This Week in Frisco – Week of Monday, September 17, 2018

This Week in Frisco September 17 2018

Get your GLOW on this week, Frisco! Grab your mat, your neon accessories and try Glow Yoga to benefit the FC Dallas Foundation. Enjoy Restaurant Week at The Star, and don’t forget to GIVE FOR FRISCO on North Texas Giving Day! All of this and MORE… This Week in Frisco!

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Monday, September 17

Restaurants

The Star Restaurant Week: Sept 17-23, the first annual Restaurant Week at The Star offers diners an opportunity to enjoy special lunch and dinner menus from restaurants that are unique to North Texas, while raising money for the North Texas Food Bank.


Tuesday, September 18

Kids and Family

Frisco ISD Coffee Talk: 8:00 am – 9:00 am at Memorial High School. The monthly series of coffee and conversation with District Leaders. All FISD parents welcome.

Community

City Council Meeting: 6:30 pm – 9:00 pm at City Council Chambers, George A. Purefoy Municipal Center. Visit their website to watch the meeting live.

Restaurants

The Star Restaurant Week: Sept 17-23, the first annual Restaurant Week at The Star offers diners an opportunity to enjoy special lunch and dinner menus from restaurants that are unique to North Texas, while raising money for the North Texas Food Bank.

Health and Fitness

Glow Yoga: 8:00 pm – 9:00 pm (check-in between 7:00 pm – 8:00 pm) at Toyota Stadium. Wear your neon, bring your mat, and meet on the pitch.  Glow bands will be provided. $10 participation fee benefits the FC Dallas Foundation.


Wednesday, September 19

Restaurants

The Star Restaurant Week: Sept 17-23, the first annual Restaurant Week at The Star offers diners an opportunity to enjoy special lunch and dinner menus from restaurants that are unique to North Texas, while raising money for the North Texas Food Bank.


Thursday, September 20

Philanthropy

North Texas Giving Day – Give locally to established non-profits who are based in Frisco or serve the Frisco community. View them on the Give For Frisco platform and plan your giving for North Texas Giving Day.

Restaurants

The Star Restaurant Week: Sept 17-23, the first annual Restaurant Week at The Star offers diners an opportunity to enjoy special lunch and dinner menus from restaurants that are unique to North Texas, while raising money for the North Texas Food Bank.

Kids and Family

Town Hall on Bond and TRE Measures: 6:30 pm – 8:30 pm at Clark Middle School. A series of town halls about the bond and TRE measures that will appear on the November 6 ballot. Community members unable to attend in-person can tune in online to watch a live stream of the events on the FISD Facebook page.

Adult Mix and Mingle at Stonebriar Country Club: 6:00 pm –  8:00 pm. The first and only private country club in Frisco is celebrating 30 years in business this month. As part of the celebration, Stonebriar is hosting a complimentary Open House event open to the community. Event features complimentary cocktails and hors d’oeuvres, as well as a “Kids’ Night Out,” featuring food and fun.

Legally Blonde JR: 7:15 pm at Frisco Discovery Center. Frisco Youth Theatre presents a fabulously fun journey of self-empowerment and expanding horizons. The show’s instantly recognizable songs are filled with humor, wit, and sass.


Friday, September 21

Shopping and Services

Friday Night Market: Frisco Fresh Market will be open during the day from 11:00 am – 4:00 pm and will reopen from 5:00 pm – 9:00 pm for more fun! A handful of our wonderful vendors and live music acts will help you kick-off your weekend. Bring your dancing shoes, lawn chairs, picnic blanket, BYOB, shopping bags or anything else you might need to make an evening out of it. Performers: Sophia Annello and Ron Bultongez.

Kids and Family

Meeting of the Minds 2018: 11:00 am. Hosted by Sci-Tech Discovery Center at the Renaissance Dallas Legacy West Hotel, with guest speaker Gretchen Rubin, best-selling author of The Happiness Project. Proceeds will go to help advance STEM education in Frisco and North Texas.

Legally Blonde JR: 7:15 pm at Frisco Discovery Center. Frisco Youth Theatre presents a fabulously fun journey of self-empowerment and expanding horizons. The show’s instantly recognizable songs are filled with humor, wit, and sass.

Restaurants

The Star Restaurant Week: Sept 17-23, the first annual Restaurant Week at The Star offers diners an opportunity to enjoy special lunch and dinner menus from restaurants that are unique to North Texas, while raising money for the North Texas Food Bank.


Saturday, September 22

Community

Lawler Middle School Dedication Ceremony: 2:00 pm – 4:00 pm. The FISD Board of Trustees and Administration invite you to join staff, students and parents as we pay tribute to and celebrate the naming of a school in honor of the Lawler family.

Frisco Young Professionals Hall Park Clean Up and Brunch: 9:00 am – Noon. FYP will be cleaning the Hall Office Park area for their quarterly Adopt a Street sponsorship.

Health and Fitness

Emmitt Smith Gran Fondo – Third annual Emmitt Smith Gran Fondo, a premier, multi-course cycling event designed for the professional to the weekend rider.

Shopping and Services

Frisco Rotary Farmer’s Market: 8:00 am – Noon every Saturday from April 21, 2018 through October 27, 2018 for farm fresh produce, meats, eggs, baked goods, preserves, handcrafted items and more.

Market at The Star x Fleastyle: 9:00 am – 5:oo pm at The Star in Frisco, enjoy an outdoor market that will feature a curated mix of fashion, jewelry, home décor and other unique lifestyle goods. This new, open-air market will host 30 booths running directly through The Star District, as well as family-friendly entertainment.

Restaurants

The Star Restaurant Week: Sept 17-23, the first annual Restaurant Week at The Star offers diners an opportunity to enjoy special lunch and dinner menus from restaurants that are unique to North Texas, while raising money for the North Texas Food Bank.

Kids and Family

Legally Blonde JR: 2:15 pm and 7:15 showtimes at Frisco Discovery Center. Frisco Youth Theatre presents a fabulously fun journey of self-empowerment and expanding horizons. The show’s instantly recognizable songs are filled with humor, wit, and sass.

Frisco Parks and Rec Mother Son Dance: There’s a party in the galaxy! This year’s annual Mother Son Dance is going to be ‘Out of this World!’ Tickets on sale now, see website for specific times based on age. Come dressed as your favorite spaceman or sci-fi character if you like.

Movie Night at The Star: 7:00 pm, a showing of the movie, Friday Night Lights on Tostitos Championship Plaza, along with other family-friendly activities.


Sunday, September 23

Restaurants

The Star Restaurant Week: Sept 17-23, the first annual Restaurant Week at The Star offers diners an opportunity to enjoy special lunch and dinner menus from restaurants that are unique to North Texas, while raising money for the North Texas Food Bank.

Kids and Family

Jungle Joe’s Sunday Funday Football: Every Sunday Jungle Joe’s will have football on the screen and free popcorn for all of their Sunday Funday guests! Wear your favorite jersey and get $5 off at the cafe!


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Deals & Discounts

  • Legacy Locators – Let Legacy Locators find you the perfect apartment… If your search results in a lease, you’ll receive a $100 gift card OR 2 hours of free moving!
  • Cherry Blow Dry Bar – In SEPTEMBER, enjoy 6 Blowouts for $215 or 2 Reparative Protein Treatments with Scalp Massage for $50.
  • Growing IQ – In SEPTEMBER, help your child discover math concepts with our Back-To-School promotion! Book a FREE math trial class with Growing IQ and get a 15% discount by mentioning “LIFESTYLE FRISCO” when you register.
  • BEYOND Studios –  In SEPTEMBER, new clients get 1 month of UNLIMITED classes for only $99!
  • Vitality Bowls –  SEPTEMBER Menu Special: Avocado Bowl and Avocado Toast!
  • Sweets On A Stick –  In SEPTEMBER, receive 10% off any class with code “LIFESTYLE
  • Jungle Joe’s – In SEPTEMBER, spend $75 on admission or cafe purchase and receive a free admission on your next visit. Now you can earn “Stars” from the cafe as well as on admission paid. For every $1 spent you, earn 1 “Star” at Jungle Joe’s – receive a free visit after spending $75.
  • Freshii – In SEPTEMBER, All day, buy one entree and get a smoothie half off. After 5pm and weekends, buy one entree and get another half off.
  • Monat – Know someone with hair and/or scalp concerns? Or, do you just want your hair to look younger? In SEPTEMBER, get a FREE gift (worth $25) AND a 15% DISCOUNT with FREE shipping on all of your favorite products! Take the hair quiz or ask Lisa how to improve your hair.
  • DeVance Electronic Lifestyle – In SEPTEMBER, DeVance is updating the showroom and making some great clearance specials just in time for football season! Contact Erica at 214-389-4985 or email at [email protected].
  • Frisco Fine Art – In SEPTEMBER, all 24″ x 36″ and 36″ x 48″ Reproduction Oil paintings are 50% off online or in-gallery orders.
  • TumbleweedTexStyles – In SEPTEMBER, get 20% off when you use code FRISCO20 at www.shoptwt.com.
  • Mochas and Javas – In SEPTEMBER, 50% off a dozen Texas Kolaches every Wednesday.
  • SkinBasix – In SEPTEMBER, fall into clearer skin with an LED Special. Get clearer, glowing skin in one month! $275 for 8 sessions, 2 times a week to achieve the best results. Call or text 972-217-4580 to schedule
  • Oasis Accents – In SEPTEMBER, buy $250.00 or more and receive a free candle, up to $50.00 value. While supplies last.
  • Disney’s Approach To Quality Service is coming to Frisco! – Receive up to $150 off with Alumni, Group or Early Bird Registration rates when you register by October 12. Collin Corporate College is hosting the course on Oct. 30, 9 am-5 pm. Registration fee includes course materials, complimentary parking, Wi-Fi, continental breakfast, lunch, snacks, coffee, tea, water, and completion certificate.

GET READY FOR:

HeartStories GNO: October 4. “Bordeaux and Boards” evening of french wine tasting, charcuterie boards, gourmet dinner and fine chocolate!

Frisco Arts Walk and 5K: October 6, 8:30 am  2:00 pm. Frisco’s first arts-themed 5K along the beautiful grounds of HALL Park in Frisco. Walkers and runners will be inspired by the art of the HALL Collection located throughout the park. The route will include pop-up music, artists, and dancers throughout the scenic path!

Where It All Started Party and Open House: October 6, 4:00 pm – 9:00 pm at Frisco Fine Art. Frisco Arts is celebrating their first birthday! Open House runs from 4-6pm and our Birthday Bash is from 7pm-9pm.