Photos of Smiles for Habit at Adriatica, McKinney

The crowd at Adriatica was the largest to date (check out the number of cars in the photo). The best seats of the night were on the top of the Belltower.

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2010 Smiles for Habitat at Adriatica, McKinney Schedule

Event Info2010 Smiles for Habitat“Build a Home, Create a Smile”

When: Sunday May 30th 5:00-10:10 pm

Where: 6595 W. Virginia Pkwy, McKinney TX 75071
Located in McKinney’s Adriatica, a European style planned development, behind the offices of Dr. Jennifer Buchanan near intersection of Virginia Pkwy and Stonebridge Rd.

Weather: Smiles for Habitat is a rain or shine event. In the event of rain, bring an umbrella and support our vendors and our charity!

Cash or Credit Card: Cash, VISA, and Mastercard will be accepted! See Admission/Tickets information.

Admission/Tickets
Admission to the concert and festival is free, but this is a charity
event raising money for Habitat for Humanity through several avenues so please plan to help us out:

T-shirts for $10
Raffle Tickets for $10 each or 3 for $20
Concessions will be sold by various food and drink vendors.

Concession tickets can be purchased during the concert and festival as individual vendors will only accept concession tickets.

T-shirts, raffle tickets, and concession tickets will be sold in the “Main Tent” located near the vendor and concession tents.
Cash, VISA, and Mastercard will be accepted!

Concert Lineup: Emcee Johnny B. of 97.5 KLAK
National Anthem
Memorial Day tribute to veterans including flyover by WWII era airplanes, weather permitting
Opening Band: Tommy KatonaPresentation by Dr. Jennifer Buchanan, Simpson Strong Tie and Habitat for Humanity to Tracy Sawyer
First round of raffle ticket drawings announced on stage
Second Band: The Maylee Thomas BandHigh School recognitions
Second round of raffle ticket drawings
Headlining Act: Gavin DeGrawThird and final round of raffle ticket drawings
Fireworks!

Festival Lineup: Games 2U
Video game truck
Hamster balls
Jump-N-Land
bounce house
obstacle course
rock climbing wall
Sugar and Spice Girly Girl Parties
Air brush tattoos 


Raffle Items: Raffle Tickets are on sale before the concert at Dr. Jennifer Buchanan’s office located at 6595 W. Virginia Pkwy, McKinney 75071. Raffle Tickets will also be sold during the concert and festival.

Raffle Tickets are $10 each or 3 for $20
Raffle items will be announced on stage throughout the night. Winners need not be present to win.

Raffle ItemsJonas Brothers autographed book and T-shirt
Sugarland autographed guitar
Darius Rucker autographed guitar
Darius Rucker autographed CD
Gavin DeGraw autographed CD
John Mayer tickets – 2 tickets to September 4th concert at Superpages.com Center
Brittany Lang (LPGA) autographed CD
Rascal Flatts autographed CD
Jeff Gordon autographed die cast car
Kindle
iPod Touch
$25 iTunes gift card
… and more!


Seating: All seating is outdoor on a first come, first serve basis. Blankets, lawn chairs, cushions may be brought in but standing is also allowed so be polite to patrons in your vicinity. We want everyone to enjoy the concert and festival so be kind, share your space, and get to know those sitting around you. You can help put the “friendly” in this community and family friendly event.


Do’s and Don’ts: In the interest of public safety, patrons will not be allowed to enter the concert premises with any of the following: coolers, picnic baskets, food, drinks, contraband, weapons, skateboards, roller blades, scooters, bikes, laser pointers, Frisbees, and professional camera equipment. "Professional camera equipment" is defined as any camera with a detachable lens.

As lovable as they are, please do not bring pets!

Event photographers will be capturing the event with still photos and video. By entering the concert and festival premises you automatically give permission to Smiles for Habitat to use any photographs/videos of you at the event in future publications and advertising.

Blankets, cushions, and lawn chairs are allowed. Please use common courtesy when sharing your space with these items. Please realize some patrons may choose to stand during portions of the concert.
Personal audio and video recorders will be allowed in the festival area, however, our entertainment contracts disallow audio and video recording within the designated concert zones. Unauthorized sales, solicitations, and distributions are prohibited during the concert and festival. The backstage area is off-limits to the public. Persons entering the site may be subject to search for any prohibited items. Smiles for Habitat reserves the right to refuse admission to or remove any person violating the outdoor venue, concert and festival equipment, local, state or federal laws or whose conduct is deemed illegal, disorderly, or offensive by management.

Lost and Found/Lost Child:
Children who get separated from their family will be brought to
the “Main Tent” near concession tents. Items that become separated from their owners will also be brought to this tent and can be collected anytime up until the end of the concert and festival. Afterwards, lost and found items will be kept at Dr. Jennifer Buchanan’s office. Please call her office at 972-542-4412 during normal business hours to claim lost and found items.


Event Map: coming soon!

Parking: Parking will be located in Adriatica using the entrance from Stonebridge Dr. Parking attendants will be available to guide traffic. Nearby parking is also available in theAlbertson’s parking lot across the street on the NW corner of Stonebridge Dr. and Virginia Pkwy.

Satellite parking will also be available at the following locations with trolley service to/from the concert site from 4:00 – 11:00pm.

• YMCA of McKinney at 300 Ridge Rd. McKinney 75070
• United Methodist Church at 1800 S. Stonebridge Dr. McKinney 75070
• Crosspoint Church – 2101 S. Stonebridge Dr. McKinney 75070

Contact Us: smilesforhabitat@gmail.com
Dr. Jennifer Buchanan
6595 W. Virginia Pkwy. Suite 100
McKinney, TX 75071
972-542-4412


Vendors/ Concessionaires:
Please support our vendors who will be donating a portion of
their proceeds to Smiles for Habitat and Habitat for Humanity.

Dodie’s Place Sports Grill
Starbuck’s
Chili’s of McKinney
Mrs. Piggy’s Cotton Candy
Mom’s Funnel Cakes
Rocky Mountain Chocolate Factory
Conway Corndogs
MealTime Market

Vendor space is full for 2010. If you are a vendor interested in participating in future events, please contact us at smilesforhabitat@gmail.com.


Volunteering: Interested in volunteering either before, during, or after the Smiles for Habitat Concert and Family Festival? Volunteers are needed both Saturday May 29th and Sunday May 30th. Please go to the link below to sign up!

www.signupgenius.com/go/concert2 *Volunteers are especially needed on May 30th between 7-9 pm and 9-11 pm. 
Volunteer orientation will be held May 18th 6:00 pm and again at 6:30 pm at Dr. Buchanan’s office at 6595 W. Virginia Pkwy, McKinney 75071.

Florida Beaches International Airport

For those of you that like to vacation in the Destin, Florida area and the surrounding beach area (Rosemary Beach, Panama City, etc.) you will be pleased to know that the new airport has officially opened. This new flight from Love Field will put you within 20 minutes to 1hour from your favorite beaches! Currently, the drive from Dallas is approximately 10-12 hours. You can learn more about the new airport here. 

Silk Roads Thai Cuisine

You may view the hours and contact information here. Please contact restaurant for accuracy.

New Hope Counseling

Today the sign for New Hope Counseling was installed on the Marquee located on the Virginia entrance to Adriatica. New Hope Counseling is located on the second floor of The Bol Building above Nan Lee Jewelry. You can visit their site at  WWW.MCKINNEYTHERAPIST.COM

Hydrangeas

Hydrangea

If you are in the McKinney, Plano, Frisco area and looking for a great deal on an Hydrangea bush; grab your Costco card now and run to the location nearest you. The Azalea pictured here was at the Plano West location and only $19.00!

Frisco's Castle House

Check back for updates.

It is now official, there is a sign in the window of the former Bellagio Interiors space (the original space). It looks as though Cavellis Pizza has submitted for a liquor license. Work is commencing on Guitar Sanctuary. Make sure you give the Silk Road Thai restaurant try, located in the former Samson's space.

A guitar shop in Adriatica?

A source has told me that they have spotted a sign in the retail space next to Nan Lee Jewelry indicating that "Guitar Sanctuary" will be coming soon.

A visitor to the site posed the following question;

"Thinking about opening an old time meat shoppe in McKinney. Looking at Adriatica and Stonebridge area.

Would this be a good idea?"

What are your thoughts? Leave comments or feedback using the comment link below.

2010 Collin CAD Notices of Market Value

If you haven't received a Notice of Assessed Value from the Collin Central Appraisal District; you most likely will soon. The 2010 values are now searchable on the Collin CAD website. I was happy to see that the value on my home remained unchanged this year; but in all likelihood, it should have decreased and most likely I will be protesting my value. You may search for your home or business value here...

Cavalli's Pizza at Adriatica?

If a thumbs up on Facebook is to be construed as a yes, then I believe that Cavalli's Pizza will soon taking space in Adriatica!

Adriatica Farmer's Market

It appears that Bellagio Interiors has closed and vacated it's space.