Encore Park Dallas

09/20/2024

LESS THAN AN HOUR TO GO! Thank you so much to everyone who has given and spread the word to their family and friends about Encore Park. If you haven’t already visit the link in bio (northtexasgivingday.org/encore-park-dallas) to show your support.

The project is about bringing people together through the arts, music, service, and so much more.

We are excited to bring this next stage of Encore Park’s evolution to fruition, to create spaces for connections to be made, art to be created, and the community to come together.

We’ll continue to keep you updated about our progress, and cannot wait to welcome you into a re-imagined and revitalized 508 Park.
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09/19/2024

THE CLOCK IS TICKING. We hope these renderings are giving you a good sense of what’s to come and what possibilities there will be to bring people together in the heart of Dallas! Support Encore Park at the link in bio (northtexasgivingday.org/encore-park-dallas) .

Imagine being able to record in the same spot as Robert Johnson, Bob Wills, The Light Crust Doughboys, and Lolo Cavazosas. 

As we shared in our last email, the third floor recording studio at 508 Park Ave. in Encore Park will feature a control room, two live rooms, and an isolation booth.Seen through the windows below is the Historic Live Room.

The Historic Live Room, situated at the exact location where many famous artists crafted their recordings for Brunswick Records, will inspire modern artists with the look and feel of the historic space while offering state-of-the-art recording facilities. 

There’s still plenty of time to give in support of this amazing project! 
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09/19/2024

JUST 9 HOURS LEFT TO MEET OUR NTX GIVING DAY GOAL! Head to the link in bio (northtexasgivingday.org/encore-park-dallas) to make your donation.

We’re excited to share with you the first of two renderings of the recording studio to be located on the third floor of 508 Park Ave. at Encore Park where Robert Johnson and other American music legends recorded.

Below you can see the control room which will sit between two live rooms. These state-of-the-art facilities will not only pay homage to the recording techniques of the past but also empower today’s artists and performers to create new works of art. 

The studio visible on the other side of the window is Beaver Board Room. Built using similar materials to those used to isolate the sound of historic 508 Park recordings, it provides a more controlled environment for modern recording techniques.  

There will also be an isolation booth and Historic Live Room—we’ll reveal a rendering of the latter next. 

Thank you for your support!
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09/19/2024

Headed to the Farmers Market for lunch this NTX Giving Day? Swing by Encore Park and experience “Birth of a City,” the sculpture wall crafted by Brad Oldham Sculpture at the corner of Park Avenue and Young Street depicting moments in Dallas’ early history. Included is a portrait of Robert Johnson, who famously recorded on the third floor of 508 Park Ave. 

Check back later to see renderings of the recording studios to be located where he made his final recordings. 

North Texas Giving Day is in full swing! We’re getting closer to our $15,000 goal, and every dollar you give will be DOUBLED thanks to a generous matching gift! Thank you so much for all of your support.

👉 Give now at the link in bio (northtexasgivingday.org/encore-park-dallas
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09/19/2024

Swinging into North Texas Giving Day like…

We can’t wait until the Encore Park amphitheater opens up again after the renovation of 508 Park Avenue. Stay tuned here for updates.

Today is the big day and we still have an active $5,000 match! Help us reach our $15,000 goal! Give now at the link in bio (northtexasgivingday.org/encore-park-dallas)
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09/18/2024

Double your donation to Encore Park while you still can! 🚨

North Texas Giving Day starts tomorrow, but you can give today while our match is live!

Check out our newly renovated first-floor event space, ready for performances, receptions, and more. Plus, we can’t wait to share our exciting plans for the third floor, where musical legends like Robert Johnson once recorded!

Stay tuned for updates on our social channels! Thank you for being part of our community! 💙

👉 Donate now at northtexasgivingday.org/encore-park-dallas
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09/17/2024

👉 We’re just $4,000 away from meeting our match—double your impact today!

Check out the latest sneak peek of 508 Park Avenue’s transformation! The first floor reception area and event space are getting a major upgrade with restored skylights, a refreshed lobby, and a versatile event space behind a stunning glass wall. Perfect for conferences, concerts, movie screenings, and more!

Don’t miss out—help us reach our goal and stay tuned for more updates. Thank you for all the love and support.

👉 Donate now and make a difference at the link in bio (northtexasgivingday.org/encore-park-dallas).
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09/15/2024

🎉 Early Giving for North Texas Giving Day is here! 🎉

We’re excited to announce that every donation up to $5,000 will be MATCHED thanks to a generous supporter. Our goal this year? To raise $15,000 and we need YOUR help to get there!

Over the next week, we’ll be unveiling sneak peeks of the incredible transformation happening at 508 Park Avenue just across the street from First Presbyterian Church of Dallas. Imagine walking in through a brand-new entrance that opens up to a vibrant Community Garden on the southside. To your left, you’ll find the beautifully restored Art Deco lobby and elevator cab, and to your right, a charming café overlooking the garden. Classic features will blend with modern design, and natural light will flood through expansive windows on both sides of the building.

Stay tuned—this week, to find out what’s immediately in front of you!

👉 Don’t miss your chance to double your impact. Donate now and be part of this exciting journey! Donate at northtexasgivingday.org/organization/encore-park-dallas
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09/02/2024

Happy Labor Day! If you haven’t seen it, stop by 508 Park Ave and see the relief sculpture “Birth of a City” by depicting some lesser known pieces of history that went into making Dallas the city that it is - the work that went into building it.

Early giving for North Texas Giving Day is happening now and we have a $5,000 active MATCH. Support Encore Park’s mission of bringing people together and have your gift doubled!
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09/01/2024

Early giving is open, so donate early – our goal this year is $15,000 and we have a $5,000 MATCH which means every gift up to $5,000 will be matched by a generous supporter! Give now at northtexasgivingday.org/encore-park-dallas.

NTX Giving Day - the largest online giving event in the world - takes place this year on Thursday, Sept. 19 but you can GIVE TODAY! Every gift will provide critical support for programming that brings our community together around music, art, food, and service. 

These gifts help preserve a vital piece of Downtown Dallas and American music history. 508 Park is the very spot where producer Don Law organized a makeshift recording studio in 1937 for sessions with the legendary blues musician Robert Johnson, Bob Wills and His Texas Playboys, and others. 
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08/30/2024

Early giving for North Texas Giving Day—which takes place on Sept. 19—starts in just 2 DAYS on Sunday, Sept. 1! Over the next few weeks, we will be celebrating by giving you a glimpse into what’s in store for 508 Park Ave—where legendary Blues musician Robert Johnson recorded his music.

Don’t forget that you can set up your own Fundraiser for the Stewpot to encourage your friends and family to support Encore Park Dallas. Find our page now at northtexasgivingday.org/encore-park-dallas (link in bio)
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08/20/2024

North Texas Giving Day is an 18-hour online giving event - the largest community-wide giving event in the United States - in which you have a chance to support your favorite nonprofit in North Texas. Last year more than $63.9 million was raised and we’re excited a take part again this year.

Over the next few weeks, we will be celebrating the history and the vision for Encore Park - a vision of a location and programming that brings people of Dallas together in unique ways.

Right now the 508 Park Avenue building, the location where Blues legend Robert Johnson recorded his music, is undergoing construction, BUT stay tuned the next few weeks to see some of the plans in store.

Don’t forget that you can set up your own FUNdraiser for Encore Park to encourage your friends and family to get involved. Find our page now at the link in bio (northtexasgivingday.org/encore-park-dallas).
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04/22/2024

It's Earth Day and we couldn't let it go by without a shout out to the . The garden is a place where people of all ages, abilities, backgrounds, and cultures come together around nature and a basic right to healthy food. It has provided Stewpot clients opportunities for horticultural therapy as well as garden-sourced meals at The Stewpot's Second Chance Café feeding the unhoused population at The Bridge.

04/04/2024

We are thrilled to announce that the renovation of the interior of 508 Park Avenue is about to begin! Join us for a celebration in the Encore Park Amphitheater on Saturday, April 6, 2024 from 4 to 6 PM. There will be project updates, live music by Rosco Johnny and DJ OENO, and light bites and drinks for your enjoyment. RSVP at encoreparkdallas.org/breaking-ground

03/30/2024

A beautiful day for a beautiful cause.

03/30/2024

She amphitheater was full of fun and laughter!

01/05/2024

11/23/2023

Here’s hoping your Thanksgiving is filled with love. We’re grateful for you! Stay tuned for updates on our construction progress.
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09/22/2023

From all of us at Encore Park Dallas, thank you for believing in this project. 3 Hours Left to reach our $15,000 goal! The $5,000 MATCH doubles your gift! If you haven't already (or if you have😃) support Encore Park Dallas by making a donation at northtexasgivingday.org/encore-park-dallas (or visit link in bio).

Around the exterior wall to the amphitheater you'll find bronze panels depicting "iconic and lesser-known" stories in Dallas history. These were created by Brad Oldham Sculpture and based on a lost mural from the 1930s. It's a history of perseverance and community and a fitting part of the Encore Park project.
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09/21/2023

Remember that time when Cam Cole, who you might recognize from ,was in town and played a free concert in the Encore Park Amphitheater for The Stewpot clients and anyone around? People came off the streets and out of buildings to share in good music together. To create opportunities like that is part of our mission.

Thank you for all of your support and your generosity. There's a little over 5 hours left. If you haven't done so yet you can make your donations at northtexasgivingday.org/encore-park-dallas.
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09/21/2023

➡️ Encore Park Dallas is a social impact campus that includes more than just 508 Park Ave where Robert Johnson recorded. Your donations all support the 🌿community garden on the south side, open to anyone interested in renting a plot. We want to support 🍃sustainability in the community. And it's home to a horticultural therapy program out of The Stewpot.

💚Thank you for your gifts today on ! We're closer to our $15,000 goal.
💚There's still plenty of time to make a difference at northtexasgivingday.org/encore-park-dallas.
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09/21/2023

We still have a $5,000 match! Support our mission of bringing people together through art, music, and service to others.

Donate now at northtexasgivingday.org/encore-park-dallas.

Up until this point we've looked at the historic 508 Park building and why it needs to be preservced, but Encore Park isn't just about preserving history. Our vision is for it to be a social impact campus that brings people together. What better way to illustrate that than opening up our amphitheater doors and partnering with people to offer free concerts. In Spring 2021 we teamed up with Mule Kick Productions , NOCONA , The HawtThorns and Desert Hollow for a free concert.
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09/21/2023

508 Sessions (Premier): Sam Burchfield performs “Howl” at Encore Park.

508 Park Ave in downtown Dallas is the historic site where Robert Johnson, Bob Wills, Black Boy Shine, The Light Crust Doughboys, and others recorded music in a makeshift studio room on the 3rd floor in the 1930s and 40s. Robert Johnson is considered one of the most influential guitarists of all time, inspiring artists Eric Clapton, Keith Richards, Jimmy Page, Bob Dylan, Peter Green, and Jack White, to name a few.

508 Sessions is a new project produced by Encore Park, Light-Wells , Sam Allen, and Tim Smith Photography.

Find out more about Encore Park Dallas and 508 Sessions at https://encoreparkdallas.orgFind out more about Sam Burchfield and his music at https://samburchfi...

09/21/2023

Eric Clapton recording at 508 Park Ave in 2004. (https://youtu.be/UDx2-Ck1vFI?si=od1GxojtFhxdP51q)

Thank you thank you for all of your generous donations. The day is still young and we’re making our way towards our $15,000 goal. Your generosity goes towards preserving this historic location and making it a spot for art and music again. Give now at northtexasgivingday.org/encore-park-dallas.

Did You Know? Encore Park’s 508 Park Ave in downtown Dallas was the location where blues legend Robert Johnson recorded more than half of his music? His music went on to inspire generations of musicians like Eric Clapton. Clapton and Doyle Bramhall II visited 508 Park in 2004 and recorded songs in recognition of Johnson.
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Sessions for Robert Johnson

09/21/2023

It's North Texas Giving Day TODAY! We've got a $5,000 MATCH going now.

Today we're premiering 508 Sessions at Encore Park with a song from Sam Burchfield at noon. And we'll be inspiring you with a bit more about Encore Park's history, and where we're headed. Stay tuned here throughout the day to find out more and there may be a bit of a bonus as a thank you for giving.

You can make your donations at https://northtexasgivingday.org/encore-park-dallas

For those who don't know, Encore Park is situated in downtown Dallas in the Dallas Farmers Market district. It's comprised of three pieces of property: the historic three-story 508 Park Avenue building, an outdoor amphitheater with a surrounding sculpture wall, and a community garden. Your gifts will be used to preserve the history of this historic property and renovate to better bring people together through art and music.
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09/21/2023

508 Sessions with Sam Burchfield premieres at noon tomorrow! https://youtu.be/O9ZSEjpMN9k?si=8tk73Q0OzoRivp--

North Texas Giving Day is only a few hours away. There's still time to give and have your dollars count twice with a generous $5,000 MATCH. Be a part of the project to preserve an important historic site in Dallas that will be used to bring people together through art, music, and service to others. We're aiming for a goal of $15,000 and we know with YOUR help we'll make it!

508 Sessions is produced by Encore Park, Zach Light-Wells, Sam Allen, and Tim Smith Photography .

09/20/2023

Tomorrow is the big day and we couldn’t be more excited to debut our first 508 Sessions with Sam Burchfield on North Texas Giving Day!

We need your help to reach our $15,000 goal! Support the preservation of 508 Park where legendary Blues artist Robert Johnson recorded his music in 1937. We’re all about preserving a little part of Dallas history and creating a space to bring people together through art, music, and service.
Find out more about what’s to come at Encore Park tomorrow throughout the day!

Give TODAY at northtexasgivingday.org/encore-park-dallas .
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09/18/2023

Introducing: 508 Sessions. Not only do we still have a $5,000 MATCH happening right now to support the mission of Encore Park Dallas through North Texas Giving Day (happening in just 3 DAYS on 9-21-23), we have exciting news: we've launched a new project to bring music back to the 508 Park building even before construction begins.

See the premiere of 508 Sessions at Encore Park featuring Sam Burchfield and produced by Encore Park Dallas, Zach Light-Wells, Sam Allen, and Tim Smith. We'll see you Thursday!

You can give today at https://northtexasgivingday.org/encore-park-dallas.
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09/08/2023

⏩⏩ Your GIFTS COUNT TWICE! thanks to a generous match by some amazing people. 💪

Just visit northtexasgivingday.org/encore-park-dallas to make a difference today!

Construction for 508 Park, now a part of Encore Park, began just months before the Stock Market crash in 1929 as the Warner Brothers Building. 🎥 It served as a film and sound track distribution site. But later it would become an iconic location for makeshift recording sessions for musicians like blues legend Robert Johnson, Bob Wills and the Texas Playboys, Lolo Cavazos, and many others. 🎶

🇺🇸You have the opportunity to preserve a piece of downtown Dallas history and American music history while supporting our effort to bring people together through art, music, and service to others.

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09/04/2023

We hope you’re having a wonderful day today! Happy Labor Day!
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