A couple holds hands while the Dallas Wind Symphony plays "America the Beautiful" during their patriotic concert at the Dallas Arboretum on July 4th

Jeffrey Gershman conducts the Dallas Wind Symphony during their patriotic concert at the Dallas Arboretum on July 4th

East Dallas artist Juli Hulcy reflects on the inspiration behind her mosaic pieces as she prepares for the White Rock Artists' Studio Tour

Mosaic artist Juli Hulcy's fingers work carefully to assemble a piece she will be showing during the White Rock Artists' Studio Tour

Ms. Stephanie greets arriving children at the door for after school tutoring and Kids U programs at the Alista apartments in Lake Highlands

Two children look over eachother’s homework at the after school tutoring and Kids U programs in the Alista apartments in Lake Highlands

Ms. Evelyn jokes with the children while introducing the day's activity at the after school tutoring and Kids U programs in the Alista apartments in Lake Highlands

Three boys play a game on one of the computers during free time at the after school tutoring and Kids U programs in the Alista apartments in Lake Highlands

12 year old participating artist, Kate Langley, anxiously awaits the next auction when her piece will be up for bidding at the Art Conspiracy 9 event in Oak Cliff

Volunteer auctioneer Sara Jane points to a bidder during an auction at the Art Conspiracy 9 event in Oak Cliff

Zhora performs between auctions at the Art Conspiracy 9 event in Oak Cliff

Regina Frydman sits among a few of her Regal Cottage creations

Wood craftsman Richard Wincorn shapes a large slab of wood in preparation for the White Rock Artists' Studio Tour

A finished design by wood craftsman Richard Wincorn sits behind an unfinished piece of wood in Wincorn's workshop as a display for the White Rock Artists's Studio Tour

Several guests look on as others dance and mingle during the Arthritis Bone Bash Benefit at the Perot Museum of Nature and Science

East Dallas artist Cap Pannell sketches in his studio as the postage stamp rendition of a portrait of O. Henry, that Pannell created for the U.S. Postal service, looks on

Sara Hickman with bassist Patrick Conway and guitarist Chris Gebhard perform for an audience at the Dallas Zoo during the Zoo's Safari Nights concert series

Sara Hickman addresses her younger fans before performing a kid friendly song during the Dallas Zoo's Safari Nights concert series

2 1/2 year old Ben Cook and his father watch gleefully as a train passes them at the opening of the Trains at NorthPark

Danny “Weso Knarly” Sellars smeared globs of paint across a giant canvas as part of the grand finale for the multimedia show 6IX Confessions at the Bath House Cultural Center in Lakewood