Our Mission
Friends of Dreamland is a non-profit group committed to building community through the music, the history, and the party of the Dreamland Ballroom. Taborian Hall has been placed on the National Register of Historic Places by the United States Department of the Interior and the Arkansas Historic Preservation Society.
History
Originally built by the Knights of Tabor, Taborian Hall and its Dreamland Ballroom have been a fixture in the community of downtown Little Rock, AR for over 99 years.
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Donate
Preserving our history requires a lot of hard work and input from the community. Buy a brick, attend a fundraiser, volunteer; every contribution matters on the path to restoration.
Ways to support
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Dancing Into Dreamland 2017
Find out about last years winners, participants, and judges along with a gallery of photos from the evenings festivities! And learn more about DID 2018.
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Past Dancing Into Dreamland
See how it started and observe how it's grown by combing through galleries of photos and winners from years of DIDL's past.
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Wildflower Revue Release Party
The Ballroom held an album release party for the Wildflower Revue, a spectacular AR folk band. They generously shared some of the night’s earnings with Dreamland.
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"Dream Land" Premiere
A spectacular film by AETN documenting the history of Taborian Hall and Dreamland Ballroom and life on Little Rock's W. 9th St (The Line) district.
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and More...
Find details and galleries of a variety of Dreamland events that have been. Book signing, concerts, private parties, and more...
Dancing Into Dreamland 2018
Something to Inspire You...
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The Negro's place is at the side of the white citizen who believes in democracy, fair play, equality of opportunity and a better way of life. Those who oppose this doctrine have no place in America and should be firmly dealt with before they put this country in a condition of anarchy.
L.C. Bates, Temple of Dreams -
This is a part of the American story. We need to know about these communities, we need to understand that these communities were complex. That people were educated, had money, owned businesses, and established and maintained important institutions in these communities. These are stories that people aren't getting."
Dr. Chensse Hones-Branch, Dream Land