Don’t say there’s nothing to do tonight 😉

Good morning, neighbor☀️ I just wrapped a morning of calls and way too much scrolling to pull this one together — caffeine definitely earned its keep today.

Here’s what I’ve got lined up for you:

— Emma (your slightly sleep-deprived local scout ☕)

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🧪 Perot Museum General Admission — 10:00–17:00 — Perot Museum — $25 adult / $15 child

🐞 “Bug Lab” (add-on exhibit) — 10:00–17:00 — Perot Museum — + $10 adult / + $8 child

🌿 Dallas Arboretum (Daytime) — 09:00–17:00 — Dallas Arboretum — $21.95 adult / $17.95 child (Mon–Thu)

🎄 Holiday at the Arboretum (Night) — 18:00–22:00 — Dallas Arboretum — from ~$35

🐠 Dallas World Aquarium — 08:30–16:00 — 1801 N. Griffin St. — about $31.95 adult / $21.95 child — dwazoo.com (hours/price refs)

🏛️ Sixth Floor Museum — 10:00–17:00 — Dealey Plaza — $22 adult / $18 youth (6–18)

🖼️ Dallas Museum of Art (General Admission) — 11:00–17:00 — DMA — FREE

🗿 Nasher Sculpture Center — 11:00–17:00 — 2001 Flora St. — $10 adult / $7 senior / $5 student

🕍 Dallas Holocaust & Human Rights Museum — 10:00–17:00 — 300 N Houston — $19 adult / $12 student —

🦅 George W. Bush Presidential Museum — 09:00–17:00 — Bush Center (SMU) — $26 adult / $20 child (5–12)

🏀 Phoenix Suns @ Dallas Mavericks — 19:30 — American Airlines Center — resale from ~$13–$18

🎤 Little Simz — 19:00 — House of Blues Dallas — from ~$29+ —

🎶 ASTN — 20:00 — Deep Ellum Art Co. — from ~$69–$115

📸 Arts & Letters Live: Annie Leibovitz — 19:30 — Dallas Museum of Art — $41.50–$131.50 —

🧠 Geeks Who Drink Trivia — 19:00–21:00 — Community Beer Co. Taproom — FREE

🕺 Salsa Wednesdays — 19:00–23:00 — Vidorra Dallas (Deep Ellum) — FREE

💃 Wednesday Salsa & Bachata Social — 21:00–02:00 — Stratos Greek Taverna — No cover (per listing)

😂 Improv Happy Hour — 19:30 — Dallas Comedy Club — (ticketed; see link)

🍹 Ladies Night — 11:00–23:59 — Rodeo Bar (Downtown) — FREE entry; $5 margs

🧘‍♀️ Wind-Down Flow Yoga — 19:15–20:15 — DFW Young & Social (Farmers Branch) — Pay-what-you-can / FREE

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🔐 Dallas details massive World Cup security plan — City officials outlined FBI-supported operations across 27 venues with crowd flows of ~35,000 per day, ahead of 2026 matches in Dallas. (Source)

🏛️ City Council to consider alternatives to aging City Hall — A committee urged studying temporary and long-term office options; the full council is slated to weigh next steps today. (Source)

🚓 Three separate homicides reported across Dallas on Monday — DPD is investigating unrelated killings in Far North Dallas, Cedar Crest and South Dallas; two victims were shot, one stabbed; no suspect info released. (Source)

🌌 Severe geomagnetic storm watch: Northern lights possible — NOAA issued a G4 watch for today that could bring auroras unusually far south and may affect communications; locals caught early views around North Texas. (Source)

🛒 H-E-B plans $14.4M North Texas expansion hub — A 50,000-sq-ft e-commerce fulfillment center in Frisco aims to speed curbside and delivery for DFW; targeted completion by mid-2027. (Source)

🏀 Mavericks fire GM Nico Harrison — Dallas moves on from its GM amid a rocky start; the Mavs host Phoenix tonight as the “post-Harrison” era begins. (Source)

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