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Ages 6 & Up. Spend the night at the Zoo! Offered seasonally to organizational groups (i.e. scouts, schools, youth groups) on select Friday and Saturday nights. Dallas Zoo, 650 RL Thornton Freeway, Dallas, Texas, 469-554-7500 www. dallaszoo.com
23 | WEDNESDAY Dollar Days at the Dallas Arboretum
9am-5pm. Admission is just $1, with $2 hotdogs, root beer floats, ice cream sundaes and pies. Dallas Arboretum, 8525 Garland Road, Dallas 214-5156615 www.dallasarboretum.org
24 | THURSDAY QuakeCon 2017
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10am. Runs through Sunday. QuakeCon is a four-day, nonstop celebration of games and the people who play them. Free to attend and open to the public, Gaylord Texan, 1501 Gaylord Trail, Grapevine 817778-1000 www.quakecon.org
25 | FRIDAY USA Martial Arts Hall of Fame 1-4pm. Fun filled weekend of training with some of the greatest martial artists around. Wyndam Garden Dallas North, 2645 LBJ Freeway, Dallas 903-5694873 www.yourfamilydojo.com
26 | SATURDAY North Dallas Toy Show
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9am-3pm. Find all types of collectibles. Admission is $2 (free for kids 11 and younger). Dallas Events Center, 4343 Sigma Road Suite 600, Dallas 214-358-3628 www. dallas-events-center.com
27 | SUNDAY Dallas Farmers Market Open Daily!
10am-8pm. The Market con-
tains four anchor restaurants, a mixture of local specialty foods, artisanal food vendors. Dallas Farmers Market, 920 S. Harwood, Dallas www.dallasfarmersmarket.org
28 | MONDAY Power Hour Games
4:30-7pm. Play an entire hour of UNLIMITED video games for just $10! Dave & Buster’s, 9450 N Central Expy, Dallas 214-3615553 www.daveandbusters.com
29 | TUESDAY Sleeping with the Fishes: Fish Food Frenzy
Sleep among thousands of fish in the galleries of the Children’s Aquarium at Fair Park. Dates Coming Soon! Children’s Aquarium at Fair Park, 1462 First Avenue, Dallas 469-554-7340 www.childrensaquariumfairpark.com
30 | WEDNESDAY When the Earth Shakes
9am-5pm. Be an engineer as you design and build structures to withstand earthquakes on the Shake Table. CR Smith Museum, 4601 Texas Hwy 360 at FAA Road, Fort Worth 817-967-1560 www. crsmithmuseum.org
31 | THURSDAY Big Blue Blocks
9am-5pm. Using soft blocks of different sizes and shapes, you can make objects like tractors, animals, and robot. CR Smith Museum, 4601 Texas Hwy 360 at FAA Road, Fort Worth 817-967-1560 www. crsmithmuseum.org
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SEPTEMBER 29 State Fair of Texas Opens!
Fair Park, Dallas. Plan your trip at www.bigtex.com. See ad in this issue.