This year, Fashion at the Park will feature the best of fall 2008 and spring 2009 collections from Friday, October 10 – Thursday, October 16. Dallas  will welcome 22 top designer shows and events!

Tickets prices vary starting at $25. A portion of ticket sales from runway shows and events will benefit charity partners including Bookmarks a Dallas public library; Nasher Sculpture Center; and CFDA Vogue Fashion Fund.

One show not enough? Look into buying the Ãœber Fashion Pass! The Ãœber Fashion Passes will give VIP treatment to fashionistas who are just that fabulous! The pass includes: front row seats to all runway shows and events, two tickets to the private CFDA Vogue Dinner at the Rosewood Mansion on Turtle Creek, an exclusive VIP swag bag, $250 in NorthPark Gold, invitations to in-store events, complimentary valet parking throughout the event and more. Ãœber pass holders will also receive access to a private VIP lounge with a dedicated concierge. New this year, Ãœber pass holders can select from two price tiers: $2,500 for a front row seat to all the shows, plus the Bobbi Brown Ãœber Master Class; or $2,200 for all the front row action without the Master Class.

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Move over Starbucks, Crooked Tree Coffee House, in the adorable State Thomas Neighborhood, is open. They brew 7 days a week, offer free WiFi and homemade goodies. The coffee is delicious and the chi tea is mixed with a powder, not liquid, which makes it super smooth and yummy! After a long afternoon of shopping in Uptown, make sure to stop in the indie coffee house for a medium vanilla chi tea!

Who: F.I.G Finale

What:75% of Men’s and Women’s clothing from local boutiques

Where: Fashion Industry Gallery
1807 Ross Avenue
(corner of Ross & Akard)
Dallas, TX 75201 map it

When: Friday, August 22, 11am-9pm and Saturday, August, 23 11am-5pm

Want to book a last minute staycation? These awesome hotels are welcoming you with open arms with some great deals on rooms. Click to find out more!

Dallas- The Belmont Hotel

Houston- Hotel Icon (check the Destination Drive package)

10 Westin properties across the US announced they have added Wii Sport and Wii Fit to the fitness rooms and Houston is one of the locations. Exciting? Yes, who really wants to get on that awful tredmill! Innovative? Defintely, because Westin is the first hotel to team with Nintendo to bring a features like this to travelers. Read the rest of the story here.

Houston:

August 11-17 is Houston Restaurant Week! The goal of Houston’s Restaurant Week is to come together eat good food and fight hunger in Houston. $35/person equals a three-course gourmet meal from new and old  Houston restaurants. $5 of each meal will be donated to Houston’s End Hunger Network. The special menus that are prepared are only available during this Week! Click here for participating restaurants and fixed menus.

Austin City Limits (you know the best music festival to catch hundreds of bands at once) is September 26-28 and if you haven’t bought your tickets yet, act fast now! Buy tickets here! Single day passes are still available. But if you can’t commit to get one right now, ShopAcrossTexas will have a link all though August to buy a ticket. Can’t wait for these guys!

September 26-28, 2008
Zilker Park
Austin, TX

Austin:
Blow out summer sale in Austin’s 2nd Street District July 24-27!
Huge savings on clothes, jewelry, accessories, home furnishings and more.

• Up to 75 percent off at Estilo
• Up to 60 percent off clothing at Cowboy Cool
• 40 percent off all floor model lamps at Finch
• 30 percent off all children’s clothing at Wee

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Galveston Haak Winery Concert July 13, 6:30 p.m.Weekly Concerts on the lawn, with a variety of musical talents performing. Free to attend, bring your own lawn chairs and enjoy the day. Haak Winery, 6310 Ave T, Santa Fe, Texas For more information visit here or call (409)925-1401.

Dallas

Dallas Summer Musicals Fair Park, July 11-13 (Friday 8 p.m., Saturday & Sunday 2 and 8 p.m.)The last weekend the “eye-popping phenomenon” High School Musical will be showing at the Dallas Sumer Musicals. Tickets are $18.50 - $78.50. Click here for more information. Take the kids!

Kerrville

Second Sunday Summer Serenade, July 13^th, 7:30p.m.

A free concert in the park featuring the Sentimental Journey Orchestra. Bring your picnic, blankets or chair and enjoy a concert along the banks of the Guadalupe River. Click here for more information