Events
BY ADAM DOE
August
GenXiles Rock out with music of the 80s, 90s and 2000s performed by Metroplex-based cover band GenXiles at Gillespie’s Tavern. GenXiles plays hits from several bands, including The Cars, Blink-182 and Men at Work. • Aug. 2, 7:30-9:30 p.m. • Free • 3600 Shire Blvd., Richardson • tinyurl.com/GenXilesRichardson Something Rotten! Follow Nigel and Nick Bottom on their journey to run a successful theater troupe in 1595 in competition with William Shakespeare in this musical by Karey and Wayne Kirkpatrick. • Aug. 1-2, 7:30 p.m.; Aug. 3, 2 p.m. • $20-$36 • 770 N Coit Road, Richardson • tinyurl.com/RottenRich River Driver at Gillespie’s Tavern Grab a drink and enjoy a show from Texas folk band River Driver at Gillespie’s Tavern. • Aug. 9, 7:30-10:30 p.m. • Free Karaoke at the Mad Hatter Belt out your favorite tunes every Wednesday at the Mad Hatter Neighborhood pub. The pub has three locations in the Metroplex and offers $1 wings and $5 whiskey on Wednesdays. • Aug. 13, 9-11:45 p.m. (every Wednesday) • Free • 120 West City Line Drive, Richardson • tinyurl.com/AugustHatter Mean Girls Dive-in Movie Jump in the lap pool or lazy river at the Heights Aquatic Center for a pool-bound screening of 2004’s “Mean Girls” starring Lindsay Lohan. • Aug. 15, 8:30 p.m. • 3600 Shire Blvd., Richardson • tinyurl.com/RichRiverDriver
City Line Night Market Peruse local hand-crafted goods and enjoy live music at City Line Plaza the second Friday of each month through December. City Line also boasts more than 25 dining options.
• Aug. 8, 6-10 p.m. • Free (admission)
• 1150 State St., Richardson • tinyurl.com/CityLineMarket
• $6 when purchased online, $10 onsite • 709 West Arapaho Road, Richardson • tinyurl.com/RichMeanGirls
the music of Billy Joel and Elton John in the Bank of America Theater at the Eisemann Center. • Aug. 16, 8 p.m. • $47-$67 • 2351 Performance Drive, Richardson • tinyurl.com/PMGRichardson
Benise at the Eisemann Center Emmy-winning Spanish guitarist and artist Benise will play at the Eisemann Center for the Performing Arts. • Aug. 16, 7:30 p.m. • $40-$69 • 2351 Performance Drive, Richardson • tinyurl.com/BeniseRich Piano Men: Generations at the Eisemann Center Enjoy a performance from father and son piano-playing duo Piano Men: Generations. The musicians will perform
Worth the Trip
Catvideofest 2025 Visit Alamo Drafthouse for Catvideofest 2025, a 75-minute compilation of the best submitted cat videos. • Aug. 2-3, 11:30 a.m. • $14.75 • 320 W Las Colinas Blvd., Irving • tinyurl.com/CatVidFestRich
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