Community
Knit Wits, a neighborhood knitting club, meets at 2 p.m. every Tuesday at the Lakewood Library, 6121 Worth. Those at all levels of expertise are welcome. For details, call 214.670.1376.
The White Rock Lake Foundation and For the Love of the Lake have begun planning the White Rock Lake Centennial Celebration, which will run March 26-June 26. To volunteer with the host committee, email centennial@whiterockdallas.org.
The North Texas Myeloma Support Group will meet 10 a.m.-1 p.m. Feb. 12 in Room 8 of Truett Hospital at the Baylor University Medical Center, 3500 Gaston. For details, call 214.820.2608.
Virginia R. Cvetko Patient Education Center will host a relaxation program 10-11:30 a.m. Feb. 4 in the Cvetko Conference Room in basement of the Baylor Charles A. Sammons Cancer Center, 3535 Worth. Space is limited, and registration is required. Call 214.820.2608.
The Big Russian Shoot Out basketball tournament at St. Thomas Aquinas — also known as the Norman Smith Memorial Basketball Tournament for fallen Dallas Police Sr. Cpl. Norman Smith — recently raised $3,500 for the Genesis Women’s Shelter through its second annual fundraiser. For details, visit bigrussianshootout.org.
People
Matthew George, a Woodrow Wilson graduate now attending Yale University, wrote a play that has been selected for a regional arts festival in Massachusetts as part of the Kennedy Center’s American College Theater Festival. The play, titled “Cow Play”, was one of five selected for the festival out of 180 entries. George also is one of five finalists for a National Student Playwrighting Award. The winner receives $2,500 and a trip to see the winning production at the Kennedy Center.
