Out & About

July 2013

JULY 4

Exchange Club of Lake Highlands Fourth of July Parade

The annual celebration kicks off at 9 a.m. with a parade down Church, from Audelia west to White Rock Trail. Pull up a chair and enjoy floats, vintage cars, patriotic puppies and more. The parade helps raise funds for the Exchange Club of Lake Highlands’ annual scholarships and other community service projects. Lake Highlands North Rec Center, 9940 White Rock Trail, free

JULY 4

‘Ghostbusters’

Take a break from all the patriotic festivities and view a true ’80s classic at Studio Movie Grill at 7:30 p.m. The film is part of Studio Movie Grill’s “Brews-n-views” series, which screens $1 action movies every first Thursday of the month.

Studio Movie Grill, 11170 N. Central, 214.361.2966, $1, studiomoviegrill.com

JULY 17

Mystery book club

The Audelia Road Library book club discusses “At Risk” by Patricia Cornwell, 6:30-7:30 p.m. Visit bookclubs.arlf.org for more information about the Audelia Road book clubs. Audelia Road Library, 10045 Audelia, free

July 4

Dallas Wind Symphony

The Dallas Arboretum hosts a patriotic concert from 7:30 to 9:30 p.m. Wear your best patriotic attire for the costume contest and have a chance at winning a one-night stay in deluxe accommodations at the Ritz-Carlton. Gates open at 6 p.m. All tickets must be purchased online in advance.

Dallas Arboretum, 8525 Garland, 214.515.6500, $10-$25, free parking

July 21

Blazing Saddles

Duathlon & 5k

Test your athleticism and sign up for a duathlon (a 2 mile run, 9.5 mile bike ride and 2 mile run), a duathlon relay, or a 5k run. All races start together at 7:30 a.m. at the Bath House by White Rock Lake. Bath House Cultural Center, 521 E. Lawther, 5k costs $22-$30 (race day), whiterockracing.com, duathlon costs $50-$70 (race day), duathlon relay costs $70-$100 (race day)

JULY 13, 27

White Rock Local Market

From 8 a.m. to 1 p.m., join local farmers, artisans and more for a neighborhood farmers market and purchase a variety of items — from fresh bread from the Village Baking Company to locally-made organic bug traps.

Green Spot Market & Fuels, 702 N. Buckner, free

JULY 20

‘In heaven there is no beer ...

White Rock Local Market’s summer workshop series continues with a class in homebrewing from instructors Ty Wolosin and Kevin Sykes from Windy Hill Organics and Craig Bradley from Lakewood Brewing Co. Students will learn how to make their own minimash and go home with basic supplies to practice on their own. Lunch will be provided by Chef Brian Luscher’s Post Oak Red Hots. Reservations are required.

First Unitarian Church of Dallas, 5700 Preston, 214.797.4989, $75/$50 for market members

Delicious

Sweet shops

Roshi

—Whitney Thompson

Muns didn’t set out trying to open a nationally acclaimed bakery. Growing up in Austin, Muns admired funky neighborhood spots such as the Sweetish Hill Bakery. In her free time she used her grandma’s recipes and create some of her own to make baked goods for family, friends and co-workers. Years later, when Muns was working a corporate job, her boss asked her what she’d like to be doing in five years. Muns replied that she wanted to bake sweets, and soon afterward Muns opened Society Bakery on Lower Greenville. Before long, a production member for the Ellen DeGeneres show came in and loved the cupcakes so much that Ellen put the bakery on one of her top 10 lists. As business grew, Muns was looking to add a second location, and that’s when she was approached by Medical City to open in the hospital. “A lot of the growth has happened organically,” Muns says. Her work ethic and passion for her cakes prove that heart, not formal culinary training, lies behind her success. Some of her employees went to culinary school, some didn’t, but Muns says she hires people who love baking as much as she does. The proof is in the product: The cupcakes are one-of-a-kind. July’s flavors are key lime pie, s’mores, and banana pudding. Each one of these cupcakes has a yummy Twinkie-like, uniquely flavored filling, and a frosting that isn’t overly sweet. Special touches — such as graham cracker crumbles and whipped cream, and the cutest little vanilla wafer you’ve ever seen — top the cupcakes. Even the mini marshmallows on the s’mores cupcake are “roasted” with a butane lighter, because “it tastes better than just browning them with a broiler,” says Muns. Society’s doors kept swinging open the rainy afternoon we were there, and customers didn’t just ask for cupcakes. Petit four, brownies, bread-pudding whoopie pies and cookies bigger than your face were flying out the door.

SOCIETY BAKERY

LOWER GREENVILLE

3426 B Greenville

214.827.1411

SOCIETY BAKERY

FOREST LANE

7777 Forest Lane (Inside Medical City Hospital Atrium A)

972.566.7558

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