Events
From school fundraisers and gallery openings to community festivals and neighborhood get-togethers, this is where you’ll find everything happening in and around the Park Cities and Preston Hollow. Whether you’re looking to make weekend plans or support a local cause, our events calendar keeps you connected to the heart of your community
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Longhorns, Rangers Ousted from Playoffs
W.T. White narrowly missed advancing to the third round of the playoffs for the third consecutive season following an overtime loss on Friday.
Scots Wrestling Club Posts Top 10 Finish
Scots Wrestling Club, a youth organization based in the Park Cities, took ninth place at the recent USA Wrestling Texas state tournament.
Events
Help Give HPHS Students an Improved Sensory Room
Community members can support the renovation of Highland Park High School’s sensory room by purchasing raffle tickets for a chance to win gift baskets from local vendors.
HPISD Board: Vouchers Are Coming; They’ll Hurt Public Education
Vouchers feel like “a done deal” for Texas lawmakers, and their passage will harm public schools, Highland Park ISD Board of Trustees vice president Bryce Benson said during a Feb. 18 meeting.
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HP Grad Highlights Residency in France at First Solo Show
Park Cities native Anna Curnes will curate her first solo show, “It Started in Paris,” from March 1 to April 12 at ALG Fine Art in the Design District.
Cattle Baron’s Ball Starts the Year Firing on “All Cylinders”
The fundraiser’s 2025 logo and theme of pushing past barriers was unveiled during a reveal party at Rodeo Cold Bar on Feb. 5.
President of Preservation Texas to Speak at UP Public Library
Willis Winters, Director Emeritus of the Dallas Park and Recreation Department and President of Preservation Texas, will be the featured speaker on Feb. 25.
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Room to Grow Event To Help Personalize Hospital Spaces
The luncheon and fashion show will help Dec My Room customize hospital rooms for long term pediatric and young adult patients.
SMU Meadows Museum To Present Masterworks Exhibition
The Sense of Beauty: Six Centuries of Painting from Museo de Arte de Ponce art will mark the first major tour for the Museo de Arte de Ponce since 2008.
Letter to the Editor
I am writing in response to Sarah Hodges’ article, Rolling Through the Park Cities on Bus 237 (December issue, Page 2)…
Lessons From The ‘Old Judge’
How annoying. I had to take a day off and pull my 11-year-old son out of school to go to municipal court, again.
Red Oak Eliminates Resilient Lady Scots
Highland Park’s deepest girls basketball playoff run in 13 years came to an end on Tuesday despite a last-gasp rally in the final minute.
Events
Community Invited to LitFest Keynote
The community is invited to HP LitFest’s free keynote speech at 7 p.m. tonight in the HPHS auditorium. Hot drinks will be served starting at 6 p.m.
HPMS Teacher Tied to Cold Case
Law enforcement have suggested that a Spanish teacher at Highland Park Middle School may have been involved in or be concealing information about the disappearance of a 9-year-old girl in North Carolina 25 years ago, according to news outlet WBTV.
Ursuline Seeks Soccer Three-Peat
When you collect a remarkable 30 TAPPS state soccer championships, as Ursuline has, it doesn’t happen by accident.