[ April 9, 2011; 7:00 pm to 11:00 pm. ] The Walk the Light Arts Festival is only a day away and Founder, Laura Allen, was gracious enough to take the time to answer a few questions about the festival and organization for ILiveinDallas.com. For those interested in attending the arts festival on Saturday at Life in Deep Ellum, I've posted the information for you at the bottom of the interview.

[ September 22, 2010; 7:30 pm to 9:00 pm. October 14, 2010; 7:30 pm to 9:00 pm. November 11, 2010; 7:30 pm to 9:00 pm. January 13, 2011; 7:30 pm to 9:00 pm. February 23, 2011; 7:30 pm to 9:00 pm. ] The State of the Arts kicks off its second season at the Dallas Museum of Art. Each night introduces a pair of community art leaders to the stage. From artists to music directors representing organizations like the Dallas Film Society and the Art Council for the Dallas Cowboys Stadium, the second season of the State of the Arts will leave you feeling proud to be living in a city that is booming with art and culture.

[ November 15, 2010; 7:30 pm to 8:30 pm. ] Storytelling is everywhere - it's something we all have in common. We tell stories to educate, entertain or to connect with others; some stories we create on the fly and others are handed down from generation to generation. There are countless moments in our lives that make us laugh or cry and a few of those moments become the stories we love to share with people. I just love a good story - which is why I'm really excited about the upcoming event on Monday at the Nouveau Theater in Fair Park.

[ November 11, 2010; 8:00 pm to 11:59 pm. ] There's an Art Party in Deep Ellum this Thursday night where art meets fashion. See some of the best fashion designers, makeup & hair artists, and visual artists in the Metroplex. It's been said this is going to be one of the biggest and most creative parties of the year.... I guess we'll have to show up to find out!

[ October 11, 2010 to October 17, 2010. ] The week of October 11th is Idea Week and it's chock full of events to get you thinking and collaborating with others about great ideas!

Idea Week's mission is to showcase the interesting and innovative conversations happening throughout Dallas. This grassroots movement is centered around the community and our ideas. Every day for 7 days there are at least 3 events scheduled. There's really something for everybody - kids, students, professionals, artists, entrepreneurs and thinkers. Thirty events are scheduled all over the city and over 22 of them are free to attend.

[ September 27, 2010; 12:00 pm; October 4, 2010; 12:00 pm; October 11, 2010; 12:00 pm; October 18, 2010; 12:00 pm; October 25, 2010; 12:00 pm; ] Want free tickets to the theater? The Dallas Office of Cultural Affairs has partnered for its third year with Theater Communications Group to bring you a Free Night of Theater during the month of October. Over 20 theaters in Dallas are releasing 2,000 tickets to shows and performances.

[ August 25, 2010 to August 27, 2010. ] Last year iliveindallas.com teamed up with local blogs in-this-economy.com and fiveoclockdallas.com and submitted a panel into South by Southwest Interactive. We promoted and pushed our panel out to everyone we knew and to a lot we didn't. Because of your votes, six average Joe's (that's us) grabbed the attention of the staff and advisory board [...]

[ July 30, 2010; ] The local, self-organized TEDxSMU event is back for it's second year and the application deadline to attend is this Friday, July 30th. The one-day conference will take place at the Dee and Charles Wyly Theater on October 16th, 2010. This year's theme is focused around "starting now."

[ June 12, 2010; 6:00 pm to 10:00 pm. ] The Bishop Arts District will be closing down North Bishop Avenue this Saturday, June 12th, for the Second Annual Brew Riot Festival. From 6pm to 10pm, taste free samples from 11 homebrewers (like Nasty Nelly’s Strange Brew, MyBlock Miabock, or Mind the GAP Mild) and beers from 9 microbreweries.

[ June 2, 2010; 6:00 pm to 10:00 pm. ] Since Ignite's inception in 2006, the Seattle-bred event has been scheduled in over 100 cities around the world. Dallas made that list back in March 2010 and Round 2 of Ignite Dallas is scheduled for June 2nd at Granada Theater. The evening will be high energy and offer professional and personal insight into some of the interesting and creative individuals living in our community. Seventeen different personalities will get on stage one after the other and share with the audience a piece of their lives and in just a very short period of time. 5-minutes to be exact!