out&about in JA n UARY

01.09.10

Born To Be Wild

$50 This will likely be the only time you see a rabbi sporting leather chaps. Then again, it’s not so typical to have a fundraiser at a biker bar. The Jewish Community Center is taking over the legendary Stokers Dallas for a ‘biker chic’ bash complete with plenty of food, an open bar and a deejay. Tickets can be purchased at jccdallas.org and are $50 each, or buy five for $200. 9304 Harry Hines, stokersdallas.com.

—Marlena CHavira-MeDforD

01.27 PRESTON ROYAL BOOK CLuB

FREE The Hillcrest Forest Neighborhood Association and the Preston Royal Library have teamed up to form this community book club, which is free and open to anyone interested. The group meets the fourth Wednesday of every month at 6:30 p.m. inside the auditorium at the Preston Royal Library. January’s book selection is “ Buddha: A Story of Enlightenment” by Deepak Chopra. Librarian Vaughn Burkholder will reserve several copies of each book selection. Please contact him at 214.670.7128 for details about putting a book on reserve. Preston Royal Library, 5626 Royal, hillcrestforest.org/bookclub.

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