The official trailer of SLANT 45 The Movie, a feature-length film directed by Mark Birnbaum to debut in January 2011

 

In conjunction with the Sting concert on May 22, the North Texas Super Bowl XLV Host Committee and Big Thought revealed the official trailer for SLANT 45 The Movie, a documentary film by Mark Birnbaum. The feature-length movie documents the various service-learning projects around the region by North Texas kids participating in SLANT 45. The film will debut January 2011 at the...

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Sting gave a performance unlike any other at the Winspear Opera House as the second act of the Kick-Off Concert Series presented by Frito-Lay

Nobody seemed in any real hurry to leave the Winspear Opera House Saturday night.

The crowd filtered out slowly, savoring the lingering, feel-good effects of a magical night with Sting and former Dallas Cowboys greats.

Sting seemed in no rush either. For an hour and a half, he and his three band members performed Sting’s international classics and those of his legendary rock band...

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Taste of the NFL launches ’20 in 20’ campaign to raise money for hunger

Taste of the NFL has announced its newest initiative to kick hunger in the United States — its ’20 in 20’ campaign. As a launching pad for its 20th season, TNFL is asking people to go online (www.TasteoftheNFL.com) by May 31 and make a donation to combat this serious issue facing millions in...

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Students at Clarke Elementary choose different projects to help the community and receive a boost from TCU

SuperFrog did not merely show up at Fort Worth’s Clarke Elementary School on Tuesday to amuse those students participating in the SLANT 45 program. SuperFrog came to praise them.

The TCU Horned Frog mascot attended a SLANT 45 function as the guest of Kelsey Patterson, wife of Texas Christian University head football coach Gary Patterson, and the Gary Patterson Foundation.

The...

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North Texans gathered in support of the Taste of the NFL to raise money for local food banks

North Texans are passionate about their Dallas Cowboys. They’re also quick to help their own. The recently-held, sixth annual Taste of the NFL: The Ultimate Dallas Cowboys Tailgate Party perfectly illustrated both points.

More than 700 guests poured into Grapevine’s Gaylord Texan Resort Sunday evening, April 25, to sample gourmet food offerings from North Texas’ noted celebrity chefs....

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Award-winning filmmaker Mark Birnbaum offers experience and creativity for service-learning program

Mark Birnbaum has been working on his SLANT 45 documentary for almost three months now, and the plot is beginning to thicken.

“I’d say it’s going very well,” Birnbaum said. “The challenge here was to sift through all of the ideas and projects that were coming through Big Thought and to sniff out what the best projects might be for us to follow through the film.”

Following a...

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