Lewisville - Coppell | June 2023

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June & July events

COMPILED BY DESTINE GIBSON

JUNE 21 PAINT AND SIP

Killian Middle School and Hebron High School. 5:30-9:30 p.m. Free. Lake Avalon Park, 2590 King Arthur Blvd., Lewisville. 972-219-3400. https://bit.ly/3okjFzZ 08 GET KITCHEN AND FOOD SAFETY TIPS Chef Devon Temoney will host a one- hour class on kitchen safety. The program is designed to teach life skills to teens in grades 6-12, according to the event description. The class is limited to the rst 35 people to arrive. Teen Program Passes will be handed out at the front desk 30 minutes prior to the class starting. 1-2 p.m. Free. Cozby Library and Community Commons, 177 N. Heartz Drive, Coppell. 972-304-3658. https://bit.ly/3MDxoLv 15 PLAY IN A DUCK DERBY The Lewisville Parks and Recreation Department is hosting a Ducky Derby, where participants decorate toy ducks and race them around the lazy river. There will also be a best “duck-orator” contest among age groups, followed by a free swim after the event for attendees. 10 a.m.-12:30 p.m. $3 (admission only), $6 (duck and admission). Sun Valley Aquatic Center, 801 S. Valley Parkway, Lewisville. 972-219-3550. https://bit.ly/3OyvXiG

An instructor will guide participants through this Coppell paint and sip event. All painting supplies will be provided, and participants will work on the same project individually during the two-hour session. A selection of beer and wine will be available for purchase at the bar. Water is the only outside beverage permitted. Participants can take their artwork home and will receive instructions for curing and storing their artwork. 6-8 p.m. $30. Coppell Arts Center, 505 Travis St., Coppell. 972-304-7047. https://bit.ly/3pUET7Q JULY 04 WATCH FIREWORKS The Lewisville community is invited to celebrate Independence Day at Freedom Fest. The event will feature live music, food trucks and water slides. The reworks show held the past several years in Old Town Lewisville will take a break in 2023 since public safety personnel are not able to support two shows on the same night, according to the city. Freedom Fest’s reworks show will begin at dusk. Street parking will not be available near the event, according to the city. There will be free parking at

Coppell’s Fourth of July festivities feature reworks and a parade. (Courtesy City of Coppell)

FEATURED EVENT CELEBRATE FOURTH OF JULY 1 Coppell’s annual Fourth of July celebration begins July 1 with the city’s Party in the Park, where attendees can enjoy live music, lawn games, reworks and food trucks. 6-10:30 p.m. Free. Andrew Brown Park East. 260 Parkway Blvd., Coppell. 972-462-5100. https://coppelltx.gov/974/ Party-in-the-Park 2 The festivities continue July 4 with Parade Down Parkway in Coppell. The parade route begins at Samuel Bou- levard and Sandy Lake Road, travels north on Samuel to Parkway Boulevard, then heads west to Town Center. Inter-

sections along the parade route will be closed prior to the approaching parade and will remain closed until all entries have passed. Parade begins at 9 a.m. Free. Town Center Plaza. 255 Parkway Blvd., Coppell. 972-462-5100.

www.coppelltx.gov/973/ Parade-Down-Parkway

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