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Things to Do | Feb. 21-28
Feb. 21-28
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Pokémon Gym Badge Challenge
Catch ‘em all with Pokémon-inspired tasks. Receive a special Pokémon button upon completion and enter to win the grand prize drawing for your age group. Grand prize drawings will be held at the beginning of March. This event is for ages 3-18. Participants can only enter once and receive one button.
Time: Runs through Feb. 29
Location: Youth Services Area, Richardson Public Library
2360 Campbell Creek Blvd., Suite 550
Admission: Free
Additional details: Pokémon Gym Badge Challenge
Feb. 21
Budding Talent Vocal Competition
Kids in grades K-12 can enter the Wildflower! Arts & Music Festival's Budding Talent Vocal Competition. Participants could win a chance to perform at Wildflower! and win prizes.
Time: Deadline to enter is March 22
Admission: Apply online
Additional details: www.wildflowerfestival.com
Feb. 22
Game Zone
Join Heights Recreation Center for some fun in a new Game Zone Room. Kids can play Xbox, Playstation, foosball, air hockey, board games and more.
Time: Open during Heights Recreation Center’s normal operating hours
Location: Heights Recreation Center, 711 W. Arapaho Rd.
Admission: $25 (yearly pass)
Additional details: Heights Game Zone
Feb. 23
After School Special: “Detective Pikachu”
Join the Richardson Public Library for an after-school special featuring “Detective Pikachu.” Children must be accompanied by an adult.
Time: 4-5:30 p.m. (Friday)
Location: Storytime Room, Richardson Public Library
2360 Campbell Creek Blvd., Suite 500
Admission: Free ticket required
Tickets can be picked up at the Youth Services Help Desk one hour before the program begins
Additional details: After School Special: Detective Pikachu
Nouveau Nostalgia Radio Show Company
This play is going out live over the air as a different story is being told in the studio. As the heroes are battling villains and trying to save the world in the radio play, the radio actors are trying to get what they want in the real world. This show is episode one, the saga will continue one weekend every other month until the final three shows in December.
Time: 8 p.m. (Feb. 23-24), 3 p.m. (Feb. 25)
Location: The Core Theatre, 518 W. Arapaho Rd.
Admission: $10 seniors & students, $15 adult, $50 all six live shows for the year
Additional details: Nouveau Nostalgia Radio Show Company
Microsoft Excel Intermediate
Participants will learn to create simple graphs, add subtotals, add functions, add comments in cells, use the special sum function and more. Must have taken a Microsoft Excel Beginner class or have equivalent experience.
Time: 3:30-5:30 p.m. (Friday)
Location: Library Millwood Creek Room, Richardson Public Library
2360 Campbell Creek Blvd., Suite 500
Admission: Free, registration and valid RPL card required
Call 972-744-4355 to register
Additional details: Microsoft Excel Intermediate
Feb. 24
Brian Stokes Mitchell
Eisemann Center Presents Brian Stokes Mitchell. Dubbed “the last leading man” by The New York Times, two-time Tony Award-winner he has enjoyed a career that spans Broadway, television, film and concert appearances with the country’s finest conductors and orchestras.Time: 8 p.m. (Saturday)
Location: Hill Performance Hall, Eisemann Center
Admission: $77-$92
Additional details: Event Details | Brian Stokes Mitchell (eisemanncenter.com)
Total Solar Eclipse
Kids in grades 3-8 can hear fun facts about the sun, learn about the different types of eclipses and the science behind them and get tips for safely viewing them. This Richardson Public Library event is presented by NASA Solar System Ambassador Michelle Wilde. Children under 10 must be accompanied by an adult throughout the program.Time: 2-3 p.m. (Saturday)
Location: City Council Chamber, Temporary City Hall
2360 Campbell Creek Blvd., Suite 525
Admission: Free, registration required
Call 972-744-4358 or visit the Youth Services Help Desk to register
Additional details: Total Solar Eclipse
It’s Time Texas Community Challenge: Dance Fitness
Enjoy this free dance fitness class as part of the It’s Time Texas (ITT) Community Challenge.The ITT Community Challenge is an annual eight-week statewide health competition, this year ending March 3. To participate in the challenge, download the “ITT Community Challenge” smartphone app and select Richardson to add to the community points.
Time: Noon (Saturday)
Location: Huffhines Recreation Center, 200 N. Plano Rd.
Admission: Free
Additional details: www.ittcommunitychallenge.org
Quantum Computing Conference
QuantaWatt is hosting an immersive Quantum Computing Conference in collaboration with the University of Texas at Dallas. Hear from several speakers including those from The Richardson IQ® QuantaWatt, and UTD.
Time: 8 a.m.-6 p.m. (Saturday)
Location: UTD, 800 W. Campbell Rd.
Admission: Free, registration required
Additional details: Quantum Computing Conference
Introduction to Audacity
Participants can discover how to record and edit digital audio. They will learn how to navigate Audacity and access its core resources, how to improve audio quality and remove unnecessary sounds, how to edit sounds and voices and how to start generating their own original audio.Time: 10:30 a.m.-12:30 p.m. (Saturday)
Location: Library Millwood Creek Room, Richardson Public Library
2360 Campbell Creek Blvd., Suite 500
Admission: Free, registration and valid RPL card required
Call 972-744-4355 to register
Additional details: Introduction to Audacity
Memoir Writing Workshop
Everyone has a story to tell. Join the Richardson Senior Center and find out more about writing your memoir. This is a gift to yourself, to your loved ones and to history. Membership to the Richardson Senior Center is not required.
Time: 10 a.m. (Saturday)
Location: Richardson Senior Center, 820 W. Arapaho Rd.
Admission: $20
Additional details: Call 972-744-7800 for more information
Feb. 25
DAAYO Spring Matinee and Evening Concerts
The Dallas Asian American Youth Orchestra (DAYYO)’s spring matinee concert will feature the orchestra’s String Explorers, Junior Strings and Concert Street orchestras. The evening concert will feature the orchestra’s Philharmonic and Symphony orchestras as well as the Chamber Group.
Time: 1 p.m. & 6:30 p.m. (Sunday)
Location: Hill Performance Hall, Eisemann Center
Admission: $7 (matinee), $12 (evening)
Additional details: Events Calendar | Eisemann Center
Feb. 26
It’s Duplo Day!
Kids ages 2-5 can work on their cognitive and fine motor skills through play and guided activity stations all using Duplo bricks. Children must be accompanied by an adult.
Time: 11:15 a.m.-noon (Monday)
Location: YS Storytime Room, Richardson Public Library
2360 Cambell Creek Blvd., Suite 550
Admission: Free
Additional details: It's Duplo Day!
Feb. 27
Dragon Eye
Dragon Eye is an immersive video installation built from the travels and research of Professor Thomas Riccio.
Time: 1-6 p.m. (Friday), 11 a.m.-4 p.m. (Saturday, Monday, Tuesday), 1 p.m.-6 p.m. (Thursday)
Runs through March 2
Location: SP/N Gallery, 3020 Stewart Dr.
Admission: Free
Additional details: Art Exhibition: Dragon Eye
Feb. 28
Cookies and Cops
Parents can bring their kids to McDonald’s, 105 S. Coit Rd., after school for a treat and visit with Richardson Police Officers.Time: 3-4 p.m. (Wednesday)
Location: Mcdonald’s, 105 S. Coit Rd.
Admission: Free
Additional details: Cookies and Cops
Piano Men: Generations
“Piano Men: Generations” is a sensational celebration of the legendary Billy Joel and Elton John, brought to life by the extraordinary father and son duo of Terry and Nick Davies.Time: 7 p.m. (Wednesday)
Location: Bank of America Theatre, Eisemann Center
Admission: $45-$65
Additional details: Event Details | Piano Men: Generations
PM Pints – Fireside Chat: Nontraditional Routes to Entrepreneurship
This chat will feature Shawhin Talebi, Ph.D., an accomplished Data Science Entrepreneur. The conversation will be moderated by Richardson City Manager Don Magner.
Time: 5-7 p.m. (Feb. 29)
Location: The IQ®HQ, 1302 E. Collins Blvd.
Admission: Free, registration required
Additional details: Fireside Chat: Nontraditional Routes to Entrepreneurship