April. 6-13, 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).

April. 6

Join the Richardson Senior Center as it presents the New Horizons Band Dallas, which is comprised of musicians ages 50 and older. 

Time: 1 p.m.
Location: Richardson Senior Center. 
Admission: Free. Must register.

Additional details: To register, call 972-744-7800.

April. 7

In the center of this Noel Coward comedy sits matinee idol Gary Essidine: suave, hedonistic and too old, says his wife, to be having numerous affairs. His line on harmless, infatuated debutantes is largely tolerated, but playing closer to home is not. Just before he escapes on tor to Africa the full extent of his misdemeanors is discovered, and “all hell breaks loose.”

Time: 7:30 p.m.
Location: Richardson Theatre Center, 518 W. Arapaho Rd. St. 113.
Admission: Ticketed event. $22 per person.

Additional details: https://buy.ticketstothecity.com/purchase.php?event_id=10461

The Greatest Generation Trilogy includes three plays "My first Date", "Forever" and Life's Little Miracles." Set in the early 1940s, the plays follow the Erhard family and daughter Anna’s journey through courtship, marriage and the aftermath of Pearl Harbor.

Time: 8 p.m.
Location: The Core Theatre, 518 W. Arapaho Rd., Ste 115.
Admission: Ticketed event. $25 for adults, $15 for students and seniors.

Additional details: The Core Theatre | Richardson, Texas | Outhouse Tickets

Take a trip to the past at the Fort Worth Log Cabin Village. Historical interpreters dressed in period attire will discuss 19^th century Texas Frontier history, demonstrate various crafts from the time period, and engage visitors in a conversation about the past. Transportation is provided. 

Time: 9 a.m.-3 p.m.
Location: Trip leaves from the Richardson Senior Center.
Admission: $12 per person. Please bring additional money for lunch at Woodshed Smokehouse.

Additional details: Call 972-744-7800 for more information.

April. 8

CityLine Boho Market

This specialized shopping experience features 50 vendors with local, handcrafted and vintage goods, plus live music. Alex Cantrell is the featured artist of the evening.

Time: 6-10 p.m.
Location: CityLine Plaza, 1160 State St. 
Admission: Free and open to the public, with free parking. 

Additional details: https://citylinedfw.com/events/cityline-night-market-040822/

The Greatest Generation Trilogy: Forever

The Greatest Generation Trilogy includes three plays "My first Date", "Forever" and Life's Little Miracles." Set in the early 1940s, the plays follow the Erhard family and daughter Anna’s journey through courtship, marriage and the aftermath of Pearl Harbor.

Time: 8 p.m.
Location: The Core Theatre, 518 W. Arapaho Rd., Ste 115
Admission: Ticketed event. $25 for adults, $15 for students and seniors.

Additional details: The Core Theatre | Richardson, Texas | Outhouse Tickets

In the center of this Noel Coward comedy sits matinee idol Gary Essidine: suave, hedonistic and too old, says his wife, to be having numerous affairs. His line on harmless, infatuated debutantes is largely tolerated, but playing closer to home is not. Just before he escapes on tor to Africa the full extent of his misdemeanors is discovered, and “all hell breaks loose.”

Time: 8 p.m.
Location: Richardson Theatre Center, 518 W. Arapaho Rd. St. 113.
Admission: Ticketed event. $22 per person.

Additional details: https://buy.ticketstothecity.com/purchase.php?event_id=10461

Breakfast & Coffee

Join DART for the City of Richardson Construction Activity Updates. This will include Silver Line updates.

Time: 9:30-10:30 a.m.
Location: Coolgreens, 1251 State St., Ste. 850.
Admission: Free, registration required due to limited seating.

Additional details: RSVP at www.awhsilverline.com or call 972-833-2856 for more information.

Write for the fun of it! Kids ages 6-9 will have the chance to learn more about poetry and short stories, then practice with fun writing prompts.

Time: 4-5 p.m.
Location: First Floor Program Room of the Richardson Public Library.
Admission: Registration required. Call 972-744-4358.

Additional details: https://www.cor.net/Home/Components/Calendar/Event/19870/23

This is the last day for students in grades K-8 to enter the annual Dallas Area Rapid Transit (DART) Student Art Contest. The theme of this year’s contest is “DART’s New Bus Network: Simpler, Better, Faster, Easier,” giving young artists the chance to show how far DART’s new bus network can take them. Winning artwork will be featured on DART rail stations, buses and inside trains, as well as at the Dallas Museum of Art, Love Field Airport and on DART’s website. Prizes will be awarded to first place winners and runners-up in different grade-categories.

Additional details: www.dart.org/artcontest

April. 9

Parks & Recreation Easter Egg Hunt

Come out to Heights Park for crafts, pictures with the Easter Bunny and an egg hunt.

Time: 11 a.m.
Location: Heights Park.
Admission: $10 (resident), $12 (nonresident)

Additional details: www.cor.net/parks

CityLine Live

Live music returns to CityLine Plaza. Pop Rock and Country artist Dylan Shelley will perform. Attendees are encouraged to bring lawn chairs and picnic blankets. Pups are also welcome.

Time: 6-9 p.m.
Location: CityLine Plaza, 1160 State St.
Admission: Free and open to the public.

Additional details: https://citylinedfw.com/events/cityline-live-040922/

The Greatest Generation Trilogy: All Three Parts

Three interconnected plays take place on stage April 9. "My First Date" (play 1) at 1 p.m., "Forever" (play 2) at 4:30 p.m. and Life's Little Miracles" (play 3) at 8 p.m. Set in the early 1940s, the plays follow the Erhard family and daughter Anna's journey through courtship, marriage and the aftermath of Pearl Harbor. 

Time: 1 p.m., 4:3 p.m., 8 p.m.
Location: The Core Theatre, 518 W. Arapaho Rd., Ste 115.
Admission: Ticketed event. $50 includes all three shows. 

Additional details: The Core Theatre | Richardson, Texas | Outhouse Tickets

You can expect powerhouse ballads, beautiful operatic arias, as well as op, rock and swing numbers from Britain’s newest and most electrifying vocal group.

Time: 8 p.m.
Location: Hill Performance Hall at the Eisemann Center.
Admission: Ticketed event. $39-$54 per person.

Additional details: https://www.eisemanncenter.com/event/i/8105/d/the-barricade-boys

In the center of this Noel Coward comedy sits matinee idol Gary Essidine: suave, hedonistic and too old, says his wife, to be having numerous affairs. His line on harmless, infatuated debutantes is largely tolerated, but playing closer to home is not. Just before he escapes on tor to Africa the full extent of his misdemeanors is discovered, and “all hell breaks loose.”

Time: 8 p.m.
Location: Richardson Theatre Center, 518 W. Arapaho Rd. St. 113.
Admission: Ticketed event. $22 per person.

Additional details: https://buy.ticketstothecity.com/purchase.php?event_id=10461

Six-time Grammy winner Terence Blanchard and the E-Collective with the Turtle Island Quartet perform in “Presence of Absence—Gordon Parks: An Empathic Lens,” a concert with visual artistry provided by the UT Dallas ATEC 3D Studio Lightsquad under the direction of Professor Andrew F. Scott.

Time: 8 p.m.
Location: Edith O’Donnell Arts & Technology Building on the UTD Campus.
Admission: Ticketed event. $25 per person.

Additional details: https://www.artsinrichardson.com/event/presence-of-absence-gordon-parks-an-empathic-lens/

Camp Write-In

Kida and teens ages 10-17 get the chance to try a new writing style such as poetry, short story, nonfiction or script.

Time: 2-3 p.m.
Location: First Program Room of the Richardson Public Library.
Admission: Free. Registration required.

Additional details: https://www.cor.net/Home/Components/Calendar/Event/19872/23

In this class students will learn the essential skills for editing your own videos. This includes how to use Adobe Premiere Pro to import, optimize, and export videos and how to perform some movie magic.

Time: 10:30 a.m.-12:30 p.m.
Location: Basement Training Room of the Richardson Public Library.
Admission: Free for adults and teens 16 and older. Registration required.

Additional details: Must have a valid RPL card. Call 972-744-4359 to register.

https://www.cor.net/Home/Components/Calendar/Event/20043/23

April. 10

In the center of this Noel Coward comedy sits matinee idol Gary Essidine: suave, hedonistic and too old, says his wife, to be having numerous affairs. His line on harmless, infatuated debutantes is largely tolerated, but playing closer to home is not. Just before he escapes on tor to Africa the full extent of his misdemeanors is discovered, and “all hell breaks loose.”

Time: 2 p.m.
Location: Richardson Theatre Center, 518 W. Arapaho Rd., Ste.113
Admission: Ticketed event. $22 per person.

Additional details: https://buy.ticketstothecity.com/purchase.php?event_id=10461

April. 11

Jeffrey Siegel is back with his final Keyboard Conversations® concert of the 2021-22 season, bringing his signature style that blends commentary and history with piano performance. Entitled, “Evocative Visions,” this show features visually inspired masterpieces by Debussy, Liszt, Mendelssohn and Rachmaninoff.

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

Additional details: https://www.eisemanncenter.com/event/i/7680/d/keyboard-conversations

This workshop will give you an introduction to modern calligraphy with a pointed dip pen and ink.

Time: 6-7 p.m.
Location: CityLine Plaza.
Admission: Ticketed event. $65 per person.

Additional details: https://citylinedfw.com/events/class-series-041122/

PhD candidate, Anna Fritzel, will give a gallery talk about her work, which contemplates the dormant potential of women historically, specifically the female experience over the past 200 years within the context of American Exceptionalism. Fritzel's work is part of the Spring Exhibitions that will be on display through April 22. 

Time: 7:30 p.m.
Location: SP/N Gallery on the UTD campus.
Admission: Free.

Additional details: Gallery Talk by Anna Fritzel: Frozen - Comet Calendar (utdallas.edu)

April. 12

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 board members. The colorful display includes framed and unframed creations of varying sizes, including oils, watercolors, collage and acrylic mediums. The are is available to purchase.

Time: Monday-Friday, 8 a.m.-5 p.m.
Location: City Hall/Civic Center, 411 W. Arapaho Rd.  
Admission: Free and open to the public. (Available through June 1)

Additional details: https://richardson-arts.org/new-exhibit-at-richardson-civic-center/

April. 13

Join the Richardson Senior Center for a series of monthly presentations as they learn about various parts of the world. This month the Senior Center will go on “Alaska Adventures.”

Time: 1 p.m.
Location: Richardson Senior Center.
Admission: Free.

Additional details: www.cor.net/seniorcenter

View a selection of creative works from advanced photography students, curated by UTD faculty member Marilyn Waligore.

Time: Monday-Friday, 8 a.m.-5 p.m.
Location: Nebula Gallery inside McDermott Library.
Admission: Free and open to the public. (Available through April 22)

Additional details: Photoworks 2022 - Comet Calendar (utdallas.edu)

Global Sustainability Experience

Join the Mayor of Richardson, Paul Voelker, and Nobel Peace Prize Winner, Muhammad Yunus, as they serve as the keynote speakers for the first Global Sustainability Experience presented by the Naveen Jindal School of Management. GSE will consist of webinars and workshops and will end in a final round of student competition and a celebration on Earth Day.

Time: 9 a.m.- 2:30 p.m.
Location: Davidson-Gundy Alumni Center, University of Texas at Dallas.
Admission: Ticketed event. $50 per person.

Additional details: https://jindal.utdallas.edu/events/sustainability-competition/

Garden & Festival Tour

Join the Richardson Woman's Club for the annual Garden and Festival Tour. Enjoy sweet treats, seminars with garden experts and garden tours. Tickets go on sale April 11. 

Time: 8 a.m.-4 p.m.
Location: Richardson Woman's Club, 2005 N. Cliffe Dr. 
Admission: Ticketed event. $20 per person. 

Additional details: https://rwctx.org/event-4375730