Lifestyles
  • Come help us kick off the 31st year of our City of Sherman's Hot Summer Nights concert series with us when we welcome popular American rock band, Everclear, to the Gazebo Stage on Thursday, June 5, 2025! We have some amazing local talent kicking off the show for us at 7:00 p.m. with AC/TC, and headliner, Everclear, will take the stage around 7:30 p.m.!
  • Happening Saturday, June 7 from 10:00 a.m. – 2:00 p.m., this free tropical celebration will feature food and other island-inspired vendors, arts and crafts, luau-style games, music, Polynesian dancers, and more. There will be four live dance performances: Toloa Polynesian Dance at 10:30 a.m., No te Moana at 11 a.m., Sounds of Polynesia at 11:30 a.m., and Koloa of Polynesia at 12 p.m. Don’t miss out!
  • Red River Station is extremely proud and honored to present, "An Afternoon With RODNEY CROWELL", Sunday, June 8, 3:00 p.m. on the Main Outdoor Stage. We are bringing yet another legendary Texas-born singer/songwriter to our stage. Tickets on sale now!
  • Hooper's Hope Women's Cancer Support Group supports all women that have or have had any type cancer. We meet the second Monday of each month.
  • Brush up on your stars and stripes — join us at the Eisenhower Birthplace for a patriotic paint party! no experience needed, just bring your creativity!
  • The Gober Community Club is announcing their third annual Gober Community BBQ will be held on Sunday, June 22, 2025, from 12:00 p.m. to 3:00 p.m. at the Gober Community Center located at 4640 FM 68, Gober, TX 75443.
  • KHYI's 29th Annual Texas Music Revolution will take over historic downtown McKinney on Friday June 6, 2025 and Saturday June 7, 2025, featuring dozens of musicians on a variety of stages.
  • Activities for kids, teens and adults!
  • We need more volunteers to help with these distributions, especially in the summer months. Please sign up on our volunteer portal.
  • We regret to inform everyone that A Walk in the Park, previously scheduled for Saturday, June 7, in Myers Park, has been rescheduled for Saturday, September 27. The rainy spring weather has been a problem that compounded in many ways for the Myers Park Garden Manager team. With the time remaining, combined with conditions out of our control, it is in everyone's best interest to reschedule.
  • Art Camp is for kids ages 4-10. The week-long art camp will be June 16-20, from 9:00 a.m. to 3:00 p.m. each day. Each day will be filled with arts, crafts, games, music and more. Cost is $200 for members and $250 for non-members. Scholarships are available, thanks to generous donors.
  • Join us on Tuesday, June 3 at noon at the Audie Murphy/American Cotton Museum for a presentation by Dr. Diana Mason. Dr. Mason will be speaking about the First Texian Navy. Her presentation will explore the facts, fictions, and folklore as they relate to the First Texian Navy.
  • In honor and memory of our friends and loved ones buried at Moore’s Chapel Cemetery, please plan to attend Homecoming Sunday, June 8 at 10:30 a.m.
  • Eric Bruntmyer, President of Hardin Simmons University, will be the guest speaker.
  • Texas A&M AgriLife Extension Service of Denton County will be hosting a county-wide Walk Across Texas! The program will begin on June 22 and will run through August 17. Walk Across Texas! is designed to encourage Texans of all fitness levels to develop a habit of regular physical activity in a fun and rewarding way. Teams compete to see who can log the most miles walking, jogging, biking, and swimming across Texas. Aerobics, dancing, cleaning house, gardening, or any form of exercise counts, too.
  • The 27th Annual Magnolia Festival of Oklahoma returns to the Choctaw Event Center from May 29–31, 2025, bringing a weekend packed with family fun, live entertainment, shopping, food, and cultural
    experiences. Festivalgoers can look forward to performances by country artist Jaden Hamilton and The Voice star Bailey Rae, a movie screening of the rodeo classic 8 Seconds, over 150 shopping vendors, food truck city, thrilling carnival rides, traditional turtle race, the PRCA Rodeo, & more!
  • Don't miss Cherry Bomb, the ultimate tribute to the Women of Rock, live at Powder Creek Pavilion on Saturday, May 31! This popular band, with a large following on Facebook and YouTube, will take you on a journey through decades of iconic female voices, from Alanis Morissette to Blondie and beyond. Get ready to sing along to all the smash hits and forgotten gems of the '70s, '80s, and '90s.
  • Fan Expo Dallas, one of the largest pop culture conventions in Texas, brings together fans of comics, sci-fi, horror, anime, and gaming for a weekend of celebrity panels, artist showcases, and immersive experiences.
  • Celebrating its 13th anniversary, the Eric Nadel Birthday Benefit concert on May 29 moves to the Longhorn Ballroom this year as part of the historic venue’s 75th anniversary celebration. Eric Nadel, Texas Rangers Hall of Fame broadcaster and mental health advocate, hosts the annual birthday benefit, which includes a live and silent auction followed by double headliners The Secret Sisters and Shinyribs.
  • Mermaids are swimming into SEA LIFE Grapevine (dates below) and you can have the opportunity to have the first look at SEA LIFE Grapevine Thursday, May 29 at 11:00 a.m.! Be The First to See the Mermaids diving in our 170,000 gallon ocean exhibit.
  • Greetings, quilting enthusiasts! Are you ready to dive into a weekend filled with quilts, crafts, and fun? Mark your calendars for the 2025 Bonham Quilt Hop Show & Craft Expo, taking place on July 25 and July 26. Whether you’re a seasoned quilter or simply a casual admirer, this event promises to be a vibrant celebration of creativity and craftsmanship.
  • Jean Siméon Chardin, The Cut Melon, 1760, oil on canvas. The Kimbell Art Museum announced the acquisition of The Cut Melon by Jean Siméon Chardin. Dated 1760, The Cut Melon has long been recognized as one of the artist’s most remarkable paintings—rare in its oval shape and exemplifying Chardin’s mastery at its peak. The painting went on view beginning Thursday, May 22, 2025, in the Kimbell’s Louis I. Kahn Building.
  • Dr. Carine Feyten, Haleigh Jones, Dr. Rupa DeSilva, Anne Chow, Jennifer Bartkowski, Cristal Retana Lule. As part of its ongoing investment in lifecycle leadership development for women and girls, Texas Women’s Foundation hosted a powerful day of leadership, learning and inspiration on May 8 at the Omni Dallas Hotel. photo credit: Kim Leeson and Guy Rogers/TXWF
  • Theater For Hope is getting ready for their auditions Monday and Tuesday, May 26 and 27 for their July 17-19 production of The Wizard of Oz. Auditions will be from 6:00 to 9:00 p.m. held at North Park Baptist Church located at 2605 Rex Cruse Drive in Sherman, TX.
  • The Bonham All School Reunion is scheduled for Friday, June 27 through Sunday, June 29, 2025. This is the first one since 2015 as the 2020 was not held due to COVID. Everyone who attended Bonham schools is invited to join in the weekend events that bring many graduates and former students to Bonham.
  • At this month's meeting Helen Eller (VP of DGS) will be presenting the results from a research request the Society received from an out-of-town genealogist looking for help with ancestors from the Denison/Sherman Area.
  • The Mulberry Cemetery Association will hold their Annual Memorial Day and Homecoming Service, Sunday, May 25, 2025 at the Mulberry Cemetery Pavilion.
  • Texas A&M Health researchers Ashok K. Shetty, PhD, and first author Shama Rao, PhD, recently published a study in Stem Cell & Research Therapy, finding that vesicles secreted by neural stem cells may hold the key to protecting neurons against the toxic proteins thought to advance Alzheimer’s disease. Shetty, University Distinguished Professor in the Department of Cell Biology and Genetics and associate director of the Institute for Regenerative Medicine at the College of Medicine at Texas A&M University, served as senior author for the research, which was conducted by his laboratory.
  • Remembering and honoring our Fallen Soldiers Ceremony at the cemetery flag at 10:00 a.m.