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URBAN HIPPIE relocated to the Typo Campus, on West Davis at Tyler, last month. The business offers yoga, chiropractic, massage and other “wellness” services such as sound baths and infrared sauna.
THE BISHOP ARTS THEATRE CENTER received a $10,000 grant from the National Endowment of the Arts to support an arts workshop for seniors. The Silver Stories Storytelling Circle combats social isolation and loneliness among seniors through creative writing, improvisation, visual art and storytelling.
THE ROTARY CLUB OF DALLAS gave a “service above self” award to Megan Malone of Townview Magnet Center, who teaches AP Government and AP Economics. The award is given to educators who “go the extra mile” for their students. Malone coaches academic teams and coordinates Destination Imagination, which teaches STEM principles. She won $2,500 and a plaque.
THE BISHOP HIGHLINE APARTMENTS donated $5,000 to the Guide Dogs of Texas in honor of Denton-based artist John Bramblitt, who is legally blind and painted murals on two of their Bishop Arts area apartment buildings.
5 things to do in Oak Cliff this October
OCT. 3
Mammogram mamas
Kick up your heels at a first-Thursday wine walk in Bishop Arts and raise money for breast cancer prevention. The nonprofit Mammogram Poster Girls’ signature event, Shop, Eat, Drink, Pink! is from 6-9 p.m. with entertainment, food and drink and a wine tasting. Proceeds fund mammograms for women and men who otherwise couldn’t afford them.
$65
Where: House of Dirt, 408 W. Seventh St.
More info: mammogrampostergirls.org
OCT. 6
Kurosawa
Here is a chance to see “Seven Samurai” on the big screen. The 1954 Akira Kurosawa epic screens at 2 p.m. The American version, John Sturges’ 1960 “The Magnificent Seven” shows the following weekend, at 5 p.m. Oct. 13. $11
Where: The Texas Theatre, 231 W. Jefferson Blvd. More info: thetexastheatre.com
OCT. 26
Spooky comics
A family friendly Halloween comic fest offers comics and treats all day.
Where: Red Pegasus Comics, 319 N. Bishop Ave. More info: redpegasuscomics.org
OCT. 31-NOV. 2
Days of the dead
This three-day celebration of los Días de los Muertos features ofrendas designed by Ofelia Faz Garza, dance troupes from Anita N. Martinez Ballet Folklorico and choirs from Greiner middle school. Bring flowers, photos, food and candles to leave on the ofrendas.
Where: Arts Mission Oak Cliff, 410 S. Windomere Ave. More info: verdigrismusic.org