Learn some iambic pentameter at Samuell-Grand for ‘The Merry Wives of Windsor,’ a lesser known Shakespearean play about Sir John Falstaff and his unsuccessful attempts to woo two women who outsmart him. The play opens this weekend and runs through the end of the month at 7 p.m. Tickets are $10.
Local bar Craft Beer Cellar will be hosting an authentic British Bakedgoods pop-up. There will be a variety of baked goods including pies, sausage rolls, scotch eggs, pastries and sweets. The pop-up will be Thursday at 6 p.m.
U2 by UV, a U2 cover band, will be playing the Arboretum’s Cool Thursday Concert Series this Thursday evening at 7:30 p.m. Tickets range from $10 for children to $28 for adults.
The Bathhouse Cultural Center presents “Brides of the Moon.” In this 1950s throwback future comedy, a female team of astronauts sets out to join a male crew in order to populate and develop a community on the galaxy’s most luxurious vacation locale. The show has adult content, and runs Thursday through Saturday at 8 p.m. Tickets are $10-$30.
The University at C. C. Young is hosting a discussion over the Mercury, Gemini and Apollo programs, as well as the orbits of the earth and moon. John Bill McMillan will be leading the discussion, has a degree in aeronautical engineering and is retired after 40 years in the space industry. The lecture is free and open to the general public this Thursday, June 15, at 10 a.m. Seating is limited; call to register at 214.841.2831.
Lake Pointe Church will host White Rock Market, one of Good Local Markets many locations throughout the city. The market will have fresh local produce, baked goods and crafts from 8 a.m. to 1 p.m. this Saturday.
Fly on down to Half Price Books this Saturday from 11 a.m. to 3 p.m. to meet some special birds. Window to the Wild cofounders Lindsey and Simon McNeny will be there with a plethora of winged creatures. There will be t-shirts, handmade jewelry and other bird-related items will be available to purchase. Proceeds benefit Window to the Wild, a nonprofit educational wildlife organization.
White Rock Hills Library is turning 5, Â and are having a party with storytellers, performances, food and a community fair. Â There will be something for everyone at this literary bash on June 17 at 10:30 a.m.
The Lakewood Library is bringing the Perot Tech Truck, where kids can tinker, engineer, create and hack, to the neighborhood.Presenters from the Perot Museum will engage youth in building straw planes, kaleidocycles, build-a-hand and gravity racers on Friday at 1 p.m.
Rock-country singer and The Wire actor Steve Earle will be performing and signing copies of his new album at a free concert on Monday at 7 p.m. at Good Records, in their “Live from the Astroturf” series. This is the Texan’s first album recorded in Austin, and is called “So You Wanna Be An Outlaw.” Earle began his career as one of the Highwaymen, touring and playing with Willie Nelson.
