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WELCOME TO, IT'S HAPPENING IN GRAND PRAIRIE.
I'M GEORGIA CLEMSON, AND WE HAVE A WONDERFUL SHOW FOR YOU TODAY.
AND OUR FIRST GUEST IS FROM THE PARKS ARTS AND RECREATION DEPARTMENT.
AND, UH, I BELIEVE THIS IS YOUR FIRST APPEARANCE ON IT'S HAPPENING.
AND WE HAVE SOME EXCITING THINGS TO TALK ABOUT TODAY REGARDING HOLIDAYS AND REGARDING, UH, DIFFERENT EVENTS THAT ARE GOING ON.
WELL, I BELIEVE YOU'RE REFERRING TO THE STAR CANOPY ROOF THAT WE ARE INSTALLING CURRENTLY AT THE VETERANS MEMORIAL PARK.
SO WHAT THIS IS, IS WHEN THIS PARK WAS ORIGINALLY DESIGNED, THERE WAS A STAR PLANNED FOR THE ROOF THAT WOULD COVER THE ACTUAL MEMORIAL.
UM, DURING THAT PROCESS, I GUESS THE FUNDING RAN SHORT.
WE YES, VALUE ENGINEERED THAT OUT.
UM, AND IT SAT WITHOUT THAT STAR UP UNTIL ABOUT A YEAR AGO WHEN THIS ROOF WAS FUNDED AND WE WERE ABLE TO INSTALL IT.
SO THE COLUMNS WERE DESIGNED INITIALLY TO SUPPORT THE, THE ROOF.
SO WE DID SOME PLANNING BACK IN THE DAY TO, TO ACCOMMODATE IT.
I'M SO EXCITED TO SEE THIS COME TO FRUITION.
WE'VE TALKED ABOUT IT A LONG TIME AND WE'VE LOOKED FOR THE MONEY FOR A LONG TIME.
AND DO WE CALL THAT VETERANS PARK, OR WHAT DO WE CALL THAT, WHERE THE COLUMNS ARE? IT'S ACTUALLY JUST VETERANS MEMORIAL.
VETERANS MEMORIAL, AND THAT'S EXACTLY WHAT IT IS.
THAT'S WHAT IT SHOULD BE CALLED.
UH, AND WE HAVE SEVERAL EVENTS, A COUPLE OF EVENTS, UH, EACH YEAR TO HONOR OUR VETERANS, WHICH THEY SOW, UH, DEARLY DESERVE.
WE HAVE, COMING UP ON NOVEMBER 11TH, WE'VE GOT VETERANS DAY, AND THAT WILL BE A CELEBRATION AS WELL AS A RIBBON CUTTING FOR THE ROOF.
UM, AND THEN THAT IS A, IT'S A REALLY, IT'S A FUN EVENT.
UM, WE HAVE A PROCESSIONAL, LOT OF COUNCIL MEMBERS, PARK BOARD, CITY COUNCIL MANAGEMENT OFFICE, AND A LOT OF DIGNITARIES COME AND CELEBRATE, UH, WHAT OUR VETERANS DID AND SACRIFICE FOR US TO LET US DO WHAT WE DO TODAY.
THE, UH, EVENT IS VERY SPECIAL AND WELL DONE.
I LOVE THE COLUMNS BECAUSE TELL US ABOUT THE COLUMNS.
WELL, THE MEANING OF THE COLUMNS ARE, IT'S A, FOR EACH OF THE BRANCHES, MILITARY BRANCHES, IT LISTS THE NAMES OF THOSE WHO DIED IN ACTION.
UM, ACTUALLY THERE ARE RESIDENTS OF GRAND PRAIRIE WHO DIED IN ACTION IN, IN A CONFLICT ACROSS THE WORLD.
AND THEY'RE ALWAYS REMEMBERED ON THOSE DAYS.
AND, UH, UM, OF COURSE WE REMEMBER THEM AS WELL ANY DAY, BUT THAT IS A SPECIAL, SPECIAL TIME.
AND, UH, STEVE, WE HAVE A LITTLE BIT OF HISTORY.
WE SHARE A LITTLE BIT OF HISTORY ON HOW THAT WAS, UM, BECAME WHAT IT IS TODAY BECAUSE OF, UH, MY SWEET MOM, MISS RUTHIE JACKSON WAS VERY PERSISTENT ABOUT GETTING SOME KIND OF MEMORIAL FOR OUR VETERANS EVENTS.
AND THAT WAS BEFORE MY TIME HERE IN GRAND PRAIRIE, BUT I KNOW SHE WAS A STRONG ADVOCATE FOR THE MEMORIAL.
UM, WE'VE ADDED A COUPLE PHASES, AND AS I MENTIONED, THE STAR ROOF, UM, WILL BE THE FINISHING TOUCH.
UM, IT'LL HAVE A GOLD ROOF ON IT, WHICH REALLY RESEMBLES THE GOLD STAR, UM, MEANING FOR THE, THE SACRIFICE THAT THE VETERANS DID FOR US.
SO, UM, IT'LL BE A BEAUTIFUL ADDITION.
IT'LL BE SEEN FROM 1 61 AND THE HIGHWAY, AND IT WILL REALLY DRAW A LOT OF ATTENTION.
IT WILL, IT'S GONNA BE SO BEAUTIFUL AND SO MEANINGFUL.
JUST THINKING ABOUT THE MEANING BEHIND IT.
AND ALSO, AS YOU SAID IT, UH, YOU CAN SEE IT FROM 1 61 AND WE'VE ALSO GOT SOME, UH, ADDITIONS UP THERE AS FAR AS LANDSCAPING TO MAKE IT MORE BEAUTIFUL, DON'T WE? WE DO.
WE WILL BE ADDING 31 TREES, UM, SHADE TREES TO THE, TO THE PARK, AS WELL AS SOME EVERGREEN SHRUBS THAT WILL ACTUALLY TRY TO BUFFER SOME OF THE NOISE THAT COMES OVER FROM THE HIGHWAY.
SO WE'RE, WE'RE ATTEMPTING TO ADD SOME LARGE SHRUBS AND BEDS.
SO EVENTUALLY AS THOSE GROW, THAT WILL BUFFER SOME OF THAT NOISE, ESPECIALLY DURING OUR, OUR CEREMONIES AND EVENTS THAT WE HAVE OUT THERE.
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YOU KNOW, THE STAR WILL PROVIDE SOME SHADE.WE HAVE LOTS OF WONDERFUL VETERANS AND MANY OF THEM ARE ELDERLY AND WE LIKE TO PROTECT THEM.
GIVE THEM A, A COMFORTABLE SPACE.
BECAUSE THIS DOES COME WHAT TIME OF DAY? THE EVENT STARTS AT NINE 30 ON THE 11TH, WHICH IS A MONDAY WE GATHER AT NINE 30.
AND THEN ACTUALLY THE PROCESSIONAL STARTS ABOUT 10, IS THAT CORRECT? IT'S, IT'S CLOSE, YES, I BELIEVE SO.
AND WE GENERALLY HAVE A, A SPECIAL SPEAKER.
UM, MR. KING WILL BE SPEAKING TO THE AUDIENCE, UM, A VETERAN HIMSELF.
UM, HE WILL BE LEADING THAT AND, UM, I'M SURE TELLING SOME WONDERFUL STORIES OF HIS TIME IN THE MILITARY.
WE ALL, I ALWAYS LOVE IT WHEN THEY GIVE THE VETERANS THERE AN OPPORTUNITY TO GIVE US JUST A LITTLE GLIMPSE INTO WHAT THEIR EXPERIENCE HAS BEEN.
THEY, THEY DO INTERVIEW OR STAND UP AND ASK WHEN THEY SERVED, UM, WHAT BRANCH THEY'RE IN.
UM, AND THAT THAT DOES PROVIDE A LOT OF MEANING.
THERE'S A LOT THAT ARE FADING AND WE'RE NOT GONNA HAVE AS MANY OF OF THOSE AS TIME GOES ON.
SO IT'S NICE TO HONOR THEM DURING THE CELEBRATION.
AND STEVE, WHO, WHO IS WORKING WITH YOU ON THAT? YOU HAVE A COMMITTEE OR HAVE YOU JUST HEADED, UH, UP THIS STAR PROJECT? WELL, WE'VE GOT, UM, THE PARK PLANNING STAFF, DANA WOODS AND PHIL HARRIS AND I, AS WELL AS OUR DIRECTOR AND AND ASSISTANT, UM, RAY AND CHRIS.
THEY, WE'VE ALL HAD A BIG PART OF IT.
UM, JOEY GOMEZ WITH THE MAINTENANCE, WE BRING EVERYBODY IN, MAKE SURE WE ALL UNDERSTAND WHAT THE PROJECT IS, THE BENEFITS AND, AND ANY DRAWBACKS AS IT RELATES TO OPERATIONS MAINTENANCE.
WE GET BRING OUR EVENT STAFF IN AS WELL SO THAT WE ALL UNDERSTAND WHAT WE HAVE WHEN IT'S BUILT.
UM, AND WE HIRED A, UM, AN ARCHITECT TO DO THE DRAWINGS FOR US, AND WE'VE GOT A GREAT CONTRACTOR WHO'S LOCAL TO GRAND PRAIRIE, WHO'S BUILDING IT.
UM, AND THEY'RE DOING A FABULOUS JOB.
ISN'T THAT GOOD? ISN'T THAT GOOD? IT'S GOOD NEWS.
I'M SO VERY PROUD OF THIS AND A VIEW FOR HEADING UP THIS PROJECT.
UH, YOU'VE BEEN VERY SPECIAL TO THIS EVENT AND THIS PROJECT AND THE COMPLETION WE'RE NOT QUITE COMPLETE YET, BUT WE WILL BE READY FOR VETERANS DAY, WON'T WE? ABSOLUTELY.
UH, STEVE, IT'S BEEN A PLEASURE HAVING YOU AND I LOVE THE TOPIC WE GOT TO TALK ABOUT AND WE APPRECIATE YOU AND ALL THAT YOU DO FOR OUR CITY.
WELL, THANK YOU FOR HAVING ME.
GRAND PRAIRIE, IT'S TIME TO BAG THE BAG AND GRAB THE BIN.
THE CITY IS NO LONGER COLLECTING RECYCLED ITEMS IN PLASTIC BAGS BECAUSE PLASTIC BAGS DAMAGE PROCESSING EQUIPMENT.
INSTEAD, USE YOUR RECYCLING BIN TO HOLD ITEMS FOR PICKUP.
AND REMEMBER, ONLY GLASS BOTTLES AND JARS, METAL CANS AND PAPER PRODUCTS ARE OKAY.
FOR MORE INFORMATION, PLEASE VISIT GPTX.ORG/RECYCLING.
WELCOME BACK AND WELCOME TO OUR NEXT GUEST, MS. EMILY RIS FROM PARKS ARTS AND RECREATION DEPARTMENT.
I, I ALWAYS LOVE BEING ON THIS SHOW AND GETTING TO TALK ABOUT ALL THE FUN THINGS THAT ARE HAPPENING IN PARKS AND REC.
AND EVEN THOUGH IT'S HARD TO BELIEVE, WE'RE GOING TO TALK ABOUT THE HOLIDAYS COMING UP AND SOMETHING THAT WE DO EVERY YEAR AND DO IT SO WELL.
IT IS TRULY THE BEST TIME OF YEAR WE ARE EXCITED TO WELCOME PRAIRIE LIGHTS BACK FOR OUR 19TH YEAR OF OPERATION, WHICH IS JUST AMAZING FOR A CITY EVENT.
UM, AND THIS YEAR IN PARTICULAR, WE'VE GOT A LOT OF NEW EXCITING FEATURES THAT I HOPE EVERYONE IS READY TO EXPERIENCE.
AND EMILY, YOU'VE BEEN WITH US THROUGH, UH, PREVIOUS PRAIRIE LIGHTS, HAVEN'T YOU? YES, SO THIS IS MY SECOND PRAIRIE LIGHTS.
UM, I STARTED IN NOVEMBER OF LAST YEAR WITH THE CITY, SO GOT TO SEE A LITTLE TASTE OF HOW THINGS OPERATED.
AND THEN AFTER LAST YEAR WE SAID, YOU KNOW WHAT? LET'S TAKE IT TO THE NEXT LEVEL.
UM, WE'RE GETTING TO CELEBRATE ALMOST 20 YEARS OF DOING THIS EVENT, AND IT'S TIME TO MAKE SOME COOL NEW CHANGES TO KEEP PEOPLE EXCITED ABOUT COMING BACK.
YES, EMILY AND YOUR TITLE WITH THE PARKS DEPARTMENT IS? I'M THE SPECIAL EVENTS MANAGER, UM, FOR THE PARKS DEPARTMENT.
SO, UM, MY TEAM AND I WORK WITH ALL OF OUR STAFF OUT AT THE LYNN CREEK PARK, UH, TO HELP DEVELOP PRAIRIE LIGHTS FOR THIS YEAR AND TO PUT IT ALL ON FOR THE COMMUNITY.
AND YOU'VE DONE SUCH A GREAT JOB WITH THE, UH, WITH THE PAST EVENTS AND WE'RE LOOKING FORWARD TO PRAIRIE LIGHTS.
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TELL US SOME OF THE NEW FEATURES.SO, UM, I APPRECIATE THAT PRAIRIE LIGHTS IS REALLY SPECIAL TO US AND IT'S ONE OF THE EVENTS THAT WE DO THAT REALLY WELCOMES ALL OF THE DFW COMMUNITY AND EVEN BEYOND MORE THAN JUST OUR GRAND PRAIRIE RESIDENTS.
THIS YEAR WE'RE REALLY EXCITED TO FEATURE, UM, OUR BRAND NEW STATE-OF-THE-ART TUNNEL.
SO THE TUNNEL THAT YOU KNOW AND LOVE THAT'S GOT THE TWINKLING LIGHTS.
WE'RE ACTUALLY MOVING IT TO THE FRONT OF THE PARK TO MAKE ROOM FOR THIS INCREDIBLE IMMERSIVE EXPERIENCE.
SO YOU'LL DRIVE THROUGH AND YOU'LL SEE PROGRAMMING ALONG THE SIDES OF THE WALLS WITH SNOWFLAKES AND STRIPES.
UM, IT'S, IT'S REALLY INCREDIBLE AND AS THE PARK STAFF IS OUT THERE BUILDING IT NOW, IT'S REALLY COOL TO SEE IT ALL COMING TOGETHER.
AND THAT'S JUST ONE OF THE PIECES.
UM, IF YOU'VE BEEN TO PRAIRIE LIGHTS IN THE PAST, YOU KNOW, WE HAVE A WALK PORTION YES.
OUTSIDE OF THE BACK OF HOLIDAY VILLAGE AND IT'S BEING COMPLETELY REDONE.
UM, WE PARTNER WITH JOSH BARNETT AND THE LIGHT TASIC ORGANIZATION TO DESIGN CUSTOM PIECES AND THIS YEAR WE'RE INCORPORATING A WINTER FOREST THEME WITH LARGE SCALE SCULPTURES OF CREATURES AND CHRISTMAS EXPERIENCES THAT WE'RE REALLY EXCITED TO SHARE.
AND THAT'S A GREAT PHOTO OP FOR FAMILIES, RIGHT? ABSOLUTELY.
SINCE THE REST OF THE PARK IS A DRIVE THROUGH PORTION AND WE DEFINITELY DON'T WANT PEOPLE OUT OF THEIR CARS, THEN THE WALKING SECTION IS A GREAT WAY TO GET SOME FAMILY PHOTOS.
UM, AND THEN OF COURSE THERE'S SANTA INSIDE, SO AS MUCH AS WE LIKE THE PHOTOS AND THE WALKTHROUGH, YOU WANNA MAKE SURE YOU STOP IN HOLIDAY VILLAGE TO GET TO VISIT SANTA.
WE ALWAYS HAVE TO VISIT SANTA.
AND ARE YOU WORKING WITH ANYBODY, ANY, UH, GROUP ON THAT? YEAH, SO THE CHAMBER OF COMMERCE IS GOING TO BE DOING OUR SANTA PORTION AGAIN THIS YEAR.
UM, THEY'RE GREAT PARTNERS OF OURS AND OVER THE LAST FEW YEARS WE'VE LOVED THEIR SETUP AND THE DECORATIONS THAT THEY HAVE FOR SANTA.
AND, UM, HE'LL BE THERE THROUGH DECEMBER 23RD SO THAT, UM, HE HAS TIME TO GET BACK TO THE NORTH POLE, OF COURSE, FOR EVERYONE.
AND NOW EMILY, WHEN I GO OUT THERE AND TAKE MY GRANDKIDS, WHAT CAN I DO? DO I GET TO STOP AT THE TENT OR IS THAT AN EXTRA CHARGE OR IS THAT PART OF THE TICKET? SO OUR PRICE IS ALL INCLUSIVE.
UM, SO $50 A CAR GETS YOU INTO THE PARK, YOU DRIVE THROUGH ABOUT A MILE OR SO, AND THEN STOP AT OUR HOLIDAY VILLAGE.
AND WE'VE GOT A COUPLE CARNIVAL RIDES CONCESSIONS, UM, A COUPLE SHOPPING VENDORS, UM, VISITING SANTA, AND THEN THE WALKING PORTION OUTBACK, ALL OF THAT IS INCLUDED WITH YOUR TICKET.
AND THEN YOU'LL HOP BACK IN THE CAR AND GET TO SEE A WHOLE NOTHER SECTION OF THE PARK, UM, AND GO ALONG YOUR WAY.
AND YOU CAN ACTUALLY STAY AT HOLIDAY VILLAGE AS LONG AS YOU LIKE.
ISN'T THAT CORRECT? ABSOLUTELY.
SO I MEAN, LIKE I SAID, WE'VE GOT CONCESSIONS SO YOU CAN HANG OUT, HAVE DINNER WITH YOUR FAMILY, GET PICTURES OF SANTA, BUY SOME CHRISTMAS PRESENTS AT OUR SHOPPING VENDORS, AND STAY AS LONG AS YOU LIKE UNTIL YOU'RE READY TO HOP BACK IN THE CAR FOR THE NEXT HALF OF THE SHOW.
AND WHAT KIND OF FOOD CAN I EXPECT? SO WE KIND OF HAVE YOUR CARNIVAL CLASSICS FEATURED AT PRAIRIE LIGHTS, LOTS OF, UM, CORN DOGS, FUNNEL CAKES.
WE'RE EXCITED TO FEATURE KONA ICE AND, UH, TRAVEL AND TOM'S COFFEE ARE BOTH GONNA BE OUT THERE.
WE HAVE SOME SWEETS LIKE KETTLE CORN AND UH, FUDGE CHRISTMAS CLASSICS.
UM, BUT DEFINITELY YOUR CARNIVAL STYLE FOOD.
AND OF COURSE THOSE ARE FOR SALE TO OUR VISITORS, RIGHT? YES, MA'AM.
SO THE $50 TICKET GETS YOU IN THE DOOR AND GETS YOU ACCESS TO A LOT OF OUR ATTRACTIONS, BUT, UH, FOOD IS FOR SALE AS WELL AS PICTURES OF SANTA COME WITH A SMALL FEE.
EMILY, YOU KNOW, 19 YEARS, I CAN'T BELIEVE IT'S BEEN 19 YEARS, BUT IT HAS NOW.
UM, I KNOW GENERALLY, TYPICALLY THERE ARE LONG LINES, SO REMIND US WHAT WE SHOULD DO TO PREPARE FOR THAT.
SO I MEAN, OF COURSE WE'RE SO HAPPY THAT EVERYONE WANTS TO VISIT PRAIRIE LIGHTS, BUT WE WANNA MAKE SURE EVERYONE HAS A GREAT EXPERIENCE TOO.
SO WE RECOMMEND COMING ON WEEKDAYS IF POSSIBLE.
UM, ESPECIALLY THE FIRST TWO WEEKS OF DECEMBER TEND TO BE OUR LESS BUSY TIMES AND COMING EARLY YOU CAN LINE UP OUTSIDE THE PARK AS EARLY AS 5:00 PM MAKE SURE YOU'VE GOT A FULL TANK OF GAS.
AND YOU HIT THE RESTROOM BEFORE YOU GO.
BUT, UM, ANOTHER OPTION IS WE DO HAVE A FAST PASS TICKET.
SO SIMILAR TO, UM, AMUSEMENT PARKS AND THEME PARKS WHERE YOU CAN PAY FOR A FAST PASS SECTION.
WE'VE GOT A SECRET ENTRANCE OFF THE SIDE OF THE MARINA, UM, THAT FOR A SLIGHTLY ELEVATED TICKET PRICE, YOU GET TO SKIP THOSE LINES AND GET RIGHT TO THE SHOW.
NOW IF I WANNA COME OUT AND I WANNA EVEN BRING A NEIGHBOR, UH, DOES IT MATTER HOW MANY YOU HAVE IN YOUR CAR? NO.
SO, UH, THE $50 A CAR COVERS YOUR WHOLE CAR, THE ONLY TIME WE START GETTING INTO DIFFERENT PRICING IS IF YOU WANNA BRING 20 OF YOUR FRIENDS IN A PARTY BUS.
WE DO HAVE A BUS AND LIMO RATE, BUT, UM, IT'S BEEN FUN.
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WE HAD A LOT OF, UM, DIFFERENT COMMUNITIES BRING OUT BUSES AND WE SAW A WHOLE GROUP OF LITTLE GIRLS COME OUT IN A LIMO FOR A BIRTHDAY PARTY.THERE'S, THERE'S LOTS OF WAYS, BUT IF YOU'RE JUST BRINGING YOUR FAMILY IN A CAR, $50 COVERS ALL OF YOU.
AND THERE ARE NOT MANY PLACES YOU CAN GO WITH A WHOLE FAMILY FOR $50.
NO, AND THAT'S, THAT'S ONE OF THE THINGS WE REALLY TRY AND DO AS A COMMUNITY EVENT IS TO REMAIN AFFORDABLE IF AS MUCH AS WE CAN.
UM, WE'RE ALSO EXCITED TO OFFER A RESIDENT COUPON, SO WE WANT TO DO OUR BEST TO HELP OUT OUR GRAND PRAIRIE RESIDENTS.
SO WE WILL HAVE COUPONS AVAILABLE FOR PICKUP AT ALL OF OUR RECREATION CENTERS, OUR CITY FACILITIES, LIBRARIES THAT YOU CAN PICK UP AND BRING TO THE GATE FOR $15 OFF YOUR TICKET.
AND WE APPRECIATE THE, THE CITY COUNCIL HAS BEEN HUGE ADVOCATES ON GETTING THAT COUPON GOING FOR OUR RESIDENTS.
SO WE'RE REALLY EXCITED TO BE ABLE TO BRING THAT BACK AGAIN THIS YEAR.
SO $35, THAT IS AMAZING TO BE ABLE TO GO OUT AND SEE THAT AND ENJOY THE LIGHTS.
AND YOU SAID THERE WOULD BE A NEW EXPERIENCE.
GIVE ME JUST A LITTLE BIT MORE INFORMATION ON THAT.
SO, UM, ANOTHER ONE OF THE NEW AREAS THAT WE'RE EXCITED TO FEATURE IS A BIG REQUEST WE GET IS ALWAYS THINGS SYNCHRONIZE WITH MUSIC.
THERE'S A LOT OF NEW TECHNOLOGY OUT THERE THESE DAYS, SO ONE OF OUR LAND'S FEATURES A WHOLE MUSIC COORDINATED SHOW WITH ELVES, DANCING AND, UM, CELEBRATING DIFFERENT ACTIVITIES OF THE HOLIDAY SEASON.
AND THE WHOLE THING IS COORDINATED TO A SONG.
SO AS YOU'RE DRIVING, YOU GET TO ROLL YOUR WINDOWS DOWN, HEAR THE MUSIC, SEE THE SHOW.
UM, THE WHOLE REST OF THE PARK IS ACTUALLY COMPLETELY NEW AS WELL.
SO WE'VE GOT A LOT OF NEW TECHNOLOGY, BRIGHTER LIGHTS, MORE DETAILED PANELS AND ANIMATIONS AND I THINK IT'S, IT'S REALLY GONNA BE A YEAR TO REMEMBER.
AND EMILY, TELL US ONCE AGAIN THE DATES, THE TIMES.
SO PRAIRIE LIGHTS KICKS OFF ON THANKSGIVING NIGHT, WHICH IS NOVEMBER 28TH THIS YEAR, AND WE OPEN OUR DOORS AT 6:00 PM EVERY NIGHT.
UM, LAST CAR OF THE NIGHT IS TYPICALLY IN ABOUT 10:00 PM AND THAT'S KIND OF OUR CUTOFF.
WE'RE OPEN SEVEN DAYS A WEEK THROUGH ALL OF THE HOLIDAYS, AND OUR LAST NIGHT IS NEW YEAR'S EVE, DECEMBER 31ST.
SO, UM, YOU'VE GOT ABOUT 34 DAYS TO GET OUT THERE AND COME VISIT US AND, UM, ENJOY ALL THE FUN.
AND IT DOES SOUND LIKE A DELIGHTFUL OCCASION AND EVENT AND WE'RE SO EXCITED ABOUT IT.
THANK YOU FOR ALL THAT YOU DO FOR OUR CITIZENS AND FOR THE BIG EVENTS THAT ARE GOING ON IN GRAND PRAIRIE AND ESPECIALLY FOR THE HOLIDAYS AND PRAIRIE LIGHTS.
WE WERE EXCITED TO KICK OFF THIS YEAR'S HOLIDAY SEASON WITH A BANG AND CAN'T WAIT TO SEE EVERYONE OUT THERE.
AND THANK YOU SO MUCH FOR JOINING US TODAY.
I'M GEORGIA CLEMSON REMINDING YOU AS ALWAYS, IT'S HAPPENING IN GRAND PRAIRIE.