By Alex Bentley

This week's kids and family events are your typical mix of things that will take you all around the North Texas area. There's the start of summer in Grapevine, singing girls in Fort Worth, a music festival in Grapevine, the honoring of veterans on Memorial Day in Westlake, and some spying in Denton

Thursday, May 21 is the start of Summerfest 2009 at the Gaylord Texan in Grapevine, and they'll kick it off with a train exhibit that'll have members of the Lone Star High Railers train club present to teach visiting kids how the train was built and operates. The exhibit will be held every Thursday until September 6, and other Summerfest events can be found by searching for "Summerfest" (or just click here).

On Friday, May 22, the Singing Girls of Texas will perform their Standing Room Only show at the Fort Worth Academy of Fine Arts. The annual performance showcases the girls' dancing, singing, and acting skills. If you miss this one, don't fret -- they'll do the whole thing over again Saturday night.

Sunday, May 24 is the day for GRACE Rocks the Vine, a brand new, family-friendly music festival at the Palace Theatre Arts Center in historic downtown Grapevine. Among the many bands there will be The Zack King Band and Haley Osier.

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