Things To Do In Dallas This Weekend: Sep. 9-11

So normally this is where I weave some sort of hilarious or semi-hilarious or not at all funny story about my week and the clowns who happen to be involved. But my good friend Brad Pearson over at People Newspapers has a far, far better tale for you. His dispatch/public service announcement from Katy Trail is both the grossest and funniest thing I have read in at least four days. He’s probably off bleaching his eyeballs, so I’ll take over. I can’t believe adults need to be told this, but for the love of all things holy, hold it or find a bathroom. Do not tinkle on the trail, especially in full view of other joggers. File that under what NOT to do in Dallas this weekend.

The following is a list of things you ARE allowed to do.

Friday

In case you haven’t shopped yourself into the ground with Fashion’s Night Out, here comes local fashion designer Abi Ferrin with more excuses to blow your hard-earned cash. She’s hosting a “Freedom Friday” shopping event at her studio in South Side on Lamar, showcasing her own limited edition pieces as well as jewelry by Denise Simon, who makes her wares from recycled and vintage materials. That’s maybe a lunchtime trip, since you can only buy until 5 PM.

After darkness has fallen, I’m checking out the opening of Crazy, Just Like Me, a new musical, over at the Kalita Humphreys Theater, part of the Uptown Players’ first-ever Dallas Pride Performing Arts Festival which will run through next weekend. I love the Kalita Humphreys space, for one, and the festival is using it well. They’re packing both stages with new work from local and out-of-town writers, plus at least one of the mainstage productions acts as a fundraiser for Youth First Texas, a community space for LGBTQ youth that provides access to social services, SAT tutoring, and all sorts of other good stuff.

Saturday

As Peter Simek pointed out on FrontRow, it’s a huge weekend for gallery openings, which means it’s a prime opportunity to hit all the opening evening receptions for a bit of culture with your booze. The Design District makes it easy to check out a bunch in one fell swoop, since Conduit Gallery, Craighead Green, Holly Johnson, and Cohn Drennan all have new exhibits. The Meddlesome Moth is clearly the place for dinner, as it’s been far too long since my last visit.

Sunday

Right. The 10th Anniversary of 9/11. We all have our own way of remembering and reflecting, if you’re so inclined, so I’ll leave you to it. There’s a memorial stair climb at the Renaissance Tower, a special Heroes Run at Reverchon Park, a memorial in Thanks-Giving Square. As for me, I’m going to call my Brooklyn-born, Staten Island-raised best friend, since I can’t spend the day with her as I have for the past five years, and then I’m going to embark on a community service project with many excellent people from this office.

I have to say, though, a trip to Good 2 Go Taco is looking like a must. SideDish contributor Daniel Walker posted a guaranteed-to-make-me-hungry Eat This Now about their meatloaf taco, which sounds weirdly delicious, and roving artists/clothiers/crafters Dowdy Studio will park their not-quite-covered-wagon at the shop until 3 PM. According the Dowdy Studio Twitter, they’ll have new pillows like this Drink Local one for their weekend stops.

I’m sure you don’t need me to tell you that the weather is pretty perfect right now. Go outside this weekend. And as always, you can find more to do here.