From culture to big sporting events, there's plenty to do this weekend in North Texas. KRLD's John Liddle takes us Around Town.
Billy Bob’s: JOSH ABBOTT BAND (Fri & Sat)
Where: Billy Bob’s, 2520 Rodeo Plaza, Ft Worth
When: Friday at 10 p.m.; Saturday at 10 p.m.
Cost: $20-$40
More info: https://billybobstexas.com/events
Bluey’s Big Play
Bluey is an Emmy® award-winning children’s television series based in Brisbane, Australia. The show follows the adventures of Bluey, a lovable and inexhaustible six-year-old Blue Heeler. This on-stage adaptation of the popular show is perfect for kids.
Where: Texas Trust CU Theatre, Grand Prairie
When: Saturday, January 7 at 10 a.m.; Sunday, January 8 at 11 a.m.
Cost: $25 and up
More info: https://www.texastrustcutheatre.com/events/detail/?event_id=432799
DSO: Shostakovich Symphony No. 5
This concert includes three magnificent works by composers seeking redemption: SHOSTAKOVICH’s Festive Overture; KORNGOLD’s Concerto for Violin and Orchestra in D Major and SHOSTAKOVICH’s Symphony No. 5 in D minor.
Where: Meyerson Symphony Center, 2301 Flora St., Dallas
When: Thur, January 5 at 7:30 p.m.; Sat, January 7 at 7:30 p.m.; Sunday, January 8 at 3 p.m.
Cost: $35 and up
More info: https://www.dallassymphony.org/productions/shostakovich-symphony-no-5/
Dinosaurs Live
Visitors to Heard Natural Science Museum & Wildlife Sanctuary in McKinney will be able to let their imagination run wild as they travel back in time along a half-mile nature trail with eleven life-size animatronic dinosaurs. During the 17th Annual Dinosaurs Live! Life-Size Animatronic Dinosaurs exhibit, these animatronic dinosaurs will move and roar, providing an experience sure to captivate visitors. This exhibit will also offer interesting facts about both herbivorous and carnivorous dinosaurs.
Children and the young at heart will also have the opportunity to play on stationary baby dinosaurs, a photo-op Tyrannosaurus rex and a photo op Pachyrhinosaurus. This year’s exhibit will also feature an outdoor hadrosaur fossil dig to inspire future paleontologists.
Where: Heard Natural Science Museum & Wildlife Sanctuary, 1 Nature Pl., McKinney
When: Daily September 3 through February 20, 2023
Cost: $12
FCS Championship Game: North Dakota State vs South Dakota State
Archrivals North Dakota State and South Dakota State face off in the FCS Championship Game.
Where: Toyota Stadium, Frisco
When: Sunday, January 8 at 1 p.m.
Cost: $100 and up
More Info: https://www.visitfrisco.com/event/ncaa-division-i-fcs-football-championship/4033/
FWSO: Classical and Neo-Classical: Prokofiev, Beethoven, Mozart, and Stacey Garrop
Composer Stacy Garrop’s Spectacle of Light begins with “a single firework illuminates the sky, followed by a massive eruption of light, color, and sound,” according to the composer herself. This concert also kicks off with another burst of color, Prokofiev’s “Classical” symphony, followed by Beethoven’s Violin Concerto and wraps up with Mozart’s cherished Symphony No. 40 in G Minor.
Where: Bass Hall, Fort Worth
When: Friday, January 6 at 7:30 p.m.; Saturday, January 7 at 2 p.m. and 7:30 p.m.
Cost: $26 and up
Fort Worth Botanic Garden: Lightscape
Lightscape is coming to Fort Worth’s Botanic Garden for the 2022 holiday season. Lightscape will feature spectacular artistic installations that come to life after dark with color, imagination, and sound. Walk a one-mile-long path with suspended strands and tunnels of light, a fire garden, undulating wave of bluebonnets, singing trees, treetop sculptures, and artistic installations. Then toast marshmallows over a fire and drink hot chocolate and other seasonal drinks at stations along the trail.
Where: Fort Worth Botanic Garden, 3220 Botanic Garden Blvd.,Fort Worth
When: Daily through January 8
Cost: $18 - $28
More info: https://fwbg.org/calendar-events/signature-events/lightscape/
Kimbell Art Museum: "Murillo: From Heaven to Earth"
The special exhibition Murillo: From Heaven to Earth celebrates the genre paintings of one of the most esteemed painters of the Spanish Golden age: Bartolomé Esteban Murillo (1617–1682). While Spanish Golden Age painter Bartolomé Esteban Murillo is primarily known for his representations of the life of Christ and other Biblical scenes, Murillo: From Heaven to Earth focuses on his earthly depictions of secular subjects and everyday life in seventeenth-century Seville.
Where: Kimbell Art Museum, Fort Worth
When: Daily through January 29
Cost: $14 - $18
More info: https://kimbellart.org/exhibition/murillo-heaven-earth
Making A Scene - Music Exhibit in Denton
Take a musical journey through Denton’s legendary music scene in the new exhibit, Making a Scene, at the Courthouse-on-the-Square Museum. On view through August 26, 2023, this exhibit features photographs, posters, and other items representing beloved artists, venues, and festivals over the decades that have played a vital role in putting Denton on the map, because when you think of Denton, you think music!
Where: Denton County Courthouse-on-the Square Museum, 110 West Hickory Street, Denton
When: 10-4 Monday-Friday and 11-3 Saturdays through August 26, 2023
Cost: Free
The Modern Lights: Modern Art Museum of Fort Worth
The Modern trees are illuminated with an array of festive lights in celebration of the holiday season. Passersby experience a stunning display, and visitors are invited to enjoy evening viewing opportunities. The museum galleries are open with free admission until 8 pm on Fridays.
Where: Modern Art Museum of Fort Worth, 3200 Darnell St., Fort Worth
When: Daily through February 5
Cost: Free
More info: https://www.themodern.org/modern-lights
Monster Truck Wars in Mesquite
See these giant national TV monster trucks as they battle it out on a huge fast track for BIG AIR! See them compete in earth shaking, ground pounding, high flying excitement. Witness the CLASH OF THE TITANS as World Famous OUTLAW battles it out against THE SHERIFF in a non-stop head to head grudge match competition!!
Where: Mesquite Arena, 1818 Rodeo Drive, Mesquite
When: Saturday, January 7
Cost: $10 for Kids / $25 for Adults
More info: https://www.monstertrucks.fun/monster-truck-wars-tickets-events
National Championship Watch Party
The Frogs take on Georgia in the CFP National Championship game on Monday. The school is opening up Schollmaier Arena on campus for an official watch party. Concession stands will be open, merchandise will be available for purchase and there will be free rally towels. Doors open at 5:30 p.m. and the game starts at 6:30 p.m.
Where: Schollmaier Arena, Fort Worth
When: Monday, January 9 at 5:30 p.m.
Cost: Free
Perot Museum of Nature and Science - "The Science Behind Pixar"
Be inspired to infinity…and beyond! Explore the artistry, science and technology behind some of the most beloved animated films and their characters with This interactive exhibition showcases the STEM concepts used by the artists and computer scientists who help bring Pixar’s award-winning films to the big screen.
Where: Perot Museum of Nature and Science, Dallas
When: Daily through September 4, 2023
Cost: $15 - youth / $25 - adults
More info: https://www.perotmuseum.org/exhibits/the-science-behind-pixar/
Shen Yun
Shen Yun’s works convey the extraordinary depth and breadth of genuine Chinese culture, and bring the magnificence of five thousand years of civilization back to life on stage. Fairies emerge from a sea of billowing clouds. Mongolians ride on horseback across grasslands as vast as the sky. Classic stories of love and loss, of humor and heroic deeds, come to life. You will be amazed by how vibrant, exciting, and profound classical Chinese culture can be.
Where: Winspear Opera House, 2403 Flora St, Dallas
When: January 6-8 and January 14-15
Cost: $80 and up
More info: https://www.shenyun.com/dallas-january/att-performing-arts-center%E2%80%93winspear-opera-house
Stockyards Rodeo Rink
The Fort Worth Stockyards is the site of an all-new ice skating rink this winter. In addition to the skating excitement, check out Cowboy Santa’s Winter Wonderland, plus live music and holiday lights.
Where: Fort Worth Stockyards, Fort Worth
When: Daily through Feb 5
Cost: $20
More info: https://fortworthstockyards.com/events/stockyards-rodeo-rink/
The Trains at NorthPark
The Trains at NorthPark is back for its 35th season. They call it the most elaborate miniature toy train exhibit in Texas. Travel across America as the trains (with 750 rail cars) navigate 1,600 feet of track, chugging past features like the White House, Time Square, Grand Central Station, the Grand Canyon, the Golden Gate Bridge, and more. Most importantly, the exhibit benefits the Ronald McDonald House of Dallas. Since 1987, the Trains have raised more than $13 million for RMHD allowing them to serve more than 40,000 families.
Where: NorthPark Center, 8687 N. Central Expy, Dallas
When: Now - January 6
Cost: $10 adults, $5 for ages 3-12. $5 for seniors
More info: http://www.thetrainsatnorthpark.com/
Water Circus from Cirque Italia
Cirque Italia’s water show features a stage that holds 35,000 gallons of water that performers dazzle over while thrilling the audience with every move.
Where: Stonebriar Centre, Frisco
When: January 5 - 16
Cost: $10 for kids, $25 for adults
More info: https://silver.cirqueitalia.com/
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