Grammy-nominated Americana singer-songwriter Mary Gauthier will headline an outdoor concert at The Stewpot’s South Dallas courtyard on Nov. 19, an evening organizers are billing as a chance for housed and unhoused neighbors to share the same patch of grass under the stars. Doors open at 5:30 p.m., food trucks run from 5:30 to 8 p.m., and music begins at 7:30 p.m.
The concert, dubbed the Common Ground Concert, is designed to let neighbors from all walks of life gather in support of fellow community members, according to CultureMap Dallas. General tickets start at $55 and are being sold through an Eventbrite listing, per the same report. Dallasites 101 also lists event logistics for the concert, part of The Stewpot’s broader Common Ground series.
Gauthier is known for personal, confessional songs including “Mercy Now” and “I Drink,” and her catalog has been recorded by artists ranging from Tim McGraw to Blake Shelton to Jimmy Buffett, according to the CultureMap Dallas account. Her 2018 record Rifles & Rosary Beads earned a Grammy nomination for Best Folk Album — an 11-song project co-written entirely with U.S. military combat veterans and their families through the SongwritingWith:Soldiers program, as reported by The Boot. That trauma-informed, community-driven approach to songwriting carries over to her latest album, Reckoning, which CultureMap Dallas describes as reflecting Gauthier’s patient, private optimism.
A Newly Expanded Campus With Deep Roots
The concert lands at The Stewpot’s relatively new headquarters at 1610 S. Malcolm X Blvd., a 53,000-square-foot campus that First Presbyterian Church of Dallas was scheduled to acquire from CitySquare, with the closing set for Dec. 13, 2024. The planned move, detailed by Dallas Innovates, would let The Stewpot absorb CitySquare’s Food Pantry and Neighbor Resource Center, which together serve roughly 12,000 people a year. The Stewpot previously operated out of a Young Street location in downtown Dallas before relocating a mile south.
The Stewpot itself is a Dallas-based mission serving people experiencing hardship or homelessness that has served meals since 1975 as a community ministry of First Presbyterian Church of Dallas. The organization marked its 50th anniversary in 2025 under the theme “50 Years of Loving Our Neighbors” and has served more than 8 million meals since it began. It has grown into a full-spectrum social service agency.
Regional Progress on Homelessness
The concert arrives as regional homelessness data tells a mixed story. Housing Forward’s May 2026 Point-in-Time report found that Dallas and Collin counties logged their fifth consecutive year-over-year decrease in overall homelessness.
As of May 2025, the All Neighbors Coalition — led by Housing Forward alongside partners such as The Stewpot — had housed nearly 16,000 people in Dallas and Collin counties since 2021. Downtown-specific efforts have shown measurable results too: Housing Forward’s Street-to-Home initiative moved 257 unhoused individuals directly from downtown Dallas streets into permanent housing with behavioral health support, as reported by People Newspapers in May 2025.
Hoodline reported that on Tuesday, Aug. 4, 2026, the Dallas County Commissioners Court took a procedural step to advertise the proposed tax rate and move toward a Nov. 3 ballot measure; the vote did not impose the tax.
The Common Ground Concert offers neighbors a chance to gather through music. For one night, at least, the courtyard on Malcolm X Boulevard will host the show.
