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Sat, Oct 29The Ruthe Jackson CenterThe Purple Music Festival is an event that celebrates the music and cultures of Dallas & New Orleans. Come out and experience some of the best creole soul food and music that Dallas has to offer. Note: Kids under 3 years old are "free"
The Association of St. Augustine High School Alumni - DFW
2022 Purple Musci Festival
About the Music Festival
The Association of St. Augustine Alumni – DFW Chapter’s Annual Mardi Gras Ball is a premier fundraising gala and major social event focusing on raising awareness and support for our alma mater’s 69-year mission of educating and molding deserving young black men in the city of New Orleans to become leaders equipped to improve the world. This exclusive, “must-attend” event is designed to be one of DFW’s finest evenings of fun, good food, glitz and glamour that will have attendees feeling like they are in New Orleans enjoying the pageantry of Mardi Gras.
Event Details
The annual Music Festival is a will feature music of all types including Jazz, Pop, Hip Hop and R & B. The event targets local DFW professionals, corporations, small businesses and other community-based organizations. For five (5) hours attendees will experience the flare of New Orleans hospitality, music, food and fun. When complete, everyone will have learned a little bit about the cause of helping St. Aug to continue its mission and how their support improves the lives of students and their families.
When: October 29, 2022 - 1:00 PM – 6:00 PM
Where: Ruthe Jackson Center – Grand Prairie, TX
The Ruthe Jackson Center
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3113 S Carrier Parkway Grand Prairie, Texas 75052
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Why Sponsor?
Sponsors of this event will gain access to a ground floor opportunity to market their brand, products or services to professionals from across the DFW area and from cities across the US. Our fellow chapter in Atlanta has been hosting their Mardi Gras Ball for 15 years and now attracts over 1,500 guests annually to their event. While we have chosen to cap attendance to our inaugural event at 400 in order to ensure that we produce the right experience, we fully expect to grow our event to the scale of our brethren in Atlanta. Professionals who attend this event will come from all walks of life and are consumers of all types of goods and services. We encourage you to take a look at this unique opportunity to support our ‘party with a cause’ and grow with us over the coming years. The Association of St Augustine H.S. DFW Alumni is a 501c3 Nonprofit Organization.
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All proceeds raised will help support a student scholarship fund for St Augustine High School in New Orleans, LA. Non Profit 501c3 filling information available upon request.