The Harlem Globetrotters are back and are giving children the opportunity of a lifetime!

This summer, The Harlem Globetrotters are hosting a Summer Skills Clinic for kids ages 6-12. This Skills Clinic will enrich children of all skill levels by working on their fundamental basketball skills and by inspiring them to follow their passions. The Globetrotters, known for combining athleticism with entertainment to create memorable experiences for the whole family, are excited to teach and inspire children with these values.

The clinics will be held at 24 Hour Fitness gyms across America. The Globetrotters will be in Dallas hosting 3 clinics daily over the course of six days in June. Click HERE for the full schedule.

Registration is $59 per child. The ticket clinic price includes a free ticket ($40 value) to their next show at the American Airlines Center!

Registration is filling up quickly for each clinic, so register your child today!

The D Magazine editors named us a finalist in the Best of Big D: Reader’s Choice Poll. We have been nominated in the culture category, please vote for us today! You can vote once a day, every day now through May 11th, 2013. Click here to vote

Disney on Ice has been “Rockin’ Ever After” the last few days with ten performances at American Airlines Center. The show, featuring fan-favorites Merida, the headstrong Brave heroin, the lovely mermaid from under the sea, Ariel, ravishing Rapunzel, and beautiful Belle, all joined together to make Rockin’ Ever After an exciting experience for all.

Some of Disney’s biggest fans, the Girl Scouts, come together each year for a fun night out with their troop to enjoy the show and “earn” a Disney on Ice fun patch. This year, the scout response was so BIG that we had three scout shows. The Friday night show, which is the traditional scout night, also offered an exclusive Scout Clinic after the show. The Scout Clinic featured Disney on Ice skaters sharing a behind the scenes look at what goes into producing a Disney on Ice show – from travel, lighting, and sound, to the Olympic-level skaters that make up the cast.

If you missed the show this year – Disney on Ice is here every year in the spring – so mark your calendars for next year’s show. While you have that calendar out – go ahead and mark it for Ringling Brothers and Barnum & Bailey circus arriving in giant elephant style at the end of July 2013. The first Friday night of the circus is “Scout Night” so make plans to be here!

Bon Jovi’s the name; community involvement’s the game. The band has always been known for their involvement in the community and the 2013 tour is living up to those expectations.

The band has opened up the tour production to local college students through the “Bon Jovi ‘Because We Can’ Community Service College Campaign.” This campaign allows for area students to gain hands-on experiences in different areas of tour production.  They will work with Bon Jovi Tour Management & Production teams to learn everything it takes to put on a successful, large-scale event. Students will have an opportunity to see how all of the pieces of a show come together when the band takes the stage to perform.

Students will be selected for this great opportunity based off of their exemplary volunteer efforts and community leadership skills. SMU students can apply for the Community Service College Campaign here: http://www.americanairlinescenter.com/goodcitizen/.

If you aren’t an SMU student, don’t worry too much; there are still tickets available for you to see the show!  Tickets can be purchased at the American Airlines Center Box Office, all Ticketmaster locations, through Ticketmaster charge-by-phone at 1-800-745-3000, or online at Ticketmaster.com.

Who likes Bon Jovi? Who likes winning contests? Who likes free CDs?

We do! That’s why we are combining all three of these things just for you! Over the next week leading up to the Bon Jovi concert (April 11^th), we will be having various contests through different social media outlets.

The first contest is on Instagram and opens up today! Get your thinking caps ready and switch your creative side on, because the more fun you have, the better chance you have to win!

The rules are simple… 1) Follow us on Instagram (@insideaacenter) 2) Find your favorite picture or pictures of Bon Jovi 3) Filter the picture and make it look snazzy 4) Be creative and caption the picture 5) Include @insideaacenter in your caption

It’s that simple! Remember- be creative and don’t forget to follow us! The winner will be chosen on April 4^th.

Be on the lookout for details of the other contests! They include a Facebook Caption Contest and Tweet Your Seat! Don’t miss out on your chance to win a CD. The final contest will be held on April 11^th during the Bon Jovi concert.

It has never been easier to watch your favorite basketball team while munching on some Taco Bueno Mexi Dips and Chips. You guessed it; Taco Bueno has opened up its first concession stand at a sporting and entertainment venue.

Since its founding in 1967, Taco Bueno has never had a concession stand at a venue like the AAC, until now. There are two stands located on the Plaza Level at sections 105 and 117.

“The menu items will be many of the same items we serve in our stand-alone restaurants including our made-on-site salsa, pico de gallo, guacamole, refried beans and chips,” said Kim Hennig, Chief Marketing Officer for Taco Bueno.

These are the first new stores of 2013. With the two new locations, there are now 176 Taco Bueno locations in 7 states.

“We’re excited about this new milestone in the history of Taco Bueno,” said Ramon Torres, Senior Vice President of Operations at Taco Bueno. “Not only will Buenoheads be able to enjoy their favorite Mexican food while watching their favorite teams, but we’ll be sharing our “It’s More Bueno” experience with fans from across the nation.  We’re very proud to have a presence in a nationally prestigious arena in our headquarters city.”

Find out for yourself why it’s more bueno to have some Mexi Dips and Chips while catching a Mavs basketball game tonight. Tip off for the Mavs vs Pacers game is at 7:30 p.m.. Be sure to show up early enough to grab some food before the game!

On Monday March 4^th, Brittney Griner set a new Big 12 Conference record single handedly scoring 50 points beating Kansas State 90-68 in Baylor’s last home game before the Big 12 Women’s  Basketball Championship this weekend. Not only is Brittney a beast of a player, but she towered  7 inches over the tallest Kansas State player. So far Brittney clearly has an impressive record. After Monday’s game she moved from 4^th to 2^nd place on the NCAA career scoring list at 3,123 points. This game sealed Baylor’s perfect season 18-0 and marked their 46^th consecutive win in Big 12 season games.  Monday she made her 4^th home court dunk with a total of 14 dunks in her college career.  If she keeps up her game over the Big 12 Women’s Basketball Championship and NCAA tournament scoring a total of 270 points, she will surpass the NCAA record.

Let’s look at Brittney’s success compared to other sports events Monday night. Female athlete, Laura Silberman, was somewhat of an embarrassment when she showed up out of shape and unprepared for the NFL combine lasting only 2 kicks. Then we have the Knicks v. Cavaliers game 102-97, with a game highlight of player Anthony’s injury after the 2^nd quarter and Speight’s 22 points during the game. Looking at other 6 NBA games Monday night, Ellis takes the lead of 34 game points, helping the Bucks narrowly beat the Jazz 103-102.  Brittney tops all of them with her record of 50 points taking win for Monday’s sports highlights. Brittney’s coaches and other sports critiques believe that her talent would give NBA potentials a run for their money, this girl knows how to ball. We can’t wait to see what she surprises us with this weekend!

For ticket information to the 2013 Big 12 Conference Women’s Basketball Championship click here.

Did you know that when 10% more of its girls go to school, a country’s GDP increases an average of 3%? What about that when women are educated and empowered, democracy is more likely to flourish and the conditions that promote extremism are reduced. Or that educated mothers are 50% more likely to immunize their children. And when more girls are educated, a country’s malnutrition and HIV rates decline.

When girls are educated, great things can happen. Unfortunately, that’s not the case in most countries. The lack of education for girls across the world is an enormous concern and we need to do our part in helping to promote education and understanding what is going on outside of our country. The film Girl Rising does just that.

Girl Rising shows the power of education and how it can truly change the world. The film tells the stories of nine different girls from around the world who have to deal with unbelievable obstacles on their path to getting an education. Each story is written by a famous author and narrated by some of Hollywood’s leading actresses. The film is by Academy Award nominated director Richard Robbins.

As part of the Phillips 66 Big 12 Women’s Basketball Championship, there will be a free showing of Girl Rising at the AT&T Plaza outside of the American Airlines Center on Thursday March 7 at 7:00 p.m. The film will last approximately 100 minutes and attendees are encouraged to bring chairs.

The film trailer can be seen at: http://10x10act.org/girl‐rising/

We look forward to seeing you there!

Our fans asked for it, and here it is. We are expanding our artist publicity to jump on the Pinterest obsession. Here at American Airlines Center, we have an action-packed lineup of events for this Spring! From rocking out with Pink to WWE Smackdown, the music and action never ends. Our Pinterest coverage features upcoming headlining artists to show off their unique style, favorite concert moments, funny pictures or maybe a glimpse of their tour!

Check out our 3 newest boards:

We have a Dress P!NK board to see her signature looks, from the edgy hair to punker style just in time for her concert tonight. Don’t be afraid to flaunt your style at the concert!

Ladies, who doesn’t wish she could sing, like Beyoncé? This board brings you the Best of Beyoncé with flashbacks to our favorite moments; Destiny’s Child, her record-breaking 6 Grammy awards in 2009, 2013 Super Bowl performance and many others.  We can’t wait to see what she does with her Mrs. Carter Tour, performing in Dallas July 6^th.

One board not to miss is dedicated to Maroon 5. Between listening to Maroon 5’s music, and checking out the pictures of Adam Levine this board is going to win you over!  They are performing here in less then a month with Neon Tees and Owl City on March 21^st .

Don’t forget to check out our other Artist Boards on on the AA Center Pinterest page!