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On Saturday, October 25, Elm Shakespeare will host a Masquerade Ball filled with music, costumes, and lively bidding wars. All in support of arts education and free performances that touch thousands ...

Guests dressed in their (costumed) finest for the Monster Masquerade Costume Ball at the Amarillo Botanical Gardens. The spooky gala was one of several Halloween-themed events held over the weekend.

Important anniversaries can hold an extraordinary amount of whimsical weight in a fantasy story. A year passing has gravity, as does a decade, and marking the passage of time in full moons or sunrises ...

"It should feel good to be a kid" is the motto of Prevent Child Abuse Porter County. And it should feel good to be an adult for an evening at the non-profit organzaiton's 2nd annual Mardi Gras-style ...

Actress Keeley Hawes, a new ambassador for the charity, lauded its "hugely positive" work, while British singer Leona Lewis and the Birmingham Ballet entertained the crowd at the 'Bridgerton'-inspired ...