WEDNESDAY

season the American Baroque Opera is excited to present a collaboration with Ballet Dallas to present Handel’s audience favorite Rinaldo. Tickets are $45. Irving Arts Center, 3333 North MacArthur Blvd, Irving www. irvingartscenter.com

Open Gym at Best Gymnastics in Flower Mound

1:30-2:30pm Participants can jump on the trampolines, play in the foam pit, tumble on the rod floor, play games on the Big Blue Floor, or swing on the bars. Open Gym is a drop-off event. There’s open seating for parents who want to stay, a cafe area with live television, and free Wi-Fi. The cost is $5 per child. For kids ages 6 and younger. 601 Cross Timbers Rd Ste. 100, Flower Mound www.bestgymnastics.net

SATURDAY 7

North Texas Irish Festival Fun Run

8-11am This family-friendly 5K fun run is perfect for runners or walkers of any age or ability, and also dogs! All registered runners will receive a T-shirt, a medal, one ticket to the North Texas Irish Festival, and two beers after the run (if they are of legal drinking age). Tower Bldg, 3809 Grand Ave., Dallas www. fairpark.org

Women of Wonder Con 2020 10am-6pm Women of Wonder Con exists to support women in creative industries of all types and to encourage new genera- tions to follow in their footsteps. Women of Wonder con is a free event that offers opportunities for networking, education, and encourages women and girls as they navigate sometimes difficult creative fields. Erik Jonsson Central Library, 1515 Young St, Dallas www.dallaslibrary. librarymarket.com/events/wom- en-wonder-con-2020-0

TEXFest

3-9pm Bring your boots and your buckles for a Texas-sized good time in Carrollton. This free event honoring Texas Independence Day offers a beer garden with local craft beer vendors, live Texas music, a food village, photo ops with a live longhorn, the chance to test your cowboy skills on a mechanical bull, free old-western photos and more. Headlining band takes the stage at 8pm. See website for complete schedule of events. Lawn chairs welcome. Downtown Carrollton, 1106 S. Broadway St., Carrollton www. cityofcarrollton.com

Free First Saturdays

11am-5pm Look, learn and love your time at the Nasher every first Saturday of the month. Bring the whole crew to create, dis- cover and make new memories together. Each month features a rotating schedule of things to see and do. Guests can make art, sketch, and learn about current art exhibits. Nasher Sculpture Center, 2001 Flora St, Dallas www.nashersculpturecenter.org

SUNDAY 8

Second Sunday Funday

1-4pm Join us the second Sun- day of each month at Irving Arts Center for a fun and hands-on, art-filled afternoon! It’s a great way for adults and children to experience art together. March theme: Playing with Patterns. Join us for quilt-inspired art-mak- ing activities led by members of the Irving Quilt Guild. Free. Irving Arts Center, 3333 North MacArthur Blvd, Irving www. irvingartscenter.com/sec- ond-sunday-fundays

Speechless: Different by Design

11am-5pm Explore the ways in which we connect to the world around us through our senses in this exhibition of multisensory, interactive, and immersive experiences. $16. Through Mar. 22. 1717 N Harwood St, Dallas www.dma.org/speechless

MONDAY 9

All About Animals: Passport to Discovery

2-3pm Get ready to travel the world and discover its inhab-