Brent Kollock's "The Age of Communication".

Garden Happy Hour is 4-6 p.m. Friday at North Haven Gardens, featuring local wine from Times Ten Cellars, beer and light appetizers. Get your gardening questions answered, and stick around for some giveaways.

Norwood Flynn Gallery presents “Painting as a Metaphor: An Artist Talk by Brent Kollock” at 7 p.m. Saturday. Kollock is a University Park resident and SMU grad. He’ll discuss his paintings and drawings, comparing literary metaphors and visual metaphors. The reception runs 6-8:30 p.m.

Stay up for Midnight Madness at the Inwood Theatre on Friday and Saturday. This week, it presents the cult classic, “Fast Times at Ridgemont High.” Tickets are $10.