This mini airstream trailer is one of many funky playhouses on display at NorthPark.

Contribute to efforts by the Dallas Court Appointed Special Advocates (CASA) to support abused children by purchasing raffle tickets and attending CASA’s Parade of Playhouses Friday, August 3 at NorthPark Center. The event will display 16 imaginative playhouses to bid on including a firehouse and an urban chicken coop. Enter the raffle or bid online.

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Whole Foods on Park Lane will offer makeup consultations on high-end natural skin care and makeup at Cosmetics 101on Friday, August 3 from 4 p.m. to 8 p.m. The event is free.

Ditch the baton and pass bananas, eggs or plastic animals to your teammates in the Dallas Running Club’s only cross country relay race of the year on Saturday, August 4. Registration ($10 or free for DRC members) for teams of two or three opens Thursday, August 2 and will be offered morning of the event at 6:30 a.m. The race begins at 8:00 a.m. at the southeast corner of Northwest Highway and Buckner Boulevard.