Spend Saturday morning running for pancakes or catch a classic film on Friday night. Check out these five events in the Dallas-Fort Worth area for Jan. 9-11. This list is not comprehensive.

1. 'It Happened One Night'

Catch a screening of Frank Capra’s classic 1934 screwball comedy “It Happened One Night” at the Palace Arts Theater in Grapevine. The movie stars Clark Gable as a reporter who meets a runaway heiress.

• Jan 9, 7:30 p.m.
• $6
• 300 S. Main St., Grapevine
• www.tinyurl.com/OneNightInGrapevine

2. Pottery Workshop at Wildflower Art Studio

Guests can make their own handmade clay bowls at this introductory workshop in Denton. Guests can pick up their bowls after being fired in the kiln, within three weeks after the workshop.

• Jan 10, 4 p.m.
• $75
• 715 N. Locust St., Denton
• www.wildflowerartstudio.net/workshops/bowls-jan2026

3. Hotcake Hustle

Go for a pancake-themed run through Plano’s Oak Point Nature Preserve. The event offers a 10K, 5K and 1-mile run. Runners can enjoy pancakes, beer and food at the finish line.

• Jan 10, 6:30 a.m.
• $36-$69
• 2801 E. Spring Creek Parkway, Plano
• www.runproject.org/hotcake-hustle-race

4. Pavlov’s Dogs at the Comedy Arena

Enjoy a performance from improv comedy troupe Pavlov’s Dogs at the Comedy Arena in McKinney. The troupe started performing in 1998.

• Jan 10, 7 p.m.
• $15-$25
• 305 E. Virginia St., McKinney
• www.tinyurl.com/PavlovDogsMCK

5. J's Dueling Pianos at the Bartonville Store

Catch an all-request sing-along show at the Bartonville store. The show is led by Dallas-native and musician Jeremy Harris.

• Jan. 10, 8:30 p.m.
• $22.75-$50
• 96 McMakin Road, Bartonville
• www.tinyurl.com/BartonPianos