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We didn't really talk about money in my house growing up. Convinced as an adult it wasn’t my “thing,” I was happy to let others handle the finer mechanics of my finances. Then life hit hard, leading to a very rude awakening — and, eventually, the glorious realization that I could take charge of my finances. I’d love to say my experience was unique. It isn't. The more women I talk to, the more I realize how many of us learn this lesson only after life forces it, often after years of assuming other people understood money better. Kelly Ann Winget, financial expert and an upcoming Women's Luncheon panelist, put words to part of that shift. “Girl math,” she told me, is a phrase often used to trivialize financial decisions that can actually be quite savvy. And frankly, I’d like it noted for the record that I’ve resold more than one item on Poshmark for a profit. Patience. Resale value. Timing. Apparently, I do understand asset appreciation. I just prefer it expressed in cashmere. All I really had to do was get as curious about finances as I am with fashion. And that same curiosity kept surfacing in my conversations with our panelists, Kelly, Charlotte Colby, and Gale Gand. Kelly built a career by asking how money could work for her. Charlotte learned that understanding her community mattered just as much as understanding business or fitness. And Gale built a remarkable culinary career by remaining willing to learn, pivot, and try the thing she hadn’t planned on. That’s where the theme of our 10th annual Women’s Luncheon, Healthy, Wealthy & Wise, comes together for me: stay curious, trust your instincts, and keep learning what has value. Preferably without the rude awakening.
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AUTUMN AT THE ARBORETUM DALLAS ARBORETUM SEPT. 19 – NOV. 1 Looking for the ultimate autumn day trip out of Southlake? The Dallas Arboretum is pulling out all the stops for its legendary fall festival, recently named one of "America's Best Pumpkin Festivals" by Fodor's Travel. With more than 100,000 pumpkins, gourds and squash on display, it's nonstop fun for the whole family. Kids will love exploring the sprawling Pumpkin Village and joining in on Little Adventurers days, while parents can kick back with seasonal brews at Pumpkins & Pints or take a hands-on Fall Empanada cooking class. Add in sensoryfriendly evening hours, a memberexclusive BOO-tanical Trick or Treat and endless photo ops around every corner, and it's the perfect excuse to gather the family and head east.
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1. Pumpkin Spice Lattes. Iced, obviously. 2. Homecoming Mums. The bigger, the better.
MAKING CONCESSIONS Attending a Dallas Cowboys game averages $1,685 for a family of four
3. Friday Night Lights. With a hoodie, just because we can. 4. Boots. Worn purely on principle. 5. Patio Reservations. Optimistic, but committed. 6. Halloween Décor. Skelly and family are back, AC still running. 7. Chili. The temp says no, but the calendar says go. 8. Pumpkin Patch Photos. Sweating, smiling, pretending it’s sweater weather.
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MUST-SEE SCARY MOVIES: AN OCTOBER WATCHLIST
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THE EXORCIST (1973, R) The granddaddy of demonic possession horror. A mother watches helplessly as her daughter is consumed by something ancient and evil, while two priests wage a losing battle against it. Unmatched in dread and atmosphere, this movie is still genuinely disturbing five decades later. Courtesy of Warner Bros. Entertainment, Inc.
HALLOWEEN (1978, R) John Carpenter's slasher blueprint. Michael Myers escapes an asylum and returns to his quiet hometown, stalking a babysitter through suburban streets on Halloween night. Minimalist, relentless, and scored by one of horror's most iconic themes. It’s been endlessly imitated, but never surpassed. Courtesy of Universal Pictures
THE SHINING (1980, R) Stanley Kubrick's slow-burn descent into madness. A writer takes a winter
caretaking job at a remote, haunted hotel, and the isolation slowly unravels his sanity — and his family's safety. Iconic imagery, and dread that never lets up. Courtesy of Warner Bros. Entertainment, Inc.
THE RING (2002, PG-13) “I saw her face.” That chilling line comes before one of The Ring’s most infamous scenes, and things only get worse from there. A journalist (Naomi Watts) investigates a videotape that is said to kill anyone who watches it within seven days, and director Gore Verbinski turns a simple urban legend into a chilly, atmospheric nightmare. Early-2000s kids never thought of television static the same way afterward. Courtesy of Dreamworks
HEREDITARY (2018, R) A family unravels after the death of a secretive grandmother exposes something far darker lurking in their bloodline. The debut of Ari Aster (Midsommar, Beau Is Afraid) turns grief itself into horror, building toward one of the most disturbing final acts in modern cinema. You’ll never forget the first time you watched Hereditary. Courtesy of A24
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SHIVERS FARM DEVELOPMENT BREAKS GROUND THIS FALL Construction began on Shivers Farm, a 40-acre mixeduse development north of SH 114 near White Chapel Boulevard. Anchored by Southlake’s first Whole Foods Market, the project will bring more than 111,000 square feet of retail, boutique office space, restaurants, singlefamily homes and a new public gathering space built around heritage live oak trees. Several retail and restaurant leases are already signed, with more on the way. Photo: Trademark Property Company
CARROLL STUDENT PENS SELF-HELP BOOK FOR TEENS Carroll High School student Aashni Shah has published Dear Teenagers, a coming-of-age self-help book written from the perspective of a teenager still navigating adolescence herself. The rising sophomore tackles topics including academics, social media, peer pressure, mental health and maintaining a social life. Shah hopes her book will help other teens feel less alone while encouraging students to seek support when they need it.
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LADY DRAGONS SHOW CHAMPIONSHIP FORM TO START SEASON After a few games, the Lady Dragons are showing why they remain one of DFW’s top volleyball programs. The reigning Class 6A Division II state champions opened the season with a five-set victory over Frisco Walnut Grove and later picked up a 3-1 win over Colleyville Heritage. Carroll entered the season ranked No. 6 in DFW by The Dallas Morning News and has continued working through a challenging schedule with a newlook roster. Photo by Rodney Wooters
NORTH TEXAS GIVES BIG North Texas Giving Day brought the region together for its 18th annual event, raising more than $76 million for more than 3,300 local nonprofits. Nearly 94,700 donors supported causes ranging from education and health to the arts, animal welfare and social services. Since launching in 2009, the annual campaign has generated more than $788 million for North Texas nonprofits, continuing a tradition of generosity that stretches across the region and supports communities year-round.
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CARROLL STUDENTS TAKE HEALTHCARE MISSION TO INDIA Seven Carroll students traveled more than 8,000 miles to India this summer to explore clinical research and healthcare access alongside physicians at hospitals and rural clinics. Organized through Claidex, a healthcare technology organization founded by Carroll alum Sahaj Satani, the trip gave students hands-on experience creating educational materials and helping identify clinical trial opportunities for patients. A new Claidex club coming to Carroll Senior High School will continue that work locally.
GAME SHOW STUDIO OPENS IN SOUTHLAKE Game Show Studio opened inside Red Door Escape Room at 280 Commerce Street, bringing a high-energy, interactive live entertainment concept to Southlake. Led by lively hosts, groups of eight to 20-plus can go headto-head across 13 dynamic games complete with a 10foot LED screen and professional audio/visual setup. Designed for birthday bashes, family outings, and corporate team building, the venue kicked off its arrival with a grand opening weekend featuring space tours, mini-games, and ticket giveaways.
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CARROLL ISD EARNS ANOTHER A Carroll ISD earned a 93 out of 100 and an A in the Texas Education Agency’s latest accountability ratings, giving the district the highest score among North Texas’ largest school districts. Carroll has now earned an A in every year the state has issued A-F ratings, dating back to 2018. All 11 Carroll ISD campuses also received A ratings, continuing the district’s impressive academic streak.
MAMAN BRINGING A TASTE OF PARIS TO SOUTHLAKE A little piece of Paris is coming to Park Village. Maman, the New York-based French bakery and café known for its blue-and-white toile interiors, pastries, all-day brunch and famous Nutty Chocolate Chip Cookie, is planning its first Southlake location. Construction is expected to begin in October, with the 2,571-square-foot café targeted to open in early 2027. Southlake will also mark Maman’s first location in Tarrant County. Photo: MamanNYC.com
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DRAGON FOOTBALL UNIFORMS FEATURE PRO CONNECTION You may have noticed a new feature on this year’s Dragon football uniforms: the Patrick Mahomes Gladiator logo. Carroll remains part of Mahomes and adidas' expanding high school football program after being one of just 15 schools selected for the inaugural partnership in 2025. The program has now grown to 28 schools, with Carroll among just six Texas programs. The Dragons’ new uniforms continue a partnership that puts the program among the schools connected to Mahomes’ growing football brand.Photo: Adidas.
RIO MAMBO CLOSES COLLEYVILLE LOCATION Rio Mambo Tex-Mex y Más closed its long-standing Colleyville location at 5150 Colleyville Blvd., ending a 21year run as a local favorite. Founded by Brent Johnson in 2005, the restaurant was beloved for its "Chef-Mex" menu, signature blended margaritas, and "Club W" bar area named in honor of former Texas Rangers pitcher Bobby Witt. The shutdown came as part of a larger contraction that also saw outposts in Burleson and Weatherford close, leaving the original Fort Worth location as the brand's sole remaining restaurant.
STATE FAIR OF TEXAS HAS PLENTY OF NEW FOODS TO TRY There’s still time to make your way to the State Fair of Texas—and you’ll want to arrive hungry. This year’s new lineup includes everything from Burger Chop Tater Tacos and Flamin’ Crunch Pizza to Berry Me in Matcha, Holy Flan! Buñueloco and a frozen espresso martini popsicle. Other new bites and drinks include Tropical Coco Fresca, Loaded Lone Star Rings, Dirty Dr Pepper Do-Si-Do Float, Fried Gobbler Roll, and Triple Chocolate Flautas. The fair runs through Oct. 18, so there’s still time to sample something new. Photo: Kevin Brown/ State Fair of Texas
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LILLY PULITZER RETURNS TO TOWN SQUARE The colorful resortwear favorite is back with a new 1,476-square-foot boutique at 409 Grand Avenue East in Southlake Town Square. Known for bold prints and Palm Beach-inspired style, Lilly Pulitzer has been a fashion staple for more than 65 years. The new shop carries dresses, apparel, accessories and resort-ready pieces in the brand’s signature bright palette, plus updated looks inspired by vintage prints and archival designs. It’s a sunny addition to the local shopping lineup.
FORT WORTH STOCK SHOW TICKETS NOW ON SALE The Fort Worth Stock Show & Rodeo is coming back Jan. 15-Feb. 6, and tickets are officially on sale. Rodeo action at Dickies Arena includes the Best of the West Ranch Rodeo, Bulls Night Out, Cowboys of Color and the FWSSR PRORODEO Tournament, which wraps with championship finals Feb. 6. Rodeo tickets also include same-day admission to the Stock Show grounds.
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Healthy, Wealthy, &Wise Our 2026 Women’s Luncheon Panelists Challenge Ideas About Women and Success BY CYNTHIA NAUGHER
ears ago, at a Fourth of July party, Chef Gale Gand was moving down a buffet line with her son when he stopped in front of a tray of empanadas. “Mom, what’s inside of those?” he asked. Gand didn’t know. “Take one,” she told him. “Let’s find out.” A moment later, she heard another child ask her mother the same question. “I don’t know,” the mother replied. “Don’t touch it.” Years later, Gand still remembers the contrast. To her, those two responses represented something much bigger than a decision at a buffet table. Faced with the unfamiliar, one instinct was to retreat. The other was to get curious. Curiosity has served Gand well. It is there in the way she became a chef almost accidentally, after a line cook failed to show up for work. It is there in the time she told a chef she knew how to make croissants, then went home and taught herself overnight. It is there in a career full of surprises. Gand has spent decades earning trust in a kitchen. A two-time James Beard Award winner, she was the founding pastry chef of
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Tru, the Chicago restaurant that helped put the city on the national fine-dining map, and has hosted her own Food Network series, written eight cookbooks, and judged everything from Top Chef to the Pebble Beach Food & Wine Festival. In different forms, that same instinct runs through the lives of financial expert Kelly Ann Winget and FORM YPS owner Charlotte Colby, whose collective wisdom makes up the panel at Southlake Style’s 10th annual women’s luncheon later this month. One works in pastry, one in investments, and one in fitness. Yet all three have built careers by questioning assumptions about what women should know, how they should behave, and what success is supposed to look like. Together, their stories offer a broader interpretation of three familiar words: healthy, wealthy, and wise. “Health” is more than body size. “Wealth” is more than money. And being “wise” has less to do with having all the answers than knowing which questions are still worth asking.
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For all three women, the path forward rarely looked like the original plan. Gand’s turn toward cooking was almost entirely accidental. She was studying silver- and goldsmithing at the Cleveland Institute of Art and waitressing after class. One day, a cook failed to show up for a shift. Her manager asked if she could cook. She couldn’t, but she was handed an apron anyway. For the first few moments, Gand was terrified. Then something unexpected happened. “I had this sense of calm come over me, just like I was at home,” she remembers. It was unsettling, precisely because cooking was not the plan. “I always kind of joke that I didn’t pick this; it picked me.” Pastry baking came through a similar side door. A chef needed someone to temporarily cover the pastry station, and Gand agreed, expecting to return to the savory side of the kitchen six months later. Instead, she found a form of cooking that suited qualities she had possessed long before she understood their value: patience, manual dexterity, an affection for repetition, and a fascination with making things. As a child, she spent hours untangling necklaces, making jewelry, and building tiny birds’ nests. In pastry, that same precision suddenly had a professional application. Colby’s path was less accidental, but no less exploratory. She is the founder and owner of FORM YPS, the Southlake fitness studio built around reformer Pilates, yoga, heated sculpt, and strength training. The concept has quickly earned a following and continues to expand, with a traditional strength room, cold plunges, infrared saunas, and a smoothie and protein bar — all part of Colby’s vision for a one-stop wellness destination rooted in the local community. Getting there required a move that looked questionable on paper. After graduating from Texas Tech with a degree in international business, Colby built a career at Sewell, moving through sales, service, and finance. Meanwhile, she had fallen in love with reformer Pilates.
Eventually, she left a six-figure corporate career and took a $12-an-hour retail job at Lululemon while earning her Pilates certification. Colby didn’t see the move as stepping backward. “I knew that was where I needed to be to be immersed in the community and learn about different modalities,” she says. She taught. She watched how studios operated. She learned what instructors needed and what clients responded to. The paycheck was much smaller, but the education was more relevant to the life she could see taking shape. Even then, she resisted rushing. After moving to Southlake, Colby initially assumed she would open a studio quickly. But when she saw established fitness concepts struggling locally, she paused. “I need to take a step back and really figure out this community before I even think about opening a studio,” she remembers thinking. Then COVID happened. The pause gave Colby time to understand what made Southlake different. It ultimately required becoming part of the community. “I always like to say, you have to live, eat, and breathe Dragons to survive out here,” she says.
Start an IRA with five bucks. Just start it. — GALE GAND, JAMES BEARD AWARD-WINNING CHEF AND AUTHOR
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What looks like a detour from the outside can sometimes be research in disguise. Gand wandered into a kitchen and recognized something in herself. Colby walked away from a bigger paycheck to get closer to a business she longed to embrace.
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For Kelly Ann Winget, confidence came less from wondering what might be possible than from trusting her instincts. Winget is the founder of Alternative Wealth Partners, a Dallas– Fort Worth-based private equity firm, and has helped companies raise nearly $1 billion in capital. She is also the author of Pitch the Bitch: Grab Your Financial Future by the Bags, a book examining the gender gap in investing. Its title takes direct aim at a notorious line from the 2000 film Boiler Room, in which stockbrokers are advised not to bother pitching to women. Her instinct for opportunity showed up long before any of those titles did. Winget grew up in a household where money was discussed openly — and consequences were real. Her parents owned businesses and invested, and they treated school almost like a job: strong performance could earn her money, but falling short could cost her. “If you got a C, you paid money,” she says. Basic responsibilities around the house were expected. If she wanted spending money, she found extra work or created it herself, such as selling lemonade and golf balls, and cleaning. At 15, Winget was already thinking less like a teenager earning spending money and more like an entrepreneur calculating opportunity, raking in nearly six figures part time selling car washes, alongside a string of other jobs. “I was like, oh, I could rake the backyard and make $5, or I could go and work and make $50,” she says. “That was my trade-off.” Years later, the stakes were even higher. Winget was only 20 when a radiology company laid her off along with the rest of its support staff. A week later, they called her
back. Because she had trained across multiple medical software platforms, she was the one person who understood how the various hospital systems connected. By 21, Winget found herself managing 16 locations and 60 doctors from one office. At an age when many of her peers were just beginning to navigate first jobs and first apartments, Winget was already thinking about something larger: how much control she wanted over her own financial security. “That was [my first realization] that things aren’t actually always what they say they are,” she says. A job could disappear even when she had done all the right things. So Winget began putting money to work with a specific goal
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in mind: enough flexibility to step away, change course, or choose what came next. Still in her early 20s, that thinking followed her into her next job, at a demolition company doing roughly $10 million a year in revenue. She worked alongside a new business partner and shadowed a consultant as the company built systems for growth. Over the three years, annual revenue climbed nearly sevenfold. Once again, she had learned the work by doing it. So she went to the owner and asked for what she wanted: a new role, a higher salary, the kind of money and title that matched the work she’d already been doing. He told her she couldn’t just decide that. “I feel like I can,” she recalls telling him. He said no again: she couldn’t just call herself a business consultant and expect over six figures. She knew she could. So she left. From there, she moved through oil and gas, marketing, capital raising, and family offices before founding Alternative Wealth Partners in 2020. By then, the young woman who had learned early not to rely on a job for security had built the thing she had been working toward all along: the ability to create her own opportunities — and walk away when one no longer fit. It’s a kind of self-trust many people don’t develop until their 40s, if not later. Where Winget built confidence by moving across industries and proving she could adapt, Gand built hers by recognizing that skills could travel with her. She began in art, studying silver- and goldsmithing and making jewelry, then discovered that the same patience, precision, and handwork translated naturally to pastry. Early in her culinary career, a chef asked whether she knew how to make croissants. She did not. “Yes, chef,” she answered anyway. That night, Gand went home and made seven different croissant doughs, staying up through the night teaching herself. By the time she returned to work, the answer she had given was true.
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Once capability is no longer the question, purpose comes into focus. It becomes less “Can I do this?” and more “Why am I doing it — and what do I want it to make possible?” For Colby, that question became more complicated when entrepreneurship collided with motherhood. Before opening FORM, she had been a stay-at-home mother, handling much of the daily life of her family. Building a growing business forced her to let go of the idea that she could continue doing everything for everyone at the same level. Her husband helps. A nanny helps. Friends help. Her team helps. “You can do it all, but something is going to suffer in some area,” she says. Colby no longer thinks of work-life balance as a fixed equation. Some periods demand more from the business; others belong more fully to her family. “There are seasons.” Gand reached a similar conclusion years earlier, although her solution looked entirely different. As her career expanded, her husband eventually became a stay-at-home father. Before that, Gand often brought her son into her professional world because restaurant hours, travel, and television production did not fit neatly around conventional ideas of work and family. “I couldn’t see any other way to be a good mother,” she says. So she stopped trying to keep the two lives separate. Her children attended food events, handed out dishes, and stood beside her during demonstrations. Years later, when her son took a public speaking class, he could not understand why his classmates were so nervous about standing in front of a room. He had been doing versions of it most of his life. For Gand, making her career fit motherhood did not mean shrinking one to accommodate the other. It meant creating a family structure that worked for the life they actually had. Winget’s version of self-direction is most visible when she talks about money.
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I could rake the backyard and make $5, or I could go and work and make $50. That was my trade-off. — KELLY ANN WINGET, FOUNDER & MANAGING PARTNER, ALTERNATIVE WEALTH PARTNERS PHOTO COURTESY KELLY ANN WINGET
She does not argue that every woman should personally manage every investment account or master every financial product. An advisor can help. A spouse can take the lead. Experts can be useful. But a woman should know where the money is. And Winget is blunt about why that involvement matters. “Men have a habit of having heart attacks and dying at 60,” she says — and divorce can leave someone just as suddenly on her own. Her point is not fear; it is preparedness. A death, divorce, or other major life change is a terrible time to discover that someone else understood your financial life better than you did. “There needs to be some involvement,” Winget says. Enough to know what accounts exist, who manages them, how to access them, and whom to call. For Winget, money is ultimately less about accumulation than optionality. Knowing what you have, and more importantly, what it can do, gives you more say over whatever comes next. That freedom to define a life also means accepting that the definition may change. Colby sees that clearly in fitness. When she was younger, she remembers the ideal female body being described in terms of smallness: skinny, lean, and delicate. She had always been muscular and athletic. Now she watches her daughter growing up with the same build. “My daughter is built just like me, and I hope that she never has those thoughts that go through her head,” Colby says. Today, she is encouraged to see more women embracing strength instead. “It’s so, so important to lift weights,” she says. “You don’t have to lift heavy.” She talks openly about bodies changing with age, about perimenopause and menopause, and about the idea that what worked for a woman at 25 may not serve her at 45. The same principle applies well beyond the gym. Careers
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change. Families change. Bodies change. Priorities change. What counts as success in one season may not fit the next.
The True Measures of Success
Perhaps that is where the three women overlap most: not in a single definition of success, but in the conviction that the definition belongs to them. For Winget, success has always been closely tied to freedom. The teenager calculating whether an hour was better spent earning $5 or $50 eventually built a career around understanding what money can make possible. But even she does not talk about wealth simply as a larger number. At the end of her interview, Winget was asked to finish a sentence: A wise woman knows… Her answer came quickly. “A wise woman knows what her dollar can do.” Gand’s answer to a different question lands surprisingly close. Asked for the wisest piece of advice she had ever received, she did not name a famous chef, a restaurant lesson, or even Julia Child. “Start an IRA with five bucks,” she says. “Just start it.” For a woman whose career began because someone unexpectedly handed her an apron, there is something fitting about the advice. You do not have to know exactly where something will lead before you begin. Colby widens the definition still further. She has the business she once dreamed of owning, a family she clearly prizes, and a career built around strength and health. Asked what wealth means to her, she does not choose among them. “I feel very wealthy in my health and my family and my business,” she says. “Money’s great and all, but if you have all the money in the world and nothing else, you’re not going to be happy.”
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A Southlake resident and proud Dragon mom, Jocelyn has spent 22 years helping families and business owners protect what they’ve worked hard to build. After completing her JD/MBA in 2003, she began a career in risk management and insurance, working alongside those she serves and their professional team to identify risks and develop insurance strategies that evolve with their growing assets and businesses. In today’s litigious world, Jocelyn emphasizes the importance of liability protection, including appropriate personal and commercial umbrella coverage. Leading a team of eight licensed professionals, she is committed to personalized customer service – a dedication reflected in more than 700 five-star Google reviews. Beyond her business, Jocelyn is deeply invested in her community through scholarships, college internships, support for Dragon Care and GRACE Grapevine, her role as title sponsor of Carroll’s nationally qualified bass fishing program, and other philanthropic initiatives.
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KIMBERLEE EVANS Luxury Travel Advisor & President Kimberlee Evans is the founder of An Extraordinary Traveler, a luxury travel agency she launched more than a decade ago from a genuine love of travel, people and creating meaningful experiences. She has grown her business into a multimillion-dollar agency designing personalized journeys around the world. A Southlake and now Colleyville resident for 25 years and proud mom of two Dragons, Kimberlee has built her business much like her life in the community: through relationships, trust and showing up for people. An affiliate of Departure Lounge, a Virtuoso agency, Kimberlee considers her greatest success not simply how much the business has grown, but that clients return year after year and trust her with some of life’s most meaningful moments.
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Livable Luxury Beautiful homes are only part of what DG Design creates. The Southlake-based studio is known for Livable Luxury — thoughtful, elevated interiors designed around the way busy professionals and their families actually live. Founder and Principal Designer Whitney DiGiovanni leads DG Design alongside Shalene Fote and Sophie Jeppson, bringing creativity, organization and attention to detail to new construction, large-scale renovations and whole-home interiors. For Whitney, great design begins well beyond finishes and furnishings. It’s anticipating how a family moves through a home, where everyday life happens and which details can make it all feel more effortless. The result: beautiful spaces that support real life — and a design experience that feels just as considered as the finished home.
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Ghosts, Gables & 400 Years of Salem New England’s Capital of Spook Throws a Party for the Ages
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f your mental image of Salem, Massachusetts, begins and ends with pointy hats, black cats, and the 1692 witch trials — well, you’re not entirely wrong. There are definitely still pointy hats. Lots of them. Maybe even more this year as "Witch City" is officially throwing a party four centuries in the making. Operating under the official banner "Salem 400+" (www.salem400.org), the city’s quadricentennial honors its 1626 founding while deliberately widening the lens. Over four centuries, present-day Salem transformed from a quiet coastal outpost into a global maritime powerhouse, a golden-age architectural sanctuary, a hub for diverse immigrant cultures, and — eventually — America's official capital of spook.
Four Centuries in Living Color… And Food To truly appreciate Salem during its quadricentennial year, one must look far beyond the broomstick. Long before founder Roger Conant arrived in 1626, the
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land was known as Naumkeag — a vital coastal home for Indigenous communities who traded and fished these shores for generations. By the late 18th century, Salem had blossomed into one of the wealthiest ports in North America. Throughout the summer, that 400-year saga came alive across the entire waterfront. Celebrations kicked off with the return of the iconic Heritage Days Parade, which marched chronologically through every era of Salem’s complex past, while harbor waters filled with tall ships like the Pride of Baltimore II. The local food scene joined in with June's "Food at 400+" festival — a 12-day showcase produced by Salem Food Tours where local spots featured historically inspired menus. At Ledger — located inside a historic 1818 bank building downtown — James Beard-nominated chef Daniel Gursha leaned into 19th-century New England archives with heritage seafood, while craft makers like Deacon Giles Distillery, Far From the Tree Cider, and Couch Dog Brewing poured vintage botanical spirits, smallbatch ciders, and colonial farmhouse ales.
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Rooms With A (Spectral) View If you’re making the trek from North Texas for Salem’s quadricentennial, skipping generic chain hotels for a room with resident spectral housekeepers is practically mandatory. At the grand Hawthorne Hotel, built in 1925 right on Salem Common, guests routinely report self-actuating faucets, phantom baby cries in Room 325, and a silent female apparition wandering the hall near Room 612. Nearby, The Salem Inn spans three restored 19th-century residences, but Room 17 in the West House steals the spotlight. It's famous for unexplained closet thumping, a phantom cat darting across the rug, and a mischievous spirit named Katherine who routinely picks on male guests. For maximum atmosphere, The Daniels House Inn dates back to 1667, making it one of the city's oldest structures. Complete with massive original hearths and colonial hex carvings meant to ward off evil, its antique-filled rooms offer an authentic glimpse into pre-Witch Trial Salem — along with a persistent, eerie feeling of being watched the moment the lights go out.
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As crisp coastal air settles over Massachusetts, the city transforms for Salem Haunted Happenings, the largest month-long Halloween celebration in the world. The festivities kicked off with the Haunted Happenings Grand Parade, a massive torch-lit procession of floats, marching bands, and costumed revelers winding downtown toward Salem Common. Throughout the month, historic landmarks like The Witch House, The House of the Seven Gables, and the solemn Charter Street Cemetery offer specialized programming connecting 1626 colonial settlement directly to the 1692 trial hysteria. This isn’t Hocus Pocus – it’s a genuine, in-your-face look at the lore surrounding the Salem Witch Trials. Nightly candlelit ghost tours thread through historic brick alleyways, while daytime walking tours at Harmony Grove Cemetery highlight Victorian mourning rituals. The energy spills into every corner of downtown with pop-up artisan markets, costume balls, harbor ghost cruises, and psychic fairs along the Essex Street Pedestrian Mall and Derby Square.
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On select mid-October weekends, visitors can venture to Pioneer Village — America's oldest open-air museum — for the immersive Salem Night Faire, featuring candlelit artisan booths, living folklore, and illuminated 17th-century timber buildings. The milestone fall season culminates in two unforgettable community spectacles: thousands of locals and visitors will gather at Derby Wharf wearing witch hats for Witch Hats on the Wharf, aiming for a massive world-record 400th-anniversary photo. Then, on October 31st, the quadricentennial year reaches its peak with a breathtaking Halloween Drone Show, where 400 synchronized drones will light up the night sky over the city skyline in a luminous finale four centuries in the making.
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An Autumn to Remember Standing on a cobblestone street in October with a cold Atlantic breeze at your back, you realize pretty quickly why Salem holds such a grip on the American imagination. It’s rare to find a place that honors its real, heavy 17th-century history while simultaneously throwing the biggest Halloween block party in the world. For fall lovers, it’s an unrepeatable trip four centuries in the making. Whether you're drawn by the solemn, fascinating history of the 1692 Witch Trials, eager to walk the cobblestones where 17th-century history was written, or simply looking to immerse yourself in the world's greatest spooky-season celebration, Salem's quadricentennial delivers an unrepeatable blend of substance and spectacle. Pack a warm sweater, grab your walking shoes, and set course for New England — because four hundred years of history, mystery, and magic are waiting.
TRIP PLANNING & RESOURCES • Destination Salem Website: Check out Salem.org (or download the official Destination Salem mobile app) for real-time event calendars, walking tour reservations, interactive downtown maps, and parking updates. • Destination Salem Visitor Information Center: Upon arriving downtown, stop by the official visitor center at 245 Derby Street (inside the South Harbor Garage) to pick up physical maps, regional travel guides, and personalized advice from local staff. • Salem 400 Website: Visit Salem400.org to explore the full lineup of quadricentennial heritage initiatives, historical archives, and year-round community projects.
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arely is a Southlake restaurant opening as anticipated as Hudson House. From the moment the Dallas favorite announced it was taking over the former RA Sushi space in Park Village, local social media feeds were on permanent “Hudson House watch.” Opening dates were speculated. Construction progress was monitored. And fans made it abundantly clear they were ready for those famous “World’s Coldest Martinis,” East Coast oysters, and cheeseburgers to arrive a little closer to home. So when we scored one of the hottest tables in town at the soft opening ahead of the official Sept. 14 debut, expectations were already high.
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Walking in on that exclusive Saturday, the place was abuzz. The couple ahead of us couldn’t get a reservation but had seen all the activity outside and decided to try their luck. Unfortunately, they were turned away at the door, but it never hurts to ask. Welcome to Hudson House, Southlake. The roughly 5,000-square-foot restaurant is the 12th Hudson House from Dallas-based Vandelay Companies, and anyone familiar with the brand will recognize the formula immediately. Warm leather booths surround a large wraparound bar, while a sit-down raw bar showcases the seafood that has become one of the restau-
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rant’s signatures. An outdoor patio gives the Park Village location even more room to enjoy now that the heat has finally settled. Having been to other Hudson House locations before, the concept itself wasn’t new to us. What we wanted to know was how the Southlake version would feel — and whether it would deliver on all that anticipation. Judging by the packed dining room and lively lunch crowd, the answer seems to be a collective yes. We started with the Dynamite Shrimp and Popcorn Chicken. Both arrived with exactly the right seasoning and with enough crunch to hold up to the sauce without burying what’s underneath. The tempura-battered rock shrimp comes tossed in a sweet-and-spicy dynamite sauce, while the flash-fried chicken can be ordered classic or spicy and arrives with dipping sauces. The honey mustard dipping sauce was the unexpected scene-stealer. My lunch companion, a self-described spice aficionado, was only half joking when he said he was ready to abandon the chicken and go straight at it with a spoon. For lunch, he ordered the cheeseburger: a Hudson House staple with two thin patties, American cheese, minced onion, and house sauce. And then there was the pickle. Served on the side, it was probably the largest pickle half I’ve ever seen — roughly the size of a hot dog bun, coated in spices. Also, refreshingly tangy and delicious. I went with the Fish Tacos, made with blackened redfish, mild cheddar, and coleslaw, with Jack’s salad and aji verde on the side. The tacos were fresh and nicely balanced, but the aji verde was worth writing home about. This time it was my turn to consider going after the sauce with a spoon. (For the record, I didn’t. This time.) The rest of the menu makes a strong case for coming back. The raw bar offers East Coast oysters and shrimp cocktail, while the sushi list ranges from a riceless Signature Roll with salmon, tuna, crab, and avocado to Spicy Tuna Crispy Rice, a Sunset Roll topped with salmon and lemon, and a truffle-forward hamachi roll. Entrées cover even more ground. Chicken Parm comes with spicy fusilli alla vodka and fresh mozzarella. Maple Planked Salmon gets a sweet-soy glaze and lemon-parm
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broccoli, while the pan-seared redfish is flown in fresh daily and finished with lemon beurre blanc. Then there’s the Steak Frites — served with truffle-parmesan fries and herb compound butter — which is already at the top of my list for round two. I have never been particularly good at exercising restraint around Hudson House’s truffle fries, and I see no reason to start now. Even the salads feel substantial rather than obligatory afterthoughts. The Hudson piles popcorn chicken, avocado, bacon, sharp cheddar, and cherry tomatoes over greens with green goddess dressing, while the Beverly pairs grilled shrimp with hearts of palm, avocado, radish, and crispy shallots. And if you’re fully committing, there’s lobster mac and cheese on the side-menu lineup. Then, of course, there are the martinis. Hudson House has turned the “World’s Coldest Martini” into a calling card. The menu includes The Classic, Bleu & Gold with housemade bleu cheese olives, a French 75, Lemon Drop, Stone Fruit, and Espresso variations, all priced at $16. Expect happy hour to claim some of the most coveted seats in town for the foreseeable future. From 3–6 p.m. weekdays at the bar, martinis and wines by the glass are half price, East Coast oysters are $3, and cheeseburgers are $10. That mix of oysters, cold martinis, sushi, and comfort food is a big part of Hudson House’s appeal. You can make it a raw-bar one-stop visit, order a burger and fries, or build a whole dinner around steak, truffle fries, and martinis. Southlake had been waiting for Hudson House long before the doors opened. After a packed soft opening and reservations disappearing days in advance, it’s safe to say the new location has already found its audience. Photos: Samantha Marie Photography
Hudson House 1131 E. Southlake Blvd. 682.452.5284 HudsonHouse.com
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Vidorra Brings a Little Slice of Mexico to Grapevine There are dinner reservations, and then there are the places that make you feel like you actually went somewhere. Vidorra’s new Grapevine location lands firmly in the second camp. Housed in the short-lived Hoffbrau Steak & Grill House location, the space only vaguely resembles the restaurant that previously called it home. But the vibe shift starts before you even reach the door, where palms, tropical greenery, and desert plants frame a neon “Cocina de Mexico” sign. For a moment, you could almost convince yourself you just stepped off a plane in Cancún. Inside, the tropical effect deepens. Giant potted plants divide the dining room, greenery climbs the walls, oversized urns sit among the tables, and sculptural stone faces peek through the landscaping. Moody lighting casts everything in a warm glow, while neon signage and fringed pendant lights infuse the atmosphere with youthful energy. Translation: It’s made for date night. Vidorra is the fifth location for the mod-Mex venue from Dallas-based Milkshake Concepts, but the Grapevine outpost feels especially suited to a night when dinner itself is the plan. There’s enough visual interest to make the first few minutes fun, enough energy to keep things lively and plenty on the menu designed to be shared. Start with the seasoned chips and smoky chipotle salsa, then move into the aperitivos. The queso-birria empanadas are filled with spicy Mexican beef and Oaxaca cheese and served with consommé, while the sampler brings together guacamole, chicken flautas, quesadillas, and empanadas for the table.
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From there, the menu moves through street tacos, enchiladas, fajitas and other modern takes on Mexican favorites. But for a little dinner theater, order one of the signature sizzling 400°F molcajete bowls. The Parrillada en Fuego piles in mesquite-grilled marinated beef short ribs, jalapeño-cheddar sausage, chipotle barbecue chicken, fajita vegetables and garlic butter, with warm flour tortillas on the side. There’s also a Verde version with steak, chicken, shrimp, Oaxaca cheese, grilled vegetables, nopales, and salsa verde. It’s the kind of dish that gets everyone at the table leaning in closer. And probably a few neighboring tables looking over, too. Of course, date night also requires drinks. As one would expect, Vidorra’s margarita menu is brimming with handcrafted cocktails, premium tequilas and extra large options made specially for sharing. The signature Soft Serve Margarita is exactly what it sounds like: a frozen margarita topped with creamy soft serve. Is it slightly over the top? Without a doubt. But is it worth trying? Also yes. And as an added bonus, it’s indulgent enough that it could do double duty as dessert. Then again, their dessert menu is nothing to scoff at, with classics like churros and alcohol-infused additions like the Kahlúa Bundt Cake and Baileys cheesecake. You can also embrace your inner child with their take on fried ice cream, coated in your favorite childhood cereal: aka Fruity Pebbles. If your ideal date involves daylight, weekend brunch brings chilaquiles, breakfast tacos, Pan Dulce French Toast and tableside mimosas. But evening is when this space really shines. Once the lights are low and the greenery starts catching that neon glow, Vidorra feels like a trip south of the border. No passport required. Photos: Vidorra.
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A Southlake Couple Finds a Second Act in Stand-up Comedy
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hen Angela and Andy Meek became empty nesters, they decided it was time to find something fun to do together. Their first attempt didn’t quite stick. Then Andy’s improv troupe broke up, and stand-up started to sound like a better fit. The longtime Southlake residents signed up for comedy classes together, and this time, it clicked. What began as a shared hobby has grown into nights spent writing, testing material and performing across DFW. Angela has since left the corporate world to pursue comedy full time, while Andy still keeps his day job and performs on the side. And the Meek family is proving to be anything but: both of their grown children now do stand-up, too.
WE ENDED UP IN SOUTHLAKE BECAUSE… (ANDY) I had an opportunity to move to DFW while I was working for Johnson & Johnson, and because I travel so much, we basically drew a circle around the airport. We found Southlake and have been here about 20 years. We both grew up in Texas, so we were happy to be back.
REAL LIFE BECOMES MATERIAL WHEN… (ANGELA) something happens that is too funny not to use. I have a bit about our daughter that involves a rib she had surgically removed. It’s a true story, although like most comedy, things get exaggerated by the time they make it to the stage. She laughs about it now. She probably would not have felt the same way at 16.
OUR COMEDY STORY STARTED… (ANDY) because I had been doing improv for fun. When my troupe eventually broke up, Angela said, “We should do stand-up together.” So we took classes at The Comedy Arena in McKinney, learned how to structure jokes, and started doing open mics. That was about three years ago.
WRITING COMEDY MEANS… (ANDY) writing ALL the time. You can spend hundreds of hours getting five or 10 minutes of material that actually works. (ANGELA) We’re constantly putting things in our phones or documents because you never know when an idea is going to hit. Sometimes one of us walks by the other making a strange face or talking to ourselves, and we just assume a joke is being worked out.
BEFORE COMEDY, WE TRIED… (ANGELA) ballroom dancing. We bought the shoes. We were ready to go all in. And we were terrible. We would literally have to tell each other before practicing, “We are not going to get mad at each other.” Our kids wouldn’t even watch the recital video because they were so embarrassed for us. Comedy turned out to be a much better fit. BEING A COMEDY COUPLE IS… (ANGELA) actually great. We drive to shows together, go to open mics together and bounce jokes off each other. I’m usually good at coming up with unusual premises, and Andy is really good at finding the punchline. (ANDY) We can also be honest with each other and say, “There’s something funny there, but you need to cut half of it.” That kind of feedback helps us improve faster. OUR KIDS THINK… (ANGELA) it’s pretty normal now. At first they were worried all of our jokes would be about them, but they really weren’t. Now they both do stand-up, too. Our daughter is in New York and our son is in Los Angeles. (ANDY) I was recently in L.A. for work, met our son at an open mic and we both performed that night. Somehow, comedy has become a family business.
OPEN MICS ARE… (ANDY) where you learn pretty quickly whether something works. They can also be brutal because the audience is usually other comedians who are busy thinking about their own material. Sometimes if you get a grunt, you think, “OK, maybe I have something.” But you need to hear yourself say a joke out loud before you really know. THE NERVES… (ANGELA) never fully disappear. We know comedians who have been doing this for 10 or 20 years who still pace before going onstage. We’re much more comfortable now than we were three years ago, but there’s still that nervous energy. That’s also part of what makes it exciting. WHAT KEEPS US DOING IT IS… (ANGELA) the excitement of putting ourselves out there and seeing what happens. Once life gets comfortable, it’s easy to stop doing that. Comedy has introduced us to people we never would have met, given us something creative to work toward and added an entirely new element to our lives.
Want to see the Meeks live? Catch one of these upcoming performances: Oct. 9 | Big Tex & Friends Stand-Up Showcase | The Comedy Arena Oct. 17 | Medical Grade Comedy | Mic Drop Plano Oct. 30 | Halloween Roast of Michael Myers | The Comedy Arena Nov. 18 | Whatever! Gen X Does Stand-Up | Punch Line Irving Nov. 20 | Stand-Up Showdown | The Comedy Arena Dec. 4 | Late Show with Andy Meek | The Comedy Arena
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hen the sun goes down at Six Flags Over Texas, the roller coasters aren't the only things making people scream. The park has officially transformed for Fright Fest, sending monsters, fog, and Halloween mayhem into the streets while thrill rides keep running beneath the night sky. For over three decades, Fright Fest has turned the Arlington amusement park into a Halloween destination, with this year's edition supplying scares on select nights through the beginning of November. The transformation is part themepark attraction, part haunted house, and part full-blown Halloween spectacle. The experience is geared toward teens and adults, with haunted attractions, eerie entertainment and creepy characters taking over the park after dark. Guests can brave the haunted mazes, dodge sinister characters, and test their nerves on the new Tormenta Rampaging Run, the 309-foot
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diving gigacoaster that opened this summer. Because apparently Fright Fest needed one more way to make you scream. Fright Fest is also part of a larger fall lineup at Six Flags Over Texas. During the daytime, families can enjoy Tricks and Treats complete with trick-or-treat trails, costume contests, a hay bale maze, and pumpkin painting For those willing to trade sunshine for screams, Fright Fest offers a distinctly different way to experience one of North Texas' most familiar attractions. Just remember: The rides may be the same, but after dark, the park has a few more things waiting around the corner. Photo by Six Flags Entertainment Corporation
DETAILS Through Nov. 1, select nights Six Flags Over Texas 2201 E. Road to Six Flags, Arlington
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NIGHTMARE ON MAIN STREET AT HARVEST HALL OCTOBER 1-31 GRAPEVINE| Harvest Hall transforms into a Halloween pop-up bar throughout October, bringing over-the-top décor, themed cocktails and a lively lineup of entertainment to Grapevine. The venue at Hotel Vin will feature live music, from “Ghouling” Dueling Pianos to Dreams Unwind, a Fleetwood Mac and Stevie Nicks tribute. Expect immersive seasonal touches, spirited sips and plenty of opportunities to settle in with friends for a night of spooky-season fun.
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GRAPEVINE | The Grapevine Convention Center hosts this weekend gathering focusing on holistic health, natural wellness, alternative therapies, and personal growth. Attendees can explore vendor exhibits, product samples, practitioner demonstrations, and educational seminars led by industry experts aiming to improve physical, emotional, and spiritual well-being.
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DALLAS | Alternative rock icons Weezer take the stage at American Airlines Center for a high-energy arena performance. The concert showcases legendary rock anthems spanning their decades-long career alongside new fan favorites, striking visual production, and loud guitar riffs for music lovers across the Metroplex.
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DRAGON STADIUM | Southlake plays host to an intense District 4-6A high school football matchup as the Hudson Tomcheck, Blake Gunter, and the Dragons defend home turf against the Keller Indians. Local fans can expect high-energy Friday night lights action, marching band performances, student tailgates, and a longtime local rivalry on display.
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OCTOBER 17 GRAPEVINE | Held at the Grapevine Convention Center, this single-day event brings together music collectors and vendors from across the region. Attendees can browse thousands of new and vintage vinyl records, CDs, memorabilia, and audio equipment across all genres, offering a prime destination for dedicated music enthusiasts and casual listeners.
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OKTOBERFEST SOUTHLAKE CELEBRATING 25 YEARS! Oktoberfest Southlake returns October 16–18 to Southlake Town Square for its 25th anniversary! Don’t miss the famous Wiener Dog Race and Costume Contest Saturday morning, plus Stein Hoisting Contests Friday and Saturday evenings. Rock out with headliners Back in Black on Friday night and Larger Than Life, all the way from New York, on Saturday night. Enjoy delicious food and drinks, a kids’ zone, petting zoo, and arts and crafts vendors all weekend. Admission and parking are free, so grab your lederhosen or dirndls and join us as we raise a stein to 25 years of Oktoberfest Southlake! OktoberfestSouthlake.com
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HARVEST FESTIVAL OCTOBER 17 COLLEYVILLE | Heroes Park at City Hall hosts this annual community autumn gathering featuring a costume contest, live music, face painting, a pumpkin patch, food trucks, and seasonal children's activities. Enjoy a familyfriendly environment for residents celebrating the fall season together right in the heart of town.
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SOUTHLAKE | Organized by the Southlake Foundation at Southlake Town Square, this annual Festival of Lights celebration highlights vibrant Indian cultural traditions. Visitors enjoy traditional dance and music performances, an international food bazaar, unique artisan vendors, and interactive family activities running from afternoon through the illuminated evening.
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FORT WORTH | Texas country music star Pat Green returns to Fort Worth for an intimate acoustic performance at Bass Performance Hall. The beloved singer-songwriter delivers fan-favorite red dirt anthems and soulful storytelling in one of the Metroplex's premier acoustic venues for an unforgettable night of music.
GRAPEVINE | Serving Our Seniors hosts its annual Parisian-themed gala at the Grapevine Convention Center featuring dinner, entertainment, and fundraising auctions. The black-and-white formal evening brings together area residents and leaders to support essential programs and resources dedicated to local senior citizens across the community.
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GRAPEVINE | Families can step back in time aboard the Grapevine Vintage Railroad for a safe, festive Halloween excursion departing from the Historic Cotton Belt Depot. Costumes are encouraged for this 90-minute experience, which features an interactive story brought to life onboard, themed music, seasonal decorations, and pre-boarding photo opportunities. Every rider leaves with a prepackaged bag of treats from Rocket Fizz, with tickets priced at $22 per person (ages 1 and up).
SOUTHLAKE | Southlake Police and Fire host their annual Trunk or Treat at the DPS Headquarters (600 State Street). More than 50 local businesses and community partners will be handing out candy, alongside signature fun like Southlake firefighters sliding full-sized candy bars down a fire hose from the top of a fire engine. A dedicated Special Abilities Family Hour runs from 4 p.m. to 5 p.m., followed by the main community event from 5 p.m. to 7 p.m.
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Henri Le Sidaner (French, 1862-1939), The Lantern Table, Gerberoy (La Table Aux Lantern, Gerberoy),1924
AN INTERNATIONAL EXHIBITION COMES TO WESTLAKE On Paper: Drawings from the Renaissance to the Modern Day October 22–29, 2026 Opening Reception: Thursday, October 22 | 6–8 PM
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Crayons to Westlake for a rare, one-week international exhibition devoted entirely to works on paper. Following successful editions in London, Trois Crayons brings its Drawings Hub to the United States for the first time with On Paper: Drawings from the Renaissance to the Modern Day. Trois Crayons is an international platform dedicated to increasing the awareness, accessibility, and visibility of drawings in all their forms, while connecting the global drawings community through curated selling exhibitions, collaborative events, and educational programming. Gallery 19C will host the Dallas–Fort Worth edition, bringing this international celebration of works on paper directly to Westlake. For one week, the gallery will be transformed with over 50 works on paper spanning regions and centuries, brought together from renowned galleries and dealers across the United States, United Kingdom, and Europe. Breaking from the traditions of conventional art fairs, the Drawings Hub includes no gallery booths; instead, the works are thoughtfully curated by the Trois Crayons team to create an exciting and innovative selling exhibition of the highest standard. Among the works on view will be Henri Le Sidaner’s The Lantern Table, Gerberoy, 1924, a rare preparatory drawing for the monumental painting the artist would come to regard as his magnum opus. Created at the height of Le Sidaner’s career, the drawing served as a study for the centerpiece of his celebrated 1925 exhibition, La Maison, Les heures et les saisons, at Galerie Georges Petit in Paris. Le Sidaner retained the finished painting for the rest of his life, giving this intimate study a special connection to one of the most important works of his career. The Westlake exhibition will form the second stop of the Texas Drawings Hub, following Houston and preceding Austin, with accompanying educational programming in collaboration with the Dallas Museum of Art. For one week only, Westlake will become a destination for the international drawings community, offering a rare opportunity to experience this extraordinary group of works together in one place.
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OCTOBER 31 GRAPEVINE | Historic Main Street sets the stage for a festive, wine-filled Halloween celebration as the annual Hallowine Trail comes to town from 11 a.m. to 6 p.m. Wine lovers can spend the day exploring six local wineries in Grapevine’s historic district, enjoying a flight of three wines paired with small bites at each stop. Tickets are $55 in advance — with glass pickup assigned upon purchase — and $60 at the door if space remains.
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