Starting tomorrow April 19th and going thru to the 22nd, it is time again for Main Street 2012! It is located on Main Street in downtown Forth Worth between the historic Tarrant County Courthouse and the Forth Worth Convention Center. It is the SouthWest’s largest, four-day visual arts and entertainment festival. Come enjoy four days […]
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Cote de Coeur benefitting the American Heart Association
Cotes du Coeur is a premier fine wine auction and celebrity chef dinner held annually in Dallas. The event benefits the American Heart Association (AHA). Cotes du Coeur is a series of events leading up to an annual black-tie fine wine auction and celebrity chef dinner. It is sponsored by the Dallas Division of the […]
Collin County Children’s Advocacy Center Gala
This year’s big event benefitting the Collin County Children’s Advocacy Center will be on March 31st. This is the Center’s largest fundraiser of the year. With the recent economic struggles, the Center needs your help more than ever. The success of the event is critical to their ability to continue providing services to the abused […]
Savor Dallas
This Friday and Saturday- March 30th and 31st, is the 8th annual “Savor Dallas”. This event celebrates wine, food, spirits and the arts. It was developed to promote Downtown Dallas and the Dallas Arts District. Savor Dallas is the largest (and most delicious) wine and food event in Texas. The schedule for the event includes […]
St. Patrick’s Day
Saint Patrick’s Day, is an annual feast day which celebrates the life of the great apostle of Ireland. It has become a day of celebration for both Catholics and non-Catholics. The first year St. Patrick’s Day was celebrated in America was in 1737 in Boston, Massachusetts. The first official St. Patrick’s Day parade was held […]
Daylight Savings
Twice a year we’re forced to adjust our sleep habits, synchronizing our biological and digital clocks in order to squeeze more sunlight into our waking hours. Meanwhile, sleep researchers insist we should be cutting back on our “waking hours” if we really want to “live long and prosper.” The United States officially adopted daylight savings […]
It’s Mardi Gras – Fat Tuesday!
Scholars believe that Mardi Gras, or Fat Tuesday, has its earliest roots in pre-Christian times. The festival represented the extra, and therefore unrestricted, days added to the year to make the lunar and solar calendars link up properly. Or another explanation is it was simply a celebration to mark the coming of spring. It occurs […]
Happy Valentine’s Day on Tuesday!
With Valentine’s Day coming up this Tuesday, we would like to tell you about some Valentine traditions that you may not be aware of. In Wales, wooden love spoons were carved and given as gifts on February 14th. Hearts, keys and keyholes were favorite decorations on the spoons. The decoration meant, “You unlock my heart”. […]
Fort – Worth Stock Show and Rodeo
There are just a few days left to go and see the Fort Worth Stock Show and Rodeo. It ends this Saturday February 4th. If you have never been to it- it is truly amazing and a great family outing. The FWSSR is over a century old. It was established in 1896 and is an […]
Big D Climb Benefitting the Leukemia & Lymphoma Society
Step it up for the 4th Annual Big D Climb. The largest stair climb in North Texas is scheduled for Saturday, January 28th. It will be at the Fountain Place in Downtown Dallas starting at 8:00am. This year should be better than ever! A few new twists have been added. There will be an after-climb […]
