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CITY MANAGER’S WEEKLY UPDATE City Council Retreat to be Held on Feb. 2-4 Lewisville City Council will hold its annual planning retreat Feb. 2-4, at the Medical Center of Lewisville Grand Theater, 100 N. Charles Street. Except as otherwise permitted under state law, all discussions are open to the public. Retreat start times are 6 p.m. Thursday and 9 a.m. Friday and Saturday. Terri Hendrix, Lloyd Maines to Perform February 25 at MCL Grand Acclaimed Texas folk singer and songwriter Terri Hendrix, and award-winning musician Lloyd Maines, will perform Saturday, February 25, at Medical Center of Lewisville Grand Theater to kick off the popular Texas Tunes concert series, presented by the City of Lewisville. The show will start at 7:30 p.m. in the Performance Hall of the MCL Grand, 100 N. Charles Street, and will include a brief intermission. Tickets are $15 ($10 for seniors age 60 and older or children age 12 and younger) and can be purchased at MCLGrand.tix.com or at the Customer Service window at Lewisville City Hall, 151 W. Church Street, during regular business hours. Lewisville residents can purchase single-show tickets for $5 each, either in advance at City Hall or on the performance date at the MCL Grand box office. Current driver’s license or utility bill will be required to verify residency. Hendrix is a San Marcos-based contemporary folk singer and songwriter who recently performed at the 3rd Coast Music Showcase at the G&S Lounge in South Austin as part of the South By Southwest festival. In addition to recording more than a dozen albums of her own, she won a 2002 Grammy Award for co-writing “Lil’ Jack Slade” for the Dixie Chicks. Her most recent album, “Cry Till You Laugh,” was released in 2010. Maines is a Grammy-winning country music producer, musician and songwriter born in Lubbock and now living in Bulverde. He is proficient on a wide range of instruments, most notably pedal steel, and has toured and recorded as a member of the Joe Ely Band among others. Maines won a Grammy in 2003 for producing an album for the Dixie Chicks (lead singer Natalie Maines is his daughter). The Texas Tunes series features performers from music halls and festivals throughout the state who present great music in a variety of genres, but all with that unique Texas flair that has made the state a hotbed for fans of live music. In addition to Hendrix and Maines, the Texas Tunes lineup features Ryan Beaver on March 10, Milk Drive on April 28, and Betty Soo & her band on May 26. Lewisville Summer Musicals Sets Second Season at MCL Grand The second season of Lewisville Summer Musicals will bring eight popular musical plays to the Performance Hall of the Medical Center of Lewisville Grand Theater, with performance dates starting in March and running through August. Season and single-show tickets are on sale now. The shows will be presented by Texas Family Musicals, which debuted the summer series in Lewisville last year. Lewisville Summer Musicals will kick off March 16-17 with “His Eye in on the Sparrow: The Ethel Waters Story.” This powerful musical drama by playwright Larry Parr is based on the heart-wrenching tale of Ethel Waters and her early life in Philadelphia. The show is threaded with the sassy suggestive music from the early 1920’s performed in blues and jazz venues such as the legendary Cotton Club. “Love Letters” will show on May 4-5, featuring former television stars Tony Dow (Leave it to Beaver) and Judy Norton (The Waltons) and a Pulitzer-winning script by A.R. Gurney. “Love Letters” centers on two characters as they read the hilarious and poignant letters that have passed between them throughout their lives, painting a vivid portrait as their relationship unfolds from what is written – and what is left unsaid – in their letters. The hilarious romp, “The Foreigner,” will be presented June 15-16. Lead actor Johnny Crawford, who portrayed Mark McCain on television’s The Rifleman, will star as an Englishman visiting a resort-style fishing lodge in rural Georgia whose mysterious presence leads to misunderstandings, confusion and boundless comedy. The series continues July 6-7 with three performances of “America the Beautiful,” a patriotic tribute that thrills audiences with upbeat music and performances. Characters from Will Rogers to Yankee Doodle will remind young and old alike what it means to be a proud American. On July 20-21, audiences will enjoy the Broadway favorite “A Chorus Line.” One of the most highly acclaimed shows in Broadway history, including nine Tony Awards, “A Chorus Line” tells of the achingly poignant ambitions of professional Broadway gypsies to land a job in the show, and is a powerful metaphor for all human aspiration. Memorable musical numbers include “I Can Do That,” “At the Ballet,” “What I Did for Love,” “One (Singular Sensation),” and “I Hope I Get It.” The touching Buddy Holly tribute “The Night the Music Died” is scheduled for three shows Aug. 3-4. This show will take the audience back to the fateful night in 1959 when Holly died in a plane crash, along with the Big Bopper and Richie Valens, through musical memories that revisit their final concert. “British Invasion” will take the stage on two weekends, Aug. 10-11 and 17-18. This clever recreation of the Beatles’ fabled first appearance on the Ed Sullivan Show includes all the original acts from that February 1964 broadcast, complete with live commercials. The series finale will be “Rocky Mountain High” on Aug. 24-25, featuring stories and music remembering beloved singer John Denver. The stage will be filled with fabulous dance numbers and multimedia backgrounds to place the audience in the natural world Denver celebrated through his music. All show times are 7:30 p.m. on Friday, 2:30 p.m. and 7:30 p.m. on Saturday. Ticket prices for individual shows are $26, $28 or $30, depending on the seating. Discounts are available for seniors, or for groups of 12 or more. Season ticket packages are further discounted and can be purchased for five, six, seven or eight shows. All ticket sales will be through Texas Family Musicals at its website,www.Texasfamilymusicals.com. For information, call 800.547.4697. Bassmaster to Launch 2012 Central Open Series at Lewisville Lake For the second straight year, Bassmaster will launch its Central Open Series at Lewisville Lake, giving anglers their first opportunity of 2012 to qualify for the prestigious Bassmaster Classic. The local tournament will be held Feb. 9-11, launching from Lewisville Lake Park with final weigh-in to be held at Bass Pro Shops in Grapevine. The full field will compete the first two days of the tournament, with the top 12 pros and co-anglers moving on to a third day. The 2012 Opens will award a Bassmaster Classic berth to the pro-side winner of each event, if the angler competes in the same division at all three Central Open Series tournaments. “The 2013 Classic berth to the winner of each Bass Pro Shops Bassmaster Open event makes each tournament in the series a high-stakes, premier event with the eyes of the industry anxious to see what angler can grasp that coveted invitation,” said Chris Bowes, B.A.S.S. senior tournament manager. The pro prize package includes $5,000 cash and a bass boat rig valued at $45,000. The co-angler first prize is a boat-and-motor package valued at $35,000. The event pays to 40th place in pro and co-angler divisions, with a total purse of $229,700 based on 125 boats. In addition, $500 each will be awarded for the pro’s and co-angler’s big bass of the tournament. Lewisville was site of the season-opening Central Open in February 2010 and also has been home to three Women’s Bassmaster Tour events and a Bassmaster Elite 50 tournament in June 2005. Declared the official “Urban Bass Fishing Capital of Texas” by the State Legislature, Lewisville Lake is located 20 minutes north of downtown Dallas along Interstate 35E. Created in 1954 on the Elm Fork of the Trinity River, the lake covers nearly 30,000 acres of surface area and reaches depths of up to 67 feet. Lewisville Lake is rated as “excellent” by Texas Parks & Wildlife for catfish, crappie and white bass, and “good” for largemouth bass and striped/hybrid bass. For information on the Central Open Series, please visit www.Bassmaster.com. Lewisville-area lodging, dining and entertainment information is available at www.VisitLewisville.com. The Road to the Promised Land: Martin Luther King Jr. and the Civil Rights Movement Exhibition Exhibition on display at the Lewisville Public Library Jan. 2—Feb. 10 The Lewisville Public Library is proud to host this Humanities Texas exhibition featuring photographs, facsimiles of landmark documents, and quotations by Dr. King and others engaged in the struggle for civil rights. The exhibition surveys the Civil Rights Movement from the emergence of Martin Luther King Jr. in the Montgomery bus boycott of 1955 through the 1990s. Lewisville Public Library Youth Activities for February For more information on any library activities, check out the library website at http://library.cityoflewisville.com, or call the Lewisville Public Library Youth Services desk at 972.219.3577. The library is located at 1197 W. Main Street. Family Craft Day On Sunday, Feb. 12th between 2 and 3 p.m., join the library for a drop-in crafting day. Just bring your crafty selves, everything else is provided in the Cynthia Bennett Children’s Wing. Craft-o-Rama Craft-o-Rama is a craft time especially for 4thand 5th graders (ages 9 – 11). The first session of 2012 will be held on Feb. 22, at 4:30 p.m. Space for each class is limited and reserved for 4th – 5th graders. LegoMania! On Sunday, Feb. 26, from 2 – 3 p.m., come to Lewisville Public Library’s LegoMania in the Bennett Program Room. Creating with Legos takes place on the fourth Sunday of each month. Children under 6 years must be accompanied by an adult in the program. Crafternoon for Teens Crafternoon is now open to all teens. Join the Teen Librarian on Feb. 1, at 5 p.m., for crafting. Space is limited and open to all 6th – 12thgraders. Crafternoon is held the first Wednesday of the month at Lewisville Public Library’s Teen Point (second floor of the library). Teen Role Playing Sessions Teen Role Playing Sessions are held Monday nights. Lose yourself in another world on Feb. 6 and 20, playing One for All: Régime Diabolique,and Feb. 13 and 27 with an all new game for 2012. All Role Playing Sessions are from 6 – 8:30 p.m. in Teen Point (second floor of the library). Teens age 12-18 are welcome. Teen Parent Success Teen parents and pregnant teens meet on Feb. 9, at 6:30 to 7:30 p.m., in the Bennett Program Room. You are invited to meet for support and tools to help you and your child succeed. Each month the library hosts a 20-30 minute workshop to share information about parenting, finances and budgeting, child care, stress management and more. Stay the rest of the hour to meet with fellow parents, finish homework, or ask questions of the presenter. Lewisville Public Library Teen Advisory Group On Feb. 16, at 7 p.m., teens will be asked to help create the teen experiences available at the library. Pick up an application at the youth service desk, and come to the meetings on the third Thursday of the month. Funding Available for Social Service Programs The City of Lewisville announces availability of funding for social service programs. Funds are available for a one-year grant cycle beginning October 1, 2012. For the full notice and/or application, please call or send email requests to the following: Sheena Jackson, Grants Specialist (972) 219-5026at sjackson@cityoflewisville.com or Jamey Kirby, Grants Coordinator (972) 219-3780 atjkirby@cityoflewisville.com Applicants are required to attend a pre-application conference. Both opportunities will be at City Hall: Friday, February 3 at 10:00 a.m. or Monday, February 6 at 2:00 p.m. Applications will be due Monday February 20 by 12 p.m. and Agency Presentations will be held Saturday, March 3.
Street and sidewalk repairs on Forestmeadow Street, sidewalk and drive approach repairs on Boxwood Repairs on Ridgeview, Drake, Corporate Dr. at Valley Pkwy., Vista Ridge Mall Dr. at Denton Tap Rd., Pinnacle, Wake Forest, Glencairn, Mystic Hollow, Wake Forest, Autumn Tr. and Green Slopes
Main line cleaning and video inspecting the sanitary sewer lines on Altstatten and St. Gallen Main line cleaning on Hembry, Ash and Hardy
February 2-4 City Council Retreat February 6 City Council Meeting February 7 Planning and Zoning Commission Meeting February 8 Park Board Meeting February 11 2nd Saturday Household Hazardous Waste/Electronics Collection Event February 13 Old Town Design Review Committee Meeting February 15 Library Board Meeting February 20 City Council Meeting February 21 CDBG Meeting February 21 Planning and Zoning Commission Meeting February 27 Old Town Design Review Committee Meeting
March 6 Planning and Zoning Commission Meeting March 7 Zoning Board of Adjustment Meeting March 10 2nd Saturday Household Hazardous Waste/Electronics Collection Event March 12 Old Town Design Review Committee Meeting March 14 Park Board Meeting March 19 City Council Meeting March 20 CDBG Meeting March 20 Planning and Zoning Commission Meeting March 21 Library Board Meeting March 26 Old Town Design Review Committee Meeting March 31 Funny Bunny Festival |
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