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Friday, May 30, 2008
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“Sounds of Lewisville” Summer Concert Series starts Tuesday
Eight top regional acts have been scheduled for the “Sounds of Lewisville” Summer Concert Series, presented for the 19th consecutive year by the City of Lewisville. The free concerts will be held on Tuesday nights, from June 3 through July 22, starting at 7 p.m. This year’s series is moving to Wayne Ferguson Plaza in Old Town Lewisville, across from Lewisville City Hall. Attendees are encouraged to bring blankets or lawn chairs.
“Sounds of Lewisville” also offers a Fall Concert Series with four more free performances held on Tuesday evenings in Old Town Lewisville. A performance schedule is being developed. Both series are coordinated by the City of Lewisville Community Relations & Tourism Department with assistance from the Parks and Leisure Services Department.
Series organizers also announced that Tyler Dow Bryant was voted the winner of the People’s Choice Award for the 2007 series. His band will open the summer concert series this year on June 3.
For more information, please call (972) 219-EVENT or visit http://www.cityoflewisville.com.
“Sounds of Lewisville” Summer Concert Series
June 3 Tyler Dow Bryant
June 10 All Funk Radio Show
June 17 TrueHeart
June 24 UpAllNightBlues
July 1 Brave Combo
July 8 Spector’s Gun Collection
July 15 Gary Kyle Band
July 22 Big Daddy alright
Media contact: Events and Promotions Coordinator Melinda Stephens, 972.219.3412
City communications team named four-time finalist in state award program
The City of Lewisville has received four finalist notifications from the Texas Association of Municipal Information Officers (TAMIO) for its annual Tami Awards program. Winners will be announced Friday, June 13, at the group’s state conference in San Antonio.
Lewisville is a finalist for its Tourism Rack Cards set, Western Day commercial, Holiday at the Hall commercial and the 2007 Holiday at the Hall festival. Lewisville has received three Tami Awards previously, for Cable Special Program in 2002 and for Best Special Event and Outstanding Marketing Plan in 2006.
Formed in 1976, TAMIO was developed as a result of the increasingly complex role of public information in municipal government. TAMIO actively seeks to advance and promote the cooperation and exchange of information and ideas among Texas cities, provide professional development for public information and communications professionals who work in municipal government or similar agencies, and provide public relations assistance where possible to Texas municipalities.
TAMIO is an affiliate organization of the Texas Municipal League, which represents 98 percent of Texas’ urban population through its 1,000-plus member cities and towns.
The Tami Awards program was started in 2002 as a way to recognize outstanding communications efforts by Texas cities and related local government agencies. This year’s awards program drew more than 200 entries in a range of video, print and marketing categories.
Shown below are all finalists in the three divisions involving Lewisville. A complete list of finalists is available on-line at www.texastamio.org.
- Special Publication (<100,000)
City of Temple
City of Lewisville
City of Mansfield
Cable PSA (95,000+)
City of Lewisville
City of Abilene
City of Lewisville
Special Events (all populations)
City of Lewisville
City of Carrollton
City of Mansfield
Media contact: Community Relations and Tourism Director James Kunke, 972.219.3726
DCTA extends hours of Lewisville-Highland Village bus route
The Denton County Transportation Authority (DCTA) will increase its weekday service hours on Connect Route 22, which serves Highland Village and Lewisville, effective Monday, June 9. Route 22 currently begins at 9:15 a.m. on weekdays, but now will start at 7:15 a.m. to better accommodate the retail development along Connect Route 22. Weekend service hours will not change.
Connect, DCTA’s local fixed route bus service, began Route 22 between Lewisville and Highland Village on Dec. 1 of last year. The route provides a transportation alternative along the heavily congested FM 407 corridor and provides direct access to The Marketplace at Highland Village, The Shops of Highland Village, the new AMC Theatre and the new Wal-Mart, with additional stops near Morris, Highland Village Road, Sellmeyer and Garden Ridge. Riders can transfer to other Connect routes in Lewisville near the city’s Municipal Annex on Main Street and Civic Circle.
For more information visit www.dcta.net or call 940.243.0077.
Media contact: DCTA Marketing Manager Kristina Brevard, 972.221.4600
Teen Role Playing Sessions set for June
The Lewisville Public Library will hold a Teen Role Playing Session on Monday, June 2, and Monday, June 16, from 6 to 8:30 p.m. at Teen Point on the second floor of the library, 1197 W. Main Street. Both sessions will be presented by Tom Harrison, professional writer and illustrator. The group is open to participants ages 12 to 18. For more information, call the Youth Services Desk at 972.219.3570. Library services also are available on the Internet at http://library.cityoflewisville.com.
Media contact: Teen Services Librarian Amy Albrecht, 972.219.3567
Regional Transportation Commission to hold public meeting in Lewisville
The Regional Transportation Commission (RTC) will hold a public meeting Monday, June 9, at Lewisville City Hall, 151 W. Church Street, starting at 6:30 p.m. Topics to be addressed will include Quarterly Transportation Improvement Program modifications, Mobility 2030 amendments, Air Quality Conformity, Draft Congestion Management Process Ordinance and implementation plan, and status of the proposed Metropolitan Planning Area expansion. For information, call 817.608.2335.
Media contact: Communications Specialist Jahnae Stout, North Central Texas COG, 817.608.2335
Lewisville Public Library to kick off Summer Reading Club on June 7
The Lewisville Public Library will kick off this year’s Summer Reading Club, “Texas Reading Club Jubilee,” on Saturday, June 7, with a registration celebration from 1 to 4 p.m. Activities in the Youth Services area of the library, 1197 W. Main Street, will include balloon animals, magicians, clowns, crafts, musical entertainment and a Scholastic Book Fair. The Summer Reading Club is open to children through sixth grade, and offers some great prizes to children who spend part of their summer reading. For information, call 972.219.3570 or log on to http://library.cityoflewisville.com.
Media contact: Youth Services Librarian Pat Peters, 972.219.3570
Visual Art League announces winners of member show
The Visual Art League of Lewisville has announced winners of the “Zoom … There and Back” members show, currently on concurrent display through June 28 with “Painterly Realism” by artist J. Packard Wright at the VAL Gallery, 701 S. Stemmons Freeway.
Show winners are:
1st - Mary Infante, photo, From Above
2nd - Jackie Wright, acrylic, Morning Flight
3rd - Ken Caperton, pen/ink, Zoom with Bip, the Flying Zucchini
HM - Chuck Hendrickson, watercolor, Pushin' 40
HM - David Mask, sculpture, Trip Basics:Burn Maps
The VAL gallery is located in the Lewisville West Shopping Center, on the west side of Interstate 35E between Main Street and Fox Avenue. Gallery hours are 1 to 4 p.m. Thursday, Friday and Saturday.
Visual Arts League (VAL) is one of six local groups receiving funding from the Greater Lewisville Arts Council through the City of Lewisville grant program designed to foster cultural and fine arts in the community.
For more information, call 972.420.9393 or visit www.visualartleague.org.
The "Zoom.....There & Back" show at the Visual Art League of Lewisville runs until June 28th at the Gallery.
Media contact: VAL Publicity Chairwoman R’Lene Winters, 972.874.3919
LLELA schedules Spring Bird Walks
Birders of all types are invited to welcome their feathered friends to Lewisville for spring and summer stays during a series of monthly Spring Bird Walks to be held at Lewisville Lake Environmental Learning Area (LLELA).
Hundreds of bird species make LLELA their permanent or migratory home. Master birder Keith Lockhart will guide visitors to some of the best viewing spots, many of them not normally available to the public. Each monthly walk starts at 7:30 a.m. The next walk is scheduled for June 7.
Birders of all skill levels are welcome, ages 10 and up. There is a $2 program fee for the bird walk, in addition to the regular $3 per person gate fee to enter the preserve. Reservations are required and can be made by calling 972.219.7980.
The Lewisville Lake Environmental Learning Area is 2,000-acre wilderness of prairies, forests and wetlands managed as a wildlife preserve by a group of agencies including the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, the University of North Texas, the City of Lewisville, Lewisville ISD and Texas A & M University. Its mission is to preserve and restore native ecosystems and to provide and promote environmental education and scientific research.
LLELA is open to the public every Friday, Saturday, and Sunday for fishing, hiking, camping, bird watching, kayaking/canoeing, picnicking and other outdoor activities. For information, visit www.ias.unt.edu/llela or call 972.219.3930.
Media contact: LLELA Publicist Lisa Cole, 972.219.3930
