It’s Time Texas Community Challenge: Free Bollywood Fitness Class Jan. 29
Huffhines Recreation Center, 300 N. Plano Rd.
Cost: Free
Sunday, Jan. 29
Noon

Take advantage of a free Bollywood Fitness Class being offered by Richardson Parks & Recreation. If you’re taking part in the It’s Time Texas Community Challenge, you’ll earn 100 points for a group activity and 100 points for “checking in” at a healthy destination!

No registration required to attend class; please arrive early to check in. To take part in the It’s Time Texas Community Challenge, register at www.ittcommunitychallenge.com.

Website: www.facebook.com/RichardsonParksandRec

Richardson’s 150th: Write a Love Note to Richardson Beginning Feb. 1
As part of our City’s 150th celebration, the community is invited to write a “love note” to Richardson. Stop by a participating City facility and write down your favorite memory or blessing that has come from being a part of such a wonderful and unique community. Notes can be heartfelt or funny, as long as they are your memories of why you love Richardson! Heart-shaped paper will be provided for your note, and all notes will be part of a display at the citywide celebration June 24. (Please make sure all notes are family-friendly in nature.)

Note paper will be available Feb. 1. Participating facilities include:

  • Animal Shelter (1330 Columbia Dr.)
  • Gymnastics Center (300 E. Arapaho Rd.)
  • Heights Recreation Center (711 W. Arapaho Rd.)
  • Huffhines Recreation Center (200 N. Plano Rd.)
  • Library (900 Civic Center Dr.)
  • Police Headquarters (200 N. Greenville Dr.)
  • Senior Center (820 W. Arapaho Rd.)
  • Tennis Center (1601 Syracuse Dr.)

Senior Center Tour: African American Museum Feb. 2
Transportation leaves from the Senior Center, 820 W. Arapaho Rd.
Cost: $10 plus money for lunch
Thursday, Feb. 2
10:30 a.m.

The African American Museum, located in Dallas’ Fair Park, is the only museum of its kind in the Southwest devoted to the preservation and display of African American artistic, cultural and historical materials. It has one of the largest African American folk art collections in the U.S.

To register for the tour, call 972-744-7800.

At The Eisemann Center: 

Lone Star Wind Orchestra Jan. 29
Hill Performance Hall
Tickets: General admission $12 students and seniors, $22 adults; $42 Loge Box seating (Tickets)
Sunday, Jan. 29
3 p.m.

Music Director Eugene Migliaro Corporon and the Lone Star Wind Orchestra present “Rhapsodies in Blue,” featuring the music of Gershwin, Giroux and Ticheli.

RISD District-wide Student Art Exhibit Begins Next Week
Forrest & Virginia Green Mezzanine Gallery
Admission: Free
Feb. 1-25
10 a.m.-6 p.m. Monday-Saturday and during all public performances

This annual exhibition of artwork by Richardson Independent School District students and provides a venue for young artists to showcase their talents and get a taste of life as a professional artist.

At UT Dallas:

New Exhibit at SP/N Gallery; Free Reception Tonight, Author Talk Feb. 2
3020 Stewart Rd.
Admission: Free
Through Feb. 25
Tuesdays, Wednesdays, and Saturdays 11 a.m.-4 p.m.
Thursdays and Fridays 1-6 p.m.
Reception Jan. 27 from 6:30-8:30 p.m.; Gallery talk and book signing Feb. 2 from 6-8:30 p.m.

The work of several artists featured in the book “Art as Social Practice: Technologies for Change” is on display, spanning collaborative image-making, immersive experiences, telematic art, time machines, artificial intelligence and physical computing. The works reveal how the artists collaborate with participants and communities, finding ways to expand, transform, reimagine and create new platforms for meaningful exchange in both physical and virtual spaces.

Website: Art Exhibition: ART AS SOCIAL PRACTICE – Technologies for Change – Comet Calendar (utdallas.edu)

“Every Livin’ Soul” Opens at The Core Theatre Tonight (Jan. 27)
518 W. Arapaho Rd. Ste. 115
Tickets: $15-$25
Jan. 27-Feb. 26
Fridays and Saturdays at 8 p.m.; Sundays at 3 p.m.

In this drama by William Cameron, a widowed farm woman struggles to fund her gifted son’s college education while simultaneously keeping the family farm afloat, a daunting task in depression-era America. A mysterious stranger comes begging for a meal, bringing hope, encouragement and more than his fair share of danger.

Website: www.thecoretheatre.org