Cyclesomatic

The month of bicycle love returns with Bike Friendly Oak Cliff events every weekend. Cyclesomatic kicks off with a bicycle brewery tour on Saturday, Oct. 4. Also planned are a bicycle swap meet, a scavenger hunt, a bike-in movie and more. Multiple locations, bikefriendlyoc.org, free

THROUGH OCT. 17

La Rica Latinoamérica

Univision reporter Edén Soto Alva shows photos from Mexico, Guatemala, Costa Rica, Ecuador, Colombia, Panama and Peru.

Oak Cliff Cultural Center, 223 W. Jefferson, 214.670.3777, dallasculture.org, free

OCT. 2

Shop, eat, drink, pink

This event, from 6-9 p.m., raises money for a Methodist Health System program that provides mammograms for Dallas women who cannot afford them.

Bishop Arts District, Bishop and Seventh, foundation.methodisthealthsystem.org

OCT. 2-9

Sundance films

The Texas Theatre shows the 2014 liveaction and animated short films from the Sundance Film Festival on Oct. 2 and 7. The theater also shows a 2014 Sundance award winner, “20,000 Days on Earth,” through Oct. 9.

The Texas Theatre, 231 W. Jefferson, 214.948.1546, thetexastheatre.com

OCT. 4

Pumpkin patch

The Kessler School hosts its annual pumpkin patch and festival from 10 a.m.-4 p.m. Buy pumpkins, take photos in fall settings, have lunch and play family friendly games. Floramay Holliday performs.

Kessler Park United Methodist Church, 1205 Turner, thekesslerschool.com, free

OCT. 5

Life Walk

The major fundraiser for Oak Cliffbased AIDS Arms Inc. begins at 1 p.m. Robert E. Lee Park, 3333 Turtle Creek, lifewalk.org

OCT. 7

National Night Out

One of the biggest National Night Out Against Crime celebrations in Dallas takes place at Kiest Park. Expect food, freebies, music and more. Kiest Park, 3080 S. Hampton, 214.671.9347, free

OCT. 18-19

Fall Home Tour

The Old Oak Cliff Conservation League’s 40th annual Fall Home Tour features 10 homes, from Wynnewood to West Kessler. Proceeds from the tour go to member neighborhoods in the form of grants. Last year, the league raised about $40,000. Multiple locations, ooccl.org, $20

OCT. 22

Bishop Dunne 100 Dinner

West Virginia University Athletic Director Oliver Luck, who serves on the new College Football Playoff Selection Committee, is the keynote speaker at this fundraiser for Bishop Dunne Catholic School. Hilton Anatole, 2201 N. Stemmons, 214.339.6561, bdcs.org

OCT. 25

North Oak Cliff Music Festival

Oak Cliff’s own Edie Brickell headlines the third-annual North Oak Cliff Music Festival at Lake Cliff Park, and she’s playing with the New Bohemians. A $50 family package includes entry for two adults and as many as four children, plus priority seating until 3 p.m. Lake Cliff Park, 300 E. Colorado, nocmf.com, $25-$75

OCTOBER

PHO 88

312 W. Seventh 214.948.0098 pho88dallas.com

AMBIANCE: CASUAL

PRICE RANGE: $6-$12

HOURS: TUESDAY-THURSDAY AND SUNDAY, 11 A.M.9 P.M.; FRIDAY-SATURDAY, 11 A.M.-10 P.M.

DID YOU KNOW? LIM OPENED HER FIRST RESTAURANT IN OAK CLIFF, THE NOWDEFUNCT ROYAL CHINESE BUFFET, IN 1993.

Jennifer Lim opened Chan Thai in Bishop Arts 15 years ago. Her restaurant space was so big that about 10 years later, she decided to turn one side into a bar, which was called Bar at Bishop. “I’m like everyone else; I got tired of all the bars around here,” she says. So Lim, a native of China who has lived in Thailand and Vietnam, decided to plug into the trendiness of Vietnamese food. “We’re the first ones in Oak Cliff for Pho,” she says. Pho, banh mi and Vietnamese noodle salads are gaining a regular clientele, although Lim says Chan Thai remains more popular with diners. The restaurants share an address, but each has its own kitchen. “It’s a lot of work,” Lim says. “They’re completely different. Nothing tastes the same.” —Rachel Stone

Espumoso Caffe (408 N. Bishop) opened in the Bishop Arts District in April 2009, and over the past five years, the neighborhood has changed dramatically. Even with competitors including Oddfellows and the Wild Detectives nearby, Espumoso keeps gaining customers. “With the popularity of Bishop Arts, it’s just getting busier,” says Tony Fernandez Sanabria, who owns Espumoso with his parents. “There’s enough for everybody.”

Fernandez’s mom, Clara, makes most of the shop’s pastries, including empanadas, flan, tres leches cake, and maple pecan and lemon bars. His dad, also Tony, manages the shop most days while the younger Tony is at work. The shop has applied for a license to sell beer and wine, which they hope to receive by the end of the year, and they plan to carry South American beer and wine labels.

Runner up: Davis Street Espresso Third place: Bolsa Mercado

NEXT UP FOR ADVOCATE’S 2014 BEST-OF CONTEST: Best dessert. Vote for your favorite at oakcliff.advocatemag.com/bestof.

Yoga for Everyone

611 N. Bishop Avenue Ste 104 Coming to Sylvan | Thirty Soon! 214.946.2224 syncdallas.com

Flow basics, flow yoga, flow & meditation, flow & release, yoga for healing, pre/post natal, yoga for children/families. Private lessons, workshops, experience groups, massage therapy and much more! Call today!

Getaway

2299 County Road 2008 Glen Rose, Texas 76043 254.897.2960 fossilrim.org

Take your sweetheart on a romantic getaway. Reserve your spot on the Sweetheart Safari Tour and an overnight stay at Fossil Rim Wildlife Center on Saturday, October 18. Enjoy a three-course candlelit meal, live music, a scenic tour at sunset and a peaceful night away from the city.