As if you needed another reason to go the grand opening of H&M at NorthPark Center today, the Dallas Cowboys Cheerleaders will be there. From 10:30 a.m. to 12:30 p.m., the ladies will hand out gift bags filled with untold treasures to the first 500 fans, says the team’s Facebook page.

Or if you don’t like crowds, I guess you could just order this uniform and entertain yourself.

The Arthurian Legend is coming to Dallas with the hit musical comedy Monty Python’s Spamalot, hosted by Dallas Summer Musicals. The play gallops into Music Hall at Fair Park June 14 through June 26, and you have a chance to be there! The first two people to answer the trivia questions below by 3p.m. today will win two tickets each to catch this colorful cast in the “new musical lovingly ripped off from the motion picture Monty Python and the Holy Grail.”

Question #1:

What is the instrument specially developed for and used only in Spamalot?

Question #2:

Approximately how many coconuts does the Coconut King in Florida supply Spamalot per month?

Good Luck!

Thanks to the staff of Osgood O’neil Salon and Christy M. Boutique in Snider Plaza, Tammy Favors has a brand new look for mother’s day.

As the winner of our Mother’s Day Makeover contest, Tammy will also receive a free personal training session from Gene White (a $90 value).

Check out the cover of this week’s Park Cities People to learn more about why the Highland Park mother won.

Congratulations, Tammy, and happy Mother’s Day to all the nominees out there.

Congratulations to JJ for winning the “Most Obscure Item in Your Office” contest! Looks like parkcitiespeople.com readers think ketchup-flavored potato chips are pretty strange. We must agree. Enjoy the Dallas Summer Musicals production of 9 to 5:  The Musical, JJ.  Stay tuned for more chances to win!

Yesterday, we asked you readers to submit photos of the most outrageous object lying around your office. Here are the top photos we received. Now it is up to you to decide who gets to take home the tickets to the Dallas Summer Musicals production of 9 to 5: The Musical on May 18. Cast your vote for who deserves the victory.  We will announce the winner tomorrow morning. Warning, proceed with caution. Some of these objects are pretty out there!

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Dallas Summer Musicals production of 9 to 5: The Musical is headed to town and we are offering a chance to win tickets to the Wednesday, May 18 performance!  Here is how you play.  Between the hours of 9 to 5pm today, take a photo of the most outrageous object lying around your office, and email it to me at Katie.bivins@peoplenewspapers.com.  Tomorrow we will post the top photos, and readers will be able to vote for their favorite funny picture.  If your photo is voted the best, you will be headed to the hilarious musical!

1. With weather like we had last night, just remind yourself that April showers bring May flowers, mumble, mumble, mumble …

2. Between 11 a.m. and 2 p.m. today, head over to Elliott Hall at Highland Park Presbyterian Church to check out the Learning Difference Resource Expo hosted by the Park Cities Learning Differences Association. And, as Meredith Roever informed us, you don’t have to have learning differences to find the resources you may need.

3. Just a brief little reminder: Mother’s Day is coming. Do you have a plan?

If you’ve already stowed your sweaters into storage, your spring closet may be looking a bit bare. Maybe you know of a deserving Park Cities mom in a similar situation? Well, Christy M. Boutique will give away a complete outfit and accessories to the winner of our Mother’s Day Makeover contest.

Nominate a hard-working mother by telling us why this Park Cities mom deserves the makeover of her dreams. Sending your emails to editor@peoplenewspapers.com, and don’t forget to include a daytime phone number and the mom’s ZIP code. The deadline is April 25, so get to a keyboard, quick!

1. Last night was the University Park Planning & Zoning commission meeting about the latest plan for the Chase Bank building at Daniel and Hillcrest. I, for one, can’t wait to read Bradford Pearson’s colorful report on the meeting. Because, we haven’t had enough of this site. No siree.

2. Head over to Tootsie’s in the Plaza at Preston Center tonight for Kidney Texas’ Stepping Out in Style kickoff party. The festivities start at 6:30, and 15 percent of all purchases will go to Kidney Texas. Yes, it’s the perfect excuse to bust out the AmEx and get your cocktail on.

3. Don’t tell me you don’t know of a mom that really deserves a fabulous makeover courtesy of Christy M. Boutique and Osgood O’neil. Perhaps it’s time for all the under-appreciated moms to turn the dial up on the guilt-o-meter? Leave a few subtle hints to your friends? Find out more about our Mother’s Day Makeover contest right cheer, and make sure they know to send nominations to editor@peoplenewspapers.com.

Like most people, I often struggle with what to get my mother for Mother’s Day. It’s one of those holidays that, if you miss the mark, you feel like a total jerk. However, you don’t want to go broke, either.

But some moms deserve every little luxury for such a very special day. Perhaps they sacrifice what little personal time they have to make their families and communities shine. Or maybe they are experts at doing more with less and less.

For these amazing moms, we’re launching our Mother’s Day Makeover contest that will give them a day of pampering. The prize includes a complete hair makeover and makeup from Osgood O’neil Salon, an outfit and accessories from Christy M. Boutique, and a results-oriented personal training session with fitness expert Gene White.

If you know a mother in the Park Cities that is especially deserving, send an email to editor@peoplenewspapers.com briefly telling us why that special mother deserves the prize. Don’t forget to include a daytime phone number and the mother’s ZIP Code! The deadline for nominations is April 25.