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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The Eyeboretum Returns Downtown for Arts Month
Guests will be able to stroll the garden views and activities at The Eye at The Joule. There will be mountainous mushrooms, beanstalks, and a “gnome home” that will broaden visitors’ imagination.
Camps
Moviemaker Becomes Camp Operator
Camp operator Keith Randal Duncan recalls his father pausing him one Saturday as the then teen was leaving in a Star Wars uniform with blasters.
Town’s Residents’ Education Program Gets a New Name
For more than 15 years, the town of Highland Park has had a residents’ education program under various names.
Lady Scots Set for 6A Postseason Push
A year ago, Highland Park felt it had the talent and the experience to make a deep playoff run in the deepest girls soccer region in the state.
HP and UP Residents Invited to April 6 Screening of Eclipse Film
Residents of Highland Park and University Park, as well as HPISD staff and their families, are invited to view the film “Totality over Texas” in the HPHS Digitarium at 10 a.m. on Saturday, March 23, or Saturday, April 6.
UP City Council Awards Contract for Snider Plaza Improvements
The University Park city council awarded a $15,664,531.60 construction contract for phase I of surface improvements in Snider Plaza to SYB Construction Co., a company which has done other major work for the city, at its March 19 meeting.
Southbound Tollway to Close Between 635, Royal Lane
The Dallas North Tollway’s southbound lane will be closed from 10 p.m. March 22 until 5 a.m. March 25 between I-635 and Royal Lane to repair damage to the Northaven bridge.
Lady Scots Honor Star Athlete at Tracy Wills Invitational
The Tracy Wills Invitational, the Lady Scots track team’s only home meet of the season, began in 1997 and was held this year on March 23 at Germany Park.
Dallas Resurfaces Churchill Park Courts
“The resurfacing was to improve the surface which was in need of repair due to extensive use,” said Jeff Kitner, the District 11 representative on the Dallas Park and Recreation Board.
Abmas, Ingram Prepare for March Madness
Max Abmas will wrap up his college career as one of the most prolific scorers in Division I men’s basketball history at the NCAA tournament.
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HP Soccer Teams Earn Top Playoff Seeds
After narrowly missing the Class 6A Region I boys soccer playoffs a year ago, Highland Park bounced back in style.
Mustangs Return to HP for Spring Game
For the second consecutive year, SMU will hold its annual spring football scrimmage at Highlander Stadium.
Travelin’ Men: Expansive New Football District Will Take Scots on a Tour of Texas
The Highland Park football team will have to fuel up the bus for the next two years, thanks to the UIL’s new Class 5A realignment.
President Biden Visits HP and PH
He attended two fundraisers — one shortly after 6 p.m. at Russell W. Budd’s Highland Park home and the second around 8 p.m. at Kneeland Youngblood’s home in Preston Hollow — as revealed by online database Factba.se.
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HPISD Students Improve Scores on Mid-Year Achievement Test
Students in kindergarten through eighth grade far outperformed their peers nationally on the winter MAP growth test, with sixth graders in HPISD exceeding average 12th grade scores in both math and reading.