Friday, October 25
The 2002 25th Annual Ft. Worth/Tarrant County Branch NAACP Memorial Freedom Fund Banquet will be held at 7 p.m. at Will Rogers Memorial Center –1 Amon Carter Square, Ft.Worth, Texas. Tickets for this affair are $40 for adults and $20 for youth under age 17. Call 817/332-8919 for more information.

Friday-Sunday, October 25-27
Screams Haunted Theme Park, located in Waxahachie, I-35 south, exit 399 A. Call 972/938-3247 for more information.

Fiddler on the Roof. Located at the Waxahachie Chautaugqua Auditorium. Presented by Waxahachie Community Theatre. Call 972/217-1791 for more information.

Saturday, October 26
The Tarrant County Local Organizing Committee invites you to the 7th Annual Celebration of the Million Man March at 6p.m. at the Community Christian Center, 1800 East Vickery in Ft. Worth. Special guest: Former Dallas City Councilman Al Lipscomb. Also featuring African Drummers or Dallas and Spoken Images of Fort Worth. Call 817/534-1365 for more information.

Saturday, October 26
The Turning Point (Rape Crisis Center of Collin County) annual “Night of the Stars” Gala will be held at the Renaissance Hotel from 7 p.m. to midnight. Tickets to the “Night of the Stars” Gala are $75 per individual ticket and include $2,000 in casino chips. Call 972/985-0951 for more information.

Sunday, October 27
Famed Attorney Johnny Cochran will sign his book Author “A Lawyer’s Life” at the Afro Awakenings Books Etc., 2900 E. Pioneer Pkwy. #425, Arlington, Texas. 5:30 p.m. – 8:30 p.m. Call 817/640-2300 for more information.

Saturday, November 2
1st Annual Christian Singles Conference 2002 will be held at the Bronco Bowl, 2600 Ft. Worth Ave., Dallas, TX. With the donation or love gift of $30 or more you’re entitled to a ticket. Call 214/503-0223 for more information.

November 7 –10
Friends of the Fort Worth Public Library Book Sale will take place at Will Rogers Memorial Complex, Poultry Barn. Admission is $2.00 Adult and $5.00 Family. Friends Members admission is free. For Children of all ages story telling with Robin Rohrer will be held, Saturday, Nov. 9- at 10 a.m. Call 817/871-7888 for more information

Thursday, November 14
Over 1,000 members and guest of The Real Estate Council will celebrate Dallas’ community spirit at their annual gala event “Dreamers, Doers and Unsung Heroes.” This year’s gala is located at Hyatt Regency Landmark Ballroom in downtown Dallas. The Real Estate Council Foundation is located at 8201 Preston road, Ste. 320, Dallas, TX. Call 214/692-3600 for more information.

Through Tuesday, December 10
Fort Worth Slam’s Spoken Word Competition. Hottest Spoken Word competition ever at The Black Dog Tavern, 903 Throckmorton Street. Call 817/455-7932 for more information.
Puppy Print Films Presents… Currently shooting the Rap-u-mentary Dirty Game. Storyline: This Rap-u-mentary is an underground story of a city breaking into the music biz. A story about underground artists in Dallas working against all odds to have a place in the billion dollar rap game. Music industry executives, Indy labels, DJ’s, and unsigned artists in DFW speak on being on the grind in the Dirty South, and what it takes to make street dreams come true. The music, the hustle, the money, the set backs, the drama, and the dream. All interested artists, managers, record labels, and producers if you want to tell your story, share your struggles in the game or just vent. Call 214/514-2679 for more information.