June and July at Wayne Ferguson Plaza at 150 West Church Street. Shows run from 7 to 9:30 p.m. and include perform- ers like i.Tina’s Tina Turner tribute, The Elton Johns, Grupo Vida, Ashmore, Back in Black, Havana NRG! and Limelight. There will also be a special Juneteenth celebration on Friday, June 17, headlined by 4 Ya Soul Band with the Don Diego Band. Find more info at the cityoflewisville.com. Music City Mall combines two of our favorite pastimes: live music and shopping. Shop national stores like Dillard’s Clearance, Bath & Bodyworks and Citi Trends, and see lo- cal musicians throughout the day and throughout the mall. Kids will love the arcade, balloons and other activities every weekend, the two-story playground, and newly renovated Cinemark XD theater. The Greater Denton Arts Council has events all summer long for art lovers. On Thursday, June 16, at 6 p.m., join El- len Frenkel for a free artist talk about her multi-disciplinary work; on Thursday, July 7, join Ana Lopez for a jewelry-mak- ing workshop. For $45 per person, you’ll create an Egyp- tian Rams Head Chain with sterling silver wire; register at dentonarts.com. Explore the 35th Annual “Materials: Hard + Soft “Contemporary Craft Competition and Exhibition through August 27, 2022, at the Patterson-Appleton Arts Center, 400 East Hickory Street in Denton, and paintings by Francesca d’Atria-Romano in the “Rocks and Rugged Terrain” exhibition at Festival Hall in the Patterson-Appleton Arts Center. Grand Prairie Arts Council hosts an immersive art escape for kids at Summer in the Arts 2022; the program runs from July 11 through the 29 and includes workshops for students who have completed first grade through fifteen-year-olds. Professional artisans teach art classes with a variety of me- dia and theater. Registration is $175 to $350 and is online at artsgp.org. If you’re a little old for summer camp, book your tickets now for “In the Heights”, a must-see show filled with catchy and colorful musical productions. The show runs from June 17 through June 26 at the Uptown Theater at 120 East Main Street in Grand Prairie. Tickets start at $15 on prekindle.com. One of our favorite summer escapes is wandering around air-conditioned vintage stores, imagining the histories of the trinkets and clothing. Random Bobbit Provisions is a great place to get lost in: the shop, owned by Randy and Paula Sadler, is housed in a gorgeous old yellow house and has a beautifully and thoughtfully curated collection of collect- ibles and rare pieces. North Haven Gardens is another place you can lose yourself in: this North Dallas garden center and plant nursery is full of horticulture experts waiting to give you advice on your land- scaping, pollinator gardens, and vegetable beds. They also offer education classes for budding green thumbs and sell a huge assortment of North Texas-appropriate plants. Wan- der through their outdoor nursery, and browse kits, gifts and more. 22 DALLAS OBSERVER • SUMMER GUIDE 2022
