National American Beer Day presents a fantastic opportunity to honor the rich history of brewing in the United States, and there’s no better place to join the festivities than Puttshack, the world’s first and only tech-infused mini golf experience. As beer enthusiasts across the nation raise their glasses to celebrate the diverse and storied brews that have shaped American culture, Puttshack invites guests to indulge in an exciting lineup of seasonal offerings. With roots in Native American brewing traditions, American beer-making has transformed into a vibrant industry, now featuring over 2,100 breweries.

This October, Puttshack is rolling out a special menu designed to enhance the beer experience. Guests can savor the exclusive Oktoberfest Burger, a delicious blend of brisket, chuck, and short rib, topped with Pecanwood bacon, Swiss cheese, and sweet grilled onions, all served on a toasted pretzel bun. This mouthwatering dish is accompanied by a side of Samuel Adams Oktoberfest beer cheese dipping sauce and crispy fries. For dessert, patrons can treat themselves to fresh Bavarian Donuts—cinnamon-sugared beignets served with rich vanilla Bavarian cream. Additionally, guests can enjoy a 23 oz Sam Adams Oktoberfest for the price of a regular pint. These delectable specials are available until October 31.

Puttshack also offers a Buy One, Get Your 2nd Game Free promotion, running Monday through Thursday with the promo code “FREEFORFALL” through November 18. Friends can gather, enjoy their favorite brews and celebrate National American Beer Day at Puttshack in Addison!

As part of a season-long program, ¡Yo Quiero! has teamed up with Dave Campbell’s Texas Football to honor some of Texas high school football’s brightest figures — team moms! On October 11^th, ¡Yo Quiero! recognized Wendy Lucas Team mom from Lake Highlands High School with a Team Mom Appreciation Award for going above and beyond to support her son’s team throughout the season.  

“We are consistently impressed by the collective dedication required to keep those iconic Friday Night Lights shining week after week here in Texas,” said Jay Alley, Co-Owner and Vice President of ¡Yo Quiero!. “This is largely thanks to the unwavering support from friends, families, coaches, and, especially, Team Moms.”

This season, eleven Team Moms who have made a positive impact on their communities will be selected to receive an award and a $500 donation to their school, along with the other ten honorees, will be eligible for the Ultimate Team Mom of the Year Award, with voting taking place on texasfootball.com at the end of the season.

Tara Murray, VP of Marketing for ¡Yo Quiero!, noted that “Texans should keep an eye out for ¡Yo Quiero! and the Dave Campbell’s Texas Football crew at games across the state as they recognize these deserving individuals during the 2024 Texas high school football season, all while satisfying the crowd’s craving for everyone’s favorite Texas-made dips!”

Based in Rhome, Texas, ¡Yo Quiero! is a trailblazing, family-focused dip company that’s revolutionizing the Guacamole, Salsa, and Queso category nationwide by offering flavorful, “Better for You” dips made with quality ingredients. “At the core, we’re making it easier for football fans and families to enjoy their favorite foods together in a healthier way, whether they’re celebrating the game at home or in the stands,” said Murray.

ABOUT Dave Campbell Texas Football

For over 65 years, the iconic Dave Campbell’s Texas Football media brand has been “the bible” for millions of football fans across Texas. Its annual summer edition is essential reading for rabid football fans, previewing every high school and college team in the state. Known for its comprehensive coverage, TexasFootball.com offers extensive digital content, including team and recruit rankings, scores, exclusive interviews, podcasts, and daily shows. Additionally, TexanLive.com streams over 1,500 live sporting events each year, bringing fans closer to the action.

About ¡Yo Quiero!

¡Yo Quiero! Brands is a Texas-based avocado, guacamole, and dip company with state-of-the-art facilities in Rhome, Texas and Guanajuato, Mexico. With a mission of selecting and growing the freshest and finest ingredients, ¡Yo Quiero! creates delicious, hand-crafted products that can be found in most local retailers. Bringing years of experience and dip expertise to the category, ¡Yo Quiero! leads and innovates with integrity and passion. The current lineup of premium handcrafted dips can be viewed on our website. For additional information, recipes, or product availability, please visit www.yoquierobrands.com

Celebrating African American literacy and history, the 20^th-annual Tulisoma South Dallas Book Fair returns Saturday, Oct. 26, from 10 a.m.-3 p.m. at the African American Museum, Dallas in historic Fair Park (3536 Grand Ave., Dallas, TX 75210). Free and open to the public, the event features readings and book signings by African American authors, story times and children’s activities throughout the day.

This year’s featured guest is Dr. Michael Eric Dyson, a renowned professor, writer and prominent media personality. The author of numerous books, his most recent release is “Represent: The Unfinished Fight for the Vote.” Dr. Dyson has taught at prestigious universities like Princeton, Brown, Georgetown, and is now a distinguished professor at Vanderbilt. With over 25 books, including seven New York Times best sellers, he has won awards such as the Langston Hughes Medal, American Book Award and two NAACP Image Awards. Dr. Dyson is also a prominent public intellectual, known for his insightful commentary on race, social justice, and culture.

As part of the Tulisoma weekend, Dr. Dyson will be presented the Sutton E. Griggs Lifetime Achievement Award in Literature at dinner on Friday (Oct. 25) at 7 p.m. at the African American Museum. During the awards dinner, Dr. Dyson will discuss his writings and sign books. Tickets for the dinner are $50 and available at aamdallas.org/events.

Dr. Dyson will also speak on Saturday at 2 p.m. in the museum’s auditorium. The public is invited to attend, and admission for the Saturday event is free.

The weekend also offers a variety of workshops with topics ranging from “the best 21^st century books written about or authored by African Americans,” to how-to presentations on book publishing and the writing process, to discussions of African American curriculums to fill the book-banning gap.

Also, the documentary film titled “The Artful Dream Fulfilled: African American Museum of Dallas”will be shown at 1 p.m. in the auditorium with a discussion led by moderator Linda Dickerson Lamar. A special event for young adults will be on Saturday from 6-8 p.m.

Children’s activities will run throughout the day, including story times where authors share their books along with special activities.

Tulisoma – a Swahili word that means "we read" – is a community-based festival promoting literacy and the arts in the South Dallas/Fair Park area. With numerous authors and illustrators participating, the family-fun event features author presentations and readings, writing workshops, book signings, panel discussions, children’s story time, kids activities and more throughout the day. Workshops will focus on how to get published, book bans and black literary history.

In addition to the Sutton Griggs Award honoree Dr. Dyson, other authors scheduled to attend the Saturday fair are Dr. Peniel E. Joseph, internationally recognized scholar-activist and author and editor of seven award-winning books, most recently “The Third Reconstruction: America’s Struggle for Racial Justice in the Twenty-First Century”; Dr. Triba Gary, renowned children’s book author of “S is for Sweetgrass”; and Michael J. McBride, award-winning artist who has illustrated more than 80 children's books.

Featured authors include Constance Abel, Lawanda Banks, Antwuan Boozer, Dr. Yolanda Carter, Ronald Carter, Kevin Casey, Dona Gassaway Mitchell, Eric Hamilton, Vera Harris, Joseph J. Henderson Jr., Courtney Kelly, Kollin Kennedy, Warren Landrum, Mary Little, Darryl Markowitz, Ernest McMillan, Shawna Mills, Charlene Mitchell, Denise E. Montgomery, Michael Moore, Phyllis Otto, Sandra Pierce-Bardwell, Shondra M. Quarles, Hailey Robinson, Kimber Shelton, Kimberly Thacker Webb, Joye Thomas, LaToya Thomas, Dr. Frieda Wiley, and Ron Winters.

Tulisoma was founded in 2003 by the late Dallas City Councilmember Leo V. Chaney Jr. and Dr. Harry Robinson Jr., president and CEO of the African American Museum. The goal of Tulisoma is to engage local families, avid readers, aspiring writers and visitors to the region. The African American Museum, Dallas serves as the lead partner along with many community supporters to continue the tradition of celebrating reading and the importance of literacy.

Season sponsors of the African American Museum, Dallas, are Toyota, Eugene McDermott Foundation, Lowe’s, Comerica Bank, Peggy and Carl Sewell, Helen Giddings, Vivian and Charles Johnson, North Texas Cluster of The Links Inc., Alpha Phi Alpha Fraternity, Dallas Mavericks, NBC 5/Telemundo 39, Texas Metro News, Garland Journal, OVG360, Dallas Tourism Public Improvement District, City of Dallas’ Office of Arts and Culture and the State Fair of Texas.

HOURS. The African American Museum is open Tuesdays through Fridays from 11 a.m.-5 p.m. and Saturdays from 10 a.m.-5 p.m. Free self-parking is available in nearby lots.

For more information about Tulisoma and the full schedule, go to Tulisomabookfair.org or call214-565-9026.

About the African American Museum, Dallas. The African America Museum, Dallas was founded in 1974 as a part of Bishop College. The Museum has operated independently since 1979. For more than 40 years, the African American Museum has stood as a cultural beacon in Dallas and the Southwestern United States. Located in Dallas’ historic Fair Park, the African American Museum is the only museum in the Southwestern United States devoted to the collection, preservation and display of African American artistic, cultural and historical materials that relate to the African American experience. The African American Museum incorporates a wide variety of visual art forms and historical documents that portray the African American experience in the United States, Southwest, and Dallas. The Museum has a small, but rich collection of African art, African American fine art and one of the largest African American folk-art collections in the United States. Learn more at aamdallas.org.

Celebrating African American literacy and history, the 20^th-annual Tulisoma South Dallas Book Fair returns Saturday, Oct. 26, from 10 a.m.-3 p.m. at the African American Museum, Dallas in historic Fair Park (3536 Grand Ave., Dallas, TX 75210). Free and open to the public, the event features readings and book signings by African American authors, story times and children’s activities throughout the day.

This year’s featured guest is Dr. Michael Eric Dyson, a renowned professor, writer and prominent media personality. The author of numerous books, his most recent release is “Represent: The Unfinished Fight for the Vote.” Dr. Dyson has taught at prestigious universities like Princeton, Brown, Georgetown, and is now a distinguished professor at Vanderbilt. With over 25 books, including seven New York Times best sellers, he has won awards such as the Langston Hughes Medal, American Book Award and two NAACP Image Awards. Dr. Dyson is also a prominent public intellectual, known for his insightful commentary on race, social justice, and culture.

As part of the Tulisoma weekend, Dr. Dyson will be presented the Sutton E. Griggs Lifetime Achievement Award in Literature at dinner on Friday (Oct. 25) at 7 p.m. at the African American Museum. During the awards dinner, Dr. Dyson will discuss his writings and sign books. Tickets for the dinner are $50 and available at aamdallas.org/events.

Dr. Dyson will also speak on Saturday at 2 p.m. in the museum’s auditorium. The public is invited to attend, and admission for the Saturday event is free.

The weekend also offers a variety of workshops with topics ranging from “the best 21^st century books written about or authored by African Americans,” to how-to presentations on book publishing and the writing process, to discussions of African American curriculums to fill the book-banning gap.

Also, the documentary film titled “The Artful Dream Fulfilled: African American Museum of Dallas”will be shown at 1 p.m. in the auditorium with a discussion led by moderator Linda Dickerson Lamar. A special event for young adults will be on Saturday from 6-8 p.m.

Children’s activities will run throughout the day, including story times where authors share their books along with special activities.

Tulisoma – a Swahili word that means "we read" – is a community-based festival promoting literacy and the arts in the South Dallas/Fair Park area. With numerous authors and illustrators participating, the family-fun event features author presentations and readings, writing workshops, book signings, panel discussions, children’s story time, kids activities and more throughout the day. Workshops will focus on how to get published, book bans and black literary history.

In addition to the Sutton Griggs Award honoree Dr. Dyson, other authors scheduled to attend the Saturday fair are Dr. Peniel E. Joseph, internationally recognized scholar-activist and author and editor of seven award-winning books, most recently “The Third Reconstruction: America’s Struggle for Racial Justice in the Twenty-First Century”; Dr. Triba Gary, renowned children’s book author of “S is for Sweetgrass”; and Michael J. McBride, award-winning artist who has illustrated more than 80 children's books.

Featured authors include Constance Abel, Lawanda Banks, Antwuan Boozer, Dr. Yolanda Carter, Ronald Carter, Kevin Casey, Dona Gassaway Mitchell, Eric Hamilton, Vera Harris, Joseph J. Henderson Jr., Courtney Kelly, Kollin Kennedy, Warren Landrum, Mary Little, Darryl Markowitz, Ernest McMillan, Shawna Mills, Charlene Mitchell, Denise E. Montgomery, Michael Moore, Phyllis Otto, Sandra Pierce-Bardwell, Shondra M. Quarles, Hailey Robinson, Kimber Shelton, Kimberly Thacker Webb, Joye Thomas, LaToya Thomas, Dr. Frieda Wiley, and Ron Winters.

Tulisoma was founded in 2003 by the late Dallas City Councilmember Leo V. Chaney Jr. and Dr. Harry Robinson Jr., president and CEO of the African American Museum. The goal of Tulisoma is to engage local families, avid readers, aspiring writers and visitors to the region. The African American Museum, Dallas serves as the lead partner along with many community supporters to continue the tradition of celebrating reading and the importance of literacy.

Season sponsors of the African American Museum, Dallas, are Toyota, Eugene McDermott Foundation, Lowe’s, Comerica Bank, Peggy and Carl Sewell, Helen Giddings, Vivian and Charles Johnson, North Texas Cluster of The Links Inc., Alpha Phi Alpha Fraternity, Dallas Mavericks, NBC 5/Telemundo 39, Texas Metro News, Garland Journal, OVG360, Dallas Tourism Public Improvement District, City of Dallas’ Office of Arts and Culture and the State Fair of Texas.

HOURS. The African American Museum is open Tuesdays through Fridays from 11 a.m.-5 p.m. and Saturdays from 10 a.m.-5 p.m. Free self-parking is available in nearby lots.

For more information about Tulisoma and the full schedule, go to Tulisomabookfair.org or call214-565-9026.

About the African American Museum, Dallas. The African America Museum, Dallas was founded in 1974 as a part of Bishop College. The Museum has operated independently since 1979. For more than 40 years, the African American Museum has stood as a cultural beacon in Dallas and the Southwestern United States. Located in Dallas’ historic Fair Park, the African American Museum is the only museum in the Southwestern United States devoted to the collection, preservation and display of African American artistic, cultural and historical materials that relate to the African American experience. The African American Museum incorporates a wide variety of visual art forms and historical documents that portray the African American experience in the United States, Southwest, and Dallas. The Museum has a small, but rich collection of African art, African American fine art and one of the largest African American folk-art collections in the United States. Learn more at aamdallas.org.

Gentlemen, it’s time to slip on a pair of women’s high-heeled shoes and take a stance against sexualized violence. The University of North Texas at Dallas (UNT Dallas) will host a “Walk A Mile In Her Shoes®” event Wednesday, Oct. 23, from 10 a.m.- noon on the university campus (located in southern Dallas at 7300 University Hills Blvd., Dallas, TX 75241). The public is invited to participate or attend the free event. Registration is not required.

Since 2001, men, women and families around the world have joined the award-winning “Walk a Mile in Her Shoes®: The International Men’s March to Stop Rape, Sexual Assault & Gender Violence” to raise awareness about the serious causes, effects and remediations to men’s sexualized violence.

UNT Dallas is joining forces with community partners to host the event, which will involve men walking a mile around the campus (starting in front of the UNT Dallas Student Center) in high-heeled shoes provided by UNT Dallas Counseling & Wellness Center. Participants are encouraged to bring their own heels if preferred, which can be donated afterwards to Hope’s Door New Beginnings, a local agency in Dallas dedicated to eradicating domestic violence and supporting survivors and their children.

UNT Dallas hosts the annual event in the fall in recognition of October’s Domestic Violence Awareness Month. To help increase awareness, the university will offer an open Q&A session on domestic violence statistics and the dynamics of abuse, and provide university and community resources from partner organizations, including Hopes Door New Beginning, Genesis Women’s Shelter & Support, The Family Place, UNT Dallas Office of University Community Standards and more. UNT Dallas expects dozens of students, faculty and staff, and local men to tackle the 5,280-foot challenge, including UNT Dallas Interim President Warren Von Eschenbach and Interim Provost, Christopher Markwood.

“According to a recent report by the Texas Council on Family Violence, there were 14 domestic violence-related homicides in DFW in 2023, and over 200 across the State of Texas. Additionally, the National Domestic Violence hotline reported that every minute 24 people experience some form of gender-based violence by a partner,” said Teresa Espino Parnell, Director of the UNT Dallas Counseling & Wellness Center. “Based on this data alone, we must commit to spreading awareness about domestic/intimate partner violence in our communities and providing victims with life-saving resources such as the Dallas Area Rape Crisis Center and Genesis Women’s Shelter. By participating in and bringing ‘Walk A Mile in Her Shoes’ to our campus, we are doing our part in this crucial and life-saving effort.”

She added that the “UNT Dallas community includes many students facing domestic violence in their own homes, and, based on the current national statistics, there are many others surviving in silence. We have a responsibility to our fellow Trailblazers to get involved and save lives.”

Sexualized violence is any act of physical or psychological violence targeting sexuality or gender and used to undermine a person's sexual or gender integrity. Anyone can fall victim to sexualized violence regardless of gender identity. The target of sexualized violence can be a female body, the body of someone presenting as female or femme, or a male-bodied or male-presenting person insufficiently performing masculinity.

For more information about the organization, go to WalkAMileInHerShoes.org. If you have questions regarding the UNT Dallas event, please contact Teresa Espino Parnell at Teresa.Espino@untdallas.edu or 972-338-1816.

About UNT Dallas
The University of North Texas at Dallas (UNT Dallas) is one of the most diverse public universities in the metroplex, the only public, four-year university in the city of Dallas and the most affordable four-year university in Dallas-Fort Worth. UNT Dallas includes the UNT Dallas College of Law (accredited by the American Bar Association) in downtown Dallas and is part of the University of North Texas System. For more information, visit untdallas.edu.