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RELIANT CREATES NEW HOLIDAY TRADITION
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Due to the inclement weather and threat of icy conditions, the AT&T Performing Arts Center is rescheduling the Friday, Dec. 6 event Reliant Lights Your Holidays to Friday, Dec. 13. The event will begin at 5 p.m. and conclude at 9 p.m. The lighting and fireworks will take place at approximately 7 p.m. The rescheduling means some of the entertainment lineup may change. However, the snow play land, crafts area, Reliant holiday photo stage and more will also take place. More details on the evening’s program will be announced next week.
ILLUMINATING THE AT&T PERFORMING ARTS CENTER
Southwest Airlines® To Host Concert Featuring Recording Star Jack Ingram and Fireworks Spectacular
Reliant will light up a new holiday tradition at the AT&T Performing Arts Center on Friday, December 6.
• The Reliant Lights Your Holidays event will feature a dazzling display of lights on the Center’s iconic venues and trees in Elaine D. and Charles A. Sammons Park as well as a snow-filled play area.
• Southwest Airlines Holiday Concert and Fireworks Spectacular will headline with country star Jack Ingram and the largest fireworks display ever held at the Center.
Mayor Mike Rawlings will be joined by Sicily Dickenson, Chief Marketing Officer (CMO) of Reliant, to help flip the switch and illuminate 250,000 holiday lights across the Center’s campus. The length of the lighted strands would stretch 6.54 miles and are highly energy efficient LEDs custom made for the Center. The lights, which will remain on throughout the holiday season, will outline the Margot and Bill Winspear Opera House, Dee and Charles Wyly Theatre, and 72 trees in Sammons Park.
“Fun and unique holiday events like these are important to establishing downtown as a place where people want to live and work,” Mayor Rawlings said. “The lights, fireworks and snow-filled playground will really make the AT&T Performing Arts Center all the more magical. We are thrilled that Reliant is making this possible in the heart of the Dallas Arts District and look forward to this becoming an annual event.”
Reliant’s sponsorship kicks off a three-year partnership with the Center for this extensive holiday showcase. Reliant is the Official Energy Provider of the AT&T Performing Arts Center, and the holiday event represents an opportunity for Reliant to be part of the larger Dallas community.
“Community involvement is such an important part of what we stand for at Reliant, and we are thrilled to help bring such a bright and fun holiday event to Dallas,” said Reliant’s Dickenson. “The lights and music will delight everyone at the AT&T Performing Arts Center and kick off a beautiful season.”
In addition to the lighting display, on Dec. 6, Reliant Lights Your Holidays will include an entertaining lineup and festive activities.
• Texas-born country star Jack Ingram is the headliner for the night. Ingram, whose hits include “Wherever You Are” and “Barefoot and Crazy,” will perform on the main stage at 6:15 p.m. Southwest Airlines is sponsoring the performance.
• An elaborate fireworks program, sponsored by Southwest Airlines, will cap the lighting ceremony. The fireworks show will be the largest ever held at the Center.
• Additional special guest artists include the Dallas Symphony Orchestra Brass Quintet and characters from the Dallas Theater Center’s production of A Christmas Carol singing holiday tunes.
• A children’s winter play area will feature 2,400 cubic feet of snow on top of the Donor Reflecting Pool. Children are encouraged to don coats and gloves, climb in the snow and have fun.
• A special Reliant holiday photo scene has been created for photos using the Winspear Opera House as a backdrop. Families are invited to use the staging for their holiday photos. It will remain up throughout the season.
• The Dallas Zoo is bringing some of its most popular animals for kids to enjoy.
• The Master of Ceremony for Reliant Lights Your Holidays will be Jody Dean from KLUV-FM’s popular Jody Dean and the Morning Team.
The festivities begin at 5:00 p.m. with holiday music, Dallas Zoo Animal Adventures, the snow play area and food trucks. Free pictures with Santa are available, as well as the special Reliant holiday photo scene. Southwest Porch will offer drinks, snacks and a place to relax. Pearl Cup Coffee will also be open in the Information Center.
Immediately following the lighting ceremony, several performances will take place in the Arts District. Texas Ballet Theater will perform The Nutcracker in the Winspear Opera House; Dallas Theater Center will be hosting the opening night of A Christmas Carol – the first time the classic production has been performed in the Wyly Theatre; and the Dallas Symphony Orchestra will launch its Christmas series at the Meyerson Symphony Center. Tickets for all three productions can be purchased at www.attpac.org.
Reliant Lights Your Holidays
5:00 p.m. Festivities begin | Children’s Craft Area | Reliant Photo Stage | Holiday Music | Dallas Zoo Animal Adventures | Food trucks | Free photos with Santa | Southwest Porch in Sammons Park | Pearl Cup Coffee
5:45 p.m. Christmas carols by Dallas Theater Center cast of A Christmas Carol
6:00 p.m. Dallas Symphony Orchestra Brass Quintet
6:15 p.m. Country star Jack Ingram
7:00 p.m. Mayor Mike Rawlings, Sicily Dickenson, Chief Marketing Officer (CMO) of Reliant
7:05 p.m. Holiday lights and fireworks