Storytelling Festival - street closure

Some Streets around Frisco City Hall, Public Library Closed to Traffic this Weekend for Lone Star Storytelling Festival

(October 8, 2009)The annual Lone Star Storytelling Festival begins tomorrow, October 9 and continues through Saturday, October 10, which requires some of the streets around the George A. Purefoy Municipal Center to be closed. All day Friday and Saturday, northbound Church Street and eastbound Frisco Square Boulevard in front of City Hall and the Frisco Public Library will be closed to traffic. Traffic will still be able to reach City Hall and the library from all directions (Coleman Boulevard, Frisco Square Boulevard, and Page Street), but traffic will not be able to park or circulate directly in front of the building.

In addition, on-street parking will not be allowed on the south side of Page Street between Church Street and Library Street for most of the day on Friday to accommodate the large number of school buses arriving to pick up students. Parking on the south side of Page will be available again at 2:30 p.m. Since there will be fewer parking spaces available during the festival, library patrons are asked to park in the lot behind the building.

During most of the day Friday, thousands of students will be using the tents set up in Simpson Plaza in front of City Hall. A large number of buses will drop off these students on Frisco Square Boulevard west of the plaza between 8:30 a.m. and noon. On the other side, a large number of buses will pick up these students on Frisco Square Boulevard east of the plaza between 11:30 a.m. and 2:30 p.m. Police officers will help the students cross into and out of Simpson Plaza, but drivers should avoid the plaza area between 8:30 a.m. and 2:30 p.m. and be aware of children crossing the street if they do.

For more information about the Lone Star Storytelling Festival or to buy tickets, go online to http://LoneStarStories.org.