basketball are trying desperately to achieve what their counterparts on the tennis courts already have.
BIG TICKET
This weekend’s Fort Worth Music Festival is just the start of some tasty fests here and beyond. BY JENNIFER BOVEE
EATS & DRINKS
Fort Redemption holds it down with simple, simply tasty upscale goodness. BY CODY NEATHERY
SCREEN
Best actress? Actor? Picture? Our critic has predictions. BY KRISTIAN LIN MUSIC
Jeff Zero dials in on rocking pop for his new record. BY JUAN R. GOVEA Nothing but Net TCU
BY BUCK D. ELLIOTT
Keep Fort Worth Beautiful is hosting its 40th Annual Cowtown Great American Cleanup! This is the City’s largest cleanup event of the year, averaging approximately 4,500 volunteers each year. The first 4,000 volunteers to register will receive a free t-shirt. All volunteers receive litter cleanup supplies.
After the cleanup, celebrate Earth Party at Rockwood Park from 11 am - 1 pm to show appreciation for all the hard work done to keep our city clean and green.
Let’s not forget about the Trashion Fashion Show! Reduce, reuse, and refashion is the foundation for this event. Deadline for submissions by Thursday, March 27.
Saturday March 29, 2025 8 - 11 am
For details about the Cleanup, Earth Party, and Trashion Fashion Show, visit www.fortworthtexas.gov/cowtowncleanup.
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Cultural Cowardice
As Texas plows backward, dark history gets trampled.
BY E.R. BILLS
A little while back, I did a 6 p.m. appearance/ signing in Houston and decided I wouldn’t drive all the way back to Fort Worth. I stayed at one of my rural go-tos, Best Western, in Madisonville, and presumed I’d finish the drive the next morning.
I got sidetracked.
The human brain does some strange off-line processing when we sleep, and that night mine got busy. Upon arrival the evening before, I’d checked a few emails, watched some provincial TV, and then crashed. Around dawn, the ol’ cranial command center reminded me where I was: Madisonville.
So, I thought, groggily.
Cranial command was succinct. Volga is just east. And so is Lovelady.
Oh, I thought. Right.
Volga, as in hometown of J.A. Siddon. Lovelady, as in the vicinity of where some of my friend Robin Wells’ forebears lived. There were some things I needed to follow up on, and I was in the right neighborhood to do it. It just hadn’t occurred to me the night before.
Over a decade back, I had stumbled across an incredibly important letter while doing research for The 1910 Slocum Massacre: An Act of Genocide in East Texas (The History Press, 2014). It was a communication from the time from Siddon, the postmaster of Volga, to Cecil A. Lyon, the chairman of the Texas Republican State Executive Committee in Sherman:
For Humanities sake if you have any influence with the Federal government prevail on the proper authorities to investigate the conditions that prevail in this country as regards the Negro. Some [illegible] 20 or 30 colored people were murdered at Slocum in Anderson County, Texas for no other cause than the Lord had made them Black; the State of Texas will have a farce of a trial for a show to the world, but no one will ever be punished for these monstrous crimes. Most every plantation that works any considerable number of Negroes carry on
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a kind of peonage, for instance they will pay a Negro per day, charge him unheard of prices for the necessities of life as for instance 40 cents per gallon for kerosene 10 cts per Bot[tle] for search light matches with a studied effort to keep the Negro in debt. For the merest infraction of plantation rules they are flogged unmercifully and should they try to indict one of these plantation bosses why they would give him a pass to the Happy Hunting grounds. I am not a lawyer, but there should be a law on the statute books of the nation to punish such practices as these when a state will not. There have been a number of Negroes murdered in this county by whites and no arrests have ever been made. In conclusion, I will say I am a white man, am a Republican on National issues although I vote in the Democratic Primaries. If the United States can abolish such practices as these later I will tell you where to find some guilty parties. Will kindly ask you not
to make my name public in connection with this as I would fear assassination.
Siddon’s letter changed the trajectory of the research for my book on the Slocum Massacre.
In the old days, the position of postmaster in an unincorporated area was no small thing. Though informal, it constituted the only political representation there. Lyon forwarded Siddon’s letter on to the U.S. Attorney General, George Wickersham, requesting a federal investigation, but nothing seems to have come of it except Siddon — the first postmaster of Volga (according to the Texas State Historical Association) — disappears from history, and, seven years later, the Volga post office is shuttered. The small school in Volga eventually folds in with the Lovelady Independent School District. And Siddon’s earnest request, that his name not be made “public,” appears to have been ignored. There’s no proof of an “assassination,” but Siddon is listed in JP
Precinct 4 in the 1910 Houston County census — and by the 1920 Houston County census, his name disappears.
When most of Siddon’s neighbors (in Houston County, Anderson County, and most of the rest of East Texas) ignored blatant injustice — or deferred to the established mandate of white primacy — Siddon refused or forgot to keep his head low, and his attempt at what we now refer to as “whistleblowing” was probably even more unpopular then than it is now.
In the early 20th century, a 2.0 version of the previous plantation system in East Texas was still in full effect. Blacks were still being beaten. Blacks were still being murdered. And — talk about white privilege — Black women and girls were being raped by white men at will and without consequence.
My friend Robin Wells’ great-great grandmother (on the maternal side) lived in Houston County JP Precinct 4 around the same time as Siddon, and she was raped by her mother’s white employer when she was only 14 years old. The result was Robin’s great grandmother. Later, Robin’s family left Houston County and moved to the Dallas area. Robin’s grandmother and great-grandmother remained wary of and cagey around white people for the rest of their days.
“The lawlessness of rural East Texas didn’t exist in Dallas,” Robin said, “but [Blacks] were still quick to suss out whether a particular white person was predatory or potentially fair.”
Today, on maps, the Houston County town of Volga no longer seems to exist. The Slocum Massacre happened farther north, mostly in the southeastern portion of Anderson County. When conducting research for the book, I’d discovered the Volga lead late, and, though the letter was significant, I’d never made a trip to the area. I wanted to. It seemed important. And the morning after the Houston signing, I had the opportunity. It was belated due diligence if nothing else, so I headed east instead of north toward home.
When I studied the maps I always carry (yes, real ones, paper foldout), I noted Volga’s proximity to Lovelady. I figured I could kill two birds with a half tank of gas and be headed home by lunch.
I was wrong.
If you look up the Volga community historical marker (No. 11069) online, the “Texas Historical Markers” site Weebly displays a nice picture of the marker and the wording, which lists Samuel D. Knox (not James A. Siddon — another coincidence?)
The historical marker for the Volga community stands in a telling state of disrepair.
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as the first postmaster. It also provides the location of the “Site of Volga Community” historical marker. Location: 7.6 miles west of Lovelady on FM 230, then west on Hyde’s Ferry Road 1.8 miles to CR 3485, then north on CR 3485 .6 miles. It even lists GPS coordinates: 31.065939, -95.581230.
Both are inaccurate.
The GPS coordinates put you in someone’s front yard, and the marker is not on CR 3485. It’s on the south side of 3455.
The Texas Historical Markers image clearly wasn’t current. I spent at least two hours trying to find the marker, and it didn’t look like the marker in the picture. The actual marker was hidden, concealed by roadside foliage. When I finally located it, I had to pull some of the bush cover away to even read it. I took a picture. It wasn’t just concealed. It was cracked — practically in half.
Another coincidence?
The Weebly site also noted a Supplemental Plate: from “Archie Adams’s Diary 1873-1897 & Volga Memory Club.” I couldn’t find where the Volga Memory Club still existed, and the members definitely seemed to have forgotten about the marker. And Archie Adams?
I recognized his name from my research. He was allegedly shot and killed by a Black man named Alex Watson in July 1903 because Watson wanted to work for another “master” at a different farm and Arch Adams tried to stop him. Apparently, Siddon wasn’t the only one troubled by the flourishing peonage system in East Texas.
The history is there, but no one remembers it or tries to keep its remembrance current. Its “currency” seems worthless to most Texans, and there’s a stark reason for that. Robin, who left Dallas in 1976 and went on to become an assistant professor at MIT
and Stanford, then a lecturer at Princeton, succinctly identifies it.
“The ‘economic model’ of East Texas was one of ‘predation,’ ” she said. “Black people were preyed upon in a society built on the foundations of depriving Blacks of their labor, their lives, whatever assets they might own, their bodies — whatever a white man might have wanted.”
Robin lays it out very plainly:
The denial arose because of the hypocrisy of whites, who called themselves Christians and godly people, who rationalized that they were “civilizing and saving” Black people. They did not want to think of themselves as lawbreakers. And they did not want to admit that what they got by preying upon Black people were ill-gotten gains. That the land titles were fraudulent, that the “debts” owned by Black people were fraudulent, that the prices Black people were forced to pay was equivalent to thievery. I think that deep down, there is a vast pool of shame
in white Texans that compels them to deny what happened. That shame eats away at their sense of self and makes them lash out, so that they deny ever more vigorously because the truth is too painful to bear. So, any attempt at truth-telling invokes not just denial but an increasingly violent and retaliatory denial, because to tell the true history attacks white Texans’ core sense of who they are. The retaliatory denial is akin to the retaliatory murder of Black people in Slocum for daring to own property and having their own community.
A state historical marker acknowledging the Slocum Massacre was placed in southeastern Anderson County in late 2015 and dedicated on MLK Day 2016. But the Slocum Massacre had spread into Houston County as well. In Houston County, it was referred to as the Slocum-Augusta Massacre (Augusta in northeastern Houston County). The good news is that Constance Hollie-Jawaid, a descendant of victims of the Slocum Massacre, and I applied for a state historical marker acknowledging the Slocum-Augusta Massacre last spring, and it was approved in September 2024. Hopefully, it will be ready to place soon.
The bad news is the victims of the Slocum Massacre/Slocum-Augusta Massacre still lay in unmarked mass graves in Anderson and Houston County, and the State of Texas seems to have no interest in doing anything about it. No excavations, no official death certificates, no proper funerary rites.
Desecrated Black bodies are no big deal in Texas, especially since the devastating costs of this history were bore by the victims. And digging into this history threatens to expose the level and extent of which white predation occurred here.
“Denial is borne of shame,” Robin said, “and in perverse fashion, being shamebound makes one even more violent and predatory, hence increasing the shame and hostility toward the truth.”
And it gets worse.
The obvious and most prevalent
“currency” of denial in Texas is almost exclusively white, but the victims individually engaged in denial as well. The emotional expense of this reprehensible history was too painful and destructive. The victims mostly kept the memories of injustice to themselves because they didn’t want their offspring or descendants burdened by its incredible weight. They didn’t want their children or their children’s children to start life in psychological debt — which white people should be able to understand, especially since their forebears saddled Black Americans with it.
How low will Texas and Texans continue to go?
There is something truly evil and vulgar about ignoring white predation and forcing the descendants of the Black victims of it to accept and acquiesce to a state-sanctioned regimen of denial. It’s vile and crass. It’s unjust. It should be considered un-American and un-Texan, but here we are. And it’s a perfect encapsulation of the current Texas State Legislature’s mindset and vision for our future. Adding insult to the injured, figuratively and literally.
Houston County isn’t the only example, of course. Try finding the “Lone Star” historical marker in Cherokee County, where they burned an innocent Black man named Leonard Johnson at the stake the month before the Slocum Massacre occurred. Or look in Cooke County, Gainesville, where practically everyone trumpets their annual Medal of Honor celebration but daily dishonors the victims of the Great Hanging, a month-long atrocity committed when local “heroes” hanged 42 Union sympathizers in October 1862 during the American Civil War. Attempts at uncovering, teaching, and remembering this type of history are being legislatively assassinated, and the scant, related monuments left unkept and ignored. Sometimes, I wish Robin would’ve stayed in Texas, but could she have learned, understood, and expressed what she knew and shared with me if she’d have been educated here?
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Nothing but Net
TCU men’s basketball are trying desperately to achieve what their counterparts on the tennis courts already have.
BY BUCK D. ELLIOTT
Universities, programs, even countries go through progressions and evolutions. TCU athletics are no different. For several years, we’ve been stalking the tennis giant growing under the tutelage of Coach David Roditi on the purple courts, and last year they finally reached their ultimate goal of winning the program’s first outdoor national championship. TCU tennis wasn’t an overnight success after Roditi took the helm, but if we’re comparing timelines, Jamie Dixon of TCU basketball should be hoping for a similar shift toward consistent playoff relevance that has yet to be realized.
The defending national champions of the tennis courts sampled bitter disappointment at the hands of second-seeded Wake Forest in the finals of the ITA indoor championships last week, hosted at SMU. The 16-team seeded tournament was divided into groups of eight in Waco and Dallas, respectively. The Frogs dispatched the hosting Bears 4-1 before beating ninth-ranked San Diego 4-2. The semifinals moved to Dallas, where TCU blanked 11th-ranked Stanford before facing the top team from the opposing bracket in the Demon Deacons
from Winston Salem. TCU had been ranked first in the tournament and in the overall ITA rankings — as they should be; they’re the defending champs — but are currently second after the championship match loss. A 5-7 loss at third-line doubles awarded Wake Forest the doubles point, and a heartbreaking third-set defeat of Jack Pinnington at first-line singles was the difference in a 3-4 match. The Frogs lost in the championship match of the indoor finals last year as well but to Ohio State. Still, after winning backto-back indoors in preceding years, Roditi’s ringers have now advanced to the finals for four consecutive seasons, a herculean accomplishment on its own.
Updates out of Schollmaier Arena are not bad, per se, but akin to rewatching Friends for the 37th time. It feels familiar, and there’s plenty of feel-good plotlines, but you know how the story ends and that it’ll leave you wanting more. Jamie Dixon’s Frogs are 8-8 in conference and tied for seventh with Baylor in the group of 16 teams. The Bears have a one-game overall-record advantage, but TCU beat them straight up in Waco in late January. A .500 conference record among a familiarly loaded Big 12 is objectively good but a mark the Frogs have consistently achieved while falling short in the NCAA tournament. The fear is that they’re hurtling toward a similar fate this season.
Dixon’s dribblers capped a season sweep of ninth-ranked Texas Tech in Fort Worth last week, and they’ll have a similar
opportunity against Baylor in the penultimate conference tip next week. The Frogs are sitting ahead of all their remaining opponents — except Baylor — in the conference standings, and this squad has the opportunity to finish the season with a winning Big 12 record, something Dixon has never done.
Alas, the Frogs aren’t on anyone’s bracketology list as of now, and with their 2-7 road and 0-3 neutral-site record, plus decisive losses to the top teams in their conference, it’s not hard to see why. Baylor and West Virginia are projected to be the last two conference selections with their names called on Selection Sunday, but the two are flanking the Frogs in the current standings. You’ll know by the time this is posted and goes to press if TCU was able to notch their second win over West Virginia as the squads met in Morgantown on Tuesday. This final stretch — with some consideration for the conference tournament, as well — will be the decider if the Frogs squeak into consideration for March Madness or if they’ll accept a conciliatory bid to the NIT.
But are there considerations other than purely conference record? The Frogs, as I’ve illuminated many times in the past, are still missing a double-double center or power forward to prove a reliable life raft when guard shooting falters or TCU’s runand-shoot style is overpowered in the paint. In many ways, it seems the projections of excluding the Frogs from the tourney might be a humane way to temper fan expectations.
Though Dixon and company are on the cusp of their best Big 12 win-loss record, the reality for this squad advancing past the first round of the tournament still seems marginal at best, especially away from Fort Worth, should they even receive an invite. Is it really fair to compare Roditi and Dixon, both decorated alumni lettermen? Yes and no. Roditi took over in 2011, and it took him three seasons to build a roster to be included in the NCAA tournament, and in Year 5, the Frogs reached the semifinals. But it took another eight years to return to that level — though they regularly reached the round of 16 and quarterfinals during that stretch. Dixon arrived in 2016 and won the NIT in his first season and quenched a long NCAA tournament drought for the Frogs in his second. But in four tournament appearances, the Frogs have won only two first-round games, and it doesn’t seem that this team is equipped to improve upon that. Tennis is a smaller sport, with around 100 fewer universities fielding teams, and most definitely a less visible sport considering national attention to the collegiate game. Still, with TCU women’s basketball enjoying their best season in school history and projecting a second-seed in their tournament, and with TCU men’s tennis winning some sort of national championship for the past three seasons, I assume the pressure is mounting on Horned Frog honcho Dixon to transition from consistently competitive to actual contender. l
TCU men’s tennis fell just short of their third indoor national championship, while men’s hoops are scrapping for an invitation to the NCAA tournament.
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NIGHT & DAY
Black Excellence
There is much to celebrate in the coming months, not just in February.
BY JENNIFER BOVEE
In our inaugural Black History Month special issue, we revealed many great upcoming local goings-on. In celebration of Black excellence, here are some must-see events beyond February.
Feb/ March
Highlighting the works of local artists celebrating the beauty, joy, and pride of Black culture, Sunday’s Best is up now thru Sun, Mar 16, at Zona 7 Gallery (404 Houston St, Fort Worth, SundanceSquare.com/21769/) in Sundance Square. Curated by Dahlia Horne, Dontrius Williams, and Kelsha Reese, the show features works by Reese as well as Will Gerst, RaShawd Solomon, and Demarcus Williams. The gallery is open noon-8pm Tue-Sun.
Next door at 400h Gallery (400 Houston St, Fort Worth, @400hGallery), another art exhibit is celebrating Black History Month. Tarrant County Black Historical & Genealogical Society is hosting its 12th Annual Lenora Rolla Juried Art Show featuring local adult and student artists, including Janine Williams, thru Sun, Mar 16. The gallery is open noon-8pm Wed-Sun.
March
With a joyous score of blues, gospel, jazz, and ragtime, The Color Purple is a story of hope and a testament to the healing power of love. Based on Alice Walker’s Pulitzer Prize-winning novel and the critically acclaimed film of the same name, The Color Purple runs March 1-9 at Casa Mañana (3101 W Lancaster Av, Fort Worth, 817-332-2272). Tickets start at $59 at CasaManana.org.
April
This is not a drill. I repeat, this is not a drill. Ice-T (yes, that Ice-T) headlines the next UTA Speaker Series. While I’m disappointed to learn there’s no Body Count performance, I am still fangirling over here and looking forward to hearing what he has to say. Beyond the music, Ice-T is an accomplished actor and author, and he is in town to share his story of resilience and success. From his rough childhood on the streets of Los Angeles to his controversial music career to his iconic stint on Law & Order: Special Victims Unit, Ice-T has become a cultural icon
and an influential spokesman for America’s youth, regardless of color. Ice-T’s Overcoming Adversity: From the Streets to Stardom will be at Texas Hall on the campus of the University of Texas at Arlington (701 W Nedderman Dr, Arlington, 817-272-5584) 7:30pm Wed, Apr 16. Tickets are free for students, faculty, and staff and $5 for community members and alums at UTATickets.com.
This year’s Tacos and Tequila Fest features entertainment by Busta Rhymes, Timbaland, Trina, Trick Daddy, and more at Panther Island Pavilion (395 Purcey St, Fort Worth, 817-335-2491) 2pm Sat, May 17. General admission tickets start at $59 per or $99 for two and include access to the performances, plus bars, craft food vendors, and other on-site experiences like art installations, a Chihuahua Beauty Pageant, lucha libre wrestling, and more. Check out all the ticket levels and make your choice now at TacosandTequilaFestival.com. If you get to meet Busta at this event, be sure to congratulate him on his honorary degree. He recently received a doctorate in philosophy from Harvest Christian University in his hometown of Brooklyn.
May
June
When things finally warm up (brrr!), remember to check out the Black Broadway Summer series presented jointly by Circle Theatre, Soul Rep Theatre, and Stage West. Guests who purchase a ticket to Ain’t No Mo’, A Strange Loop, or Fat Ham will receive a 20% discount on the other two shows. In a follow-up email for your first purchased show, you’ll find the discount codes for the other two productions and further instructions. Read more in Big Ticket at FWWeekly.com.
For the first time in 40 years, The Wiz returns “home” to Fort Worth on an all-new tour. Based on The Wonderful Wizard of Oz, this musical has taken a classic but mostly white-oriented American fantasy and transformed it into an all-Black extravaganza for the ages. The groundbreaking twist changed the face of Broadway when it first debuted. With its iconic score packed with gospel, funk, soul, and rock, The Wiz tells the tale of Dorothy’s journey to find her place in a contemporary world. A dynamite infusion of ballet, jazz, and modern pop dance paves the way for easing on down the road. The Wiz takes flight at Bass Performance Hall (525 Commerce St, Fort Worth, 817-212-4280) 7:30pm Tue-Sat, Jul 15-19; 1:30pm Sat-Sun, Jul 19-20; and 6:30pm Sun, Jul 20. Tickets start at $44 at BassHall.com.
July
Now thru Sun, Mar 16, Zona 7 and 400h Gallery celebrate Black History Month with two new exhibits.
Texas Independence Day
Celebrate Texas music near and far this weekend and next.
BY JENNIFER BOVEE
The Fort Worth Music Festival is back for a third year. Over three days, more than 30 artists will perform at four venues in the Stockyards, including host venue Tannahill’s Tavern & Music Hall (122 E Exchange Av, Ste 200, Fort Worth, 817-900-9300) and its listening room the Lounge, plus Love Shack (110 E Exchange Av, Fort Worth, 817-740-8812) and the White Elephant Saloon (106 E Exchange Av, Fort Worth, 817-624-8273).
Headliners include Mike Ryan (Friday) and William Clark Green (Saturday), both celebrated for their powerhouse performances and deep connections to Texas country. But that’s just the start. Here’s who’s playing where and when.
Tannahill’s: Mike Ryan (10pm), Gary P. Nunn (8pm), Smoked Honey (6:30pm), Nik Parr (5pm). White Elephant: Prophets & Outlaws (11pm), Jamie Richards (9pm), Race Ricketts (7pm), Graycie York (5pm), Ghosts of Hill Country (3pm), Cory Cross (1pm). Love Shack: Two Tons of Steel (8pm), Walt Wilkins (6pm), Beau LePaige (4pm), Sammie Rae (2pm). Tannahill’s Lounge: Davin James (9pm), Courtney Patton (4pm), Terry Rasor (2pm).
Tannahill’s: William Clark Green (10pm), the Great Divide (8:30pm), Presley Haile, Nick Brumley, Race Ricketts, and Nyles Robakiewica (6pm). White Elephant: Canaan Bryce (11:30pm), Max Stalling (9:30pm), Larry Joe Taylor (7:30pm), Seth Van Dover (6pm), the Tejas Brothers (4pm), Heather Linn (2pm). Love Shack: Squeezebox Bandits (8pm), September Moon (3pm), Kane Alvarado (1pm), Lorena Leigh (11am). Tannahill’s Lounge: Kerri Lick (7:30pm), Meredith Crawford (5pm), Mike Graham (3pm), Mel Garsek (1pm).
To close out the weekend, the White Elephant Saloon will be the site of a Bloody Mary Brunch (10am) hosted by festival co-founder and country music legend Larry Joe Taylor, who will perform alongside acclaimed singer-songwriter Davin James and some other special friends at noon.
Single-day passes for Friday or Saturday start at $30. There are also two-day Bluebonnet passes that include access to all the venues Fri-Sat for $52 and a three-day Gold pass with all of the above, plus the Sunday brunch show, for $67. As for a VIP experience, the $300 Silver pass grants you admission to all the venues for the entire weekend, plus VIP seating at Tannahill’s, complimentary drinks, a dinner buffet on Friday and Saturday, and access to the Sunday brunch show. Purchase your ticket of choice at FortWorthMusicFestival.com.
To celebrate its 75th anniversary, Longhorn Ballroom (216 Corinth St, Dallas, 214272-8346) is hosting a series of events to honor the iconic room’s past, present, and future. Dubbed the Longhorn Jubilee, the all-genre-encompassing events will take place in the Ballroom inside and in the Courtyard outside. The inaugural event starts at 3pm Sunday with performances by Fort Worth rockers The Toadies, Austin’s beloved Band of Heathens, Dallas’ Polyphonic Spree, and Longhorn Ballroom royalty Bob Wills’ Texas Playboys, plus a DJ set by Pachuco Boogie Sound System. Along with a full day of live music, there will also be food trucks and local vendors on-site. Tickets start at $39.50 on Prekindle.com.
The Fourth Annual Texas Independence Jam at Billy Bob’s Texas (2520 Rodeo Plz, Fort Worth, 817-6247117) is 5:30pm Sun, Mar 9. Kane Brown, Darius Rucker, George Birge, Zach Top, Lee Brice, Warren Zeiders, Koe Wetzel, and Bailey Zimmerman are slated to perform. Doors open at 2pm, so arrive early to have lunch at the Honky Tonk Kitchen and take it all in. While Individual tickets for this show are sold out, there are still a few tables available starting at $243 at Tix.AXS.com.
TEXAS MUSIC FESTIVAL TEXAS INDEPENDENCE JAM
Larry Joe Taylor, one of the architects of this weekend’s Fort Worth Music Festival, has an annual celebration of his own coming up at Melody Mountain Ranch (4217 CR 423, Stephenville, 254-9688505) Mon-Sat, Apr 21-26. A partial lineup of Larry Joe Taylor’s 36th Annual Texas Music Festival already includes the likes of Asleep at the Wheel, Casey Donahew, Kevin Fowler, Stoney LaRue, Randy Rogers Band, and many more. There will also be a big announcement on Texas Independence Day this Sunday about more musical guests. For more info and tickets starting at $55, visit LJTFest.com.
Larry Joe Taylor performs this weekend in the Stockyards and in April in Stephenville.
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Oscar’s Gold
Our film critic handicaps the races on Hollywood’s big night.
BY KRISTIAN LIN
Honestly, some evil part of me wishes that Donald Trump had withheld federal aid from California after this winter’s wildfires, because then you’d really hear Trumpbashing from every presenter at the Oscar ceremony. You’re probably going to hear some anyway, but they are also going to give out some awards, too.
Thus, I present my annual Oscar feature. Since it’s back in the print edition, I’m running down all the major categories. This article may be too big for our print version, so be sure to check our website for a full accounting of the mid-major categories. As always, any wrong predictions will result in a refund of the newsstand price of this paper.
Picture: Wouldn’t it be something if Emilia Pérez wound up winning this after all? I don’t think it would be something good, but it would be something. It does seem as if Karla Sofía Gascón’s offensive Twitter history has mainly hurt her own chances of winning rather than her movie’s. Still, I rank Jacques Audiard’s film as the ninth-best of the 10 nominees, and I could be talked into rating it as worse than A Complete Unknown. If you read my Top 10 list, you’ll know where my sympathies lie, but it seems like the votes are leaning toward either Anora or Conclave, the supposedly safe pick that (spoiler alert) elected an intersex man as pope.
Actor: There would be no bigger middle finger the Academy could give Trump than awarding this Oscar to Sebastian Stan for The Apprentice. The president’s Twitter reaction alone would be priceless. There’s an outside chance of that actually happening, but the favorites here are Adrien Brody for The Brutalist and Timothée Chalamet for A Complete Unknown. I’m not overly high on either of those performances, but maybe the voters decide that Chalamet is ready for the statuette after so many roles in Oscarwinning films as well as a proven ability to carry crowd-pleasing blockbusters. If he wins, he’ll be the youngest actor ever to win this Oscar, breaking the record held by, uh, Brody. Anyway, check my list of best lead performances to see who I think deserves a nod.
Actress: This is going to Demi Moore for The Substance as a de facto lifetime achievement award. And she really is fantastic in Coralie Fargeat’s Hollywood satire, which pulled in many more viewers at the box office than its profile would seem to have portended. So many of us have freaked out over a gray hair or a new wrinkle, and it’s hard not to relate to Elisabeth Sparkle’s quest to be hot again. Mikey Madison does seem like the best dark horse, but I’m guessing the voters bypass her until she turns in a few more performances like the one in Anora. My heart is with Cynthia Erivo for Wicked, and my outrage is on behalf of Marianne Jean-Baptiste not being part of this field for Hard Truths. Fun fact: This is the first time since 1977 that all the performances in this category come from movies that have also been nominated for Best Picture.
Supporting actor: Speaking of de facto lifetime achievement awards, Guy Pearce has been doing magnificent work for almost 30 years now, and I stand by my earlier assessment that his performance in The Brutalist is the best of his glittering career. However, his chances may get dragged down by the fact that the three-hour epic he’s in is not the easiest film to warm up to, which is why the smart money is on Rory Culkin, who is stupendous in A Real Pain. I’m happy that Yura Borisov gets a nod here for Anora I can’t help thinking Clarence Maclin would have gotten one for Sing Sing if only he’d been a white guy.
Supporting actress: I really don’t understand how Margaret Qualley gets left out of this category for her work on The Substance, since her performance was better than any of the nominees. Isabella Rossellini was only on screen for eight minutes of Conclave, and if she wins, it won’t break any records, because Beatrice Straight won this award for a five-minute performance in Network Zoe Saldaña still managed to win awards for
her Emilia Pérez turn even after controversy engulfed the movie, and the Marvel and Avatar movies have made her one of the highest-grossing actors in cinema history. Maybe that pushes her over the top. Then again, the chance to make Ariana Grande from a pop star into a movie star may be irresistible to the actors’ branch.
Director: The Directors Guild gave their award to Sean Baker for Anora, and that’s probably where this race is heading. His first film, Starlet, came out in 2012, so he’s not exactly a grizzled veteran, but he did shoot an entire feature (Tangerine) on an iPhone 5S. His sensibility may appeal to the younger voters in this branch, but his soundness on the nuts and bolts of storytelling also gets him points with his older colleagues. The nominee most likely to pull an upset here would be Brady Corbet for The Brutalist, but I wouldn’t put down any money on that happening. The left-field picks I wish were up for this honor would be Osgood Perkins for Longlegs, Luca Guadagnino for Challengers, and Jeremy Saulnier for Rebel Ridge
Animated feature: A real competition here, for once! Both The Wild Robot and Flow take place on an Earth where human society has been wiped out, and they both feature brilliant visuals. I’m not enamored of either film, and while I do admire how director Gints Zilbalodis used the open-source animation engine Blender to make his Latvian film, I think the Hollywood movie covers its themes better. If I had to pick a winner out of the five nominees, I’d go with Inside Out 2 just for the sequence with Riley’s panic attack. I think Piece by Piece is better than any of the nominated films, while its fellow documentary The Remarkable Life of Ibelin was not submitted for the category.
Score: The big uproar in this category was over the omission of Trent Reznor and
Atticus Ross’ score for Challengers, and, yeah, I not only thought it was the year’s best film score but also the best score in the duo’s career. In that massive absence, Wicked would be the crowd-pleasing choice, and Daniel Blumberg’s score for The Brutalist has its devoted followers. I’m not that big a fan of the field here, and I would have chosen Robin Carolan’s lush and discomfiting score for Nosferatu, Raffertie’s electronic music for The Substance, and Jerskin Fendrix’s wobbly soundtrack for Kinds of Kindness, even though I didn’t care for the film. The same goes for Babygirl, in which Cristobal Tapia de Veer composed a score that would have fit a better movie.
Song: The big news is that Fort Worth’s Abraham Alexander is nominated in this category for “Like a Bird,” which he collaborated on with Laredo’s Adrian Quesada for the film Sing Sing. Unfortunately, it will be up against steep competition, with “El Mal” and “Mi Camino” from Emilia Pérez both nominated. The latter song appears to have the edge, but if the two songs from the same movie split the vote, then “The Journey” from The Six Triple Eight would be in the best position to take advantage. That would give songwriter Diane Warren her first-ever victory in 16 nominations. Another Fort Worth musician was left out of the running, as Maren Morris’ “Kiss the Sky” from The Wild Robot (which won a number of awards) should have made it in. Also, Kristen Wiig’s utterly charming “Harper and Will Go West” from Will & Harper and Sloppy Jane’s disquieting “Claw Machine” from I Saw the TV Glow would have made this race more interesting, and Andra Day’s “Bricks” from Exhibiting Forgiveness resonated best with its movie’s themes. One more worth mentioning: “My Stranger” from Your Monster, a dead ringer for a Broadway showstopper from non-Broadway songwriters The Lazours. l
Adrien Brody, Guy Pearce, and the direction and cinematography of The Brutalist are all up for Oscars this year.
EATS & drinks
Redeeming Value
The
fare is simple yet flavorful at Fort
Redemption.
Fort Redemption, 5724 Locke Av, Fort Worth. 11am-9pm Mon-Thu, open-10pm Fri-Sat, 10:30am-9pm Sat-Sun.
STORY AND PHOTOS BY CODY NEATHERY
When Chef Tony Chaudhry opened his formidable food truck five years ago, he specialized in barbecue and burgers. An industry veteran of fine-dining establishments, he seemingly followed the blueprints that so many others have by waning off upscale cuisine and waxing on a more approachable and
mobile Texas-centric menu. And just like so many others before him, he permanently parked his truck, switching mobility for a physical address. This move also saw his smoked meat offerings retreat, making way for a return of higher-end fare.
Fort Redemption opened toward the end of last year in what was most recently Mariachi’s Dine-In on Locke Avenue. The design is a stark contrast from the Mexican décor, with hints of current restaurant
interior trends popping up though falling a bit short.
Guests are greeted by a host stand separating a painted lilac wall and exposed brick wall. The brightly lit main dining area of various accents of purple mixed within floral wallpaper blends with bare charcoal walls that dominate the shared space of the bar area.
The track lighting made it a bit uncomfortable for an intimate dining experience if that is your goal. Another ambient note was
that the music was barely audible before completely vanishing, leaving guests exposed to one another’s conversations. The kitchen lacked a door, offering visibility from the dining area that allowed more excess light and noise to encroach upon our dining experience. Further, bright lighting from the parking lot lamps poured into the restaurant, which prompted me to get up and lower the shades to shield our eyes. Guests from across the dining room took notice of my action, and I felt like a hero to many.
Service was mostly steady, and our cocktails consisted of well-balanced Old Fashioneds, Cosmos, and Moscow Mules.
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Seasoned with a pristine balance of salt and pepper, Fort Redemption’s 8-ounce tenderloin was grilled to perfection
Fort Redemption’s lamb chops were grilled with an excellent char alongside a slightly smoky flavor that kept the gaminess at bay.
Chaudhry’s menu is tiny but mighty. While pre-dinner bread or similar offerings are not a prerequisite, and we are certainly not entitled to them, for the prices, this would’ve been a nice lagniappe. But it didn’t put a damper on what we consumed, and the only deficiency was that at 7 p.m. on a Friday night, only one seabass special was available. Luckily, a salmon dish on the menu made for an easy pivot.
Appetizers are limited to a mixed green salad, shishito peppers, and a charcuterie board. We opted for the peppers, which came across minimalist but very flavorful.
The rest of the menu reads masculine. Meat and meat and meat. Equally simple are the sides, items that tend to wind up on the Thanksgiving table, but there is nothing wrong with simplicity. Especially when mastered as well as Chaudhry has mastered them here.
We ordered a medium-rare tenderloin, grilled lamb chops, a hamburger, and the salmon. Mashed potatoes do come with each plate, but if there is a need for additional sides for sharing, each is $6 à la carte.
Seasoned with a pristine balance of salt and pepper, the 8-ounce tenderloin was grilled to perfection, maintaining juices without mooing, while the lamb chops were grilled with an excellent char alongside a slightly smoky flavor that kept the gaminess at bay.
In rebellion of the current smashburger trend, Fort Redemption’s patty clocked in at a half-pound of sheer beefy goodness, and since this dish is the only one for which guests can choose a side, we went with potato au gratin, which closely resembled a crusty peach cobbler in appearance.
The salmon was served along with asparagus rather than the potato mash, but for the health-conscious individual, they were well-buttered and cooked to a clean snap instead of overdone and limp.
Satisfied though not stuffed, after learning the desserts are all made in-house, we opted to try all three: banana pudding,
tiramisu, and crème brûlée. And we had not one complaint about any of them.
While the dinner menu is straight to the point without frills, the lunch menu is a bit more adventurous and a return to the days of barbecue: brisket-jalapeno mac ’n’ cheese, a brisket sandwich, or just a half-pound of brisket. Followed by ahi tuna on greens and chicken enchiladas. And on the brunch menu, one can locate that same brisket, this time smothering waffles.
Considering Chaudhry’s culinary background, his journey from food truck to brickand-mortar is a form of redemption, and, sometimes, we all just need a second chance. l
The shishito peppers came across minimalist but very flavorful.
The tiramisu (left) and banana pudding were just delightful.
Fort Redemption’s patty clocked in at a half-pound of sheer beefy goodness.
EATS & drinks
ATE DAY8 of Mardi Gras Madness
BY ELAINE WILDER
Nothing about Mardi Gras is predictable, not even the date. Unlike Christmas or the Fourth of July, which always fall on the same calendar day, the only thing you can count on for sure is that Fat Tuesday will fall on, well, a Tuesday. Plus, we all know it’s the day before Ash Wednesday, marking the beginning of Lent, and that the celebrations will include drinking, feasting, and reveling. While this event is huge in New Orleans, it’s a pretty big deal in the old Fort as well. Eight cases in point …
Today is the day of the South Main Bar Crawl. Starting at 4pm, meet up at Southside Cellar (125 S Main St, Fort Worth, 682-703-2184), and from there, you will head to the Bearded Lady (300 S Main St, Fort Worth, 817-349-9832), The Coupe (14 S Main St, Ste 110, Fort Worth, 817-4559808), then finally Atlas Bar (314 S Main St, Ste 100, Fort Worth, 682-348-5386). You will spend about an hour at each location. You can join the party at any time. Costumes are encouraged. A limited amount of T-shirts will be available for $20 each. There is no cost to attend.
Studio Eighty (500 Taylor St, Fort Worth, 817-332-4833) is hosting what it predicts will be Fort Worth’s biggest Mardi Gras Party as well. Join the fun 7pm-2am for a night of nonstop dancing and throwback jams, complete with complimentary beads. The main room will be an ’80s dance floor with the DJ spinning all the hits from that era, and the Fashion Lounge room will belong to hip-hop from the ’90s to the aughts. There is also a bar on the second floor where you can just chill out and watch the party below. Call the club for reservations.
Tulane’s (2708 Weisenberger St, Fort Worth, 817-6159980), the New Orleansinspired cocktail bar and restaurant in the Foundry District, hosts its Fifth Annual Mardi Gras Party. The Nitty Gritty Jazz Band (8pm-11pm) and Jeremy Young (5pm-7pm) will perform, and Savannah Romero will read tarot cards from 6pm to 9pm. There is no cost to attend.
Shaw’s Patio Bar & Grill (1051 W Magnolia Av, Fort Worth, 817-926-2116) invites you to its dog-friendly, heated patio for the free Beads, Booze & Bling event. Starting at 3pm, there will be happy-hour specials and craft cocktails. The kitchen serves food until 9pm, and the bar closes at 10pm.
Finn MacCool’s (1700 8th Ave, Fort Worth, 817-923-2121) is starting the Fat Tuesday party at 8pm. There will be lots of drink specials and live music by Sam & The Snakes, who will play covers of dance, honkytonk, and rock classics.
Rusty Nickel IceHouse (2836 Stanley Av, Fort Worth, 817-528-1682) is hosting Beads & Boil Fest:
A Texas-Style Mardi Gras Party 11am2am featuring a crawfish boil contest with $1,000 in cash prizes, live music by Legacy 4, food vendors like Big Dawg’s and Lil Star Cafe, and more. Mardi Gras-inspired drink specials include $4 Modelo Especials, $5 Captain Morgans, and $8 frozen Hurricanes. This event is for all ages until 8pm. There is no cost to attend. To participate in the boil contest, sign up at RustyNicelIceHouse.com.
Acre Distillery (1309 Calhoun St, Fort Worth, 817-632-7722) is celebrating the season with a beignet pairing event. At 1pm, 2:30pm, 4pm, or 5:30pm, taste seven Acre spirits and four Dusty Biscuit Beignet treats, including the Bananas Foster, the Boudin Ball, the Bourbon Street, and the King Cake. Tickets are $25 at the door, but you’ll need to reserve your time slot now at AcreDistilling.com.
The community service organization Imperial Court de Fort Worth/Arlington Inc. is hosting a Mardi Gras talent show at Club Reflection (604 S Jennings St, Fort Worth, 817-819-5277) at 8pm. The show will feature comedy, dancing, drag, juggling, singing, and more. There is no cost to attend.
The South Main Bar Crawl this Saturday marks the beginning of Mardi Gras season in Fort Worth.
The King Cake awaits at the Acre Distillery beignet pairing event.
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FREE WILL ASTROLOGY
ARIES (Mar 21-Apr 19)
Aries author Anne Lamott articulated a thought that’s perfect for you to hear right now: “Almost everything will work again if you unplug it for a few minutes, including you.” Now is a rare time when a purposeful disconnection can lead you to deeper synchronization. A project or relationship will improve after a gentle reset. Your power mantra: “Renew yourself with quiet inaction.”
TAURUS (Apr 20-May 20)
Beavers are the engineers of the natural world. The dams they fabricate not only create shelters for them, but also benefit their entire ecosystem. The ponds and marshes they help shape provide rich habitats for many other species. Let’s make beavers your inspirational symbol for the coming weeks, and build what’s good for you with the intention of making it good for everyone whose life you touch.
GEMINI (May 21-Jun 20)
I predict that you will soon have reason to celebrate a resounding success. You will claim a well-deserved reward. You may even shiver with amazement and gratification as you marvel at how many challenges you overcame to emerge triumphant. In my view, you will have every right to exude extra pride and radiance. I won’t complain if you flirt with a burst of egotism. In accordance with my spirituality, I will tell you, “Remember that this wonder you have spawned will live for a very long time.”
CANCERIAN (Jun 21-Jul 22)
Spend quality time gazing into your own personal past. Meditate on how your history is alive in you today, making its imprint on all you do and say. Say prayers and write messages to yourself in which you express your awe and appreciation for the epic myth that is your destiny.
LEO (Jul 23-Aug 22)
I mourn the growing climate calamity that is heating up our beloved planet. Among many other distortions, it has triggered flowers to blossom during winters in the Austrian Alps—an unprecedented event. At the same time, I am also able to marvel at the strange
beauty of gorgeous flowers growing on the winter hills of ski resorts. So my feelings are mixed—paradoxical and confusing—and that’s fine with me. I regard it as a sign of soulfulness. May you be so blessed, Leo: full of appreciation for your capacity to hold conflicting ideas, perspectives, and feelings.
VIRGO (Aug 23-Sep 22)
Virgos are naturally inclined to favor order and precision, a modicum of noise and commotion in your life is often beneficial. Like background sounds that keep you oriented, minor wriggles and perturbations ensure you remain grounded. This will be extra important for you to acknowledge in the coming weeks.
LIBRA (Sep 23-Oct 22)
What may seem like an interesting but impractical element could reveal its real-world value. You may find unexpected uses for playful features. One of your capacities has dimensions you have not yet explored, but are ready to.
SCORPIO (Oct 23-Nov 21)
You’re primed to go in quest for experiences that will open your heart to novel amazements—even as you connect with previously unknown aspects of your deep self that resonate with those experiences.
SAGITTARIUS (Nov 22-Dec 21)
What may seem to be a tedious accumulation of small, gradual victories is part of a grander undertaking. Your efforts will crystallize into an enduring foundation.
CAPRICORN (Dec 22-Jan 19)
A Japanese proverb says, “The bamboo that bends with the wind is stronger and more resilient than the oak tree that resists.” Challenges may emerge that inspire you to stay grounded by adapting. Your plans will become optimal as you adjust them. By trusting your natural resilience, you could find unexpected chances for interesting transformation. Your potency will lie in your ability to bend without breaking.
AQUARIUS (Jan 20- Feb 18)
Seattle’s Space Needle serves as an observation tower. It’s 605 feet high. For years, there was a restaurant with a rotating floor at the top. In its early days, the movement was so brisk that some visitors got dizzy and nauseous. Engineers had to recalibrate the equipment so it was sufficiently leisurely to keep everyone comfortable. Your current situation resembles this story. The right elements are in place, but you need to adjust the timing and rhythm. If there are frustrating glitches, they are clues to the fine-tuning that needs to be done.
PISCES (Feb 19-Mar 20)
No other zodiac sign is more multifaceted than you. No other can operate with grace on so many different levels. I celebrate your complexity, dear Pisces, which enables you to draw such rich experiences into your life and manage such diverse challenges. These qualities will be working at a peak in the coming weeks.
EXPANDED HOROSCOPES
For unabridged versions of the horoscopes above by Rob Brezsny, go to FreeWillAstrology.com. continued on page 23
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MUSIC
Wash, Rinse, Repeat
Jeff Zero’s rocking Love
Shampoo explores the cycle of romance.
STORY AND PHOTOS BY JUAN R. GOVEA
Jeff Zero is taking on the “cycles of love.” On his rocking new EP Love Shampoo, the former Dallasite and current Fort Worthian channels Elvis Costello and even a little Zappa while describing the highs and lows of romance.
“It’s like a mini concept love album,” he said. “All of my songs are love songs about new love and realizing the end of a relationship.”
Zero can’t remember a time when he wasn’t making music. The 60-year-old said his first professional band was in high school in 1985. He moved to Texas with his ex-wife and son from Tampa Bay in the late 1990s and over the last four years started taking music seriously again. He spent some time in Dallas for work and family and is now making music full time.
Zero: “I feel like this album is me at my best. I’m happy with everything, and I wouldn’t change a note.”
“The thing that makes Fort Worth different is the sense of community,” he said.
“Since I moved to Fort Worth, I’ve felt welcomed and a part of the music community.
It’s the vibe of it.”
For Love Shampoo, vocalist/guitarist Zero was joined by his regular backing band: bassist Brent Hillendahl and drummer West Meyers. The trio recorded at Cloudland Studios on the East Side in October with Joe Tacke (Mean Motor Scooter, The Mullens, Jenna Clark), who also mastered the four songs.
“The band is really tight,” Zero said.
“I’ve been in studios a lot, but I like the people in Fort Worth, and knowing the level of musicians and hanging out in the studio has been so much fun. I love the way [Tacke] works, and we work really well together.”
The songs pivot on finding and losing love with bittersweet melodies, but there are moments to rock out to for sure.
“I feel like songs or art already exist in their form, because I get an idea in my head and brush along like an archeologist,” he
said. “When I go into the studio and when the song is uncovered and shaped with keys or drums and when it’s nice and smooth and shiny is when it’s done.”
The day Zero moved to Fort Worth last August, he and his band played The Cicada on the Near Southside. Since then, they’ve performed at smaller venues in the hopes of returning to bigger stages.
“I’m really trying to meet more people,” he said, “and I like Fort Worth, and I’m friends with lots of locals like Big Heaven, Denver Williams, and a few others, so why wouldn’t I go out to their shows to support my friends?
Zero said he’s always writing songs and that he’s dedicated to musicmaking.
“I can’t not write songs,” he said. “It’s the way I communicate. I feel like this album is me at my best. I’m happy with everything, and I wouldn’t change a note. I want people to enjoy the music and have the lyrics speak to them. ... My goal in life is to make music an experience again for music lovers both live and recorded.” l
The thing that makes Fort Worth different is the sense of community.
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NOTICE OF PUBLIC SALE PURSUANT TO CHAPTER 59 OF THE TEXAS PROPERTY CODE: Curio Storage Vega Dr, Fort Worth, located at 6129 Vega Dr, Fort Worth, TX 76133 (phone: 409-203-4147) will hold a public auction of property being sold to satisfy a landlord’s lien. The sale will take place at www.storageauctions.com beginning on 03/07/2025 at 12:00 AM and ending on 03/15/2025 at 12:00 PM. Property in each space will be sold by the space. Deposit for removal and cleanup may be temporarily required. No cash accepted. Seller reserves the right to not accept any bid and to withdraw property from sale. Property being sold includes appliances, furniture, toys, electronics, personal items, boxes, and other items. Name and unit number of tenants: Edgar Medina, unit 102; Candyce Bell, unit 214; Austin Lang, unit 402; Clarissa Davis, unit 405; D Farmer, unit 428; Jamal Nero, unit 627; Asha Simmons, unit 704; Denae Pierce, unit 705; Raven Hill, unit 715; Duanne rosenauer, unit 809; Pretay Thompson, unit 821; Kevin Gardner, unit 830.
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CELEBRATION COMMUNITY CHURCH
Located at 908 Pennsylvania Av (817-335-3222), CCC has services on Sundays at 10am. Want to check out a nonjudgmental, inclusive church at home before attending in person? All services can also be viewed on YouTube (@CelebrationCommunityChurch130).
POTTER’S HOUSE
Join the Potter’s House of Fort Worth (1270 Woodhaven Blvd, 817-446-1999) for Sunday Service at 8am and Wednesday Bible Study at 7pm. For more info, visit us online: www.TPHFW.org
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HISTORIC RIDGLEA THEATER
THE RIDGLEA is three great venues within one historic Fort Worth landmark. RIDGLEA THEATER has been restored to its authentic allure, recovering unique Spanish-Mediterranean elements. It is ideal for large audiences and special events. RIDGLEA ROOM and RIDGLEA LOUNGE have been making some of their own history, as connected adjuncts to RIDGLEA THEATER, or hosting their own smaller shows and gatherings. More at theRidglea.com
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The Published Page Bookstop (10 E Chambers St, Cleburne, 817-349-6366) is open 10am-6pm Wed-Sat and 1pm-6pm Sun. An authentic “Old School” bookstore on the courthouse square of Historic Downtown Cleburne, TX, just 20 minutes south of FW, it’s a true Texas treasure. For more info, visit PublishedPage.com or find us on Facebook (@BiblioTreasures).
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REX’S BAR & GRILL
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