLIDE
46
Who says business and art don’t mix? The Business Council for the Arts
demonstrates the value of culture. By Patricia Mora
Performance
TYPECAST
50
Members of this group share a local address and a passion for live performance. They’re also playing a major role in helping hometown theater
thrive. By Lauren Smart
Flavor
LA VITA É BELLA
54
Alberto Lombardi continues to feed his insatiable drive.
By Emily Wise Miller
Space
BARBARA DASEKE
58
From the forefront of design to these pages.
Pedestrian-friendly Lower Greenville broadens its repertoire of local food
sources. By Farah Fleurima
There 90
CAMERAS COVERING CULTURAL EVENTS
Treasures
A GEM FOR THE JOULE
96
British artist Lee Baker enlivens a downtown hub. By Nancy Myers
58
The Eda Table from Allan Knight.