We’re learning more about the iconic Forest Theater’s revitalization project. Organizers tell NBC 5 the project will have an outdoor space called “Constantin Corner,” which will have a “lawn honoring the people, stories and cultural legacy that continue to shape South Dallas and inspire future generations.”<\/p>\n
There will be an invitation-only unveiling ceremony on Thursday, Aug. 20 at 7 p.m. R&B singer\/songwriter Erika Nicole will perform. There will also be a permanent art installation by public art artist Jessica Bell.<\/p>\n
Forest Theater is on Martin Luther King Jr Blvd. in Dallas, just east of I-45, south of Downtown.<\/p>\n
Forest Theater previously hosted B.B. King, Wilson Pickett, Ike & Tina Turner, Gladys Knight, and Prince.<\/p>\n
Nonprofit Forest Forward has led the way on the restoration process. Since the start, organizers say it has been much more than just renovating the 1940’s landmark; it’s also about bringing an economic engine back to South Dallas.<\/p>\n
With the direction of Forest Forward and through public and private partnerships, the $75 million project has been in development for a year. In 2024, an $8 million grant was approved by the City of Dallas.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"We’re learning more about the iconic Forest Theater’s revitalization project. Organizers tell NBC 5 the project will have…\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":412721,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[9],"tags":[102,104,103],"class_list":["post-412720","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-dallas","tag-dallas","tag-dallas-headlines","tag-dallas-news"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/412720","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=412720"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/412720\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/412721"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=412720"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=412720"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=412720"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}