TODO LIST
August & September events
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AUGUST 13 JAM WITH THE DALLAS FOLK MUSIC SOCIETY Dallas Public Libraries partners with the Dallas Folk Music Society for an afternoon of fun, camaraderie and learning, according to an event release. The Folk Music Society will be playing tunes from long ago as well as modern contemporary favorites, the release stated. Residents can bring instruments to play along or share a song. 1:30-5:30 p.m. Free. Audelia Road Library, 10045 Audelia Road, Dallas. 214-670-1350. https://dallaslibrary.librarymarket.com 14 VISIT BIRDS AT THE DALLAS ARBORETUM Window to the Wild returns to the Dallas Arboretum for a two-hour outdoor meet and greet with birds and trainers. According to the event’s description, those in attendance will get up close and learn all about beautiful birds of prey that can be found right in their own backyard. Noon-2 p.m. $3-$20. Cost included with garden admission or membership. Dallas Arboretum and Botanical Garden, 8525 Garland Road, Dallas. 214-515-6615. www.dallasarboretum.org 19 LISTEN TO FOUR LOCAL ROCK AND INDIE BANDS A special anniversary concert takes place at the Granada Theater with four bands scheduled to perform: The Vanished, Miser, Forty Percent and Space Cadet. Tickets are available online. 7:30 p.m. $25. Granada Theater, 3524 Greenville Ave., Dallas. 214-824-9933. www.granadatheater.com 20 PARTICIPATE IN A MONTHLY ANIME DISCUSSION The Audelia Road Branch Library and Dallas Anime Meetup partner to provide a monthly book club-style meeting where attendees discuss an anime series with questions and trivia. Each month will feature a new topic or anime, which is a Japanese term for animation. Those who wish to register can do so at www.meetupdallas.com/ DallasAnimeMeetup. 1:30-5:30 p.m. Free. Audelia Road Library, 10045
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ENJOY PEPPERINSPIRED DISHES THE DALLAS ARBORETUM AND BOTANICAL GARDENS
COURTESY THE DALLAS ARBORETUM
The Dallas Arboretum and Botanical Gardens holds its second annual Pepper Palooza event Aug. 12-21. All throughout the A Tasteful Place garden, peppers take center stage, according to the event description. The Dallas Arboretum hosts cooking demonstrations at A Tasteful Place to “showcase how to harvest, grow, prepare and enjoy delicious and healthy produce,” according to the Arboretum’s website. The event will include up to 20 vendors with pepper-inuenced products, including jams, salsas, edamame beans and peppers. 9 a.m.-5 p.m. Festival cost included with garden admission or membership. Dallas Arboretum and Botanical Garden, 8525 Garland Road, Dallas. 214-515-6615. www.dallasarboretum.org
AUG. 20
ELVIS GOSPEL AND BEYOND 2022
COURTESY KRAIG PARKER
WORTH THE TRIP Listen to music by Elvis Stardom Entertainment brings its “Elvis Gospel and Beyond 2022” production to the Lewisville Grand Theater on Aug. 20. The show features songs, stories and the history of Elvis Presley. It also features Southern gospel group The Blackwood Quartet performing some of Presley’s personal favorites. The show also showcases Kraig Parker, an Elvis tribute artist from Dallas. 7:30 p.m. Tickets start at $25. Lewisville Grand Theater, 100 N. Charles St., Lewisville 972-219-8446 www.showtix4u.com
Audelia Road, Dallas. 214-670-1350. https://dallaslibrary.librarymarket.com 25 LISTEN TO A NEW ARTIST AT THE GRANADA THEATER Singer-songwriter Nate Frederic performs at the Granada Theater. Frederic is a country music artist from Nashville who just released his debut album, “Dierent Shade of Blue.” According to the Granada theater website, his sound is similar to Sturgill Simpson, Tyler Childers, Nathaniel Ratli and Van Morrison. Tickets are available online. 8:30 p.m. $12. Granada Theater, 3524 Greenville Ave., Dallas. 214-824-9933. www.granadatheater.com SEPTEMBER 03 ENJOY MUSIC AND DINNER AT O’RILEY’S Beyond Destiny performs at O’Riley’s bar and grill. According to the band’s website, Beyond Destiny is a rock, soul, R&B, and contemporary Christian band out of Dallas that has performed all
over the United States. The band has opened up for country and rock artists, including Daron Norwood, John Michael Montgomery, Coey Anderson and Falling Up. 8 p.m. (doors), 9 p.m. (band starts). $10 (cover). O’Riley’s Bar and Grill, 8989 Forest Lane, Dallas. 972-235-2781. www.orileys.com 02 THROUGH 04 WATCH A MOVIE WITH AN ORCHESTRA The Dallas Symphony Orchestra performs alongside the Steven Spielberg movie “E.T. the Extra-Terrestrial” at the Morton H. Meyerson Symphony Center. According to the Dallas Symphony, audiences can experience the classic movie while the orchestra performs John Williams’ award- winning score in sync with the lm. Tickets can be purchased online. 7:30 p.m. (Fri.-Sat.), 3 p.m. (Sun.). $40-$137. Morton H. Meyerson Symphony Center, 2301 Flora St., Dallas. 214-670-3600. www.dallassymphony.org
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