Please join the Mesquite Arts Council and Dallas Art Dealers Association to the Mesquite Arts Center for a group exhibition. As a member and supporter of the Dallas Arts Dealers Association, the Mesquite Arts Center will partner with the galleries of DADA to represent the cultural range of the Dallas art scene. Galleries Exhibiting: Afterimage Gallery Christopher Martin Gallery Craighead Green Gallery Mary Tomas Gallery Southwest Gallery Texas Visual Arts Association Talley Dunn Gallery Valley House Gallery and Sculpture Garden

Please join the Mesquite Arts Council as they present MISD teacher Kevin Owens. Exhibiting a body of work that centers around “restoration” as it reflects to the current events of the ongoing turmoil resurfacing in our society. Using traditional painting techniques, drawing media and gestalt principles the work looks into the destructive nature of what it’s doing to our society on a subconscious level.

The Mesquite Arts Council's Tote-and-Go Program is a contactless free service, which is open to the public. This service is first-come, first-serve and is located inside the Mesquite Arts Center's front lobby table. This service is available Monday-Friday, starting at 10 AM of each week. Children DO NOT need to be present.

Please join us on September 23 via the Mesquite Arts Center’s YouTube Channel for an educational experience that teaches children about merchants and artisans of Mexico. This week we will be welcoming bilingual instructor Lilia Estrada as she instructs children 8 years old and up how to create a felt mini cactus. Parent assistance is encouraged due to children using sewing needles. On September 21 through Mesquite Arts Council’s Tote-and-Go Program, we will have supply kits available for pick for individuals 8 years old and up. Hispanic Heritage Month is celebrated from September 15 - October 15. We will host a series of workshops for kids. Age brackets will range from 3 - 17 years old depending on the workshop. Supply List: Mini Terra-cotta Planter Assorted Colors of Felt Beads Needle and Thread Chalk -optional Scissors Poly-fill

Please join us on Thursday, September 24 for our virtual class "MAC Doodles". This week we will be welcoming bilingual instructor Lilia Estrada as she instructs children on an educational experience of “Who Frida Kahlo was… and why she was important to art. In this workshop, children will create a painting/ illustration of Frida Kahlo. Parent assistance is encouraged. Please join the Mesquite Arts Council as they present Hispanic Heritage Month Workshops. Hispanic Heritage Month is celebrated from September 15 - October 15. We will host a series of workshops for kids. Age brackets will range from 3-17 years old depending on the workshop.

The Mesquite Arts Council's Tote-and-Go Program is a contactless free service, which is open to the public. This service is first-come, first-serve and is located inside the Mesquite Arts Center's front lobby table. This service is available Monday-Friday, starting at 10 AM of each week. Children DO NOT need to be present.

City Council meetings are held on the first and third Monday of each month. The meetings are re-scheduled to the next Tuesday when it conflicts with a City holiday that falls on a Monday meeting date. The start time is published once the agenda is finalized and posted online. Per State law, agendas are posted a minimum of 72 hours in advance of the meeting start time. Residents may sign-up through the “Mesquite Messenger/Notify Me” function on the City’s website to receive email notification when a new City Council agenda is posted.

City Council meetings are held on the first and third Monday of each month. The meetings are re-scheduled to the next Tuesday when it conflicts with a City holiday that falls on a Monday meeting date. The start time is published once the agenda is finalized and posted online. Per State law, agendas are posted a minimum of 72 hours in advance of the meeting start time. Residents may sign-up through the “Mesquite Messenger/Notify Me” function on the City’s website to receive email notification when a new City Council agenda is posted.

Keep Mesquite Beautiful (KMB) will hold its volunteer cleanup event, Trash Bash, on Sept. 19. Trash Bash is an opportunity for families, neighbors and groups to get outside to help beautify the Mesquite community. Volunteers are asked to register by 9 p.m. on Sept. 18 at www.cityofmesquite.com/TrashBash to help event organizers coordinate supplies and cleanup site locations.

Now is the time to be counted in the 2020 Census! Data collection will end on September 30, and the U.S. Census Bureau is encouraging everyone in North Texas to respond between now and the deadline of September 30. Currently, North Texas holds a 68.1 percent total response rate, which includes self-response and Nonresponse Follow-up (NRFU) operations. The state of Texas has recorded a 79.5 percent total response rate. A complete and accurate count is vital for all of North Texas. If households are not counted, the North Texas area could miss out on its share of hundreds of billions of dollars in federal funding and it could also affect its apportionment in Congress. People can respond online at 2020census.gov, by phone at 844-330-2020 (English), 844-468-2020 (Spanish), or by mailing back the paper form that was delivered to the household.