Out & About

March 2015

Through April 12

Dallas Blooms

This year’s flower fest celebrates all things Texan. The show includes more than 500,000 spring-blooming bulbs and life-size Texasthemed topiaries, plus food and special activities celebrating the Lone Star State. Dallas Arboretum, 8525 Garland Road, 214.515.6615, dallasarboretum.org, $10-$15 more LOCAL EVENTS or submit your own

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THROUGH MARCH 25

‘Pollinators and predators’

The photography of Bob Curry depicts “the enchanting environment of small creatures.” A reception for the artist is from 7-9 p.m. Saturday, March 14. Bath House Cultural Center, 521 E. Lawther, 214.670.8749, bathhousecultural.com, free

THROUGH MARCH 28

‘Nobody’s Perfect’

A comedy that tells the story of a feminist publisher who has a run-in with a crossdressing talent.

Pocket Sandwich Theatre, 5400 E. Mockingbird, 214.821.1860, pocketsandwich.com, $12-$25

MARCH 1

Quiet Company

Austin rock band performs at Club Dada Feb. 28, but you can catch them “Live from the Astroturf” at Good Records the following day at 1 p.m. The Bright Light Social Hour performs in-store at 7 p.m. March 12.

Good Records, 1808 Greenville, 214.752.4663, goodrecords.com, free

MARCH 4, 18 & 25

Mommy & Me Music

These classes are designed for infants through 5-year-olds and their parents/caregivers to experience music and movement in a Christian environment. The 10-10:45 a.m. classes take place every Wednesday (except spring break, March 11) and are in the D6 building, next to the church, on the second floor, room 7.

Munger Place United Methodist Church, 5200 Bryan, 214.823.9929, mungerplace.org, free

MARCH 5

Lakewood Kindergarten Round-Up

Future stallions who will begin kindergarten in fall 2015 can tour Lakewood Elementary with their parents, meet the kindergarten team and visit with other parents from 6-7 p.m. Registration packets for the 2015-16 school year will be handed out at this event.

Lakewood Elementary, 3000 Hillbrook, 972.749.7300, free

March 24

Sylvan Esso

Get up, get down. The band behind one of the best pop songs of 2014 performs at the Granada. Generationals opens. Granada Theater, 214.824.9933, granadatheater.com, $19

MARCH 7

Children’s Chorus concert

Join the Children’s Chorus of Greater Dallas, the official children’s chorus of the Dallas Symphony Orchestra, for a 2-4 p.m. performance featuring highlights from the chorus’s season, including works by Bach, Handel and more. Seating is limited. Lakewood Library, 6121 Worth, 214.670.1376, lakewood@dallaslibrary.org

MARCH 12

Cool Thursday concerts

This annual concert series kicks off with ’80s cover band The Molly Ringwalds. Dallas Arboretum, 8525 Garland Road, 214.515.6615, dallasarboretum.org, $10-$27

MARCH 13-APRIL 5

‘The Tale of Peter Rabbit’

The Beatrix Potter classic comes to life in this performance, which is appropriate for children ages 4 and older.

Dallas Children’s Theater, 5938 Skillman, 214.740.0051, dct.org, $22-$28

MARCH 14

Dash Down Greenville

Join the sea of green and run in the 20th annual St. Paddy’s Day Dash Down Greenville. Don’t forget to wear something wacky. Pick up a packet at Run On at 5400 E. Mockingbird March 5-12. Registration for the race begins at 6:45 a.m.

Central Market at Greenville and Lovers, runproject.org/race/dashdown-greenville-5k, 214.821.0909, $25-$40

MARCH 14

Read to therapy dogs

Elementary students can bring their parents to this fun and furry experience at 3:30 p.m. with some of our fourlegged friends.

White Rock Hills Library, 9150 Ferguson, 214.670.8443, whiterockhills@dallaslibrary.org

MARCH 18

Existential comedy

The Existential Comedy Improv Lab is a “live improvisational experiment which explores the world of improv and clown performance.” They perform at 7 p.m. Bath House Cultural Center, 521 E. Lawther, 214.670.8749, circusfreaks.org, donations accepted

MARCH 31-APRIL 2

24-hour video race

This annual event from the Video Association of Dallas asks amateur filmmakers to create a short film in the 24 hours after being given a topic. All the videos will be screened March 31 and April 1, and the winners will be showcased April 2.

Angelika Film Center, 5321 E. Mockingbird, 214.841.4713, 24hourvideorace.com, $4-$6

March 12 and 18

National Theatre Live

Pulitzer Prize-winning journalist Katherine Boo spent three years in Annawadi, a Mumbai slum, to write her book, “Behind the Beautiful Forevers: Life, Death, and Hope in a Mumbai Undercity,” which won the National Book Award in 2012. David Hare turned the book into a play, the performance of which will be broadcast live from the National Theatre in London.

Angelika Film Center, 5321 E. Mockingbird, 214.841.4713, angelikafilmcenter.com, $8.50-$11