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Charge up your holiday spirit as you cruise through millions of dazzling lights, synced perfectly to the rhythm of our festive tunes, courtesy of our very own DJ Polar Ice.</div> </div> <div class="detail" style="align-items: flex-start;"> <img src="https://cdn-aarp.americantowns.com/img/vcc2/icons/calendar.svg" class="icon calendar"/> <div class="repeated-events"> Tuesday, Dec 17, 2024 at 5:30 p.m. CT </div> </div> <div class="detail"> <img src="https://cdn-aarp.americantowns.com/img/vcc2/icons/location.svg" class="icon location opacity-75" style="margin: 0 -2px;"/>Riders Field, Frisco, TX </div> </li> <li class="vcc-item item card-link " data-url="/event/trivia-night-2024-12-17-grapevine-tx.html" data-formelementid="LOCAL-BTN-CLK-EVENTS-TRIVIA-NIGHT" data-pageindex="1"> <div class="top"> </div> <h3 class="title"><a href="/event/trivia-night-2024-12-17-grapevine-tx.html" data-formelementid="LOCAL-BTN-CLK-EVENTS-TRIVIA-NIGHT">Trivia Night</a></h3> <div class="xd-flex"> <div class="description">Show off your knowledge at Chicken N Pickle every Tuesday night for Trivia Night!</div> </div> <div class="detail" style="align-items: flex-start;"> <img src="https://cdn-aarp.americantowns.com/img/vcc2/icons/calendar.svg" class="icon calendar"/> <div class="repeated-events"> Tuesday, Dec 17, 2024 at 7:00 p.m. CT </div> </div> <div class="detail"> <img src="https://cdn-aarp.americantowns.com/img/vcc2/icons/location.svg" class="icon location opacity-75" style="margin: 0 -2px;"/>Chicken N Pickle - Grapevine, Grapevine, TX </div> </li> </ul> <div class="ar-show-more clearfix"> <div class="aarpe-spinner"></div> <a href="#" data-url='/ajax/events/next_page/' data-options='{"tags":"aarp-ae","show":5,"title":"Top Arts & Entertainment Events","page":1,"show_limit":3,"limit":15,"images":"yes","max-days":365,"max-miles":45,"min":50,"more":"yes","lat":33.09339904785156,"lng":-96.89839935302734,"latlng":"33.093399047852,-96.898399353027","radius":45,"has_next_page":true}' class="show-more btn col-xs-12 col-sm-6 col-lg-6"> <span class="icon-down-arrow"></span> <span>View More</span> <span class="icon-down-arrow"></span> </a> </div> <div class="image-provided-by clearfix small" align="right">Images provided by <a href="https://www.americantowns.com/the-colony-tx/" target="_blank">AmericanTowns.com</a>, Ticketmaster</div> </div> </div></div><div class="module clearfix"><div class="module-spacer"> <p>Is there an event that we should know about? 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Charge up your holiday spirit as you cruise through millions of dazzling lights, synced perfectly to the rhythm of our festive tunes, courtesy of our very own DJ Polar Ice.</div> </div> <div class="detail" style="align-items: flex-start;"> <img src="https://cdn-aarp.americantowns.com/img/vcc2/icons/calendar.svg" class="icon calendar"/> <div class="repeated-events"> Tuesday, Dec 17, 2024 at 5:30 p.m. CT </div> </div> <div class="detail"> <img src="https://cdn-aarp.americantowns.com/img/vcc2/icons/location.svg" class="icon location opacity-75" style="margin: 0 -2px;"/>Riders Field, Frisco, TX </div> </li> <li class="vcc-item item card-link " data-url="/event/trivia-night-2024-12-17-grapevine-tx.html" data-formelementid="LOCAL-BTN-CLK-EVENTS-TRIVIA-NIGHT" data-pageindex="1"> <div class="top"> </div> <h3 class="title"><a href="/event/trivia-night-2024-12-17-grapevine-tx.html" data-formelementid="LOCAL-BTN-CLK-EVENTS-TRIVIA-NIGHT">Trivia Night</a></h3> <div class="xd-flex"> <div class="description">Show off your knowledge at Chicken N Pickle every Tuesday night for Trivia Night!</div> </div> <div class="detail" style="align-items: flex-start;"> <img src="https://cdn-aarp.americantowns.com/img/vcc2/icons/calendar.svg" class="icon calendar"/> <div class="repeated-events"> Tuesday, Dec 17, 2024 at 7:00 p.m. CT </div> </div> <div class="detail"> <img src="https://cdn-aarp.americantowns.com/img/vcc2/icons/location.svg" class="icon location opacity-75" style="margin: 0 -2px;"/>Chicken N Pickle - Grapevine, Grapevine, TX </div> </li> </ul> <div class="ar-show-more clearfix"> <div class="aarpe-spinner"></div> <a href="#" data-url='/ajax/events/next_page/' data-options='{"tags":"aarp-ae","show":5,"title":"Top Arts & Entertainment Events","page":1,"show_limit":3,"limit":15,"images":"yes","max-days":365,"max-miles":45,"min":50,"more":"yes","lat":33.09339904785156,"lng":-96.89839935302734,"latlng":"33.093399047852,-96.898399353027","radius":45,"has_next_page":true}' class="show-more btn col-xs-12 col-sm-6 col-lg-6"> <span class="icon-down-arrow"></span> <span>View More</span> <span class="icon-down-arrow"></span> </a> </div> <div class="image-provided-by clearfix small" align="right">Images provided by <a href="https://www.americantowns.com/the-colony-tx/" target="_blank">AmericanTowns.com</a>, Ticketmaster</div> </div> </div></div><div class="module clearfix"><div class="module-spacer"> <p>Is there an event that we should know about? 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