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Jeff Black

Aug. 2 
Jeff Black
Jeff Black has collaborated with musicians such as Alison Krauss, Waylon Jennings, Wilco and others, but at 8 p.m. he’ll headline at Uncle Calvin’s Coffeehouse. Black will perform music from his latest album, “B-Sides and Confessions, Volume Two.”

Uncle Calvin’s Coffeehouse, 9555 North Central, 214.363.0044, $15-18

 

Aug. 3
Back to school pickup
Foster Kids Charity will host a supply pickup where foster parents and CPS workers can pick up elementary, middle and high school supplies for free.

Foster Kids Charity, 9221 LBJ Freeway, Suite 110, 469.248.2786

 

August 5-9, 12-16 
We Yogis kids camps
We Yogis kids summer yoga camp hosts its “upside-down” camp Aug. 5, 7 and 9 for children ages 3 to 13. At the camp, children will learn yoga inversion postures and the benefits of safe upside-down play. The “feeling good” camp Aug. 12, 14 and 16 will show children how to explore their emotions through yoga, stories and crafts.

We Yogis, located in The Pavilion at 5600 W. Lovers, Suite 150, 214.351.1229, $90 a week

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’Til Midnight at the Nasher
The concert and movie event features a picnic with snacks from the Nasher Café and Wolfgang Puck Catering. Alternative country band Calhoun will perform from 7-9 p.m. Bring a blanket to watch “Three Amigos” following the band, from 9-11 p.m. in the garden.

Nasher Sculpture Center, 2001 Flora, 214.242.5100

 

Through Aug. 18 

‘Fly’
Dallas Theater Center presents “Fly,” a new musical based on J.M. Barrie’s “Peter Pan.” Three-time Tony Award-winning producer Jeffrey Seller re-created one of his childhood favorites for the 30-person play.

Wyly Theatre in the AT&T Performing Arts Center, 2400 Flora, 214.880.0202, $15-$85

 

Aug. 24
The Wedding Workshop 
Paper Source in NorthPark Center will showcase their wedding inspiration boards, share samples and teach attendees how to make its own invitations with enclosures, layering and stamping for the 11 a.m.-1 p.m. event. Sign up with a friend and save 10 percent on seats.

Paper Source on Level 1 of NorthPark Center, 8687 N. Central, 214.696.4400, $20

 

Aug. 25
Mah Jongg tournament
Aaron Family Jewish Community Center of Dallas hosts its third annual Mah Jongg tournament for friends and families from 12:30-6 p.m. A lunch box is included in the admission fee, and cash prizes will go to the top three scorers. Tickets must be purchased by Aug. 12.

Jewish Community Center, 7900 Northaven, 214.739.2737, $36

 

Aug. 27
Art talk: Tobi Kahn
The Museum of Biblical Art hosts an art talk for Tobi Kahn at 2 p.m. Kahn’s exhibit, “Lumina,” is on display through Sept. 3. Kahn’s paintings are based on illuminated manuscripts from rare books chosen by Sharon Liberman Mintz, curator of Jewish Art at the Library of The Jewish Theological Seminary. “These paintings are for people from all faiths to talk about the spiritual dimension of their lives,” Kahn says.

Museum of Biblical Art, 7500 Park Lane, 214.368.4622