December 19, 2018
Wednesday

Headliners

6:00 pm-
9:00 pm
Prairie Lights Lynn Creek Park on Joe Pool Lake, Grand Prairie. Drive-thru 4 million lights set along 2 miles of path. All new displays... 972-237-8100
7:30 pmPoet's Corner Barnes & Noble Booksellers, Plano. Joyce Braddock will host an open-mike reading and readings by various guest poets... 972-422-3372

Festivals

6:00 pm-
9:00 pm
Prairie Lights Lynn Creek Park on Joe Pool Lake, Grand Prairie. Drive-thru 4 million lights set along 2 miles of path. All new displays... 972-237-8100
ICE! at Gaylord Texan Gaylord Texan Resort and Convention Center, Grapevine. Featuring two million pounds of colorful ice sculptures depicting... 817-778-1000

The Arts

10:00 am-
5:00 pm
Joseph Csatari Exhibit National Scouting Museum, Irving. Works from this American realist artist and illustrator, who has had a long involvement with the Boy Scouts...
10:00 am-
5:00 pm
Norman Rockwell And The Art of Scouting National Scouting Museum, Irving. Works from the iconic American artist, Norman Rockwell, who has long been associated with the Boy Scouts...
12:15 pmGallery Talks Dallas Museum of Art. DMA staff, artists, and local scholars join patrons to explore the Museum's collection and exhibitions during weekly...
7:30 pmThe Phantom Of The Opera Music Hall at Fair Park. Andrew Lloyd Webber's musical of the tragic love between a beautiful singer and a scarred composer, set in the Opera...
Cult of the Machine: Precisionism and American Art Dallas Museum of Art. From the 1910's to WWII Americans had a love affair with new technology and it shaped architecture, design and artistss...

Sports

7:05 pmAllen Americans vs. Cincinnati Cyclones Allen Event Center. ECHL Hockey Game.

For Children

10:00 am-
11:30 am
Hand In Hand Dallas Museum of Natural History. Hand In Hand is a program designed for adults to enjoy with their preschooler. Each week... 214-428-5555
10:00 am-
2:00 pm
Art Lab Perot Museum of Nature & Science. Explore creativity and science with your child in the Art Lab, located inside the Children's Museum...
11:30 amBarnes & Noble South Arlington Story Time Barnes & Noble South Arlington. Preschoolers ages 3 and 4 can come to Barnes & Noble every Wednesday and enjoy some of your favorite... 817-472-7559
11:30 amWednesday Morning Storytime Borders, Fort Worth. Children can enjoy a new story and related activities and crafts each week. 817-737-0444

Community

9:00 am-
5:00 pm
American Childhood: Celebrating Classic Toys Old Red Museum of Dallas County History & Culture. Take a stroll down memory lane as you see some iconic favorites from your past like...
10:30 amOtter Feeding Dallas World Aquarium. Come and watch these playful animals as their feed by staff.
11:00 amSloths are for Kids Talk Dallas World Aquarium. Come and learn about this amazing creatures in the Orinoco Exhibit.
11:30 amShark Feeding Dallas World Aquarium. Come and see these amazing creatures at their daily feeding in both the vupper and lower levels of Mundo Maya...
12:00 pmPenguin Feeding Dallas World Aquarium. Come and watch these adorable creatures being fed in South Africa and Mundo Maya.
2:30 pmShark Feedings Children's Aquarium at Fair Park. Come and see how a shark actually eats and what they eat. An informative talk by an aquarist will follow...
4:00 pmPenguin Feeding Dallas World Aquarium. Come and watch these adorable creatures being fed in South Africa and Mundo Maya.
4:30 pmShark Feeding Dallas World Aquarium. Come and see these amazing creatures at their daily feeding in both the vupper and lower levels of Mundo Maya...
6:45 pm-
10:00 pm
DFW Writers Workshop Ruth Millican Center, Euless. For over 30 years, members have met to read and critique each others work. Members read for 15-minutes, followed...
7:30 pmPoet's Corner Barnes & Noble Booksellers, Plano. Joyce Braddock will host an open-mike reading and readings by various guest poets... 972-422-3372

Miscellaneous

7:00 am-
10:00 pm
Fly A Sim Flight Safety Learning Center. Everyone gets the exciting opportunity to fly a real jet simulator! Flights offer full motion... 972-242-5999
11:15 am-
1:15 pm
Public Skating Hours Polar Ice House of Grapevine. Polar Ice House of Grapevine opens it's doors to the public for ice skating every day. Please call ahead to check...

Dining Specials

7:30 pmMedieval Experience Medieval Times. A beautiful fish-filled moat beneath the drawbridge will lead you to the auditorium where you will dine and view a jousting...

Nightlife

4:00 pm-
7:00 pm
Live Music and Drink Specials Arthur's, Addison. Come out to Arthur's where you'll enjoy $1 off Well, Call & Premium drinks & $4 house wine while listening to... 972-385-0800
7:00 pmCowboys DanceHall Dance Lessons Cowboys DanceHall. All skill levels are welcome. Instructors will teach a variety of dance styles, varying nightly. Check directly... 214-352-1796
9:00 pm-
2:00 am
Live Music Ridglea Theater, Fort Worth. Live music and a new band showcase each Wednesday night.