Fort Worth Weekly Classifieds // April 17-23, 2024

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Hope and Joy

Despite our current condition, the author recommends both.

BY KEN WHEATCROFT-PARDUE

My daddy always swore it was true, and, I guess, a 14-year-old boy would notice such things.

When Montgomery, Alabama, finally got word of Japan’s surrender, spontaneous dancing broke out in the streets. My daddy was thrilled because he didn’t have to hustle to hawk his newspapers. That huge headline — “VJ Day!” — sold them all for him. Then after taking a breather to enjoy

his entrepreneurial accomplishment, he spied three nude young women.

No mad Gorgons turning celebratory jitterbuggers to stone, no matron Fates spinning yarn, but young American womanhood, full-bodied with finger waves, celebrating in a downtown fountain naked as the day they were born. Forget all about your black-and-white memories. This was in living color. Our mothers and fathers were not, as we were told, priggish wallflowers. News flash: Your generation did not invent sex, let alone exuberant joy.

Imagine those years of war, all the doing-without they endured. And we tend to forget, the thousands of casualties that deeply scarred loved ones all over the country. Back then, grief was an everyday occurrence — the letter, the knock on the door, the news that flattened you like an A-bomb.

So, what were they celebrating? All that misery finally being over. And why wouldn’t they? I suppose you can blame it all on joy. Yes, joy! From our always crabby 21st century, I vote for you! Joy, joy, and more joy!

That World War II generation braved an era that asked for a much greater sacrifice than we faced with COVID shutdowns and mask mandates, and somehow that generation survived without succumbing to bird-brained conspiracy theories. These days, even spring with its trees budding with waxy newborn green leaves barely seems to get us out of our perennial funk. The world is too much with us if robins,

daffodils, and redbud trees can’t shake us, even for a moment, from our dystopian nightmares.

In our own country, we’ve had full employment for more than two years, but

many of us still think the economy is as bad as if we were in the middle of the deepest recession. You can surely blame most of that on Republicans’ media-of-choice continued on page 9

The happily over-the hill couple share a kiss — and hope for the future.

Brenda Pardue

brainwashing the gullible, but this mental funk is greater than that. And we all have to fight it. Sometimes “hope is the thing with feathers,” while other times, it is something we build, despite what everyone around us is saying.

And so I ignored Shakespeare’s warning — “beware the Ides of March” — and got married on that infamous date. A 67-year-old does not marry unless he harbors some hope for the future. My bride, her son, my daughter, the grandkids, and other assorted family members and friends met us downtown at the beautiful, pink granite, Renaissance Revival Tarrant County Courthouse to witness — as Oscar Wilde wrote about second marriages — “the triumph of hope over experience.”

It had been pouring a few minutes earlier, but when we jogged from the parking lot across the street to the courthouse, the sky was clear and the air freshened. Once inside, we found the office of the Precinct 1 Justice of the Peace ran a tight ship. Even with numerous clusters of soon-to-be married couples and their parties clogging the hallways outside of court, we got married close to our appointed time. And the JP, who I’m sure has officiated more times than I could imagine, cared enough to make it a special moment.

Now, I’m not saying that because I had one good day we should all be copacetic about our world of 2024. We face real problems. The climate crisis and continuing inequality top my list. In Texas, we’re dealing with one of the most reactionary state governments in the country, forcing birth, bashing immigrants, demonizing public schools, and scapegoating pretty much everybody who’s not white, hetero, and fundamentalist. And, sadly, too many of our fellow citizens still worship at The Church of Don the Con, whom presidential historians unsurprisingly rank as the 46th “best” president in the history of our country. In other words, the absolute worst.

Having spent a good bit of my growing-up years in the turbulent ’60s, I’ve fortunately been immune to the siren calls of those who insist the world is going to hell and its corollary, that in some nameless time in the past, everything was perfect or pretty nearly so. Growing up when political assassinations, urban riots, and the threat of nuclear annihilation were everyday realities does that. Or should. Our time is complicated, as all times are. A simpler, quieter time has never existed. Despite that, hope and joy are possible, and I recommend them both. l

Fort Worthian Ken Wheatcroft-Pardue happily lives in the crabby 21st century.

This column reflects the opinions and fact-gathering of the author(s) and only the author(s) and not the Fort Worth Weekly. To submit a column, please email Editor Anthony Mariani at Anthony@FWWeekly. com. He will gently edit it for clarity and concision.

Local Art, Cuisine, and Music Will Overflow the Fort Worth Art Fair

This Weekend

The third annual Fort Worth Art Fair was created to honor the city’s rich artistic legacy and celebrate all things local, including art, cuisine, and music. The art tent will be open 10am-8:30pm Thu-Sun, but feel free to wander Sundance Square on your own. For a more curated experience, here is a breakdown of some fair-related happenings.

Special Events

Thursday

Start the weekend with the Art Fair KickOff Party at 400h Gallery (400 Houston St) 6pm-8pm Thu. There will be a meet-andgreet with artist/curator Sarah Ayala, along with cocktails, light bites, and music.

Friday

Join local artist Jana Renee as HerStory Gallery (333 Houston St) celebrates Renee’s exhibition of ethereal paintings 6pm-8pm. The reception includes a live art demo and tequila cocktails. While there, check out women-led brands from around the globe.

From 1pm to 4pm, visit the studio (101 2nd St) of Sundance Square artist-in-residence Karinne Smith (@bend_oeuvre) to see her artistic practice in action and view her new sculptural works in preparation for an upcoming solo show.

Saturday

Artist of the month Mouty Shackelford (@ MoutyShackart) will be at Lookout Hill Yarn & Art Supply (316 Main St, Fort Worth,

It’s time for the third annual Fort Worth Art Fair in Sundance

817-247-3519) 6pm-8pm. Multimedia work by the local creative appears to be fabric or plastic but is sculpted out of paint, thread, and resin. View her work throughout April.

Sunday

At 1pm, 400h Gallery (400 Houston St, Fort Worth, 817-222-1111) hosts the Fort Worth Art Fair Panel Discussion moderated by Maggie Adler, curator at the Amon Carter Museum of American Art. The panel includes artists Brenda Melgoza Ciardiello, Dr. Valerie Gillespie, and Kelsha Spencer.

Art All Weekend

Thursday thru Sunday

For artwork by local creatives who have recently exhibited at 400h Gallery, including LaShonda Cooks, Brian Dickson Jr., Frank Sowells, Dahlia Horne, and Kelsha Spencer, head to Booth A2 at the fair.

Caravan of Dreams Gallery will be at Booth A4 10am-8:30pm. There will be work by photographer Courtney Carroll from the original Caravan of Dreams jazz club in 1984 along with other artists who represent the spirit of this cultural landmark that helped shape the creative scene here, including sculptural and three-dimensional work by Cary O’Keefe, Dizzy Orbit, Miguel Martin, and Nadia Rosales

Zona 7 Gallery will be at Booth A4 10am-8:30pm. The work of artists who have previously shown at Zona 7 Gallery, like Betsy Horne, Caya Crum, Charles Gray, Chelsea Reyes, Eva Herrera, Ivette Levy, Joy Reyes, Katie Jones, and Tatyana Alanis, will be on display.

Square.

Courtesy Fort Worth Art Fair

Works by photographer Courtney Carroll will be at the Caravan of Dreams booth. Courtesy Caravan of Dreams Gallery

Big Ticket

Music All Weekend

The live entertainment experience kicks off on Thursday as well. Here is who to see and when.

Thursday

From 11am to 9:45pm, Summer Dean, Matt Hillyer, Ginny Mac, Squeezebox Bandits, and Kristyn Harris will perform.

Friday

From 11am to midnight, there will be shows by Barry & The Soulflakes, Remy Reilly,

Saturday

The music continues with sets by Quamon Fowler, Tatiana “LadyMay” Mayfield, the Gregory Newman Jazz Quintet, the Sundance Square Big Band, Candy Williams, and DJ Danny West from 11am to midnight.

Sunday

Hear Knice 2 Know, Lara Latin, Mariachi Real de Alvarez, The Special Edition Band, and the UNT Latin Jazz Lab Band from 11am to midnight.

Read more about all the artists and vendors at FortWorthArtFair.com. For live updates during this weekend’s events, follow @ fwartfair on social media.

By Elaine Wilder

Kwinton Gray, Junya, Nik Parr & The Selfless Lovers, and DJ Danny West

continued from page 10

Ginny Mac will do her wonderful country stuff Thursday at the Fort Worth Art Fair.

Courtesy Ginny Mac

The UNT Latin Jazz Lab Band performs Sunday at the Fort Worth Art Fair.

Courtesy University of North Texas

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