Each spring for over twenty years, a mass planting of daffodils blooms bright yellow in the right of way in front of the Keene homestead. Daffodils are the harbinger of spring. The idea began after David Keene received a card from a person who routinely passed by his property and enjoyed his mass planting of daffodil bulbs. And this was not the first such note David has received from someone letting him know what joy and happiness his daffodils were spreading!

Want to make a difference in a child's life? Fannin County Children's Center will host training classes for new CASAs on August 18, 25, 26.

Paris, Texas, artist Amber Bee joins the Fannin County Plein Air Group for a Thursday session in a local flower garden. Fannin County Plein Air Group will meet at 7:00 a.m. on Thursday, August 20, on the west side of Lake Crockett. The final session planned for August will be in the evening. Artists will meet at 6:00 p.m. on Thursday, August 27 at Honey Grove Methodist Church.

Open to the public Monday - Friday! Breakfast is served from 7:00 a.m. – 9:00 a.m. Lunch is served from 11:15 a.m. – 1:00 p.m.

Texas A&M AgriLife Extension Service‘s Healthy Lawns and Healthy Waters Program will host a residential rainwater harvesting and turf management training on August 20, 2026, for Denton County. The free event will be at the Denton County Southwest Courthouse, 6200 Canyon Falls Drive, Flower Mound, Texas, August 20, from 9:00 a.m. -1:00 p.m.

Arlington has no plans to hold back—because when K-pop icons BTS bring their long-awaited, sold-out tour to AT&T Stadium, you don't need “Permission to Dance” to join the celebration! To ensure fans can capture every “Microkosmos” moment, the City of Arlington has created seven special photo opportunities across Downtown Arlington and the Entertainment District.

Visitors to McKinney have a new reason to stay out after dark. The Cipher Lounge, a new immersive entertainment destination in Downtown McKinney, will begin its soft opening on Wednesday, August 12, bringing together craft cocktails, small plates, and theatrical escape-room experiences under one roof.

North Texas’ most popular Latin music festival, the Vitruvian Salsa Festival, continues its run with sounds from Houston-based band Cro-Cro Y Su Tumbaká. Now in its 12th year at Addison’s Vitruvian Park, the Vitruvian Salsa Festival honors both culture and community with iconic dance parties designed to get everyone on the dance floor. Food trucks and vendors surround Vitruvian Park’s amphitheater for each performance.

Tickets for Cameron Mackintosh’s new production of Andrew Lloyd Webber’s legendary musical, Phantom of the Opera, will go on sale Friday, August 14, 2026, for its highly anticipated engagement at the Music Hall at Fair Park in Dallas December 16, 2026 – January 3, 2027, as part of the 2026/2027 Broadway Dallas Series.

Free to the public, the permanent exhibit and online platform explore the people, places and pivotal moments that shaped Dallas County – from ancient river settlements to modern cultural icons – continuing the history-preservation and educational mission previously housed at Old Red Museum.

VA North Texas Health Care System announced today its participation in a new clinical trial to evaluate the efficacy of semaglutide, a GLP-1 receptor agonist used to treat diabetes, as treatment for alcohol use disorder (AUD). Currently, more than 400,000 veterans nationwide are diagnosed with AUD, and current data estimates that AUD affects nearly 11% of U.S. adults.

At first glance, Melanie Hardy may seem like the quintessential Fannin County girl -- she comes from a military family, loves horses, hiking, fishing, gardening and enjoys quiet mornings with her husband, Brian Hardy, in the peaceful, rural life that comes with living in Ivanhoe, Texas. Surprisingly, though, she is originally from Rhode Island and spent many of her formative years in Florida fishing the flats and deep sea fishing with her father. These days you can find Melanie working alongside Dr. Jim Froelich as a certified Family Nurse Practitioner at Family Care Clinic in Bonham.

A new public art experience is open this summer in North Texas. In celebration of America’s Semiquincentennial, MillHouse Foundation, in partnership with Cotton Mill Partners, presents the inaugural America 250: Texas Trailblazing Wonder Women Exhibition, on view through August 26 inside the newly launched Atrium Gallery at the McKinney Cotton Mill Arts and Design District.

Tuesday, August 11 is City Hall Selfie Day! We would love to see our amazing community participate by taking a festive pic. City Hall lobby doors open at 8:00 a.m. and popcorn will be available from 10:00 a.m. to 2:00 p.m.

Kaleidoscope Park in Frisco invites the community to celebrate the traditions, culture, and contributions of Hispanic communities during the Hispanic Heritage Festival on Saturday, September 5, from 3 p.m. to 9 p.m. at Kaleidoscope Park in Frisco. Presented by Todos Unidos Creado por CUTX and sponsored by Ruiz Foods, this free festival offers an afternoon and evening filled with live performances, cultural experiences, food, games, and family-friendly activities.

On September 17, Steeli Bryce opens for Deana Carter; on September 24, Jess Woolverton opens for Shelby Stone; on October 1, Tanner Legg opens for The Wilder Blue; and on October 8, Aaron Gibson opens for Diamond Rio. The Discover Durant fall concert series is free and open to the public. Bring your lawn chairs and enjoy some great music!

As we endure the hottest months of the year, Upper Trinity Regional Water District (Upper Trinity) is asking residents across its service area to dial back their water use with its Give a Drip campaign. Without cutting outdoor water use, residents of Denton and Collin counties will be "Drip Outta Luck" when it comes to having water where it counts the most. Residents should follow local watering rules that limit outdoor watering to no more than two days per week or less and not between 10:00 a.m. and 6:00 p.m.

The Gibbes Museum of Art, a beacon for the arts in the American South since its establishment in 1858, has announced the extension of the submission deadline for the Society 1858 Prize for Contemporary Southern Art ‒ the new deadline is September 14. One of the leading artist competitions in the Southeastern United States, last year more than 350 artists submitted entries.

Oil and Acrylic Painting with Dean Todd, and Ceramics with Andy Johnson will both continue August 8, Stained Glass Class begins August 18, Fused Glass Class starts August 19, Kidz Craftz is set for August 22, a Senior Social is slated for August 29.

Open to the public Monday - Friday! Breakfast is served from 7:00 a.m. – 9:00 a.m. Lunch is served from 11:15 a.m. – 1:00 p.m.

Dollar General is supporting families and educators with affordable, practical solutions that help simplify shopping as they get ready for the new school year. With more than 70 back-to-school items priced at $1 or less, the Company is focused on helping customers stretch their budgets while still finding the supplies they need.

Kidz Krew Robin Hood 2026 cast and director. The cast includes: Lainie Dykes as Sheriff of Nottingham, Natalia Broga as Bonnie, Alara Curtiss as Squirrel, William Baxter as Sherrif’s right hand guard, Lily Loveless as Robin Hood, Stella Loveless as Much, Taiyo Antonaros as The Boy/ Announcer / villager, Sawyer Gooch as Friar Tuck, Madilyn Gooch as Lady Marian, Marley Bennet as Will Scarlet and Lillian Mitchell as Iris.

UniverSoul’s all-new production blends breathtaking circus thrills, daring stunts and global culture inspired by the Harlem Renaissance, Motown, Soul Train and hip hop. Highlights for 2026 include an electrifying Ethiopian Pole Act featuring dizzying spins and poses on a towering vertical pole; Power of Love, a graceful ballerina act; and the Morning Doves, a mesmerizing aerial lyra duo from Mongolia and Ethiopia that blends beauty, emotion and daring skill. photos by Boon Vong

10:00 a.m. until noon - bring your own trash bags

Located in the elegant Heard-Craig Center in downtown McKinney, Tony Stride presents Marion Powers Singing the Great American Songbook. Friday, August 7, 6:00 p.m. - 8:00 p.m. Refreshments available. Raffle, Trivia. Open to the public with reservations.

As summer wanes, putting the garden to 'bed' for the winter begins to occupy our thoughts. Our goals may include cleaning up and tidying our garden beds. Raking up all the detritus and bagging it for removal is often our go-to practice. However, if we don’t want to send all that organic matter to the landfill, or add it to our compost pile, we can leave it in place and nurture the life cycle of native bees. photo by André Karwath

Performances will be at 7:00 p.m. on August 7 and August 8 and 3:00 p.m. on August 9. Individual tickets are $10 each and are on sale now. The show will be performed in the main gallery of the art center at 200 W 5th in Bonham, so seating will be limited. Tickets can be purchased on the center’s website or in the office.

Renda Mathew named Board Chair-Elect - photo credit: Texas Women's Foundation

Classes begin September 9 at the Grayson County Courthouse

Vitruvian Nights Live, North Texas’ favorite FREE summer concert series, will close out the season with a performance by Lover, a Taylor Swift tribute band, on Thursday, Aug. 6. The concert will be held in the beautiful amphitheater at Vitruvian Park in Addison, Texas, from 7 to 9:30 p.m. In addition to live music, guests can purchase bites to eat and chilled beverages from local food trucks. The concerts are open to the entire family – including pets!