Are you a yoga fanatic? Or have you wanted to try, but there is something holding you back? Well, I just ran into this ongoing event on Saturday morning that will give you no excuses. Lululemon Dallas is offering a FREE class Saturday morning from 9am to 10am. If you don’t have a mat no worries they will provide one for you. I started doing Yoga over a year ago and I loved it. I remember after my first time my body felt so loose and relaxed. It was a great change from my everyday cardio and weight training.

The Lululemon is located at the 8687 N. Central Expressway, 75225. I have not been to the studio in Dallas which I am very excited about trying out. But I have been to the one in Atlanta and loved it. The atmosphere is very uplifting! It’s a great way to start the day. Will you be attending any of the free yoga classes offered during the Free Yoga Festival this week?

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The House of Blues is hosting Justin Nozuka and Alex Cuba with Ry Cuming this Thursday night. The doors open at 7pm and the concert starts at 8pm.

Justin Nozuka is a Canadian singer-songwriter. His debut album Holly has been released in Europe, Canada, Japan and the United States. In 2008, Justin Nozuka toured with Marié Digby and Eric Hutchinson. In 2010, Nozuka lent his vocals alongside 50 of Canadian singers reworked version of K’naan’s “Wavin’ Flag.” The song was reworked and was to inspire help to Haiti. All proceeds from this song went to the Haiti efforts.

Alex Cuba is a Canadian-Cuban singer and songwriter. He recently did a duet with Nelly Furtado on a song called “Mi Plan.” Ry Cumming is originally from Costa Rica. He was found by a film producer from LA who then introduced him to some important people in the music industry. Ry has already won two of Australia’s Dolphin Awards for Best Pop Song and Best New Artist.

This concert is going to full of great music! Are you going to the House of Blues this Thursday night?

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If you loved Slumdog Millionaire then you will have to see this show! A Bollywood Lysistrata is at KD Theatre Studios. The shows are going from now until September 5th. Most of the shows are in the evening and start at 8:15. ‘A Bollywood Lysistrata’ is written, choreographed and co-directed by Andi Allen with Bill Fountain. Allen takes Aristophanes’ ancient Greek comedy about the war between the genders and adds saris and infectious rhythms. Allen’s well-known in the local theater community for her love of all things Bollywood, so be ready for a very great evening.

Tickets are $20 and can be purchased Level Grounds Art website. I am going on Saturday night I can’t wait to go watch the show. In celebration my friends and I are watching Slumdog Millionaire tonight. To get you in the spirit check out this awesome Bollywood Flash Mob dance performed in Time Square

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The Fish is hosting their anniversary party this Thursday. The party will have plenty of  free bites, cheap drinks and prizes! The event is August 26th from 5pm to 8pm. You get to enjoy complimentary hors d’oeuvres, a DJ, amazing drink specials (Patron is sponsoring) and the first 100 ladies in the door get a sweet gift bag.

I have never been to The Fish before but I have heard amazing things about their food. The sushi here was voted the best in Dallas. I have been wanting to go there for a long time, so I am glad that my friends and I going. I was looking at pictures online and the place looks amazing. I love the deep reds and oranges. The Fish is located at 3636 McKinney Ave. It’s located at the City Place West Blvd.

Have you ever been here before? If so, what was your favorite dish on the menu?

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I just saw the trailer for The Switch starring Jennifer Aniston and the movie looks pretty cute. It is about a woman who decides that she is going to get artificially inseminated since she has no one special in her life. The twist is that the donor is her best friend, but she doesn’t know that and he does. After 7 years she decides to move back into the same town as her best friend and that’s when he realizes that it is his son. It looks like a cute romantic comedy.

I was thinking about going to AMC Northpark to watch it this weekend but I may wait until it comes out on DVD. I think the only reason I’ll head to the movies is if it’s raining and I’ll go see The Expendables. If you haven’t seen the trailer for The Switch you can view it below:

Are you going to watch it in theaters or wait until it’s on DVD?

This weekend, August 20th through August 22nd, is the Lions Club Balloon Festival and Fair. I love going to fairs! There is gong to be tons of little events going on throughout this festival. I went last year and one of my favorites was watching the balloon event. They have them on Saturday and Sunday morning. There is a pancake breakfast at 6am and then the balloon races start at 7am. I am always in awe at the beauty of all the balloons. There will also be live music, exhibits, and fair rides everyday.

Some of the fair rides include The Pirate, The Cobra, Fun House, Traffic Jam, and many more. . . I don’t think I am ever going to get too old to enjoy the fair rides. The bands that will be performing each night include Mike Roberts, Kat Moore Band, and Linda Atwell Duo. Admission is free to the event, but they are taking $5 donations for parking.

Are you going to be at Copperas Branch Park this weekend?

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The Uptown Players presents the Forbidden Broadway at the Kalita Humphreys Theater. The show is Friday and Saturdays at 8pm and Sundays at 2pm until the end of August. Tickets range from $30 – $40.

This hilarious show takes Broadway’s greatest musical legends and turns it into Broadway’s greatest satirist in this hilarious, loving and endlessly entertaining tribute to some of the theatre’s greatest stars and songwriters. It is created and written by Gerard Alessandrini, the production offers amazingly funny takes on some of your favorite shows. Some of the shows you may recognize are

• Annie
• West Side Story
• Les Misérables
• Rent
• Fiddler on the Roof
  
• Mamma Mia!
  
• Wicked

I can’t wait to go and see this show. My friend went last weekend and she said it had her rolling around. I love when are remade into comedies. Have you seen this show? If so, what did you think about it?

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I went to Pyramid Restaurant last Thursday for their Wednesday and Thursday Happy Hour event for the first time. My co-workers and I had been hearing about it from several of our other friends so we decided to go. We had a blast. It was an upscale place and there were a lot of business professionals there which was good for meeting new people. We were a little hungry so we got the Veggie Start which was pretty good. It had hummus and another type of tomato based dip with pita and grilled bread.  And we got the Garam Masala Somosa which is roasted cauliflower, a chutney and raita. It is a well known Indian dish which was amazing!

If you have never been to Pyramid Restaurant I highly recommend it! We had a blast and plan to go back this week. We are going to sit down and enjoy dinner since we loved the appetizers last time. Have you been here before? Where do you like to go for happy hour?

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Art comes alive this Friday at the Living Gallery Project. This is a one night body painting exhibit that is taking place at the Brooklyn Jazz Café. The gallery will feature the world’s top body artists, including Jeff Thornton, Michael Rosner and the current world champions, brothers Nick and Brian Wolfe. The Wolfe brothers are known globally for their special effects in film and TV, including FX Network’s Nip/Tuck, Syfy (formerly the Sci Fi Channel) and the Discovery Channel. Thornton is a body-painting artist from Dallas, and Rosner’s work has been lauded in galleries from Chicago, Atlanta, San Francisco, as well as internationally in Austria and Germany.

Tickets are $25 and can be purchased online at the Brooklyn Jazz Cafe website. They will not only be providing the venue but music to accompany the amazing artwork that is being shown that night. I can’t wait to go to this event.  I find body art very beautiful. It gets so detailed and intricate, it amazes me how the artist can transform the body.

Have you been to a body art exhibit before?

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For the entire month of August admission is only a $1 to the Dallas Arboretum to celebrate the final days of the summer. You will want to stop by the Hoffman Family Gift Store as well because special are only $1 too. The Lula Mae Slaughter Dining Terrace will also be serving $1 iced tea and sodas.

Have you ever been to the Arboretum? If not, there are plenty of things to do there.

• Walk through the misters of Palmer Fern Dell
• Roll down the Martin Rutchik Concert Lawn
• Enjoy the Texas Pioneer Adventure
• See the hidden animal sculptures of Lay Ornamental Garden
• Relax at the fish in the Koi Pond

My favorite things to do are to walk through the Palmer Fern Dell and relax at the Koi Pond. Whenever I am feeling overwhelmed or like I need a recharge I will take my journal or a book to the Koi Pond and spend the afternoon there. It is a very relaxing place. What is you favorite thing to do at the Dallas Arboretum?

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