• Whiskey Blending Sessions | Thursday, May 23 | 6 p.m. | Acre Distilling Co., 1309 Calhoun St., Fort Worth | $25 | Sample four whiskies, receive blending instructions, and let the blending experience begin.
• Class Clowns of Comedy | Thursday, May 23 | 7-9 p.m. | Blank Space Fort Worth, 6609 E. Lancaster Ave., Fort Worth | $18-$25 | Celebrate the end of another school year by yukking it up with (and about) some educators.

• InnovateED: Redefining Education for the Digital Generation | Friday, May 24 | 10 a.m.-2 p.m. | 800 N. Blue Mound Rd., Fort Worth | $55 | Educators, technology experts, policymakers, and thought leaders will explore innovative approaches to teaching and learning in the 21st century.
• Mat War Pro Wrestling “Slam and Destroy 2" | Friday, May 24 | 8-10:30 p.m. | Southside Preservation Association, 1519 Lipscomb St., Fort Worth | $25-$30 | It might not be Hulk Hogan vs. The Ultimate Warrior, but you don’t want to miss these matchups.

• Oakhurst Neighborhood-Wide Yard Sale | Friday, May 24-Sunday, May 26 | 8 a.m.-4 p.m. | Oakhurst Neighborhood, 2200 Goldenrod Ave., Fort Worth | Free | Find some bargains amongst the 55+ homes selling wares.
• National Tap Dance Day | Saturday, May 25 | 7-10 p.m. | Arts Fifth Avenue, 1628 5th Ave., Fort Worth | Free | Be light as a feather as you shuffle, step, and tap along at the 35th annual celebration.

• Car Show | Sunday, May 26 | 9 a.m. | Billy Bob’s Texas, 2520 Rodeo Plaza, Fort Worth | Free | The world’s largest honky-tonk moves away from big name tours for classic and muscle cars.
• Ubbi Dubbi Festival | Sunday, May 26 | 2-10 p.m. | Panther Island Pavilion, 395 Purcey St., Fort Worth | $101-$163 | Join Afrojack, Crankdat, and more in the “sensory overload of electronic goodness.”

• Tarrant Regional Water District board members will vote on Tuesday, June 18 on whether to demolish LaGrave Field, a Fort Worth staple since 1926. There will be public comment at the meeting. Level up: Learn more about the Panther Island Project Vision 2.0. (Fort Worth Report)

• On Tuesday, City Council approved an $80,000 homestead tax exemption for older adult and disabled residents. The exemption had previously been $60,000, and the increase is estimated to cost the city $940,609.

• Google filed a permit under the name of Project Beast to finish out a one million-sqft distribution center in Alliance. The facility in the Northlake 35 Logistics Park is estimated at over $20 million + is slated for completion in March 2025. The number of jobs created isn’t yet clear.

• No. 47. That’s where Fort Worth ranks in access to startup capital, despite being the 12th-largest city in America. Among major cities in Texas, Cowtown ranks fifth. City Council plans to continually address the fragmented entrepreneurial ecosystem going forward. (Fort Worth Report)

• Herbert Ewen Bettis “Hub” Baker, the founder of Stockyards Championship Rodeo and an original investor in Billy Bob’s Texas, died at age 78 on Monday, May 20. Baker was an instrumental board member of the Texas Trail Hall of Fame, Texas Rodeo Cowboy Hall of Fame, and the National Cowgirl Museum and Hall of Fame.

• RTB Cocktail & Raw Bar, at the tippy-top of the Sinclair Hotel, will host a $25 summer kickoff on Sunday, May 26, 3-10 p.m. Tickets include one drink + one food item, as well as the chance to remark that people passing through Sundance Square “look like ants from up here.”

• SiNaCa Studios and University of Texas-Arlington teamed up to bring the 2025 Glass Art Society Conference to the area. Running May 14-17 of next year, the conference will bring over 1,000 glass artists from 20 countries right into Tarrant County. (DFW501c)

• Heirloom, the greens-driven food truck at Archie’s Gardenland, is launching a new monthly dinner series, Greenhouse Gatherings. The first one, slated for Saturday, May 25, sounded so awesome that it already sold out. Thankfully, you can sign up to get info about June’s event.

• The Federal Aviation Administration selected the air traffic control tower at Meacham International Airport for replacement. Mecham’s 56-year-old tower is among 31 towers across the US — and the only one in Texas — slated for replacement. The current tower is 54 feet tall; the new one will be 120 feet.

• Fort Worth Country Day’s graduating class earned more than $12.6 million in merit-based scholarships, and 17 seniors were named National Merit Finalists, Commended, and College Board Recognition Programs Scholars.

• We’re 98 days away from the start of the college football season, and the Gig ‘Em squad opens with a huge game against the Notre Dame Fighting Irish. Get the biggest stories every day from the local experts of the Texas A&M Aggies with Locked On’s daily podcasts.

• Believe it or not, we’re almost halfway through the year (aka time to assess your progress on your annual savings goals). Need some guidance? Dive into United Texas Credit Union’s best savings tips we shared earlier this year.*

• Still searching for a Father’s Day gift? Surprise the father figure in your life with a Marksmen Firearms & Outfitters gift card. The store offers a selection of specialty items for the hunter or fisher in your life (think: fishing rods, reels, lures, knives, and more). Start shopping.*

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