This Saturday, April 5 from 11 a.m. to 10 p.m., the Lakewood Chipotle at 2201 Abrams Road is hosting a fundraiser to benefit the White Rock Local Market. Just mention “White Rock Local Market” when you place an order and 50 percent of the proceeds will go directly to the market.
This Friday, April 4, Munger Place Church hosts a showing of the film “The Big Shootout: The Life and Times of 1969” by neighbor Mike Looney, starting at 7 p.m. All proceeds benefit the needy in the East Dallas area. Ian Fitzsimmons of ESPN will narrate, and many players and cast members are expected to attend. Q&A afterwards. Tickets online. Munger Place Church, 5200 Bryan. Visit the website or call 214.823.9929 for more. Tickets are $10.
This week, April 5, Woodrow Wilson High School is celebrating its 85th Anniversary. Meet and greet begins at 10 a.m. with a display of memorabilia from Woodrow’s eight decades. Afterwards, a presentation and hall of fame induction. Finally, Woodrow will present its new school logo. Woodrow Wilson High School is located at 100 S. Glasgow. Call 972.502.4400 or go to woodrowwildcats.org for more information. The event is free.
Through April 6, St. Matthew’s Cathedral Arts is hosting the traditional fine-art photography of J.B. and Susan Harlin, which is an expression of the beauty of the world as seen through the classic view of the camera. This husband-wife duo is on a lifelong mission of seeing, learning and doing. All the photographs are produced solely in the darkroom using traditional materials and processes, exploring the beauty and craft of traditional film photography. St. Matthew’s Cathedral, 5100 Ross, cathedralartsdallas.org, 214.887.6552. The event is free, but call to schedule visit.
This year marks the 30th anniversary of the Dallas Arboretum’s major floral festival Dallas Blooms, with the theme “Birds in Paradise.” Through April 6, the garden explodes with color as more than 500,000 spring-blossoming bulbs burst, and the beloved peacock topiaries return to spread their colorful petal tails in the Jonsson Color Garden. Dallas Arboretum, 8525 Garland, dallasarboretum.org, 214.515.6500, $10-$15, plus $10 for onsite parking.
Starting this weekend, April 4 through May 5, catch La Muerte y la doncella (death and the maiden) by Ariel Dorfman’s at the Bath House Cultural Center, a play that depicts a politically and psychological complex battle of wills amongst three characters in an unnamed South American country. Read more.
