Carnival of Steel at Richland College — daytime concerts from 10 a.m.-5 p.m. are free, and feature the Richland College Steel Sound band and the Carnival of Steel Massed Steel Band. Music will range from Caribbean and Latin to classical and rock. A $5 demonstration clinic is at 5 p.m., and the big event is an 8 p.m. concert featuring steel pan recording artist Andy Narell, Trinidadian calypso artist David Rudder and Puerto Rico native Jose Aponte, who is a Latin drummer and University of North Texas music instructor. The concert is $15. Tickets are available by calling Derrick Logozzo at 972.238.6254 or emailing him at dlogozzo@dcccd.edu. This year’s carnival is being combined with Dia de la Familia, a festival with food, children’s activities, health and public service booths, and college information. The festival aims to spark interest among Hispanics in going to college. Fannin Hall, 12800 Abrams, rlc.dcccd.edu/carnivalofsteel.
Dallas Kids Read is this Saturday. This annual event dedicated to the growth of literacy rates in children happens this weekend in all 25 branch libraries, but the big event is at NorthPark Mall. From 1-6 pm on Saturday, local celebrities and authors will be reading in between Nordstrom and Macy’s. It’s free for the whole family.
Art for Darfur is going to be holding the auction for all the art that was donated to them on Saturday night at the Owens Art Center at SMU. The bidding starts at 6pm and ends at 7:30. It’s $15 for adults, $5 for students, and all proceeds are being donated to Darfur Peace and Development.
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