Trinity River Audubon Fundraiser; Barter Grills Out

SOUTH DALLAS—The Trinity River Audubon Center will host its annual fundraiser, Scissor-tails and Cocktails, this Thursday from 6:30-9 p.m. Participating chefs include Andrew Bell, Matt Balke, Abraham Salum, Graham Dodds, Jason Weaver and Nathan Tate, and there will also be cocktails, live music, birds of prey, a campfire and a silent auction. Tickets are $75. [EaterWire]

UPTOWN—Barter will host a grill out on Saturday, May 17 starting at 11 a.m. because hello, warm weather. Chef Andrew Dilda will roast a whole pig over an open fire on the patio and serve all-you-can eat pork with rice and beans for $25, while barman Rocco Milano will be whipping up a special cocktail made with tequila, elderflower liqueur, orange juice and Saint Arnold Amber Ale (the regular cocktail and food menus will be available also). [EaterWire]

PARK CITIES—Hopdoddy Burger Bar has several new menu items: Three cocktails including white wine sangria, a frozen margarita and a beet michelada, a Thunderbird chicken burger with cilantro pesto, pepper jack, chipotle mayo and more, and an oh-so-trendy quinoa salad with vegetables and pumpkin seeds. [EaterWire]