One year ago, I started writing these weekly blogs and I am extremely thankful for them.
Read moreGiving Tuesday 2021
Investing in your community is important! Give to the restoration of the Dreamland Ballroom on November 30th and be a part of revitalizing a largely lost piece of Arkansas history while helping to reduce urban blight in your city and state.
Read moreGet Involved! Donate to Dreamland
As a nonprofit, it seems counterintuitive to have money be such a central focus for the organization. But to preserve this amazing historic site or do any good with it, we really must make raising as much money as possible a priority
Read moreLegacy of the Line; Bring Back the Music!
The 9th Street community knew what music could do for them…whether they felt good or bad.
Read moreThe Friends of Dreamland Receives $498,000 From the National Parks Service’s 2020 African American Civil Rights Grant Program
This is the third award that the Friends of Dreamland has been granted from the African American Civil Rights Grant Program for work to restore the Dreamland Ballroom!
Read moreDancing Into Dreamland is Back!
Tickets are on sale for the 11th Dancing into Dreamland on February 12th, 2022.
Read moreWalking Together
This past weekend’s tour has Matthew feeling really good about the future of the Dreamland Ballroom! For our potential partnerships and our relationship with our community.
Read moreAn Official Holiday
Juneteenth was finally made an official federal holiday! A step in the right direct but we’ve still got a lot to think and work on when it comes to the issues of race in this country.
Read moreThat’s Not Thunder Overhead… It’s Construction
A thunderous update on the Dreamland Ballroom Public Access Project!
Read moreNPS Approved!
Dreamland gets the GREEN Light from the National Parks Service and GIVES the Green Light for YOU to get involved!
Read moreA Love Story
For our fifth week of March and first of five weeks of April, Matthew talks about his love of “old stuff” and his thought’s on why historic preservation is important.
Read moreMagical Musical March
This month our capital campaign was Magical Musical March. We explored the Chitlin Circuit and the Line, the talent that graced the Dreamland stage, and the effect that history had on Dreamland’s story.
Read moreA New Mission
Friends of Dreamland celebrates the community of historic West Ninth Street, shares the legacy of Dreamland Ballroom, and preserves the original intent of Taborian Hall.
Read moreA New Year
A new year, new goals, and, of course, more work to be done! Dream with us …
Read moreThank you to and from the Friends of Dreamland! Goodbye 2020, Welcome 2021!
Thank you to our donors, volunteers, and friends!
Read morePublic Access Project; Phase 1
Read about the first phase of the Dreamland Ballroom Public Access Project funded by the National Parks Service and Flagandbanner.com. And stay tuned for the first post on Phase 2 coming up later in 2021.
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