2026 Isner Cup

 

Santa will arrive at Frontiers of Flight Museum aboard an Airbus Helicopter

The holiday season is taking flight at the Frontiers of Flight Museum! Families are invited to celebrate the most wonderful time of the year at the Museum’s annual Santa Day taking place on Saturday, December 6, from 9:00 to 11:00 a.m.

In true aviation style, Santa Claus will make a grand entrance, landing right outside the Museum aboard an Airbus Helicopter before greeting guests inside. Children and families can enjoy complimentary photos with Santa, indulge in freshly baked cookies from Sugar and Sage Bakery, and sip on festive treats from a hot chocolate bar provided by CN Catering.

The morning will also feature hands-on holiday activities and family-friendly fun including coloring areas and STEM experiments and demonstrations throughout the Museum’s hangar galleries, creating a magical experience for visitors of all ages.

Event admission is free for Museum members, and regular ticket prices apply for non-members. Guests can buy tickets ahead of time through the Frontiers of Flight website or at the door. Families are encouraged to arrive early to witness Santa’s exciting helicopter arrival and enjoy all the festivities. 

 

To learn more about the museum and buy tickets, visit flightmuseum.com

Dwell with Dignity Warehouse Sale

 

Dallas Zoo Wild Adventure Camps

Students in Kindergarten through Grade 6 will discover something new at the Dallas Zoo during each of their camp experiences. All camps include guided tours of the Zoo, animal encounters, and animal-themed activities in a small group led by a Zoo educator. Register for individual camps or for the full series.

Spring Weekend Camps

Dates: April 15, 16, 29, 30, and May 6, 7, 20, 21

Time: 8:30 a.m. – 2:30 p.m.

Cost: $55 per child / $50 for Dallas Zoo Members

Weekend day camps encourage exploration, education, and empathy for wildlife and nature. Each camp day is a new adventure! Register for one day or multiple days.

Summer Camps

Dates: June 5 – Aug. 4

Time: 9:00 a.m. – 3:00 p.m., with an AfterCamp option until 5:00 p.m.

Cost: $285 per child / $255 for Dallas Zoo Members

Weeklong summer camps feature educational tours, games, creative projects, close-up animal encounters, and more. Campers will be grouped by grade level and led through the Zoo in small groups by Zoo Guides. Multiple themes offered! Campers should provide their own sack lunch and a refillable water bottle.

More information here: Wild Adventures Camp | Dallas Zoo

Holiday Spirit Walk on Knox

 

Join the Dallas CASA Young Professionals for a Holiday Spirit Walk on Knox Street.

Start the walk at any of the participating retailers to check in and receive a festive sweet treat. Then visit Anthropologie, Marine Layer, Stag Provisions and Velvet to enjoy a special holiday beverage while you shop. Each store is donating a portion of sales during the event to Dallas CASA! Fill your Holiday Spirit Walk punch card to enter a drawing for a Knox Street gift basket.

To purchase Holiday Spirit Walk on Knox Street tickets click here:

Events for November 2022 – Dallas CASA

The BOO Yard Sign Challenge

 

The BOO Yard Sign Challenge, sponsored by Advancial, takes simple neighborhood trickery to a community fundraiser. BOO your friends and neighbors by secretly leaving the sign in their yards and Halloween treats at their doorsteps without them seeing you.

For every sign purchased, proceeds benefit Children’s Health and a patient will receive a treat.

Signs are on sale online for $20 each and available for pickup starting on Sept. 7. Your signs can be picked up from neighborhood captains across Dallas and Plano. Find your closest location during checkout by searching the zip code of your home, work or school address, then select a pickup date and time.

When you BOO your neighbors, instructions on how to join the fun are on the back of every sign.

Purchase your BOO now:

https://shopgive.childrens.com/products/2022-boo-yard-sign

Out of Many, One -- New Special Exhibit at The George W. Bush Presidential Center

OUT OF MANY, ONE

Portraits of America's Immigrants
BY PRESIDENT GEORGE W. BUSH

Exhibit Open Now at the George W. Bush Presidential Center
Through January 3, 2022

A powerful collection of 43 portraits painted by President George W. Bush and accompanying stories that exemplify the promise of America and our proud history as a nation of immigrants.

Out of Many, One reminds us of the countless ways in which America has been strengthened by those who have come here in search of a better life.

The new special exhibit 

Tickets must be purchased in advance

Out of Many, One by President George W. Bush

Perot Museum and African American Museum announce winner of Staircase Project celebrating Black STEM leaders

Calling it a “bold and inspiring tribute to African American leaders who made momentous contributions to science,” the Perot Museum of Nature and Science, in partnership with the African American Museum, Dallas, today announced that local architect and emerging artist Daniel M. Gunn is the winner of the Staircase Project design competition. In addition to a $5,000 prize, Gunn’s larger-than-life image, titled “GIANT STEPS – Celebrating Extraordinary Achievements of African-American Leaders in STEM,” has been installed on the Perot Museum’s multi-story, outdoor staircase facing Field Street. The Staircase Project is presented by Kroger.

Perot Museum of Nature and Science

“Far too often the important contributions made by African Americans to the advancement of STEM have been untold, unheard and unseen. This magnificent design from Daniel M. Gunn shines a much-needed light on these hidden figures,” said Dr. Linda Silver, Eugene McDermott Chief Executive Officer. ”Giant steps often begin by first taking small steps, so we encourage everyone to climb these stairs and find inspiration for the future through learning about the past.” 

Last fall, the Perot Museum and African American Museum conducted a call for entries to create a vibrantly colored, eye-catching design that celebrates African-American leaders in science – from history and modern day – who have made significant contributions to STEM (science, technology, engineering and math). Entries were judged by a diverse, blue-ribbon panel comprised of regional leaders representing the arts, education and STEM business communities. 

The creative design – which has been reproduced and professionally installed using weatherproof, vinyl materials – will remain in place through Memorial Day.

Daniel M. Gunn (designer)

Gunn is a 36-year-old architect employed at Oglesby Greene Architects in downtown Dallas. Born in Alabama, he has lived in New Jersey as well as Louisiana, where he graduated with an architecture degree from Louisiana Tech University in 2008. He picked up a pencil at age five and has been drawing and painting ever since. He states that “When I’m not busy designing buildings by day, I’m honing my skills with the paintbrush on canvas by night.”

His design features Dr. Charles Drew, known as the father of the blood bank; telecommunications inventor Shirley Ann Jackson, the first African-American woman to earn an MIT doctorate; Dr. Mae Jemison, physician, engineer and the first African-American woman in space; and Dallas’ Otis Frank Boykin, an engineer, entrepreneur and inventor with approximately 26 patents. Also included are famed agricultural inventor and “Wizard of Tuskegee” George Washington Carver, and NASA’s Katherine Johnson and Mary Winston Jackson (NASA scientists profiled in the movie Hidden Figures).

Dr. Linda Silver, Eugene McDermott CEO of the Perot Museum

Day 1 DFW Benefiting Vogel Alcove

 

Vogel Alcove’s annual event, Day 1 DFW is returning for its sixth year, this year presented by Main Event. The fun, family fair has been reimagined to offer families 3 Safe Ways to Play on New Year’s Day. Each option is designed to fit the health and safety concerns for varying comfort levels of DFW families. There will be in-person event, a virtual events, and a closing drive-in fireworks show. All proceeds from Day 1 DFW benefit Vogel Alcove, a nonprofit serving homeless children and their families.

1) 1.  Main Event Presents Day 1 DFW, January 1, 2021

Purchase all-access wristbands for one of three Main Event sites on January 1, 2021. Each of these Main Event venues will open at 9:00 a.m.

* Main Event Frisco – 9375 Dallas Pkwy, Frisco. 

* Main Event Grapevine- 407 W State Hwy 114, Grapevine.

* Main Event Grand Prairie – 3106 S State Hwy 161, Grand Prairie.

All- Access Wristbands: At a $70 value, the $15 all-access wristband affords wearers access to unlimited play of bowling, billiards, laser tag, gravity ropes, and golf. Participants will be issued bowling shoes and a $10 Fun Card for use around the facility. Each site will offer face painting for $5 and photo booths for pictures of the family. Come early from 9:00 a.m. until 12:00 p.m. and receive free access to the VR “Holigate” game at all three locations. 

Frisco Location: Karaoke will be available all day at the Frisco location. Gravity ropes and golf are available at this location only. The Frisco location will be the main hub where the Virtual Experience shows will be available for limited in-person attendance.

2)2.  The Day 1 DFW Virtual Experience

For families staying safe at home, we’ve created a Day 1 DFW Virtual Experience that will feature live and pre-recorded performances from Magician Grant Price, animals with Wildlife on the Move, and the Star Wars Characters from the 501st Legion. There will also be fun activities airing such as a Virtual Trivia Game, a Hula Dancing Lesson, dancing, a cooking class, a science show and Virtual Bingo. These Family friendly video experiences will be offered along with other great activities like our New Year’s Resolution Scavenger Hunt and Cardboard Challenge. Don’t wait until New Year’s Day. 

3.  Day 1 DFW Drive-In Fireworks Show (FREE)

At the end of a day filled with fun, events will be wrapped up at 7 p.m. with a FREE drive-in fireworks show sponsored by Oncor and FC Dallas, hosted at Toyota Stadium in Frisco located at 200 World Cup Way, Frisco, TX 75033. The spectacular fireworks shows never disappoint so expect a blast! 

Tickets are on sale at Day1Dallas.com

You Inspire Me cookie tin gift, benefiting Wipe Out Kids' Cancer

Kicking-off for September’s Childhood Cancer Awareness Month, the "You Inspire Me!" cookie collection was created in honor of the young, heroic, and courageous patients that Wipe Out Kid's Cancer (WOKC) serves. When you purchase a gift tin for $45, 40% of the gross profits will benefit WOKC and their patients. These patients are courageous heroes and our "You Inspire Me" cookie tin proudly honors these inspirational kids with cancer in a unique and special way while sending a message to deserving heroes we all have, who encourage us and make a difference in our lives. 

Choose the 9 adjectives which best fit the attributes of your recipient from the list of 30 adjectives. This gift tin contains a dozen (12) shortbread cookies. Your gift to the recipient will be acknowledged on a special pre-printed card that will be attached to the lid of the tin with your name as the sender.

Available adjectives: authentic, bold, loving, energetic, brave, faithful, kind, joyful, wise, beautiful, humble, smart, fun, gentle, talented, heroic, generous, resolute, strong, organized, friendly, loyal, selfless, patient, merciful, athletic, devoted, committed, gracious and handsome.

The "You Inspire Me!" Shortbread Cookies can be shipped nationwide in the U.S. and are also available for pickup at Le Gourmet Baking in Dallas. Visit https://legourmetbaking.com/ to order.

Blushington

This last week I had the privilege to get my makeup done professionally at Dallas' own beauty lounge, Blushington. With it being Cinco de Mayo, I was looking for a fun, fresh, young look that would carry me into the evening... and I definitely did not leave disappointed. From the moment you walk in until you depart you truly feel like royalty. The founder of Blushington, Stephi Maron, founded the lounge out of a desire to create a space for professional makeup application at an affordable price ($40 for full face) and she has created a truly welcoming and enchanting environment. 

So the next time you are looking to get your makeup done be sure to visit Blushington before heading out on the town!

Take Your Valentine to Klyde Warren Park

Klyde Warren Park will host its annual Valentine's Day event with music, dancing, sweet treats and champagne on Friday, Feb. 14 from 6:30-10:00 p.m.

The Muse Family Performance Pavilion will be turned into a dance floor with a live performance from the Mad Men Swing Band at 7:00 p.m.

A dessert station will feature sweet treats from Savor, Klyde Warren Park's restaurant. Beer, wine and champagne will also be available for purchase throughout the evening.  Stay for dinner and dine at Savor, or enjoy quick fare from Relish. Food will also be available for purchase at the many food trucks in the park.

Please visit www.KlydeWarrenPark.org for more information.

Hope Cottage Pregnancy & Adoption Center

Dallas' Hope Cottage Pregnancy and Adoption Center has served our North Texas Community since 1918. Their community programs and the priceless information they provide extends awareness and an understanding of adoption for individuals that are not familiar with the healing, hope, and bright future it can give.

With a caring, experienced, and professional staff, Hope Cottage helps both those who wish to adopt and have a family, but also those individuals in need of making informed decisions in crisis pregnancies. They honor every decision and do support adoption as a lifelong process. Pregnant? Adopting? Hope Cottage offers a wealth of information to help you along the way, no matter your situation.

Visit: Hope Cottage