In Dallas:
Mesquite Championship Rodeo
Come out on Friday and Saturday nights at 7:30pm. Enjoy America’s original sport at the Resistol Arena in a modern, air-conditioned building. Two hours of edge-of-your-seat action! Come watch the high-flying bronco riders, brawny steer wrestlers, beautiful cowgirl barrel racers, bull riders, daredevil rodeo clowns and some of the orneriest bulls in the business! Doors open at 6pm!
Crue Fest 2
Come out to the Superpages.com Center to see this well known Grammy Award-nominated American hard rock band. They will be here live to perform some of their great hard rocking sounds of their era starting at 5pm.
Summer Saturday Family Day: Downtown Detectives
Summer Saturday includes; discounted Museum admission, themes from Dallas County’s history, guided building tours of the Old Red Courthouse, gallery scavenger hunt, crafts, and hands-on activities for kids ages 4-16.
Caribbean Music Festival
It’s Caribbean Music Time at Traders Village! Get ready to party hearty as the Annual Caribbean Music Fest drums up some tropical fun! Live music, dancing, festival foods, and barrels of bargains guaranteed there’ll be great fun at the market all weekend long. Admission is free and parking is $3.
Dallas Health & Fitness Expo
The Expo is free to the public and will feature fun family activities like dancing, aerobics, Healthy Cooking demonstrations, soccer, golf, SCUBA and much more, as well as health tests and screenings and other important health and medical information to help the community get healthy and fit!
In Frisco:
Roughriders Baseball
Come out on Saturday at 7pm to see our Riders take on San Antonio at Dr Pepper Ballpark.
In Grapevine:
USTA Pro Women’s Tennis Event
A Women’s $50,000 Challenger – part of the USTA Pro Circuit. This tournament attracts the top 50 – 200 ranked players in the world competing for spots in the upcoming U.S. Open. Plan to be there!
In McKinney:
2nd Saturday Art Walk at Garret Gallery
The Garret Art Gallery will be featuring Oil Painter Vicky Saylor at the 2nd Saturday Art Walk. Meet the artist and opening reception 7-10pm. Aug. 8th.
Beatlegras in Concert
Senior Select Presents BEATLEGRAS IN CONCERT Benefitting Meals on Wheels www.beatlegras.com McKinney Performing Arts Center (MPAC) AUGUST 8, 2009 at 7:00 P.M. Tickets available through the Emerson Ticket Office at MPAC 111 N Tennessee St, McKinney Please call 214.544.4630 (Tues-Fri, noon to 6pm) Tickets: $31 VIP Tickets: $51
Laura Moore Art Exhibit
SHADOWS Call to Artists Group Art Exhibit at Laura Moore Fine Art Studios Opening Night – Saturday, August 8th 7-10pm Come out and enjoy a night of art with over 40 works of art from more than 20 local artists.
McKinney Historical Run
Benefitting The Samaritan Inn (Collin County’s only homeless shelter). The McKinney Historical Run 2008 was held last year with 216 finishers (pictures); this year’s goal is 400. This is a 5K and 1mile Fun Run on the Historic Downtown McKinney Square.
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