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07.04.10

HI ll CREST F o URTH o F JU lY PARADE

FREE Neighbors will gather at 10 a.m. at Kramer Elementary for the parade start. Sponsored by the Hillcrest Forest Neighborhood Association and Kramer Elementary PTA, the parade will circle Kramer and includes a fire truck. An ice cream truck will be on hand to serve up sodas and other goodies. People can participate in the parade with their pets, bikes, scooters or vintage cars. And don’t forget to wear your patriotic colors. The school is at 7131 Midbury between St. Michaels and St. Judes. For more information on the event, visit hillcrestforest.org.

EMily ToMAN

07.03 gollY JollY

THE CloWN FREE

Golly Jolly the clown will lead a patriotic party for children, featuring fun facts about Independence Day. It’s at 2 p.m. in NorthPark Center, in NorthCourt between Macy’s and Nordstrom.

07.10 DRoP IN ART FREE The Meadows Museum at SMU will celebrate the Spanish reign of King Charles IV and Queen Maria Luisa from the late 18th and early 19th centuries. Families can create their own works of art. The museum is at 5900 Bishop. For more information, call 214.768.1688 or visit smu.edu/meadowsmuseum.

07.23 DENICE FRANKE $12 Folk singer Denise Franke will perform along with Geoff Bartley at 8 p.m. at Uncle Calvin’s Coffeehouse inside Northpark Presbyterian Church, 9555 N. Central. Franke will sing from her latest album, “Gulf Coast Blue”.

KIdS IN A CANdY STORE

G REETE d BY A GLASS CASE OF ROTATING CAKES , it’s hard to resist the sweet tooth calling at neuhaus café — which makes it a great place to spoil the kids. And when they catch a glimpse of the colorful candy dispensers in the back, you’re stuck. “That’s a huge attraction,” owner mervyn s acher says. “The parents do try to make them eat a bit of food.” Part candy store, part restaurant, neuhaus offers gourmet sandwiches, soups, salads and pastas, and the kids menu has all the staples: PB&J, grilled cheese, baked macaroni and cheese, chicken tenders and pizza. of course, you can’t leave without mixing and matching some sugary treats. We’re talking gummy bears, gummy worms, sour Patch kids, gumballs, sprees and chocolate-covered everything. At $2.50 a quarter pound, you might blow your dinner budget on candy for the children — and maybe hoard a little for yourself.

—EMILY TOMAN

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