The Scene

September 1 – iTunes Festival
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Apple’s annual iTunes Festival is a month-long series of free concerts at The Roundhouse in London. The good news for US residents is Apple has added a new channel to the Apple TV and an iPhone App in the App Store that offers live streaming and on-demand replays of the concert series. The concert series kicks off [...]

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November 23 – JFK Day…A Day of Service!
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The Dallas Museum of Art is presenting Hotel Texas: An Art Exhibition for the President and Mrs. John F. Kennedy, a Reunion of Masterworks Exhibited in the Hotel Suite of the Presidential Couple, in conjunction with Fort Worth’s Amon Carter Museum. The exhibit, which runs through September 15, presents all the works of art in [...]

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August 8 : Fly Musical
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Peter Pan had it right — everything better when it was all pixie dust and bedtime stories. Get an express ticket back to Never Never Land with Fly, the new Peter Pan musical from the Dallas Theater Center that follows Wendy, John and the Lost Boys into a swashbuckling adventure driven by drum beats and [...]

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August 2 : Crestone Music Festival
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The 15th Crestone Music Festival will take place August 2-4, 2013. CrestFest is a three-day, two-stage, multi-genre, multi-cultural event featuring international, national, regional and local performers as well as global cuisine, wine, micro-brews and mojitos. There are arts, crafts and activities for children and adults. Activities include men’s and women’s wood chopping contests, limbo and [...]

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July 27 : Merlot for Mutts
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Come enjoy great wine, beer and light finger foods at the 3rd Annual Merlot 4 Mutts Wine Tasting & Silent Auction. You’ll also have a chance to bid on some exciting items. All proceeds go to Habitat 4 Paws, moving them one paw closer to establishing a rescue shelter for dogs and cats in need of [...]

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July 20 : Bali Bliss Retreat
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You’ve eaten your way through Italy. Prayed all over India. Now it’s time to “Love” in Indonesia. Hop on Korean Air…the airline of beauty and comfort, and come on over to the magical and profoundly healing island of Bali. Set in the middle of the “Thousand Islands”, a truly remarkable place on mother earth. The [...]

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July 13 : Running of the Bulls
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Café Madrid brings you all the fun of Spain’s annual Running of the Bulls without the risk of getting trampled by running bulls. There will also be a lot less running and a lot more eating great food and drinking Spanish wine. Starting at 5 p.m. on Saturday, everyone’s favorite tapas spot throws a party to [...]

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July 4 : 4th of July Activities
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This will be the 50th year for the Lakewood 4th of July Parade. Come out and join other residents for the tradition. Need we say more? Forest Hills will be celebrating its annual 4th of July Parade as well. It will be featuring home made floats, entertainers, fire engines, classic cars, strollers, wagons, bikes. Come [...]

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June 29 : Girls Rock Dallas Pool Party
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The second summer session of Girls Rock Dallas starts July 15, and during that week, girls ages 8 to 17 learn instruments, form a band, write a song and play a showcase. They are also offered classes on body image, women in rock history and team building, a truly immersive experience. As they did last summer, [...]

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June 20 : Joule Hotel Addition
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Come experience the soft opening of The Joule Hotel and it’s beautiful addition and renovations. One of my favorite hotels in Dallas. The architecture is fun, hip, and creative. They finally got rid of the artificial scented air so you can breathe. The owner, Tim Headington, was fortunate enough to purchase rare period mosaics and has installed [...]

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