A longstanding Holiday tradition in DFW is the annual Christmas Pageant presented by residents at the Denton State Supported Living Center. Opened in 1960 and designed as a community for individuals with intellectual and developmental difficulties, this Pageant, now in its 43rd year, has become essential in this community’s holiday celebrations.
The Holiday Season is the Time to Celebrate our Shared Humanity… and Resist the Harm of Division. Indeed, the holiday season is a time when we focus on peace, giving, love in action and helping others. It is the joy of sharing, and the spirit of charity that makes the season truly meaningful. It is […]
Be a Part of Making Change ! The Freelance Musicians Association, the AFM’s dedicated group for independent musicians, holds its virtual meeting on the first Wednesday of every month. Member Participation Will Guide the Next Steps The next meeting is: Wednesday, January 7 at 4:00 pm CST(more info coming soon about the next meeting) These monthly meetings are crucial for advancing the […]
On October 31, Dallas city manager Kimberly Bizor Tolbert along with council member Chad West and others gave a press conference at Revelers Hall in Dallas’ Bishop Arts District to announce the formation of a new “hospitality and nightlife task force” to recommend updates to city codes affecting the performance of live music in restaurants […]
We wanted to update you on what is going on at our own Musicians Federal Credit Union. For those of you who are not aware, this credit union is located in our office suite, and is only for members of our Local and their immediate family members. The most important service it provides to our […]
On October 17, the musicians of the Wichita Falls Symphony ratified a one-year agreement which runs through May 2026. Due to uncertainty over the status of the orchestra’s home, Memorial Auditorium in Wichita Falls, the musicians agreed to a term limited to one year, as the venue has been closed to the WFSO for two […]
On July 5, the Musicians of the Fort Worth Symphony Orchestra ratified a three-year agreement running from August 2025 through July 2028. The musicians’ stated goal for a successor agreement was to see significant gains in wages, and the negotiations resulted in the largest increase to musicians’ wages in almost 20 years. During the term […]
With a dizzying news cycle, it is almost impossible to keep up with the daily changes, let alone how many of these developments affect professional musicians directly. Reprinted with permission from the August issue of The International Musician, AFM Symphonic Services Division Director Rochelle Skolnick explains how symphonic musicians have been affected by the wave […]
Last November I wrote an election column in support of the AFM’s political endorsements. I limited my remarks to how Labor and our musicians’ local would be affected by either outcome in the elections. Looking back, I wish I had said more. Even with only those issues to consider it was a stark choice for […]
On March 27, in the middle of the night, the Trump administration issued an Executive Order that shows very clearly that they intend to destroy the labor movement in the US. The order strips the right to organize from hundreds of thousands of federal workers at more than thirty agencies. This is the most blatant […]