Nov.
1 - 4, 2007 - Race Week at Texas Motor Speedway (Fort Worth,
TX)
Nov. 1 - The NASCAR Craftsman Truck Series kicks off the NASCAR tripleheader weekend with practice and qualifying on 7-Eleven Qualifying Day. Watch Chevrolet battle Ford, Dodge and Toyota to determine the fastest truck in Texas.
Nov. 2 - It’s a day packed with NASCAR Busch and NEXTEL CUP practice and qualifying; action that will set the scene for their respective races. The NASCAR Craftsman Truck Series will shine under the Texas Motor Speedway lights in the Silverado 350k.
Nov. 3 - The O’Reilly Challenge will attract drivers from all NASCAR divisions in search of a prestigious visit to Victory Lane following the 300 miles of NASCAR Busch Series action.
Nov. 4 - The pressure is on in the Dickies 500 — the 8th of 10 races in the Chase for the NASCAR NEXTEL CUP to determine the 2007 champion. A late-afternoon green flag will produce the closing laps under the lights — reuniting the popular day-night format for the Dickies 500.
Details at www.texasmotorspeedway.com
Nov. 2 - Dec. 22, 2007 -
Stockyards Championship Rodeo (Fort Worth, TX)
Stockyards Championship Rodeo every Friday & Saturday Night in
November through December 22, 2007 at the Historic Cowtown Coliseum provides family fun with traditional Rodeo Events: Bull Riding, Saddle Bronc Riding, Bareback Riding, Tie Down Roping, Team Roping, Breakaway Roping, Barrel Racing.
Details may be found at www.cowtowncoliseum.com
Nov. 2 - 4, 2007 - 31st
Annual Lakewood Home Festival (Dallas, TX)
This fall, come celebrate 31 years of tradition at the Lakewood Home Festival in Dallas, TX. Located in the East Dallas area, the Home Festival is three days of fun events that benefit the community. To begin the Festival, an exclusive Candlelight Tour of the Homes is held Friday
night. On Saturday and Sunday, start the day off by visiting the popular Café, where tempting aromas and delectables are offered for even the finickiest palate.
For complete details, please visit www.lakewoodhomefestival.com
Nov. 3 - 4, 2007 - 54th Annual Ceramic and Doll Show
(Fort Worth, TX)
This Ceramic and Doll Show is the largest ceramics show in Texas and will be held at the Amon Carter Exhibit Building on Burnett Tandy Drive November
3rd & 4th, 2007. The competition is open to all ceramists and doll crafters. All entries must be made on Wednesday
Oct. 31, 2007 from 8am to 8pm.
Details to this event may be found at www.fwceramics.com
Nov. 3 - 24, 2007 -
Rhythm and Romance Dinner Cruise
(Granbury, TX)
7-9:30pm Cruise to the beat of the riverboat and enjoy an 8oz. filet mignon dinner followed by a live performance of your favorite songs for dancing or just tapping your toes. An evening under the star-filled Texas sky and the moon above to make your wishes as you cruise the velvet-blue waters. After a delicious filet mignon dinner with dessert,
retire to the upper deck to enjoy the beautiful Lake Granbury
sunset, followed by a relaxing evening of moonlit and star-canopied
delights. Cruises are every Saturday night all through the
year. For more details, please visit them on line at www.granburyriverboat.com
Advance reservations are required.
Nov. 8, 2007 - Baseball As America
exhibition & lectures (Dallas, TX)
To expand on the popular Baseball As America exhibition, Museum of Nature & Science (MNS) is offering a series of four public lectures featuring three Hall of Famers and celebrity sports media and book authors.
On November 8th, we will present “Baseball’s Horatio Alger” featuring Hall of Famer Lou Brock.
From his start as a share cropper’s child to becoming a key player for the St. Louis Cardinals and his ultimate induction in to the Hall of Fame in 1985, Lou tells his story of overcoming odds in spite of adversity.
Lectures are free to the public, but seating is limited. Please RSVP to
lpowell@natureandscience.org
or 214.428.5555 x1389 to secure your space. No autographs permitted.
For complete details, please visit www.natureandscience.org
Nov. 9 - 11, 2007 - Dallas Dance Festival
(DFW Airport)
Friday and Saturday will be jam packed with workshops, private
lessons, competition and open dance. Friday night will feature the
return of the Swing DJ Throwdown and Swing Dance Party; Saturday
will bring you more great lessons, competition and open dance and
will end the evening with a Fantastic Variety Show such as you have
never seen before; Sunday will complete the competitions, provide
more workshops and private lessons and end the weekend with Awards. For reservations, call
(800)558-6879 or visit www.dallasdancefestival.com
Nov.
9 - 11, 2007 - Texas Stampede Pro Rodeo Tour (Dallas, TX)
It's the best of the best, as 80 cowboys and cowgirls converge on Dallas for the Wrangler ProRodeo Tour Championship on Nov. 9-11 at the American Airlines Center for a shot at $550,000 in prize money. The biggest names in rodeo compete in the ProRodeo Tour Championship, followed by top-name music artists.
Details to this events are at www.texasstampede.org
Nov. 9 - 11, 2007 - 40th Annual
Greek Festival of Fort Worth (Fort Worth,
TX)
40th Annual Greek Festival of Fort Worth. Greek food, Greek dancing,
and live Greek music. Taste wonderful homemade Greek food and learn to dance as the Greeks do! Wonderful culture for the entire family.
For details of this festival, please visit www.fortworthgreekfestival.com
Nov. 9 - 17, 2007 - 65th Annual
Moslah Shrine Circus (Fort Worth, TX)
The 65th Annual Moslah Shrine Circus will be held November 9 - 17th at Will Rogers
Coliseum in Fort Worth. This circus is presented by Moslah Shriners, the Moslah Shrine Circus is family entertainment at a 3 ring circus.
Come see the daring flying trapeze, the lion and tiger act, elephants, 7-man
high wire act, Cossick horse riding act, the exciting aerialists and so much more!
For more information, call 817-392-7469 or visit the Shriners
website at www.moslahshrinecenter.org
Nov. 9 - 11, 2007 - 27th annual Cycle World
Motorcycle Show (Fort Worth, TX)
27th annual Cycle World International Motorcycle Shows® presented by Toyota will kick off its 13-city nationwide series
October 26, 2007. From New York to Seattle, this nationwide tour will offer attendees across the country an up close look at hundreds of
2008-model street bikes, dirt bikes, cruisers and ATVs from more than 15 manufacturers as well as new concept bikes, vintage bikes and more. This motorcycle extravaganza will also give enthusiasts of all ages the opportunity to try out the latest gear and aftermarket accessories and see amazing live-action
entertainment. This event will be held at the Fort Worth Convention Center in Fort Worth
Texas. Details may be found at motorcycleshows.com
Nov.
10, 2007 - Drop-in Workshop Day at Old Red: “Going to Texas”
(Dallas,
TX)
Bring your favorite date or the whole family for a variety of fun activities based on our special exhibit displaying 500 years of Texas maps. Experiences include special talks about maps on exhibit, watercolor map painting, scavenger hunts, and making your own geographical map. Old Red Museum of Dallas County History & Culture is located in Dealey Plaza at 100 South Houston Street in Downtown Dallas. General admission is $8 for adults, $6 for seniors, $5 for children ages 5-16, Free for children ages 4 and under. For more details, please visit Old Red Museum’s website at
www.oldred.org
Nov. 10, 2007 - Heritage Syrup Festival (Henderson,
TX)
The highlight of the Heritage Syrup Festival revolves around a day of old time syrup making demonstrations. The grounds of the Historic Depot Museum come alive with over thirty folk artist demonstrating and selling their crafts. Folk music and rural East Texas soul food round out the festivities.
For more info., please visit www.hendersontx.us
Nov.
10, 2007 - 7th Annual B.G. Squirrel Run
(Fort Worth, TX)
Join us for the 7th Annual B.G. Squirrel Run on Saturday, November 10, 2007. This year we will have two 5K runs: one for adults age 18 and over and one for youth under age 18. There will be a 10K run and a 1K A-Maze-Ing race as well. Runners will receive a custom t-shirt and a chance to win door prizes. We will have - Food Court - Clowns - Animal Balloons - Face Painting - Mascot Race - Old-fashioned Sack Races -Veggie People - and much more! All events will be in the Fort Worth Botanic Garden, I-30 and University Drive. Park in the nearby parking lots which are well marked.
Details at www.bgsquirrel.com
Nov. 10 & 11, 2007 - Mountain Man
Weekend (Grand Prairie, TX)
Our Mountain Man Weekend gives youth and adults alike, the
opportunity to experience and enjoy a valuable part of Americana,
how our ancestors survived in the American frontier". This
special weekend will begin each day at 10:00 AM. Through song,
storytelling and historical reenactment of an era unfamiliar to us
all, Mountain Man Gathering will provide a window to the past with
authenticity as the key. Mountain Man demonstrations will include:
beading, tomahawk and knife throwing, fire starting, blacksmithing, soap making
and Native American Roach Making. Details may be found at
the Traders Village website at www.tradersvillage.com
Nov. 10 & 11, 2007 - Fort Worth Train Show
(Fort Worth, TX)
The Fort Worth show is held at the Amon Carter Exhibit Hall at the Will Rogers Memorial Center (3401 W Lancaster Ave.) each year in November. In 2007 it will be November 10-11. Admission $7.00 per person Children under 12 are FREE. Hours 10am-5pm Saturday, 10am-4pm Sunday.
Details at www.dfwtrainshows.com
Nov. 11,
2007 -
Greater Dallas Youth Orchestra Veteran's Day Concert (Dallas, TX)
The GDYO Wind Symphony and Philharmonic November 11, 2007 – “Veteran’s Day Concert” - 7:30 pm at the Meyerson Symphony Center. The performance includes the following music: Performed by Philharmonic conducted by James Frank; Procession of the Nobles – Rimsky-Korsakov; Marimba Concerto, Mvmt. I; Finale to Sym. #9 – A. Dvorak; American Salute – Morton Gould; Performed by Wind Symphony conducted by David T. Kehler. Overture to Candide, Leonard Bernstein/Grundman. Second Prelude, George Gershwin/ John Krance, Blue Shades, Frank Ticheli, Armed Forces Salute, Tempered Steel, Charles Rochester Young. The Meyerson Symphony Center is located at 2401 Flora Street in Dallas . Tickets for this performance are $5 and $15. You can purchase tickets by calling 214-528-7747. For more information contact
www.gdyo.org or info@gdyo.org
Nov. 11, 2007
- Chile Pepperama Festival! (Dallas, TX)
Medical City Heart presents The Chile Pepperama sponsored by Budweiser salutes the spicy impact of the
Chile Pepper and other hot and fiery ingredients on Texas cuisine. Willing connoisseurs of all ages can sample and judge over a dozen chilis created by some the area's finest chefs at the Texas Chefs Association's "Chili Confrontation Cook-Off". Visitors can then cool down their taste buds with a stop at the "Pumpkin Ice Cream Crank Off" where junior members of the Texas Chefs Association will be busy churning out buckets of the homemade creamy confection. Throughout the day the fun will continue with gourmet food, craft vendors, children's activities and live music.
The 2007 Festival will be Sunday, November 11 at the Old Town Shopping Center at Lovers Lane and Greenville.
For more information visit us online at www.chilepepperama.net
