Friday at 5 p.m.: Celebrate the nascent spring season with the ebullient and colorful works of Selena Dixon. With a background in geology and a lifelong penchant for quilting, Dixon has successfully melded a love for graphic, even blocky, forms with color choices that only a love for nature can inspire. The viewing starts at 5 p.m. and lasts until 8 p.m. at Makers Connect located at 10242 E Northwest Highway.
Friday at 6 p.m.: The Thrive Association meets at Half Price Books to continue its Friday Night Craft-a-thon tradition. Remember to bring your needles and hooks. Work on a project or learn or simply sit and chat for a few minutes. Children are welcomed, and admission is free. The Craft-a-thon starts at 6 p.m. at 5803 E Northwest Highway.
Saturday at 2 p.m.: Join the Newman Smith High School Robotics Team at the Audelia Road Branch Library for a short robotics demonstration previously created for competition. Saturday, March 11 at 2 p.m.
Saturday at 8 p.m.: Visit White Rock Coffee this Saturday to hear Mike Donahue jam without a band. Just him and his keys. One more thing, he’ll have his six string, plus, a few CDs of his new EP. Swing by White Rock Coffee House, 10105 E Northwest Highway, at 8 p.m.
Saturday at 7 p.m.: The Bath House Cultural Center presents Perform La Femme, a photography exhibition by Angilee Wilkerson and Jana C. Perez. This series of performative self-portraits, often sardonic and curious, considers the complexities of female identity. Opening night is Saturday, March 11, 7-9 p.m., and it is open to the public.
Adorable couple at the St. Pat’s parade, Greenville Ave.
All you really care about this weekend: Slightly outside our Lake Highlands borders, but we know you want in on it: It’s the big St. Paddy’s Day Saturday. The morning begins with the Dash Down Greenville 5k at 8 a.m. at Central Market. See the course map or register here. The Lower Greenville Bloc Party begins at 9 a.m. in the 2800-2900 blocks, and includes plenty of bites and brews, made up by hotspots like Stan’s Blue Note, Terilli’s, The Dubliner, Blue Goose, The Grape, Greenville Bar and Grill, and Dodie’s.
The parade begins at 11 a.m. at the corner of Greenville and Blackwell Street and will be full of traditional green garb and Irish themes until 2 p.m. At that point, Greenville becomes a sort of roving party, with plenty of drinking. Stay safe, as Dallas Police will be patrolling the area for bad behavior and drunk drivers. Numerous roads will be shut down, including Greenville between Park Lane and Mockingbird from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. See a full list of parking and street restrictions here.
In conjunction with the big green holiday, seemingly every bar and restaurant in the area is hosting a St. Patty’s Day party of some sort. Click on the business to see details of their party:
Sunday: Sleep it off.
