Events
BY JONATHAN PERRIELLO
December
Scrooge, The Musical Officials with North Texas Performing Arts are putting on a fast-paced and fun, full-length, live musical production of Scrooge, a musical adapted from Charles Dickens “A Christmas Carol.” The cast features Plano resident Darrell Rodenbaugh in a reprise in his 13th year and 112th appearance as North Texas’s Scrooge. • Dec. 13-17: 7:15 p.m. (Wed.-Sat.), 2:15 p.m. (Sat.-Sun.) • $15-$25 • Willow Bend Center For The Arts, 6121 W. Park Blvd., Ste. B216, Plano • www.ntpa.com/events/scrooge Decorate a Gingerbread House Central Market Cooking School is hosting a gingerbread making class, with participants able to take their creations home. The gingerbread, royal icing, candy and edible decorations are provided with a ticket. • Dec. 17 and Dec. 21, 1-2:30 p.m.; Dec. 22, noon-1:30 p.m. • $48-80 • Central Market Cooking School, 320 Coit Road, Plano • www.centralmarket.com Holiday Mixology Class Plano residents can learn how to make holiday cocktails from professional mixologists at the Renaissance hotel. The class will be held at Asian-fusion bar Whiskey Moon inside the hotel. • Dec. 20, 5-6 p.m. • Free • Renaissance Dallas At Plano Legacy West, 6007 Legacy Drive, Plano • www.marriott.com/en-us/hotels/dalbp-renaissance- dallas-at-plano-legacy-west-hotel/overview Art & Wine Walk in Downtown Plano The Downtown Plano Arts District is hosting its monthly art and wine walk with the December theme being ugly holiday sweaters. Participants can reserve a free ticket online to shop at several businesses downtown, sip wine and enjoy local art from Plano Art Association artists. Tasting maps can be found at any of the participating businesses. • Dec. 21, 5-8 p.m. • Free • Downtown Plano Arts District, 1021 E. 15th St., Plano • www.visitplano.com/event/art-wine-walk-in- downtown-plano-2 Lights on the Farm The Heritage Farmstead Museum will be transformed with close to 2 million holiday lights during the Christmas season. Attendees will have the opportunity to walk the quarter-mile trail and look at the lights, eat popcorn, drink hot cocoa and meet Santa Claus. The Farmstead will be hosting a meet and greet with the Grinch on Dec. 23 and a New Years celebration on Dec. 30. • Dec. 21-23 and 28-30, 6-10 p.m. • $15 (at the gate), up to $12 (online) • www.heritagefarmstead.org/lights-on-the-farm New Years Eve Party: Love & War Plano residents can attend a New Year’s Eve celebration at ranch house diner Love & War in Texas with band Turnpike Tributedours, a cover band of
Deerfield Holiday Lights 2023 Plano residents can experience the Deerfield Holiday Lights display throughout December. Features include the dancing Santas, millions of twinkling lights and larger-than-life displays. Event organizers recommend visiting Deerfield on less busy nights
during the week. • Dec. 1-30, 10 p.m. • Free • Deerfield Subdivision, Legacy Drive at Archgate Drive, Plano • www.deerfieldplano.org
‘Here Lies Jeremy Troy’ Plano residents can catch a production of “Here Lies Jeremy Troy” at Rover Dramawerks. The play focuses on Jeremy, who is on the brink of a partnership at the law firm where he works but he’s never been to law school. Jeremy’s old artist friend Charlie discovers his secret and blackmails Jeremy. Then Jeremy’s wife mistakes Tina the model for a “friend” of her husband’s and leaves as Jeremy’s boss is coming for dinner, leaving Tina and the men to improvise in the middle of a blizzard. • Jan. 11-27: 8 p.m. • $10 • Rover Dramawerks, 1517 H Ave., Plano • www.roverdramawerks.com together local food, artisan crafts and community spirit. The event will feature food trucks serving an array of gourmet burgers and exotic international cuisine, and vendors serving farm-fresh produce, including organic fruits and vegetables, honey, jams and freshly baked bread. Attendees can also stroll through a marketplace filled with unique, handcrafted goods from jewelry and clothing to home decor and art pieces created by artisans from the community. The event is family-friendly with face painting, games and interactive experiences. • Jan. 15: 11 a.m.-3 p.m. • Free • Assembly Park, 1717 E. Spring Creek Parkway, Plano • www.assemblyparkplano.com Markets at Assembly Park Markets By Missy is hosting an event that brings
country music band Turnpike Troubadours. Guests who purchase VIP and premium tables will get a complimentary bottle of champagne, an appetizer on the house and a free grab bag. • Dec. 31: 8 p.m. • $25-$50 • Love & War in Texas, 601 E. Plano Parkway, Plano • www.loveandwarintexas.com/shows Fowling Warehouse DFW NYE Party Fowling Warehouse DFW is hosting a New Year’s Eve party for Plano residents. Fowling is a warehouse facility for a game that combines football and bowling. The event will feature music, dancing, champagne toasts and a balloon drop at midnight. • Dec. 31, 9 p.m.; Jan. 1. 10 p.m. • Free • Fowling Warehouse DFW, 1714 14th St., Plano • www.fowlingwarehousedfw.com
January
Hot Cake Hustle This family-friendly event will feature a 10K, 5K, Fun Run and Virtual Run through trails in the Plano Oak Point Nature Preserve. Upon finishing the run, attendees can enjoy an after-party that will have hotcakes, coffee, hot chocolate, food and ice cold beer. • Jan. 6, 6:30-10 a.m. • Free • Oak Point Park and Nature Preserve, 5901 Los Rios Blvd., Plano • www.plano.gov/1476/oak-point-park-nature-preserve
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