Out & About

May 2015

May 8 Grace Pettis

Singer/songwriter Grace Pettis, from Lookout Mountain, Ala., has songwriting in her blood. She brings her straightforward style to Uncle Calvin’s for an 8 p.m. show. Uncle Calvin’s Coffee House, 9555 N. Central Expressway, 214.363.0044, unclecalvins.org, $15-$18

MAY 3

Kraftykids

Atmos Energy and the Dallas Public Library offer craft time every Sunday at noon in the Dallas Public Library branch at NorthPark.

Bookmarks, 8687 N Central Expressway, 214.671.1381, dallaslibrary.org, free

MAY 3

Chamber recital

The Lovers Lane United Methodist professional soloists and sanctuary choir presents a recital on the theme “Seasons of God’s Handiwork,” featuring classical chamber music, art songs, oratorio, opera, Broadway and worship music.

Lovers Lane United Methodist Church, 9200 Inwood, llumc.org/ music, 214.691.4721, free

MAY 10

Bagel Run

The 29th annual JCC Bagel Run starts at 8:15 a.m. and includes 5k and 10k courses.

Jewish Community Center of Dallas, 7900 Northaven, 214.239.7178, jccdallas.org, $8-$25

MAY 14

Confab

This third-annual conference from the Dallas Parks Foundation offers a day of speakers on parks, trails, bike infrastructure and urban planning. Dallas City Performance Hall, 2520 Flora, 972.803.1555, dallasparksfoundation.org, $13

MAY 19

Storytime

Storyteller Melody Bell shares the story, starting at 10:30 a.m., of Wangari Maathai, known as “Mama Miti,” the Kenyan environmental activist who received the 2004 Nobel Peace Prize. Preston Royal Library, 5626 Royal, 214.670.7128, dallaslibrary.org, free

MAY 23

Walt Longmire

Find out what’s up with Sheriff Longmire before it comes to Netflix. Author Craig Johnson, creator of the Longmire series, brings his new book, “Dry Bones: A Walt Longmire Mystery,” for a 3 p.m. book signing.

Barnes and Noble, 7700 W. Northwest Highway, 214.739.1124, barnesandnoble.com, free

Through Aug. 2

Making of the little Prado

The Meadows Museum celebrates its 50th anniversary with “50 Years of Spanish Art in Texas,” a look at how oil company founder Algur Hurtle Meadows began collecting works that would become the heart of his namesake museum, which houses the largest collection of Spanish art outside of Spain.

The Meadows Museum, 5900 Bishop, 214.768.2516, meadowsmuseumdallas.org, $4-$10

BOWL & BARREL

8084 Park Ln #145 214.363.2695

AMBIENCE CASUAL, PARTY

Prices

LANE: $30 AN HOUR PER LANE, SUN-THURS; $50 AN HOUR PER LANE, FRI-SAT.

SHOES: $5 AN HOUR

FOOD: $5-$30

Hours

SUN-THURS 11 A.M.-12 A.M.; FRI-SAT 11 A.M.-2 A.M.

DID YOU KNOW? BOWL & BARREL ADDED A FULL WHISKEY MENU A COUPLE MONTHS AGO. “I REALIZED WE HAD A REALLY GREAT SELECTION OF WHISKEYS, BUT OUR GUESTS DIDN’T REALLY KNOW IT BECAUSE THEY DIDN’T REALLY EXPECT IT,” EXPLAINS DIRECTOR OF OPERATIONS ERIC SALZER.

Thefirst thing you’ll notice about Bowl & Barrel in Shops at Park Lane is that it doesn’t look like your typical bowling alley. There’s no sticky black carpet and flashing neon lights. Instead, Bowl & Barrel, from the creators of The Rustic and Mutts in Dallas, features slick wood floors, faded whitewashed brick walls, reclaimed wood ceilings, large industrial windows, chandeliers with Edison bulbs and black leather seating. “It has the feeling that it was something before. Like we found this old warehouse,” says director of operations Eric Salzer. “Everything in Shops at Park Lane was new and shiny. We wanted to kind of turn it down and do something different.” Bowl & Barrel also doesn’t serve food you’d expect to find at a bowling alley. “One of the things we’re really proud of is the quality of food,” Salzer says. “We’re restaurant guys first and foremost.” They brought on James Beardnominated chef Sharon Hage, who worked with them on the menu and created all the recipes. The menu is primarily upscale American food with a little extra mixed in. Bestsellers include the plate-sized pretzel, the veggie plate served with green goddess dipping sauce, the jumbo lump crab cakes and the chicken apple club sandwich. And the cocktails are a musttry with vodka, rum, gin, tequila and whiskey options. Don’t miss the 3-6 p.m. happy hour.

—Brittany Nunn

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