Richardson's Senior Center turns into a holiday market at the end of this week, and regular visitors will lose a day of programs to make room for it.
The center's annual Holiday Bazaar runs from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. on Friday, Nov. 6, and Saturday, Nov. 7, at 820 W. Arapaho Road. Admission is free. According to the city, more than 50 vendors are expected, selling handmade items such as jewelry, paintings, pottery and knitwear including hats and blankets. Food will be sold on site.
The building will be closed all day Thursday, Nov. 5, so the space can be set up for the sale. Members who usually spend Thursdays there should plan around the closure. Questions about the event can go to the Senior Center at 972-744-7800.
Also Friday: a rain barrel class
A second free city event lands the same morning a few miles east. The North Texas Municipal Water District is holding a rainwater harvesting workshop from 11 a.m. to 12:30 p.m. Friday at Richardson IQ HQ, 1302 E. Collins Blvd.
District staff plan to demonstrate putting together and setting up a rain barrel, keeping it maintained and how to use the collected water on lawns and gardens. Registration is required, and questions go to the city's Public Services department.