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October is Breast Cancer Awareness Month

October is Breast Cancer Awareness month and there will be several Breast Cancer Awareness activities in Dallas to promote mammograms and early detection of breast cancer.

Monday October 16
8:15 am - 5:15 pm Gilda's Club of North Texas, the American Cancer Society - North Texas Region and The Bridge Breast Network invite the public to visit their exhibits on the 1st floor lobby at City Hall. Visit the exhibits to learn more about the agencies and how to get involved in cancer awareness.

2007 Dallas Komen Race for the Cure October 20th

The Dallas Komen Race for the Cure will be held at Northpark Center on October 20. The Race is in its 25th year, and is part of a national 5K series sponsored by Susan G. Komen for the Cure. The goal of the event is to heighten awareness and education about breast cancer as well as to recognize and celebrate breast cancer survivorship.

Register online at www.komen-dallas.org/race until midnight on October 15th. You can also print out a mail-in form and register by mail. Last minute registration at Northpark Center and Luke's Locker on October 17, 18 and 19.

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Plano Balloon Festival 2007 This Weekend!

The 2007 Plano Balloon Festival gets underway this weekend. Watch 75 bright, clever and creative balloons fill the air each day (twice on Saturday and Sunday). Balloons feature imaginative shapes and creative designs, including famous cartoon characters from American popular culture. Evening flights offer the spectacle of the balloons glowing as they are inflated. In addition to the balloon festivities, the Re/Max parachute team performs an amazing array of air acrobatics each day. There will also be live music and other entertainment, and an abundance of food and fun things for kids and the family at the Kids Fun Zone.

$5 per person 1-time admission
$8 per person day ticket – allows 1 re-entry
$4 per person discounted admission 9:00AM - 3:00PM
$1 off for Seniors 65 and over
Kids under 36 inches - Free!

Balloons launch Friday at 6PM, Saturday at 7AM and 6PM, and Sunday at 7AM and 6PM.

Oak Point Park, 2801 E. Spring Creek Parkway in Plano.

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Nasher Sculpture Center

Henry Rollins: Provoked

Henry Rollins has announced dates for a two-month, 50-show spoken word tour of North America.
Provoked: An Evening of Quintessentially American Opinionated Editorializing and Storytelling will roll into the Lakewood Theatre on September 18th @ 8:30.

Tickets on sale now, complete information is available on Rollins' web site.
Provoked is Rollins' most extensive spoken word tour since 2005's 25 Years of Bullshit, which marked 25 years on the road.

July 4th - Kaboom Town

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Dog Day Afternoon Pictures!

Dog Day Afternoon

Operation Kindness' 13th annual Dog Day Afternoon will be held June 9 at Bob Woodruff Park in Plano. Bring your pooch out to the event that benefits the homeless animals at North Texas' oldest and largest no-kill animal shelter. The day starts off with a 1-mile Honor Walk (a dog walk around the lake in honor or memory of a person or pet) and will also include canine contests, competitions, food and fun. Woof woof!

9 am - 1 pm
Free admission, $20 to participate in the Honor Walk
2601 San Gabriel Dr. in Plano

Leisure Rules Tonight at Myers Park!

The ultimate 80s classic, Ferris Buller's Day Off, is showing tonight at Myers Park in McKinney. $10 per car, movie starts at dusk. Don't miss it!

Free Rootbeer Float Tonight at Sonic

June 7 is FREE Root Beer Float Night at Sonic. Just show up between 8 p.m. and midnight, push the red button and order a free 10-oz. Root Beer Float. There's no catch. It's that easy.

4th Annual CityArts Celebration This Weekend

Whether your taste in art includes broad strokes, intricate filigree or random splashes of color, you're sure to find an eyeful at the fourth annual CityArts Celebration this weekend in the Dallas Arts District. There'll also be plenty of treats for your other senses.

Countless community, dance and music ensembles will perform. Chefs, such as Chris Meier (Capital Grille) and Pedro Ortiz (the Palm), will whip up culinary samplings and wine pairings. Rock bands will rock, jazz bands will swing. Visual art will be ubiquitous, and food vendors will abound.

6-10 p.m. Friday, June 8
11 a.m. - 10 p.m. Saturday, June 9
11 a.m. - 6 p.m. Sunday, June 10

Ride DART for hassle-free transportation to CityArts for easy access
via the St. Paul and Pearl Street Stations.

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Race for the Cure Pictures

Myers Park Summer Film Series

The Myers Park summer film series starts tonight with the Rydell High gang in Grease. Prices for the weekly Friday screenings are cheap at just $10 per carload. The series ends Aug. 24 with the '80s flick Back to the Future. Food and nonalcoholic beverages will be available for purchase. Don't forget to take lawn chairs and blankets.

Schedule:

• June 1 – Grease

• June 8 – Ferris Buller's Day Off

• June 15 – Night of the Living Dead

• June 22 – Blazing Saddles

• June 29 – The Goonies

• July 6 – Superman

• July 20 – Viva Las Vegas

• July 27 – The Karate Kid

• Aug. 3 – The Ghost and Mr. Chicken

• Aug. 10 – Willie Wonka and The Chocolate Factory

• Aug. 17 – Casablanca

• Aug. 24 – Back to the Future

Gates open at 6 pm, movie starts at dusk. Myers Park and Event Center - 7117 County Road 166 in McKinney. For more information, call Call 214-592-0002.

Cinema in the Circle

Cinema in the Circle at Addison Circle Park (4970 Addison Circle Drive, Addison) starts this weekend.

Schedule:
• June 2: The Sound of Music
• June 9: Guys and Dolls
• June 16: West Side Story
• June 23: Singin' In the Rain
• July 3: October Sky (follows Kaboom Town fireworks display)

Addison Art Fest

Movies in the Square Film Series in Frisco

Frisco Square hosts Movies in the Square, a free summer film series geared toward families. Bring lawn chairs and blankets to large-screen outdoor viewings. Refreshments such as popcorn and snow cones will be available for purchase. Talladega Nights: The Ballad of Ricky Bobby, starring Will Ferrell, plays tonight. The series ends Aug. 10 with Ferris Bueller's Day Off.

Schedule:
June 1 — Field of Dreams
June 8 — Talladega Nights: The Ballad of Ricky Bobby
June 15 — Shrek
June 22 — Secondhand Lions
June 29 — Happy Feet
July 6 — Goonies
July 13 — Happy Gilmore
July 20 — E.T.
July 27 — Mean Girls
August 3 — Raiders of the Lost Ark
August 10 — Ferris Bueller's Day Off


8856 Coleman Blvd in Frisco. For more information call 469-633-1721.