Black Vegetarian Society of Texas Father’s Day Luncheon at Spiral Diner,1314 W. Magnolia Av, Ft. Worth, 12:30 pm, 817.332.8834, followed by outing at Jubilee Theater, 3 pm. RSVP to donald.moy@sbcglobal.net for more information.
Tour Coppell Farmers' Market, buy some farm goodies, and hear John of Comeback
Creek Farm speak on Community Supported Agriculture (CSA).
Meet at the tent in the front of the market at 8:45 am, stopping to buy a breakfast muffin if you like. About 9:15 or so, John will speak to us about CSAs in general, how he became a farmer, and his CSA in
particular.
Market opens at 8 am if you want a head start.
This is followed by an optional needle skills class on basic crochet which is followed by an optional lunch at Healthy Me Art Cafe in Coppell to visit with fellow students and learn more about the ecovillage forming just east of Dallas.
Fee: Free, except for your purchases.
Luri & Wilma Magazine Announces Coming Out Event: The Very Green Social
We’re hip, we’re chic and yeah, we love to be green. A new up-and-coming fashion
forward blog and soon to be magazine, luri & wilma is designed for all you smart, sexy
and sensational gals out there. We pride ourselves on not just covering the latest and
greatest female fads and must haves but also strive to put our best eco-friendly foot
forward by providing information to women on how to stay fun and fabulous while still
making a difference in the community.
Celebrating the launch of our blog and the fall release date of our first ever issue, we
invite you and all of our local eco-friendly and indie designers and businesses to our pre-
launch celebration, The Very Green Social, at IndieGenius.
Enjoy an eclectic evening full of sips, bites, green networking and the opportunity to get
to know the ladies behind l & w. And don’t forget to enter yourself in the ticket raffle
for a chance to win unique giveaways from some of our favorite local companies
oin Mercy For Animals to pass out leaflets outside the Rihanna with Cee Lo Green concert educating the public about animals suffering on factory farms and in slaughterhouses.
Learn the basics of canning, freezing, and dehydration to preserve produce when it is plentiful and in season. Free.
State-of-the-art national class fireworks program by Pyrotechnico, includes free admission to Fair Park's 8 museums including Texas Discovery Gardens, the Dallas Aquarium, and the Museum of Nature & Science. Concert by the Dallas Wind Symphony. Free.
Beach Party of the Century
June 25-26, 2011
Saturday - 10 am to 10 pm
Sunday - 9 am to 4 pm
Put on your flip flops and sunglasses and join us for a beach bash as we celebrate the Grand Finale Weekend of the Comerica White Rock Lake Centennial Celebration. Party is hosted by For the Love Of The Lake with support from White Rock Lake Foundation and Friends of the Bath House. In appreciation of Ebby Halliday as honorary chair of the Centennial Celebration.
Tickets - $15 adults, $5 kids
kids 5 and under free
Free offsite parking at Norbuck, Flag Pole Hill and White Rock DART station (shuttle service to event)
SATURDAY, JUNE 25: Join us Saturday for Brunch, Lunch, Afternoon Tea, Cocktails and Dinner at Veranda Lounge on Terrace Level at The Bath House (Limited Seating, Additional Cost)
10:00 am Gates Open Antique Car Show
2:00 pm Antique Car Awards
3:00 pm Antique Car Parade
7:00 pm Awards and Birthday Celebration
9:00 pm Fireworks
A monthly adult gathering celebrating brains and brew, presented at a local watering hole by the Fort Worth Museum of Science and History
Conservation Genetics of the Texas Horned Lizard
June 7, 2011
Featuring Dr. Dean Williams and Dr. Amanda M. Hale
Magnolia Motor Lounge
(3005 Morton)
We will learn to construct a beautiful, natural, earth friendly, energy efficient home! Foundation, walls, windows, framing, and roof construction will be taught. Natural plasters will also be covered as well as poured adobe floors.
Costs: $250 for this 5-day Workshop. (Mail in payment by April 15th for a $25 discount.)
This includes breakfast & supper on the work days, camping fee, and all instruction needed to build a Straw Bale Structure.
Daily rate if you can't make the whole workshop is $60/day, which includes breakfast and supper.
Length of Time: Workshop will last 5 days. Depending on distance traveled 4-6 nights.
This Saturday, May 28th, is the annual Stiff Creek wildflower walk, a great
chance to see wildflowers in bloom and a historic cemetery from the
mid-1800's that has never been plowed, creating a beautiful prairie
fragment. The location is northeast of McKinney. The walk will be followed
by a pot luck at Bill and Fran Woodfin's.
The walk begins at 9:30 walk and brunch is at 11:30.
RSVP to Fran at fswoodfin@dfwair.net for directions and to let us know
you're coming.