Things to do this August

Downtown Plano sitting area. Photo by Lauren Allen

Featured image: : Downtown Sip & Shop, Aug. 15

AUGUST 1-17
WRONG TURN AT LUNGFISH
Show times vary, Cox Playhouse, 1517 H Avenue, $10
Peter is a blind and bitter former college professor and Anita is a saucy, streetwise young woman who volunteers to read to him in the hospital. The clash of intellect and wit turns to friendship.

AUGUST 1-4
JESUS CHRIST SUPERSTAR
Show times vary, Rodenbaugh Theatre, Willow Bend Center of the Arts, 6121 W. Park Blvd., $20
NTPA Repertory Theatre performs the first musical by Andrew Lloyd Webber and Tim Rice, Jesus Christ Superstar that has wowed audiences for over 50 years.

AUGUST 2
KARAOKE NIGHT
Friday, 8:00 P.M. – 10:00 P.M., Mccall Plaza, FREE
sing under the stars in the Downtown Plano Arts District.

AUGUST 2-4
FIDDLER ON THE ROOF
Show times vary, Genesis Children’s Theatre, 3100 Independence Parkway, $15
Fiddler on the Roof’s universal theme of tradition cuts across barriers of race, class, nationality and religion, leaving audiences crying tears of joy.

AUGUST 2-18
BAT BOY: THE MUSICAL
Show times vary, Art Centre Of Plano, 902 East 16th Street, $18
Based on a story in The Weekly World News, BAT BOY: THE MUSICAL is a musical comedy/horror show about a half boy/half bat creature who is discovered in a cave near Hope Falls, West Virginia.

AUGUST 9-10
QUILT PLANO
Friday, 9:00 A.M. Plano Event Center, 2000 East Spring Creek Parkway, $12
Quilter’s Guild Of Plano presents their quilt show including 300 quilts.

AUGUST 9-11
WIZARD OF OZ YOUTH EDITION
Show times vary, Performing Arts Studio, 3035 West 15th, $20
Follow the Yellow Brick Road to this Edge Dance performance.

AUGUST 15
DOWNTOWN SIP & SHOP
Thursday, 5 P.M., Downtown Plano, Free
Plano’s favorite free shopping event is from 5-8pm every third Thursday through December.

AUGUST 16
NIGHT MARKET AT THE BOARDWALK
Friday, The Boardwalk at Granite Park, 5800 State Highway 121, FREE
A unique shopping and dining experience with a DJ spinning the best hits from the 80s alongside today’s top tracks.

AUGUST 17
COLLIN COUNTY BLACK CHAMBER OF COMMERCE 2024 BUSINESS EXPO
Saturday, 7 A.M., Plano Event Center, 2000 East Spring Creek Parkway, $30
Annually hundreds of passionate Entrepreneurs gather to attend business critical workshops led by industry experts.

Aug 22
METALLICA TRIBUTE | KILL EM ALL
Friday, 7 P.M.,  Legacy Hall, 7800 Windrose Avenue, $5
Feel the power of their greatest hits, from “Enter Sandman” to “Master of Puppets” and beyond.

AUGUST 25-27
DIVINE CONSIGN PLANO
Sunday through Tuesday, Plano Event Center, 2000 East Spring Creek Parkway, FREE with some reserve tickets
DFW’s favorite consignment event for gently used children’s items.

AUGUST 30
BIDI BIDI BANDA | ALL-STAR SELENA TRIBUTE
Thursday, 7 P.M.,  Legacy Hall, 7800 Windrose Avenue, $10
Bidi Bidi Banda is Austin’s first all-star Selena Tribute.

AUGUST 30 – SEPT. 7
MYSTERY OF EDWIN DROOD – COLLEGIATE PURSUITS
Show times vary, Rodenbaugh Theatre, Willow Bend Center of the Arts, 6121 W. Park Blvd., $18
A hilarious musical whodunit!

 

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