Your heart will be racing …
… this Valentine’s Day, if you join the Heart and Sole 5k and 1-mile fun run, which begins at 9 a.m. Saturday, Feb. 14 at White Rock Lake’s Winfrey Point and benefits Helping Restore Ability, a Dallas/Fort Worth-based charity that promotes independence and dignity to low income families who live with disabling conditions. Runners receive a long-sleeve racing shirt and finishers prize. Save $5 by registering early online through runontexas.com. Or register at 7:30 a.m. race day. The 5k costs $40 for adults and $20 for those under 14. Learn more about the beneficiary at helpingrestoreability.org.
Dance your heart out …
… at the Moss Haven Elementary PTA’s annual auction and party. Save the date: Saturday, Feb. 21 from 6 p.m.-midnight at the Royal Oaks Country Club. This is the PTA’s biggest fundraiser of the year. Proceeds fund the MHE PTA’s programs for educational enrichment. Learn more at mosshavenpta.org.
Fill your heart with glee …
… at the Lake Highlands High School Espree pop vocal choir’s “Dance to the Music: 35 Years of Espree” show at 7 p.m. Friday and Saturday, Feb. 27 and 28 at the LHHS auditorium. Tickets cost $10-$12 and $5 for students, and proceeds benefit the Espree choir program and students who have performed throughout this school year at UT Southwestern’s Simmons Cancer Center, Medical City Hospital and Forest Meadow Junior High’s Market in the Meadow benefit, to name a few. The February show features live music, dancing, and classic and current pop music. Purchase reserved-seat tickets by calling 214.503.7166 or buy general admission tickets at the door before the show.
Know of ways
that neighbors can spend time, attend an event, or purchase or donate something to benefit a neighborhood nonprofit? Email your suggestion to launch@advocatemag.com.
