Dallas Mavericks Playoff Fun!

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Congrats to the Dallas Mavericks with a huge win over that team from South of here last night! To get Dallas fans in the spirit of the playoffs, the Mavs have some fun events up their sleeves for Games 3 & 4 of the series!

Whether you’ve scored a ticket or not, read on to find out more about what going on inside and outside the AAC. As always, the Mavs are asking fans to be MFFLStrong, wear royal blue and help cheer the Mavs back to the NBA Finals.

 

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Game 3, April 26, 3:30 p.m. (doors open at 2 p.m.):

Ticket Holder Giveaways – 20,000 MFFLStrong T-shirts; 10,000 Fan Clappers in seats, 5,000 2013-14 Mavs Yearbooks

Giveaways: 15,000 Dirk Nowitzki posters, Takis mini bags of chips; Genghis Grill will be handing out samples of their Thai Street Noodle Bowl and Khan Pao Chicken Bowl on the AT&T Plaza.

Game 4, April 28, 8:30 p.m. (doors open at 7 p.m.):

Ticket Holder Giveaways – 20,000 MFFLStrong T-shirts; 10,000 Fan Clappers in seats

Giveaway: 5,000 Mavs Team Posters

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Don’t have tickets? No sweat. Here are your ways to win some or watch the game from the AT&T Plaza party.

Dave & Buster’s Ticket Giveaway

Dave & Buster’s will be giving away last chance suite tickets to Mavs home playoff Games 3 & 4, prior to each game. Fans can go to the Dallas location at 9450 North Central Expressway starting at 1:30 p.m. on Saturday, 4/26 and 6:30 p.m. on Monday, 4/28 for their chance to win in a live drawing.

Party on the AT&T Plaza

For all home playoff games, the Mavs will host pregame parties on the AT&T Plaza at American Airlines Center starting two hours before tipoff and ending 45 minutes prior to tipoff.

Sprite Slam Dunk Zone

Free tickets will be given to the painted fans with the most spirit through the Sprite Slam Dunk Zone. Painted fans can meet at the Mavs Excursion on the AT&T Plaza at American Airlines Center two (2) hours prior to tip off to sign up for the chance to win tickets. The tickets will be awarded by the Mavs Street Team one hour before tipoff.

Let’s go Mavs!

GIVEAWAY: FlyBarre Sport

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UPDATE:

The winner of the FlyBarre Giveaway is:

Allison Collister “My favorite way to stay active is swimming! Just recently discovered it and am really enjoying it.”

Congratulations, Allison! Be sure to reply to the email you’ve been sent, and you’re FlyBarre 5 class pack will be headed your way!

Thanks to all who entered!

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It’s Wednesday, it’s officially Springtime in Dallas and before we know it swimsuit season is going to be here. ‘Tis the season for extra gym sessions, juice cleanses and sneaking cupcakes into the house! Oops.

To celebrate the change in seasons, I’m giving away this amazing FlyBarre 5 class pack. ($118 value)

FlyBarre (part of the Flywheel family) settled into Plano just last year as the first of it’s kind in Texas. Recently, FlyBarre unveiled its brand new, more intense and exhilarating cousin FlyBarre Sport. Now don’t get me wrong, it took a little convincing to get me into a class full of women but if Nick Cannon can do it then I can too. It’s a full on body sculpting workout with lots of repetition with lighter weights.

What makes FlyBarre sport different than the regular barre classes? Cardio. There are three sets and your legs are like jello from all the other activities you’ve done, and you want to die and/or walk out in protest. But this is how your body will change. Stick it out, suck it up, results will follow.

Entering the classes I am always excited to see what kind of variations my usual instructor Cristin is going to bring and by the end I am happily sore and satisfied knowing that I got my workout in for the day. These classes are for guys and gals so have no preconceived notions about who FlyBarre is targeting themselves towards.

I’m excited to be giving one away to a lucky reader; read below for details on how to enter to win!

GIVEAWAY DETAILS

One winner will receive one (5) FlyBarre classes.

HOW TO ENTER

To enter to win, simply leave a comment on this post and answer the question:

“What’s your favorite way to be active?”

You can receive up to FOUR additional entries to win by doing the following:

1. Follow @eatstyledallas on Twitter. Come back and let me know you’ve followed in an additional comment.

2. Tweet the following about the giveaway: “Enter to win a @FlywheelTexas FlyBarre 5-pack from @eatstyledallas! http://ow.ly/vQUv8”. Come back and let me know you’ve Tweeted in an additional comment.

3. Become a fan of Eat Style Dallas on Facebook. Come back and let me know you became a fan in an additional comment.

4. Follow Eat Style Dallas on Instagram. Come back and let me know you started following in an additional comment.

Deadline: Wednesday, April 23, 2014 at 11:59pm CST.

Winner: The winner will be chosen at random using Random.org and announced at the top of this post. If the winner does not respond within 24 hours, another winner will be selected.

Cheers to Your Health with Dallas Libations

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Last week I mentioned my love of staying active and as healthy as possible. This week, that trend continues however there’s a twist. By staying active, this week I mean actively participating in having a few drinks and the healthy part? Well each of these featured drinks have a healthful punch that makes them good for you…r relaxation time after a long day (or workout, let’s be honest). See what I did there? Let’s continue.

Clockwise from the top left: The Zanger (AF+B in Fort Worth), Family Heirloom (Abacus), Beetlejuice (Shinsei), Garden Smash (Cook Hall), The ‘Bright Eyes’ left in picture (True Food Kitchen), Double Under and HG Mule (HG Supply Co)

In Fort Worth, AF+B Bar Manager Abe Bedell is stirring up some sparkling sips with a cocktail appropriately called ‘The Zanger’. Make sure to ask for this drink by name that includes a house made Kombucha. The fermented tea has been around for more than 2,000 years and has a rich anecdotal history of health benefits like preventing and fighting cancer, arthritis, and other degenerative diseases. After a big meal in Cowtown, this sounds like the perfect way to cap the night.

Jordan Gantenbein is your go to man behind the bar at Abacus in Uptown Dallas, and the ‘Family Heirloom’ cocktail will be sticking around for a while. With a healthy combination of muddled heirloom tomato, fresno pepper, basil and lime with gin it’s as close to a juice bar as you are gonna get! Quite delicious too.

When the veggies are in the vodka, how can you go wrong? Beet infused vodka takes center stage in this ‘Beetlejuice’ cocktail from Shinsei. The vodka is paired with vanilla bean, fresh lime and hopped grapefruit bitters to create a tasty cooler that you can feel good about, while you still have feeling.

Hockey and Basketball players, runners and more. In the heart of a activity fueled Victory Park neighborhood, Cook Hall at the W Dallas Victory is serving a spiced sipper that is sure the have you up and running in no time. Gin meets lime juice, cilantro, cucumber and fresno chili before being muddled into a refreshing cocktail.

I was skeptical when I saw a menu full of alcohol at True Food Kitchen. I thought “how can you possibly have a well balanced meal and a drink too?” Oh, how wrong I was. Face meet the ‘Bright Eyes’. A  bountiful mix of pear, ginger, beet, pineapple and turmeric already in place before you add your choice of alcohol. That particular evening, I went with a delicious organic vodka and the deal was sealed.

Greenville avenue is known for being particular health conscious. With a Trader Joe’s steps away, HG Supply Co knows it’s audience well. The HG Mule (Effen Vodka, Fresh Lime, Turbinado Syrup, Ginger Kombucha) is always a great choice when being conscious of consumption. You can’t go wrong with the Double Under either made with beet infused Dulce Vida organic tequila, fresh lime and rosemary syrup. Just don’t have too many or you’ll find yourself double under the table calling Uber.

Cheers to your health!

Dallas Art Fair Offers an Eyeful at The Joule

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Last night a list of lucky guests and Dallas friends of the arts were treated to windy weather fun in Downtown Dallas. The Joule Hotel hosted a cocktail party in celebration of the sixth annual Dallas Art Fair at the Eye sculpture by Tony Tasset.

The event capped a week long list of art centric happenings that proved that Dallas truly is a center for fans of the artistic movement. Though it was a windy night, locals and fashionable visitors alike showed up to celebrate in style.

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Brian Bolke, Faisel Halum
Tony Tasset
Dallas’ art elite were treated to a DJ performance by artist Andrew Kuo, live graffiti painting by the Sour Grapes Collective, and a video projection of artist Jacolby Satterwhite’s Country Ball 1989-2012. The lively space and performances were punctuated by equally creative hors d’oeuvres including brisket doughnuts, miniature soba salads, and raw bar selections passed by cigarette girls, among others. Beverages of the night were true to The Joule’s elevated sensibilities with craft brews, toothsome wines, inspired cocktails, and miniature soda creams. Of course, Tasset’s Eye sculpture was the star of the show.
Guests were seen snapping selfies with the oversized iris throughout the party and painted models paraded around the partygoers almost camouflaged into the night.
The Dallas Art Fair concludes today and is located at the Fashion Industry Gallery at 1807 Ross Avenue, Dallas, TX 75201 For more on tickets, click here.

VITAL Fitness Expands Class Line-Up

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I popped in yesterday to check out the 2 month old studio and I walked out a changed man. Vital Fitness Studio at The Joule Hotel has become a trendsetter for all things yoga and fitness in Downtown Dallas. Just recently, with the addition of a few new instructors they’ve been able to expand their class offerings and target new areas of fitness practice. With classes like Energizing, Detox, Soothing and Restorative Yoga, you can’t go wrong. I popped in yesterday to take a core fitness class with instructor Neil Patel. This is one of two more fitness centric classes, the other being Cardio Sculpt.

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The hour long class was filled with core strengthening movements and centering yoga techniques to build stability. What sounded like a piece of cake actually ending up pushing me to my limits in all the right ways. Vital‘s way of teaching is a rarity in Dallas.

With small classes comes greater opportunity for instructors to really interact with students and guide them through the practice in a helpful way. Case in point? Yesterday I walked in as someone who had done yoga before and thought I knew the ropes, but when Patel asked us to work on headstands I shrunk.  After a few helpful hints, everyone in the class including myself had the headstand nearly perfected. I’ll definitely be back for more! This chic studio has it all. I highly recommend it to any yoga and fitness lovers in Dallas who are looking to be challenged in a safe environment.

For a look at the full class line up, head here.

VITAL Fitness Studio

1608 MAIN STREET

DALLAS, TEXAS 75201 USA

T 972 759 3390

Celebrate Uptown This Thursday

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What do The Rustic, Cory Morrow and a bunch of Dallas music and food lovers have in common? Well, for starters you’ll find them partying the night away this Thursday as the annual ‘Celebrate Uptown‘ event hits our city. Known for being one of the top events of the year for Uptown residents and their neighbors, ‘Celebrate Uptown’ topped themselves with the line up this year. For just a steal of a ticket at $20, you can settle in at The Rustic and watch Texas country artist Cory Morrow with special guests J Charles & The Train Robbers and Hazardous Dukes play for hours. 

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There is always a great cause behind the event and this year is no different. With all proceeds going to the McKinney Avenue Transit Authority and The Friends of the Katy Trail, you can sip your drink and jam on knowing you’re doing good! 

There’s also a VIP ticket option as well that includes a premier Stage view & seating Area, Texas Fare inspired hors d’oeuvres, a buffet dinner and 3 Free Drinks. Those go for $75, but again it’s all for a good cause!

See you Thursday!

Visit www.celebrateuptown.com for more information.

Shape Up for Summer: Flywheel Sports

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Friends, coworkers and just about everyone I come in contact with knows my love of being active. I am a half-marathon finisher and an avid runner but when I crave something different in my workout plan I know where to go, Flywheel.

It all began in 2012 when I took my first ride, and I haven’t looked back yet. Staying fit and active is an important part of a healthy lifestyle. I know personally that it isn’t always easy to find time for exercise, but taking 45 or 60 min to jump on a bike and jam out a workout at Flywheel is SO worth it. The fun atmosphere, expert instructors who push you to your best and the overall feeling of accomplishment make this sweat session a blast.

Today is World Health Day and I challenge you to get out and spend some quality time being active and healthy. Round up those endorphins and treat yourself to a healthy meal or two. The best thing about personal health and a little fitness? There’s no feeling better than getting it done!

Flywheel is my chosen “me time” for fitness during the week when I’m not hitting the pavement. Everyones first class is always free and I’ve got a hunch that after your first ride, you’ll be hooked like me! It’s a no pressure zone and thats what makes the Flywheel experience different than most.

You’ll find me in the stadium most days because being fit is ALWAYS fashionable.

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Breaking a sweat with Flywheel instructor, Mark.

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Jillian Michaels leads a class in Dallas (photo courtesy of Flywheel Sports)