Category: Arts & Culture

Grab your strollers and stretch your legs! Join Library staff for a storytime at the park pavilion, then enjoy a walk through the park and connect to nature with movement, rhymes, and fun.  

The following events are coming up at the Eisemann Center.

The following events are coming up at UT Dallas

Twelve bands vie for one of four finalist/semifinalist spots in this inspiring competition featuring musicians age 21 and younger. A panel of judges will select two bands to advance directly to the Battle of the Bands finals and perform at the Wildflower! Arts & Music Festival May 17, and an additional two bands will move on to an online fan-vote contest, where audiences will decide who earns the coveted third finalist spot. 

“Chamber Works of Debussy” features the Impressionism of early and late Debussy, performed by Simón Gollo, violin; Daphne Gerling, viola; Horacio Contreras, cello; James Scott, flute; Jaymee Haefner, harp; and Ana Maria Otamendi, piano.

What would happen if you could take anything from a museum and bring it life – without the pesky Egyptian curse and instead focus on pure family fun? Or, take a historical event like writing the Declaration of Independence but bring in some cowboys shoehorning in their own western ideas. The sky’s the limit Saturday night as the Family Improv troupe presents this high-energy, original, fun, and family-friendly show where everything is made up on the spot, using the audience’s suggestions throughout the evening.

Richardson Reads One Book has announced “The Trouble with Heroes” as this year’s RROB selection. The book, written largely in verse, is from New York Times best-selling author Kate Messner and invites readers to explore a story about grief, growth and finding strength in unexpected places.