7 Things To Do This Weekend In East Texas – February 18 and 19

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Congratulations, you've made it through another typical work week and now that the weekend is here what are you going to do? It's going to be a great weekend the weather is going to be nice, a mixture of sun and clouds all weekend long with a high in the mid 50s Saturday and low 60s Sunday. If you're not sure and you don't have any plans, be spontaneous and be a part of these events happening around Tyler, Texas and Longview, Texas this weekend.

For more details on these events, simply click on their highlighted titles.

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Hallsville High School Bobcat Belles Winter Show
Friday and Saturday night @ 7 p.m.

The show will be at the Hallsville High School Performing Arts Center, 616 Cal Young Road, Hallsville. It is a dance variety show featuring the national award-winning Hallsville High School dance and drill team performing jazz, hip-hop, military, tap and more dance styles and a high kick routine. Tickets are $15.

Mardi Gras Upriver

downtown Jefferson
Friday thru Sunday

Celebrate Mardi Gras Saturday in Jefferson with the Krewe of Hebe's motorcycle parade at 1:45 p.m. and the grand parade at 2 p.m. Saturday. Sunday there will be a children’s parade 2 p.m. There are other events scheduled throughout the weekend. Admission is $10 and the wristband covers all three days.

Ricky Borden Memorial Kid Fish Derby

Teague Park, Longview - 1201 Park Ln.
Saturday from 10 a.m. - 2 p.m.

This free event is for families with children 3 to 16 years old. It is a free fishing event and poles and bait will be available for use.

Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: Secrets of the Sewer

Discovery Science Place, Tyler - 308 N. Broadway
Tuesday thru Saturday 10 a.m. - 5 p.m. and Sunday 1 p.m. - 5 p.m.
This is a traveling exhibit that will at Discovery Science Place through May 21st. Leap to the rescue and learn teamwork, collaboration, and problem-solving as you work your way through puzzles, mazes, and obstacles. Explore the sewer-like lair, where good guys win and bad guys lose! Tickets are $10 for adults and does not include general admission. General admission is $10 for adults and $8 for children.

Crowns

Tyler Civic Theatre Center, Tyler
Friday and Saturday at 7:30 p.m. and Sunday at 2:30 p.m.
This is a moving and celebratory musical play where hats become a launching pad for an exploration of black history and identity. The story is told through the eyes of a young black woman who has traveled down South to stay with her aunt after her brother was killed in Brooklyn. Admission is $12.50 for students and $25 for adults.

Professional Wrestling - No Love, Just Hate

League of Lions Wrestling, Marshall
Saturday at 7:30 p.m.
Professional wrestling makes its way to Marshall with the wrestling show 'No Love, Just Hate'. It's a BYOB event with no glass bottles. Adult tickets are $8 and kids $5.

All-Star Improv

The Understudy Tyler
Saturday 8:00 PM
Improv Comedy from some of the best in Texas! Tickets are $20 for the show.