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Weekly entertainment magazine of the Denton Record-Chronicle.
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ON THE COVER
NORTH TEXAS FAIRAND RODEOCaleb Snider of Fort Worth
straps on his spurs before
riding bulls at the North Texas
Fair and Rodeo in 2012. The
fair kicks off its 85th season
on Friday.
(Photo by David Minton)
Story on Page 8
FIND IT INSIDE
MUSICConcerts and nightclub
schedules. Page 4
MOVIESReviews and summaries.
Page 6
DININGRestaurant listings.
Page 11
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INFORMATIONInclude the name and descrip-
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REACH US
EDITORIAL & ARTFeatures EditorLucinda Breeding 940-566-6877
cbreeding@dentonrc.com
ADVERTISINGAdvertising DirectorSandra Hammond 940-566-6820
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Advertising fax 940-566-6846
DentonTime
created another station ex-pressly for music. KXT is host-ing tonight’s gig.
Slavens is known locally forhis major contributions to theDenton music scene — throughhis band, Ten Hands, and as amember of the Baptist Generalsand the Travoltas.
Then there’s the sporadic se-ries he presents at Dan’s Silver-leaf and other bars: He showsup, solo or with a band, andtakes song requests from theaudience along with a donation.
Paul Slavens, the man ofmany voices and inex-haustible musicality, gets
a party in his honor today atDan’s Silverleaf.
The occasion is Slavens’ninth anniversary as the host ofhis eponymous music show at 8p.m. Sundays on KKXT-FM(91.7).
Slavens launched the showon sister station KERA-FM in2004, then moved with theshow to a new spot on the dialwhen the public radio station
Then, the band improvises thatsong on the spot — and somefans insist the more you donate,the better the song will be. Sla-vens also released a solo album,Alphabet Girls, in 2010.
His weekly two-hour radioshow is a look inside Slavens’mind, or at least his culturaltastes.
He cops to some esotericleanings (“Bachelorette,” fromBjork’s oft-overlooked Homo-genic, and an Isao Tomita songon last Sunday’s show), but is
just as unapologetic about thepopular music he enjoys (ToriAmos’ “Black Dove” and EydieGorme’s “It’s a Pity to Say Good-night” on the same show).
The bash at Dan’s Silverleafstarts with the Daniel Hart pro-ject Dark Rooms, moves on tothe Black Stone Rangers andcloses with Diamond Age.
The show starts at 9 p.m.Cover is $10. Dan’s is located at103 Industrial St.
— Lucinda Breeding
IN THE SPOTLIGHT THIS WEEK
Dallas Morning
News file photo
KKXT-FM
(91.7) radio
host and
musician
Paul Slavens
is celebrat-
ing nine
years on the
air with a
show tonight
at Dan’s
Silverleaf.
Behind the mic Gig celebrates Slavens’ nine years on the air
THURSDAY
7 a.m. — Denton County Farm-ers Market at Sycamore Street and
Carroll Boulevard. Visit www.denton-
farmersmarket.com.
9:30 a.m. — Crafters’ Corner at
Emily Fowler Central Library, 502
Oakland St. Work on projects and
learn new techniques. Free. Call
940-349-8752 or visit www.denton
library.com.
10 a.m. — Texas Master Natu-
ralists information session hosted by
members of the Elm Fork Chapter at
the Joseph A. Carroll Building, 401 W.
Hickory St. Free. Call 940-349-2883
or visit http://txmn.org/elmfork.
Noon to 1 p.m. — “Texas Dames:Sassy and Savvy WomenThroughout Lone Star History,”a talk by writer Carmen Goldthwaite,
in the Commissioners Courtroom at
the Courthouse on the Square, 110 W.
Hickory St. Presented by the Denton
County Office of History and Culture.
Free. Visit www.dentoncounty.com/
chos.
5 to 8 p.m. — Lake Cities Back 2School Health Fair for economical-
ly disadvantaged children in the Lake
Cities, presented by Heavenly Supply
Depot at Lake Dallas Middle School,
325 E. Hundley Drive in Lake Dallas.
Registration deadline has passed.
Visit www.hsdtexas.org.
6:30 to 7:30 p.m. — B.O.Y.S.(Boys Only Yucky Stories) at
Emily Fowler Central Library, 502
Oakland St. Book club for boys in
grades 2-5. This month, discuss The
Lightning Thief by Rick Riordan. Free.
Call 940-349-8749 or e-mail laura.
douglas@cityofdenton.com.
7 to 8 p.m. — Conversation Club,
for those wishing to practice their
English language skills with others,
meets at the Emily Fowler Central
Library, 502 Oakland St. Free. No
registration required. Call 940-349-
8752.
7 to 8:30 p.m. — Unicorn LakeSummer Concert Series presents
Sol Tax, by the fountain at 2900 Wind
River Lane. Free music and fun,
restaurant specials, and vendors from
the Denton Community Market. Bring
chairs.
7:30 p.m. — Denton CommunityTheatre presents The Color Purple
at the Campus Theatre, 214 W.
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Hickory St. Tickets cost $20 foradults, $18 for seniors, $10 for stu-dents and children. Call 940-382-1915or visit www.dentoncommunitytheatre.com.
FRIDAY
4 p.m. — Lego Builders Club forages 6 and older at Emily FowlerCentral Library, 502 Oakland St. Free.Call 940-349-8718 or e-mail stacey.irish-keffer@cityofdenton.com.
7:30 p.m. — Denton Community
Theatre presents The Color Purple
at the Campus Theatre, 214 W.Hickory St. Tickets cost $20 foradults, $18 for seniors, $10 for stu-dents and children. Call 940-382-1915or visit www.dentoncommunitytheatre.com.8 to 11 p.m. — Junior High Jamz
for middle school students at MartinLuther King Jr. Recreation Center,1300 Wilson St. Supervised eventincludes a live DJ, concessions, pool,air hockey, foosball, pingpong, airhockey, arcade games and basketball.Student IDs are required for entry, orparent verifications for home-schooland private school students. Cost is
$7. Late pickup fees apply. Call940-349-8575.
SATURDAY
7 a.m. — Denton County Farm-
ers Market at Sycamore Street andCarroll Boulevard. Visit www.dentonfarmersmarket.com.9 a.m. — Apple Tree Project
distribution day at First United Meth-odist Church, 201 S. Locust St. In-terfaith Ministries of Denton Inc. willdistribute donated back-to-schoolitems to families who have registeredand are approved. Volunteers areneeded; sign up at www.ifmdenton.org. A free health and safety fair
(open to the public) will be in FlinnHall at the church.9 a.m. to 1 p.m. — Denton Com-
munity Market at the DentonCounty Historical Park, on MulberryStreet near Carroll Boulevard. Visithttp://dentonmarket.org.10 a.m. — North Texas Fair and
Rodeo Parade heads from DentonHigh School to the downtown Square,then returns to the school. Paradelineup starts at 8:30 a.m. on the northside of Denton High, 1007 Fulton St.Visit www.ntfair.com or call paradechairwoman Susan Schoenthal940-391-2187.10 a.m. to noon — Denton Poets’
Assembly meets at Emily Fowler
Central Library, 502 Oakland St. Free.Visit www.dentonpoetsassembly.weebly.com.10 a.m. to 2 p.m. — Community
health fair at Lake Cities UnitedMethodist Church, 300 E. HundleyDrive in Lake Dallas. Call 940-321-6100.1 to 4 p.m. — Free immunization
clinic for ages 18 and younger atFirst Refuge Ministries, 1701 BroadwaySt. To be eligible, a child must beuninsured or on Medicaid or CHIP, ortheir parent must be unable to pay forimmunizations at a regular clinic.
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Denton CommunityTheatre ends its run ofThe Color Purple: The
Musical About Love thisweekend.
Based on Alice Walker’sPulitzer Prize-winning novel,The Color Purple follows apoor Georgia girl, Celie, fromher abusive home to her ar-
ranged marriage to moneyedfree man Albert Johnson,whom she calls “Mister.”
The Color Purple still ruf-fles feathers 31 years after thenovel’s publication becauseCelie recalls her life in Georgiawithout censoring its horror:neglect, beatings, rape at thehands of her father, and even-
tually, a marriage full of spite,humiliation and more physi-cal abuse.
Celie, played by GenineWare, rises to the occasionwhen she meets Shug Avery(KayDee Carr) — the love ofAlbert’s life and a saloon sing-er — and discovers both inde-pendence and success.
Musical director ArturoOrtega leads Denton Com-munity Theatre’s cast throughthe score, which makes ampleuse of jazz, blues and gospel.Award-winning local directorTheresa Buntain is at thehelm of the musical.
— Lucinda Breeding
David Minton/DRC
Young sisters
Celie (Stacia
Fuller-Hallman)
and Nettie
(I’yanna Music)
share an emo-
tional moment
in Denton Com-
munity The-
atre’s “The
Color Purple:
The Musical
About Love.”
Further ‘Purple’Denton theatercloses musicalthis weekend
THE COLOR PURPLEWhat: Denton Community Theatrepresents the musical adaptation of thenovel by Alice Walker and the filmdirected by Steven Spielberg. Adaptedby Marsha Norman, with music andlyrics by Brenda Russell, Allee Willisand Stephen Bray.When: 7:30 p.m. Thursday throughSaturday; and 2 p.m. SundayWhere: Campus Theatre, 214 W.Hickory St.Details: Tickets cost $20 for adults,$18 for seniors, and $10 for studentswith valid ID and children. To purchasetickets, call 940-382-1915 or visitwww.dentoncommunitytheatre.com.
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Appointments are suggested but not
required. Call 940-222-4178.
2 to 4:30 p.m. — “Introductionto Windows XP” class at South
Branch Library, 3228 Teasley Lane.
For people who can use a mouse and
are just starting to learn about using
computers. Free. Call 940-349-8752
to register.
7:30 p.m. — Denton CommunityTheatre presents The Color Purple
at the Campus Theatre, 214 W.
Hickory St. Tickets cost $20 for
adults, $18 for seniors, $10 for stu-
dents and children. Call 940-382-1915
or visit www.dentoncommunity
theatre.com.
SUNDAY
2 p.m. — Denton CommunityTheatre presents The Color Purple
at the Campus Theatre, 214 W.
Hickory St. Tickets cost $20 for
adults, $18 for seniors, $10 for stu-
dents and children. Call 940-382-1915
or visit www.dentoncommunity
theatre.com.
MONDAY
6 p.m. — Chess Night at North
Branch Library, 3020 N. Locust St.
Players of all ages and skill levels
welcome. Free. Call 940-349-8752.
7 to 8 p.m. — Romance in theStacks Book Club at North Branch
Library, 3020 N. Locust St. This
month, discuss books by Maya Banks.
Free. Call 940-349-8796 or e-mail
kimberly.wells@cityofdenton.com.
TUESDAY
7 a.m. — Denton County Farm-ers Market at Sycamore Street and
Carroll Boulevard. Visit www.denton
farmersmarket.com.
7 to 8:45 p.m. — North BranchWriters’ Critique Group, for those
interested in writing novels, short
stories, poetry or journals, at North
Branch Library, 3020 N. Locust St.
Free. Call 940-349-8752 or visit
www.dentonlibrary.com.
WEDNESDAY
11 a.m. to noon — Cowboy StoryTime at Emily Fowler Central Library,
502 Oakland St. Ages 1-5 can enjoy
cowboy-themed stories, songs,
puppets and crafts to help celebrate
the North Texas Fair and Rodeo. Free.
Call 940-349-8752 or visit www.
dentonlibrary.com.
4 p.m. — It’s a Girl Thing! book
club for girls ages 8-12 and their
female relative or friend, at South
Branch Library, 3228 Teasley Lane.
This month, discuss Where the Red
Fern Grows by Wilson Rawls. Call
940-349-8752.
7 to 8:30 p.m. — ExploringPhilosophy at North Branch Library,
3020 Locust St. Join the ongoing
discussions of time-honored philo-
sophical issues with Dr. Eva H. Cad-
wallader, professor of philosophy.
Free. Call 940-349-8752.
MUSIC
The Abbey Inn Restaurant & PubEach Wed, County Rexford, 7-9pm,
free. 101 W. Hickory St. 940-566-
5483.
The Abbey Underground Thurs:
Afro Deezy Axe, Brave Bull. Fri:
Starparty, 9pm. Tues: DJ Rizza. Wed:
“Speakeasy Night” with DJ Dane.
Weekly events: Each Sat, “’80s and
’90s RetroActive Dance Party”; each
Sun, open mic hosted by Bone Dog-
gie, signup at 7:30pm; each Mon,
karaoke. 100 W. Walnut St. www.
facebook.com/TheAbbeyUnder
ground.
American Legion Post 550 Each
Fri, free karaoke at 9pm; each Tues,
free pool. Live band on the last Sat of
the month, free. 905 Foundation St.,
Pilot Point. 940-686-9901.
Andy’s Bar Sat: Gypsy Bravado, the
Green Lights, Molotov Dogs, 8pm. 122
N. Locust St. 940-565-5400.
Banter Bistro Thurs: Jimin Lee,
6pm. Fri: Oui Bis, 6pm; Kelsey Henry,
8pm; the Knocking, 10pm. Sat: Keith
Karns (jazz), 6pm; Johann Wagner,
8pm; Mathew Grigsby, 10pm. Each
Thurs, open mic at 8pm; each Sat, live
local jazz at 6pm. 219 W. Oak St.
940-565-1638. www.dentonbanter.
com.
Dan’s Silverleaf Thurs: Paul
Slavens’ nine-year anniversary party
with Dark Rooms, Blackstone Rang-
ers, Diamond Age, 9pm, $10. Fri:
Sealion, Savage and the Big Beat,
Sphynx, 10pm, $5. Sat: Two Tons of
Steel, 8pm. Sun: Hares on the Moun-
tain, 5pm, free. Wed: A Taste of Herb,
5pm, free; “Buzz Bee” spelling bee,
8pm, $5 contestant entry fee. No
smoking indoors. 103 Industrial St.
940-320-2000. www.danssilverleaf.
com.
Denton Square Donuts 208 W.
Oak St. 940-220-9447. www.ds
donuts.com.
Fry Street Public House Each
Tues, karaoke, 9pm, free. 125 Ave. A.
940-323-9800. www.publichouse
denton.com.
Fry Street Tavern Fri: Alex Craig.
940-383-2337. www.thefrystreet
tavern.com.
The Garage Fri: Joe Teichman. 113
Ave. A. 940-383-0045. www.the
dentongarage.com.
Gerhard’s German RestaurantThurs: The Texas Sky Band, 7-9pm.
Fri: Ron and the Finkensteiners,
7-9pm. 222 W. Hickory St. 940-381-
6723. www.gvrestaurants.com.
The Greenhouse Mon: Jacob
Smith. Live jazz each Mon at 10pm,
free. 600 N. Locust St. 940-484-1349.
www.greenhouserestaurantdenton.
com.
Hoochie’s Oyster House Live local
music each Mon at 6pm. 207 S. Bell
Ave. 940-383-0104. http://hoochies
oysterhouse.com.
Hailey’s Club Thurs: “Throwback
Thursdays,” 10pm, free-$5. Fri:
Cleanup, Baby Atlas, the Hereticks,
Kites and Boomerangs, 9pm, $5-$7.
Sat: “The Aeronoticq Hip-Hop & EDM
Showcase,” 8pm, $5-$12. Sun: Stolas,
Strawberry Girls, So Much Light, the
Raven Charter, Evening Crowd, Moxy
Crimefighter, A Life in Arm’s Reach,
7pm, $10-$12. Wed: Denton Comedy
Collective, 9pm, free-$5. Each Tues,
’90s music, 10pm, free-$5. 122 W.
Mulberry St. 940-323-1160. www.
haileysclub.com.
J&J’s Pizza Tues: Vulgar Fashion,
Daniel Francis Doyle, Hex Cult, 9pm,
$3. 118 W. Oak St. 940-382-7769.
www.jandjpizzadenton.com.
The LABB 218 W. Oak St. 940-293-
4240. www.thelabbdenton.com.
La Milpa Mexican RestaurantEach Fri, Mariachi Quetzal, 7:30-
9:30pm. 820 S. I-35E, Suite 101.
940-382-8470.
Lowbrows Beer and Wine Gar-den 200 S. Washington St., Pilot
Point. 940-686-3801. www.low
brows.us.
Mable Peabody’s Beauty Parlorand Chainsaw Repair Each Tues,
open mic with Bryan Burns, 9pm. 1125
E. University Drive, Suite 107. 940-
566-9910.
Mad World Records 115 W. Hickory
St. 940-591-3001.
Mellow Mushroom 217 E. Hickory
St. 940-323-1100. www.mellow
mushroom/store/denton.
Oak Street Drafthouse andCocktail Parlor 308 E. Oak St.
940-395-1950. www.oakstdraft
house.com.
Rockin’ Rodeo Thurs: Seth Savage,
Chris Brazeal, TC Fambro & the
Copperheads, 8pm, $5. 1009 Ave. C.
940-565-6611. www.rockinrodeo
denton.com.
Rubber Gloves Rehearsal Stu-dios Fri: Marshstepper, Jock Club,
God’s Gun, AFTV, 9pm, $5-$7. Sat:
Rotting Out, Take Offense, Minus,
Relentless, Dead in the Dirt, 6pm,
$10-$12. Tues: Riverboat Gamblers,
Blacklist Royals, John Tole, Stymie,
8pm, $10-$12. No smoking indoors. 411
E. Sycamore St. 940-387-7781.
www.rubberglovesdentontx.com.
Sweetwater Grill & Tavern Sun:
Mi Son, Mi Son, Mi Son, 7pm. Tues:
Heather Paterson & Neil Slater Quar-
tet. Shows on the patio, 7-9pm, free.
115 S. Elm St. 940-484-2888.
www.sweetwatergrillandtavern.com.
Trail Dust Steak House 26501 E.
U.S. 380 in Aubrey. 940-365-4440.
www.trailduststeaks.net.
VFW Post 2205 Free karaoke at
8pm each Thurs, Fri and Sat. 909
Sunset St.
The Whitehouse Espresso Barand Beer Garden Each Thurs, open
mic hosted by Kelbe Schrank,
7:30pm, signup at 7pm. 424 Bryan St.
940-484-2786. www.twobzandav
coffeehouse.com.
IN THE AREA
2:30 p.m. and 7:30 p.m. Fridayand Saturday — LewisvilleSummer Musicals presents The
Night the Music Died, a Buddy Holly
tribute, at the Medical Center of
Lewisville Grand Theater, 100 N.
Charles St. Presented by Texas Family
Musicals. Tickets cost $26-$30, with
discounts for seniors and groups. Visit
www.texasfamilymusicals.com or call
1-800-547-4697.
Friday through Sunday — High-land Village Balloon Festival at
Unity Park, 2200 Briarhill Blvd. Pre-
sented by the Highland Village Lions
Club. Festival hours are 5 to 10 p.m.
Friday, 6 a.m. to 10 p.m. Saturday and
6 to 10 a.m. Sunday. Event includes
hot-air balloon fly-ins and takeoffs,
tethered balloon rides, arts and crafts,
carnival rides, games, live music,
food, a kids’ zone and more. Saturday
includes a 5K and fun run at 8 a.m.,
and a car, truck and motorcycle show
from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. Pancake
breakfast will be served from 6 to 9
a.m. Sunday. Free shuttles available
from 5 to 11 p.m. at the Highland
Village/Lewisville Lake A-train station.
Offsite parking with shuttle service at
Marcus High School, 5707 Morriss
Road in Flower Mound. Free admis-
sion; $5 donation for parking. Visit
www.lionsballoonfest.com.
8 p.m. Friday and Saturday and3 p.m. Sunday — Greater Lew-isville Community Theatrepresents Bad Dates by Theresa
Rebeck, a one-woman show starring
Sherry Etzel, at 160 W. Main St. in Old
Town Lewisville. Show runs through
Aug. 25, with performances at 8 p.m.
Friday and Saturday and 3 p.m.
Sunday. Benefit show raises money
for GLCT’s annual scholarship. Tickets
cost $25. For reservations, call 972-
221-7469. Visit www.glct.org.
FUTURE BOOKINGS
8:30 to 11:30 a.m. Aug. 24 —Lake Dallas High School BandMarch-a-thon, from Lake Dallas
High on Parkridge Drive in Corinth to
Lake Dallas Middle School on Hundley
Drive. Donation buckets will be
available along the route. To donate,
contact a band member or e-mail
gingercollier@rocketmail.com. Visit
www.lakedallasbandboosters.org.
Through Aug. 26 — Registrationfor TWU Community DanceCenter classes, which begin Sept. 3.
Children, teens and adults can take
classes in swing, hip-hop, ballet, jazz,
lyrical/modern, country-Western,
creative dance and ballroom. Cost is
$80 for each 10-week class. A $10 fee
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SCRAP Denton, the city’screative re-use nonprofit, isthrowing a Pinterest partySaturday.
The party is just the ticketfor fans of Pinterest, the onlinenetwork that invites users tocreate cyber scrapbooks. Users“pin” images they find — orshoot themselves — onto virtu-al bulletin boards they canshare with friends and strang-ers, all according to interest.The site has brought tens ofthousands of crafters and Do ItYourself fans together to do ev-erything from planning wed-dings, building low-carb menusor swapping makeup tutorials.
(Guys pin, too. But they tend tocongregate on the areas of thesite where users swap snaps ofvintage cars, men’s fashion andtechnology fads. Other inter-ests, such as films and literature
draw men and women.)SCRAP — the School and
Creative Re-use Action Pro-ject — will bring local Pinter-est users together for a “make-and-take” party. The event isone-part mixer for fans of thesite and one-part introductionto the DIY projects the site in-spires. It’s ripe for the frustrat-ed Pinterester who wants toget her feet wet in makingthings, but without getting inover her head.
The party is from 1 to 4p.m. Saturday at Scrap Den-ton, 215 W. Oak St. Cover is $5for craft supplies. Attendeeswill have time to take part in ashow and tell, and to sharesuccess or failure stories fromDIY projects.
For more information, visitwww.scrapdenton.org.
— Lucinda Breeding
Turning pins to party favorsSCRAP Denton tothrow Pinterestparty Saturday
DMN file photo
Can’t stop “pinning,” and
want to try some of the DIY
projects on Pinterest?
SCRAP Denton will help
you get your feet wet with
its Pinterest party on Sat-
urday.
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will be added for registration after
Aug. 26. Late registration ends Sept.
9. Visit www.twu.edu/dance/
community-dance-center-info.asp,
call 940-898-2085 or e-mail dance@
twu.edu.
VISUAL ARTS
Banter Bistro 219 W. Oak St. 940-
565-1638.
Center for the Visual Arts Greater
Denton Arts Council’s galleries,
meeting space and offices. 400 E.
Hickory St. Free. Tues-Sun 1-5pm.
940-382-2787. www.dentonarts.com.
● “Paper + Wood,” an exhibit by
Scott and Delaney Smith, through
Aug. 23 in the Gough Gallery.
The Chestnut Tree 107 W. Hickory
St. Mon-Fri 9am-3pm, Sat
9am-2:30pm, Sun 11am-2pm. 940-
591-9475. www.chestnuttearoom.
com.
A Creative Art Studio 227 W. Oak
St., Suite 101. Mon-Sat 12-6pm, Sun by
appointment only. 940-442-1251.
www.acreativeartstudio.com
Cupboard Natural Foods and
Cafe 200 W. Congress St. 940-387-
5386.
Denton Square Donuts 208 W.
Oak St. 940-220-9447. www.ds
donuts.com.
The DIME Store Denton Indepen-
dent Maker Exchange’s store carrying
local art, crafts and vintage items,
plus workshop/gallery space. Tues-
Sat 10-6. 510 S. Locust St. 940-381-
2324. www.dimehandmade.com.
Farmer’s & Merchant’s Gallery
Early and contemporary Texas art.
100 N. Washington St., Pilot Point.
Fri-Sat 10am-5pm, Sun 1-5pm. Ap-
pointments encouraged. 940-686-
2396. www.farmersandmerchants
gallery.com.
Gallery 010 in the TWU student
union, at the corner of Bell Avenue
and Administration Drive. Mon-Thurs
8-9; Fri 8-5; Sun 1-9. Free.
Green Space Arts Collective
Studio/gallery available for rental. 529
Malone St. 940-595-9219.
www.greenspacearts.com.
Impressions by DSSLC Store
selling ceramics by residents of
Denton State Supported Living Cen-
ter. 105 1/2 W. Hickory St. 940-382-
3399.
Jupiter House 114 N. Locust St.
940-387-7100.
PointBank Black Box Performing
Arts Center Denton Community
Theatre’s black box performance
space. Mon-Wed 1-4pm, Fri
10:30am-1pm, and during performanc-
es. 318 E. Hickory St.
SCRAP Denton Nonprofit store
selling reused materials for arts and
crafts. 215 W. Oak St. 940-391-7499.
www.scrapdenton.org.
TWU Blagg-Huey Library Mon-
Thurs 7:30am-midnight, Fri
7:30am-10pm, Sat 9am-6pm, Sun
2pm-midnight. 1322 Oakland St.
940-898-3701. www.twu.edu/library.
TWU East and West galleries in
the TWU Fine Arts Building, at Oak-
land Street and Pioneer Circle. Free.
Mon-Fri 9-4, weekends by appoint-
ment. 940-898-2530. www.twu.edu/
visual-arts.
UNT Art Gallery in the UNT Art
Building, 1201 W. Mulberry St. at
Welch. Tues noon-5pm, Wed-Thurs
9:30am-8pm, Fri-Sat noon-5pm. Free.
940-565-4316. http://gallery.unt.edu.
● “Deep Storage: Special Selections
From the Permanent Collection at the
College of Visual Arts and Design,”
through Saturday.
UNT on the Square 109 N. Elm St.
Free. Mon-Fri 9am-noon & 1-5pm,
with extended hours Thurs until 8pm;
Sat 11am-3pm. 940-369-8257. http://
untonthesquare.unt.edu.
Visual Arts Society of Texas
Member organization of the Greater
Denton Arts Council offers communi-
ty and continuing education for local
visual artists, professional and ama-
teur. Meetings are at the Center for
the Visual Arts, 400 E. Hickory St.
Visit www.vastarts.org or call Lynne
Cagle Cox at 972-VAST-ORG.
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case of larceny. There are alsoshoes — lots of them — in thisone-woman show starringSherry Etzel.
Bad Dates runs for six per-formances. Shows are at 8p.m. this Friday and Saturdayand Aug. 23-24. Matinees areat 3 p.m. Sunday and Aug. 25.Performances are at 160 W.Main St. in Old Town Lewis-ville. The entrance and park-ing are in the rear, off ElmStreet.
Tickets cost $25. For reser-vations, call 972-221-7469. Formore information, visitwww.glct.org.
Proceeds from the produc-tion fund an annual scholar-ship given to a graduate fromLewisville public schools whohopes to further performingarts studies in college.
— Lucinda Breeding
Sometimes, the only wayto weather a really awfuldate is to laugh at it.
Bad Dates opens at GreaterLewisville Community The-atre on Friday night. The playis the company’s 2013 scholar-ship benefit production.
The comedy by TheresaRebeck tells of a single motherfrom Texas who relocates toNew York City with her teen-age daughter to run an upscalerestaurant. Along with a seriesof disastrous encounters in thedating world, our heroinesomehow gets involved withthe Romanian mob, a Bud-dhist rainstorm, and the slight
Of love andfootwear
Lewisville theater
stages ‘Bad Dates’
for a good cause
Courtesy photo/Michael C. Foster
Actress Sherry Etzel plays a Texas single mom transplant-
ed to the Big Apple in “Bad Dates,” presented by the Great-
er Lewisville Community Theatre.
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Grab your friends and start your own
adult sports league. Fall sports
league registration is ongoing for flag
football, volleyball, basketball and
kickball, with games held at various
Denton recreation centers and parks.
For more information or to register,
call 940-349-7275 or visit
www.dentonparks.com.
■Youth fall sports league registra-
tion runs through August. Leagues
include group sports such as girls
volleyball (ages 7-14), girls softball
(age 5 through high school) and NFL
Flag Football (ages 5-12). Players will
learn about teamwork while building
skills. For more information or to
register, visit www.dentonparks.com
or stop by the Denton Civic Center,
321 E. McKinney St.
■Seniors 50 and older can watch the
Texas Rangers take on the Houston
Astros in a battle for the coveted
Silver Boot on Monday. Dinner will be
dutch treat at Rangers Ballpark in
Arlington. Cost is $23, which includes
transportation and admission. Trip
leaves at 5 p.m. and returns at about
11:30 p.m. For more information or to
register, call 940-349-8720.
■Blastball is the perfect introductory
sport for preschoolers. Kids ages 3
and 4 will learn basic concepts of
T-ball, with some added fun thrown in
to keep their attention. Practice starts
Sept. 9, and games start Sept. 14,
with most games in Denton on
Saturday mornings and occasional
weeknight games. The league is coed
and will have eight games. Register
by Aug. 20. Cost is $50 per child. For
more information, call 940-349-8523.
■Gather up your dog — and his shot
records — and register for obedi-
ence classes. In basic obedience,
teach Fido to sit, stay and play well
with others from 7 to 8 p.m. on
Thursdays, Aug. 20 through Sept. 24,
at Denia Recreation Center, 1001
Parvin St. If your dog can already
follow basic commands, enroll in the
advanced class from 7:30 to 8:30
p.m. on Wednesdays, Aug. 28 to Oct.
2, at North Lakes Recreation Center,
2001 W. Windsor Drive. Register by
Tuesday for the beginner class, and
by Aug. 21 for the advanced class.
Cost is $80. Call 940-206-7156.
■Seniors 50 and older can be taxied to
Shreveport and Bossier City, La.,
for a fun day on the town. The bus
will leave at 9 a.m. Aug. 29 and return
at 6 p.m. Aug. 30. Cost is $20 per
person for the bus ride (lodging is not
included). Call 940-349-8298.
■Adults can take their fitness to the
next level with Les Mill Grit, a
high-intensity interval workout from
7:30 to 8 p.m. on Mondays and
Wednesdays at North Lakes Recre-
ation Center, 2001 W. Windsor Drive.
Call 940-349-8287.
DENTONPARKS &
RECREATION
MOVIESRED 2 (★★ 1⁄2) The joy of RED was
seeing a cast packed with Oscar
winners and very good actors flesh
out and class up a Bruce Willis action
film. If anything, this “Retired, Ex-
tremely Dangerous” sequel ups the
ante. Somebody’s Wikileaked info
about a secret bomb project that
retired government assassins Frank
(Willis) and Marvin (John Malkovich)
were linked to decades before. Now
they need to survive the hit men
(Neal McDonough and Byung-hun
Lee) sent to get them. Rated PG-13,
108 minutes. — MCT
The Smurfs 2 There’s trouble
brewing in the blue-skinned forest-
dwellers new adventure-comedy,
THEATERS
Cinemark Denton 2825 Wind River
Lane off I-35E. 940-535-2654. www.
cinemark.com.
Movie Tavern 916 W. University
Drive. 940-566-FILM (3456).
www.movietavern.com.
Cinemark Hickory Creek 8380 S.
I-35E, Hickory Creek. 940-321-2788.
www.cinemark.com.
Silver Cinemas Inside Golden
Triangle Mall, 2201 S. I-35E. 940-387-
1957. www.silvercinemasinc.com.
OPENING FRIDAY
A Hijacking (★★ 1⁄2) Everything
unfolds fairly predictably in this
adventure-thriller film about a Danish
cargo ship that is boarded by Somali
pirates and then ransomed. The ship
and its captives negotiate with the
ship’s owners in Denmark, all while
the families fret and the men on
board go stir-crazy as time passes.
Writer-director Tobias Lindholm never
conjures up heightened suspense but
does convey the tedium of such an
ordeal. Rated R, 103 minutes. At the
Angelika Dallas. — Boo Allen
Jobs A biopic about the life of Apple
co-founder and CEO Steve Jobs from
1971 through 2000. With Ashton
Kutcher, Dermot Mulroney, J.K.
Simmons and Matthew Modine.
Written by Matthew Whitely. Direct-
ed by Joshua Michael Stern. Rated
PG-13, 127 minutes. — Los Angeles
Times
Kick-Ass 2 Having inspired a new
wave of amateur superheroes, the
masked vigilantes Kick-Ass and Hit
Girl team with a new ally to take on a
new villain with an old vendetta. With
Aaron Taylor-Johnson, Chloe Grace
Moretz and Christopher Mintz-Plasse.
Written and directed by Jeff Wadlow.
Rated R, 103 minutes. — LAT
Paranoia After a costly mistake, an
entry-level employee at a powerful
corporation is forced to spy on his
boss’ former mentor, a company rival.
With Liam Hemsworth, Gary Oldman
and Harrison Ford. Written by Jason
Dean Hall and Barry Levy. Directed by
Robert Luketic. Rated PG-13, 106
minutes. — LAT
NOW PLAYING
Elysium (★★★ 1⁄2) Neill Blomkamp
(District 9) may be well on his way to
becoming the only sci-fi writer-
director who matters. The writer-
director picks up on the Occupy
Movement, the immigration debate
and the rationing-by-cost nature of
American health care and came up
with Elysium, a violent, derivative and
yet thoroughly entertaining trip into
the future. In 2159, Earth has become
overcrowded, polluted, littered with
high-rise shantytowns. An accident
dooms factory worker Max Da Costa
(Matt Damon), unless he can get to
Elysium — the space station where
the 1 percent live well, live long and
have their every illness cured in a jiffy.
With Jodie Foster, Sharlto Copley,
Alice Braga and William Fichtner.
Rated R, 108 minutes. — McClatchy-
Tribune News Service
Percy Jackson: Sea of Monsters
A young demigod and his friends
embark on a treacherous odyssey to
recover the magical Golden Fleece
from the Bermuda Triangle. With
Logan Lerman, Alexandra Daddario
and Brandon T. Jackson. Rated PG,
105 minutes. — LAT
Planes In this animated film set in a
world of anthropomorphic aircraft, a
plane with a fear of heights dreams of
competing as a high-flying racer. With
the voices of Dane Cook, Stacy Keach,
Brad Garrett and Teri Hatcher. Rated
PG, 92 minutes. — LAT
which mixes animation and live-
action. Wannabe evil sorcerer Garga-
mel (Hank Azaria) intends to kidnap
Smurfette (voiced by Katy Perry)
from her enchanted-forest home to
obtain the formula for the magical
Smurf essence that Papa Smurf
(Jonathan Winters, in his final film
role) used to originally bestow her
with blue-skinned bliss. Beyond a few
chuckle-worthy one-liners and some
amusing visual comedy, there’s not
much to engage adults, although the
wee ones should be distracted
enough. With Christina Ricci, George
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An unmistakable air of Im-portance (yes, with a capital “I”)surrounds the new historicaldrama Lee Daniels’ The Butler.
Danny Strong’s screenplaytells the story of Cecil Gaines, apseudonym for the real butlerwho worked in the White Housefrom the Eisenhower adminis-tration through Reagan.
Director Lee Daniels getsconsiderable help to tell his story.Oscar-winning actor ForestWhitaker plays Gaines, agingmore than 50 years in the role,and Oprah Winfrey plays Gaines’wife, Gloria, a small role thatgains importance simplythrough the high-voltage casting.
But Daniels saves his biggestbit of gimmick casting for thefirst families. The actors whoportray the presidents prove oddenough choices, but Jane Fondaas Nancy Reagan will surelyraise pulses and eyebrows.
While telling Gaines’ story,Daniels also chronicles morethan a half-century of civil rightsstruggles by black Americans.By doing so, Daniels turnsGaines, and later his son Louis(David Oyelowo), into unbeliev-able Zeligs.
The two Gaineses seem to bearound when anything histori-cal takes place. Cecil waits onPresident Eisenhower while Ikewatches the combustible LittleRock integration on television(and try not to laugh when yousee Robin Williams as Eisen-hower). Later, both Kennedy(James Marsden) and Johnson(Liev Schreiber) watch civilrights demonstrations on televi-sion while Cecil hovers.
The Vietnam War and SouthAfrica’s apartheid also providescenery-chewing moments forNixon (John Cusack) and Rea-gan (Alan Rickman), all whileCecil attends. Cecil never con-tributes his thoughts or at-tempts to change minds, but he’sthere, and that is obviouslymeant to be important enoughfor a movie.
Son Louis breaks from his fa-ther yet performs his own ForestGump imitation by attending
the Birmingham marches, theFreedom Rides and lunchcounter sit-ins, and being pre-sent at Martin Luther King’s as-sassination.
Daniels never simply pre-sents an event. Instead, he over-dramatizes. The accompanyingnewsreel footage proves horribleand frightening enough in thedepiction of protests, but the di-rector pushes it further with sev-eral scenes bordering on tortureporn.
Daniels fills the movie’s first10 minutes or so with a rape ofyoung Cecil’s mother, followedby the shooting of his father, andthen the after-images of a lynch-ing.
Daniels may chronicle manyof the familiar historical highspots, but he never adds muchinsight to go with it, even thoughhe always has a witness on hand.
The Weinstein Co.
Cecil Gaines (Forest Whitaker) tidies up the Oval Office for Dwight Eisenhower (Robin Wil-
liams) in a scene from “Lee Daniels’ The Butler.”
Silent witnessGump-like ‘Butler’has little to say ashistory reels by
By Boo AllenFilm Critic
booa@att.net
Lopez, Anton Yelchin and Neil Patrick
Harris. Rated PG, 105 minutes. — HR
2 Guns (★★ 1⁄2) Denzel Washington
teams up with that King of Chemistry,
Mark Wahlberg, in 2 Guns, a jokey-
bloody action comedy that could use
more jokes and less blood. Washing-
ton is Bobby, a border country smug-
gler/drug dealer trying to do business
with Papi Greco (Edward James
Olmos), a Mexican drug kingpin. Stig
(Wahlberg) is Bobby’s mouthy,
trigger-happy sidekick. For some
other reason, neither Bobby nor Stig
has figured out that the other is a
federal agent of some sort. With Bill
Paxton, James Marsden and Paula
Patton. Directed by Baltasar Korma-
kur (Contraband). Rated R, 109
minutes. Opening Friday. — MCT
We’re the Millers (★★ ) This is an
identity comedy with identity issues.
Jason Sudeikis plays a pot dealer who,
as a disguise for smuggling a huge
shipment of weed, forms a fake
family to drive an RV across the
Mexico border. He gathers local
stripper Rose (Jennifer Aniston), surly
homeless teenager Casey (Emma
Roberts) and his young, naive neigh-
bor Kenny (Will Poulter). Everything in
We’re the Millers feels forced — a
hodgepodge of comedic rhythms
made to lurch from one crude gag to
another. Rated R, 110 minutes. — AP
The Wolverine (★★★ ) This latest
X-Men movie is a lot more existential
than recent installments in this comic
book series have been. The Wolver-
ine is nothing if not ambitious — a
moody, haunted tale of Logan the
Wolverine (Hugh Jackman) coping
with his ghosts and settling old debts
— in Japan, no less. And if this James
Mangold (Walk the Line) take on the
superhero franchise stumbles up
blind alleys, overreaches and turns
long and repetitious by its bloody-
bland predictable third act, at least it
gives Jackman something worth
chewing over for the first 90 minutes.
But The Wolverine may leave you
wanting the higher-minded movie this
one promised to be — for a while.
Rated PG-13, 120 minutes. — MCT
MOVIESContinued from Page 6
Lee Daniels’
The Butler
Rated PG-13, 130 minutes.
Opens Friday.
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FRIDAY
Gates open 6 p.m. to 1 a.m.
6 p.m. — Kylie Rae Harris, Bud Light Stage
6:30 p.m. and 8 p.m. — Tractor pull, Kid Zone
7 p.m. and 8:30 p.m. — Amazing Rainforest Experi-
ence, Fun Zone
7:30 p.m. and 9 p.m. — Spirit of the Horse, Fun Zone
7:30 p.m. — PRCA Rodeo, Rodeo Arena
9:30 p.m. — Josh Abbott Band, Budweiser Stage
11 p.m. — Six Market Boulevard, Bud Light Stage
SATURDAY
Gates open 1 p.m. to 1 a.m.
8:30 a.m. — Parade lineup, north side of Denton
High School, 1007 Fulton St.
10 a.m. — North Texas Fair and Rodeo Parade
begins. Parade heads from Denton High School to
the downtown Square, then returns to the school.
11 a.m. — Junior steers jackpot showmanship, Live-
stock Pavilion
11:45 a.m. — TCCA junior steer show, Livestock
Pavilion
2 p.m., 4 p.m. and 8 p.m. — Tractor pull, Kid Zone
3 p.m., 6 p.m. and 7:30 p.m. — Spirit of the Horse,
Fun Zone
3:30 p.m., 5 p.m. and 8 p.m. — Amazing Rainforest
Experience, Fun Zone
6 p.m. — Justin McBride, Bud Light Stage
7:30 p.m. — PRCA Rodeo, Rodeo Arena
9:30 p.m. — Jack Ingram, Budweiser Stage
11 p.m. — Justin McBride, Bud Light Stage
Gates open
10 a.m. — Junior heifers jackpot showmanship,
Livestock Pavilion
10:45 p.m. — TCCA junior heifers show, Livestock
Pavilion
2 p.m. — Barbecue winners announced, Fair Hall
2 p.m., 4 p.m. and 8 p.m. — Tractor pull, Kid Zone
3 p.m., 6 p.m. and 7:30 p.m. — Spirit of the Horse,
Fun Zone
3 p.m. — Roving mariachi musicians, Bud Light
DETAILS
When: Friday through Aug. 24
Where: North Texas Fairgrounds,
2217 N. Carroll Blvd.
Details: Tickets cost $15 for adults,
$5 for children ages 7-12. Admission is
free for ages 6 and younger. Parking
costs $5. Four-day passes are avail-
able for $40, and season passes cost
$90.
On the Web: www.ntfair.com
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musically, for the Texas music that starv-ing artists are making there. Landau saidthe scene is diverse, but roots and countrymusic is probably the main musical draw.
Running on Seven tips its hand, show-ing a talented band of musicians favoringthe familiar. Shake It Down wears moreinfluences — Stevie Ray Vaughan’s squeal-ing Southwest blues on “Say It,” andstreaks of bluegrass reminiscent of AbigailWashburn’s Sparrow Quartet in “Medina.”Six Market Blvd. isn’t bashful about pop-rock huff-and-puff, either, turning outcredible licks and attitude on “Mailbox.”
Landau delivers chorus and verse withan unvarnished Texas twang. The honestdrawl puts the pearl snaps on other tracks(“In the Name of Us” and “14 Miles FromHome”) that could easily be remade in theimage of John Mayer’s trusty adult con-
Hard work and lots of time on theroad account for a quantum leap inartistry between the first and sec-
ond albums by Stephenville quintet SixMarket Blvd.
Founding member and lead vocalistClayton Landau said it hasn’t hurt that ex-perience has brought confidence to theup-and-coming Texas roots band. Confi-dence made Shake It Down sound moreseasoned than on the band’s 2010 debut,Running on Seven.
“That’s just a solid two years of being onthe road between those two releases,” Lan-dau said. “That’s what you’re hearingthere. Being out there and working mat-ters. We were playing a lot, meeting newpeople and playing with different folks.We knew we had a better head on ourshoulders when we went into the studio toget Shake It Down done.”
The band plays Denton at 11 p.m. onFriday, the opening night of the NorthTexas Fair and Rodeo.
Denton keyboard player Red Shahan,who joined the band earlier this year, per-forms with them.
To hear Landau talk, Stephenville has afew things in common with Denton.Home to Tarleton State University, one ofwhat feels like a thousand shoots thatsprang from Texas A&M University, Ste-phenville has a busy music scene.
Stephenville played a big part in theformation of Six Market Blvd., as it hap-pens.
“There are all sorts of artists who areworking, all sorts of bands,” Landau said.“People meet each other at open micnights and start playing together. Prettymuch, a few of us were going to Tarleton,and met at open mics or parties. Some ofus met in classes there.”
Stephenville is probably most comfort-able with the Texas country music piped inthrough FM stations, and best known,
temporary fare. And in “Mr. Indian Man,” the band
sneaks the unforgettable riff from “Smokeon the Water” into the second verse.
Landau said the songs that madeShake It Down were road-tested beforethey made the album.
“The songs, we’ll write them and thenwe’ll put them in the set list and see howthey do,” he said. “If a song makes itthrough the run, it’ll go on the record.We’ve been lucky. People have been catch-ing on as we go along. Sometimes, we’llplay a place that’s almost empty, but thenwe’ll go play another show, and it’s likepeople will have found out about us.”
The band produced its debut indepen-dently, and followed suit with Shake It
David Minton/DRC file photo
Bulls get worked up in a pen
as riders wait for the action
to begin at last year’s North
Texas Fair and Rodeo.
Texas roots upstarts Six Market Blvd. help fire up fairBy Lucinda BreedingFeatures Editor
cbreeding@dentonrc.com
Courtesy photo/Kimberly Brian
Stephenville country-rock band Six Market Blvd. plays Friday night at the North
Texas Fair and Rodeo.
See BAND on 10
SUNDAY
ates open 1 to 11 p.m.
0 a.m. — Junior heifers jackpot showmanship,
ivestock Pavilion
0:45 p.m. — TCCA junior heifers show, Livestock
avilion
p.m. — Barbecue winners announced, Fair Hall
p.m., 4 p.m. and 8 p.m. — Tractor pull, Kid Zone
p.m., 6 p.m. and 7:30 p.m. — Spirit of the Horse,
un Zone
p.m. — Roving mariachi musicians, Bud Light
Stage
4 p.m. — Little Mister and Little Miss North Texas
Fair Pageant, Fair Hall
3:30 p.m., 5 p.m. and 8 p.m. — Amazing Rainforest
Experience, Fun Zone
7:30 p.m. — PRCA Rodeo and Rodeo Queen cor-
onation, Rodeo Arena
9:30 p.m. — Emilio Navaira, Budweiser Stage
MONDAY
Gates open 6 p.m. to midnight
6 p.m. — Acoustic set with Brian Burns, Brian Hous-
er and Sonny Burgess, Bud Light Stage
6:30 p.m. — Open beef cattle show, Livestock
Pavilion
6:30 p.m. — Tractor pull, Kid Zone
7 p.m. — Little Miss Junior and Junior Miss North
Texas Fair Pageants, Fair Hall
7 p.m. and 8:30 p.m. — Amazing Rainforest Experi-
ence, Fun Zone
7:30 p.m. and 9 p.m. — Spirit of the Horse, Fun Zone
7:30 p.m. — Ranch Rodeo, Rodeo Arena
9:30 p.m. — Cody Jinks, Budweiser Stage
11 p.m. — Acoustic set with Brian Burns, Brian Hous-
er and Sonny Burgess, Bud Light Stage
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Down. Six Market Blvd. wastaken under the wing of VisionEntertainment and Thirty Ti-gers, which then re-releasedShake It Down last November,just five months after the bandhad put it out.
Landau said the band hasalso grown thanks to the tight-knit community surroundingthe Red Dirt and Texas musicscene. The band breaks breadwith Oklahoma powerhousesthe Damn Quails and the Turn-pike Troubadours.
“The Turnpike Troubadoursare just tearing it up right now,”Landau said. “They’re on fire,and they’re great guys.”
Landau said singer-song-writer William Clark Green hasshowed Six Market more than athing or two about songwritingand expert showmanship.
“We’ve got a great camara-derie with those guys,” Landausaid. “One time, we did a showdown in San Marcos and wedidn’t have any place to crash.William Clark Green had thistrailer he let us crash in. There’sa lot of support there. Greatguys, all of them.”
Six Market Blvd. plays itsfirst North Texas Fair gig onFriday night.
Landau said the band willdo its best to induct new fansinto the fold.
“Before the show, we’ll bepassing out the black bandan-nas,” he said. “The goal is to getas many Six Market Blvd. ban-dannas out there as possible.”
LUCINDA BREEDING can
be reached at 940-566-6877.
Courtesy photo
Six Market Blvd.
has its roots in
Stephenville,
home to Tarle-
ton State Uni-
versity.
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Band
TRACK BY TRACK: SIX MARKET BLVD.
“Stand” — There’s something sweet and un-fussy about this nuggetfrom “Shake It Down.” Silly little love songs are a dime a dozen, to besure. But “Stand” is ripe for a wedding. In fact, it’s perfect. Too fast for aslow dance and too genteel for rocking out.
“14 Miles From Home” — Like that last little leg of a worn-out road trip,this song ramps about the anticipation. There’s a dirge-like quality to thesong, an ambling yet steady rhythm. But it builds energy and a feeling ofmomentum as the verses pass. As you feel home getting closer, comfortswells up in the song, by way of the broken-in slide guitar and pick-and-grin lead guitar. Our narrator pulls in the driveway with acceptance, notexpectations. He sings: “Sitting on the fence ’cause my truck brokedown/There’s radiator fluid all over the ground/And luck is like a friendthat speaks behind your back/But I ain’t worried ’bout things like that/’Cause I’m finally finding myself/I wish you’d take this chance and give ithell.”
“Still-Water Pillowcase” — A genuine slow dance song about letting goand letting God. Or going with the flow and not giving the devil anythingto work with. Radio-friendly guiltars waltz with the steady tock thatcomes from drummer Dallas Neal’s kit. Landau’s vocals are nice and easyas he advises his listener to feel the feelings. “It just takes time” is therefrain, which breaks for a sort of cookie-cutter guitar bridge, but SixMarket Blvd. is about feeding the fans, not its ego. The song winds up ina swell of harmonies and drums for a once-more-with-feeling kind ofending.
— Lucinda Breeding
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TUESDAYGates open 6 p.m. to midnight6 p.m. — Acoustic set with Ryan
Ready and Austin Cunningham, Bud
Light Stage
6 p.m. — Mutton Bustin’, Livestock
Pavilion
6:30 p.m. — Tractor pull, Kid Zone
7 p.m. — Miss Teen and Junior Miss
North Texas Fair Pageants, Fair Hall
7 p.m. and 8:30 p.m. — Amazing
Rainforest Experience, Fun Zone
7:30 p.m. and 9 p.m. — Spirit of the
Horse, Fun Zone
7:30 p.m. — 21 & Under Rodeo, Rodeo
Arena
9:30 p.m. — Max Stalling, Budweiser
Stage
11 p.m. — Acoustic set with Ryan
Ready and Austin Cunningham, Bud
Light Stage
WEDNESDAYGates open 6 p.m. to midnight6 p.m. — Mutton Bustin’, Livestock
Pavilion
6 p.m. — Westbound 21, Bud Light
Stage
6:30 p.m. and 8 p.m. — Tractor pull,
Kid Zone
7 p.m. and 8:30 p.m. — Amazing
Rainforest Experience, Fun Zone
7:30 p.m. and 9 p.m. — Spirit of the
Horse, Fun Zone
7:30 p.m. — 21 & Under Rodeo, Rodeo
Arena
9:30 p.m. — Madison Rising, Bud-
weiser Stage
11 p.m. — Westbound 21, Bud Light
Stage
THURSDAY, AUG. 22Gates open 6 p.m. to midnight6 p.m. — Livestock judging contest,
Livestock Pavilion
6 p.m. — Joey Green, Bud Light Stage
6:30 p.m. and 8 p.m. — Tractor pull,
Kid Zone
7 p.m. and 8:30 p.m. — Amazing
Rainforest Experience, Fun Zone
7:30 p.m. and 9 p.m. — Spirit of the
Horse, Fun Zone
7:30 p.m. — Mutton Bustin’, Miller
Lite Bull Blow-Out and North Texas
Fair and Rodeo Cowboy Protection
Match, Rodeo Arena
9:30 p.m. — Turnpike Troubadours,
Budweiser Stage
11 p.m. — Damn Quails, Bud Light
Stage
FRIDAY, AUG. 23Gates open 6 p.m. to 1 a.m.5 p.m. — Junior pigs TJPA official
showmanship, Livestock Pavilion
5:30 p.m. — TJPA junior pigs shows,
Livestock Pavilion
6 p.m. — Acoustic set with Dusty
Smirl, Bud Light Stage
6:30 p.m. and 8 p.m. — Tractor pull,
Kid Zone
7 p.m. and 8:30 p.m. — Amazing
Rainforest Experience, Fun Zone
7:30 p.m. and 9 p.m. — Spirit of the
Horse, Fun Zone
7:30 p.m. — Mutton Bustin’ Finals,
Miller Lite Bull Blow-Out and North
Texas Fair and Rodeo Cowboy Protec-
tion Match, Rodeo Arena
9:30 p.m. — Casey Donahew Band,
Budweiser Stage
11 p.m. — Cody Johnson, Bud Light
Stage
SATURDAY, AUG. 24Gates open 1 p.m. to 1 a.m.10 a.m. — Horseshoe, washer pitching
and cornhole championship, Fun Zone
2 p.m. — Junior lambs and goats TJLA
and TJMGA official showmanship,
Livestock Pavilion
2:30 p.m. — Junior lambs and goats
TJLA and TJMGA shows, Livestock
Pavilion
2 p.m., 4 p.m., 6 p.m. and 8 p.m. —
Tractor pull, Kid Zone
3 p.m., 6 p.m. and 7:30 p.m. — Spirit
of the Horse, Fun Zone
3:30 p.m., 5 p.m. and 8 p.m. — Amaz-
ing Rainforest Experience, Fun Zone
6 p.m. — Rusty Brothers, Bud Light
Stage
7:30 p.m. — Mutton Bustin’ Finals,
Miller Lite Bull Blow-Out and North
Texas Fair and Rodeo Cowboy Protec-
tion Match, Rodeo Arena
9:30 p.m. — Neal McCoy, Budweiser
Stage
11 p.m. — Rusty Brothers, Bud Light
Stage
FAIRContinued from Page 8
DINING
RESTAURANTS
ASIANGobi Mongolian Grill and AsianDiner 717 S. I-35E, Suite 100. 940-
387-6666.
Little Asia 7650 S. I-35E, Corinth.
940-269-1110.
Mr. Chopsticks This pan-Asian
eatery does a little Chinese, Japanese,
Thai and even Indian food. Offers a
plethora of tasty appetizers and
entrees. Many vegetarian dishes
(some with egg). Beer and wine. 1633
Scripture St. Mon-Sat 11-10, Sun
11:30-9. $-$$. 940-382-5437.
BARBECUEClint’s BBQ Barbecue spot serves up
brisket, ribs, pulled pork, sausage,
chicken and breakfast too. 921 S. U.S.
Highway 377, Aubrey. Tues-Thurs
6am-8pm; Fri-Sat 6am-9pm; Sun
6am-3pm. 940-365-9338.
www.clintsbbq.com.
Gold Mine BBQ 222 W. Hickory St.,
Suite 102. 940-387-4999. www.
texasgoldminebbq.com.
Metzler’s Bar-B-Q Much more than
a barbecue joint, with wine and beer
shop, deli with German foods and
more. Smoked turkey is lean yet juicy;
generous doses of delightful barbe-
cue sauce. Tender, well-priced chick-
en-fried steak. Hot sausage sampler
has a secret weapon: spicy mustard.
Beer and wine. 628 Londonderry
Lane. Daily 10:30am-10pm. $. 940-
591-1652.
Old House BBQ 1007 Ave. C. 940-
383-3536.
The Smokehouse Denton barbecue
joint serves up surprisingly tender and
juicy beef, pork, chicken and catfish.
Good sauces, bulky sandwiches and
mashed potatoes near perfection.
Good pies and cobblers. Beer and
wine. 1123 Fort Worth Drive. Sun-
Thurs 11-9, Fri-Sat 11-10. $-$$. 940-
566-3073.
BRUNCHCups and Crepes Eatery serves up
both traditional American and Europe-
an breakfasts and lunch. Get biscuits
and gravy or test a crepe filled with
rich hazelnut spread. Specialty cof-
fees. Smoking on patio only. 309 Fry
St. Tues-Sun 8am-3pm. $. 940-387-
1696. Join the Cups and Crepes group
on Facebook.com.
Loco Cafe Casual breakfast/lunch
cafe that’s a sister restaurant to the
Greenhouse Restaurant across the
street. Signature plate is the Loco
Moco: stacked hash browns topped
with eggs, cheese, salsa or gravy with
a fresh biscuit. No smoking. 603 N.
Locust St. Mon-Fri 6am-2pm; Sat-Sun
7am-3pm. $-$$. 940-387-1413.
Royal’s Bagels & Deli 503 W.
University Drive. Daily 6:30am-2pm.
$. 940-808-1009. www.facebook.
com/RoyalsBagels.
Seven Mile Cafe Breakfast, brunch
and lunch spot, including vegan
options. 311 W. Congress St. Daily
7am-3pm. 940-808-0200. www.
sevenmilecafe.com.
ECLECTICBears Den Food Safari Dine with
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two rescued bears at Sharkarosa
Wildlife Ranch’s restaurant, specializ-
ing in brick oven pizza. Full bar. 11670
Massey Road, Pilot Point. Tues-Fri
5-9pm, Sat 11am-10pm, Sun 11am-4pm.
$-$$. 940-489-3064. www.bearsden
texas.com.
Denton Square Donuts 208 W.
Oak St. Daily 7:30am-5:30pm. 940-
220-9447. www.dsdonuts.com.
All About Mac This “macaroni and
cheese emporium” near UNT offers
more than two dozen flavors. 1206 W.
Hickory St. Sun-Thurs 11-10, Fri-Sat
11am-3am. 940-808-1003. www.all
aboutmacrestaurants.com.
FINE DININGThe Great American Grill at Hilton
Garden Inn, 3110 Colorado Blvd.
Dinner: Daily 5-10pm. 940-891-4700.
The Greenhouse RestaurantCasual dining atmosphere comple-
ments fresh seafood, beef and chick-
en from the grill. Even vegetarian
selections get a flavor boost from the
woodpile. Starters are rich: spinach-
artichoke dip, asiago olives. Refined
cocktails and rich desserts. Patio
dining available. 600 N. Locust St.
Mon-Thurs 11-10, Fri 11-11, Sat 12-11, Sun
noon-9 (bar stays open later). $-$$.
940-484-1349. www.greenhouse
restaurantdenton.com.
Hannah’s Off the Square Exec-
utive chef Sheena Croft’s “upscale
comfort food” puts the focus on local,
seasonal ingredients. Steaks get
A-plus. Tempting desserts. Full bar.
Smoking on terrace only. No checks.
111 W. Mulberry St. Lunch: Mon-Sat
11-3. Brunch: Sun 10:30am-3pm.
Dinner: Sun-Mon 4:30-9; Tues-Thurs
4:30-10; Fri-Sat 4:30-11. $$-$$$.
940-566-1110. www.hannahsoffthe
square.com.
Queenie’s Steakhouse Chef Tim
Love’s steakhouse just off the down-
town Square. Live jazz nightly. Full
bar. 115 E. Hickory St. Lunch: Fri
11:30-2:30. Dinner: Wed-Thurs 4:30-
10pm, Fri-Sat 4:30-11pm. $$-$$$.
940-442-6834. www.queeniessteak
house.com.
The Wildwood Inn Elegant dining
room tucked away in a bed and
breakfast. Excellent food like hearty
soups, Angus rib-eye, meal-size
salads and daily specials. Beer and
wine. No smoking inside. 2602 Lillian
Miller Parkway. Thurs-Sat 6-10pm.
$$$. 940-243-4919. www.denton-
wildwoodinn.com.
GERMANGerhard’s German Restaurant222 W. Hickory St. 940-381-6723.
www.gvrestaurants.com.
GREEK/MEDITERRANEANCaesar Island MediterraneanFood 7650 S. I-35E, Suite 112, Corinth.
940-269-4370.
Grip Mediterranean Grill 1200 W.
Hickory St. at Sterling Fry Street.
940-808-1616. www.gripmed
grill.com.
Jasmine’s Mediterranean Grilland Hookah Lounge 801 Sunset St.
Sun-Thurs 11am-1am, Fri-Sat
11am-2am. 940-898-1800. http://
jasminemedcafe.com.
Michael’s Kitchen Family-owned
restaurant offers a Greek/Lebanese
menu — hummus, gyros, dolmas and
kafta — plus American food, for all
three meals. Breakfast buffet week-
days. BYOB. 706 Fort Worth Drive.
Daily 5:30am-10pm. $. 940-382-3663.
www.michaelskitchengreek.com.
Yummy’s Greek RestaurantSmall eatery with wonderful food.
Tasty salads, hummus, falafel, dolmas
and kebabs. Good veggie plate and
gyros. Yummy cheesecake and
baklava. BYOB. 210 W. University
Drive. Mon-Thurs 11-9, Fri-Sat 11-10,
Sun noon-9. $-$$. 940-383-2441.
HAMBURGERSBurger Time Machine 301 W.
University Drive. 940-384-1133.
Burguesa Burger 214 E. Hickory St.
940-442-6113. www.burguesa.com.
Cool Beans Funky atmosphere in
old building. Menu offers foodstuffs
that go well with a cold beer — fried
things, nachos, hamburgers, etc.
Veggie burger too dependent on salt,
but good fries are crispy with skin
still attached. Full bar. 1210 W. Hicko-
ry St. Daily 11am-2am. $. 940-382-
7025.
Denton County IndependentHamburger Co. Custom-built
burgers with a juicy, generous patty,
fresh fixings on a worthy bun. Also
available: chicken sandwich and
limited salad bar. Beer. 715 Sunset St.
Mon-Sat 11-8. $. 940-382-3037.
Mr. Frosty Old-timey joint has all
your fast-food faves but with home-
made quality, including its own root
beer. Atmosphere and jukebox take
you back to the ’50s. 1002 Fort Worth
Drive. Tues-Sun 11am-11pm. $. 940-
387-5449.
RG Burgers & Grill 2430 S. I-35E,
Suite 172. Sun-Thurs 11-9, Fri-Sat 11-10.
940-383-2431. www.bochys.com/
rgs.html.
HOME COOKINGBabe’s Chicken Dinner House204 N. Fourth St., Sanger. Tues-Fri
4:30-9pm, Sat 11-9 and Sun 11-3. $-$$.
940-458-0000.
Cartwright’s Ranch House Res-
taurant on the Square serves break-
fast, lunch and dinner, featuring
chicken-fried steak, hamburgers and
steaks. Family-style service available.
111 N. Elm St. 940-387-7706.
www.cartwrightsranchhouse.com.
Jay’s Cafe 110 W. Main St., Pilot
Point. 940-686-0158.
OldWest Cafe As winner of the Best
Breakfast and Best Homestyle Cook-
ing titles in Best of Denton 2009
through 2013, this eatery offers a
wide selection of homemade meals.
Denton location: 1020 Dallas Drive.
Mon-Sat 6am-2pm, Sun 7am-2pm. $.
940-382-8220. Sanger location: 711 N.
Fifth St. Daily 7am-2pm. 940-458-
7358. 817-442-9378.
Prairie House Restaurant Open
since 1989, this Texas eatery serves
up mesquite-grilled steaks, baby-back
ribs, buffalo burgers, chicken-fried
rib-eyes and other assorted dishes.
10001 U.S. Highway 380, Cross Roads.
Daily 7:30am-10pm. $-$$. 940-440-
9760. www.phtexas.com.
JAPANESEAvocado Sushi Restaurant 2430
S. I-35E, Suite 126. 940-383-9812.
I Love Sushi 917 Sunset St. Mon-
Thurs 11am-3pm & 5-10pm, Fri
11am-3pm & 5-10:30pm; Sat
noon-10:30pm; Sun 12:30-9pm. $$.
940-891-6060.
J Sushi 1400 S. Loop 288, Suite 100.
940-387-8833. jsushibar.com.
Keiichi Sushi chef Keiichi Nagano
turns eel, fluke, squid, salmon, yellow-
tail and tuna into sashimi. Daily fish
specials and pasta dishes served with
an Asian flair. Homemade tiramisu
and fruit sorbets. Reservations rec-
ommended. Wine and beer. 500 N.
Elm St. Tues-Sat 5-11. $$-$$$. 940-
382-7505.
Shogun Steakhouse & Sushi Bar3606 S. I-35E, Suite 100. 940-382-
7800.
Sushi Cafe 1401 W. Oak St. 940-
380-1030.
MEXICAN/TEX-MEXCasa Galaviz Comfortable, homey
atmosphere at small, diner-style
restaurant that caters to the morning
and noon crowd. Known for home-
made flour tortillas and authentic
Mexican dishes from barbacoa to
menudo. BYOB. 508 S. Elm St. Mon-
Fri 7-7; Sat-Sun 7-5. $. 940-387-2675.
Chilitos Delicious guacamole; albon-
digas soup rich with chunky vegeta-
bles and big, tender meatballs. Stand-
out: savory pork carnitas. Attentive,
friendly staff. Menudo on weekends,
breakfast anytime. Daily lunch spe-
cials. Full bar. No smoking. 621 S. Lake
Dallas Drive, Lake Dallas. Mon-Fri 11-9,
Sat 10-9. $-$$. 940-321-5522.
El Chaparral Grille Restaurant
serves a duo of American and Mex-
ican-style dishes for breakfast, lunch
and catering events. Daily specials,
and breakfast buffet on Sundays. 324
E. McKinney St., Suite 102. Mon-Fri
7am-2pm; Sun 8am-2pm. $. 940-243-
1313.
El Guapo’s Huge menu encompass-
es Tex-Mex and Mexican standards
as well as ribs, brisket and twists like
Santana’s Supernatural Quesadillas
(fajita chicken and bacon) and jalape-
no-stuffed shrimp. Ilada Parilla Asada
steak with avocado was a little salty;
enchiladas are very good. Full bar. 419
S. Elm St. Mon-Fri 11-10, Sat-Sun 11-11.
$$. 940-566-5575.
Fuzzy’s Taco Shop Eatery stakes
claim of wide variety in local taco
territory. Soft and crispy tacos avail-
able with shrimp, fish, chicken, garlic
shredded beef and veggies. Breakfast
burritos too. Beer, wine and margari-
tas. 115 Industrial St. Mon-Tues
6:30am-10pm, Wed 6:30am-11pm,
Thurs 6:30am-midnight, Fri-Sat
7am-2am, Sun 6:30am-10pm. $.
940-380-8226. I-35E location: 2412 S.
I-35E, 940-488-4779.
La Estrella Mini Market 602 E.
McKinney St. 940-566-3405.
La Mexicana Strictly authentic
Mexican with enough Tex-Mex to
keep locals happy. Chili relleno is a
winner, with earthy beans and rice.
Chicken enchiladas are complex,
savory. Beer. 619 S. Locust St. Daily
9-10. $. 940-483-8019.
La Milpa Mexican Restaurant820 S. I-35E, Suite 101. 940-382-
8470.
Los Toreros 2900 Wind River Lane,
Suite 134. Sun-Thurs 11am-9:30pm;
Fri-Sat 11am-midnight. 940-390-7693.
Mazatlan Mexican RestaurantAuthentic Mexican dining includes
worthy chicken enchiladas and
flautas. Fine standard combo choices
and breakfast items with reasonable
prices. Quick service. Beer and wine.
1928 N. Ruddell St. Tues-Fri 11-9:30,
Sat 8am-9:30pm, Sun 8-4. $. 940-
566-1718.
Mi Casita Mexican Food Fresh,
tasty, no-frills Tex-Mex at good
prices. Tacos, fajitas, quesadillas,
chalupas and more plus daily specials
and breakfast offerings. Fast and
friendly service. Beer and wine. 110 N.
Carroll Blvd. Mon-Sat 7am-9pm. $.
940-891-1932. Mi Casita Express: 905
W. University Drive, 940-891-1938. Mi
Casita: 2221 S. I-35E, 940-891-1500.
Miguelito’s Mexican RestaurantThe basics: brisk service, family
atmosphere and essential selections
at a reasonable price. Sopapillas and
flan are winners. Beer and margaritas.
1412 N. Stemmons St., Sanger. 940-
458-0073.
Mi Ranchito Small, family-operated,
authentic Tex-Mex spot with $5.50
lunch specials Tues-Fri. Beer. 122 Fort
Worth Drive. Tues-Thurs 11am-3pm,
5-9:30pm; Fri-Sun 11-10. $. 940-381-
1167.
Raphael’s Restaurante Mex-icano Not your standard Tex-Mex —
worth the drive. Sampler appetizer
comes with crunchy chicken flautas,
fresh guacamole. Pechuga (grilled
chicken breast) in creme good to the
last bite, and beef fajitas are juicy and
flavorful. Full bar. 26615 U.S. 380 East,
Aubrey. Tues-Sat 11-10, Sun 11-9. $-$$.
940-440-9483.
Rusty Taco 210 E. Hickory St. 940-
483-8226. www.therustytaco.com.
Taco Lady 1101 E. McKinney St.
940-380-8188.
Taqueria El Picante 1305 Knight
St., Suite A. Mon-Fri 10-6, Sat-Sun 8-5.
940-382-2100.
Tortilleria Tierra Caliente 1607 E.
McKinney St., Suite 800. 940-591-
6807.
Tortilleria La Sabrocita 201 Dallas
Drive. 940-382-0720.
Veronica’s Cafe 803 E. McKinney
St. 940-565-9809.
Villa Grande Mexican Restau-rant 12000 U.S. 380 East, Cross
Roads. 940-365-1700. Denton loca-
tion: 2530 W. University Drive, 940-
382-6416.
NATURAL/VEGETARIANThe Bowllery 901 Ave. C, Suite 101.
Daily 11am-10pm. 940-383-2695.
http://thebowllery.com.
Cupboard Natural Foods andCafe Cozy cafe inside food store
serves things the natural way. Win-
ning salads; also good soups, smooth-
ies and sandwiches, both with and
without meat. Wonderful breakfast
including tacos, quiche, muffins and
more. No smoking. 200 W. Congress
St. Mon-Sat 8-8, Sun 10-7. $. 940-
387-5386.
SEAFOODDani Rae’s Gulf Coast Kitchen2303 S. I-35E. Sun-Thurs 11am-9pm,
Fri-Sat 11am-10pm. 940-898-1404.
Frilly’s Seafood Bayou KitchenPlenty of Cajun standards and Texas
fusion plates. Everything gets plenty
of spice — sometimes too much.
Sides like jalapeno cornbread, red
beans and rice are extra. Beer and
wine. 1925 Denison St. Sun-Thurs 11-9,
Fri-Sat 11-9:30. $$. 940-243-2126.
Hoochie’s Oyster House 207 S.
Bell Ave. Sun-Thurs 11am-9pm, Fri-Sat
11am-10pm. 940-383-0104. http://
hoochiesoysterhouse.com.
STEAKRanchman’s Cafe Legendary cafe
sticks to old-fashioned steaks and
tradition. Oversized steaks and
delicious chicken-fried steak. Homey
meringue pies; order baked potato
ahead. BYOB. 110 W. Bailey St., Pon-
der. Sun-Thurs 11-9, Fri-Sat 11-10.
$-$$$. 940-479-2221. www.ranch
man.com.
Trail Dust Steak House Informal
dress (neckties will be clipped).
Dance to live C&W. 26501 U.S. 380
East, Aubrey. $$. 940-365-4440.
www.trailduststeaks.net.
DININGContinued from Page 11
Restaurant profiles and
listings are compiled by the
Denton Record-Chronicle and
The Dallas Morning News. A
comprehensive list of Dallas-Fort
Worth area restaurants is avail-
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restaurants that have been
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person, including appetizer,
entree and dessert.
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$$ $10-$25
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