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06.06.10 Twelve Hills De D ica T ion

FREE Stone walls flanking the Twelve Hills Nature Center trailhead denote that the entrance to the 5.3acre preserve is a “window on an Oak Cliff prairie”. The Oak Cliff residents who founded and run Twelve Hills are inviting neighbors to stop by during the noon-4 p.m. dedication and open house, and celebrate the completion of the trailhead at Mary Cliff and Kings Highway. Rosemont Elementary children, who use Twelve Hills as an outdoor classroom, will demonstrate how to make seed balls. Visitors can take nature walks and view a display on the unusual history of the urban nature preserve. Twelve Hills volunteers will be cooking up burgers and hot dogs, and serving up water and soft drinks, free for the taking. Donations to support the Twelve Hills nonprofit are welcome. Find more information about the nature center at twelvehills.org, or contact Marcie Haley at 214.941.6069 or marcieh@gmail.com.

—KERI MITCHELL

06.03 giMMe sHelTeR $5 The Texas Theatre is screening this 1970 documentary about the Rolling Stones and the tragic Altamont concert. The show starts at 7 p.m., Jefferson between Zang and Madison, oakcliffoundation.org.

06.05 & 06.12 Te X as ToP sTaR $8-$25

06.03 BaReFooT aT THe BelMonT $20

Denton rock band Seryn opens for Old 97s front man Rhett Miller in this installment of the Belmont Hotel’s summer concert series. Tickets are discounted for KXT members. Belmont Hotel, 901 Fort Worth Ave. 214.393.2300 or kxt.org.

Auditions for the Oak Cliff Chamber of Commerce Texas Top Star vocal competition are 1 p.m. June 5 in room W38 at Mountain View College, 4849 W. Illinois. Twenty finalists will compete there starting at 7 p.m. June 12. It’s $25 to enter and $10 to watch. Buy tickets ahead of time on the chamber’s website and get a $2 discount. Proceeds go toward the Golden Oaks Scholarship, which helps Oak Cliff graduates attend college. 214.943.4567 or oakcliffchamber.org.

06.12 BRew RioT go online visit advocatemag.com for a complete list of happenings or to post your event on our free online calendar. Posts will be considered for publication.

The second annual home brew competition at Eno’s pits pint against pint. Even those who buy their beer at 7-Eleven can come out from 6-10 p.m. to taste what home brewers have concocted. A $20 donation to Go Oak Cliff and 5 gallons of beer are suggested to enter. Eno’s, 407 N. Bishop. 214.943.9200 or enospizza.com.

06.13 JaZZ conceRT FRee The first of this year’s Summer Classics Series at Tyler Street United Methodist Church is a performance from the Dallas Jazz Orchestra. The 7 p.m. performance is in the church’s sanctuary, 10th & Polk, 214.946.8106.

A guide to dining & drinking in our neighborhood

Lavish Lunches

LUNCH AT HATTIE ’S is the kind of meal that makes a person feel good for the rest of the day. It could be the simple and relaxing interior design of mostly black and white with touches of lemony yellow. Or maybe it’s the wall of windows that gives the whole place a sunny, vapory look, like an overexposed photo. But most likely, it’s the Carolina-style comfort food that is indulgent without the heaviness of Texas-style comforts like chicken-fried steak or enchiladas. The most popular menu item, day or night, is pecan-crusted catfish ($14.50), says chef Estevan Galindo. “Even people who say they don’t like catfish, if they try this, we get them hooked,” he says. Popular lunch choices also include the fried green tomato sandwich with smoked cheddar pimento cheese and applewood-smoked bacon ($12.95). And there’s always the four-cheese macaroni & cheese ($10.95) with a golden gratin that is hard to resist. Hattie’s uses all fresh ingredients and buys local whenever possible. “We’re really lucky to have good local providers of ingredients,” Galindo says.

—RachEL SToNE

HATTIE’S BISHOP & SEVENTH

214.942.7400

HATTIES.COM

Three more places that make lunch grand

FORT WORTH AVENUE & SYLVAN 214.393.4141

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DAVIS &

214.943.2233

It’s worth crossing the bridge for lunch at Stephan Pyles’s new restaurant in the arts district, which draws inspiration from Spain, India and the Eastern Mediterranean. Nothing is over $20 at lunch. ROSS & OLIVE 214.922.9922

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