Fun on the Farm (Family)
Location: Country Critters Farm

Bring the family out for our Fun on the Farm event at Country Critters Farm. Activities include the bounce house, tractor and train playground, the petting zoo, a pony ride, train ride, hayride, the maze, and western games. This event is fun for the whole family. This event runs weekends, May 1st through July 3rd, 2010. Check our website for times and details.

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A Musical Fourth (Festival)
Location: The Chapel of the Cross

The rat-tat of a snare drum leads off as voices burst into the air singing The Star Spangled Banner at the seventh annual Musical Fourth concert. The free patriotic program followed by a barbecue and pie tasting starts at 4 p.m. Sunday, July 4, at The Chapel of the Cross, 4333 Cole Avenue, two blocks south of Knox Street in Uptown Dallas. Audience sing-alongs of flag-waving favorites include “America, the Beautiful” and “You’re a Grand Old Flag,” and “God Bless America.” Choral anthems include old favorites, such as “The Battle Hymn of the Republic” and “Armed Forces Medley.” Although there is no admittance charge to the concert or barbecue, a free-will offering will be taken up to help defray costs. The facility is wheelchair accessible.For further information, please contact the Chapel Office either by phone (214-521-6062), email (office@thechapelofthecross.com) or visit the Musical Fourth web site (http://www.MusicalFourth.com)

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Ansel Adams: Eloquent Light (Arts)
Time: 10:00 AM to 5:00 PM
Location: Amon Carter Museum, 3501 Camp Bowie Blvd, Fort Worth, TX

This exhibition of forty landmark and lesser-known works by the renowned artist-photographer is drawn from the Carter’s holdings and a private collection.Ansel Adams was the last major artist to subscribe to the romantic tradition of American landscape, an artistic lineage that included Albert Bierstadt, Thomas Cole, William Henry Jackson and Carleton Watkins. He excelled at capturing a glorious American West before tourism and development marked the land. His goal was “to rekindle an appreciation of the marvelous.”

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The City of McKinney and Craig Ranch Present Red, White and BOOM! (Festival)
Time: 1:00 PM to 10:00 PM
Location: Craig Ranch

The City of McKinney and Craig Ranch Present Red, White and BOOM!On July 4, McKinney will host a community-wide celebration of freedom, family fun, food and entertainment. The 3rd annual Red, White and BOOM! will stretch across McKinney from Historic Downtown to Craig Ranch. The event will showcase all the city has to offer, from history and community spirit to outdoor recreation and natural beauty. All Red, White and BOOM! activities are free and open to the public. For more information visit www.mckinneytexas.org or call 972-547-7480.

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4th of July Celebration (Community)
Time: 5:00 PM to 10:00 PM
Location: Terrell, Texas

Children's games (5pm-9pm) including tricycle/bicycle decorating contest and parade. Independence Day Concert performed by North East Texas Symphony (8pm). Followed by a fireworks display in the park at 9:15 pm. Bring the whole family... enjoy the parade, music, and fireworks!Sponsored by: Terrell Chamber of Commerce Convention & Visitors Bureau, Terrell Alliance for Education and the Arts, City of Terrell, Kaufman County 4H Council, Wal-Mart Supercenter

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