What’s your favorite Disney animated movie? Who’s your favorite Disney character? Just thinking about the answers to these questions makes us a little nostalgic, and then really giddy!
Why? Because from June 11 – September 4, this wonderful world of our childhood (and, let’s admit it, our adulthood) is coming to the Arlington Museum of Art! And when our friends at Downtown Arlington heard about Disney Art from Private Collections, they couldn’t pass up the chance to join in on the fun.
The Magic of Downtown
Thanks to many of your favorite destinations, places and spaces, you can experience a summer full of Disney-inspired promotions and events in Downtown Arlington! Collectively, they’re calling these events–and the cooperative spirit behind them–the Magic of Downtown. You can discover all the events and stories of the Magic of Downtown on Downtown Arlington’s new magical webpage.
Most of the Magic of Downtown’s events are geared toward adults. So far, the calendar of events includes a Princesses and Villains Bar Crawl with Arlington Locals on July 9; Newsies, Jr. musical theatre camp at Theatre Arlington June 21-24; Disney trivia night at J. Gilligan’s on June 23; Gaston vs. Beast Axe Throwing Night at Lone Star Axe Throwing on August 4; and Downtown Arlington’s plans for a Peter Pan-inspired float in the Arlington 4th of July parade!
We can’t wait to try the themed cocktails that our friends at Hooligan’s Bar have dreamed up, including Beauty and the Bourbon (we hear smoke and rose petals are involved). Sugar Bees Sweets Bakery will be offering two inspired treats throughout the summer: The Cinderella vanilla cupcake and The Snow White red velvet cake pop.
“Our enthusiasm for collaboration is one of the many unique, entrepreneurial strengths of our Business Improvement District,” said Maggie Campbell, President and CEO of Downtown Arlington, “and having a Disney animation exhibition come to Downtown is a particularly fun opportunity to collaborate! Because Downtown Arlington is the city’s official State of Texas Cultural District, we also have such a deeply creative spirit running throughout our district. It’s been great to see how each business has embraced different Disney characters and storylines as the way they participate in Magic of Downtown.”
A Summer Full of Wonderful at the AMA
The Arlington Museum of Art is also planning tons of great events and activities, including lectures; yoga classes in partnership with Arlington Yoga Center; family-friendly Open Mic nights; guided tours of the exhibition in English and Spanish; and adult-oriented programming including themed happy hours, open studio figure drawing, and 80s, 90s and Y2K nostalgia nights.
See? Dreams really do come true!
For More Information about the Magic of Downtown
More events and promotions will magically appear throughout the summer, so keep the Magic of Downtown page bookmarked for easy reference!
Originally posted on the Downtown Arlington blog June 7, 2022. Shared in partnership with Downtown Arlington.
