League of Women Voters is sponsoring a candidate forum for Andre Davidson and Cathy Fang, the two Plano City Council candidates in the runoff on March 27.

If you live in Plano and can vote, please consider attending this forum to become informed on the candidates.

Location: Schimelpfenig Library, 5024 Custer Road, Plano

Time: 10:30 a.m. – 11:30 a.m.

This year’s Texas Democratic State Convention will be held at the American Bank Center in Corpus Christi, Texas, June 25-26th. There is great enthusiasm on the part of the Corpus Christi community to welcome our Democratic Delegates, Alternates, and guests to this year’s convention and kick our election season into high gear.

Importantly, in addition to facilitating the business of the Democratic Party, those elected as Delegates and Alternates to the State Convention have a number of opportunities to get involved and support the convention planning process, including soliciting auction items for our Convention Kickoff Silent Auction and helping to find volunteers willing to work at the State Convention.

Texas Democratic Women (TDW), our state-wide parent organization, will hold the Women’s Caucus at the convention and help with the Lady Bird Johnson Breakfast.

Early voting begins for the Plano City Council election run-off. Election day is Saturday, March 27.

Voting schedule is as follows:

Early Voting Locations:

• Collin County Elections Department, 2010 Redbud Blvd., McKinney
• Carpenter Park Recreation Center, 6701 Coit Rd., Plano
• Parr Library, 6200 Windhaven Pkwy., Plano
• Collin College – Spring Creek, 2800 E. Spring Creek Pkwy., Plano
• Haggard Library, 2501 Coit Rd., Plano
• Harrington Library, 1501 18th St., Plano
• PISD Administration Center, 2700 W. 15th St., Plano

The Frisco ISD SHAC (School Health Advisory Committee) will meet on Monday, April 12, 5-6pm at the Frisco ISD Career and Technical Education Center (CTE), Training Room 1, 9889 Wade Blvd., Frisco.  Discussion will be on health and sex education with two guidance counselors, one from elementary school and one from middle school.

Doors open at 7:00 (concessions available), the box office opens at 7:30, and showtime is 8pm.

The address of the Courtyard Theater is 1509 H. Ave., Plano.  Parking access is off G Ave. or 16th St.

The Courtyard Theater is located in the Historical District of downtown Plano. It’s in the block bordered by Ave. H on the east side, Ave. G on the west side, 16th St. on the north side, and 15th St on the south side. Ave. H is technically the front side of the theater, but Ave. G, the backside of the theater, is where the REAL parking is. This is where the directions lead.

From 15th Street:

• Head east on 15th. Cross under North Central Expressway. The first light you come to after the light at North Central is Avenue G. You will see a City of Plano on the corner of Ave. G. Make a LEFT turn (north) on Avenue G.
• Immediately look for a sign for the theater on your RIGHT. Make a RIGHT turn before you pass the sign into what appears to be small driveway/alleyway.  It actually takes you, very quickly, to a LEFT turn into the large parking lot.
• If you overshoot the turn into the driveway, continue on Ave. G until the next street, 16th street. Make a RIGHT and then another quick RIGHT into the parking lot.

The Courtyard Theatre is the building on the right. You should see all the lights on.

Heading South on Ave. K:

• At 15th Street, which has a light, make a RIGHT turn. (Be careful not to turn on the “street” before it which is 15th Place and leads to a dead end.) You will cross the DART tracks, and pass Ave. H.
• At Ave. G (there is a light), take a RIGHT.  Immediately look for a sign for the theater on your RIGHT.
• Make a RIGHT turn before you pass the sign into what appears to be small driveway/alleyway.  It actually takes you, very quickly, to a LEFT turn into the large parking lot.
• If you overshoot the turn into the driveway, continue on Ave. G until the next street, 16th Street. Make a RIGHT and then another quick RIGHT into the parking lot.

The Courtyard Theatre is the building on the right. You should see all the lights on.

Gloria Steinem will be speaking at the UTD Conference Center Auditorium as part of the Gender Studies Lecture Series.

Live Green Expo, Plano Centre, 2000 E. Spring Creek Pkwy. Volunteers needed.

Attend your precinct convention at 7:15pm at your local polling location.

Election Day for the Plano City Council run-off.

Voting schedule is as follows:

This month we will be presenting School Boards 101: Roles, Responsibilities, Rewards and Challenges. We will have a panel discussion among board members from some local districts (K-12) and the Collin County Community College District. The program is part of our group’s ongoing effort to educate ourselves on the important jobs of our local elected officials.

Preston Ridge Campus of Collin College, 9700 Wade Blvd Frisco, Texas, Founders Hall, Shawnee Room F148.