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This weekend’s highlights include:
- Fort Worth Mayfest ~ Take in some great family fun, music and food at this annual Fort Worth event!
- FREE Fort Worth Science & History Museum Admission ~ Bank of America continues its national program, Museums On Us.
- FREE Nasher Sculpture Center’s First Saturdays Family Fun Day ~ Head to Dallas for a great day of family art activities.
- FREE Container Garden Design Clinic & FREE Mother’s Day Planting Station at Calloway’s Nursery ~ Two fun gardening events!
- FREE Woodworking Kids Clinics at Home Depot & Lowes ~ Help your kids learn a new woodworking skill.
- FREE Make it/Take it Scrapbook Mom’s Day Craft Event at Michael’s ~ Have fun making a special scrapbook page for Mom!
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:: 39th Annual Fort Worth May Fest Event
Now through May 8, 2011
Enjoy a fun time with your family and friends at the 39th annual May Fest event. This Fort Worth festival is packed with live entertainment (7 stages of music and performing arts), children’s activities, festival food, and more attractions.
Details, details
What: Get more details and a full schedule at the Mayfest website, here.
When: May 5-8, 2011
Where: Mayfest is held in Fort Worth’s Trinity Park (along the banks
of the Trinity River). Go here for directions.
Cost: $8.00 Adults, $5.00 Children 6-12, Children 5 and under are
FREE. All profits from Mayfest, Inc. are returned to the Fort
Worth community.
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:: Bank of America Cardholders: Take advantage of FREE
…ADMISSION to the Fort Worth Museum of Science & History
…Saturday and Sunday, May 7-8, 2011
Bank of America continues its national program, Museums On Us and offers FREE admission, the first full weekend of every month, to over 150 participating museums throughout the U.S.
This FREE Admission program takes place this weekend (May 7-8) in Fort Worth at the Fort Worth Museum of Science and History.
Details, details
What: To find out more about Bank of America’s Museums On Us
program, go here. To learn more about The Fort Worth Museum of
Science & History, click here.
How: Show a photo ID and any Bank of America Card to get FREE
admission for each Bank of America Card Holder.
Where:The Fort Worth Science & History Museum, 1600 Gendy St.
(corner of Montgomery and Burnett Tandy). Go here for directions.
When: Saturday and Sunday, May 7-8, 2011 ~ 10:00AM to 5:00PM
Cost: FREE to Bank of America Cardholders (Reg: $14 Adults, $10 Children)
Other DFW Museums With FREE Admission This Weekend:
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:: Take an Art Trek to Dallas to the Nasher Sculpture
Center’s First Saturdays Family Fun Day.
…Saturday, May 7, 2011
The Nasher Sculpture Center and Target present First Saturdays
for families. Held the first Saturday of every month, this special
event features FREE admission and a fun schedule of activities for
the kids.
Details, details
What: For details, including complete schedule, click here.
When: Saturday, May 7, 2011 ~ 10:00AM to 2:00PM
Where: For directions to Nasher Sculpture Center, click here.
Cost: FREE!
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:: Attend a FREE Container Garden Design Class & Mother’s
….Day Event at Calloway’s Nursery
….Saturday, May 7, 2011
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This Saturday, Calloway’s Nursery is hosting some great events just in time for Mother’s Day:
FREE Container Garden Design Class. This is a great way to expand your garden design knowledge, and learn container garden design tips from the experts! The event is FREE and open to the public. Learn more, here.
FREE Plant a Flower for Mom Event. Visit Calloway’s throughout the day on Saturday or Sunday and help your child plant a flower for Mother’s Day. Go here for more info.
Details, details
What: For more info about Calloway’s and these events, click here.
When: The Container Garden Design Class is Saturday,
May 7, 2011, 10:15am. For the Plant a Flower for Mom Event, pop
by during store hours, Saturday-Sunday, May 7 & 8 (while supplies last).
Where: Any Calloway’s store location in DFW. Find a store near you, here.
Cost: FREE!
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:: FREE ~ Home Depot ~ Build. Learn. Create. Kids Workshop
…Saturday, May 7, 2011
This Saturday, bring your child to Home Depot’s Kids Workshop to help
them learn a new woodworking skill and make a FREE Planter to take home ~ a perfect gift for Mom’s Day!
Each Kids Workshop participant will receive a kid-sized orange apron
(similar to a Home Depot associate apron) and an achievement pin. All
workshops are free, but you should probably show up early to insure
you have a kit for your little ones.
Details, details
What: For ages 5-12. Get more information about the workshop, here.
When: Saturday, May 7, 2011 ~ 9:00AM to Noon
Where: Home Depot Home Improvement Stores
To find a participating location, click here.
Cost:FREE!
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:: FREE Lowes Build and Grow Clinic: Mother’s Day Vase
Saturday, May 7, 2011
This Saturday, bring your child to a Lowe’s Build and Grow Clinic to help them learn a new woodworking skill and make a FREE project to take home.
All workshops are FREE, but you should probably show up early to ensure you have a kit for your little ones.
Details, details
What: For more information and to register, click here.
When: Saturday, May 7, 2011 ~ 10:00-11:00AM
Where: Lowes Home Improvement Stores
To find a participating location, click here.
Cost: FREE
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:: Michael’s Arts & Crafts Stores Mother’s Day Craft Event
Saturday, May 7, 2011
Celebrate National Scrapbook Day by creating a custom scrapbook page for Mother’s Day. This craft event is FREE, but you should probably show up early to insure you have craft supplies since this is a “while supplies last” event. Ages 14 and up.
Details, details
What: For more information, click here.
When: Saturday, May 7 – 10:00AM-12:00PM.
Where: All Michael’s Craft Stores. Go here to find a store near you.
Cost: FREE!
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