Feb. 16-23, 2022 

Get help planning your weekend and find things to do locally (as well as things you can easily connect to with DART) with the City’s new Richardson Things to Do e-newsletter, which will be published weekly. 

Information on how to subscribe to the newsletter can be found at www.cor.net/thingstodo. (Subscribers to Week in Review will automatically receive Richardson Things to Do, with a one-click option to unsubscribe).

Feb. 16

RISD District-Wide Student Art Exhibit 

This annual exhibition of artwork by Richardson Independent School District students was created by the Eisemann Educates program and provides a venue for young artists to showcase their talents and get a taste of life as a professional artist. A reception at the Gallery honoring the students takes place Tuesday, Feb. 15 from 5-6:30 p.m. and is free and open to the public. 

Time: Monday-Friday noon-5 p.m. and during all public events. (open through Feb. 27)
Location: Green Mezzanine Gallery at the Eisemann Center 
Admission: Free   

Feb. 17

In this original play written and directed by UT Dallas Theatre Program Director Thomas Riccio, a scientist, doing experiments to understand the seven-second phenomenon of déjà vu, makes a discovery. Déjà vu is not an event. It is not what it was thought to be, and eerie feeling of having experienced something before. It is a place where all that was and will ever be exists, a gelatinous parallel world encased in blue jelly. (Some aspects of the show may contain mature content).

Time: 8 p.m.
Location: University Theatre, 800 W. Campbell Rd.
Admission: $15 per person

Additional details and ticketing information: Blue Jelly - Comet Calendar (utdallas.edu)

Feb. 18

“It Happened One Night” at The Core Theatre 

In this original adaptation of the screen play by Robert Riskin and the short story by Samuel Hopkins Adams, a renegade reporter trailing a young runaway heiress for a big story joins her on a bus heading from Florida to New York, and they end up stuck with each other when a bus leaves them behind at one of the stops. The play is being restaged by the company after its 2016 premiere at The Core Theatre. 

Time: 8 p.m.
Location: The Core Theatre, 518 W. Arapaho, Ste. 115 
Admission: Ticketed event. $15-$25 per person.   

Additional details and ticketing information: www.thecoretheatre.org

“Blue Jelly” at University Theatre

In this original play written and directed by UT Dallas Theatre Program Director Thomas Riccio, a scientist, doing experiments to understand the seven-second phenomenon of déjà vu, makes a discovery. Déjà vu is not an event. It is not what it was thought to be, and eerie feeling of having experienced something before. It is a place where all that was and will ever be exists, a gelatinous parallel world encased in blue jelly. (Some aspects of the show may contain mature content.)

Time: 8 p.m.
Location: University Theatre, 800 W. Campbell Rd.
Admission: $15 per person

Additional details and ticketing information: Blue Jelly - Comet Calendar (utdallas.edu)

Feb. 19

The Plano Symphony Orchestra performs classical favorites accompanied by a variety of minimalist circus acts synchronized to the music. The circus artists, veterans of programs throughout the world, include aerial flyers, acrobats, contortionists, dancers, jugglers, balancers and strongmen.

Time: 8 p.m.
Location: Eisemann Center - Hill Performance Hall
Admission: $19-85 per person

Additional details and ticketing information: www.planosymphony.org

“It Happened One Night” at The Core Theatre 

In this original adaptation of the screen play by Robert Riskin and the short story by Samuel Hopkins Adams, a renegade reporter trailing a young runaway heiress for a big story joins her on a bus heading from Florida to New York, and they end up stuck with each other when a bus leaves them behind at one of the stops. The play is being restaged by the company after its 2016 premiere at The Core Theatre. 

Time: 8 p.m.
Location: The Core Theatre, 518 W. Arapaho, Ste. 115 
Admission: Ticketed event. $15-$25 per person.   

Additional details and ticketing information: www.thecoretheatre.org

“Blue Jelly” at University Theatre

In this original play written and directed by UT Dallas Theatre Program Director Thomas Riccio, a scientist, doing experiments to understand the seven-second phenomenon of déjà vu, makes a discovery. Déjà vu is not an event. It is not what it was thought to be, and eerie feeling of having experienced something before. It is a place where all that was and will ever be exists, a gelatinous parallel world encased in blue jelly. (Some aspects of the show may contain mature content).

Time: 8 p.m.
Location: University Theatre, 800 W. Campbell Rd.
Admission: $15 per person

Additional details and ticketing information: Blue Jelly - Comet Calendar (utdallas.edu)

North Texas Master Naturalists Sean and Chrissy Cortez—Mathis will share their story of transitioning their Richardson property from a lawn into pathways and plants, and how this shift brought sustainability and biodiversity to their property and the surrounding neighborhood. Participants will receive seeds and cuttings to add to their own gardens.

Time: 10:30 a.m.-noon
Location: Basement Program Room of the Richardson Public Library
Admission: Registration required

Additional details: Call 972-744-4376 to register

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This in an introduction to Google Docs, Sheets, and Slides. Participants will be taught how to create and share a new document, spreadsheet, and presentation.

Time: 10:30 a.m.-noon
Location: Basement Training Room of the Richardson Public Library
Admission: Registration required. Must be a valid RPL cardholder

Additional details: Call 972-744-4359 to register

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Adulting 101: Personal Finance (for teens)

Teens can learn budgeting basics and what they need to know about savings from financial expert Paul Falcon of the Texas Credit Union.

Time: 3-4 p.m.
Location: Basement Program Room of the Richardson Public Library
Admission: Free

Additional details: Events Calendar | Richardson, TX (cor.net)

Feb. 20

“It Happened One Night” at The Core Theatre 

In this original adaptation of the screen play by Robert Riskin and the short story by Samuel Hopkins Adams, a renegade reporter trailing a young runaway heiress for a big story joins her on a bus heading from Florida to New York, and they end up stuck with each other when a bus leaves them behind at one of the stops. The play is being restaged by the company after its 2016 premiere at The Core Theatre. 

Time: 3 p.m.
Location: The Core Theatre, 518 W. Arapaho, Ste. 115 
Admission: Ticketed event. $15-$25 per person.   

Additional details and ticketing information: www.thecoretheatre.org

Join the Richardson Community Band as they celebrate Milestones in the arts, in music, and in the Richardson Community Band. 

Time: 3 p.m.
Location: Hill Performance Hall of the Eisemann Center
Admission: All seats are General Admission. Free.

Additional details: Concert Schedule (richardsoncommunityband.org)

Feb. 21

Jeffrey Siegel’s Keyboard Conversations: My Favorite Brahms

Enjoy fiery Rhapsodies, lively Capriccios, charming Waltzes, and deeply affecting Intermezzos. This concert is part of an Eisemann Center Presents subscription series sponsored by Dr. John F. Dixon.

Time: 7:30 p.m.
Location: Eisemann Center - Bank of America Theatre
Admission: $40-$48 per person

Additional details and ticketing information: https://www.eisemanncenter.com/event/i/7679/d/keyboard-conversations

RCAS Exhibit at Richardson City Hall/Civic Center  

The Richardson Civic Art Society has installed a new exhibit on the north wall of the City Hall/Civic Center’s main hallway, featuring 19 paintings created by RCAS members. The colorful display includes framed creations of varying sizes, with subjects including still life, crashing waves, a pensive gorilla, rodeo life, a Paris streetscape and more. Most are available for purchase; contact information is posted within the exhibit. 

Time: 8 a.m.-5 p.m. Monday-Friday (open through March 1)
Location: 411 W. Arapaho Rd. 
Admission: Free

Additional details: 

www.cor.net/cpi 
www.artsinrichardson.com

Feb. 22

Lunchtime Lecture: Great People of Color with DeCee Cornish

DeCee Cornish is an award-winning storyteller, historian and educator. He will present a program that shares stories of great men and women of color in world culture for Black History Month. Attendees are welcome to bring their lunches to the event. 

Time: 11:30 a.m.-12:45 p.m.
Location: Basement Program Room of the Richardson Public Library
Admission: Free

Additional details:  Events Calendar | Richardson, TX (cor.net)

SP/N Gallery Exhibit: "Printmaking Concepts: The Surprise at the "Other End of the Press"

This exhibit explores the inter-relationship of printmaking with other contemporary art media (drawing, painting, sculpture, video and photography); as well as fresh approaches regarding new and traditional printmaking concepts.

Time: Tuesdays, Wednesdays and Saturdays 11 a.m.-4 p.m. Thursdays and Fridays 1-6 p.m. (Open through Mar. 12)
Location: SP/N Gallery, 320 Stewart Dr. 
Admission: Free

Additional details:

Printmaking Concepts: The Surprise at the "Other" End of the Press - Comet Calendar (utdallas.edu)

Feb. 23

Dallas College Celebrates Black History Month with Ilyasah Shabazz

Dallas College invites the public to celebrate Black History Month with a presentation by award-winning author and educator Ilyasah Shabazz. She will discuss the importance of history and the role her parents, Malcolm X and Dr. Betty Shabazz, have played. 

Time: 4 p.m.
Location: Online event
Admission: Free

Additional details: www.dallascollege.edu/events/black-history/