🗓️ With the holidays around the corner, there are several events planned in Frisco and the surrounding area. Check out some holiday events along with an upcoming college basketball tournament and a concert performance happening soon in Frisco.

1. Illuminate: Red Carpet Movie Classics
Experience listening to iconic film scores live in Frisco’s historic Lebanon Chapel. Hosted by Play Frisco, the intimate concert features hundreds of flickering candles as guests are immersed in a symphonic journey through Hollywood’s greatest scores.

• Nov. 20, 6:30-8 p.m.
• $20
• 6321 Page St., Frisco

• Nov. 29-Dec. 20, times vary
• Free; ticketed event prices vary
• 3255 PGA Parkway, Frisco

🍕A new pizza joint is coming to Frisco.

What the offer: Slice House by Tony Gemignani features pizzas sold by the slice or whole. Beyond pizzas, Slice House offers meatballs, wings, pasta dishes, salads and desserts. 

📍5995 Preston Road, Ste. 102, Frisco

✈️ The Federal Aviation Administration’s flight reduction emergency order was terminated as of 6 a.m. Nov. 17.

According to a press release, normal operations can resume across the country, including at Dallas Fort Worth International Airport and Love Field in Dallas.

Those were among 40 airports in the United States on the high-impact list for reductions, though international flights were not disrupted.

The details: The FAA safety team recommended the termination of the emergency reduction order following a detailed review of safety trends and the steady decline of staffing-trigger events in air traffic control facilities, according to a news release.

What they’re saying: “Our goal throughout this has remained unchanged: take care of our customers and limit disruption to their travel plans as much as possible,” American Airlines CEO Robert Isom said in a news release. “We’re ready for business and looking forward to serving customers with a full schedule, especially in advance of the Thanksgiving and year-end holidays.”

Texans began receiving full Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program benefits Nov. 14, the Texas Health and Human Services Commission announced. The renewed SNAP payments came after two weeks of delays due to the 43-day federal government shutdown, which ended Nov. 12.

The overview: SNAP is a federally funded program that provides low-income individuals and families with monthly stipends to spend on groceries. The food assistance program ran out of funding Nov. 1, one month after the government shut down amid disagreements over federal health insurance subsidies.

The details: Over 3.5 million Texans receive SNAP benefits each month, according to Feeding Texas, the statewide network of food banks. Payments are issued on a rolling basis throughout each month.

“For SNAP clients who receive benefits on or after the 14th of the month, full benefits will be issued on their normal issuance date,” the HHSC website states. “SNAP clients who already received partial benefits will receive the rest of their monthly amount on or after Nov. 14.”