Events
BY ADAM DOE
April
Fools of April Grab a drink and have a laugh at Backdoor Comedy’s Fools of April show, featuring some of the Metroplex’s finest stand up comics. The comedy club hosts and open mic night every Thursday and serves bar fare along with drinks. • April 12 and April 25, 8-9:30 p.m., doors open at 7 p.m. • $20 • 940 East Belt Line Road, Richardson • tinyurl.com/bacdoorcomedy 15 minutes of Fame Dance Recital Join Red Door Dance Academy in celebrating their 15th year at their 15 Minutes of Fame dance recital at Richardson’s Eisemann Center for Performing Arts. • April 27, 11 a.m., 3 p.m. • $15-$19 • 2351 Performance Drive, Richardson • tinyurl.com/reddooracademy
May the Fourth be with You Star Wars Concert Enjoy John Williams’ iconic Star Wars score performed by the Richardson Community Band at the Eisemann Center for Performing Arts this May the Fourth. Tickets are free, but require registration. • May 4, 3 p.m. Wildflower Arts & Music Festival More than 40 musical acts will perform at the Wildflower Arts and Music Festival at Galatyn Park Urban Center. The festival will also feature a youth vocal competition and an auction of artistically transformed guitars.
• May 16-18 • $30-$65; kids under 12 are free with regular ticket purchase • 2351 Performance Drive, Richardson • tinyurl.com/wflowerfest
May
13th Annual Crawfish Boil The Epiphany Episcopal Church will host a crawfish boil on Custer road. Along with seafood, the boil will include barbecue, turkey, hot dogs and beer. All proceeds will go to the church. • May 3, 10 a.m.-5 p.m. • $40 for adults; $10 for kids age 5-11; kids under 5 get in free • 421 Custer Road, Richardson • tinyurl.com/CrawfBoil Cottonwood Art Festival Roughly 200 artists will show off 1,400 pieces of art at the Cottonwood Art Festival at Cottonwood Park. The semi-annual festival will host several food and beverage vendors and food trucks to provide refreshments for attendees. • May 3-4, 10 a.m.-7 p.m. (Saturday); 10 a.m.-5 p.m. (Sunday) • Free • 1321 W. Beltline Road, Richardson • tinyurl.com/cwafest
• May 8, 7-8:30 p.m. • Free (registration required) • 2360 Campbell Creek Blvd., Richardson • tinyurl.com/droidsndruids
Mother’s Day Charcuterie Workshop With Mother’s Day coming up, enjoy wining and dining with a charcuterie workshop at Lockwood Distilling. Lockwood has been featured in several publications, and won D Magazine’s Best Pastrami Sandwich. • May 6, 7-8 p.m. • $60
• Free admission (registration required) • 2351 Performance Drive, Richardson • tinyurl.com/may4richardson
Droids and Druids Book Club Discuss your favorite fantasy and science fiction novels with like-minded readers in the Droids and Druids Bookclub for adults and teenagers at the Richardson Public Library. The club meets every other Thursday with a different theme. May’s theme is dragons.
• 506 Lockwood Drive, Richardson • tinyurl.com/Lockwoodcharcuterie
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