McLaren Automotive, the creator of luxury, high-performance supercars, will open their Americas headquarters to local residents for an exclusive tour of its corporate headquarters in Coppell. Two one-hour tours will be held at 3 pm and 4 pm on Friday, April 26. During the tours there will be a special reveal of McLaren road cars which commemorate the 50^th Anniversary of Johnny Rutherford’s first Indy 500 win.

In addition to providing an inside look into the world of McLaren, on hand will be members of the McLaren Americas executive team. Space is limited and RSVPs will be accepted on a first-come, first-serve basis. To secure a spot for this exclusive tour, RSVP at LINK HERE.

The 31,000 square foot facility features a state-of-the-art workshop, training facilities, and the McLaren Special Operations brand center for bespoke customer specification sessions. This unique opportunity allows guests to learn the inner workings of McLaren and witness the craftmanship and innovation that goes into creating these iconic supercars. The facility showcases the latest McLaren models and provides insight into the meticulous process of customization for customers.

McLaren Automotive is a producer of ultra high-performance, lightweight supercars. Launched in 2010, the company is now the largest part of the McLaren Group.

Headquartered at the McLaren Technology Centre (MTC) in Woking, Surrey, England, McLaren Automotive is driven by the challenge of creating the world’s most exhilarating, engaging and benchmark setting vehicles. Leveraging the McLaren name’s 60-year history of authentic, racing performance, it has delivered some of the most spectacular supercars ever made. 

The company’s product portfolio of GTS, supercar, Motorsport and Ultimate models are retailed in over 40 markets around the world. Its cars are assembled by hand at the McLaren Production Centre (MPC), based on the same campus as MTC in Woking. 

McLaren is a pioneer that continuously pushes the boundaries. In 1981, it introduced lightweight and strong carbon fibre chassis technology into Formula 1 with the McLaren MP4/1. 

Then in 1993 it designed and built the legendary McLaren F1 road car. Built around a carbon fibre chassis, it established McLaren’s supercar DNA, realized for the 21st century in 2011 with the introduction of the McLaren 12C – McLaren Automotive’s first production car. 

McLaren was the first to deliver a hybrid hypercar, the McLaren P1™, in 2013. Launching the Ultimate Series of vehicles, P1™ was followed by the McLaren Senna in 2018 and its track-only GTR derivative followed a year later. 2019 also saw the introduction of the Speedtail hybrid hyper-GT. Its most recent Ultimate model, Elva, is the lightest McLaren road car ever. 

McLaren’s LT models represent the ultimate expression of track performance in series production supercars. The name stems from the ‘Longtail’ version of the F1 GTR, introduced in 1997, and was incorporated into McLaren Automotive nomenclature in 2015 with the arrival of the McLaren 650S-based 675LT coupe and Spider. In 2018, the LT legend continued with the McLaren 570S-based 600LT. The latest chapter in the LT story was written in 2020 and 2021, with the introduction of the 765LT coupe and Spider. 

Also in 2021, the company unveiled its all-new high-performance hybrid supercar, the McLaren Artura. The Artura is the first McLaren to benefit from the McLaren Carbon Lightweight Architecture (MCLA). The MCLA is designed, developed and manufactured at the McLaren Composites Technology Centre in the Sheffield region of England using world-first processes and will spearhead the brand’s electrified future 

2022 saw McLaren announce the Solus GT, a single-seat, closed-cockpit track car which brought to life a futuristic concept that was originally created for virtual gaming.

In 2023, McLaren unveiled its lightest and most powerful series-production supercar, the 750S – a thorough development of the award-winning 720S supercar. McLaren also introduced the new GTS, replacing the McLaren GT. 

The McLaren Artura Spider was revealed in early 2024 as the brand’s first high-performance hybrid convertible. Its introduction was part of a major model year uplift for the Artura nameplate, and meant McLaren’s series-production line-up of GTS, new Artura and 750S had been introduced within 12 months of each other. 

McLaren Automotive also chooses to partner with like-minded, world-leading companies and organizations who push the boundaries in their respective fields. These include Ashurst, Bowers & Wilkins, Dynisma, Gulf, Monroe, Pirelli, Plan International, Richard Mille and Tumi.

The McLaren Group is a global leader in luxury automotive and elite motorsports with a focus on its Automotive supercar and Racing businesses.

Founded in 1963 by racer, engineer and entrepreneur Bruce McLaren, the Group is formed of McLaren Automotive, which hand-builds lightweight supercars; and a majority stake in McLaren Racing which competes in the Formula 1 World Championship and INDYCAR in the US. 

The Group is globally headquartered at the iconic McLaren Technology Centre in Woking, Surrey, England. 

With a reputation for innovation and technological excellence, McLaren is one of the UK’s largest independent companies.

Celebrate a Super Sweet Cinco in the pinkest way possible at Sweet Tooth Hotel, a few days early on Friday, May 3. The art experience will offer $5 admission for the first 50 guests who buy tickets online or at the door. These lucky 50 will be able to grab a free pink maraca (one per person) to bedazzle with rhinestones while they sip on Sweet Tooth Hotel’s iconic pink margaritas.

The first 50 guests aren’t the only ones who’ll get a discount on admission: Tickets for all others are $20, a 20% discount off regular prices.

Amping up your Cinco, Octubre Siete will be onsite with an incredible permanent jewelry experience. This will be first come, first served, paid separately from your admission. All jewelry sales are final.  DJ KindaStrange will be spinning all night in the lounge – come for the drinks, stay for the vibes.

The ticketed experience at Sweet Tooth Hotel features curated, original art installations by innovative, emerging artists that guests can explore and even touch. Afterward, head to the Calirosa Cocktail Lounge for those pink margaritas or whatever libation tickles your fancy. 

Tickets sell out fast, so be sure to snag yours in advance at sweettoothhotel.com/pages/events.

EVENT INFORMATION

What: Super Sweet Cinco at Sweet Tooth Hotel

Where: Sweet Tooth Hotel, 1511 Elm St. #100, Dallas

When: 7 to 10 p.m. Friday, May 3.

Tickets: $5 for first 50, $20 for all others at sweettoothhotel.com/pages/events

Information: sweettoothhotel.com

ABOUT SWEET TOOTH HOTEL

Sweet Tooth Hotel brings together work by some of the most innovative local and

national artists, a curated selection of products and art to purchase in their gift shop,

and a specialty bar featuring whimsical craft cocktails. Sweet Tooth Hotel currently has a 6,000 sq. ft. flagship at 1511 Elm Street, in the heart of Downtown Dallas. Created by husband and wife, Cole and Jencey Keeton, the first installation of Sweet Tooth Hotel, in 2018, delivered five sugar-themed rooms based on popular treats. Ongoing chapters of Sweet Tooth Hotel will reveal new themes and

concepts for guests to explore yearly in their permanent gallery space downtown.

III Forks Chef Proprietor Chris Vogeli has long been known as one of Texas’ most knowledgeable creators of fabulous steaks and chops. However, the culinary all-star also has a wide-ranging repertoire of European cuisine, having trained on the continent following culinary school. At 6:30 p.m. Friday, April 26, Vogeli will join Executive Chef Datsun Jarrett in hosting a wine dinner dedicated to the flavors of Spain.

Guests at the wine dinner will enjoy six courses that promise to tantalize the tastebuds and transport diners to the vibrant culinary landscape of Spain. Each course is expertly paired with a classic Spanish wine.

First Course

Jamon Croquettas

Ceviche de Vieira

Gazpacho de Cangrejo

2022 Pazo Das Bruxas Albarino

Second Course

Gambas al Ajillo Fideua - Garlic Prawns

2020 Pazo Torre Penelas Blanco Granito Albarino

Third Course

Albondigas - Classic Meatball Tapas in Tomato Sauce

2022 Alto Monocayo Garnacha

Fourth Course

Cordero Asado y Pisto – Segovia-style roasted Lamb and Ratatouille

2019 Mas La Plana Penedes

Fifth Course

Espinal y Jamon Serrano Asado y Patatas Bravas - Seared beef Spinalis Rollade with Cured Ham and Fried Potatoes

2017 Quinta Sardonia

Sixth Course

Budin de Pan - Bread Pudding

2016 Gaminde Rioja

Reservations for the Flavors of Spain wine dinner are $200 per person. Reservations for the dinner are required and can be made by calling the restaurant at 972-267-1776 or via OpenTable.

WHAT:                III Forks Frisco Flavors of Spain Wine Dinner

WHEN:               Friday, April 26, 2024, at 6:30 P.M.

WHERE:              III Forks, 1303 Legacy Drive, Frisco, TX, 75034     

PRICE:                 $200 per person, plus tax and gratuity. Reservations available here.

WEBSITE:           Events | III Forks Restaurant (3forks.com)

Oak Cliff nonprofit Flamenco Fever’s insightful Fusion Series will present Tres Artes: Pintura, Poesia y Pasion – The Painter and the Poet, a story of Forbidden Love on Saturday, May 11, 2024, at 7:30 p.m. at the Annette Strauss Square in the Dallas Arts District, located at 2403 Flora St, Dallas, TX 75201. Tickets are on sale at attpac.org.

As part of the 2024 season of Elevator Project at the AT&T Performing Arts Center, the performance features internationally renowned musicians and dancers along with local artists taking the stage to tell the tragic love story of painter Salvador Dalí and martyred Spanish poet, playwright and flamenco aficionado, Federico Garcia Lorca. Featuring conceptual choreography, elegant costuming and incredible live music, the work delves deeply into the provocative history of Spain and the rise of Surrealism, the LGBTQ community and the Fascist Franconian Regime in the early 20th century. War scene pyrotechnics are provided by Fempyre.

Pintura, Poesia y Pasion combines four dynamic art forms – live music, dance, the visual art of Rolando Diaz and the recitation of Garcia Lorca’s poetry – into an unforgettable performance. In this sophisticated evening, Diaz will visually capture the vibrant essence of the flamenco arts on canvas by utilizing line and color, while exploring and capturing the parallels of political and social oppression throughout history.

Directed by Flamenco Fever founder Julia Alcantara, the production features an acclaimed cast including Joseph Gonzales as Salvador Dali, Jorge Robledo as Federico Garcia Lorca, and Julia Alcantara as Lorca's friend, La Argentinita. Providing musical accompaniment is Marcos Bastian (singer and Guitarist) and Luckie ‘Abejorro’ (performing on guitar, cajon and baile).

Flamenco Fever produces nearly 70 performances annually, each accompanied by requisite live music. The dance troupe landed Dallas on the world map during the summer of 2023 when they were the first American company in Spanish history to be invited to perform at the prestigious Festival Flamenco Internacional in Malaga, Spain. Flamenco Fever arranged for the entire cast of "Memorias Flamencas" to perform in Spain, the birthplace of flamenco, and to collaborate with some of the genre’s greatest artists.

Tickets are $29.50 each at attpac.org. For more information, go to flamencofever.org.

THE CAST:

JORGE ROBLEDO – BAILAOR AS "FEDERICO GARCIA LORCA"
Robledo, who resides in Buenos Aires, Argentina has been principal dancer for numerous performances in Spain and around the world. He has created and choreographed his own shows, including “Latidos,” “Flamenco Entre Amigos” and “Encuentro Flamenco.” During his youth, he studied Spanish dance, classical ballet, jazz and modern dance. He later studied flamenco and classical Spanish dance in Spain and the U.S. with such prominent dancers as Antonio Canales, Belén Maya, Antonio Granjero, Juana Amaya and Nacho Blanco. Robledo has been professor of dance for several years at the Vladimir Issaev Ballet School and Roxy Performing Arts, both in Miami, Florida.

JOSEPH GONZALES – BAILAOR AS "SALVADOR DALI"
Joseph Gonzales was born in Albuquerque, NM. He studied percussion in high school and entered into the flamenco world during his college years at the University of New Mexico. During his time at the university he studied dance, theory and history. It was then he became deeply connected to the flamenco community and his own ancestral Spanish roots. Joseph has performed with Ida y Vuelta Flamenco numerous times since 1997 and his talents have since taken him across the U.S., dancing ballroom, ballet and country/western. He has competed and performed all over the U.S. and is currently ranked third in the world with his professional dance partner, Brenda Lamon.

JULIA ALCANTARA – DIRECTOR/PRODUCER AS LORCA'S FRIEND "LA ARGENTINITA”
Alcantara has been bringing the best of flamenco music and dance to North Texas since 1998. She performed in The Dallas Opera’s production of La Vida Breve at the Palace Theater for the Performing Arts in San Francisco and the World Cup Opening Ceremonies, Spain vs South Korea. Alcantara interpreted Ravel’s Bolero for the Irving Symphony Orchestra in their “Dallas Treasures” concert. She was the first and only American producer to be invited to take an entire production to the birthplace of Flamenco. Last summer, she took her entire cast of "Memorias Flamencas" to Spain to collaborate with some of flamenco's greatest artists.

MARCOS BASTIAN SINGER/GUITARIST
Bastian was born in Sevilla into a family of flamenco artists. At the age of 8 he entered the Alcalá de Guadaira Conservatory to study classical music. He holds an intermediate degree as a cantaor at the Cristóbal de Morales Conservatory and has been working throughout Spain since he was 15 years old in tablaos and theaters. He has toured across Spain and Europe performing in Finland and DuBai with artists like La Tania, David “El Galli”, Antonio Marseille and Ezequiel Reina.

LUCKIE ‘ABEJORRO’ – GUITAR, CAJON AND BAILE
Abejorro is a key artistic support to the Flamenco Fever. His experience as a musician covers more than 20 years of guitar, bass and hand percussion. Since 2015, he has learned the basics of each type of flamenco palo by accompanying the dancers on cajon, then dancing for five years until he finally dove into guitar with the various guest artists that have come to teach over the years. After nine years of study, he made his debut last year as Dallas’ newest flamenco guitarist accompanying singing and dancing for Sevillanas, Tangos, Alegrias, Tientos, Guajira and various Villancicos during the holiday season.

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