out&about in january

01.08.11

Trashing Our Treasure

FREE It happens after heavy rainfall or snowstorms. Waves of debris wash downstream, forming a large ring of trash around White Rock Lake. A new photographic exhibit sheds light on how these unnatural predators affect our local wildlife habitats. “Trashing Our Treasure” opens Jan. 8 at the Bath House Cultural Center’s White Rock Lake Museum, kicking off the 2011 “Talkin’ Trash” educational series by the Dallas nonprofit Shared FUEL. The exhibit aims to raise environmental awareness and start a visual conversation about how to reduce the human impact on natural areas like White Rock, which reaches its 100th anniversary this year. The reception will be Saturday, Jan. 29, 7-9 p.m. at the museum, 521 E. Lawther, and the show runs through April 17. For details, call 214.670.8749 or visit whiterocklakemuseum.org. —E MILy TOMA n

01.01, 01.13 & 01.27 POETRY EVENTS FREE Half Price Books at 5803 E. Northwest Highway hosts poetry events monthly, including an open mic night Jan. 1 and poetry workshops Jan. 13 and 27. All events are at 7 p.m. For details, call 214.379.8000 or visit dallaspoets.org.

01.06-01.08 THE ZOOKEEPER’S JOURNAL

$8-$10 Triple J Productions presents a play that offers a peek inside the world of zoo animals — from their day-to-day lives to how they deal with emotions. Showtimes are 8 p.m. Thursday-Friday and 3 and 8 p.m. Sunday at the Bath House Cultural Center, 521 E. Lawther. For tickets and details, call the box office at 469.525.3263 or visit triplejproductions.org.