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IT'S HAPPENING IN GRAND PRAIRIE.
I'M GEORGIA CLEMSON, AND WE HAVE TWO FABULOUS GUESTS WITH US TODAY.
AND BELIEVE IT OR NOT, PEOPLE WE'RE GONNA TALK TRASH HERE ON.
IT'S HAPPENING IN GRAND PRAIRIE.
WE'RE SO GLAD TO HAVE YOU ALL TODAY.
TELL US, TELL US, UH, WHAT YOUR TITLE IS WITH THE CITY OH, AND ROSES AS WELL.
I'M THE DIRECTOR OF SOLID WASTE AND RECYCLING, AND ROSE HERE IS THE MANAGER OF SOLID WASTE AND RECYCLING.
AND SO YOUR OFFICE IS ACTUALLY AT THE LANDFILL, ISN'T IT? YES, MA'AM.
AND YOU DO A FABULOUS JOB OF, UH, OF KEEPING US CLEAN IN GRAND PRAIRIE AND, UH, TAKING CARE OF THAT NEED.
NOW, WE KNOW THAT THERE'S A CHANGE ON THE HORIZON HERE IN GRAND PRAIRIE WITH THE PICKUP, IS THAT CORRECT? THAT IS CORRECT.
THANK YOU FOR ALLOWING US TO COME IN AND TALK ABOUT THAT A LITTLE BIT.
UM, WE'RE GETTING OUT IN FRONT OF THIS, SO OCTOBER 2ND, WE'VE GOT A LITTLE BIT OF TIME TO THINK ABOUT IT AND PLAN FOR IT, BUT, UH, GARBAGE WILL BE CHANGING RESIDENTIAL GARBAGE COLLECTION THAT IS AND RESIDENTIAL RECYCLING COLLECTION IN GRAND PRAIRIE.
WE ARE NO LONGER GOING TO HAVE SIX DIFFERENT COLLECTION DAYS.
WE WILL HAVE FOUR GARBAGE COLLECTION DAYS, ONE RECYCLING DAY, AND IT'S VERY, VERY SIMPLE.
IF YOU LIVE NORTH OF WARRIOR TRAIL, YOUR GARBAGE DAYS WILL BE TUESDAY AND FRIDAY.
IF YOU LIVE SOUTH OF WARRIOR TRAIL, YOUR GARBAGE DAYS WILL BE MONDAY AND THURSDAY, AND THEN ALL RESIDENTIAL RECYCLING WILL HAPPEN ON WEDNESDAY.
NOW, UM, THAT IS DIFFERENT AND SOMETIMES IT'S A LITTLE DIFFICULT FOR US WHEN WE'RE IN THE HABIT OF DOING THE SAME THING OVER AND OVER ON THE SAME DAYS.
BUT IF THEY WANT TO FIND OUT, UM, NEED TO SEE THOSE DATES AGAIN, BECAUSE IF THEY'RE LIKE ME, THEY'RE SAYING NOW WHERE DO I LIVE AND WHAT'S MY DAY?
UH, WHERE CAN THEY FIND THAT INFORMATION? WE HAVE THE INFORMATION REALLY EVERYWHERE.
YOU CAN GO TO THE CITY'S MAIN WEBPAGE@DPTX.ORG.
UM, IF YOU WANT TO GET, UM, A LITTLE BIT MORE INFORMATION ABOUT YOUR GENERAL GARBAGE COLLECTION OR RECYCLING, WHAT YOU CAN RECYCLE, YOU CAN GO TO GPTX.ORG/RECYCLING.
RIGHT NOW, ROSE, WHAT ROLE ARE YOU GONNA PLAY IN THIS CHANGE AND AT THE, AT THE LANDFILL AS WELL? WELL, MA'AM, WE WILL, WE WILL BE ANSWERING ALL THE PHONE CALLS COMING IN, UM, GOING OUT, TALKING TO CUSTOMERS, UH, RESIDENTS, UH, ABOUT THEIR COLLECTION AND ANY QUESTIONS THEY MAY HAVE.
AND, UM, I'M JUST THINKING ABOUT THIS AS IT ROLLS OUT,
UM, THIS IS REALLY GONNA SIMPLIFY IT FOR THE CITY, ISN'T IT? IT REALLY WILL.
IT'S GOING TO CREATE ADDITIONAL RES OR ADDITIONAL GARBAGE ROUTES, AND WHAT THAT'S GOING TO LOOK LIKE IS THE DAY WILL FINISH UP SOONER FOR THE, THE HELPERS THAT ARE ON THE BACKS OF THE TRUCK IN THE ELEMENTS.
SO, UM, IT WILL ALSO REMOVE SATURDAY COLLECTION UNLESS THERE'S A HOLIDAY.
UM, SATURDAYS DON'T HAVE, UM, AS MANY MECHANICS TO WORK ON THE TRUCK, SO THIS SHOULD BE A BIG HELP FOR THAT.
UM, REALLY THE MOST EXCITING CHANGE THAT I'M SEEING OUT OF THIS IS ON A HOLIDAY WEEK, EVERYONE WILL STILL HAVE TWO GARBAGE COLLECTION DAYS.
SO IF YOUR HOLIDAY IS ON A MONDAY, THEN YOU WOULD GO AHEAD AND PUT YOUR TRASH OUT ON TUESDAY.
FOR THE TUESDAY PEOPLE, THEY WOULD PUT IT OUT ON WEDNESDAY AND SO ON UNTIL GARBAGE COLLECTION CONCLUDES ON SATURDAY.
AND THEN MONDAY WE START AGAIN WITH OUR REGULAR SCHEDULE START AGAIN.
AND, UM, THE THING ABOUT IT THAT I LIKE IS WELL, IS THAT EVERYBODY RECYCLES ON WEDNESDAY, CORRECT? YES, MA'AM.
SO THAT AT LEAST SIMPLIFIES THAT, THAT I CAN STILL REMEMBER TO GET MY RECYCLING OUT ON WEDNESDAY.
AND THAT GREEN TUB THAT COMES IN HANDY WHEN WE RECYCLE, DOESN'T IT ROSE? YES, MA'AM, IT DOES.
AND WHERE DO WE GET THOSE? WELL, IF ANYBODY'S NEEDING ANY RECYCLE BINS, BRAND NEW RESIDENCE OR YOU WANNA REPLACE ONE, YOU'RE MORE THAN WELCOME TO COME TO THE LANDFILL AND WE ARE MORE THAN HAPPY TO HELP YOU SO THEY CAN GET THOSE AT THE LANDFILL.
AND IS THERE A CHARGE FOR THAT? UH, YES MA'AM.
FOR ANY ADDITIONAL BINS THERE ARE, THEY ARE $5.
BUT IF IT'S YOUR FIRST TIME, IT IS A FREE BIN.
AND, UM, WHO WOULD LIKE TO TELL US WHAT WE CAN PUT IN THERE? I ALWAYS LIKE TO BE REMINDED, WILL I, PATRICIA? OH, ALL KINDS OF PAPER, PLASTIC,
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NEWSPAPER, GLASS BOTTLES AND JARS.ALUMINUM CANS, UM, TIN CANS, REALLY, THAT KIND OF THING.
AND THEY PREFER, UH, CLEAN, EMPTY, AND DRY SO THAT WE CAN KEEP THAT CONTAMINATION RATE REALLY LOW.
AND, UM, I KNOW THAT, UM, IT'S IMPORTANT TO PEOPLE TO KNOW THAT THEIR RECYCLING MATERIAL IS BEING SENT TO A GOOD PLACE.
IS THAT, IS THAT WHAT WE DO? THAT IS WHAT WE DO.
AND WHAT I REALLY LIKE ABOUT THIS PARTICULAR CHANGE IS ANY RESIDENTIAL TRUCK GOING DOWN YOUR STREET ON WEDNESDAY, THERE IS NO CONFUSION THAT TRUCK IS NOT GOING THROUGH THE LANDFILL.
THAT TRUCK IS ONLY GOING TO THE MATERIAL RECOVERY FACILITY ON ELLIOT READER ROAD IN FORT WORTH.
AND WHAT ELSE ABOUT THIS CHANGE? IS THERE ANYTHING ELSE YOU WANT TO COVER WITH OUR RESIDENTS? I KNOW WE'RE GONNA HAVE TO TALK ABOUT THE DATE ONE MORE TIME, THE DATES AND WHERE WE LIVE AND WHERE THE DIVIDING LINE IS.
SO WHY DON'T YOU COVER THAT ONE MORE TIME FOR US ONE MORE TIME.
STARTING OCTOBER 2ND, UM, REPUBLIC WILL START ON THE SOUTH PART OF TOWN, THE SOUTHERN, WHOOPS, SOUTH OF, UM, WARRIOR TRAIL.
THAT WILL ALL BE MONDAY, THURSDAY, AND THEN ON TUESDAY NORTH OF WARRIOR TRAIL.
SO EVERYBODY NORTH OF WARRIOR TRAIL WILL BE TUESDAY, FRIDAY, EVERYBODY RECYCLES ON WEDNESDAY.
WHY DON'T YOU TELL US ABOUT THAT? ROSE BULKY AND BRUSH WILL STILL STAY, STAY THE SAME.
IT WILL BE PICKED UP ON YOUR REGULAR TRASH DAY, AND YOU CAN ALWAYS CALL FOR A SPECIAL PICKUP TO REMIND PEOPLE THAT, YOU KNOW, REMIND YOUR GARBAGE PEOPLE THAT YOU'RE GONNA BE SITTING ON A COUCH OR A REFRIGERATOR.
AND THAT'S, AND AS FOR YOUR BRUSH, IF IT'S, UH, BUNDLED UP, IT WILL BE PICKED UP BY YOUR GARBAGE PEOPLE.
IF YOU HAVE A LARGE AMOUNT OF BRUSH THAT IS YOUR STREETS DEPARTMENT, THAT IS STILL HANDLED THE SAME BY THE CITY ON YOUR REGULAR WEEK, THAT IS SCHEDULED.
SO IF I HAVE A REFRIGERATOR, I CAN ACTUALLY CALL SOMEBODY AND THEY WILL PICK IT UP.
YOU DON'T EVEN HAVE TO TAKE THE FREON OUT.
YOU CAN CALL REPUBLIC AT THE, AT THEIR PHONE NUMBER AND IT'S ON LISTED ON OUR WEBSITE.
OR YOU'RE WELCOME TO CALL THE CITY.
THEY WILL GET YOU TO US AND WE WILL HELP YOU, AND WE WILL REGISTER YOU TO GET IT PICKED UP.
WELL, THAT'S AN EXCELLENT SERVICE FOR OUR CITIZENS.
SO THANK YOU FOR REMINDING US OF THAT.
AND, UM, I'M GONNA REMIND OUR VIEWERS THAT IT'S A SPECIAL DAY TODAY.
REDFORD'S BIRTHDAY, SO HAPPY BIRTHDAY.
AND I HEARD THAT YOUR STAFF GAVE YOU A LITTLE DECORATION PARTY.
THERE WAS A LITTLE MORE TRASH IN MY OFFICE THAN USUAL
UM, THEY, THEY, UH, THEY WRAPPED MY ENTIRE OFFICE IN, UH, IN PINK PAPER.
AND THANK YOU BOTH FOR BEING HERE TO TELL US ABOUT THIS CHANGE COMING UP, AND WE'RE GONNA GO BY THE RULES AND WE'RE GONNA, UH, LEARN TO ENJOY THIS.
I'M SURE THIS IS A GOOD CHANGE.
THANK YOU SO MUCH FOR BEING WITH US TODAY.
GRAND PRAIRIE, IT'S TIME TO BAG THE BAG AND GRAB THE BIN.
THE CITY IS NO LONGER COLLECTING RECYCLED ITEMS IN PLASTIC BAGS BECAUSE PLASTIC BAGS DAMAGE PROCESSING EQUIPMENT.
INSTEAD, USE YOUR RECYCLING BIN TO HOLD ITEMS FOR PICKUP.
AND REMEMBER, ONLY GLASS BOTTLES AND JARS, METAL CANS AND PAPER PRODUCTS ARE OKAY.
FOR MORE INFORMATION, PLEASE VISIT GPTX.ORG/RECYCLING.
WELCOME BACK, AND WE WELCOME OUR NEXT LOVELY GUEST.
THANK YOU VERY MUCH FOR INVITING ME.
IT'S WONDERFUL TO SEE YOU, AND YOU HAVE SOME EXCITING THINGS GOING ON IN GRAND PRIX COMING UP, RIGHT? YES, WE SURE DO.
WE'RE CELEBRATING AND KICKING OFF HISPANIC HERITAGE MONTH.
AND, UM, THIS YEAR WE'RE EXCITED.
IT'S OUR THIRD YEAR THAT WE'RE GONNA HAVE IT HERE AT FARMER'S MARKET.
UH, BUT 17 YEARS ALREADY CELEBRATING, UH, MEXICAN INDEPENDENCE AND, YOU KNOW, UH, UH, CENTRAL AMERICA CELEBRATE INDEPENDENCE DAY.
WE'RE, YOU KNOW, REALLY LOOKING FORWARD TO THE EVENT IT'S GONNA TAKE PLACE SEPTEMBER 16TH.
AND, UH, THIS YEAR I'M EXCITED TOO BECAUSE WE FINALLY GOT IT OUT TO MAIN STREET ON OUR SECOND YEAR HAVING A PARADE.
SO THE EVENT, THE PARADE IS GONNA START AT, UH, UPLIFT PREPARATORY MM-HMM
AND, YOU KNOW, A LITTLE ROUTE ON MAIN STREET AND TURNING HERE ON THIRD STREET AND BACK IN ON CITY, UH, PARKING.
AND MARY, IF SOMEONE WANTS TO PARTICIPATE IN THE PARADE NOW, DO YOU USE LARGE VEHICLES OR IS, I'VE HEARD THAT IT'S A SMALLER VEHICLE, IS
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THAT RIGHT? UH, MOSTLY IT'S SMALLER VEHICLES.LAST YEAR WE DID HAVE SOME MOTORCYCLES, SO WE HAD A GROUP OF LADY MOTORCYCLES AND IT WAS EXCITING.
UH, BUT YES, THERE'S SMALL VEHICLES.
IT'S A SMALL ROUTE, BUT IT'S A, YOU KNOW, IT'S A, A BEAUTIFUL, UH, CULTURAL EVENT THAT WE INVITE EVERYBODY TO BE A PART OF.
YOU KNOW, IT'S A, THERE'S NO CHARGE TO PARTICIPATE.
IF YOU HAVE A PASSION FOR CULTURAL EVENTS, WE LOOK FORWARD YOU TO HAVING YOU ON BOARD.
SO IF SOMEBODY ACTUALLY HAD A GOLF CART THEY WANTED TO DECORATE, WOULD THAT BE APPROPRIATE? ABSOLUTELY, YES.
LAST YEAR WE HAD A LITTLE TUTU TRAIN.
THAT'S THE ONE THAT I RODE IN.
I COULD BARELY FIT IN THERE, BUT IT'S AMAZING.
SO YES, GOLF CARTS, UH, MOTORCYCLES, BICYCLES, WALKING, YOU KNOW, WHATEVER YOU HAVE, YOU WANNA BE A PART OF IT.
UH, IT, WE DO HAVE THE STUDENTS FROM G-P-I-S-D PERFORMING AS ALWAYS, UH, FORICO AND MARIACHI GROUPS.
UH, SO WE LOOK FORWARD TO THIS EVENT.
WE HAVE FOOD VENDORS, WE HAVE ARTS AND CRAFTS VENDORS.
IT'S GONNA BE A BEAUTIFUL EVENT.
AND, YOU KNOW, WE DID IT IN COLLABORATION WITH OUR WONDERFUL CITY AND OUR TWO KINGS, UH, CHIP, NAMI AND RA COZI.
UH, SO I HAVE A GREAT TEAM THAT HELPED ME, YOU KNOW, BRING THIS BEAUTIFUL CULTURAL EVENT TO OUR CITY.
WELL, I'M SORRY TO SAY, I HAVEN'T BEEN ABLE TO COME FOR THE PAST TWO YEARS BECAUSE WE HAD CONFLICTS WITH TEXAS A AND M FOOTBALL, YOU KNOW.
BUT THIS YEAR WE'RE FREE, SO I'M HOPING THAT I GET TO COME AND ENJOY THAT.
AND I'M GLAD YOU SAID THERE WOULD BE FOOD VENDORS.
YES, WE HAVE FOOD VENDORS, DIVERSE FOODS.
YOU KNOW, I TRY TO GET A, GET A LITTLE BIT OF EVERYTHING FOR DIFFERENT TASTES, SO IT'S GONNA BE AMAZING.
WE HAVE MUSIC, UH, ENTERTAINMENT.
WE HAVE, UH, BENDERS, UM, A LOT OF FUN.
WE HAVE THE PONY, UH, PONY RIDE FOR KIDS.
WE HAVE A LITTLE TRAIN FOR KIDS TO RIDE AROUND IN THE TRAIN AND HAVE FUN.
AND WE HAVE SOME, UM, SOME CHARACTER MASCOTS, YOU KNOW, FOR KIDS THAT WANNA OH, PICTURES.
WE HAVE THE LITTLE BARBIE BOOTH THERE FOR ANYBODY THAT WANTS TO TAKE THAT SOUVENIR PICTURE.
AND THERE'S GONNA BE A LOT OF FUN.
IT'S A FAMILY CULTURAL EVENT, SO EVERYBODY'S WELCOME TO JOIN US.
I LOVE IT WHEN YOU HAVE LOTS OF GOOD PHOTO OPS THAT MAKES GOOD MEMORIES FOR FAMILIES.
AND OF COURSE THE FARMER'S MARKET WILL BE OPENED AS WELL.
FARMER'S MARKET THIS YEAR, UH, THEY PROVIDED, THEY GAVE US A SPACE SO WE COULD PUT MORE VENDORS UNDER THE COVERED BOOTH, AND THAT'S AMAZING.
UH, BUT, UH, YOU KNOW, WE'RE STILL GONNA BE THERE.
WE HAVE, WE'RE ABLE TO ACCOMMODATE MORE VENDORS.
IT'S SEPTEMBER 16TH FROM 9:00 AM TO 1:00 PM THE PARADE LINEUP IS AT 8:00 AM AT UPLIFT.
AND WE'RE GONNA KICK IT OFF AND, YOU KNOW, START AT 9:00 AM HOPEFULLY GOD WILLING ON TIME.
SO WE LOOK FORWARD TO HAVING EVERYBODY THERE.
AND THIS IS ONE FAM, ONE GRAND PRAIRIE IS A ONE BIG FAMILY CITY.
SO WE HOPE TO HAVE EVERYBODY THERE.
AND IT'S GONNA BE SO MUCH FUN.
NOW THAT TAKES CARE OF WHAT'S GONNA HAPPEN IN SEPTEMBER.
DO YOU HAVE SOMETHING ELSE COMING UP AFTER SEPTEMBER? YES, WE SURE DO.
UH, HISPANIC HERITAGE AMBASSADORS IS A, UH, UH, NONPROFIT ORGANIZATION THAT PROMOTES CULTURAL AWARENESS AND DIFFERENT CELEBRATIONS THAT WE HAVE.
OUR NEXT CELEBRATION AFTER OUR FIESTA RIAS, OF COURSE, IS GONNA BE THAT DI LOS MUTOS FIESTA LATINA, TOTALLY FREE AT THE UPTOWN THEATER.
UM, ANYBODY WELCOME, UH, WE'RE GONNA HAVE OUR KATRINA SHOWDOWN, A KATRINA CONTEST.
WE'RE GONNA PROMOTE WHAT LOS DE OF THE DID IS IN FULL TRADITIONS THAT WE DO, IN HOW WE CELEBRATE IT, AND DIVERSE, UH, PARTS CITIES IN MEXICO.
SO WE LOOK FORWARD TO HAVING EVERYBODY THERE AFTER LATINA UPTOWN.
WE HAVE OUR BEAUTIFUL MAGIC CHRISTMAS, WHICH YOU ARE A GUEST SPEAKER STORYTELLER THIS YEAR FOR OUR KIDS.
AND WE DO IT IN COLLABORATION WITH OUR WONDERFUL GRAND PRAIRIE POLICE DEPARTMENT, OUR SANTA COPS, WHICH ARE ANGELS TO OUR PROGRAM EVERY YEAR.
AND WHAT A GREAT TEAM YOU ALL MAKE BEING A BLESSING TO THESE CHILDREN.
IT TAKES, UH, IT TAKES MANY ORGANIZATIONS, MANY GOOD PEOPLE WITH GREAT HEARTS COMING TOGETHER AND BRINGING SOMETHING SO BEAUTIFUL THAT GROWS AND SERVES.
UH, EVERY YEAR WE, OUR LIST KEEPS GROWING FOR THE MAGIC.
UH, WE HAVE NOW OVER 1000 KIDS THAT WE'RE ABLE TO PROVIDE TOYS THAT IS AMAZING.
AND YOU HAVE QUITE A FEW THAT COME ON THAT DAY.
WE'RE WE, BECAUSE THE FACILITY IS A LITTLE NOT THAT BIG, RIGHT.
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WE HAVE RIGHT NOW REGISTERED 620, UH OH WOW.CHILDREN AND NOT ALL OF 'EM STAY, IT'S MOST COME AND GO.
BUT YOU KNOW, I WILL TELL YOU THAT A GREAT NUMBER PROBABLY WHAT, 500 KIDS STAY THERE FOR THE STORYTELLING AND PICTURES WITH SANTA AND THE COOKIES, THEIR STOCKINGS, THEIR GIFT DISTRIBUTION.
GOING TO BE, IT IS GOING TO BE GREAT.
AND HOW BLESSED WE ARE TO HAVE THE HISPANIC HERITAGE AMBASSADOR MARY DOMINGUEZ, TO BE IN OUR CITY.
WE LOVE HAVING YOU IN GRAND PRAIRIE AND ALL THAT YOU DO FOR OUR CITY AND THE MULTIPLE OPPORTUNITIES YOU HAVE TO SHARE THE CULTURE WITH ALL OF US.
THANK YOU SO VERY MUCH, GEORGIA.
UH, WE COULDN'T DO THIS WITH THE CITY SUPPORT AND WITH PEOPLE LIKE YOURSELF AND OUR GREAT MAYOR THAT SUPPORT OUR EFFORTS AND WE WORK ALL TOGETHER.
THANK, WE'RE THANKFUL FOR THEM AND FOR EVERYBODY WHO PARTICIPATES AND MAKES THIS POSSIBLE.
NOW, MARY, TELL 'EM ONE LAST TIME, THE DATE OF THE UPCOMING EVENT IN SEPTEMBER.
GRAND FIESTA PATRIA 2023 AT FARMER'S MARKET.
SEPTEMBER 26TH FROM 9:00 AM TO 1:00 PM UH, WE LOOK FORWARD TO HAVING EVERYBODY.
THE PARADE LINE UP IS AT, UH, 8:00 AM KICKING OFF AT NINE AND MAKING OUR ROUTE.
AND THEN WE HEAD TO THE FESTIVAL WHERE WE HAVE GREAT ENTERTAINMENT, FOOD, ENTERTAINMENT, MARIACHI, FORICO, AND ALL OF US CELEBRATING AND KICKING OFF TOGETHER.
IT SOUNDS WONDERFUL AND I HOPE TO BE THERE.
WE LOOK FORWARD TO HAVING YOU IN THE HOUSE.
THANK YOU SO MUCH FOR BEING WITH US TODAY AND TO SHARE THIS INFORMATION WITH OUR VIEWERS.
HELLO, I'M BRANDON AND I SANG OPERA PROFESSIONALLY.
HI, MY NAME IS ROBERT AND I PLAY PRO FOOTBALL AND I'M A PRAIRIE POLICE OFFICER AND I'M A GRAND PRAIRIE POLICE OFFICER AND I'M A GRAND PRAIRIE POLICE OFFICER AND I'M A GRAND PRAIRIE POLICE OFFICER AND I'M A GRAND PRAIRIE POLICE OFFICER AND I'M A GRAND PRAIRIE POLICE OFFICER.
AND I'M DANIEL SNE FATHER MARINE CORPS VETERAN AND GRAND PRAIRIE POLICE CHIEF.
AND LIKE ALL GRAND PRIX POLICE OFFICERS, ONE WITH OUR COMMUNITY.
WELCOME BACK AND WELCOME TO OUR TWO GUESTS.
IT'S GREAT TO HAVE YOU ALL BACK AGAIN.
DEBBIE DOBBS AND MATT BETS WITH THE WONDERFUL GRAND PRAIRIE ARTS COUNCIL.
WE KNOW THAT YOU'RE THE MONEY LADY.
AND MATT, WHAT ARE YOU CALLING YOURSELF NOW?
BUT YOU BOTH DO A FABULOUS JOB.
AND WE GET TO TALK ABOUT WHAT'S HAPPENING AT THE ARTS COUNCIL AT THE UPTOWN THEATER, AND IT STARTS PRETTY SOON.
WELL, THE FIRST THING WE HAVE IS WE HAVE A PRAIRIE FEST FILM FESTIVAL.
THE FIRST EVER THAT WE'VE DONE, UM, IT'S GOING TO BE ON SEPTEMBER 23RD, IT'S A COME AND GO EVENT.
WE'VE GOT ABOUT 40 FILMS THAT HAVE BEEN SUBMITTED.
UH, THEY'RE SHORT FILMS IN A LOT OF DIFFERENT CATEGORIES AND UH, OUR BOARD MEMBERS, RANDY GAM AND BEN COCKRELL HAVE KIND OF A PASSION FOR THE FILMS AND THEY ARE HEADING THAT UP.
SO WE'RE REALLY LOOKING FORWARD TO THAT.
UM, YOU CAN COME AND WATCH THREE OR FOUR MOVIES AND LEAVE.
UH, THERE WILL BE A BREAK FOR DINNER IN BETWEEN, BETWEEN THAT WE HAVE A Q AND A PANEL DISCUSSION WITH SOME PEOPLE.
AND WE HAVE A VERY SPECIAL GUEST, WHICH WE'RE LEAVING AS A CLIFFHANGER.
BUT WE HAVE AN ACTOR FROM THE TV SERIES, STRANGER THINGS WOW.
COMING IN TO GIVE US A LITTLE TALK ON A SUPERSTAR FILMMAKING.
SO WE'RE ENCOURAGING PEOPLE TO COME OUT AND SUPPORT THAT AND WATCH IT.
UH, THE TICKETS ARE ON OUR WEBSITE AND ARE ON SALE NOW, AND IT'S OUR FIRST TIME TO DO IT, SO WE'RE HOPING IT STARTS OFF WITH A BANG AND WE CAN CONTINUE IT EVERY YEAR.
NOW I JUST HAVE A QUESTION ABOUT THIS.
YOU SAID IT'S GONNA BE MULTIPLE FILMS MM-HMM
AND ON VARIOUS, UH, TOPICS OR THEMES OR WHAT ARE WE TALKING ABOUT? YES, THERE ARE FILMS THAT ARE, WELL, WHAT ARE THE CATEGORIES? I DON'T EVEN KNOW THE CATEGORIES THAT ARE ON THERE.
THERE WERE NO GENERIC CATEGORIES.
UH, IT'S BASICALLY SUBMIT A FILM, WHATEVER YOUR FILM IS ABOUT, SO.
AND IT COULD BE COMEDY, IT COULD BE NATURE, IT COULD BE, UM, I DO KNOW ONE LADY
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WHO'S SUBMITTING HER DOCUMENTARY OF HER JOURNEY WITH BREAST CANCER MM-HMMAND SO ALL DIFFERENT TOPICS, ALL DIFFERENT GENRES, LOTS OF VARIETY.
AND IS THIS OPEN TO GRAND PRAIRIE PEOPLE OR EVERYBODY OR WHO? THIS IS OPEN TO FAR NEAR GRAND PRAIRIE RESIDENTS.
WE'VE HAD, UH, WE ADVERTISE THIS, UH, TO ALL AROUND THE WORLD.
FOR PEOPLE TO SUBMIT FILMS. MM-HMM
THEY DON'T HAVE TO BE JUST GRAND PRAIRIE RESIDENTS.
SO WE'VE GOT LOTS OF FILMS THAT HAVE BEEN SUBMITTED TO THE FESTIVAL THAT ARE NOT TEXANS.
AND, UM, ON ALL DIFFERENT TOPICS AND NO PARTICULAR SCHEDULE, YOU JUST SHOW UP THE COME AND GO SHOW UP AND WHATEVER HAPPENS TO BE ON, YOU GET TO SEE.
NOW, TICKETS TO THAT, TICKETS ARE ON SALE ON OUR WEBSITE, UH, GRAND PRAIRIE ARTS COUNCIL.ORG OR NO GPA AT GRAND PRAIRIE ARTS COUNCIL.ORG.
AND, UM, WHAT ARE THE TICKET PRICES? THEY'RE $10.
YOU CAN COME AND GO, COME AND GO ALL DAY.
OH, WELL THAT'S A DAY OF FILMS. THAT WOULD BE A FILM FESTIVAL FOR SURE.
AND YOU SAID YOU HAVE A BREAK FOR DINNER.
DOES THAT MEAN THEY CAN BUY DINNER THERE OR WHAT DOES THAT MEAN? WE WON'T BE PROVIDING DINNER, BUT THEY CAN LEAVE.
WE'VE GOT LOTS OF PLACES, A SUBWAY RIGHT ACROSS THE STREET.
WE'VE GOT ROMAS AND TUSCANY DOWN THE ROAD.
IT'LL BE LONG ENOUGH THEY CAN GO GRAB A BITE AND THEN COME BACK AND SEE THE LATER FILMS. I LOVE IT.
THEY'VE GOT GREAT OPTIONS NOW ON MAIN STREET IN GRAND PRAIRIE OR YES, MA'AM.
AND YOU MAY SAY YOUR TOPIC
SO, UM, OCTOBER 20TH THROUGH 29TH WE'LL BE PRO DOING THE LIVE PRODUCTION OF THE HUNCHBACK OF NOTRE DAME.
DID I SAY IT RIGHT? I THINK YOU DID A GREAT JOB.
AND WE'RE REALLY EXCITED ABOUT THIS BECAUSE IT'S BASED ON THE STORY, UH, THE DISNEY STORY OF THE HUNCHBACK OF NOTRE NOTRE DAME.
UM, BUT IT'S, IT'S MORE INTENSE.
WE'RE GOING TO ACTUALLY HAVE 15 CHOIR MEMBERS DOWN IN THE ORCHESTRA PIT THAT ARE JUST SINGERS.
AND THEN WE'LL HAVE 25 TO 30 UP ON STAGE THAT ARE ACTORS AND SINGERS AS WELL.
SO THEY'LL DO THE WHOLE PRODUCTION.
SO WE'RE VERY EXCITED ABOUT IT.
WELL, YOU'VE TAUGHT ME SOMETHING BECAUSE I DIDN'T EVEN KNOW IT WAS A MUSICAL.
AND PLENTY OF SINGING AND DANCING.
AND I'M SURE IT'S A VERY GOOD AND IT'S BASED ON HISTORY, CORRECT? THAT'S CORRECT.
AND, UM, THEN WHAT DO WE HAVE AFTER THAT? OH, WHEN CAN THEY AUDITION? AUDITIONS ARE ALREADY, I MEAN, REHEARSALS ARE ALREADY IN PLACE.
SO NO AUDITIONS YET, BUT WE'LL TALK ABOUT AUDITIONS COMING UP FOR OUR CHRISTMAS SHOW.
LET, LET'S TALK ABOUT, UM, THE GALA.
THIS IS OUR SECOND YEAR TO DO, UM, A GALA.
WE ARE USING IT TO INTRODUCE OUR 2024 SEASON, WHICH HAS BEEN KEPT QUIET UNTIL THE GALA.
UM, WE, UH, HAVE IT SET FOR NOVEMBER 9TH AT THE UPTOWN THEATER, STARTING AT SEVEN O'CLOCK IN THE EVENING.
WE DO HOR D'OEUVRES, DRINKS, ENTERTAINMENT.
WE TAKE EVERYBODY INTO THE THEATER AND DRUM ROLL, PLEASE ANNOUNCE OUR SEASON.
UM, AND IT'S ALSO THE FIRST CHANCE FOR OUR PATRONS TO GET THEIR SEASON TICKETS.
SO WE USUALLY SELL SEVERAL SEASON TICKETS RIGHT AFTER THEY HEAR WHAT THE LINEUP IS.
AND THEY WANT TO GO AHEAD AND GET THEIR SEASON TICKETS FOR THE 2024 SEASON.
SO IF THEY WANT TO DO DO THAT, THEY CAN, UM, PURCHASE THEIR TICKETS FOR THE SEASON.
BUT THEY SHOW UP AND THE SECRET IS REVEALED WHAT THE, WHAT THE SHOWS WILL BE FOR THE COMING YEAR.
AND WE DID IT LAST YEAR AND EVERYBODY LOVED IT AND SAID, PLEASE DO IT AGAIN.
SO THAT'S WHY WE'RE DOING IT AGAIN.
AND IT WILL PROBABLY BE BECOME TRADITION AT THIS POINT.
WELL, I WOULD LIKE TO BE INVITED,
I WAS PROBABLY INVITED LAST YEAR BUT HAD PROBABLY HAD A CONFLICT, BUT THAT SOUNDS LIKE SO MUCH FUN.
WE WILL DEFINITELY GET AN INVITATION TO YOU.
SEASON TICKET HOLDERS GET TO COME TO THE GALA FOR FREE.
EVERYBODY ELSE PAYS $15, $15 MM-HMM
FOR THE RIGHT TO A SNEAK PREVIEW.
AND THE ENTERTAINMENT IS ACTUALLY, WE DO ONE NUMBER FROM EVERY SHOW THAT'S GONNA BE IN 2024.
NOW, IS THAT ON THE BIG STAGE? MM-HMM
SO IT'S VERY EXCITING AND YES, IT WENT OVER SO WELL, WE HAD OVER A HUNDRED PEOPLE LAST YEAR AND THEY, ALL OF THEM SAID, YOU'VE GOTTA DO THIS EVERY YEAR.
WELL THAT'S WHAT A, WHAT A GREAT WAY TO GET THE WORD OUT ABOUT WHAT'S GOING ON AT THE ARTS COUNCIL.
SO WE HAVE A BIG, UH, LOTS OF BIG THINGS COMING UP, STARTING SEPTEMBER 23RD.
THEN WE CAN MOVE RIGHT ON TO YOU CAN SAY IT.
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NOW WE'RE GONNA GO INTO CHRISTMAS.SO WE'RE GONNA DO WHITE CHRISTMAS THIS YEAR FOR OUR CHRISTMAS PRODUCTION AND WE'RE VERY EXCITED ABOUT IT.
AND THE DIRECTORS ALREADY SAID THAT SHE'S GONNA KEEP IT CLOSE TO WHAT THE MOVIE WAS.
SO IT WILL BE THE TRADITIONAL WHITE CHRISTMAS WITH ALL OF THE MUSIC AND THE DANCING THAT WAS IN THE MOVIE WHITE CHRISTMAS.
AND THAT WILL BE FAMILY FRIENDLY.
AND THAT'LL BE DECEMBER 8TH THROUGH THE 17TH.
THAT'S GONNA BE SO EXCITING, UH, FOR US TO HAVE A GREAT OPPORTUNITY TO DO SOMETHING FOR THE HOLIDAYS.
SO WE'VE GOT FOUR EXCITING THINGS BETWEEN NOW AND THE FIRST OF THE YEAR THAT'S RIGHT AT THE ARTS COUNCIL.
AND YOU'RE GONNA KEEP US SURPRISED AND, UM, NOT SURPRISED, BUT APPRISED
OH, WHAT A GREAT, UM, BLESSING YOU ALL ARE TO OUR CITY AND HOW YOU BRING SOME WONDERFUL ARTS AND, UH, CULTURE AND MUSIC AND ALL KIND OF GREAT THINGS TO, TO OUR CITIZENS.
WE APPRECIATE YOU BOTH SO MUCH AND YOUR BOARD, SEND YOUR BOARD OUR BEST AND TELL THEM THANK YOU FOR ALL THAT THEY DO FOR US.
I JUST WANTED TO GET INTO THAT.
YOU TALKED ABOUT BRINGING THINGS, UM, TO THE CITY.
UH, WE BRING OVER 6,000 GUESTS INTO DOWNTOWN AREA FOR ALL OF OUR SHOWS, ET CETERA.
AND A LOT OF THOSE ARE OUTSIDE OF THE GRAND PRAIRIE AREA THAT WE REACH ALL THE WAY NORTH, SOUTH, EAST AND WEST FOR, FOR ALL OF THE CITIES AROUND AND BRING IN THOSE TOURISTS BASICALLY.
AND I KNOW YOU, UM, I KNOW YOU ENCOURAGE 'EM TO GO TO THE PLACES THAT WE TALKED ABOUT EXACTLY.
GOT GREAT PLACES FOR 'EM RIGHT THERE ON MAIN STREET, INCLUDING THE FIREHOUSE.
I WAS THINKING OF THEM AS WELL.
I THINK SO FOR THE FALL AND THEN RIGHT UP UNTIL CHRISTMAS.
THANK YOU ALL SO MUCH FOR BEING HERE.
WE APPRECIATE THE OPPORTUNITY.
AND THANK YOU ALL FOR JOINING US TODAY, AND I'M REMINDING YOU AS ALWAYS.
I'M GEORGIA CLEMSON, AND IT'S HAPPENING IN GRAND PRAIRIE.