Keep your sanity in Dallas this Summer 2009 edition

Ok guys here’s the deal, you’re in Dallas this summer and you’re bored. Have no fear, a quick rundown of some cool stuff going on in D-town to help you keep your sanity!

Texas Rangers Baseball
Last summer I stated that I had intentionally left out Texas Rangers games cause it seemed kind of a typical to thing to do in the area during the summer. BUT… This year it’s a completely different story. This year the Rangers are on top of their division, they are winning and doing it often! Not only is it fun to come to the games to see them win, but the Rangers organization has made it easier to do so through all kinds of ticket specials and promotions including fireworks after Friday home games! Check out www.texasrangers.com to see a list of the specials and buy tickets.

Get Reel Summer Movie Series & Movie Madness
Here are a couple of ideas from last year that are still very cool. Get Reel Summer Movie Series @ Victory Park check out all the info at http://www.victoryparktheatre.com/ Another sweet movie event is Movie Madness at The Inwood theater. See what’s playing at http://www.landmarktheaters.com/Market/Dallas/Dallas_Frameset.htm (scroll down towards the bottom of the page for the Movie Madness list) All of the movies during Movie Madness play on mid-night on Friday and Saturday nights in the downstairs theater which is furnished with LoveSac couches and beanbag chairs.

Dallas City Arts Festival
Coming up at the end of this week is the Dallas City Arts Festival. It’s a must attend event for tons of free entertainment including: Food, Music and Art! All the info at http://www.dallascityarts.com/

Dallas Museum of Art
Some places never get old, like the Dallas Museum of Art. Not only do changing exhibits make it interesting, the DMA’s special events are always tons of fun, like Jazz Under the Stars, and Late Nights at the Dallas Museum of Art to name a couple. Check out http://dallasmuseumofart.org/Dallas_Museum_of_Art/Experience/Special_Events/index.htm to see all the special events at the Dallas Museum of Art.

Meteor Showers
Ok this event isn’t until August, but it’s brought to you by good ole nature so it can’t really be rushed, and I thought it would be a good way to say bye to Summer. I was inspired to look into it by Tom Hanks’ appearance on the Tonight Show with Conan O’Brien. For viewing tips and the meteor showers schedule check out this site http://stardate.org/nightsky/meteors/

Check out these other sites to see other events going on this summer!
http://www.town-mall.net/community/events-june.html From Concert Series to festivals this has tons of events going on in the DFW Area during the month of June.
http://www.town-mall.net/community/events-july.html Same as above for July (one of the events on this link is Pawnee Bill’s Wild West Show, seriously… Awesome!)
http://dallasobserver.com/ Find music events, restaurants, bars, clubs, and other events year round. Also available in print.
http://www.quickdfw.com/ Find music events, restaurants, bars, clubs, and other events year round. Also available in print.

So yeah there you have it some sweet stuff to do in Dallas this summer. Enjoy! Until next time.