Thanksgiving weekend around Dallas marks the start of more exciting holiday events, but surprisingly a couple of significant non-holiday events, too. Among t
Updated on December 22, 2020 at 2:17 pm
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When Terry Loftis looks back at the arts community in 2020, three words come to mind: inspiring, endurance and optimism. Loftis, the President and Executive Director of The Arts Community Alliance (TACA), announced $200,500 in grants to 30 Dallas arts organizations persevering through the coronavirus pandemic.
2020 is Loftis’ first calendar year to serve as TACA’s president and executive director. When he officially took over the job in late 2019, his goals included making TACA relevant, putting the arts advocacy group in a position of leadership for the arts community and cultivating art.
The pandemic accelerated those goals. “COVID comes along and just says, ‘Everything that you have planned and everything you didn’t have planned is now in play. Ready, set, go!’” Loftis said. “We’ve been running a gauntlet, but the upside to that is a lot of the long-term objectives I had set for TACA, we’ve already met.”
The top places to see Christmas lights and other holiday displays in Dallas-Fort Worth
Find sparkling displays and attractions across North Texas.
Friends take a selfie at Vitruvian Lights at Vitruvian Park.(Juan Figueroa / Staff photographer)
Driving around looking at Christmas lights is a great way to stay socially distant and catch some cheer. So it’s a good thing that the holidays in Dallas-Fort Worth are always bright with sparkling light displays. Old favorites are returning — some with upgrades — and there’s a handful of new drive-through displays. Here’s a roundup of places to gawk at holiday lights and some other visuals that might jingle your bells.