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In this Lewisville Connect issue...
🏛️ The city's property tax rate hearing lands Monday night at City Hall
🚧 Old Town streets start closing two days before Western Days
🎨 A former poet laureate's solo show at The Grand comes down Saturday
🎓 Teens can bank two hours of service credit Thursday night
Wednesday, September 16th (today).
Toddler Nature Time at LLELA, 10 to 11:30 AM, 201 E. Jones St.
Free Yoga in the Plaza by Blue Anjou Yoga Studios, 6 PM, Wayne Ferguson Plaza.
Family Movie Night at Buffalo Hirsch, 6 to 8:30 PM.
Thursday, September 17th.
America 250! Constitution Week Celebration, 5 PM, in front of Lewisville City Hall, 151 W. Church St., free. Bring a lawn chair or blanket.
Teen Talks for ages 13 to 17, 5:30 to 6:30 PM, Lewisville Municipal Court, 1197 W. Main St., free. Two hours of community service credit for attending.
Free Bodyweight Strength Class in the Plaza, 6:15 PM, Wayne Ferguson Plaza.
BENDT Mixology Class at Ethel Janes, BENDT Whiskey Kitchen, 6:30 to 7:30 PM.
Friday, September 18th.
Artists selected for the "Eye Candy!" exhibit are notified by email.
Lewisville Area Chamber Women's Conference, 10 AM to 1:30 PM, Sparrow on Main, 105 E. Main St.
Saturday, September 19th.
Service Saturday pollinator seed harvesting at LLELA, 8 to 10 AM, 201 E. Jones St.
Old Town Lewisville Farmers Market from 8 AM to 12 PM, Wayne Ferguson Plaza.
FEED the COUNTRY meal-packing morning at Boomerjacks Lewisville, 2437 S. Stemmons Freeway, 8:30 to 10:30 AM.
Free Tai Chi in the Plaza, 9:30 AM, Wayne Ferguson Plaza.
Saturday at the Homestead at LLELA, 10 AM to 1 PM.
Handbags for Healing Luxury Handbag Bingo and Brunch, 11 AM to 2:30 PM.
Last day to see "Tears to Glory" at Lewisville Grand Theater, 100 N. Charles St.
CYT Greatest Show Gala: Emerald Lights, 7 to 9:30 PM, 907 W. Main St.
Monday, September 21st.
Lewisville City Council public hearing on the proposed property tax rate, 7 PM, Council Chambers, Lewisville City Hall, 151 W. Church St. Free and open to the public.
Free Monday Power Hour in the Plaza, 6:15 PM, Wayne Ferguson Plaza.
Tuesday, September 22nd.
"Fresh Ideas 2026" opening reception and awards ceremony, 7 to 9 PM, Lewisville Grand Theater art gallery, 100 N. Charles St.
Wednesday, September 23rd.
Western Days street closures begin. City Hall east parking lot at 6 AM, then Church St. from Kealy to Charles and Mill St. from Main to Walters at 9 AM.
Free Yoga in the Plaza by Blue Anjou Yoga Studios, 6 PM, Wayne Ferguson Plaza.
Thursday, September 24th.
More Western Days closures. Charles from Elm to Seven Mile Cafe and Church from Charles to Herod at 6 AM, Main St. from Mill to Kealy at noon, Walters from Kealy to Charles and Mill from Walters to College at 5 PM.
Free Bodyweight Strength Class in the Plaza, 6:15 PM, Wayne Ferguson Plaza.
Friday, September 25th.
Early packet pickup for the CCA Hopeful Hearts Stampede, 10 AM to 6 PM, Christian Community Action, 200 S. Mill St.
Western Days opening night with the Eli Young Band, 4 to 11:30 PM, Wayne Ferguson Plaza, Old Town. Free before 6 PM, $15 after 6 PM for ages 13 and up.
Saturday, September 26th.
Western Days day two with the Randy Rogers Band, noon to 11:30 PM, Wayne Ferguson Plaza, Old Town. Free before 6 PM, $15 after 6 PM for ages 13 and up.
Final day for the "She Found Her Way" and "Fresh Ideas 2026" exhibits at Lewisville Grand Theater, gallery open 10 AM to 5 PM.
No Old Town Farmers Market this week. The market takes the Western Days weekend off and returns Saturday, October 3.
Monday, September 28th.
Free Monday Power Hour in the Plaza, 6:15 PM, Wayne Ferguson Plaza.
Wednesday, September 30th.
Free Yoga in the Plaza by Blue Anjou Yoga Studios, 6 PM, Wayne Ferguson Plaza.
Thursday, October 1st.
Free Bodyweight Strength Class in the Plaza, 6:15 PM, Wayne Ferguson Plaza.
Saturday, October 3rd.
Old Town Lewisville Farmers Market returns, 8 AM to 12 PM, Wayne Ferguson Plaza. This is the final market of the season.
The "Eye Candy!" exhibit opens at Lewisville Grand Theater and hangs through November 7.
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Monday Night Is Your Turn on the City Tax Rate
The Lewisville City Council holds its public hearing on the proposed property tax rate on Monday, September 21, at 7 PM in the Council Chambers at City Hall. The city posted the notice yesterday. This is the part of the budget process where residents get the microphone, and it is the last scheduled public step before the rate gets set.
What is on the table has not changed since Monday's budget hearing. A $148 million proposed General Fund budget, a property tax rate moving from .419009 to .436381 per $100 of valuation, and a 7.8 percent increase in the utility rate. The rate change by itself works out to about $61 more a year on a home valued at $350,000, before any movement in your appraised value.
The city makes the point that even after the increase, Lewisville's rate stays among the lowest in North Texas. Worth holding both numbers in your head at once: Lewisville ISD went the other direction this year and adopted its lowest rate since 1999, so the two biggest lines on your Denton County bill are moving in opposite directions.
If you would rather read the document than react to a summary, the proposed budget is posted on the city's Annual Budget page, and print copies sit at the City Secretary's Office and the Lewisville Public Library during regular hours. Budget questions go to Budget Manager Ashley Carlisle at 972.219.3411.
Event Details
📅 Date: Monday, September 21
🕐 Time: 7 PM, during the regular City Council meeting
📍 Location: Council Chambers, Lewisville City Hall, 151 W. Church Street
💲 Admission: Free and open to the public
Source: City of Lewisville and the city public meetings calendar
Old Town Streets Start Closing Two Days Before Western Days
Western Days is nine days out, and the street closures that come with it begin Wednesday, September 23, well before the first band plays. If you live, work, worship or park anywhere in Old Town, the closure calendar matters more right now than the lineup does.
It rolls out in stages. Wednesday, September 23 at 6 AM the City Hall east parking lot closes, and at 9 AM Church Street from Kealy to Charles and Mill Street from Main to Walters go down. Thursday, September 24 at 6 AM, Charles from Elm to Seven Mile Cafe and Church from Charles to Herod close, with Main Street staying open for the moment. Main Street from Mill to Kealy closes Thursday at noon. Walters from Kealy to Charles and Mill from Walters to College follow at 5 PM. Friday, September 25 brings the last two, Main Street from Cowan to Kealy and northbound Elm at Milton.
The neighborhood northwest of the festival footprint, roughly between College and Main and between Cowan and Herod, closes to public traffic Friday from 3 to 11:30 PM and Saturday from 8 AM to 11:30 PM. Residents and pass holders get in at College and Herod.
The city is pushing the free shuttles hard this year because parking near the site is genuinely thin. Shuttles run from Electric Cowboy at 1165 S. Stemmons Freeway and from the DCTA Old Town Station at 617 E. Main Street, and both are ADA accessible. If you would rather drive, come in from the south. Vernell Gregg Early Childhood Center at 601 S. Mill Street and Lewisville Bible Church at 609 S. Charles Street are the two lots the city recommends, and you will hit almost no festival traffic approaching from that side. That same Mill Street address is also the recommended rideshare drop-off. ADA parking sits behind the Grand Theater, entered at College and Herod with a placard or plate.
Event Details
📅 Date: Friday, September 25 and Saturday, September 26
🕐 Time: Friday 4 to 11:30 PM, Saturday noon to 11:30 PM
📍 Location: Old Town Lewisville, centered on Wayne Ferguson Plaza
💲 Admission: Free before 6 PM both days, $15 after 6 PM for ages 13 and up
A Former Lewisville Poet Laureate's Solo Show Comes Down Saturday
"Tears to Glory," a solo exhibition by Yoonsoo Nam, closes Saturday, September 19, after a month-long run in the Education Hallway Gallery at Lewisville Grand Theater. It is free, and if you have been putting it off, this is the week.
Nam served as the City of Lewisville's Poet Laureate from 2022 to 2024, and she has shown work in 20 solo exhibitions plus group shows in the United States and abroad. The paintings in this collection are organized around endurance and letting go, with each piece treated as a single moment of vulnerability rather than a finished argument. She describes the work as an offering of color, movement and spirit.
Worth knowing that this is not the same show as the other two hanging at The Grand right now. "She Found Her Way" by Crys Nelson and the Visual Art League's "Fresh Ideas 2026" are in the Administrative Hallway and the main gallery, and both run through September 26. This weekend is the only one where you can catch all three in one walk-through.
The usual warning applies. There is heavy road construction at the Main Street interchange with I-35E, so build in a few extra minutes. Free parking runs along Main and Church streets and at City Hall across Church Street from the center.
Event Details
📅 Date: Through Saturday, September 19
🕐 Time: Gallery hours Tuesday to Saturday, 10 AM to 5 PM, and during public performances
📍 Location: Education Hallway Gallery, Lewisville Grand Theater, 100 N. Charles Street
💲 Admission: Free
Source: City of Lewisville
Teens Can Bank Two Hours of Service Credit Thursday Night
Lewisville-Flower Mound Teen Court opens its Teen Talks series Thursday, September 17, from 5:30 to 6:30 PM at Lewisville Municipal Court, and every teen who shows up leaves with two hours of community service credit. No cost, and you do not have to be a Teen Court participant to come.
Teen Talks is built as a plain-language look at real-life situations and how they connect to the law, run with presentations, video and subject matter experts rather than a lecture from a podium. Thursday's session is on youth empowerment, focused on recognizing warning signs and knowing how to protect yourself.
Three more dates follow, all 5:30 to 6:30 PM. Distracted driving and CPR on October 15 at Flower Mound Municipal Court, a MADD presentation on November 19 back at Lewisville Municipal Court, and a session on when and how to call 911 on December 17 in Flower Mound.
Teen Court and Diversion participants may qualify for additional credit when they bring a parent, guardian, sibling or friend along. Registration and questions go through Kay Minnis at 972.219.3799 or [email protected].
Event Details
📅 Date: Thursday, September 17
🕐 Time: 5:30 to 6:30 PM
📍 Location: Lewisville Municipal Court, 1197 W. Main Street
💲 Admission: Free
Source: City of Lewisville
🕰️ Trivia Day in Lewisville
In 1993 the Lewisville High School Fighting Farmers won a state football championship, beating Aldine MacArthur for the first title in the school's history. It had never happened before. The trophy case had plenty in it, just not that.
Lewisville was a considerably smaller town then than it is now, and a state title put the Farmers name in front of the entire state for the first time. It is still the kind of thing that comes up unprompted when longtime residents start talking about Friday nights.
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🌊 Lake Lewisville Check
Lewisville Lake was 85.6% full in the September 15 reading from Water Data for Texas, the newest daily figure posted when this issue was built. Average water level was 518.88 feet, a little over three feet below the 522-foot conservation pool that counts as a full lake.
The slide is slow and steady rather than dramatic. The lake read 87.2% a week earlier and 93.2% a month earlier, so it has given up roughly seven and a half points since mid-August. This time last year it sat at 93.5%, which tells you this is a drier late summer than the last one. Nothing on the reservoir page flags a flood-pool condition.
For anyone heading out, there is still plenty of water. Ramps, swim areas and Party Cove are all workable at this level. Just keep in mind that with the lake down three feet from full, shoreline edges and sandbars sit closer to the surface than they did in June, so give unfamiliar shallows a wide berth.
Source: Water Data for Texas
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