• Vacations - “No Place Like Home” Album Tour | Wednesday, Aug. 7 | 7 p.m. | House of Blues | $30-$50 | House of Blues will be hosting indie alternative band, Vacations, on their “No Place Like Home Album” tour.
• Manic Mixtape Music Trivia- Hosted by Scott Porter | Wednesday, Aug. 7 | 7 p.m. | Dan’s Silverleaf | Free | Test your knowledge in music at this trivia music night.
• Date Night in Bishop Arts | Wednesday, Aug. 7 | 7:30 p.m. | Bar Eden Lounge at Paradiso | $19-$39 | Hosted by CitySwoon, fill out a five minute questionnaire in hopes to find a love interest at this speed dating event.

• Beginner Samba Dance | Thursday, Aug. 8 | 8 p.m. | DFW Young & Social | $15-$75 | Feel the music as you have fun learning the foundational moves of this Brazilian dance.
• Special Exhibition Opening: Hidden History | Thursday, Aug. 8 | 7 p.m. | Dallas Holocaust and Human Rights Museum | $12-$19 | Unpack the hidden history of the Shanghai Jewish Story with featured photographs taken by Arthur Rothstein.

• Go for the Gold Skate Day at Galleria Dallas | Friday, Aug. 9 | 10 a.m.-10 p.m. | Galleria Dallas Ice Skating Center | $12-$17 | Hit the ice and skate at the Galleria Dallas to celebrate the XXXIII Olympiad.
• Jordan Davis: Damn Good Time World Tour | Friday, Aug. 9 | 7 p.m. | The Pavilion At Toyota Music Factory | $30.50-$.50 | Country Singer Jordan Davis graces the Pavillion for a “damn good time.”
• Gimme Gimme Disco | Friday, Aug. 9 | 10 p.m. | Sundown at Granada | $17 | Groove and move to the rhythm as the music takes control at this disco dance party.

• Lower Greenville’s Quarter Acre chef Toby Archibald has announced that some of the best chefs in America will join him for his Drifter Dinner Series. The series will take place for four months and will feature award-winning chefs nationwide. The dinner price point will start at $496 per person with a limit of four tickets per reservation. (Eater Dallas)

• Just in time for the Cowboy’s season kickoff, facial recognition will soon be introduced to AT&T Stadium. Created by Verizon and software startup Wicket, fans will be able to pre-enroll their facial scans into a database that allows them to enter the stadium through walkthrough security scanners. (Dallas Observer)

• DFW Airport’s busiest terminal, Terminal C, will soon get a facelift. The C30 security checkpoint and nearby American Airlines check-in counters have been shut down for the beginning of construction. Security checkpoints and check-in counters at C21 and C10 will remain open. (WFAA)

• The Texas Rangers announced that the 2023 World Series champions will be visiting the White House on Thursday. President Joe Biden will be recognizing the team for their first winning title in franchise history. The Rangers defeated the Arizona Diamondbacks during the World Series last November. (NBC DFW)

• Dallas Pleasant Grove has hit its construction goals for the Trinity Forest trail. The five-phase project began in 2012, and the first phase of construction has since been completed. The second phase has begun and will create a parkland corridor for Pleasant Grove residents on both sides of US-175. (CultureMap Dallas)

• SMU grad Ryan McNeal launched an indie and student film streaming platform called PREVO. The platform allows subscribers to vote on which films they like best. The winner will receive $5,000 at the PREVO Summer 2024 Film Awards in September. (Dallas Innovates)

• Tutto Italian Kitchen is opening its new restaurant in McKinney in August. Owners Alessio and Sadia Arzola will open their first restaurant in a former Pizza Hut at 4150 W. Eldorado Pkwy. #600. (CultureMap Dallas)

• English rock legend Morrissey is set to play his first Dallas show in five years. The former Smiths band member is set to take the stage Nov. 4 at Fair Park. Ticket sales start Tuesday, Aug. 6.

• The Dallas City Council will decide whether residents will receive penalties for non-compliant, inoperable vehicles left parked on public streets for weeks. In mid-August, the city will consider legislation that would allow parking enforcement to issue warnings, citations, and potential tows for violators who fail to move these vehicles. (NBC DFW)

• Get ready to sweat your heart out. The international digital dance music broadcaster Boiler Room TV is returning to Dallas. The lineup for now has not been announced, but ticket presales begin Tuesday, Aug. 6. (The Dallas Observer)

• Discover the highlights and thrilling moments from your favorite events. Want to know how Team USA and our local athletes are performing? Keep up with them via WFAA. (WFAA)

• The Dallas Mavericks are set for an exciting NBA season with a win total over/under of 50.5. Can the Mavs, led by Doncic and Irving, surpass this mark and prove the doubters wrong? Get the biggest stories every day from the local experts of the Dallas Mavericks with Locked On’s daily podcasts.
  

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Dallas County’s rating

• Overall difficulty index | 64
• Cost index | 73.7
• Competition index | 51.7
• Scarcity index | 33.2
• Economic instability index | 92.6