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Registration is open for the annual EarthFest volunteer cleanup and free festival to be held April 17 in downtown Dallas. Teams are needed to work in two-hour increments to plant flowers, clean vacant store fronts, remove graffiti, pick up litter, and perform other beautification projects. Call 214-665-2707.

BOOKS-A-Go Go, an international nonprofit organization, has teamed with DriveTime car dealerships throughout March to collect new and used books for children of low-income families. The collected books will be distributed locally through schools and organizations that serve disadvantaged children. www.booksagogo.org.

CNU-NTX, North Texas Congress for New Urbanism, presents “Rebuilding our Cities and Suburbs: A Fresh Start for Tired Places” on Tuesday at the Belo Mansion, 2101 Ross Ave. Registration will be from 8 to 8:45 a.m., followed by the seminar from 8:45 a.m. to 5:30 p.m. For rates and to register, visit www.cnuntx.org.

The Black Academy of Arts and Letters presents “Pioneers: A Conversation and An Evening with Louis Gossett Jr., Ruby Dee and Della Reese” at 7:30 p.m. Saturdayat the Naomi Bruton Main Stage in the Dallas Convention Center theater complex. Tickets are $25 and $30. Call 214-743-2400 or visit www.tbaal.org.

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AFI Dallas International Film Festival

Calendar of Events

March 26, 2009 Opening Night

March 28, 2009 Family Day at Victory Park

March 29, 2009 Family Day at NorthPark

April 2, 2009 Closing Night

April 3, 2009 Texas Film Celebration

For More information visit www.afidallas.com

Collin, Denton debate future Dallas North Tollway extension

By ED HOUSEWRIGHT / The Dallas Morning News

A simple line on a map could translate into billions of dollars for either Collin County or Denton County.

That line represents a proposed extension of Dallas North Tollway, and the adjacent counties are squabbling over the alignment because of the economic bonanza it could bring as homes and businesses spring up around it.

Collin and Denton county officials had agreed the 7-mile stretch should be on the counties’ common border to let each share in the riches.

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