Off The Beaten Path in D

In the interest of keeping things lively and not visiting the same bar-scene every weekend, here's a few options for other entertainment around Dallas this summer.

Dallas Arboretum
8525 Garland Road
Dallas, Texas 75218
http://www.dallasarboretum.org/concerts.html
Twilight Tuesdays:
Feature the best of Big Band, Jazz and the Rat Pack
Tuesday evenings from April 13 - May 25 (over for this year already)
Cool Thursdays:
Feature a wide assortment of music from Country to Rock and Roll
Thursdays (Spring/Summer) April 15 - July 29
Thursdays (Fall) September 16 - October 28
Price:
Member $8 | Non-Member $16 | Price breaks for groups over 20

Belmont Hotel
901 Fort Worth Avenue
Dallas, TX 75208
http://www.belmontdallas.com/happening/special-events.aspx
Barefoot at the Belmont:
This poolside concert and movies series goes from May-August and is free! Typically held on Thursdays, but check out their calender because pretty much Thrus-Sun has something going on including pool parties hosted by local DJs.
http://www.belmontdallas.com/PDF/BelmontMay.pdf

Lee Harvey's
1807 Gould Street
Dallas, TX 75215
http://leeharveys.com/pages/about.html
Divey inside, but the huge open outside lawn is great for big groups looking for something different than the Uptown scene! Think gravel, pit bulls and Harley's and that sums it up! Fridays and Saturdays are great spent here with free concerts almost every weekend. They also have fun other incentives to go here, like their Happy Hour beginning at 3pm Mon-Fri (wells and domestic all $2.50), and Dog Day/HH on Sundays starting at 1pm...needless to say dogs are always invited to "Flea Harvey's"!

Adairs Saloon
2624 Commerce St
Dallas, TX 75226
http://www.adairssaloon.com/
Free concert most week nights and weekends. Down in Deep Ellum, which doesn't get frequented enough these days! Great burgers, cheap drinks, a little divey, but this is the "Off The Beaten Path" list!