Events Friday, July 4, 2008
Eagles Toastmasters
6:45 a.m. to 8 a.m., Denny's (Dallas / Meadow & 75)
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Unique Toastmasters Meeting
7 a.m., Mimi's Cafe (Lewisville) (Free)
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2008 Fourth of July 5k Run/Walk
With free pancake breakfast
7 a.m., Lake Cities Church of Christ (Free)
Search within: Fourth of July, Running
Plano Chamber of Commerce Business Interchange
7:30 a.m., Plano Chamber of Commerce ($1)
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2008 University Park Firecracker Fun Run
7:30 a.m., Curtis Park ($15 - $20)
Search within: Fourth of July, Running
Liberty 5K & 1 Mile Fun Run
The 23 annual run benefits the Knights of Columbus Community Charity
7:45 a.m., Stewart Creek Park ($10 - $18)
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My Home Planet Earth
A bilingual, hands-on traveling exhibit for children
9 a.m. to 8 p.m., Fort Worth Museum of Science and History ($7 - $8)
Search within: Kids / Family, Nature, Hispanic / Latino
Treasures from the Attic
9 a.m. to 5 p.m., Heard Natural Science Museum & Wildlife Sanctuary
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A Bird in the Hand
9 a.m. to 5 p.m., Heard Natural Science Museum & Wildlife Sanctuary
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Robert Sabuda: Travels in Time and Space
In the Dupree Theater Lobby
9 a.m. to 5 p.m., Irving Arts Center (Free)
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Filming Kennedy: Home Movies from Dallas
9 a.m. to 6 p.m., The Sixth Floor Museum at Dealey Plaza (Free - $13.50)
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Walk and Talk
9 a.m. to 10 a.m., Mansfield Activities Center (Free)
Search within: Health and Fitness, Seniors
The Blues/Jazz Experience: Paintings by Earnest “Ernie” Benton and Daggi Wallace
9 a.m. to 5 p.m., Irving Arts Center (Free)
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Jungles: The Photographs of Frans Lanting
9 a.m. to 5 p.m., Irving Arts Center (Free)
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Dinosaur Roundup
9 a.m. to 8 p.m., National Cowgirl Museum and Hall of Fame (Free - $8)
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The Civil War Through the Eyes of North Texans
9 a.m. to 5 p.m., Old Red Museum of Dallas County History & Culture ($5 - $8)
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Special Collections - Mapping the "Red Menace
Cold War news maps
9 a.m. to 5 p.m., UTA Central Library
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Rat Snakes to Rattlers
9 a.m. to 5 p.m., Heard Natural Science Museum & Wildlife Sanctuary (Free - $8)
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Animals of the World: A Conservation Exhibit
9 a.m. to 5 p.m., Heard Natural Science Museum & Wildlife Sanctuary (Free - $8)
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2008 Lake Cities 4th of July Celebration
Featuring music by Shoreline's End / Eleven Hundred Springs
9 a.m. to 10 p.m., Lake Dallas City Park (Free)
Search within: Popular Music, Fourth of July, Kids / Family
2008 USA Independence Day Parade
Parade begins on Pecan and Mitchell
9 a.m., Downtown Arlington (Free)
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2008 Plano Independence Day Parade
9 a.m., Plano Senior High School (Free)
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Stroller Strides
Fitness for mom, fun for baby
9:30 a.m. to 10:30 a.m., Town East Mall
Search within: Health and Fitness, Kids / Family
Fernando Gallego and His Workshop: The Altarpiece from Ciudad Rodrigo
Paintings from the Collection of the University of Arizona Museum of Art
10 a.m. to 5 p.m., Meadows Museum (SMU) ($8)
Search within: Art and Sculpture
100 Years of Autochrome
10 a.m. to 5 p.m., Amon Carter Museum (Free)
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Marsden Hartley and the West: The Search for an American Modernism
10 a.m. to 5 p.m., Amon Carter Museum (Free)
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Jeanie Gooden / Jason Brown
10 a.m. to 5 p.m., Craighead-Green Gallery (Free)
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JUMPSTART for Arts Summer Childrens Exhibit
10 a.m. to 6 p.m., Art Centre of Plano (Free)
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Carrie Marill / James Michael Starr / Takashi Iwaski
10 a.m. to 5 p.m., Conduit Gallery (Free)
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Tim Noble and Sue Webster
10 a.m. to 6 p.m., The Goss-Michael Collection (Free)
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Tis of Thee: Flagged by Emotion
10 a.m. to 4 p.m., Texas Visual Arts Association Gallery (Free)
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Group Sculpture Exhibition
10 a.m. to 5 p.m., Thornwood Gallery (Free)
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Documenting China: Contemporary Photography and Social Change
10 a.m. to 5 p.m., The Trammell & Margaret Crow Collection of Asian Art (Free)
Search within: Photography Exhibits, China
Group Exhibition
10 a.m. to 5 p.m., William Campbell Contemporary Art (Free)
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Chick + Clix: mostly women photographers
10 a.m. to 5 p.m., The Dallas Center for Contemporary Art (Free)
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2008 Summer Rock Camp
10 a.m. to 2 p.m., Zounds Sounds Inc. ($400 - $750)
Search within: Rock, Children's Performance
Maestros Tejanos I: Benito Huerta Solo Exhibit
10 a.m. to 5 p.m., Latino Cultural Center (Free)
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Nell Dorr: From Everlasting to Everlasting
10 a.m. to 5 p.m., Amon Carter Museum (Free)
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BIG! Himalayan Art
10 a.m. to 5 p.m., The Trammell & Margaret Crow Collection of Asian Art (Free)
Search within: Art and Sculpture, Asia / Asian-American
Recent Paintings: “From the Valley of Vision”
Works by Ron Cheek
10 a.m. to 5 p.m., Valley House Gallery & Sculpture Center (Free)
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Margo Sawyer: Synchronicity of Color
10 a.m. to 5 p.m., Holly Johnson Gallery (Free)
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Michael Ledoux / Shane Pennington
10 a.m. to 6 p.m., HCG Gallery (Free)
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Los Cubanos – The New Regime
10 a.m. to 5:30 p.m., Pan American Art Projects (Free)
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Summer Reading Club
10 a.m. to 8 p.m., Arlington Northeast Branch Library (Free)
Search within: Books / Authors / Literary events
Summer Reading Club
10 a.m. to 8 p.m., George W. Hawkes Central Library (Arlington) (Free)
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Summer Reading Club
10 a.m. to 8 p.m., Lake Arlington Branch Library (Free)
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Revisualizing Westward Expansion: A Century of Conflict, 1800–1900
10 a.m. to 5 p.m., Amon Carter Museum (Free)
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Summer Exhibition: Gallery Artists Show
10 a.m. to 5:30 p.m., Artizen Fine Arts (Free)
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Eyes on Earth
10 a.m. to 5 p.m., Museum of Nature & Science ($5.50 - $8.75)
Search within: Kids / Family, Space
Stephen Day / John / DeFrance / Dennis Farris
10 a.m. to 5 p.m., The Edmund Craig Gallery (Free)
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2008 Garland Star-Spangled Fourth
Fireworks to begin at 9:30 pm
10 a.m. to midnight, Firewheel Town Center (Free)
Search within: Fourth of July
National 9/11 Flight Crew Memorial Dedication
10 a.m., corner of Texan Trail and Northwest Highway (Free)
Search within: Fourth of July, News
Little Forest Hills 4th of July Parade
Keepin' it funky on the Fourth
10 a.m., Learning Tree School (Free)
Search within: Fourth of July, Ferguson Road Initiative
Rockwall Tennis Unlimited - 4th of July Mixer
Come enjoy our nation's independence day with tennis, music and fun
10 a.m., Rockwall-Heath High School ($5 - $20)
Search within: Fourth of July, Kids / Family, Tennis
2008 Lewisville Stars and Stripes Parade
10 a.m., Vista Ridge Mall (Free)
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Six Flags Fourth Of July Weekend
10 a.m. to 10 p.m., Six Flags Over Texas ($14.99 - $46.99)
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Infant/Toddler Development Time
10:15 a.m. to 10:45 a.m., Skillman Southwestern Branch Library (Free)
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Toddler & Preschool Storytimes
10:30 a.m., Frisco Public Library (Free)
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Family Storytime
10:30 a.m., Irving Public Library (Southwest Branch) (Free)
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Willy Wonka
Presented by Slappy's Puppet Playhouse
10:30 a.m., Slappy's Puppet Playhouse ($8 - $9)
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Charisma Chorus
Voices needed!
10:30 a.m., Heritage Senior Center
Search within: Choir / Chorale, Seniors
Preschool Story Time
10:30 a.m. to 11:30 a.m., Fort Worth Library (Ridglea Branch) (Free)
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2008 Red, White and Boom!
With performance by Josh Gracin and Friday night fireworks show
10:30 a.m. to 8 p.m., McKinney Downtown Square (Free)
Search within: Country, Fourth of July
Julian Onderdonk: Bluebonnets and Beyond
11 a.m. to 5 p.m., Dallas Museum of Art (DMA) ($5 - $10)
Search within: Art and Sculpture
Making It New: The Art and Style of Sara and Gerald Murphy
11 a.m. to 5 p.m., Dallas Museum of Art (DMA) ($5 - $10)
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Family Storytime
11 a.m., Irving Public Library (Northwest Branch) (Free)
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Infant/Toddler Development Time
11 a.m. to 11:30 a.m., Skillman Southwestern Branch Library (Free)
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Children's Storytime
11 a.m., Barnes & Noble (Fort Worth / Hulen Shopping Center) (Free)
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On Kawara: 10 Tableaux and 20,834 Pages
11 a.m. to 5 p.m., Dallas Museum of Art (DMA) ($5 - $10)
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Children's Storytime
11 a.m. to 7 p.m., Barnes & Noble (Denton / Golden Triangle Mall) (Free)
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Summer Solstice: a Group Show
11 a.m. to 4 p.m., Dahlia Woods Gallery (Free)
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Beyond the Grasp: Sculpture Transcending the Physical
11 a.m. to 5 p.m., Nasher Sculpture Center (Free - $10)
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Howard Fonda: You Go Your Way and I'll Go Mine / I Know Everything About You and We Haven't Met
11 a.m. to 6 p.m., Light & Sie (Free)
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Fabulous Friday Storytime
11 a.m., Barnes & Noble (Fort Worth / Hulen Shopping Center) (Free)
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"There's No Place Like Home"
11 a.m. to 6 p.m., Photographs Do Not Bend Gallery (Free)
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An Aggie Art Show: Emerging & Career Artists
Artwork by Mark Stewart '75, Brant Moore '09, Lauren Clevenger '08, and Ivan Farr '09
11 a.m. to 6 p.m., Gallery 2910 (Free)
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John Albok Gallery
11 a.m. to 6 p.m., Photographs Do Not Bend Gallery (Free)
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I-35 Biennial
11 a.m. to 5 p.m., Dunn and Brown Contemporary (Free)
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Resisting Color: Textiles Tied and Dyed
11 a.m. to 5 p.m., Dallas Museum of Art (DMA) (Free)
Search within: Textile / Woven Arts, Historical Exhibits
Lone Star Legacy II: The Barrett Collection of Contemporary Texas Art
11 a.m. to 5 p.m., Dallas Museum of Art (DMA) (Free - $10)
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"Academia: Pushing the Boundary"
11 a.m. to 9 p.m., The MAC (McKinney Avenue Contemporary) (Free)
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Tour Fort Worth's 2008 Southern Living Idea House
11 a.m. to 5 p.m., Southern Living 2008 Idea House ($10)
Search within: Home and Garden
Jacques Lipchitz: A Gift from the Artist's Estate
11 a.m. to 5 p.m., Nasher Sculpture Center (Free - $10)
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Family Days
11 a.m. to 3 p.m., North Texas History Center ($2 - $6)
Search within: Kids / Family, Local History
2008 Trinity River Fiesta
11 a.m. to 11 p.m., West End (Free)
Search within: Festivals, Fourth of July, Trinity River Project
2008 Flower Mound Independence Day Children’s Parade
11 a.m., Timber Creek Elementary School (Free)
Search within: Fourth of July, Kiddie
2008 Trophy Club Fourth of July Celebration
Fireworks show at 9:15 pm
11 a.m., Trophy Club Community Pool (Free)
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Serginho do Teclado e Companhia
Enjoy live music with lunch
11:30 a.m., Brazil Brasileiro (Free)
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Toddler & Preschool Storytimes
11:30 a.m., Frisco Public Library (Free)
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The Impressionists
Master Paintings from the Art Institute of Chicago
Noon to 8 p.m., Kimbell Art Museum (Free - $16)
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2008 Summer Rock Camp
Noon to 4 p.m., Zounds Sounds Inc. ($400 - $750)
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Works by Emergent Artists
Noon to 8 p.m., Space Studios (Free)
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Summer Show by Gallery Artists
Noon to 5:30 p.m., Norwood Flynn Gallery (Free)
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Daughters of the Earth: Icons of Native American Women
Noon to 5 p.m., The Women's Museum (Free - $5)
Search within: Historical Exhibits, Native American
Impressions of White Rock Lake
Noon to 6 p.m., White Rock Lake Museum (Free)
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Robert Wilhite: The Bomb / Kirsten Macy: New Paintings
Noon to 5 p.m., Barry Whistler Gallery (Free)
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Bedford 4thFest 2008
Noon to 11 p.m., Bedford Boys Ranch Park (Free)
Search within: Festivals, Fourth of July
Flagpole 8K Road Race & Tadpole 2K Run
24th Annual run for people of all ages
Noon, Flagpole Hill ($22 - $30)
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2008 Convention of Federation of Bangladeshi Associations in North America (FOBANA)
22nd annual North American conference
Noon, The Black Academy of Arts and Letters ($15 - $30)
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Seven Wonders & New Horizons
12:15 p.m., Museum of Nature & Science Planetarium ($4)
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Panther City Bandits / Doug Moreland / Tejas Brothers / Ginny Mac / Mount Righteous / Quo
Also featuring Clint Niosi / April Geesbreght
12:30 p.m., Lola's ($7 - $10)
Search within: Country, Folk, Fourth of July
Ashley Austin & Southern Rule
12:30 p.m. to 4:30 p.m., Central Market (Plano) (Free)
Search within: Country
Dallas Wind Symphony - A Star-Spangled Spectacular
1 p.m., Morton H. Meyerson Symphony Center
Search within: Classical Music, Fourth of July
Bois D' Arcs / Scott Hall / Small Town Gypsies / Ed Burleson / Greg Reichel / Greg Schroeder
July Fourth bash, also featuring Kevin Deal / Rodney Parker / Casey Thompson / Seth Candan
1 p.m., White Elephant Saloon (Free)
Search within: Alt-Country / Americana, Country, Fourth of July
Wonders of the Universe & Secrets of the Sun
1:15 p.m., Museum of Nature & Science Planetarium ($4)
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2008 Summer Rock Camp
2 p.m. to 6 p.m., Zounds Sounds Inc. ($400 - $750)
Search within: Rock, Children's Performance
Mouse Mayes
Fourth of July show
2 p.m. to 6 p.m., Strokers Ice House
Search within: Blues, Fourth of July
Guitar Hero Competition
In the West End by TGI Friday's
2 p.m., West End ($10)
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Journey to Infinity & The Future is Wild
2:15 p.m., Museum of Nature & Science Planetarium ($4)
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Stars of the Pharaohs
2:30 p.m., Planetarium at UT-Arlington ($2 - $5)
Search within: University of Texas at Arlington, Space
Migrations and Mythology
Recent artwork by Humberto Saenz
3 p.m. to 6 p.m., Ice House Cultural Center (Free)
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Stars of the Pharaohs & Universe
3:15 p.m., Museum of Nature & Science Planetarium ($4)
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Stephenie Meyer Book Club
4 p.m., Barnes & Noble (Lewisville) (Free)
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Frisco Freedom Fest 2008
Fireworks show begins at 9:45pm
4 p.m., Frisco City Hall (Free)
Search within: Fourth of July
Wine Tasting: Staff Favorites
4 p.m. to 11 p.m., Farpointe Cellar (Southlake) ($15 - $30)
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Wine Tasting: Staff Favorites
4 p.m. to 11 p.m., Farpointe Cellar (Frisco) ($15 - $30)
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Dinner & A Movie
4:30 p.m. to 6:30 p.m., Ferre Ristorante & Bar (Fort Worth) ($25.95)
Search within: Movies / Film, Food and Drink
Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu at the DFW Gun Range
5 p.m. to 7:30 p.m., DFW Gun Range ($20 - $75)
Search within: Self defense
Starbucks Coffee Seminars
5 p.m. to 6 p.m., The Parks at Arlington (Free)
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2008 Fair Park Fourth
Featuring the Dallas Wind Symphony
5 p.m. to 10 p.m., Fair Park (Free)
Search within: Classical Music, Fourth of July, Kids / Family
2008 Irving July 4th Celebration
Featuring the Irving Symphony Orchestra and Fireworks show
5 p.m. to 10 p.m., Williams Square (Free)
Search within: Classical Music, Fourth of July
2008 Lone Stars and Stripes
Fireworks begin after last race
5:30 p.m., Lone Star Park at Grand Prairie ($3)
Search within: Jazz, Pop, R&B / Soul, Fourth of July
Friday Night Gallery Series
6 p.m. to 10 p.m., Reflection Fine Art (Free)
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Friday Night Films with AFI Dallas
6 p.m. to 11 p.m., Nasher Sculpture Center (Free - $10)
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Kansas City Wizards @ FC Dallas
Fireworks show at 9:45 pm followed by The Temptations
6 p.m., Pizza Hut Park ($18 - $150)
Search within: R&B / Soul, Fourth of July, FC Dallas
2008 Old Fashioned Fourth Fireworks Celebration
DeSoto and Lancaster join to celebrate the fourth
6 p.m., Lancaster Community Park (Free)
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2008 Richardson Family Fourth Celebration
Performance by Richardson Community Band and Fireworks show at 9:45 pm
6 p.m. to 10:15 p.m., Breckinridge Park (Free)
Search within: Classical Music, Fourth of July
Twenty Years Late
6 p.m. to 9 p.m., Central Market (Southlake) (Free)
Search within: Cover and Tribute Bands, Rock
Basillo, Gibbs & Echols
6 p.m. to 9 p.m., Central Market (Fort Worth) (Free)
Search within: Cover and Tribute Bands, Pop
Guitar Hero Competition
In the West End by TGI Friday's
6 p.m., West End ($10)
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Ross Allen Wolfe
6:30 p.m., PappaRotti's Wine Room (Free)
Search within: Lounge, Singer / Songwriter
Runnin' Behind
The Cowboys Dance Hall house band
7 p.m. to 2 a.m., Cowboys Arlington ($10)
Search within: Country
Live Music
Cowboys' house band
7 p.m. to 2 a.m., Cowboys Red River ($8 - $10)
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Karaoke
7 p.m. to 11 p.m., Riscky's Barbecue (Fort Worth / Camp Bowie) (Free)
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Christian Songwriters Night
Sponsored by Hope Fellowship Church
7 p.m. to 10 p.m., The Pigeon Hole ($2)
Search within: Christian
River Legacy Friday Night Rides
7 p.m. to 9 p.m., River Legacy Living Science Center (Free)
Search within: Kids / Family, Cycling