February:
Thru Feb. 23: Steel Magnolias presented by the Rockwall Community Playhouse – The action is set in Truvy's beauty salon in Chinquapin, Louisiana, where all the ladies who are "anybody" come to have their hair done. This is a beautiful play of extraordinary humor and warmth. Rated: PG-13 Audiences. Location: 609 E. Rusk, Rockwall. Info: www.rockwallcommunityplayhouse.org/Home.aspx Feb. 7-9: 11th Annual Home & Garden Show, Collin County – Save time with everything for your home & garden under one roof. Save money with show only discounts. Have fun with activities for the whole family and so much more! Location: Allen Event Center, 200 E. Stacy Rd., #1350, Allen. Info: https://showtechnology.com/shows/ collin-county-home-and-garden-show Feb. 15: Panthers, Pumas, and Pancakes – 7 - 10 a.m. Join us and our fellow cats at In-Sync Exotics for an all-you-can-eat Valentine’s Pancake Breakfast. There will be coffee, juice, fruit, and of course, all-you-can-eat pancakes! Then take a self-guided tour around the sanctuary to burn off a little bit of breakfast. Cost: $25 Adult, $15 Kids (4-12), Under 4 are free. Location: 3430 Skyview Dr., Wylie. Info: www.InSyncExotics.org Feb. 21: Sachse Daddy/Daughter Dance – 7 - 9 p.m. OK girls, put on your dancin’ shoes and get ready for a night of fun, games and activities, music, dance, and snacks. This event is a great way for young women to strengthen their relationships with their fathers. A picture will be taken and given to each couple to remember this occasion. Location: Michael J. Felix Community Center, 3815 E. Sachse Rd., Sachse. Cost: $15/couple; $5 additional daughter. Contact: 469429-0275 Registration: cityofsachse.com/classregistration Feb. 22: Food Pantry 5K – Join the Knights of Columbus for the second annual Food Pantry 5K (chip timed) and 1 Mile Fun Run/Walk! Bring your friends and family, raise funds and donate goods for the 5 Loaves Food Pantry. Cool swag including t-shirt giveaway (guaranteed if registered by Feb 10) and finisher medal for the 5K! Please bring at least THREE non-perishable food items for the pantry's donation bin. We have added a Virtual 5K race option this year! Location: Carter Softball Complex/Audubon Park, 550 W. Oates Rd.,Garland. Registration & Info: runsignup.com/Race/TX/Garland/FoodPantry5K Feb. 22: Wylie ISD Education Foundation's 17th Annual Boots ’N Barbecue Gala – Hosted at Southfork Ranch is SOLD OUT!! But bidding opens for silent auction items on Feb. 14 at https://one.bidpal. net/ourWylieISDEF/welcome Feb. 22: Wylie Community Band – The 1st Jazz Big Band Dinner & Dance. Join us at 6 p.m. for our 1st ever Jazz Dinner Dance. Tickets are $10 for adults and $5 for age 10 and under. Please purchase advance tickets online. Pulled pork dinner and desert is included with your ticket purchase. We will be performing all your favorite jazz songs. Location: Draper Intermediate School, 103 Hensley Ln., Wylie. Tickets & Info: https://wyliecb.org Feb. 23: Krewe of Barkus Mardi Gras Dog Parade & Festival – 12:30 - 4 p.m. Parade starts at 2 p.m. This is the 18th annual Krewe of Barkus parade and we're still going strong. Patterned after the Mystic Krewe of Barkus in New Orleans, which was established to help abused and abandoned canines, Krewe of Barkus will feature a parade, vendor booths, and interactive activities. Animal rescue groups will also be present to help worthy dogs find forever homes. Location: Downtown McKinney. Info: www.artinstituteofmckinney.com Feb. 28, 29: WAG “Knights of the Not So Round Table” – Come on out and enjoy a night of entertainment and support your local acting group. Location: 205 Industrial Court, Wylie. Tickets & Info: wylieactinggroup.org/store/Knights-of-the-Not-So-Round-Table-c41361081 Feb. 29: Wylie X-Treme Green – 8 a.m. - 4 p.m. Residential household hazardous waste, electronics, household metal appliances, and automotive tires; document shredding is also offered. Location: Public Works Building, 949 Hensley Ln., Wylie. See complete list of acceptable items at wylietexas.gov A Wylie Chamber of Commerce Publication
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Feb. 29: Delta Allen Craft Beer & Spirits Festival – 4 - 7 p.m. The First Delta Allen Craft Beer & Spirits Festival will showcase regional craft beer and spirits allowing you to experience a variety of tastes in a fun, festive environment. Proceeds benefit Big Brothers Big Sisters Lone Star – Greater Dallas. Executive Chef Bryan Patton will provide specialty food stations throughout the event, including BBQ brisket sliders, whipped potatoes, fried cheese curds and pickle fried chicken. Location: Delta Hotels by Marriott Dallas Allen, 777 Watters Creek Blvd., Allen. Info: https://bit.ly/36r4sy8
March:
March 1, 6, 7: WAG “Knights of the Not So Round Table” Come on out and enjoy a night of entertainment and support your local acting group. Location: 205 Industrial Court, Wylie. Tickets & Info: wylieactinggroup.org/store/Knights-of-the-Not-So-Round-Table-c41361081 March 6, 7 & 8: North Texas Irish Festival – Location: Fair Park, Dallas. Info: www.ntif.org March 10 & 12: Art in the Park – 10 a.m. - 12 p.m. Bring the kids to enjoy making, creating, painting, and playing outside! Painting on murals, creating sculptures, side walk chalk paint are just some of the things we will be doing. Hosted by the Creative Arts Guild of Wylie. Free event for all ages. Dress for a mess. Location: Olde City Park, 112 S. Ballard Ave., Wylie. Info: www.cagwylie.com/events March 14: Downtown Garland Lucky 5K – 9 a.m. - 12 p.m. Dress up and bring your family and friends to the downtown Garland Lucky 5K to help us support the Guns & Hoses Foundation of North Texas. The race starts on the corner of Sixth and West State Street and ends at Intrinsic Smokehouse and Brewery where the awards and afterparty will take place. Whether you are a professional runner, or just here for the fun, good times are to be had by all. You must register before March 7 be to guaranteed a t-shirt! Awards ceremony will begin at 10 a.m. Location: 509 W. State St., Garland. Registration & Info: www.visitgarlandtx.com/events/2020/downtown-garland-lucky-5k March 14: Second Saturday Bird Walk – 8 - 9:30 a.m. The Heard Museum and Prairie & Timbers Audubon Society offer guided bird walks on the Heard Sanctuary. Walks begin promptly at 8 a.m. and last 1.5 hours. Walks are included in regular admission and free for Heard Museum members. These bird walks are intended to help beginning and intermediate birders with bird spotting and identification techniques. There will also be plenty of opportunity for questions. Prairie, woodland, and wetland habitats are included in these walks. Location: Heard Natural Science Museum & Wildlife Sanctuary, 1 Nature Place, McKinney. Info: www.heardmuseum.org March 21: City of Murphy Mother & Son Extravaganza – 6 - 9 p.m. Come dressed in your spy gear and help solve a mystery! Activities include mother and son spy challenges, mini laser tag, raffles, costume contest and much more. Light meal included. Location: 205 N. Murphy Rd., Murphy. Cost: $25 per mother/son couple; $15 additional son. Website: reconline.murphytx.org March 28: Dallas Oddities & Curiosities Expo – 11 a.m. - 6 p.m. For lovers of the strange & unusual ... The Oddities & Curiosities Expo showcases hand selected vendors, dealers, artists and small businesses from all over the country with all things weird. You'll find items such as: taxidermy, preserved specimens, original artwork, horror/Halloween inspired pieces, antiques, handcrafted oddities, quack medical devices, clothing, jewelry, skulls/bones, funeral collectibles and much more. We truly have something weird for everyone. All items you see are legal to own and sustainably sourced. Location: Fair Park - Centennial Hall, 1001 Washington St., Dallas. Info: odditiesandcuriositiesexpo.com Mar 27-29 and April 3-5, 10-12 : I Love You, You're Perfect, Now Change presented by the Rockwall Community Playhouse – Presented in the form of a series of vignettes connected by the central theme of love and relationships. The play's tagline is 'Everything you have ever secretly thought about dating, romance, marriage, lovers, husbands, wives and in-laws, but were afraid to admit'. Rated: continued ~
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