Out & About

July 14

Bastille on Bishop

Our neighborhood’s celebration of all things French starts at 6 p.m. Sip wine, taste crepes and mussels, play petanque on a freshly poured court and tell your neighbors “joyeux quatorze juillet.” The event is free to enter, but a $25 ticket buys a wineglass and two tokens, which can be redeemed for wine or food.

Bishop Arts District, Bishop and Seventh, gooakcliff.org, $25

JULY 1

Keep jazz alive

Dallas-based jazz bassist Barri Pearson walks kids and adults through the history and theory of jazz music in a presentation, part of the Mayor’s Summer Reading Program, starting at 11 a.m. North Oak Cliff Library, 302 W. 10th, 214.670.7555, dallaslibrary.org, free

JULY 2

Sausage making

See how the sausage is made, literally, in this hands-on class with Urban Acres chef Melissa Wagner. The class includes instruction on breaking down and grinding meat, seasoning and recipes. Each student takes home two pounds of sausage. Urban Acres, 1605 N. Beckley, 972-3490209, uafarmstead.com, $75

JULY 7

‘Mr. Smith Goes to Washington’

The Unitarian Universalist Church of Oak Cliff brings this Frank Capra-directed classic to the big screen as part of its social justice film series. The show starts at 7 p.m.

UUCOC, 3839 W. Kiest, 214.337.2429, firsttuesdayfilms.org, free

JULY 17

Party Static

Super-fun party rockers Party Static perform a free show starting at 9 p.m., with Sea Lion opening. The Foundry, 2303 Pittman, 214.749.1112, cs-tf.com, free

July 4