On Thursday, February 4, come paint with us for a good cause! We encourage you to bring your friends and enjoy a fun evening of painting at Painting with a Twist in McKinney, TX from 7-9 pm. All proceeds will benefit Hope Rising which provides aid and support to organizations whose primary mission is to serve persons affected…
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Mark your calendar for the International One Billion Rising Flashmob on Saturday, February 13 at 4:00 pm. We will once again join the world in shaking the earth to bring awareness and stop the violence against women. Strike. Rise. Dance. The flashmob will take place at the McKinney Performing Arts Center. You can learn the dance…
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Are you planning to join us for the One Billion Rising Flashmob in McKinney, TX on February 13, 2016? If so, get your Hope Rising Tshirts and Super Hero Capes before they sell out! SUPER HERO CAPES Official Hope Rising Super Hero Capes can be ordered now. The capes are only $18.00 and are available in two colors: silver…
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Hope Rising was proud to present a benefit staged reading for Hope’s Door, Collin County’s Domestic Violence Shelter. Love, Loss, and What I Wore has become an international hit. With its compulsively entertaining subject matter, this intimate collection of stories by Nora and Delia Ephron celebrated an accomplished two-and-a-half year run in New York’s Westside…
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AUDITION NOTICE: Staged Reading Love, Loss and What I Wore by Delia Ephron and Nora Ephron (non-equity) Directed by Paula Sheppard Coco Audition date: Monday, August 24, 2015 6:30pm Location: St. Peter’s Episcopal Church, 400 N College St, McKinney, TX 75069 Performance Date: Friday, October 9th, 2015, 7:30pm Location: St. Peter’s Episcopal Church, 400 N…
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Hope Rising is excited to bring a dinner theater production of the hilarious and heartwarming play, “MOTHERHOOD OUT LOUD” to Heard Craig Hall, Friday, May 1 at 7:00 pm. All proceeds from this event will benefit The Turning Point Rape Crisis Center of Collin County. The Turning Point serves survivors in Collin County and McKinney…
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On April 14th, 2014, 270+ school girls were kidnapped from the Chibok Government Secondary School by Boko Haram Terrorists in Nigeria. Approximately 230 are still missing. Please join us for a quiet gathering on April 13th from 4:00-6:00 pm at Glen Mitchell Memorial Park in McKinney. We are asking for: justice for these girls and…
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Come join us on Friday, May 1 as we celebrate the ups and downs of motherhood with a special dinner theatre performance of Motherhood Out Loud, a joyous, moving, hilarious and altogether thrilling play. Utterly unpredictable, Motherhood Out Loud shatters traditional notions about parenthood, unveils its inherent comedy and celebrates the deeply personal truths that…
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Every year the Texas Association Against Sexual Assault recognizes extraordinary individuals who work tirelessly behind the scenes in the fight to eliminate sexual violence in Texas. We are delighted that our own Lisa Miller, President, Hope Rising was selected as the recipient of the 2014 Community Engagement Award! There were many nominations, but her outstanding…
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Ever wanted to be a part of a Flash Mob? Here is your chance to raise awareness and shake the earth by being a part of the international One Billion Rising Flash Mob on Saturday, Feb. 14 at 5 pm in Downtown McKinney. One Billion Rising is the biggest mass action to end violence against women…
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