2023 In-Person Festival Featuring Asian Food, Fun and Music for the Entire Family Join us for the nineteenth year of Plano AsiaFest. AsiaFest '23 will showcase the rich cultures of Asia. The numerous cultural demonstrations, performances, and vendors will provide a fun and engaging time for your entire family. Asian LanguagesChinese, Japanese, Korean, and Indonesian […]
themselves. Well now you can… Welcome to Monster Camp! Monster Camp is a fully immersive hands-on weekend designed for serious students to learn the mask making process. Hosted on site in Dark Hour’s own workshop, everything you need to create is supplied for you and classes are kept small to encourage personalized direction. Students learn […]
TumblerCon is an event where crafters, particularly cup makers, join together to spend a weekend learning new techniques and testing products from some of the biggest vendors! Class tickets include a GIANT supply bag containing: tumblers, glitter, epoxy, turners and so much more! TumblerCon 2023 is bigger than ever before! With over 100 vendor booths, […]
Opening reception Saturday, July 8, 5:00-7:00 p.m.Lunch & Learn, Wednesday, July 19 and August 9, 12:00 - 1:00 p.m. In what promises to be a blockbuster show, the ArtCentre has selected 12 highly recognized sculptors from throughout Texas to display their works in a two month exhibition. Texas Sculpts II follows the highly successful inaugural exhibition that […]
Beginning June 8th, at the Interurban Railway Museum, the Plano Conservancy for Historic Preservation will present; "Citizens at Last: The Woman Suffrage Movement in Texas". The exhibit focuses on the decades-long fight for woman suffrage in Texas with panel topics covering the national beginnings of the movement, early Texas leaders, transnational networks, anti-suffrage sentiments, segregated suffrage, […]
Stop by to meet the authors and pick up your signed copy of the Conservancy's brand new book, Plano Past & Present, by Mary Jacobs, Cheryl Smith, and Jeff Campbell, and photos by Jennifer Shertzer. Presentation at 6 p.m. Copies are available for a $25 donation to the Conservancy, payable with cash, check or PayPal.
Beginning as a humble farming town and growing into a bustling city of 300,000, Plano’s stake in Texas history is hard to ignore. As a community made up of passionate and committed citizens, it’s no surprise that Plano is one of the most popular and fast-growing suburbs in the greater Dallas area. From its intentional […]
Award-winning fabric artist and leather pyrography portrait artist Jas Mardis returns to the ArtCentre of Plano in a dual exhibition honoring Black History Month to be held at the ArtCentre of Plano and the Plano African American Museum. The ArtCentre will exhibit "First Squares and Old Crowns," a body of fabric art and prints that […]
Jas Mardis Lunch & Learn at ArtCentre of Plano on Tuesday, February 13, 12:00 - 1:00 pm. Join ArtCentre Executive Director Suzy Jones in an interactive discussion with artist Jas Mardis at the ArtCentre's popular Lunch and Learn series. Beverages and deserts will be provided. This event is free for ArtCentre members, guests $10.00. Jas […]
Honoring Women's History Month, the ArtCentre of Plano will feature Sarah Carson, internationally recognized photographer. The Dallas-based photographer has produced a large body of work in both black/white and color. She also has a collection of black/white images that have been over-painted with oil. Carson’s photographs range from Texas Rodeo and Red Canyonlands to New […]
Come on over to McCall Plaza each 1st Saturday to experience the rich culture offered by the Downtown Plano Art District. This free event is a perfect opportunity to explore Plano from a fresh perspective. There is plenty of parking downtown and the Dallas Area Rapid Transit (DART) stops at the Downtown Plano station, just […]
Learn From An Expert We're continuing our series of wine-tastings with a journey into wines from Greece. Enjoy an evening with Stephen Roussos, Greek wine importer, R & R Selections, and taste his compelling and captivating Greek wines. Stephen aims to help customers learn about the Greek varietals and how to pronounce them. You will learn about […]