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Love is in the air, or at least it is on Valentine’s Day! And for San Antonio couples, there’s a great date opportunity waiting to happen with the Sips and Sounds of the West event over at the Briscoe Western Art Museum ! On Friday, February 12th from 6:00 pm to 9:00 pm, guests can enjoy a spectacular evening of live music, tasty treats, delicious beverages, and fun under the stars in the McNutt Sculpture Garden. Local singer/songwriter Ty Dillon will be there to help put you in a grooving mood with a live musical performance you won’t want to miss! Plus, for sweethearts, there will be the opportunity to enjoy some tasty chocolate strawberries, along with a Pony Express Love Letters calligraphy workshop. Even if you’re attending alone, there’s still plenty of fun to be had with live entertainment, an engaging atmosphere, and enough snacks to satisfy your tastebuds all night long! San Antonio is home to some of the very best art museums in the state and the Briscoe is definitely no exce...

I’ve gushed about the Dallas Arboretum before, no bones about it. But the place honestly never stops surprising me, especially when it comes to great events to enjoy! And now, with spring just starting to peek over the Texas horizon, Dallas residents can enjoy some truly spectacular quality time in nature while also getting to see the Arboretum bloom in all its glory with the Dallas Blooms event! Named by Southern Living as one of “The Best Places to See Stunning Spring Blooms Across the South”, the Dallas Arboretum and Botanical Garden’s Dallas Blooms event will be the largest annual floral festival in the entire southwest! WOW. Now that’s a claim to fame that’s sure to be pleasing on the eye. Running from February 20th to April 11th, this year’s theme will be “America the Beautiful” and will showcase a fountain of breathtaking colors from 100 varieties of spring bulbs and more than 500,000 spring-blooming blossoms, azaleas, Japanese cherry trees, and MORE!  Each week, Dallas Blo...