1/4
Varsity Basketball:
Ennis vs. Joshua. 6:15 p.m., Ennis High School Main Gym.
1/7
Varsity Soccer:
Ennis vs. Waxahachie Life. 7:30 p.m., Ennis High Lion Memorial Stadium.
1/8
Happy Birthday to Elvis Rock and Roll Night:
Come and enjoy a glass of one of our seasonal wines, Holiday Hot or Gluhwein while singing along to rock-and-roll! No outside food or drinks allowed. Groups larger than 6 people please give us a heads up you are coming. Sugar Ridge Winery, 353 Sugar Ridge Road. For more information, call (972) 841-8194 or (972) 666-2888.
1/11-2/27
Baby It’s Cold Outside:
Ellis County Art Association presents its winter show. Art on the Square, 113 W. Franklin St., Waxahachie.
1/12 and 1/28
Foster Care Village Virtual Tours:
Presbyterian Children’s Homes and Services invites the public to Itasca, where siblings in foster care live together and foster parents are neighbors. January 12: 8:00 p.m.; January 28: 12:30 p.m. Attend the virtual event at https://www.pchas.org/fosteradoptevents. For more information, contact Amanda Moore, foster care & adoption guide, at (512) 212-5700 or [email protected].
1/14-1/15
T and E Showdown:
Texas Motorplex, 7500 U.S. 287. For more information, call (972) 878-2641 or go to www.texasmotorplex.com.
1/16
Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Memorial Celebration and Community Service Award Service:
This is a citywide, all denomination celebration of the legacy of Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. We are also celebrating those in our community who have given time to serve in their community. 4:00-6:00 p.m., Foundation of Life Church, 2003 E. Ennis Ave. For more information, call the church at (972) 875-1200 or contact [email protected].
Sip and Script:
Join us for a fun afternoon of cheese, wine and pretty lettering! This is a workshop to learn introductory calligraphy. Class includes 1.5 hours of instruction and demonstration, our beginner’s calligraphy kit (two nibs, black ink pot, 2 letter guides, tracing paper and straight pen holder), and all materials to write on. Everything is yours to keep at the end of the afternoon! Sugar Ridge Winery, 353 Sugar Ridge Road. For more information, call (972) 841-8194 or (972) 666-2888.
1/20
S.W.A.P. Networking:
Bring your business cards! 11:30 a.m.-1:00 p.m., Ennis Chamber of Commerce, 207 NW Main Street. Call Jennifer for more information at (972) 878-2625.
Mondays
Men’s Brown Bag Bible Study:
Bring your Bible and a sack lunch, and join other men of the community for a brief time of Bible study during the noon hour. Noon-1:00 p.m., Baylor Baptist Church, 210 N. Preston St. Use the Knox Street entrance. Call (972) 875-2521 for more information.
Rotary Club of Ennis Meeting:
Includes lunch, club business and program. Noon, First United Methodist Church Fellowship Hall, 300 N. Sherman Street.
Second Tuesdays
Friends of the Library Meeting:
All are welcome! Noon, 501 West Ennis Avenue. (972) 875-5360.
Wednesdays
Ennis Host Lions Club Meeting:
Noon, Tabernacle Baptist Church, 1200 Country Club Road. Please call Bob Taylor at (972) 875-3546 or email [email protected] if you plan to attend so your lunch can be ordered.
Fridays and Saturdays
Dirt Track Racing:
Every Saturday night and every other Friday night. Big O Speedway is a 5/16-mile, high-banked dirt racetrack. It is considered to be the fastest in Texas! 3118 FM 85. For more information, call (317) 777-2222 or visit www.bigospeedway.com.