If you haven't made plans for the can't-miss-it annual Southwest Airlines State Fair Classic football matchup between rivals Prairie View A&M and Grambling State universities, here are schedule highlights. The game kicks off at 4 p.m. Saturday at Fair Park's Cotton Bowl stadium.
Pre-game activities include the following:
FRIDAY
6 a.m.: Pep rally at Klyde Warren Park, 2012 Woodall Rodgers Fwy. near Pearl Street.
8 a.m.: Radio One Celebrity Golf Tournament at Cedar Crest Country Club, 1800 Southerland Ave.
6:30 p.m.: Prairie View's Dallas alumni chapter holds its 20th annual Athletics Scholarship & Stadium Gala at the Marriot City Center Hotel, 650 N. Pearl St. in downtown Dallas.
SATURDAY
7:30 a.m.: The High School Battle of the Bands, sponsored by Grambling State's Dallas alumni chapter, will be held at Lancaster High School, 200 E. Wintergreen Road.
2 p.m.: A pre-game concert featuring soul-R&B artist Jazmine Sullivan is scheduled at the State Fair of Texas' Chevrolet Main Stage at Fair Park.
Tickets for various events are available through Ticketmaster (800-745-3000 or www.ticketmaster.com) and at William's Chicken, Catfish Floyds, Dave's BBQ, City Federal Credit Union, Army & Air Force Exchange, Class Act, That Magic Moment, St. John's Baptist Church (Southlake and Grand Prairie locations), Friendship West Baptist Church, and the Prairie View and Grambling alumni groups. To learn more, visit www.alwe.com.
ABOUT TOWN: The first meeting for parents, guardians and families wishing to enroll third-, fourth- and fifth-grade students in the new Kathlyn Joy Gilliam Debate Team will be from 6 to 7 p.m. Oct. 3 at the Kathlyn Joy Gilliam Civil Rights Museum, 3817 Wendelkin St. in Dallas. Debate coaches will be on hand to answer questions. To learn more, call 469-458-0208 or email admin@kathlynjoygilliammuseum.org.
