Flowers
Wildcat Cheer flower sale is this weekend, but you must place your order today. Here are the details. If you missed the boat, er, flower flat, don’t worry, you can buy flowers somewhere else, such as Brumley Gardens, gracious fern lenders, and find other things to do …
Dallas Children’s Theater presents “Balloonacy”
Through April 19 — “Balloonacy” is the story of a lonely old man who is set in his ways until a red balloon blows through his window and insists on being his friend. The show is appropriate for children as young as 3.Dallas Children’s Theater, 5938 Skillman, 214.740.0051, dct.org, $12-$14
The Train to Crystal City by Jan Jarboe Russell
Friday, April 16 — World War II historian/Texan Jan Jarboe Russell brings her new nonfiction book, “The Train to Crystal City: FDR’s Secret Prisoner Exchange Program and America’s Only Family Internment Camp During World War II,” for a reading and book signing at 7 p.m. Barnes & Noble Lincoln Park, 7700 W. Northwest Hwy., 214.739.1124, barnesandnoble.com, free
Saturday, April 17 — Americana musician Sean Watkins, founder of Nickel Creek, performs behind his new solo album, “All I Do Is Lie.”At Uncle Calvin’s Coffee House, 9555 N. Central at Walnut Hill, 214.363.0044, unclecalvins.org, $9.50-$18.50
Sunday, April 18 — The sixth-annual ARTsPARK community art fair includes performances and work from local arts organizations. This year’s centerpiece is “gallery row,” an exhibit from various Dallas art galleries. Discover how to make art a bigger part of your life through participation, membership and volunteering with the city’s arts organizations. Participants in the event, from 1-5 p.m., include the Nasher Sculpture Center, Dallas Museum of Art, AT&T Performing Arts Center, Dallas Symphony Orchestra, Crow Collection of Asian Art, Anita N. Martinez Ballet Folklorico, Creative Arts Center of Dallas, Dallas Black Dance Theatre and the Dallas Historical Society, among many others. At NorthPark Center, 8687 N. Central, 214.363.7441, northparkcenter.com, free
Record sale at HPB
Sunday, April 18 Every third Saturday of the month is vinyl night at the Half Price Books flagship store. DJ Golden Era spins from 5-7 p.m., when all records are 10 percent off.
Half Price Books, 5803 E. Northwest Hwy., 214.379.8000, hpb.com, free
