Out & About

April 2015

April 9, 16, 23 and 30

Cool Thursdays

The Dallas Arboretum kicks off its spring concert series with Elton John Tribute band Rocket Man on April 9. Asleep at the Wheel perform April 16. Emerald City and Billy Joel tribute band Turnstiles perform on the 23rd and 30th respectively. Bring blankets or low beach chairs and a picnic (beer and wine are allowed). Or buy dinner from a food truck on site. Tickets for the 13-performance season, which runs through July 2, cost $130 for arboretum members and $156 otherwise. The Dallas Arboretum, 8525 Garland Road, 214.515.6520, dallasarboretum.org, $10-$27

APRIL 2

Celebration

The second-annual Celebration White Rock is a fundraiser for the White Rock Conservancy that includes 5k and 10k races, music, food and drinks, including beer from Lakewood Brewing Co. Winfrey Point, White Rock Lake Trail, whiterockdallas.org, $25

APRIL 10

‘The Other America’

Social documentary photographer Ken Light began taking assignments from magazines and newspapers in 1969, and he spent 40 years making photos with a focus on social issues in America. He is the author of eight books. Light gives a talk, “The Other America, 1969-2014,” starting at 7:30 p.m., and he will sign books afterward.

The University of Texas at Dallas Davison Auditorium, 800 W. Campbell, 972.883.2552, utdallas.edu/ah, free

APRIL 10-19

Theater for the little ones

APRIL 2 AND 14

Shakespeare on the big screen

The Angelika offers “Love’s Labour Won,” also known as “Much Ado About Nothing,” from the Royal Shakespeare Company at 7 p.m. Thursday, April 2. “King John,” from Canada’s Stratford Festival, shows at 2 p.m. Wednesday, April 14.

Angelika Film Center, 5321 E. Mockingbird, 214.841.4713, angelikafilmcenter.com, $20

“Balloonacy” is the story is the story of a lonely old man who is set in his ways until a red balloon blows through his window and insists on being his friend. The show is appropriate for children as young as 3.

Dallas Children’s Theater, 5938 Skillman, 214.740.0051, dct.org, $12-$14

APRIL 17

Sean Watkins

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

APRIL 18

Community art fair

The sixth-annual ARTsPARK community art fair includes performances and work from local arts organizations. This year’s centerpiece is “gallery row,” an exhibit from various Dallas art galleries. Discover how to make art a bigger part of your life through participation, membership and volunteering with the city’s arts organizations. Participants in the event, from 1-5 p.m., include the Nasher Sculpture Center, Dallas Museum of Art, AT&T Performing Arts Center, Dallas Symphony Orchestra, Crow Collection of Asian Art, Anita N. Martinez Ballet Folklorico, Creative Arts Center of Dallas, Dallas Black Dance Theatre and the Dallas Historical Society, among many others. NorthPark Center, 8687 N. Central, 214.363.7441, northparkcenter.com, free