Through the end of the month, enjoy Dollar Days at the Arboretum. Instead of the usual $12 for adults and $8 for kids, admission to the Dallas Arboretum is only a buck all month long. Be prepared to pay extra for parking and drink plenty of water to stay cool in the August heat. Hours are 9 a.m.-5 p.m. daily. 214.515.6500.
Join For the Love of the Lake at 7:30 a.m. Saturday to help prepare the Big Thicket at White Rock Lake for the hundreds of trees that will be planted there this fall. The number of volunteers who can help plant trees this fall will be limited, so if you help prepare now, you can also help plant later. Afterward, Peninsula Neighborhood Association will provide lunch. Meet at the Big Thicket at White Rock Lake (near the Corinthian Sail Club, north of the Bath House Cultural Center), 430 E. Lawther. Call 214.660.1100 for more information. No charge.
Churchmouse Production’s show “Hate Mail” is running this weekend at the Bath House Cultural Center, until Aug. 17. The show takes us stamp-by-stamp through a roller coaster relationship as seen through correspondence. Preston, a 1-percenter, and Dahlia, a starving New York artist, go from strangers to mortal enemies to lovers and everything in between. Tickets are $20 and reservations are suggested. For tickets by phone: 1.800.838.3006, option 1. Or you can buy tickets online.
