Out & About

MAY 2013

Reality bites, even in north Oak Cliff. Nineties heartthrob, Dallas native and captivating songstress Lisa Loeb hosts her CD release party at the Kessler. That’s right, kids: She’s selling compact discs. Ask Wikipedia what it means. Loeb has appeared in our ’hood before, to schlep her eyeglass line and perform at the Foundry. Her newest album is “No Fairy Tale.” Kessler Theater, 1220 W. Davis, thekessler.org, $20-$28

May 5

The big parade down Jefferson Boulevard starts at 11 a.m. and includes a $1,000 prize for the best float. There will be DJs, vendors and tailgaters on every block. The after-party, at Casa Guanajuato, is from noon-8 p.m. and includes live music, performances from dance troupes, games and a beer garden.

Casa Guanajuato, 1002 W. Brooklyn, cincodemayo-dallas.com

May 9 and 23

This Thursday-night concert series runs through Aug. 8. This month’s acts include Ronnie Fauss and J.D. McPherson on May 9 and Katsük on May 23.

Ticket prices vary, and shows start at 7 p.m. kxt.org/barefoot

May 10-12

Featured at the Texas Theatre, this documentary looks into the outlandish lifestyle, popular celebrity-hangout restaurant, rock band and beautiful women of the Source Family, a cult founded by a guy calling himself Father Yod in Los Angeles in the ’60s and ’70s. Father Yod, along with his 13 “wives,” instigated local authorities and eventually fled to Hawaii, where he met a dramatic end.

231 W. Jefferson, 214.948.1546 thetexastheatre.com

May 19

This Houston-based combo performs country, rockabilly, swamp pop, conjunto and more to get you up out of your seat and dancing. Their set starts at 9 p.m. at the Foundry, 2303 Pittman, 214.749.1112, cs-tf.com

May 7

The Unitarian Universalist Church of Oak Cliff screens this film, based on the Dr. Seuss story, as part of its first-Tuesday film series.

The movie starts at 7 p.m., 3839 W. Kiest, firsttuesdayfilms.org, 214.337.2429

May 4