12:00 AM CST on Friday, February 10, 2006

ALLEN PUBLIC LIBRARY'S Genre Book Club meets at 7 p.m. the third Monday of each month in the library boardroom. Books and Beyond, a free program for teens in sixth through 12th grades, will show Bye Bye Birdie from 1 to 3:30 p.m. Saturday. "Anansi & Company" will be at noon and 3:30 p.m. Sunday in the children's program room. The library is at 300 N. Allen Drive. Call 214-509-4906.

ALLEN SYMPHONY CHORUS is recruiting singers for its April 29 performance. Rehearsals are from 7:30 to 9 p.m. Thursdays in the choir room of Ereckson Middle School, 450 Tatum Drive. Call 972-359-0656 or e-mail office@allenphilharmonic .com.

A DADDY-DAUGHTER DANCE will be Saturday. Tickets are $10 per person, cash or check only. No refunds, exchanges or tickets at the door. Call 972-377-1752.

"TRICK A TROUT" will be from 8 to 11 a.m. Saturday at Frisco Commons, 8000 McKinney Road. Call 972-335-5517.

FRISCO COMMUNITY THEATER PRESENTS "CRIMES OF THE HEART" at 8 p.m. Fridays and Saturdays until Feb. 25, with an additional performance at 8 p.m. Feb. 16 and a matinee at 2 p.m. Feb. 26. Call 1-800-595-4TIX or visit www.friscocommunitytheater.com.

AN ADULT SPELLING BEE will be at 2 p.m. Saturday in City Council chambers. Call 972-335-9508.

"GET FIT FRISCO" has a kickoff celebration from 8 a.m. to noon Saturday in the Frisco Commons, 8000 McKinney Road. Visit www.getfitfrisco.com.

FREE DOUBLES FITNESS CHALLENGE will be at the Frisco YMCA , 2401 Internet Blvd., Suite 100, between Monday and Feb. 18. Each couple must be made of one male and one female. Call 972-335-3222.

"PARENTING OUR PARENTS" runs through Wednesday at First United Methodist Church, 7659 Preston Road. Cost is $10 per person or $15 per couple. Register at the church office.

ARTCENTRE OF PLANO HOSTS A "REFLECTIONS" exhibition through Feb. 28 at 1039 E. 15th St. Registration is available for a jewelry-making class. Call 972-423-7809.

PLANO SYMPHONY ORCHESTRA will host "It's a String Thing" on Feb. 19 and Peter and the Wolf on March 19. Visit www.planosymphony.org or call 972-473-7262.

"FAMILIES IN RECOVERY," a lecture series, will meet from 7 to 8:30 p.m. the second Tuesday of the month in Festival Hall at St. Andrew's United Methodist Church, 5801 W. Plano Parkway. Child care is available with 48 hours' notice by calling 214-291-8024.

A PUBLIC LECTURE SERIES at St. Andrew Counseling Center, in cooperation with Hazelden and The Meadows, will be at 7 p.m. the second Tuesday of each month at 5801 W. Plano Parkway. Call 972-380-8001.

A FREE LEGAL CLINIC is offered at 6 p.m. the third Monday of each month at The Salvation Army, 3528 E. 14th St. No criminal matters or traffic tickets are taken, and clients must be legal Collin County residents and meet low-income guidelines. Call 1-800-906-3045.

A FREE TENANT LEGAL WORKSHOP is at 6 p.m. Tuesdays at Douglass Recreation Center, 1111 Ave. H.

ART AND ANTIQUING FRIENDS OF GREATER PLANO meets the third Tuesday of each month. Membership is free. Call 972-612-6906.

PLANO BASEBALL ASSOCIATION is registering children ages 4 to 18 for the spring 2006 season. Visit www.planobaseball.org or call 972-517-5800.

"LES MISERABLES" will be performed by the Plano Children's Theater at 7:15 p.m. Thursdays, Fridays and Saturdays through Feb. 18, with Saturday afternoon and Sunday performances at 1:15 p.m. Call 972-422-2575.

TRIED AND TRUE CHILDREN'S CONSIGNMENT SALE is from 8 a.m. to 5 p.m. today and 8 a.m. to 4 p.m. Saturday at Plano Centre, 2000 E. Spring Creek Parkway. Call 214-477-9091.

WINTER DREAMS FASHION SHOW will be from 8 to 11 p.m. Saturday at the Plano Centre, 2000 E. Spring Creek Parkway. Call 972-377-8599.

"THE VAGINA MONOLOGUES" will be presented at 8 tonight and Saturday and 2:15 p.m. Sunday at Black Box Theater, Spring Creek Campus, Collin County Community College, 2800 E. Spring Creek Parkway. Call 972-881-5100.

BOATER EDUCATION CLASS is offered from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. Saturday at the Carpenter Park Recreation Center, 6701 Coit Road in Plano. Call 972-208-8087.

CARTER BLOODCARE DRIVE will be from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. Sunday at 4041 W. Plano Parkway. Call 972-964-2000.

NORTH TEXAS IRISH FESTIVAL will hold a volunteer registration at 2 p.m. Sunday at Love and War in Texas, 601 E. Plano Parkway. Visit www.ntif.org.

"COOKING WELL WITH DIABETES" will be from 9:30 to 11:30 a.m. Thursdays from this Thursday to March 9 at the Texas A&M Research and Extension Center, 17360 Coit Road. Cost is $20 per person or $35 per couple. Call 972-424-1460, ext. 4233.

PLANO RETIRED TEACHERS' ASSOCIATION will meet at 11 a.m. Tuesday at First Christian Church, 813 E. 15th St. The program will include a narrative by Dave Lieber, columnist for the Fort Worth Star-Telegram.

NEWCOMER FRIENDS OF GREATER PLANO will meet at 10 a.m. Tuesday at SMU-in-Legacy, 5228 Tennyson Parkway, at the southeast corner of Tennyson and Democracy. Call 469-287-2512 or visit www.newcomerfriends.org.

TICKETSTOCK 2006 will be from noon to 10 p.m. Feb. 17 and 10 a.m. to 8 p.m. Feb. 18 at the Plano Centre, 2000 E. Spring Creek Parkway. Call 214-526-7400 or visit www.theticket.com.

HIGH TECH JOB FAIR will be from 11 a.m. to 4 p.m. Feb. 21 at the Plano Centre, 2000 E. Spring Creek Parkway. Call 513-251-1400.

"INVESTMENT INDUSTRY CONFLICTS ­ BREAKING THE CODE OF SECRECY" will be at 1 and 7 p.m. Feb. 21 at the Plano Centre, 2000 E. Spring Creek Parkway. Call 469-361-2210.

AARP IS OFFERING FREE TAX HELP through April 15 to low- and moderate-income taxpayers, with special attention to those over 60 with the following: from noon to 4 p.m. Mondays at Haggard Library, 2501 Coit Road, Plano; 9 a.m. to 1 p.m. Mondays at the Plano Senior Center, 401 W. 16th St., Plano; 11:30 a.m. to 3:30 p.m. Tuesdays at Parr Public Library, 6200 Windhaven Parkway, Plano; 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. Wednesdays at Liberty Recreation Center, 2601 Glencliff Drive; 11:30 a.m. to 3:30 p.m. Fridays at Schimelpfenig Library, 5024 Custer Road; and noon to 4 p.m. Saturdays at Harrington Public Library, 1501 E. 18th St. Those seeking tax-preparation assistance should bring their Social Security cards and complete tax records including last year's tax return, W-2 and 1099 forms and any appropriate expense records. For more locations, call 1-888-AARPNOW (1-888-227-7669).

CUB SCOUTS AND BOY SCOUTS IN PLANO, as well as other cities around Dallas and Fort Worth, will soon be collecting canned goods for Scouting For Food, a nationwide food drive. Through today, many Collin County residences will receive yellow bags. On Saturday, scouts will pick up the filled bags. Items most needed are peanut butter, pasta, canned goods and cereal. Call 972-442-6963.

WYLIE WISECRACKERS meets at 6:30 p.m. Wednesdays at Napoli's Pizza, 701 N. State Highway 78 in Wylie. Call 469-255-1411.

THE HEARD SCIENCE MUSEUM'S NATURE PHOTOGRAPHY CONTEST has a Sunday deadline. The exhibit will run from Feb. 25 to April 1. The categories are "Wild Nature," "Shared World" and "Artistic and Creative Interpretation." Visit www. heardmuseum.org/photocontest or call 972-562-5566, ext. 269.

FREE TENANTS LEGAL WORKSHOPS are at 6 p.m. Tuesdays at Douglass Community Center, 1111 Ave. H in Plano. Call 972-941-7174. Sessions are also from noon to 2 p.m. the second Wednesday of the month at Old Settlers' Recreation Center, 1201 E. Louisiana St. in McKinney. Call 972-542-5014.

WIDOWED PERSONS SERVICE will meet at 5 p.m. Tuesday at Brookhaven Country Club. R.S.V.P. by today by sending a $20 check, payable BCC, to WPS, c/o Beth Rovillo, P.O. Box 1970, Coppell, Texas 75019. Call 214-358-4155.

"BREAKING DOWN BRICK WALLS," a Genealogy Friends of the Plano Libraries event, will be from 6 to 11 tonight at Gladys Harrington Library, 1501 E. 18th St., Plano. Registration is at 5:30 p.m. with a $10 donation. Call 972-948-9896.

"DANCES AT A GATHERING" will be at 7:30 p.m. Saturday at the Eisemann Center, 2351 Performance Drive. Call 972-744-4650 or visit www.eisemanncenter.com.

IVY CAMERATA ORCHESTRA PRESENTS "SOLOISTS IN THE SPOTLIGHT" at 7:30 p.m. Saturday at the Eisemann Center, 2351 Performance Drive. Call 972-744-4650 or visit www.eisemanncenter.com.

THE TRINITY TRAIL PRESERVATION ASSOCIATION will host lunch and a trail ride along the Trinity Trail at the Eastfork trailhead at noon Saturday in Wylie. Call 972-412-2652.

A GALA PREVIEW CONCERT FROM THE LIVING OPERA will be at 6:30 tonight at The Richardson Hotel, 701 E. Campbell Road, Richardson. Call 469-366-6892.

ALLEN SPECIAL OLYMPICS: "SPECIAL ANGELS AMONG US" begins at 6 p.m. Saturday at the Plano Centre, 2000 E. Spring Creek Parkway, Plano. There will be a silent auction, dinner and live auction. Call 972-727-0570, ext. 350.

"THE MEDICARE RX PLAN: WHAT IT IS AND HOW IT WORKS" will be at 10:30 a.m. Tuesday at 7151 Preston Road, Suite 441D. Call 972-335-3087.

"YARDWISE SERIES" has a session from 7 to 9 p.m. Tuesday, another from 7 to 9 p.m. Feb. 21 and the last from 7 to 9 p.m. Feb. 28 at the Parkway Service Center, Training Room A, 4120 W. Plano Parkway. $5 fee for each class. Call 972-769-4234 to register.

"BUILDING A BRIGHT FUTURE: A SIX-SESSION SERIES (4 OF 6) FOR THOSE PARENTING A CHILD WITH ADD" will be at 7 p.m. Tuesday at Christ United Methodist Church, 3101 Coit Road, Plano.

HABITAT FOR HUMANITY OF SOUTH COLLIN COUNTY'S GALA will be at 7 p.m. Feb. 18 at the Marriott at Legacy Town Center, near the Tollway and Legacy in Plano. Visit www.habitat-scc.org or call 972-398-0634.

GREATER DALLAS PLANNING COUNCIL will host John Sharp, recently appointed by Gov. Rick Perry as chair of the Texas Tax Reform Commission, at its meeting at 7:30 a.m. Thursday at the Park City Club, 5956 Sherry Lane. Breakfast is $20 for nonmembers, $15 for members. Send reservation requests to gdpc@gdpc.org.

Community Calendar includes events open to the public. E-mail events to collin@dallasnews.com; fax them to 469-330-5627; or mail them to Community Calendar, The Dallas Morning News, P.O. Box 940567, Plano, Texas 75094. Submissions must say "community calendar" and include a phone number. Events are typically listed the week they occur.