“Ragtime” at Fair Park hosted by Dallas Summer Musicals.
Later Memorial Day, the Dallas Symphony Orchestra this year brings back its outdoor free Memorial Day concert at Flag Pole Hill. Presented by Bank of America, the concert and fireworks show starts at 8 p.m. Bring the family, a blanket or chairs to sit on, and mosquito repellent.
It’s summer at Fair Park, which means Music Hall will again be filled with the bouncy tunes of Broadway shows. This season, you’ll find “Ragtime,” a two-time Tony winner (with another 13 nominations), with a screenplay by Terrence McNally with music by Stephen Flaherty and lyrics by Lynn Ahrens. It is based on E.L. Doctorow’s best-selling novel set at the turn of the 20th century where a young Harlem musician, a high-class housewife and a determined Jewish immigrant find common ground despite their very different backgrounds. The show runs May 24 to June 5 and is presented by Dallas Summer Musicals. Tickets range from $20-$99 and are available online.
Have a laugh at expense of the parents of Robert E. Lee Elementary. “Use Your Words” will feature stand up comedy from Bobby Friske, Sheridi Lester, Dean Lewis, Thomas Nichols, Deborah Korthof and Linda Stogner. It takes place this Saturday at 7:30 p.m. at the Contemporary Theater of Dallas. All proceeds will benefit the school. Tickets are $27 and available here.
All Funk Radio Show Band
Get a modern-day taste of Motown with a concert on the bucolic banks of White Rock Lake during the Dallas Arboretum’s “Cool Thursday Concert” series. The All Funk Radio Show Band will perform their classic R&B sound this week from 7:30-9:30 p.m. Doors open at 6 p.m. Tickets are $10-$27 and available here.
Get a look at Dallas back in the day during the “Historic Dallas through Photography” exhibit at the Justus Sundermann Gallery, a part of St. Matthew’s Cathedral Arts. Displayed in partnership with Preservation Dallas, the exhibit features historical images of the city alongside contemporary photos taken during a recent photography class offered by East Dallas artist Carolyn Brown. It is on display through June 12. The gallery is open Sundays from 8:30 a.m.-2 p.m. and by appointment (call 214-887-6552).
The Pocket Sandwich Theater showcases “Moon Over Buffalo,” a fun Hollywood farce about George and Charlotte Hay, a married couple in the 1950s. Both are wannabe actors, hoping to impress director Frank Capra in this comedic farce. The show continues through June 18. Showtimes and ticket prices vary, so get all the details here.
Nature meets art in the current exhibition hosted by White Rock Lake Museum at the Bath House Cultural Center, running through Oct. 1. “Natural Impressions: Recent Artwork by Cecilia Thurman” offers a collection of paintings by this Dallas-area artist whose work has been displayed all over the world.
