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The Weekend Guide

Summer lovin’, had you a blast. Summer lovin’, happened so fast. Good thing those summer flings don’t mean nearly as much as your weekends do.

EAT
Dragonfly

What: Marc Cassel’s imaginative new menu includes My Dad’s Sunday Chicken and Tandoori BBQ Prawns.
Why: Fly’s the limit.
When: The second you get paid.
Where: Hotel ZaZa, 2332 Leonard St., Uptown (214-468-8399).

SEE
St. Sesom and the Cult of Color

What: Trenton Doyle Hancock’s surreal works tell the story of a mystical group of half-animal, half-plant creatures called the Mounds.
Why: Talk about a cult of personality.
When: Fri., 6-8 p.m., opening reception; Tues.-Sat., 11 a.m.-5 p.m., exhibit. Thru Oct. 22.
Where: Dunn and Brown Contemporary, 5020 Tracy St., Uptown (214-521-4322).

GO
Camp for Grown-Ups

What: The kids are back in school, so you get the s’mores, ghost stories, and canoes all to yourself.
Why: What’s summer without some camp? (And you forgot to make Labor Day plans.)
When: Fri. dinner thru Sun. brunch.
Where: Rocky River Ranch, Wimberly (512-847-2513).

HEAR
Eleven Hundred Springs
What: Hard-core alt-country singers croon no-frills tales of love and woe.
Why: They’ve got bounce.
When: Sun., 9 p.m.
Where: The Idle Rich Pub, 2614 McKinney Ave., Uptown (214-965-9926).

BUY
Stockroom Sale

What: Shoes from Michael Kors, Anne Klein, Donald Pliner, United Nude, and more $29-$59.
Why: If the shoe fits …
When: Thurs.-Sat., 10 a.m.-6 p.m.
Where: Steven Spodek, 5600 West Lovers Ln., Pavilion at Lovers Lane, University Park (214-350-3883).

 

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