EVENTS
- Red River Showdown aka Texas-OU weekend – tons of parties and events, as for the game, it’s Saturday morning at 11 at the Cotton Bowl Stadium in Fair Park. SOLD OUT, secondary market tickets are $220-$1,839 (ESPN College GameDay will broadcast from the State Fair for the sixth time leading up to the Oklahoma-Texas game, and the first since 2011, it’s from 8-10 a.m. State Fair ticket required and enter through Gate 6. Stage by the Children’s Aquarium)
- 10th Annual Empowering Seniors Health & Lifestyle Expo Friday from 9-1:30 at Campus West in Bedford – It’s a free event and over 3,000 seniors, caregivers and baby boomers will attend starting at 9:00. In addition to free health screenings by area hospitals, Dallas Cowboys legend Bob Lilly will be there to sign autographs and pose for pictures, along with some of the Dallas Cowboys Cheerleader Alumni from the 70s. Details at empoweringseniors.com
- 17th Annual Southlake Oktoberfest Friday-Sunday at Southlake Town Square – German foods, a dozen German-inspired beers and 4 limited editions. Rahr Brewing has created two special craft beers and Shiner has created two more that are available only at Oktoberfest in Southlake. Details at OktoberfestSouthlake.com.
CONCERTS
- Taylor Swift’s reputation Stadium Tour – Friday and Saturday at 7 at AT&T Stadium – Tickets are $69.50-$350
MOVIES
- A Star is Born (Rated R) starring Bradley Cooper and Lady Gaga – A musician helps a young singer and actress find fame, even as age and alcoholism send his own career into a downward spiral.
- Venom (Rated PG-13) starring Tom Hardy and Michelle Williams – When Eddie Brock acquires the powers of a symbiote, he will have to release his alter-ego “Venom” to save his life