It’s a big weekend for theatergoers, with many local productions in their first weekend. There’s no shortage of DARTable live music, either. Read on to see where DART can take you.

Thursday, June 5

Cool Thursdays Concerts Series at the Dallas Arboretum and Botanical is one of Dallas’ most scenic concert series: live music and fun against the backdrop of the sunset over White Rock Lake. And of course, you can stroll through the grounds before the band hits the stage. Tonight’s program is “Sounds of Summer.” You can get to the Arboretum on bus route 214, departing from Union Station or South Garland Transit Center.

Friday, June 6

Girls Talking is an original theater piece from Pizza Chapel about connection, healing, and the healing power of feminine friendships. Although there is a plot -- two women trying to stage a production of Macbeth – Pizza Chapel uses untraditional staging and immersive storytelling, blending comedy, pastiche, and absurdism. Experience it at Arts Mission Oak Cliff, short walk from the Jefferson & Edgefield bus stop on route 9.

Music Made Here is a concert series in the revitalized Downtown Garland Square. In addition to the music, you can grab a bite from one of several restaurants. There is also a kids’ activity area. Tonight’s performances are by The Band Feel with Jimmy Wallace & the Stratoblasters. Get there by taking the Blue Line to Downtown Garland Station.

Blue October comes to Dallas as part of a special tour commemorating the 20th anniversary of their first live concert film and album, Argue With A Tree, which captures the raw emotion and angst of songs released on Blue October’s first three albums. See the alternative rockers at House of Blues, walkable from West End Station on all four DART Rail lines.

The Lion King is a Broadway spectacular, with strutting giraffes, swooping birds, leaping gazelles – a whole Serengeti with stunning sets, stirring music, and theatrical storytelling. See it through July 3 at the Music Hall at Fair Park, walkable from the Green Line’s Fair Park Station.

Angel Street aka Gaslight concerns the mysterious goings-on in the Manningham household: missing items, an injured dog, and footsteps coming from the uninhabited top floor. Mrs. Manningham may be crazy. Or Mr. Manningham might be evil. Find out through June 29 at Richardson Theatre Centre. From the Red Line’s Arapaho Center Station, you can either walk or catch bus route 238.

10-Minute Comedies is Rover Dramawerks’ festival of, well, 10-minute comedies, featuring the winners of their annual contest. You can see it through June 21 at Cox Playhouse, right across Haggard Park from the Red Line’s Downtown Plano Station.

It’s a big weekend for theatergoers, with many local productions in their first weekend. There’s no shortage of DARTable live music, either. Read on to see where DART can take you.

Thursday, June 5

Cool Thursdays Concerts Series at the Dallas Arboretum and Botanical is one of Dallas’ most scenic concert series: live music and fun against the backdrop of the sunset over White Rock Lake. And of course, you can stroll through the grounds before the band hits the stage. Tonight’s program is “Sounds of Summer.” You can get to the Arboretum on bus route 214, departing from Union Station or South Garland Transit Center.

Friday, June 6

Girls Talking is an original theater piece from Pizza Chapel about connection, healing, and the healing power of feminine friendships. Although there is a plot -- two women trying to stage a production of Macbeth – Pizza Chapel uses untraditional staging and immersive storytelling, blending comedy, pastiche, and absurdism. Experience it at Arts Mission Oak Cliff, short walk from the Jefferson & Edgefield bus stop on route 9.

Music Made Here is a concert series in the revitalized Downtown Garland Square. In addition to the music, you can grab a bite from one of several restaurants. There is also a kids’ activity area. Tonight’s performances are by The Band Feel with Jimmy Wallace & the Stratoblasters. Get there by taking the Blue Line to Downtown Garland Station.

Blue October comes to Dallas as part of a special tour commemorating the 20th anniversary of their first live concert film and album, Argue With A Tree, which captures the raw emotion and angst of songs released on Blue October’s first three albums. See the alternative rockers at House of Blues, walkable from West End Station on all four DART Rail lines.

The Lion King is a Broadway spectacular, with strutting giraffes, swooping birds, leaping gazelles – a whole Serengeti with stunning sets, stirring music, and theatrical storytelling. See it through July 3 at the Music Hall at Fair Park, walkable from the Green Line’s Fair Park Station.

Angel Street aka Gaslight concerns the mysterious goings-on in the Manningham household: missing items, an injured dog, and footsteps coming from the uninhabited top floor. Mrs. Manningham may be crazy. Or Mr. Manningham might be evil. Find out through June 29 at Richardson Theatre Centre. From the Red Line’s Arapaho Center Station, you can either walk or catch bus route 238.

10-Minute Comedies is Rover Dramawerks’ festival of, well, 10-minute comedies, featuring the winners of their annual contest. You can see it through June 21 at Cox Playhouse, right across Haggard Park from the Red Line’s Downtown Plano Station.

It’s a big weekend for theatergoers, with many local productions in their first weekend. There’s no shortage of DARTable live music, either. Read on to see where DART can take you.

Thursday, June 5

Cool Thursdays Concerts Series at the Dallas Arboretum and Botanical is one of Dallas’ most scenic concert series: live music and fun against the backdrop of the sunset over White Rock Lake. And of course, you can stroll through the grounds before the band hits the stage. Tonight’s program is “Sounds of Summer.” You can get to the Arboretum on bus route 214, departing from Union Station or South Garland Transit Center.

Friday, June 6

Girls Talking is an original theater piece from Pizza Chapel about connection, healing, and the healing power of feminine friendships. Although there is a plot -- two women trying to stage a production of Macbeth – Pizza Chapel uses untraditional staging and immersive storytelling, blending comedy, pastiche, and absurdism. Experience it at Arts Mission Oak Cliff, short walk from the Jefferson & Edgefield bus stop on route 9.

Music Made Here is a concert series in the revitalized Downtown Garland Square. In addition to the music, you can grab a bite from one of several restaurants. There is also a kids’ activity area. Tonight’s performances are by The Band Feel with Jimmy Wallace & the Stratoblasters. Get there by taking the Blue Line to Downtown Garland Station.

Blue October comes to Dallas as part of a special tour commemorating the 20th anniversary of their first live concert film and album, Argue With A Tree, which captures the raw emotion and angst of songs released on Blue October’s first three albums. See the alternative rockers at House of Blues, walkable from West End Station on all four DART Rail lines.

The Lion King is a Broadway spectacular, with strutting giraffes, swooping birds, leaping gazelles – a whole Serengeti with stunning sets, stirring music, and theatrical storytelling. See it through July 3 at the Music Hall at Fair Park, walkable from the Green Line’s Fair Park Station.

Angel Street aka Gaslight concerns the mysterious goings-on in the Manningham household: missing items, an injured dog, and footsteps coming from the uninhabited top floor. Mrs. Manningham may be crazy. Or Mr. Manningham might be evil. Find out through June 29 at Richardson Theatre Centre. From the Red Line’s Arapaho Center Station, you can either walk or catch bus route 238.

10-Minute Comedies is Rover Dramawerks’ festival of, well, 10-minute comedies, featuring the winners of their annual contest. You can see it through June 21 at Cox Playhouse, right across Haggard Park from the Red Line’s Downtown Plano Station.