Out & About

July 2013

July 2-Aug.18

‘Fly’

Dallas Theater Center presents “Fly,” a new musical based on J.M. Barrie’s “Peter Pan.” For the 30-person play with both child and adult cast members, three-time Tony Award-winning producer Jeffrey Seller wanted to re-create one of his childhood favorites. “My mind always went back to my childhood and, ultimately, Peter Pan,” he says. “This vision became so compelling to me that I soon realized I had my next musical. There’s a version of Peter Pan that’s in my head that sounds different, looks different, and feels different than any I’ve seen before.”

Wyly Theatre in the AT&T Performing Arts Center, 2400 Flora, 214.880.0202, dallastheatercenter.org, $15-$85

July 8-31

We Yogis’ camps

We Yogis’ kids summer yoga camp lets kids work out, explore their emotions through yoga, read stories, learn about gratitude, make crafts and eat healthy snacks. The camp for children ages 3 to 13 takes place from 2 to 4 p.m. Mondays, Wednesdays and Fridays. There’s a new theme each week, such as “feeling good,” “gratitude” and an animal camp.

We Yogis, located in The Pavilion at 5600 W. Lovers, Suite 150, 214.351.1229, weyogis.com, $90 a week

July 9, 11

Teen Collage

Youth are invited to create collages about themselves at Churchill Recreation Center’s “Teen Collage” event. At the event, teenagers will share what makes them unique and talk about famous artists Pablo Picasso, Salvador Dali and Max Ernst — all men whose collages can be found in museums across the world. The 6-7:30 p.m. event is for teens 13 to 17 years old.

Churchill Recreation Center, 6906 Churchill, 214.670.6477, dallasparks.org, $5 plus a City of Dallas recreation card ($15 if you don’t already have one)

July 12

A trio of Texas music

Texas singer-songwriter George Ensle’s tunes will remind you of Townes Van Zandt and Willie Nelson, while Brian Kalinec’s award-winning songwriting and 18-year-old Kathryn Hallberg’s American music will tune you up as the opening acts at 8 p.m.

Uncle Calvin’s Coffee House, 9555 N. Central, 214.363.0044, unclecalvins.org, $18

Through Sept. 1

Beautifully dirty

Berlin-based artist Katharina Grosse created two new large installations for the Nasher Sculpture Center. Grosse sprayed brightly colored acrylic paint on piles of dirt, ceilings, walls, and sculpted plastic foam and fiberglass to demonstrate how painting can “appear in space.”

Nasher Sculpture Center, 2001 Flora, 214.242.5100, nashersculpturecenter.org, $5-$10

July 19

’Til Midnight at the Nasher

The concert/movie event features a picnic with snacks from the Nasher Café and Wolfgang Puck Catering. Garagerock band Oil Boom will perform from 7-9 p.m. Bring a blanket to watch “Cars” following the band, from 9-11 p.m. in the garden. Admission is free. Nasher Sculpture Center, 2001 Flora, 214. 242.5100, nashersculprecenter.org

July 29-Aug. 2

Destination Dallas: Summer Architecture Workshop

Architect and educator Peter Goldstein hosts a weeklong workshop for high schoolers concerning Dallas’ innovative architecture. At the 9 a.m.-3 p.m. classes, students will visit buildings designed by leading architects and experience behind-the-scenes tours of the Nasher Sculpture Center, Wyly Theatre and Rachofsky House. Students also will visit architecture firms and recently completed projects such as Klyde Warren Park and the Perot Museum of Nature and Science. The Rachofsky House, 214.442.2878, 8605 Preston, rachofskyhouse.org, $250 including lunch and supplies

July 28-Aug. 2

JCC Maccabi Games

The Jewish Community Center hosts “Team Dallas Maccabi Games,” where Jewish teenage athletes will compete among 750-1,500 visiting athletes from across the world in various sports. Athletes must be 13 to 17 years old, a member of JCC of Dallas, and have a Jewish background. Athletes will compete in sports such as baseball, soccer, basketball, dance and more.

Jewish Community Center of Dallas, 7900 Northaven, call Cathy Kinder at 214.239.7147, austinjccmaccabi.org, $150

July 6 FREE admission

Art Scavenger Hunt 10 am – 2 pm

Children’s Art Activity

10 am – 12 noon

Art in Action Sculpture Demo

10 am – 12:30 pm

Family Tours

Hourly from 10:15 am – 12:15 pm

Yoga in the Garden 11:30 am

Presented by YogaSport (weather permitting)

Creative Writing with The Writer’s Garret 12 pm

Storytime with Dallas Public Library 12:30 pm

NasherKids Live! 1 pm

Family Dance Party with DJ Sober

NasherKids Meal at Nasher Cafe

11 am – 2 pm

NasherSculptureCenter.org

Delicious Sweet shops

Roshi Muns didn’t set out trying to open a nationally acclaimed bakery. Growing up in Austin, Muns admired funky neighborhood spots like the Sweetish Hill Bakery. In her free time she would use her grandma’s recipes and create some of her own to make baked goods for family, friends and co-workers. Years later, when Muns was working a corporate job, her boss asked her what she’d like to be doing in five years. Muns told her boss she wanted to bake sweets, and soon afterward Muns opened Society Bakery on Lower Greenville. Shortly after, a production member for the Ellen DeGeneres show came in and loved the cupcakes so much that Ellen put the bakery on one of her top 10 lists. As business grew, Muns was looking to add a second location, and that’s when she was approached by Medical City to open in the hospital. “A lot of the growth has happened organically,” Muns says. Her work ethic and passion for her cakes prove that heart, not formal culinary training, lies behind her success. Some of her employees went to culinary school, some didn’t, but Muns says she hires people who love baking as much as she does. The proof is in the product: The cupcakes are one-of-a-kind. July’s flavors are key lime pie, s’mores, and banana pudding. Each one of these cupcakes has a yummy Twinkie-like, uniquely flavored filling, and frosting that isn’t overly sweet. Special touches — such as graham cracker crumbles and whipped cream, and the cutest little vanilla wafer you’ve ever seen — top the cupcakes. Even the mini marshmallows on the s’mores cupcake are “roasted” with a butane lighter, because “it tastes better than just browning them with a broiler,” says Muns. Society’s doors kept swinging open the rainy afternoon we were there, and customers didn’t just ask for cupcakes. Petit fours, brownies, bread-pudding whoopie pies and cookies bigger than your face were flying out the door.

SOCIETY BAKERY

LOWER GREENVILLE

3426 B Greenville

214.827.1411

—Whitney Thompson

SOCIETY BAKERY

FOREST LANE

7777 Forest Lane

(Inside Medical City Hospital Atrium A)

972.566.7558 societybakery.com

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Three More Sweet Spots

1. The Hospitality Sweet

Why visit? a) They are located in a historic post office b) macaroons c) coffee, cakes, cupcakes, cake pops and cookies. you’re welcome.

400 N. ervay, suite 175

214.999.6704 thehospitalitysweet.com

2. Yummy Donuts

No need to fire up the grill and roast marshmallows. yummy Donuts’ s’mores doughnut with marshmallow filling does the job quite well.

4355 Lovers

214.520.7680

3. Meringue Bakery

Meringue Bakery specializes in custom cakes — from a Jack Daniel’s bottle to a baby bottle, they’ve got it all. They also craft custom cupcakes in a plethora of flavors, but the strawberry just might be the best.

13605 midway, suite 160

972.233.5555 meringuebakery.com