Out & About

November 2015

THROUGH NOV. 25

Autumn at the Arboretum

It’s your last chance to bask in the feeling of fall at the Dallas Arboretum with 75,000 pumpkins, gourds and squash, plus 150,000 fall blooms, including chrysanthemums and impatiens.

Dallas Arboretum, 8525 Garland Road, dallasarboretum.org, $10-$15

THROUGH NOV. 14

Día de los Muertos

Artists from all over Dallas show Day of the Dead-related artwork.

Bath House Cultural Center, 521 E. Lawther, 214.670.8749, bathhousecultural.com, free

NOV. 8

Praise the Lake

White Rock Lake Foundation will feature a brunch with a Bloody Mary bar, silent auction and performances by Booker T. Washington High School for the Performing and Visual Arts. Proceeds benefit efforts to preserve and enhance the lake.

White Rock Lake Filter Building, 2810 White Rock Road, 214.725.9300, whiterocklakefoundation.org, $100

NOV. 8

Junius Heights Historic Home Tour

Featuring the former St. John’s Methodist Church plus six craftsman- and prairiestyle homes, the 11 a.m.-5 p.m. tour also includes a backyard art exhibit and two craft beer stops, plus an arts and crafts fair at the Lakewood Library. Locations vary, juniusheights.org, $15 in advance, $20 tour day

NOV. 10

Native American history

Jiaan Powers and her lion puppet, Spike, tell animal stories from Native American cultures, from 6-7 p.m.

Lochwood Library, 11221 Lochwood, 214.670.8403, dallaslibrary.org, free

NOV. 12-15

Patriotic film fest

The second-annual Stars & Stripes Film Festival, produced by Sons of the Flag, features about a dozen films and a lunch with guest speaker U.S. Army Gen. Tommy Franks. Proceeds go to the nonprofit’s mission of supporting military, first responder and civilian burn survivors by providing funding for research.

Angelika Film Center, 5321 E. Mockingbird, sonsoftheflag.org, $250 for a festival pass

NOV. 13-15