Here are some things to keep in mind when you’re planning out your weekend:
Tomorrow, April 10, run for park improvements. The White Rock Lake Conservancy in cooperation with the City of Dallas Park and Recreation Department hosts Celebration! White Rock, a one-night race and festival from 6:30 to 8:30 p.m. Proceeds from the event will benefit improvement projects at the park. Winfrey Point at White Rock Lake. Visit celebrationwhiterock.org for more or call 214.670.8740. Entrance is $35-$40.
This Saturday, April 12, don’t miss the Orpheus Chamber Singers in their performance “Luminosity” at Saint Thomas Aquinas Catholic Church, 6306 Kenwood at Abrams. See the website for more information and tickets. Tickets are $5-$35.
This weekend, April 11-12, enjoy a staged reading of “Ropes and Stone” at the Bath House Cultural Center. Derek Ropes and Judy Stone both are successful New York City artists in their mid-60s. As Judy is considering resurrecting her musical career, a mammoth storm is rolling into New York City. Derek and Judy are isolated in their loft apartment and forced to grapple with the next chapter of their lives. The Bath House Cultural Center is located at 521 E. Lawther. Call 214.675.6573 or see wingspantheatre.com for more. Entrance is a donation; pay what you can.
Cheer on your East Dallas schools at the White Rock Spring Games this weekend, April 11-13. Boys and girls from East Dallas area schools will compete in a wide range of individual and team events, ranging from the purely athletic to the wildly funny. There will also be food, beverages and entertainment on hand to create a festive atmosphere of community camaraderie. Lake Highlands Park, at the corner of Buckner and Lake Highlands Boulevard, whiterockgames.com, email questions to pamela@whiterockgames.com, $25-$100 to participate.
Through April 27, the White Rock Lake Museum (located inside the Bath House Cultural Center) presents Flora Et Lux, an exhibition of photographs by Dallas artist Sandra Freeman. The exhibition features sepia toned images of flowers and dried plants including magnolias, calla lilies, amaryllis and seedpods. Read more.
This year marks the 30th anniversary of the Dallas Arboretum’s major floral festival Dallas Blooms, with the theme “Birds in Paradise.” The festivities have been extended through April 20 to fully showcase the garden as it features 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.
