Big D BBQ Battle

APRIL 18-AUG. 2

The Abelló collection

Texan Jan Jarboe Russell brings her new nonfiction book, “The Train to Crystal City: FDR’s Secret Prisoner Exchange Program and America’s Only Family Internment Camp During World War II,” for a reading and book signing at 7 p.m. Barnes & Noble Lincoln Park, 7700 W. Northwest Hwy., 214.739.1124, barnesandnoble.com, free

APRIL 17

Sean Watkins

The Juan Abelló art collection is one of the top private art collections of Spain, and it’s showing at the Meadows Museum as part of its yearlong 50th-anniversary celebration. The Abelló Collection: A Modern Taste for European Masters includes masterpieces from El Greco, Francisco de Goya, Pablo Picasso and Juan Gris, as well as Lucas Cranach, Amedeo Modigliani and Francis Bacon. The Meadows Museum, 5900 Bishop, 214.768.2516, meadowsmuseumdallas.org, $4-$10

Americana musician Sean Watkins, founder of Nickel Creek, performs behind his new solo album, “All I Do Is Lie.”

Uncle Calvin’s Coffee House, 9555 N. Central at Walnut Hill, 214.363.0044, unclecalvins.org, $9.50-$18.50

The North Dallas Chamber of Commerce pits neighborhood businesses in a battle of meat and beans at Valley View Center, the site of Beck Ventures’ planned $3.5 billion Dallas Midtown development. Taste the barbecue and beans from 5-9 p.m., and vote for your favorites while listening to live music and sipping beer from Four Corners Brewing. Valley View Center, 13331 Preston, 214.368.6485, ndcc.org, $35-$30 Childcare is available

Our Easter Week services begin on Good Friday with a special celebration of baptism and communion, and culminate with two services on Easter Sunday.

April 3 6:30 p.m.

For information on childcare and times at our other locations, please visit prestonwood.org/easter.

GABRIELA & SOFIA’S TEX-MEX

10455 N. Central at Meadow 214.647.1033 gabriela-sofias.com

AMBIANCE: CASUAL

PRICE RANGE: $8-$15

HOURS: 11 A.M.-9 P.M. SUN.-THURS.; 11 A.M.-10 P.M. FRI.-SAT.

DID YOU KNOW?

THE RESTAURANT IS NAMED FOR EACH OF THE OWNERS’ DAUGHTERS

Thedining scene taking shape at Walnut Hill and Central has hogged much of our neighborhood’s attention lately. The redevelopment of that corner has welcomed Trader Joe’s, Tupinamba and at least three new-to-Dallas concepts. But just one street north, another neighborhood restaurant has become a quiet success. Gabriela & Sofia’s TexMex opened about three months ago tucked away in the shopping center at the northwest corner of Meadow and Central. Preston Hollow has no shortage of Tex-Mex options, but this one holds its own. Although the name is sure to attract traditionalists, manager Gabriel Pompa says guests are surprised to find much more than cheese enchiladas on the menu. “They say it’s better than Tex-Mex,” Pompa says. “We do everything fresh. I think that’s what people like.” Particularly, the camarones brochette, which features six bacon-wrapped jumbo shrimp stuffed with Monterey Jack cheese and poblano peppers. Other standout dishes include the rib-eye fajitas and the brisket tacos. Servers prepare the guacamole tableside in the volcanic rock bowl known as a molcajete. Pompa says he plans to test new menu items periodically, so diners can expect to see something different.

—Emily Toman