The Woodrow baseball team plays Adamson in game 2 of a playoff series at 7 p.m. Friday at Randall Park. If there’s a game 3, they will play at noon Saturday also at Randall Park.

The Crown & Harp is throwing a birthday party for the Godfather of Soul, James Brown, Friday from 10 p.m.-2 a.m. DJ Sir Scott Mack will spin records from the span of Brown’s career.

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Mextopia is celebrating Cinco de Mayo starting tonight, Thursday, May 3, with a party sponsored by Herradura and Cointreau. The Lower Greenville restaurant has live music Saturday and a party sponsored by Partida.

J. Black’s is celebrating the 138th running of the Kentucky Derby with a hats & horses party Saturday. Mint juleps, hats, games, photo booth.

Sissy’s is also in derby mode. They’re throwing a jockeys & juleps derby-watching party with drink specials from 4-7 p.m. Saturday.

The White Rock ‘n’ Roll 10-mile and 5k runs are this Saturday, May 5.

The Etsy Dallas Spring Bash is from 11 a.m.-5 p.m. Saturday at South Side on Lamar. Lots of vendors from our neighborhood will be there, plus this yarn bombed bike from K Witta, available for photo ops.

The sixth-annual Dog Bowl at the Cotton Bowl is from 1-4 p.m. Sunday. It’s free.

British cars invade White Rock Lake Sunday for All British and European Car Day.