Calendar of Events

**If you have an event to list on our calendar, please email it to calendar@MomsOutLoud.com. If it’s free or benefits a charity or non profit, there’s no charge! And, if it’s just super-cool and unusual that our Moms should know about, we probably won’t charge you either!**

Week of October 2 – October 9

Wednesday, October 8

Education – **FREE** Music with Willy Welch: at Bookmarks: NorthPark Center at 10:30am: Actor/singer Welch will show how feelings and ideas can be expressed through melody, tempo and lyrics.

Thursday, October 9

Girls Night Out - The Joy of Pottery is hosting a Girls Night Out from 6-9pm. $6 per person plus the cost of your piece includes food, drinks, and prizes. Non-refundable paid reservations required. Call today to reserve your spot…space is limited!

Week of October 10 – October 16

Friday, October 10

Education – Children ages 2-5 years old are invited to head out to the Heritage Farmstead Museum in Plano for a fun and educational time! The program starts at 10:30am and will last approximately 90 minutes. Tickets for children are $6 and adults $3. Registration is required by Wednesday at noon by calling 972-881-0140. Pumpkins and Gourds – Children will be introduced to simple concepts of squash plants, how they grow, and what’s inside.

Event – King and Princess Ball at Butterfly Princess Glamour is Friday and Saturday October 10th and 11th from 6-9:30pm. Don’t let your daughter miss this year’s most memorable and cherished event. For tickets and information, call Marie at 972-906-6300.

Education – **FREE** Carrollton Early Childhood PTA Meeting from 9:30-11:30am at Holy Covenant Church. Guest Speaker Tina Sasser presents “Early Childhood Intervention: Recognizing Warning Signs and Developmental Delays.” This event is free, and open to parents/caregivers of babies-preschool age children in Carrollton AND the surrounding community. Childcare is available for a nominal fee.

Festival – **FREE** Holiday Craft Bazaar at St. Elizabeth Seton Catholic Church is hosted by the Women’s club. Handcrafted items by talented exhibitors will be available for purchase. Hot dogs, sandwiches, baked potatoes, chips, and drinks will also be available. This festival will run Friday 10am-5pm and Saturday 9am-4pm in the Activity center adjacent to the church.

Event – The Joy of Pottery is hosting a Kids Night out from 4-6pm. For just $35 your child will get a project to paint, dinner, and fun. For more information and to make a reservation, please contact the Joy of Pottery.

Saturday, October 11

Education – **FREE** Ukulele Stories by Tom McDermott at Bookmarks: NorthPark Center at 2pm: Storyteller and Singer Tom performs wild and playful stories and songs that will tickle the funny bone and twist the tongue.

Craft - **FREE** Lowe’s How-To Clinic for Kids, Frisco Lowe’s 10am-11am: Lowe’s will be holding a Build and Grow Clinic that shows your child how to make a Spooky Skeleton just in time for Halloween. As always, this is a FREE clinic. Sign up online today!

Craft - **FREE** Kids ages three and up are invited to the Dallas Lakeshore Learning store from 1pm-3pm to make a Columbus Day boat. Little ones discover a world of fun…as they make and decorate these delightful boats with shells, sea creatures, and more!

Festival – Frisco Mother Son Dance is a wonderful opportunity for moms to spend some quality time with the little gentleman in your life. The theme of the 2008 dance is “Around the World”. The dance will include live music and refreshment tables featuring items from different countries including: France, China, Mexico and Jamaica. The dance is from 5:30-9pm at Wakeland High School Tickets are $12 for each person and may be purchased online or in person at the Frisco Athletic Center.

Festival – Hope and Hearts run is a kids run, 5K walk, 5K run and event at Garland’s Audubon Park benefiting Missing GRACE Foundation which provides support and resources locally in TX and nationally to aid individuals as they Grieve, Restore, Arise, Commemorate and Educate. The mission of Missing GRACE Foundation is to provide resources and support to aid families who have experienced a pregnancy or infant loss, infertility or adoption challenges and to advocate for proper management of pregnancies for all women. The cost for adults to run/walk is $30 and the kids run is $10. Festival - The State Fair of Texas is open and runs through October 19th. General admission tickets are $14, children under 48″ are $10, and children 2 and under are free. Parking is an additional $10. You won’t want to miss Little Hands on the Farm that teaches children the responsibilities of living on a farm, the PeeWee Stampede where children will ride a stick horse and rope some hay bales, and other fun activities!

Monday, October 13

Expo/Fair -Gattitown in Frisco is celebrating Columbus Day (and a day of no school for Frisco ISD) with a special on-site Abrakadoodle Camp from 9am-3pm and a Mom’s Expo from 11am-2pm.  Let the kids do some fun crafts with Abrakadoodle and play the popular Midway at Gattitown.  The camp will be $75 per child and includes lunch and a $10 game card, for ages 5-12 years.  More info on how to register next week. The Mom’s Expo is FREE to Mom’s (and Mom’s eat FREE at Gattitown on Mondays!) and will feature some cool Mom items like Cookie Lee Jewelry, make up from Mary Kay, gifts from Two Girls Who Make Crosses, and a giveaway contest from Moms Out Loud.

Festival – Celebrate Columbus day at the Dallas Arboretum at 11am for Eddie Coker at the Martin Rutchik Concert Stage. Tickets are $8 for adults, $5 for children 3-12 and free for children 2 and under.

Activity – Give your kids an awesome and fun day off of school at Kid Fit Sports! They are hosting “Camp Rock” and will have lots of fun things for the kids to do like karaoke, dance off, group games, sports, crafts, Nintendo Wii and a lot more fun stuff.  They just got in 2 brand new sports-themed bounce houses for the kids to bounce out their energy.  Kids ages are 3 & up can come for a half day program from 9-12pm for $25 half (1st child) and then $15 for siblings. Kids 5 and up can come from 9am-3pm for full day program for $45 full day (1st child) $35 siblings. Kids have to wear tennis shoes to participate. Early drop off available if needed and after care is available until 5:30 pm.  One late morning snack and a snack again in the afternoon will be provided; however kids will need to bring a brown bag lunch. Reservations are required by calling 214-705-9003.

Tuesday, October 14

Education – **FREE** Newcomer Friends of Greater Plano is hosting Jake Billingsley from Survivor: Thailand at their next program meeting. Social time begins at 9:30am and the meeting will be at 10am at SMU-in-Legacy’s campus in Plano.

Wednesday, October 15

Education – **FREE** Music with Kelly Riley the Singing Cowboy: at Bookmarks: NorthPark Center at 10:30am: Come prepared to be entertained through music as children will be overjoyed with the sing-a-longs and have fun with rhythm and dance.

Coming Up in October

Friday, October 17

Education – Children ages 2-5 and 6-12 years are invited to head out to the Heritage Farmstead Museum in Plano for a fun and educational time! The program starts at 10:30am for the younger children and 1:30pm for the older group and will last approximately 90 minutes. Tickets for children (2-5) are $6, (6-12) are $8 and adults $3. Registration is required by Wednesday at noon by calling 972-881-0140. Younger children will learn about weather – Children will be introduced to simple concepts focusing on how air moves, turn-of-the century methods of weather prediction, the special equipment used to measure weather, and recognize weather patterns. The older children will learn about Continuity and Change on the Farm – Children will experience topics of discovery related to the current house theme: Continuity and Change on the Farm.

Festival – Heart of Texas Arts and Crafts Show will be at Plano Centre all weekend. Admission is $4 for adults and free for children 12 and under. Hours are October 17: 3pm-8pm, October 18: 9am-5pm, and October 19: 11am-5pm.

Musical – Pinkalicious, the Musical opens at Carpenter Performance Hall in Irving at 9:30am and 12:30pm. Pinkalicious appears live onstage in the musical rendition of the beloved book by Elizbeth and Victoria Kann. Poor Pinkalicious can’t stop eating pink cupcakes, despite warning from her parents about Pinktitis, an affliction that turns children pink from head to toe. But, when Pinkalicious turns more red than pick, only she can figure one way out of her colorful predicament. Tickets are $8 for adults, $2 for lap-sitting children and $6 for groups.

Saturday, October 18

Festival – The 5th Annual Holiday Bazaar at Grace Avenue United Methodist Church will be held on Saturday, October 18, 2008 from 9 am to 3 pm. The Bazaar will be held in conjunction with our annual pumpkin patch, Pumpkins on the Prairie. The craft sale will include many hand-crafted items from home-based businesses, just in time for your Christmas shopping.  A Bake Shoppe is available with sweet treats.  And, your kids will have a blast in our bounce houses, hay maze, hay rides, and more!

Craft - **FREE** Kids ages three and up are invited to the Dallas Lakeshore Learning store from 1pm-3pm to make a Spooky Spider Web. This super-spooky spiderweb is sure to be a favorite Halloween decoration for years to come!

Festival -Fall Fair Festival 2008 at St. Andrew UMC will feature a 5K Race and Fun Run/Walk, 3 on 3 basketball tournament and lots of fun things for the whole family. We’ve got games, food, activities for children, a basketball tournament, and more. Starting Saturday morning get your sneakers on and head to the start line of our 5K Race and Fun Run/Walk. Following the race, stop by one of the food stations to refuel. If you’re not exhausted from the race, put on your high tops for our 3-on-3 Basketball Tournament. Then, join us for lots of fun for the children in our community as we will have bounce houses, a petting zoo, pony rides, and fun games. Our youth will be running the food tent, with fresh grilled hot dogs with all the trimmings as well as many other items for your family. Proceeds from the Fall Festival will go to two wonderful mission organizations. Habitat for Humanity, South Collin County Chapter will receive proceeds from the 5K Race and Fun Run/Walk. Our Basketball Tournament will benefit Nothing But Nets, a global initiative to end Malaria in Africa. We look forward to seeing you at any or all of our events. It will be a great day of fun for the whole community.

Festival – In honor of Breast Cancer Awareness Month, the Susan G. Komen Race for the Cure will be at NorthPark Center. Registration begins at 6:30am, a 1K Run/Walk begins at 7:30am, a 8am 5K competitive run/walk and a survivor presentation at 9:30am. Registration is $30.

Festival - Lone Star Storytelling Festival in at Simpson Plaza in Frisco from 10am-8pm. Hear four award-winning storytellers spin yarns of intrigue and captivate the audience with fables from ancient cultures, hilarious chronicles of childhood misadventures, rollicking anecdotes, and toe-tapping tunes. In addition to story concerts, you’ll experience puppet shoes, music, and folk arts and crafts. Tickets are needed for some of the events. See the website for more information.

Festival - Valley Ranch Pumpkin Dash begins at 7:30am: join us for one of the Metroplex’s most popular family events held in the heart of Valley Ranch. Race proceeds benefit the Salvation Army. 1K Fun Run at 8am, 5K at 8:15am. Registration is $15 for adults and $5 for kids under 12. There will also be a pet costume contest, kids gaming area, and pumpkin patch photo area.

Festival - Round-up on the Range is a one day event in McKinney that captures the Old West traditions with chuckwagon cooking, music, animals, Western horse training and many more authentic cowboy activities. Slip on your boots, lasso up the kids, load the wagon and head the horses to Myers Park. Admission is $5 per person. Children 3 and under are free.

Festival - Spooktacular in Southlake is for children 3-6 years at Durham Elementary/Intermediate school. Children will enjoy four hours (from 10am-2pm) of games, arts and crafts, and lots of surprises in a well supervised environment. Pizza, juice boxes, and a special treat will be provided. Parents are not required to attend and children will be supervised at a 1:5 ratio. Pre-registration is required and the cost is $35.

Festival – Pirate Days of The Colony – This fun filled weekend celebration at Stewart Park Peninsula in The Colony includes many family-friendly activities, including live music, arts & crafts show, Pirate look-a-like contests for adults and kids, Captain Kidd’s Children’s Play Area with bounce houses, sand art, pirate story tellers, face painters, and more!

Thursday, October 23

Conference – The Garland, McKinney, Plano and Richardson Chambers of Commerce announce the first annual North Texas Women’s Leadership Conference—North Texas Women: Learning, Leading, Living—to be from 8:30 am to 1:30 pm at the Plano Centre. This incredible event, expected to attract more than 500 professional women from across North Texas, will showcase both local and national leaders who will inspire participants with their stories on learning, leading and living. Luncheon keynote Cynthia Good is co-owner and founding editor of award-winning PINK magazine, a publication that addresses the unique needs, interests, ambitions and accomplishments of women. Tickets to the event are $69 and include a continental breakfast and lunch.

Friday, October 24

Festival – Fall Festival at Frisco Fire Safety Town from 6 p.m. to 9 p.m. at 8601 Gary Burns Dr. (next to Central Fire Station) for children through 5th grade. Children ages tots to fifth graders are welcome to come in costume and safely trick-or-treat through the miniature town. FFST sponsors will be handing out candy and other goodies. The resident fire clowns will be sharing safety tips, and kids can get a closer look at real fire and emergency vehicles, including an actual fire truck cut down to kid size.

Saturday, October 25

Craft - **FREE** Kids ages three and up are invited to the Dallas Lakeshore Learning store from 1pm-3pm to make a Halloween windsock. Kids create a ghostly windsock that they can hang anywhere…using cool craft materials like glitter, pipe stems & tissue paper!

Festival - **FREE** Halloween Spooktacular Tricks, treats and plenty of festive fun await at NorthPark Center’s Halloween Spooktacular, a free holiday event for the whole family. CenterPark at North Park will transform into a Halloween haven full of arts, crafts, musical performances and special surprises.  Dallas musician Eddie Coker will emcee and perform throughout the afternoon, while face painters, magicians, jugglers, balloon artists and more come together for a ghostly good time.  Enjoy special performances by Le Theatre de Marionette and the Slick Brothers, and kids can sit for a Halloween photo-op with photographer Marc Robins.

Festival - Canton in the City will be at the Grapevine Convention center all weekend. Shop Saturday from 10am-5pm and Sunday from 10am-4pm to find your perfect holiday gifts. Admission is $5 for adults, $1 for JH and SH students, and children 11 and under are free.

Festival - American Girl Fashion Show is a fun-filled afternoon for girls and their families, friends, and favorite dolls! Celebrate the experience of being a girl, whether yesterday or today, through a colorful presentation of historical and contemporary fashions. Enjoy elegant refreshments, enter to win door prizes, and learn how clothing has changed over the years to reflect history, culture, and girls’ individual styles. Tickets are $30 and include a 3 day pass to the ‘Neath the Wreath Gift Market. Shows are at 11am, 2pm, and 5pm.

Sunday, October 26

Festival - **FREE** Kids will have a blast at Grace Presbyterian‘s annual Fall Harvest Festival from 4-6pm. Bring your whole family for trunk or treating, games and more!

Festival - Canton in the City will be at the Grapevine Convention center all weekend. Shop Saturday from 10am-5pm and Sunday from 10am-4pm to find your perfect holiday gifts. Admission is $5 for adults, $1 for JH and SH students, and children 11 and under are free.

Festival - American Girl Fashion Show is a fun-filled afternoon for girls and their families, friends, and favorite dolls! Celebrate the experience of being a girl, whether yesterday or today, through a colorful presentation of historical and contemporary fashions. Enjoy elegant refreshments, enter to win door prizes, and learn how clothing has changed over the years to reflect history, culture, and girls’ individual styles. Tickets are $30 and include a 3 day pass to the ‘Neath the Wreath Gift Market. Shows are at 1pm and 4pm.

Friday, October 31

Education – Children ages 2-5 and 6-12 years are invited to head out to the Heritage Farmstead Museum in Plano for a fun and educational time! The program starts at 10:30am for the younger children and 1:30pm for the older group and will last approximately 90 minutes. Tickets for children (2-5) are $6, (6-12) are $8 and adults $3. Registration is required by Wednesday at noon by calling 972-881-0140. Halloween Trick or Treat! – Children will be introduced to simple concepts of this October celebration.

Festival - The Corners Church Fall Festival begins at 5:30pm. Admission is $5 for children 2 and up. The activities will be outside andinclude a hay ride, obstacle course, bouncehouse, rock climbing wall, pony rides, petting zoo, mini train rides, carnival games and LOTS of candy!

Ongoing During October

Education – **FREE** Story time for children at The Bookworm in Frisco at 10:30am every Wednesday and Saturday.

Education – **FREE** Story time for children at The Interurban Railroad Museum at 10:30am every Friday.

Activity – Pop In Play at Pump It Up Jr. 4101 E. Park Blvd. #135, Plano. Schedule for October: All Pre-K 10am-12pm Tues and Fri, 4:30-6:30pm Wed; Age 3 and Younger Only 10am-12pm Thurs. $6/child, $5/sibling, 12 sessions $50.

Activity – Frisco Gymnastics Center offers open gym for children 6 and under Wednesdays, Thursdays, and Saturdays from 10:30-11:30 am, Wednesdays from 1:30-2:30 pm, and Fridays from  5:30-6:30 pm. Admission is $6 for general public and $3 for member.

Activity – Pop In Play at Pump It Up, 9201 Forest Lane Suite 100, Dallas. Schedule for October: 10:00-11:30am or 12:00-1:30pm Tues or Wed. Children ages 2-10 welcome, separated by age group (2-5 yrs and 6-10 yrs). $7/child, $5/sibling, 10 sessions $50. More info here.

Activity – Mommy & Me Mondays at the Dallas Arboretum, 10am-2pm.  Face painting, stories, petting zoo, music, photos.  Full schedule on link above, including special events on dates in October.  Runs through Oct. 28.

Education – **FREE** Chapter-by-Chapter at Bookmarks: NorthPark Center on Sundays at 2pm featuring a different chapter book each month. Join us every week to hear continuing sagas from great writers. Best for ages 7-12.

Education – **FREE** Baby Bounce Basics at Bookmarks: NorthPark Center on Mondays at 12:30pm for moms or caregivers with infants up to 24 months. Enjoy an interactive time with stories, music, rhymes and more!

Education – **FREE** Read and Learn at Bookmarks: NorthPark Center on Wednesdays at 10:30pm featuring musicians, storytellers and puppets who delight newborns to 6-year-olds. Reading fun is followed by a guest performer.

Education – **FREE** Tickles for Toddlers at Bookmarks: NorthPark Center on Thursdays at 2pm fun for 2- and 3-year-olds who love to jump around, hear a story, sing a song, do finger plays and lots, lots more.

Education – **FREE** Every Child Ready to Read @ Dallas Bookmarks: NorthPark Center on Fridays at 2pm Preschool-Palooza, an exciting, interactive storytime that engages 2- to 4-year-olds in phonics and pre-reading basics with stories, rhymes and music.

Education – **FREE** Saturday Smiles Bookmarks: NorthPark Center on Saturdays at 2pm interactive programs especially for elementary children in grades K-6. Thrill to storytellers, children’s book authors and illustrators, puppets, musicians, magic shows, dancers and more. There’s even a chance to participate with guest performers!

Plano Library Story Times

Harrington Library Education – **FREE** Tales for Twos – Children two years old with their parent/caregiver. Registration is required. Mondays @ 10:15am & 11am, Tuesdays @ 7pm, Preschool Storytime – Children three to five years old with their families. Registration is recommended. Tuesdays and Thursdays @ 10:30am and Wednesdays at 7pm, Rhyme Time – Children up to 23 months with their parent/caregiver. Wednesdays at 10:15am

Schimelpfenig Library

Education – **FREE** Preschool Storytime – Children three to five years old with their families. Registration is recommended. Mondays @ 10:30am & 1:30pm, Tuesdays @ 10:30am, Wednesdays @ 7pm Tales for Twos – Children two years old with their parent/caregiver. Registration is required. Please register at only one library. Wednesdays @ 10:15am & 11am, Rhyme Time – Children up to 23 months with their parent/caregiver. Thursdays @ 10:15am

Haggard Library

Education – **FREE** Preschool Storytime – Children three to five years old with their families. Registration is recommended. Mondays @ 7pm, Tuesdays @ 1:30pm, Wednesdays and Thursdays @ 10:30am Tales for Twos – Children two years old with their parent/caregiver. Registration is required. Tuesdays 10:15am & 11am Rhyme Time – Children up to 23 months with their parent/caregiver. Fridays @ 10:15am

Parr Library

Education – **FREE** Preschool Storytime – Children three to five years old with their families. Registration is recommended. Mondays and Thursdays @ 10:30am, Tuesdays @ 7pm Tales for Twos – Children two years old with their parent/caregiver. Registration is required. Wednesdays @ 10:15am & 11am, Rhyme Time – Children up to 23 months with their parent/caregiver. Fridays @ 10:15am

Davis Library

Education – **FREE** Preschool Storytime – Children three to five years old with their families. Registration is recommended. Tuesdays and Wednesdays @ 10:30am, Thursdays @ 7pm Tales for Twos – Children two years old with their parent/caregiver. Registration is required. Please register at only one library. Mondays @ 10:15am & 11am Wednesdays @ 7pm, Thursdays @ 10:15am & 11am Rhyme Time – Children up to 23 months with their parent/caregiver. Fridays @ 10:15am & 11am

Frisco Library Story Times

Education – **FREE** Storytime – Toddlers 18 months-3 years Tuesdays & Fridays @ 10am, 10:30am, and 11am, Preschoolers 3 and up Tuesdays and Fridays @ 11:30am and 12pm, Kindergarten-2nd graders Wednesdays @ 4pm, children and adults of all ages Wednesdays @ 7pm.