What to Do in Dallas Tonight: Aug. 25

Well hello there. While you were checking your email and Facebook page this morning, I was busy planning your downtime. No thanks necessary. No, really.

Your first order of business tonight: bringing relief to the Gulf Coast … by drinking lemonade and eating fried food. If you want to meet the mastermind behind this delightful charity, Lemons to Aid founder Melissa Plaskoff reportedly will be at Rockfish’s Preston Forest Village location.

Once you’ve helped save the world, it’s time to reward that altruism. I have to admit I’m loving this idea (what reasonable woman wouldn’t appreciate the merits of a wine/jewelry party?), but it’s possible the spousal units of the greater Dallas area might not share that sentiment. Solution: send them off to Arlington for the Rangers game and $1 hot dogs. Trust me–this plan is brilliant.

That game could run late, and you wouldn’t want to risk coming home to an empty house, would you? It’s really in your best interest to gather up your shiny new toys and head over to double happy hour at State and Allen Lounge. The restaurant is open until 10 tonight, and if you were me, you’d probably order the Triple Dip or cheese board and a cold glass of San Pelligrino with a twist of lime and settle down for an hour or so of people-watching (but not in a creepy way).

What? You don’t like charity, gold, baseball, or nightlife? Fine. Read on for other Things to Do in Dallas.